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Michael Dyer committed to Auburn this morning.
The running back from Little Rock, Ark., surprised no one with his choice. He was also considering Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida State and others.
Dyer is a nice catch for Auburn. He’s considered the third-best running back in the nation by Rivals and Scout.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Da’Rick Rogers has confused plenty of people with the pronunciation of his first name.
The wide receiver from Calhoun (Ga.) High School is committed to Georgia. He’s received calls from plenty of schools hoping he’ll change his mind.
Each coach probably changes the way his name is pronounced, too.
Rogers gave an explanation to Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
“I say DAY-rick,” Rogers told the AJC. “But a lot of people want to say duh-REEK, because ti rhymes with my nickname, ‘Da Freak.’ So I hear that a lot. It kind of depends on where somebody’s from. Country people say DAY-rick. People from the suburbs or the inner city say duh-REEK. I just answer to either.”
Rogers said his first name could be pronounced any way other than Derrick.
More importantly to Georgia fans, Rogers maintains he’s firmly committed to Georgia. He’s heard recently from Florida, Tennessee and Southern California.
“I’m rock solid with Georgia,” Rogers said.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts ESPNU has updated its latest Top 150 rankings for the 2010 class.
Here is a briefing on SEC prospects from Chris Low, who covers the SEC for ESPN.com.
As Mr. Low notes, Florida and LSU lead the SEC with nine commitments each on the Top 150 list. Georgia is second with eight commitments.
JC Shurburtt has a breakdown of some moving and shaking on the Top 150 list. Find out more here.
Then there’s the entire Top 150 list. See it here.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts It’s question-and-answer time for Florida fans and recruiting.
Edward Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun often takes time to answers questions from Florida fans about the latest in recruiting.
Here’s the latest from Mr. Aschoff.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Florida has had plenty of success recruiting its own state, but there are still challenging areas for the Gators.
Cornerbacks coach Vance Bedford is responsible for recruiting the Miami-Dade area. He goes up against assistant coaches from all across the country trying to steal a player or two from the talent-rich area.
Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald sat down with Bedford to talk about his recruiting efforts in Miami. Check it out here.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Kentucky commit Stacey Poole, Jr., might turn out to be better than initially projected.
The junior wing prospect was a topic of conversation between Lexington Herald-Leader writer Jerry Tipton and ESPN recruiting coordinator Paul Biancardi.
“Heâs coming on strong,” Biancardi said of Poole. “6-4, 6-5 and built like a man. He fits the dribble-drive to a T. From 17 feet in, he can really dominate.”
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Tennessee is preparing for homecoming weekend as Memphis comes to town.
The Vols will have two official visitors for the festivities: offensive lineman Marques Pair from Sumter (S.C.) High School and safety Ahmad Dixon from Midway High School in Waco, Texas.
Pair is already committed to UT. Dixon, who’s committed to Baylor, is also considering Alabama, Auburn and Oklahoma State, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Running back Michael Dyer from Little Rock (Ark.) Christian Academy will make his college announcement Friday morning at 10:30 eastern time.
Dyer will choose between Auburn and Tennessee, according to WJOX-Radio in Birmingham.
Auburn has long been thought to be the favorite to land Dyer. He took an official visit to UT last weekend.
Here’s a look at Dyer’s skills. Music included, but there are no lyrics to worry about.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Georgia is working hard to make sure it holds on to wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers from Calhoun (Ga.) High School.
Rogers is getting a look by Scout.com and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. He’s one of the top players in the state of Georgia as well as the nation.
Hit the link above from Chip Towers of the AJC. He has some good recruiting stuff to go along with Rogers.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Running back Lache Seastrunk from Temple (Texas) High School didn’t visit Oregon last week as previously planned.
Seastrunk is considering Auburn and LSU, along with Southern California, UCLA and most likely Oregon.
Here’s a look at Seastrunk, regarded by some as the nation’s best running back. (Beware: video contains music)
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Wide receiver Marquel Wade committed to Arkansas last week.
