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2012 CB Amos Leggett

Amos Leggett is a 6″0, 175 pound cornerback from Miami, Florida. The talented youngster is only a junior, but has already collected offers from the likes of Florida State, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Miami, and South Carolina.

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As the season is winding down, more and more recruits are coming off the board. That means that college programs have less of a pool to draw from, and need every bit of recruiting time left. The Pac 10 is a conference that has battled hard this year, and it looks like there may be another battle to land one of the top recruits left on the board. Safety James Sample (6’2″, 195 lbs) out of  Grant High School, in Sacramento, California is rated as the fourteenth best safety prospect in the country and a four star according to Rivals.com. Read the rest of this entry →

South Fort Myers is home to a dynamic duo of 2011 recruits in DB Dallas Crawford, and WR Sammy Watkins. Crawford who plays both quarterback and safety for Fort Myers recently committed to play for Michigan. His teammate and good friend, Watkins, was down to Clemson and Michigan and decided to announce for the Tigers today. Read the rest of this entry →

Michigan running back Justice Hayes (5’10″, 180 lbs) has decommitted from Notre Dame. Hayes was the only running back commitment for Brian Kelly and has decided to reopen his recruitment. Hayes says that his new top three schools are Tennessee, Michigan, and Notre Dame (in no order).

Blinn CC Defensive Tackle Lamarc Strahan

One of Mike Sherman’s biggest criticisms since taking over Texas A&M has been his lack of a solid defense. Well, the Aggies are definitely on their way this season with the 51st ranked unit in the league, and after their dramatic 9-6 win over Nebraska this weekend, more defensive help is on the way.

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Academics is often mentioned within the recruiting world, and typically always seen as a factor in the recruitment of most athletes. When it comes to 2012 offensive lineman Josh Smith, the academic side of a program will be the highest priority as he hopes to end up in the medical field.

I’m looking for a school that offers me a great education, that has a nice campus and some size to it too. I would like the university to be in an area where there is something to do, and places to see. Education is the top priority, though. Read the rest of this entry →

San Diego, California has been a hot spot for football talent, and in 2012 it happens to be the home of tight end Taylor McNamara, who will undoubtedly be one of the best tight end prospects in the country. McNamara, as a junior, is already 6-foot-5, and 235-pounds. He’s a versatile prospect that can block and has great hands in the passing game. Read the rest of this entry →

The Florida State Seminoles have never really had a problem recruiting great talent. In the past five years alone the Seminoles classes have been ranked 3rd, 21st, 9th, 7th, and 10th in the nation. You’d think then that FSU’s record would be similar, right? Wrong. In both 2006 and 2007 the Seminoles finished 7-6. In 2008 they managed a very solid 9-4 finish, before falling back to 7-6 in 2009. Read the rest of this entry →

The NCAA recently changed a rule regarding written offers to juniors in high school. The new rule says that juniors, who used to be able to receive written offers September of their junior year, can’t be given a written offer from a college program until August before their senior year. That rule, however, has not slowed any program down from targeting 2012 quarterback Zeke Pike, out of Edgewood, Kentucky. Read the rest of this entry →

2011 Cincinnati (OH) Sycamore CB Darius Hilary

The Wisconsin Badgers find themselves in the midst of a Big Ten Title Race and are BCS hopefuls, but while Head Coach Bret Bielema and his staff are preparing their team for their next game, they are also recruiting very well at the moment too.

Looking at the Badgers current commitment list won’t blow you away – it never will – but with national signing day still a good three months away, the Badgers are sitting solid with 20 commitments. The most recent commitment came from Sycamore, Ohio Cornerback Darius Hilary. Read the rest of this entry →