Corn Elder, the 4-star “athlete” from Nashville, Tenn., said that he’s committed to Miami on Twitter on Wednesday.
Georgia Tech was among the finalists for Elder, who took an official visit with the Yellow Jackets on the final weekend before signing day. Elder was also considering Auburn, UCLA and Ohio State, among others. He was projected to play running back at Tech.
Here was Elder’s tweet on Wednesday:
“Just committed to the university of Miami been my favorite school since I was little #blessed glad this over with"
Georgia Tech signed 14 recruits last week, and could add another one or two before this summer. Meanwhile, UGA has 32 signees, and the Bulldogs are still listed as a finalist by JC DT Toby Johnson, who will announce on Friday. However, there are a couple of reports saying that UGA is no longer recruiting Johnson.
PREP SCHOOL: Former M.L. King High School coach Mike Carson says he is in process of setting up a prep school football program in the Atlanta area called Georgia Prep Sports Academy. Carson says he will talk to Morris Brown College officials next month about the use of facilities for practices, rooming and boarding. Carson hopes to field a roster of 100 and 125 players to play an 11-game schedule next season. More from Carson: It will cost each player around $12,595 to attend the prep school and play football for one semester; some financial help may be available for individual players, depending on the situation; players will take ACT/SAT prep classes and have the option of enrolling in classes at a local technical college; and you can find out more information by visiting this WEBSITE or sending an email to Carson at carsoncarson11@gmail.com
TWITTER RECRUITING: Now that signing day is over, more college coaches are joining Twitter. Again, Twitter is perhaps the No. 1 online tool for recruiting, even ahead of Facebook. Why is critical, vital, and ultra-important for a coach to have a Twitter presence? Because all of the recruits are on Twitter. That’s the new and cool online hangout. If a college head coach or assistant is (1) not on Twitter and (2) not actively using it with a tweet every day or every other day, they are hurting their school’s recruiting efforts and marketability. Every head coach should be on it, even if they have a sports information intern or graduate assistant run the account.
Updating our UGA and Georgia Tech blog from the other day, other recent additions to Twitter are:
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