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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Florida coach meets with Mary Persons OL Hamlin
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Florida assistant coach John Hevesy met with Mary Persons offensive lineman Jadareius Hamlin at his school Tuesday.
“He wanted to meet me personally and see if I could get up to 285 pounds,” the 6-foot-3, 248-pound senior said. “He believed that I could.”
Hamlin said Hevesy did not offer him a football scholarship to Florida but said he was going to meet with him again sometime next week.
“He wanted me to continue with my visits, and they would understand if I committed somewhere else,” he said. “I was happy to meet with him, but I wish they would’ve offered.”
Hamlin has an official visit scheduled for Troy this Friday, and Alabama-Birmingham on Jan. 9. He currently has offers from those two schools, East Carolina, Georgia Southern, Central Florida and Middle Tennessee.
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The “Knowshon and Washaun” Show at UGA next year?
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It seems everybody has an opinion on Emanuel County Institute tailback Washaun Ealey.
The fact is that Ealey, who has committed to Georgia, is one of the most accomplished high school players the state has seen. He has rushed for nearly 8,000 career yards, and broken state records for career and single-season touchdowns.
But there are many opinions about Ealey’s future in football after Saturday.
What to like about Ealey: He rushed for 126 yards on 25 carries in the semifinals last week, and at least half of his yards came from “falling forward.” He’s a competitor: Even though he is nursing back and ankle injuries and playing at “80 percent,” Ealey made clutch runs in the winning drive against Wilkinson County. Nothing spectacular during the drive, but he got it done.
Where the improvement will come: Ealey’s main criticism on message boards is that he is stacking up the numbers against competition at the Class A level. But Herschel Walker and Garrison Hearst heard the same things. Is there any validity to that with Ealey? It was hard to tell last week. Ealey did look average, but he is banged up, probably a lot more than he or his coaches are revealing. And Wilkinson County had one of the state’s fastest defenses, regardless of classification.
There is one clear concern about Ealey. When ECI was making its rally in the second half last week, the players were cheering on and encouraging each other. Ealey stood by himself, nearly 30 yards away from his teammates on the sidelines, in silence. Perhaps on this night, Ealey was just frustrated by his injuries and had hoped to help his team more.
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Ohio State offers Gainesville junior WR Jones
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Following recent offers from Miami, North Carolina and Ohio State, Gainesville junior receiver Tailer Jones has seen his scholarship count climb into double-digits.
The player Gainesville assistant coach Todd Wofford labeled the “best receiver in Class AAA” was offered by the Buckeyes on Monday.
“Ohio State is a great school,” Jones said. “They compete for the national title every year.”
Jones will be busy in early 2009 attending several junior days.
“I’ve been invited to junior day at LSU, Florida State, Miami and Georgia Tech,” he said.
Coaches from Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland and Miami have visited him over the past week.
“And a coach from Ohio State will be coming here shortly,” Jones said.
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