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Wednesday, 04/30/08

Buckeyes capture 14th commitment

# Ohio State snared 245-pound linebacker Zach Boren of Pickerington-Central, Ohio. His father Mike played at Michigan and brother Justin was a Wolverine for two years before recently transfering to OSU.

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Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:48 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 04/30/08

BC on the board

# Boston College gained its first commitment in defensive lineman Dillon Quinn of Pawling-Trinity Pawling, NY., over Virginia and Maryland.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:46 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 04/30/08

Huge QB for the Sun Devils

# Arizona State has a pledge from 6-7 quarterback Brock Osweiler of Kalispell-Flathead, Mont., over Stanford and Washington State. He originally committed to Gonzaga for basketball.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:41 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 04/30/08

Top DB set for Clemson

# The Clemson Tigers have pledged Top 100 defensive back Craig Loston of Houston-Eisenhower, Tex., ranked No. 3 overall in Class 2009. Among other offers were Georgia, LSU, Miami-Florida, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Southern California, Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas Tech and California.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 08:36 PM | Comment

Wednesday, 04/30/08

Penn State pledges Philly OL

# Penn State snared offensive lineman Mark Arcidiacono of Philadelphia-St. Joseph's Prep, Pa. Among others were Florida, Notre Dame, Rutgers, West Virginia, South Florida, Miami-Florida, Michigan State, Maryland, Temple and UConn.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 08:33 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Sooners gain 11th pledge

# The Oklahoma Sooners added a commitment from defensive back Will Ford of Abilene-Cooper, Tex., over Baylor and TCU.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 08:53 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Wolverines snare touted quarterback

# The Michigan Wolverines have added Top 100 quarterback Shavodrick Beaver of Wichita Falls-Rider, Tex., rated No. 75 overall in Class 2009, over TCU. Among others were Nebraska, Texas Tech, Arizona, Clemson and Tulsa. He passed for 2629 yards and 31 touchdowns as a junior.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 06:11 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Westwood DL set for Canes

# The Miami-Florida Hurricanes have landed defensive lineman Luther Robinson of Fort Pierce-Westwood, Fla., over Louisville, Central Florida, Georgia and Georgia Tech.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:09 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

PSU picks up defensive back

# Penn State has a commitment from defensive back Malcolm Willis of Indian Head-Lackey, Md.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:07 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Huge DL for East Carolina

# East Carolina pledged defensive lineman Michael Brooks of Yanceyville-Bartlett Yancey, NC.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:05 PM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Top lineman for Buckeyes

# The Ohio State Buckeyes have landed Super Prospect offensive lineman Corey Linsley of Youngstown-Boardman, Ohio, over Notre Dame, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Miami-Fla, among many others. The Buckeyes now have 13 commitments.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 03:13 AM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Georgia snares OL Austin Long

# Super Prospect offensive lineman Austin Long of Memphis-Briarcrest Christian, Tenn., has given a commitment to Georgia. Among many others were Miami-Fla, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Florida State.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 03:09 AM | Comment

Tuesday, 04/29/08

Bessemer standout to Auburn

# Receiver Brandon Heavens of Bessemer-Bessemer Academy, Ala., has chosen Auburn over Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Kentucky.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 03:07 AM | Comment

Monday, 04/28/08

Toledo RB picks Iowa

# Running back Brad Rogers of Toledo-Central Catholic, Ohio, has chosen Iowa.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 03:16 PM | Comment

Monday, 04/28/08

Seminoles snare DL Ed Stinson

# Defensive lineman Ed Stinson of Homestead-South Dade, Fla., has pledged to Florida State. The Seminoles now have eight commitments.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 11:26 AM | Comment

Monday, 04/28/08

Mississippi State adds to defense

# Defensive back Jonathan Banks of Maben-East Webster, Miss., has given a commitment to Mississippi State.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 02:18 AM | Comment

Sunday, 04/27/08

Bryon Moore, Sheldon Price to UCLA

# Defensive backs Sheldon Price of LaPuente-Bishop Amat, Cal; and Bryon Moore of Harbor City-Narbonne, Cal., have given pledges to the UCLA Bruins.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:59 AM | Comment

Sunday, 04/27/08

Northwestern adds RB Trumpy

# Running back Mike Trumpy of Wheaton-North, Ill., has chosen Northwestern over Vanderbilt, Stanford, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:57 AM | Comment

Sunday, 04/27/08

Eighth pledge for TCU

# Athlete Jurell Thompson of Wichita Falls-Rider, Tex., committed to TCU. Among others were Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, SMU, Tulsa and Utah.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 10:54 AM | Comment

Friday, 04/25/08

Nebraska picks up Scranton linebacker

# Linebacker Shawn Bodtmann of Scranton-West Scranton, Pa., has become the second commitment for Nebraska.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:25 PM | Comment

Thursday, 04/24/08

Fellows drops Illini for Ohio State

# Super Prospect defensive lineman Melvin Fellows of Garfield Heights, Ohio, has decommitted from Illinois for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 06:39 PM | Comment

Thursday, 04/24/08

Virginia gains offensive lineman

# Offensive lineman Luke Bowanko of Clifton-Centreville, Va., has pledged to Virginia. The Cavs now have six commitments.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 06:36 PM | Comment

Thursday, 04/24/08

Wolverines snare QB Newsome

# Kevin Newsome, a Top 100 quarterback from Chesapeake-Western Branch, Va., ranked No. 43 in Class 2009, has committed to Michigan. Among many others were North Carolina, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Northwestern, Stanford, Virginia, West Virginia, UConn and Illinois.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 02:04 PM | Comment

Thursday, 04/24/08

Murray picks Georgia over Gators

# Top 100 quarterback Aaron Murray of Tampa-Plant, Fla., has announced for Georgia over Florida. Murray, who has 56 offers, also considered UCLA, Notre Dame, Auburn, Boston College, South Carolina and Tennessee. He passed for 4012 yards and 51 touchdowns as a junior.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 12:26 PM | Comment

Thursday, 04/24/08

Hawkeyes add Camden receiver

# Class 2008 receiver Matt Marshall of Camden, NJ., will join the Iowa Hawkeyes. Among others were Arkansas and North Carolina.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008

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Posted by Bill Hodge at 01:05 AM | Comment

Wednesday, 04/23/08

Irish land another top running back

# Notre Dame snared a commitment from Top 100 running back Theo Riddick of Somerville-Immaculata, NJ., ranked No. 81 overall in Class 2009. Among others were Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and West Virginia.

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Archives: May /June /July/Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar.
Class 2008 Football Signing Dates: (Midyear JC Transfer) Dec. 19, 2007-Jan. 15, 2008; (Regular Period) Feb. 6, 2008-Apr. 1, 2008