Recruiting Insider - April 8, 2007

Former All-Met Looking to Make Mark

Much has been made of Maryland's decision to pass on West Virginia standout Steve Slaton for Lackey All-Met Morgan Green, who hopes a good spring will lead to better things this fall....

By Josh Barr | April 12, 2007; 11:07 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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One-Time Sorta Local Hoopster Signs!

Big Boss Man Jon DeNunzio passes along this big tip, from his pal Rob Daniels in Greensboro: North Carolina A&T has signed guard Ed Jones of Butler County (Kan.) Community College. Jones once played at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, Jon reports....

By Josh Barr | April 11, 2007; 5:36 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Impact of the Internet?

I've had plenty of conversations with folks on this very topic: Whether too much is made of recruiting ratings etc. The story I always go back to comes from a local high school basketball coach, who compared these ratings to odds sheets at the horse track. Just because a horse...

By Josh Barr | April 11, 2007; 2:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Basketball Time to Sign

Today is the start of the spring signing period for basketball players, but there isn't expected to be much news for local teams, who signed most of their recruits in the October early period. Maryland could land El Paso guard Cliff Tucker today, with guard Jai Lucas a longshot. Forward...

By Josh Barr | April 11, 2007; 11:54 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A Few Football Commitments

Several Frederick-area football players have made their college choices....

By Josh Barr | April 11, 2007; 11:46 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Logan-El On the Move

One-time prized recruit Antonio Logan-El plans to leave Penn State. He tells the Baltimore Sun that Maryland is a possible destination, but that would surprise his high school coach, Forestville's Charles Harley, who, like many, remembers how irate Maryland's coaches were when Logan-El picked Penn State in the first place,...

By Josh Barr | April 10, 2007; 1:49 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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More Cap Classic

Man About Charlottesville Jeff White writes about the Virginia and Virginia Tech recruits from last week's Capital Classic and talks to Jeff Jones about his cool reception from the Comcast Center crowd....

By Josh Barr | April 9, 2007; 9:15 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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