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2011 wide receiver Hakeem Flowers had a scare in this year’s post season. A jarring hit knocked him unconscious, and Flowers was taken off the field in an ambulance for precautionary measures. Unfortunately his team lost the game, but Flowers says he’s 100% now, and as bad as it seemed he suffered only a minor concussion. I say only because it could have been much worse. Read the rest of this entry →

As predicted by us, and probably every one else that follows recruiting, DE Aaron Lynch has committed to Florida State. Lynch is a huge pick up for the Seminoles, and should be able to give immediate depth to their defensive line. Aaron recently decided to decommit from Notre Dame, and to pledge his commitment to a team closer to home. Bad news all around for Irish fans, and even more bad news with Lynch taking his friend and former Notre Dame commit, OL Jordan Prestwood, with him to Florida State. The two had recently taken visits to FSU and Florida, and both decided that Tallahassee was where they wanted to call home. Read the rest of this entry →

Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona just came off a 56-28 first round playoff victory against Moon Valley. 2012 do it all athlete, DJ Foster accounted for five of Saguaro’s touchdowns, three of which came in the third quarter. This performance was no fluke by Foster as his team had met Moon Valley earlier in the year, and you guessed it, DJ racked up five touchdowns in a 63-7 win during the regular season. If that wasn’t enough salt on the wound for Moon Valley, Foster also had four tackles and two interceptions during that game, just for good measure. Read the rest of this entry →

One of the lesser known offensive line recruits has been steadily picking up steam with his recruitment. Ryan Nowicki, a 6-foot-5, 272-pound offensive tackle from Glendale, Arizona just got offers 18 and 19 in the mail. Read the rest of this entry →

A congratulations is in order for U Recruit athlete Ryan Byrd, who recently committed to play for Memphis. Byrd had a major set back this year with a near season ending injury. An injury during your senior season can potentially be devastating to your future, but Byrd stayed persistent and confident, as did Memphis. Read the rest of this entry →

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The weekend may have not gone well for Head Coach Butch Davis as his Tar Heels fell to rival Virginia Tech, but the Tar heels did receive good news as Clearwater, Florida Safety Alex Dixon committed to them after his official visit on Sunday.

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South Fort Myers has a duo of talented 2011 prospects in DB Dallas Crawford and WR Sammy Watkins. Crawford came off the board today, as he made his decision for the Wolverines. Fort Myers Coach Redhead said of Crawford’s commitment:

The football opportunity at Michigan, and the academics there was what put it over the top for Dallas. He talked to Coach Frey this morning, then told Coach Rodriguez and they were ecstatic. Dallas was ecstatic, too. Read the rest of this entry →

Sheldon Richardson, a mammoth defensive tackle prospect originally signed with Missouri in the 2009 class. He was the 4th ranked player in the nation, a five-star recruit and the #1 defensive tackle, a huge pickup for the Tigers. But Richardson didn’t make the grade and was forced to enroll at the the College of the Sequoias.

After a successful season there in which Richardson posted 65 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 3 sacks, many assumed he would be headed to his original destination, Missouri. Read the rest of this entry →

The recruitment of the number four wide receiver in the country, DeAnthony Arnett (6’0″, 170 lbs), took a humorous turn on the eve of his recruitment. Arnett decided to have a little fun with the people paying attention to his recruitment, and posted these videos which show him “committing” to each school in his top five. The videos not only got a lot of attention, but also gave DeAnthony a chance to turn the tables a little bit with his recruitment. Read the rest of this entry →

Glenbard West has produced their fair share of top prospects in the past few years, and they’ll continue that trend with 2012 defensive tackle Tommy Schutt, who just received his ninth offer. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound lineman found out today that Notre Dame has verbally offered him.

That is a school I will for sure look into. My coach told me they offered today, so I’ll definitely look into them. Read the rest of this entry →