Edwin Herbert is still committed to Tennessee, but he’s leaving his options open to other schools.

The defensive tackle from City College of San Francisco has scholarship offers from Arkansas and North Carolina State, and he plans to give both schools a chance.

“The whole thing that happened at Tennessee is sad,” Herbert said. “Right now I’m still verbally committed there, but my coach told me to keep my options open. So now schools are coming to talk to me. I’m giving everyone a clean slate, a fair shot.”

Offensive lineman Quinton Washington from Timberland High School in St. Stephen, S.C., will take an official visit to North Carolina this weekend.

Washington has already visited Michigan and will likely visit South Carolina on Jan. 17, according to The State in Columbia.

Washington also plans to visit Clemson, and he’s considering Alabama, Tennessee, Miami and N.C. State for a fifth official visit.

Defensive end Justin Jones from Heritage High School in Conyers, Ga., has set an official visit for Vanderbilt, according to The State in Columbia.

Jones also plans to take an official visit to South Carolina. Jones has decommitted from Kentucky but is considering taking a visit to Kentucky.

Tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen has been one of Auburn’s concerned commitments.

Lutzenkirchen spoke to Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville on Thursday about the Tigers’ future.

Lutzenkirchen felt better after the talk.

Running back Toney Williams is still committed to Tennessee, but he likes Georgia Tech’s program.

Williams needs to know who the Vols will hire by next month because he plans to enroll in college in January.

Williams likes Georgia Tech, along with a few other schools.

Clemson commit J.K. Jay is looking at all his options.

The offensive lineman from Greenville, S.C., already plans to take official visits to Clemson and Georgia.

He will likely visit a few other schools as well.

Defensive end Dyron Dye from Seminole High School in Sanford, Fla., has trimmed his list of schools to two.

Dye told InsideTheU.com that he plans to choose between LSU and Miami.

“It is down to crunch time and I know from what I have seen that I am down to two and anything can happen, but I am down to LSU and Miami,” Dye told the Web site. ”They are my top two leaders and we have a month and a half and anything can happen and anything can change from now until then.”

Mississippi State has signed basketball guard Shaunessy Smith from Noxubee County High School.

Smith waited until Wednesday to sign because it was his birthday.

Larry Raper is now favoring North Carolina over South Carolina, according to The State in Columbia.

The Gamecocks recently led for Raper, an athlete from Shelby (N.C.) High School.

Raper is planning to take official visit to South Carolina, North Carolina and Clemson, where he was once committed.

Running back Trabis Ward from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., plans to commit to South Carolina.

That’s if he receives a qualifying score on his ACT on Dec. 13.

Ward said South Carolina has agreed to accept his commitment if he passes his ACT and qualifies academically.

Georgia fans can’t wait for National Signing Day on Feb. 4.

That will end their wait to see if Rantavious Wooten will stick to his commitment.

The receiver from Glades Central High in Belle Glade, Fla., has already switched his commitment from LSU to Georgia.

Now, Wooten is considering a visit to Florida.

Wooten told UGASports.com he will likely visit Florida and that there is a “95 percent chance” he will sign with Georgia.

Running back Andre Sterling is preparing to return to Ole Miss.

The running back from Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tenn., signed with the Rebels in February before enrolling at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. Sterling will enroll at Ole Miss in January.

Sterling said he’s received the discipline necessary to prepare him for playing college football.

Athlete Marsalis Teague from Henry County High School in Paris, Tenn., is considering four schools — and none of them are Tennessee.

Teague told RebelSports.net that he’s considering Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss and Georgia Tech. He said he’s also considering Vanderbilt but hasn’t heard from the Commodores recently.

Teague said he will make a decision after he takes official visits to the four schools he’s considering.

Teague said he dropped UT after Phillip Fulmer was fired as the Vols’ head coach.

“They are pretty much out of it,” Teague told RebelSports.net. “With the coaching change, I’m not hearing from them anymore and it’s going to take them time to decide who the new coach is and then who he’ll recruit.”

Offensive lineman Josh Elizondo from Naples, Fla., has quit football and plans to enroll at the Motorcycles Mechanics Institute in Orlando.

