Recruiting Insider: August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008

New TV Deal to Impact Recruiting in the SEC?

Nobody knows college football like Tony Barnhart, soon to be retiring from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, though he'll still work for CBS. I find it interesting that he thinks the SEC's $2+ billion TV contract with ESPN will be huge in recruiting for the league as it brands games "the SEC...

By Josh Barr  | August 28, 2008; 12:51 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Woody Hired at USF; Will Make Sure DirecTV Is On

I'm sure there won't be too much reaction on this one. Done deal. 30k a year. Terrelle Woody is now on the staff at South Florida. He'll be the Bulls' video and conditioning assistant. While Woody has been in Tampa since midsummer, working camp and running open gym for South...

By Josh Barr  | August 27, 2008; 2:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
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I-AA On the Rise? Franklin Helps Terps

Some good stuff in today's Post. Here's a story on the rise of I-AA football after Appalachian State's victory over Michigan. There's a section on whether the victory impacted recruiting for college football's second-tier schools. Some coaches say yes; Mike Farrell says no. Interesting debate. There's no question that locally...

By Josh Barr  | August 26, 2008; 9:23 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Woody and USF: A Match Made in the Employment Line?

Meant to post this one sooner. Can't wait to see the reaction. Former Maryland/Virginia Tech recruit Gus Gilchrist is at South Florida and could it be because the Bulls are about to hire his personal trainer? At a time when the school is slashing jobs in academia and elsewhere, Terrelle...

By Josh Barr  | August 25, 2008; 10:26 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
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Could QB Choice Hurt Terps' Chances to Recruit?

That's what one reader thinks. Here's his email to me: bq. Hey Josh, I am a big time recruiting follower of college football and I tell you that the Fridge picking Stefy Jordan over Chris Turner is going to be used by the competing colleges against Maryland. As you know,...

By Josh Barr  | August 25, 2008; 12:14 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
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