Wade, who attends Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Fla., believes Arkansas is on the verge of experiencing great success.
“I just love it here, and I know this is the place that I need to play my college football at,” Wade said. “I am going to be a Razorback. This is definitely the place for me.”
Linebacker Chris Smith, who has already committed to Arkansas, clearly believes Wade made the right decision.
“It is so powerful up here,” Smith said during an official visit last weekend. “It is so exciting and I am very excited for next year to be able to be a part of this. I can’t wait.”
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Georgia was embarrassed in its 41-17 loss to Florida last Saturday.
The rosters don’t show that big of a difference between the two teams. Florida is better, but 24 points better?
It’s also difficult to see that big of a difference when you look at recent recruiting rankings, which Chip Towers did for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Mr. Towers put together the average national ranking for each school in the last five years by the three major recruiting services: Rivals, Scout and ESPNU. Here’s how it looked:
Florida: Rivals – 6.4, Scout – 9.4, ESPNU – 3
Georgia: Rivals – 7.2, Scout – 6.8, ESPNU – 7
There’s not a big difference. In fact, Georgia comes out ahead in the Scout rankings.
Former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said recently that recruiting isn’t a problem for Georgia. For the record, he said coaching isn’t a problem.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins from El Camino Community College in Torrance, Calif., committed to Tennessee without visiting the school’s campus.
Thompkins committed because he likes UT’s direction in the SEC.
“I just liked the fact it’s an up-and-coming program,” Thompkins told the Knoxville News Sentinel. “Lane Kiffin, he’s a very cocky coach. He’s doing anything he can to get his program noticed.”
Thompkins is the fourth wide receiver to commit to UT for 2010. The Vols are hoping to add another player at the position.
Wide receiver Chris Dunkley from Pahokee (Fla.) High School visited UT last weekend. The visit went better than he expected.
“It was good,” Dunkley told Volquest.com. “I enjoyed myself a lot. At first, you know, I thought Tennessee could be kind of lame, I want to say, just being honest. But I enjoyed myself a lot. I could see myself playing here. I can see why a lot of kids come here.”
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts 
There’s been quite a bit of shuffling on our recruiting Big Board since we last checked. Eight of the league’s teams have seen some amount of movement up the chart.
As usual, we use the rankings provided by Rivals.com. We give each star in their system an equal point value in our system. But we count even 0-star athletes as being worth 1 point. Okay, so we’re softies.
Below are the updated commitment numbers for each team in the SEC, through this morning.
| School |
Commits |
5-stars |
4-stars |
3-stars |
2-stars |
1- or 0-stars |
Total Points |
Avg Points |
| LSU |
23 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
3.65 |
| Tennessee |
21 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
3.52 |
| Alabama |
21 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
73 |
3.47 |
| Georgia |
18 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
3.61 |
| Florida |
17 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
3.76 |
| Auburn |
19 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
63 |
3.31 |
| Vanderbilt |
21 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
61 |
2.90 |
| S. Carolina |
19 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
53 |
2.78 |
| Arkansas |
15 |
0 |
1 |
111 |
1 |
2 |
41 |
2.73 |
| Kentucky |
16 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
37 |
2.31 |
| Miss. State |
14 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
36 |
2.57 |
| Ole Miss |
11 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
3.18 |
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Tennessee received commitments from two junior college prospects during the weekend.
The first came from Ken Adams, a tight end from Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson, Miss.
“I like everything about Tennessee,” Adams told the Knoxville News Sentinel. “Good atmosphere, I enjoyed myself at the game.”
Adams chose the Vols over an offer from Auburn.
UT also picked up a commitment from wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins from El Camino Community College in Torrance, Calif. Thompkins is a teammate of quarterback Matt Simms, who is being evaluated by the UT coaching staff.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Arkansas has received a commitment from two prospects from Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Fla.
Wide receiver Marquel Wade and linebacker Montaque Mack both decided to commit to Arkansas during the weekend.
