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Monday, March 2, 2009
Is Florida on the brink of offering Stephenson LB Cornelius?
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When asked to look into his recruiting crystal ball, Stephenson junior linebacker Tyrone Cornelius wasted little time predicting the origin of his next scholarship offer.
“I’d say my next offer will be from the University of Florida,” said Cornelius, who already has offers from Auburn, Georgia Tech, Miami and South Carolina.
“They’re on me real hard. Florida is my number one school right now.”
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound linebacker, who became a Gators fan at the age of 8, has been a regular fix at Florida’s summer camps for the past six years.
But if the Gators offer, Cornelius admitted that he won’t rush to pull the trigger on a commitment.
“I would still take a look at my other schools,” said Cornelius, who attended Florida’s Junior Day on Jan. 31. “As far as the depth charts, I know that Florida is pretty deep.
“Early playing time, that’s a big deal. The first priority is academics. And second is how quickly can I be on the field? I want to get my exposure out there as quickly as I can. I want to get a lot of experience during my first year.”
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Douglass DT Garrison Smith could get Ohio State offer
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Douglass defensive tackle Garrison Smith has a connection that reaches to Columbus, Ohio, but he only recently found out about it.
The 6-foot-4, 250-pound junior has 16 scholarship offers, including Georgia and Georgia Tech. He expects to add Ohio State to the list. “Yeah, the Buckeyes,” he said excitedly Sunday night.
The potential offer has come through a connection from one of the Douglass assistant coaches who knows a member of the Ohio State staff. He provided the program with highlight video of Smith.
Smith called Ohio State safeties coach Paul Haynes and chatted about Smith’s talents and the school’s interest in him.
“They loved my highlight tape and they’re waiting on my transcripts,” said Smith, who has a 3.5 grade-point average and a 1,280 score on the SAT. “Then they said they would offer me.”
Smith, whose brother Greg Smith is a senior A-back at Georgia Tech, said he wasn’t ready to narrow down his offers list. He has offers from most of the SEC and several ACC schools. “I like all the schools,” he said.
Smith also is expecting offers, perhaps this week, from Oklahoma, USC and Miami.
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M.L. King RB Mack Brown takes closer look at Michigan
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M.L. King junior running back Mack Brown, one of the state’s top prospects in the class of 2010, added a long-time favorite program to his growing list of offers.
Michigan, which he called, “in my top 10 schools,” offered Thursday via an e-mail. Brown then spoked with Michigan assistant Jay Hopson. Michigan was one of four offers he received last week (Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Rutgers were the others).
“They want me to come up there to the spring game in April,” said Brown, who said former Michigan star Mike Hart is one of his favorite running backs of all-time. “I like them a lot, but I also really like Georgia and Florida [both have offered].”
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound junior has 19 scholarship offers, including Georgia Tech and nine SEC programs.
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Gainesville WR Tai-Ler Jones narrows to 15, eliminates Georgia Tech
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Gainesville wide receiver Tail-Ler Jones, one of the nation’s leaders in early offers with around 30, trimmed his last to 15 schools on Sunday evening.
Ohio State, Oklahoma, North Carolina, UCLA, Alabama, Notre Dame, California, South Carolina, Miami, Auburn, Tennessee, Clemson, Michigan, Michigan State and Vanderbilt made the cut.
“I think I’ve taken visits to most of these schools,” Jones told the AJC. “I’m just going off my visits, the background information I have about academics, and the relationships I’ve developed with the coaching staffs. That’s how I got my list.”
Jones eliminated Georgia Tech. “They have a great program and great coaches. However, with the triple-option offense, I just don’t think it would be a good fit for me.”
Jones also didn’t include Georgia, where he is scheduled to make an unofficial visit on March 21. “They have yet to offer. But if they do offer, like with any school, I’ll assess them and look at all those aspects. If I feel like that school is good for me, then I will put them on the list and bump another school off.”
Jones said he hopes to narrow down to five schools by the end of the spring, and then announce his college decision on his birthday, July 19.
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