Elizondo made the decision after being kicked off his high school team for missing too many practices.

Elizondo held scholarship offers from South Carolina, Kentucky North Carolina State, Duke, Pittsburgh, Iowa State and Troy.

Auburn commit Jonathan Atchinson will take an official visit to Alabama on Jan. 17, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

The linebacker from Douglass High School in Atlanta will visit Auburn on Jan. 10.

Atchinson will also attend the Alabama-Auburn game on Nov. 29.

Tight end Terrell Mitchell from Powder Springs, Ga., has narrowed his list to four schools.

Mitchell is considering Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina. He plans to visit all four.

Mitchell could play receiver or tight end in college, depening on his weight.

Athlete Larry Raper from Shelby (N.C.) High School is favoring South Carolina ahead of North Carolina and Clemson.

Raper told TheBigSpur.com that he likes South Carolina because the Gamecocks are in the SEC.

With South Carolina being in the SEC, it gives them a little edge,” Raper told the Web site. “But it’s between them and North Carolina right now. Clemson is also still in the picture.”

The Citadel week wouldn’t normally seem like a good time to bring in a bunch of prospects for Florida, would it?

Well, Edward Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun believes it’s a fine time.

Read Aschoff’s reasoning here.

Defensive end Nick Kasa from Legacy High School in Bloomfield, Co., has committed to Florida, according to the Gainesville Sun.

Kasa committed to Florida over offers from Miami, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Kansas State, California and Oregon.

Defensive back Jonathan Meeks from Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., visited North Carolina State this weekend.

“It went pretty good,” Meeks told The State in Columbia. “It’s a great opportunity for me to play there. And the facilities were great.”

Meeks, who has also visited North Carolina, doesn’t have a favorite.

Meeks plans to take visits to Florida and Tennessee. He’s also considering South Carolina, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Kansas.

Tailback Jarvis Giles from Gaither High School in Tampa, Fla., isn’t going to rush into his college decision.

Giles said last week he was close to committing to South Carolina, but he’s decided to wait.

Giles, who recently decommitted from Tennessee, is considering taking visits to Ole Miss and Nebraska.

Safety Devonte Holloman from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, S.C., has committed to South Carolina.

Holloman was once committed to Clemson but decommitted after Tommy Bowden was fired as head coach.

Holloman committed to South Carolina over LSU and North Carolina. His teammate, athlete Stephon Gilmore, is also committed to South Carolina.

Fullback Dominique Allen from Henry County High School in Paris, Tenn., has switched his commitment from Tennessee to LSU.

Allen told TigerBait.com about his decision on Sunday.

“It just felt like home and I love it down there,” Allen told the Web site.

Allen took an official visit to LSU on Oct. 25.

Alshon Jeffrey is still committed to Southern Cal, but he will visit other schools in case he changes his mind.

The receiver from Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, S.C., will take official visits to South Carolina, Kentucky and North Carolina.  

Offensive lineman Brandon Thomas from Dorman, S.C., is still committed to Clemson, but he’s keeping his options open to other schools.

Thomas said he’s planning to take four official visits: Clemson, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Former Clemson commit Devonte Holloman is receiving strong interest from South Carolina. Holloman is also considering LSU and North Carolina.

Georgia’s top two prospects are preparing to take trips to SEC schools this weekend.

Cornerback Branden Smith, widely considered Georgia’s top prospect, will visit Alabama.

Linebacker Jarvis Jones will visit Florida this weekend alongside teammate Bill Alexander, a defensive back.

Teammates Euclid Cummings and David Yankey from Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga., are expecting scholarship offers from Florida when they visit the Gators this weekend.

Cummings is a senior defensive end. Yankey is a junior offensive lineman.

Centennial coach Jeff Measor said Florida coach Urban Meyer wanted to extend the offers in person.

Linebacker Jon Bostic from Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, Fla., is choosing between six schools.

Bostic told InsideTheU.com that he’s considering Auburn, Florida, LSU, Miami, Florida State and Clemson.

Bostic told the Web site that he hopes to make a decision by Dec. 1.

Defensive end Cameron Whigham from Shiloh High in Snellville, Ga., has committed to Ole Miss, according to ESPN.com.

