Recruiting Insider: January 6, 2008 - January 12, 2008
Richmond Coach Heads to Tennessee
Here's a coaching change sure to be of interest to many high school football players in the Washington area. Richmond Coach Dave Clawson is off to Tennessee to become the Vols' offensive coordinator. The Spiders have several Washington-area players on their roster and it's the prime time of the recruiting...
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Josh Barr
| January 11, 2008; 1:13 PM ET |
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Pryor Taking Pro QB on Recruiting Trips
Terrelle Pryor mania continues. Buy his game-worn wristband on ebay! Now, the sought-after quarterback has has started writing a diary for a Pittsburgh newspaper. Today's installment reveals that Pryor plans to take Steelers QB Charlie Batch with him on recruiting visits. He'll just help me because he's been through this...
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Josh Barr
| January 11, 2008; 12:27 PM ET |
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How Monroe Landed at Georgetown
Here's a piece on Georgetown recruit Greg Monroe and what the recruiting process was like for him. Monroe says he picked the Hoyas because of Coach John Thompson III and his demeanor. I thought the most interesting part of the story came when Monroe talked about the different styles of...
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Josh Barr
| January 10, 2008; 11:15 AM ET |
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The End Is Officially Here
Gotta love this item, which I found courtesy of The Wizard of Odds. High school quarterback Terrelle Pryor's game-worn wristband -- dated and signed! -- can be yours for $349 on ebay, plus $10 shipping. Anyone else got this thing bookmarked?...
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| January 10, 2008; 10:04 AM ET |
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Michigan QB Transfers; Door Open for Pryor?
The dominos are starting to fall in Ann Arbor, where highly-touted freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett is transferring. Much was made of new coach Rich Rodriguez and whether Mallett would be a good fit. Rodriguez sounded downright uncomfortable when talking about Mallett during the broadcast of the Wolverines' bowl victory over...
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| January 9, 2008; 2:41 PM ET |
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Tate Back on the Court, Decision Looming
It's easy to see why college football teams are courting DeMatha WR Kenny Tate. Aside from the obvious things (size, speed, ability), Tate just plays hard and unselfishly, whatever the sport. He returned to the starting lineup for the Stags' basketball team last night and made his presence known from...
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| January 9, 2008; 1:59 PM ET |
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Local Team Bests Top Recruits
They played an interesting game this past Sunday over at Friendship Collegiate, not that many people saw it. With one day's notice, Friendship hosted and defeated Pendleton School, 62-58. Pendleton School is the branch of the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where Mike Beasley spent his freshman year and this...
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| January 8, 2008; 2:18 PM ET |
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Talented Stag Makes Commitment
No, not WR Kenny Tate. I think he's a few weeks off from reaching a decision. RB Ashby Christian, who rushed for more than 1,500 yards each of the past two seasons, has committed to play for Navy. It ought to be an interesting transition, going from DeMatha's I-formation to...
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Josh Barr
| January 7, 2008; 2:25 PM ET |
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All-Star Football Scorecard
The Army declared victory, but this time it has nothing to do with Iraq. With overnight television ratings in, organizers of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl claimed victory over ESPN's UnderArmour High School All-America Game. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor dominated the Army game. He earned game MVP honors and won a...
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| January 7, 2008; 10:53 AM ET |
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