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DEL.ICIO.USGeorgia Tech’s top five recruiting targets
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Georgia Tech gained a lot of national exposure with its convincing win over Miami on ESPN. How it will affect recruiting? It should be a huge positive.
Here are Tech’s five targets between now and National Signing Day.:
David Sims
Calhoun County (S.C.)
Intent on signing three quarterbacks, Tech has its sights on the 5-foot-11, 210-pound Sims, who is wavering on an earlier commitment to Kentucky.
“Some days it’s Kentucky, and some days it’s Georgia Tech,” said Sims. “I love the coaching staff at Georgia Tech. When I went up there on my visit when they played Virginia, that was probably the best visit I’ve ever been on.”
Sims didn’t rule out a commitment to Tech. “Right now, anything is possible,” he said.
Tech already has a commitment from Jordan Luallen, a quarterback from Center Grove High in Greenwood, Ind.
Izaan Cross
Flowery Branch
The recruiting picture for Cross, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end, should come into focus once Clemson names a permanent coach.
“That will clear up a lot of questions for me,” said Cross, who met Clemson interim coach Dabo Swinney on Saturday after the Tigers’ victory against Duke.
Clemson and Tech are in a dead-heat for Cross, who is surrounded by links to the Jackets. Teammate Daniel Drummond has committed to Tech. Former teammate Jaybo Shaw is a freshman quarterback for the Jackets.
Darren Myles Jr.
Carver-Atlanta
The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Myles would be one of the crown jewels in coach Paul Johnson’s second recruiting class at Tech. Considered the 12th-best safety in the nation by Scout.com, Myles has narrowed his list of colleges to nine, including the Jackets.
“Darren really likes the fact that Paul Johnson has been a winner every place he’s been,” said Myles’ father, Darren Myles Sr., his coach at Carver. “He feels like he’d fit in at Georgia Tech from a defensive standpoint.”
Euclid Cummings
Centennial
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive end had trimmed his college candidates to Georgia Tech and North Carolina before last weekend. Then he met Florida coach Urban Meyer in Gainesville, Fla., after the Gators dismantled South Carolina.
“I told Coach Meyer that I like Florida, and that if they offer me it would be one of my top schools,” Cummings said.
“But I still like Georgia Tech because it’s close to home, and I like the coaches. I still have a lot of love for Tech.”
Dontae Aycock
Chamberlain Senior High (Tampa)
The 5-foot-10, 210-pound quarterback has shown plenty of balance this season by rushing for 1,046 yards and passing for nearly 1,100 yards. Aycock and the 9-1 Chiefs are still in the playoff hunt.
“I won’t be taking any trips now,” he said. “My top five are Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Louisville, West Virginia and Ole Miss. I won’t take any visits until January.”
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By KneeJerk
November 20, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
We need the top LB in the state. Julian Burnett is a BEAST!
By Geori
November 20, 2008 11:40 PM | Link to this
Darren Myles, HOW BOUT THOSE JACKETS!? What did you think of that game!! That’s the kind of team you are going to see dominate the conference in the years to come!
By S.P.
November 21, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this
I guess it’s easy to advertise yourself as the team that will “dominate the conference” when your conference is barely a step above high school ball. Forget the ACC, come over to where the men play, the SEC and Georgia are waiting for you.
By jacketbacker
November 21, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
SEC…..where thugs and convicts play….come to Tech and the ACC…get an education and play some good football….just curious Darren, have you seen the last couple of NFL drafts??…..did you happen to see how many ACC players went in the first round???? of course, you can go to ugag and underachieve, drink underage, and get your butt kicked by FL and AL every year…oh, might want to add a yearly a* whippin by the jackets and CPJ very soon!!
By DecaturTechFan
November 21, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Anyone besides me wonder what S.P. (Look above) stands for? This could be our year….im cautiously optimistic. Lets shut up the pig farmers in Athens for a little while.
By jeff d.
November 21, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this
Hey s.p. the acc is better from top to bottom,if you dont think so then you are showing your non-knowledge of the game of football,why dont you state your case if you think that!!!come on lets hear it
By T
November 21, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this
SP you are hilarious.. have you watched the SEC play this year? There are two teams in the SEC, thats it.. and Georgia IS NOT one of them.. by the way.. Sagarin has the SEC rated BELOW the ACC thus far this year… my advice to you, learn to do research, http://www.kiva.net/~jsagarin/sports/cfsend.htm
By GTSteve
November 22, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
Or you could go to UGA and be the next Odell Thurman, i heard he was living it up in the NFL.
By GTSteve
November 22, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this
Or go to the swamp and play for the UF Gators, just keep your laptop away from the backup quarterback…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/11/21/florida.newton.arrested.ap/index.html
By Steve
November 22, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this
Or go to Tennessee, and play for a school that fires their longtime loyal coach, even though he has represented the SEC east 3 out of the last 7 years. And yes that is the same SEC east that UGA and FL play in.
By Moe Ron
November 25, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
LMAO!!! So here’s Tech’s top five:
A player who previously committed to Kentucky.
A player who previously commited to Clemson.
A player who has “narrowed” his choices down to 9 colleges.
A player who is down to GT, NC, and Florida. Gee, I wonder who will win that battle?
A player who has narrowed his choices down to 5 colleges.
Good job Tech, nothing like building solid interest in your program.
By Obubba
November 25, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this
T, I find your comments amusing. So the ACC is better than the SEC this year? Let’s see, according to the BCS (the only ranking that really counts), the SEC is represented by the #1, #4, and #11 teams, while the ACC is represented by the #20 team. My advise to you - learn to do the research.