Whigham chose the Rebels over an offer from Central Florida.

Defensive tackle Brandon Moore from Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala., has decided on four of his five official visits.

Moore told CrimsonConfidential.com that he will visit Florida (Dec. 12), Clemson (Jan. 9), Miami (Jan. 16) and Alabama (Jan. 23).

Tennessee got a free unofficial visit out of a few prospects at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va on Thursday.

UT’s junior varsity team got a 37-21 win over Hargrave at Neyland Stadium.

One of Hargrave’s bright spots was Jonathan Meeks, who returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown.

Meeks told me he plans to return to UT for an official visit.

Defensive end Leon Mackey said he’s also interested in UT. He’s just not sure about the Vols’ feelings.

“Last year they were my top school but they kind of fell out on me because of my grades, my academic situation,” Mackey said. “I just thought things fell through the roof. I would most definitely consider them.”

Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for the 2009 basketball class.

Here are some of the highlights:

Mark Gottfried has put together a nice class for Alabama, signing five prospects.

Auburn has put together a class of four prospects.

Tennessee signed only one prospect on Wednesday, but he’s an impressive one: forward Kenny Hall.

Kentucky’s class contains center Daniel Orton, who coach Billy Gillispie calls “an unbelievable prospect.”

Ole Miss has a class of one: Memphis forward Reginald Buckner.

Florida signed one of 2009’s gems, guard Kenny Boynton.

Darrin Horn has signed his first two prospects as South Carolin’s coach.

Arkansas has signed one prospect and is waiting on two more.

Linebacker Marlon Walls signed with Tennessee in February, but he’s permitted to sign elsewhere now that he’s at Hargrave Military Acdemy in Chatham, Va.

Walls said he considered looking at other schools after Phillip Fulmer announced his resignation as the Vols  coach, but Walls decided to stick with the Vols.

“I stepped back three days ago and I was going to open up my options,” Walls said. ”But I just couldn’t see myself anywhere else besides Tennessee.”

Walls will be at Neyland Stadium on Thursday. Hargrave will play a game against UT’s junior varsity team.

There are a few South Carolina recruiting nuggets today. So I’m giving them to you together.

Atlanta defensive end Ryan Robinson will likely make his decision between South Carolina and Clemson.

Defensive back Jonathan Scott from Daytona Beach, Fla., sees plenty of opportunities to play at South Carolina.

Tucker, Ga., linebacker Jonathan Davis has South Carolina among his top two schools.

Family concerns are causing Tony Straughter to reconsider his commitment to South Carolina.

Athlete Donovan Tate from Cartersville (Ga.) High School is leaning toward Georgia over LSU for his fifth and final official visit.

Tate has already visited Southern Cal and is scheduled to visit Alabama, North Carolina and Michigan.

Tate said he will likely use his final visit on Georgia.

“Both of my parents went to Georgia, so there’s a tradition,” he said. ”I grew up as a Georgia fan and went to so many games there.”

Running back Tony Williams is still committed to Tennessee, but he’s scheduled trips to other schools.

Williams, from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga., has scheduled visits to Arkansas, Kentucky and Georgia Tech.

Williams, who’s also heard from Notre Dame, is keeping his options open.

Georgia is out right now for Williams. The Bulldogs have expressed interest but currently don’t have a scholarship to offer.

Tight end Justin Jones from Heritage High in Conyers, Ga., has received a scholarship offer from Vanderbilt, but he’s waiting on one from Alabama.

Jones received the offer from Vanderbilt during an unofficial visit to the Commodores.

Jones, who decommitted from Kentucky early in the fall, also has offers from South Carolina, Alabama-Birmingham, Akron and East Carolina.

Dyron Dye knows about LSU, but that’s pretty much it.

LSU is the only school the defensive end from Sanford, Fla., has visited.

Dye, who has more than 50 scholarship offers, told The State in Columbia he’s still unsure of his final list of schools.

“I have no clue really,” Dye told The State.

Dye said some of the schools he’s considering are Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, Miami, Florida State, Southern Cal and North Carolina.

Wide receiver Lamar Scruggs from Jacksonville, Fla., visited South Carolina last weekend to watch the Gamecocks’ win over Arkansas.