“Arkansas did a great job of recruiting Marquel,” Andrew Jackson coach Kevin Sullivan said. “They love his speed. When I talked to him, he said Arkansas was the place for him. He said he was finished with the recruiting process and wouldn’t be taking any more visits.”
Wade was also considering South Carolina and South Florida.
Mack appears to be heading for a grayshirt, meaning he’ll enroll at Arkansas as a part-time student in 2010 and count toward the 2011 signing class for the Razorbacks.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Cornerback Chris Davis from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Ala., is favoring South Carolina and Auburn, according to The State in Columbia.
Davis, who’s still waiting for a scholarship offer from Auburn, has scheduled an official visit to South Carolina on Nov. 13.
Davis also has offers from Alabama-Birmingham and Arkansas State. He told The State he expects an offer from Auburn this weekend.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts South Carolina has made the final two for wide receiver Marquel Wade from Jacksonville, Fla.
Wade is also considering Arkansas after removing Georgia and South Florida from his list. Wade said South Carolina and Arkansas have shown him the most interest.
“Both schools are telling me I could start as a freshman,” Wade told The State in Columbia.
Wade plans to take an official visit to Arkansas this weekend. He’ll visit South Carolina on Nov. 13.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Georgia has received its first basketball commitment for the 2010 class.
Forward Cady Lalanne from Orlando gave his pledge to Georgia coach Mark Fox on Thursday.
“I’d been thinking about it for a while so I was ready to do it,” Lalanne told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “I met Coach Fox this summer andh e called me on the first day (of the contact period). I looked at Coach Fox’s background and saw he had a good history of developing big guys like me. It’s a great school and it’s close to home so I didn’t see any reason to wait.”
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers from Calhoun (Ga.) High School appears solid in his commitment to Georgia.
Rogers received a visit recently from Tennessee recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron. The visit didn’t sway Rogers from his commitment to Georgia.
“He’s a Georgia Bulldog,” Calhoun coach Hal Lamb told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “He’s solid.”
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Running back Storm Johnson from Loganville (Ga.) High School has narrowed his list of schools to five, and none of them play in the SEC.
Johnson, who once committed to LSU, told DuckTerritory.com he’s considering Miami, North Carolina, Michigan State, Penn State and Oregon.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts It’s a big recruiting weekend for Florida as the Gators prepare to play SEC Eastern division rival Georgia in Jacksonville on Saturday.
Edward Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun took the time to answer some recruiting questions from Florida fans.
Check it out.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Tennessee is expecting nine official visitors to be on campus this weekend when the Vols host South Carolina on Saturday.
Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News Sentinel has this breakdown of the players. Here is a shortened list:
DL Ken Adams
DB Demar Dorsey (Committed to Florida)
WR Chris Dunkley
LB Christian Jones
WR Ted Meline (Committed to UT)
CB Dequan Menzie
DL Corey Miller (Committed to UT)
DB Terrence Mitchell
DL Brandon Miller (Committed to UT)
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts DeMarco Cobbs has switched his commitment from Tennessee to Texas.
The athlete from Tulsa (Okla.) Central High School committed to Tennessee in early September. He called the Vols’ staff Thursday night to let them know he had changed his mind.
“It wasn’t easy at all, but I had to be a man,” Cobbs told OrangeBloods.com. “I committed to them and I didn’t want Tennessee to hear about it from anybody else, I wanted them to hear about it from me.”
Cobbs is projected to play wide receiver in college. Tennessee still has commitments from three wide receivers for 2010: Markeith Ambles, Ted Meline and Matt Milton.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Athlete Darius Lipford from Lenoir, N.C., is still committed to Duke, but he’s considering other options.
Lipford’s father told The State in Columbia his son is considering official visits to other schools. Those schools could include South Carolina, Clemson, North Carolina and Virginia.
“I just told him to take his time,” Darryl Lipford said. “I don’t want him to feel like there is any pressure on him.”
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