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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Georgia Tech making late charge for Tennessee RB
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Georgia Tech appears to be making a late push for Wesley Tate, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound running back for John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tenn.
Tate, who rushed for nearly 1,300 yards and 20 touchdowns during his senior season, is in the running for one of the four unclaimed scholarship offers designated for Tech’s 2009 recruiting class.
“I’m going to officially visit Vanderbilt on Jan. 16th and Georgia Tech on the 23rd,” Tate told TnVarsity.com.
“Vanderbilt is recruiting me the hardest.”
He is the younger brother of Notre Dame receiver Golden Tate.
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More scholarship offers for Gainesville junior tandem
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The scholarship offer count continues to climb for a pair of Gainesville juniors.
Receiver Tailer Jones picked up an offer from Maryland on Monday.
Red Elephants quarterback Blake Sims was offered by West Virginia earlier today.
Sims already held offers from Arkansas and Ole Miss.
Jones, who was previously offered by Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Miami, Ole Miss, North Carolina, N.C. State, Ohio State, South Carolina and West Virginia, is scheduled to visit two elite programs later this month.
He plans to participate in junior days at Notre Dame on Jan. 24 and Ohio State the following day.
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Georgia State has first football recruit enroll in school
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Georgia State’s football program welcomed its first scholarship student-athlete in Mark Hogan, Jr., who began classes at the Atlanta campus on Monday.
Kickoff for the Panthers is still 18 months away, but the team, coached by Bill Curry, will begin practicing this fall.
Hogan, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound wide receiver/running back from Lincoln-Sudbury High School in Sudbury, Mass., was Georgia State’s second commitment. Defensive lineman Eduardo Curry of Charleston, S.C. was the first.
As a senior, Hogan accounted for 1,500 yards of offense with 12 touchdowns. He has rushed for over 2,600 and scored 41 touchdowns in his high school career.
Hogan is the son of Mark Hogan, Sr., who started at safety for Georgia Tech under Curry’s 1985 “Black Watch” defense. Hogan plans to major in Business at Georgia State.
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UGA moves quickly on All-America DB Greg Reid
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Greg Reid caught UGA’s attention with his MVP performance in Sunday’s Under Armour All-America game.
Reid, the AJC’s all-classification player of the year, told the AJC he was contacted by Georgia assistant Mike Bobo on Monday and agreed to take an official visit to Athens on Jan. 30. Reid is a defensive back and wide receiver from Lowndes.
“[Bobo] said my scholarship offer from Georgia was still on the table, that I could take it at any time. It was there waiting for me,” Reid said.
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound Reid had two interceptions in the Orlando all-star game and thought he had a third, but it was ruled an incompletion. “To tell you the truth, I didn’t think I did as much as I could. I thought I could’ve helped out my team more.”
Reid made big news last week when he backed away from his longtime commitment to Florida because he felt he rushed his initial decision.
He was later asked if he had any interest in Georgia, which had made him an early offer, and Reid at that time said he was “unsure.” His talk with Bobo and other UGA commitments at the all-star game, most notably ECI tailback Washuan Ealey, evidently changed his mind.
“I’m from the state of Georgia, so I need to look at the Georgia Bulldogs,” Reid said. “They have a great program and a great coach. I want to go up there and look around for myself, meet the coaches, the players and see what it’s all about.”
Reid said he plans to announce his college decision on signing day, and it projects to be an all-out war between Georgia and Florida. Reid said he plans on making an official visit to Florida on Jan. 16 and Mississippi State on Jan. 23. He also is talking to several other schools, including Florida State and Texas.
Reid also received MVP honors at the GACA North-South All Star Classic in Columbus, Ga. on Dec. 29. Reid also likely be mentioned as a candidate for some national player of the year awards.
“I’ve received a lot of awards, but winning MVP at Under Armour was a real blessing,” he said. “I feel I represented Georgia well.”
Reid had to cut his interview short with the AJC on late Monday night. “Sorry about this, but I’ve got to go. It’s [Florida coach Urban Meyer] calling me on the other line.”
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Stephenson LB prepares to begin classes at Tennessee
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Stephenson all-state linebacker Nigel Mitchell-Thornton is ready for the college game, but first he’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be a college student.
Mitchell-Thornton, who committed to Tennessee early in the fall and has stood firm on his commitment despite a messy coaching change, left for Knoxville Sunday with a packed SUV and three family members riding along to help him unpack. He’s enrolling early at Tennessee and will attend his first college classes on Wednesday.
“I’m looking very forward to it,” he said. “I’m looking forward to meeting all of the coaches and getting a start on my college life.”
Mitchell-Thornton (6-3, 220) had 119 tackles in 2008 and never wavered on his commitment, even after former coach Phillip Fulmer was forced to resign and later replaced by Lane Kiffin. He said he knew his decision was the right one when he met Kiffin a few weeks ago when he took his official visit to Knoxville.
Mitchell-Thornton visited while Kiffin was getting his first in-depth look at the UT campus.
“He never really got a chance to see the campus until that weekend,” Mitchell-Thornton said. “Right after he was hired, he was out hitting the recruiting trail right away before he got a chance to see the whole campus. He hit the road running and was working hard right away. That’s pretty stand-up.
“I really got the feeling this is the man I really want to play for.”
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Warner Robins RB headed to Alabama-Birmingham
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Warner Robins running back Rashad Wynes says his commitment to Alabama-Birmingham is rock solid, and he’ll fortify that decision with an official visit to Birmingham this weekend.
He’s just showing the same respect UAB has shown him since it began recruiting the 6-foot-1, 215-pounder more than a year ago. This weekend’s official visit is the only one he plans to take.
“They’ve been with me from the start,” he said.
Wynes said the Blazers plan to use him at running back, and possibly some at slot. He played receiver this year - after starting at running back as a junior - as Warner Robins changed its offensive scheme from the wing to the spread. He scored eight touchdowns as a receiver. He also played some running back.
“I like the way they’re going to use me,” he said. “I feel I can do a lot of things from different positions.”
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