Scruggs liked the atmosphere and met with some of the players and commitments. His concern surrounded the quarterback play.

Scruggs has a top five: South Carolina, LSU, Florida, South Florida and Illinois.

Scruggs said Tennessee was a part of his top five until Phillip Fulmer resigned as UT’s head coach. That put LSU back in the hunt.

Defensive end Sam Montgomery from Greenwood (S.C.) High School has decided on two official visits: Michigan and Southern Cal.

As for Montgomery’s other three official visits, he’s still choosing between a long list of schools: Alabama, Florida, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson, Florida State, and others.

Montgomery’s teammate, safety D.J. Swearinger, recently decommitted from Tennessee and is strongly considering South Carolina.

So is Montgomery.

“I’m hearing good things from them,” Montgomery said. “If I go there, I’m going to come in there and have a chance to start.”

Derrick Favors isn’t ready to make his college choice.

Favors, the top basketball prospect in the nation, likely will wait for the spring signing period to sign with either Georgia, Georgia Tech, Memphis and North Carolina State.

The center from South Atlanta High could still sign this week if he changes his mind.

South Atlanta coach Michael Reddick told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that Favors “always likes to surprise people.”

Athlete Morris Claiborne from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, La., has committed to LSU, according to ESPN.com.

Claiborne committed to LSU over Texas A&M, Nebraska, Tulane and Louisiana Tech.

Claiborne plays quarterback for Fair Park but plans to play defensive back in college.

It has not been a good year for the Tigers of the Southeast.

Clemson opened the season as the favorite to win the ACC, and many picked Auburn to win the West division in the SEC.

Neither will happen, and recruiting has suffered because of it.

Clemson has already fired head coach Tommy Bowden, and this could be Tommy Tuberville’s last year at Auburn.

Enter Alabama.

As Andrew Bone writes, there are plenty of Auburn and Clemson commits giving Alabama a look.

Tailback Jarvis Giles liked his official visit to South Carolina so much that he believes he will commit to the Gamecocks.

Giles visited South Carolina last weekend after coach Phillip Fulmer announced his resignation at UT last week.

Giles, who decommitted from UT on Monday, left impressed with South Carolina.

“I will probably commit to South Carolina,” Giles said. “I don’t think anything will change my mind.”

D.J. Swearinger has officially decommitted from Tennessee (although there’s no such thing as an official commitment).

The safety from Greenwood (S.C.) High School is showing strong interest in South Carolina.

Swearinger said he hopes to take official visits to South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Miami.

People wondering about Marlon Brown’s college choice will have to wait until National Signing Day on Feb. 4.

Brown has already taken official visits to Georgia and Ohio State.

He has trips remaining to LSU (Jan. 10), Florida (Jan. 24) and Tennessee (Jan. 31).

Brown told the Atlanta Journal Constitution he will wait until after his trip to UT to make a decision.

Linebacker Nigel Mitchell-Thornton from Stone Mountain, Ga., is planning an official visit to Stanford.

Thornton remains committed to Tennessee but said he wants “something to fall back on.”

Stanford was a finalist to land Mitchell-Thornton before he committed to UT. He plans to enroll in college in January.

Monday was a good day in recruiting for West Virginia.

The Mountaineers landed commitments from two high school teammates: quarterback Eugene Smith and wide receiver Stedman Bailey from Miramar (Fla.) High School.

Smith had scholarship offers from close to 35 schools, including Florida, Alabama, LSU, Florida State, Miami and Michigan.

Bailey chose West Virginia over offers from South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Wide receiver Cobi Hamilton from Texarkana, Texas, has received his 11th scholarship offer, this one coming from Oklahoma State.

Hamilton still favors Arkansas. He has other offers from Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Christian, Houston and others.

Hamilton has a tie to Arkansas.

“My parents went there and the fact they want me to go there,” Hamilton said.

Running back Broderick Green plans to transfer from Southern Cal so he can return close to home in Little Rock, Ark.

Arkansas is a likely candidate to land Green, a redshirt freshman for the Trojans.

Green said he wants to return close to home because of health concerns with his mother and grandmother.