Recruiting Insider: May 24, 2009 - May 30, 2009

DeMatha Running Back Doesn't Really Commit

So you're DeMatha running back Marcus Coker and you wake up one morning and learn that you've committed to play for Minnesota. Small problem omitted from various reports - included the one I linked, which includes no attribution - Coker didn't really accept a scholarship offer to play for the...

By Josh Barr  | May 28, 2009; 12:57 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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New Virginia Coach Looks Toward Recruiting

Virginia's new basketball coach had three priorities when he first took his new job. Nearly all tied into recruiting. Tony Bennett wanted to keep two recruits in the fold, including second-team All-Met Tristan Spurlock from Word of Life Academy in Springfield. He wanted to hire coaches who knew the region,...

By Josh Barr  | May 27, 2009; 12:49 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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N.C. State Joins the Hunt for Broad Run Running Back

Paul Tenorio also reports that Broad Run running back T.J. Peeler was offered by North Carolina State. Peeler, who is 6-1 and 200 pounds, already held offers from Pittsburgh and West Virginia....

By Josh Barr  | May 27, 2009; 12:33 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Hokies Offer Loudoun Standout

Loudoun County linebacker Chase Williams had plenty of interest from schools across the country, now one of the schools in his backyard has offered a scholarship. Colleague Paul Tenorio reports that Virginia Tech is the 10th school to offer Williams, joining Miami (Fla.), West Virginia, New Mexico State, Southern Methodist,...

By Josh Barr  | May 27, 2009; 12:11 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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Another Haden Ready for Action?

With Friendly strong safety Jordan Haden ready to join his brother, Joe, at Florida, is it too soon to start thinking about where 13-year-old Jonathan Haden will end up? The seventh-grader at Eugene Burroughs Middle School will be a running back in college, according to his father, Joe Sr. "He'll...

By Josh Barr  | May 27, 2009; 10:12 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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