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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
South Paulding’s Ayers to attend Georgia Tech-Miami game
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South Paulding junior safety Ryan Ayers has accepted an invitation to attend Thursday night’s Georgia Tech-Miami contest at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
“[Tech assistant] coach [Brian] Bohannon came over in the spring and saw some guys work out and got interested in Ryan,” South Paulding coach Tim Glanton said.
The 5-foot-10, 175-pound Ayers has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Duke, North Carolina and Oregon.
Ayers, who is being recruited as a cornerback, possesses exceptional speed.
“He went to Florida for their Friday Night Lights this summer, and he had the second-fastest time in the 40 [yard dash] out of 300 kids there,” Glanton said. “He’s run a 4.34.”
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Top prospect quits football for motorcycle school
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One of Florida’s top college prospects has decided to quit football and enroll in motorcycle school.
Defensive lineman Josh Elizondo of Naples, Fla., told GoGamecocks he was kicked off his high school team a month ago “for missing too many practices” and has decided not to play football again, even in college. The 6-foot-2, 270-pound Elizondo has offers from South Carolina, Pittsburgh, Kentucky, Duke and Iowa State.
“I was missing too many practices because I didn’t want to play football anymore,” he told the website. “There is a lot of favoritism, a lot of drama, with Naples football.”
“I used to love football, but I’m tired of it. I’ve got other interests now.”
Elizondo said he will enroll at the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando, Fla.
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Georgia Tech makes early offer to Collins Hill RB Charles Perkins
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Georgia Tech has made an early scholarship offer to Collins Hill junior tailback Charles Perkins.
The 6-1, 205-pound Perkins ran for 1,245 yards this season, including a couple of 200-yard games. It was the first offer for Perkins, who also is drawing interest from UGA, Vanderbilt, South Carolina and others.
“It was a relief to get that first offer,” Perkins said. “That’s what I’ve been working up to since I was a little kid. And for it to come from a big school like that, I was really excited about it. Hopefully there are many more [offers] to come.”
Perkins, who combines size, speed and power, said Georgia Tech has been in contact with him since his sophomore year. Tech apparently was sold on Perkins after seeing a tape of Collins Hill’s first five games, sent by coach Billy Wells.
“That’s his first offer,” Wells said. “That’s not a bad one to start with.”
Perkins said playing for an in-state school would be a plus, but he’s keeping all of his options open. He just wants to go to a school with a good program and strong academics.
“I’m just going to wait and see what other offers I get,” he said. “It doesn’t matter where I go.”
Perkins said he likes running out of a pro-style offense, but Tech’s triple-option offense has its advantages. “They run the ball and that’s a plus,” he said. “You get a lot of touches through that offense.”
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McEachern LB Edouarzin hopes for UGA offer
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McEachern linebacker Emmanuel Edouarzin will send his senior tape to UGA in hopes of getting an offer.
“I think they should be interested because my stats and size are just as good as the linebackers that are committed there,” he said. “And I am more of a ‘hybrid,’ being able to play linebacker and defensive end.”
Edouarzin, 6-foot-2, 232 pounds, finished the 2008 season with 101 tackles, 22 for loss, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles.
Edouarzin currently has an offers from West Virginia, Ohio, Western Michigan and UT-Chattanooga. Georgia already has three commitments at linebacker, and is holding faint hopes of landing Carver-Columbus LB Jarvis Jones, who appears to headed out of state to play college ball.
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No. 1 Alabama secures official visit with Auburn recruit Atchison
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Douglass linebacker Jonathan Atchison, who committed to Auburn, has scheduled an official visit to archrival Alabama.
Atchison told the AJC he will make a a recruiting trip to No. 1 Alabama on Jan. 17. His visit to Auburn is scheduled for Jan. 10. Atchinson is also hearing from Florida, which has shown strong interest but has not offered.
The 6-foot-3, 212-pound Atchison, who is a member of the AJC’s The Georgia 150, will make an unofficial visit to Alabama for the Auburn game on Nov. 29.
Atchison narrowly committed to Auburn over Alabama, which made the Crimson Tide intensify their efforts to lure him. Atchison said he remains committed to Auburn, but is simply “hearing out other schools.”
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Tucker LB Tevin Holliman gets Georgia State offer
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The new football program at Georgia State is interested in Tucker linebacker Tevin Holliman.
The new program offered Holliman, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound senior, last Friday before Tucker beat Whitewater 33-7 in the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs.
Although he prefers attending college out of town, he said it would be OK to play college football near where he grew up. He’s still leaning toward other programs that have been recruiting him hard for months.
“That’s cool to me that they offered,” Holliman said. “It’s whatever. I’m not discriminating against anyone. I’m open to every one.”
Holliman also has offers from Western Kentucky, Iowa State, Central Florida, Akron, Buffalo, Ohio, South Alabama and Eastern Michigan. Western Kentucky, Iowa State and Central Florida are the leaders, although he hasn’t taken an official visit.
Next up may be a visit to Western Kentucky on Nov. 22.
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Georgia State offers South Paulding DE Ayers
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After receiving a scholarship offer from Georgia State, South Paulding defensive end Latoris Ayers received a quick history lesson from his coach, Tim Glanton, on the history of Panthers coach Bill Curry.
“He didn’t know much about coach Curry,” Glanton said. “I told him a little about the history of coach Curry, and what he’s done at Georgia Tech and Alabama.
“He’s real excited about the opportunity to play close to home so his family can come watch him play.”
The 6-foot-2, 265-pound Ayers is also considering offers from Alabama State, Eastern Kentucky and Savannah State.
“And to be honest, he’s got a few schools like Louisville, Mississippi State, Western Michigan, Troy and UAB kind of waiting to see his ACT and SEC scores.
“He’s waiting to see how all of that pans out.”
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