*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Super Prospect defensive lineman/linebacker Broderick Binns of St. Paul/Cretin-Derham Hall, Minn., has committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes over Arizona State and Kansas State. Among others were Colorado, Iowa State, Minnesota and Missouri.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Defensive lineman Brian Coulter of Baton Rouge-Baker, La/Pearl River CC, Miss., has committed to Florida State over Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Iowa State, Ohio State and Tennessee.
# The California Bears have pledged offensive lineman Sam DeMartinis of Sherman Oaks-Notre Dame, Cal., over Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon and Washington.
# North Carolina State landed defensive lineman Kyle Linney of Taylorsville-Alexander Central, NC., over South Carolina and East Carolina.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Top 150 defensive lineman Derrick Morgan of Coatesville, Pa., has chosen Georgia Tech over Penn State, Ohio State, Miami-Florida and Boston College, among many others.
# Wake Forest has commitments from tight end/defensive lineman Will Wright of Wilmington-Hoggard, NC; and offensive lineman Ryan Britt of Colleyville-Heritage, Tex.
# Houston has a commitment from offensive/defensive lineman Justin Freeman of Cuero, Tex.
# Baylor pledged defensive lineman Matt Singletary of San Jose-Valley Christian, Cal. He is the son of Baylor three-time All-American and NFL Hall of Famer Mike Singletary.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Texas A&M has pledged Super Prospect defensive lineman Von Miller of DeSoto, Tex., over Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas Tech, among others.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Super Prospect offensive lineman T-Bob Hebert of Norcross-Greater Atlanta Christian, Ga., has announced for LSU over Florida and Georgia. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Bobby Hebert.
# Super Prospect receiver Matt Clements of Naples-Barron Collier, Fla., committed to South Carolina over Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
# Quarterback Chris Johnson of Paterson-Kennedy, NJ., picked Buffalo over Rutgers, Bowling Green and Temple.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Georgia Tech has pledged Super Prospect defensive back Cedric Everson of Detroit-Mumford, Mich., over Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Miami-Florida, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue and Penn State, among many others.
# Offensive lineman Kyle Nunn of Sumter, SC., who recently decommitted from Virginia Tech, has chosen South Carolina. He also considered North Carolina State, North Carolina and Georgia.
# Receivers Jack Freeman of Houston-Cy Falls, Tex., and Russell Carr of Chino-Don Lugo, Cal., are headed to UTEP.
# Super Prospect offensive lineman T-Bob Hebert of Norcross-Greater Atlanta Christian, Ga., is expected to announce on Monday (Oct. 30) among LSU, Florida and Georgia.
# Cincinnati has pledged defensive lineman Randy Martinez of Teaneck, NJ., over Rutgers, North Carolina, Temple and Duke.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Top 150 receiver Toney Clemons of New Kensington-Valley, Pa., has committed to the Michigan Wolverines. He also considered Cincinnati, Colorado, UConn, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee and West Virginia, among many others.
# Defensive lineman Lagrone Shields of Memphis-Ridgeway, Tenn., has picked Colorado after decommitting from Texas Tech.
# Super Prospect offensive lineman T-Bob Hebert of Norcross-Greater Atlanta Christian, Ga., is expected to announce on Monday (Oct. 30) among LSU, Florida and Georgia.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# One of the nation's top offensive line prospects, Ryan Miller of Littleton-Columbine, Colo., has chosen Colorado over Notre Dame. Among many others were Florida State, Miami-Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Southern California and Tennessee. The Buffs also gained runniing back PT Gates of San Diego-Marian Catholic, Cal/Saddleback CC, Cal.
# Tennessee has pledged defensive lineman/linebacker Rufus Williams of Titusville-Astronaut, Fla., over Alabama, Auburn, Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina State and West Virginia, among others.
# Oregon has a verbal from tight end David Paulson of Auburn/Auburn-Riverside, Wash.
# Defensive lineman William Brimfield of Neeses/Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, SC., has decommitted from North Carolina following the announcement of a coaching change.
# Defensive lineman Rob Trigg of Dayton/Chaminade-Julienne, Ohio, is headed to Cincinnati.
# Defensive back Richie Walls of Exton-Downington East, Pa., picked Temple.
Clem, Neb, LSU, Va, FSU, Syr, Mo, UTEP, NMSt, EMich
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Receiver Markish Jones of Spartanburg-Broome, SC., picked Clemson over Florida State, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and East Carolina, among others.
# Touted offensive lineman Ernest McCoy of Belle Glade-Glades Central, Fla., is expected to chose LSU over Auburn, Florida, Miami-Florida, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and South Florida.
# Defensive lineman Zane Parr of Williamsport, Pa., committed to Virginia.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Super Prospect offensive lineman Todd Huber of Palos Verdes Estates-Peninsula, Cal., has committed to California. He also considered Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State.
# Offensive lineman Kyle Nunn of Sumter, SC. decommitted from Virginia Tech. He is now considering South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
# UTEP has a commitment from offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele of Houston-Langham Creek, Tex.
Rutgers nabs top LB; Okla, USC, ASU, Tulsa, ECU, UTEP
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Top 150 linebacker Manny Abreu of Union City-Union Hill, NJ., committed to Rutgers over Boston College, Florida, Florida State and Michigan, among many others.
# Super Prospect offensive lineman Jason Hannan of Waxahachie, Tex., has chosen Oklahoma after decommitting from Oklahoma State.
# Defensive back/receiver Julian Carter of New Bern, NC; and defensive lineman Steven Baker of Rocky Mount-Northern Nash, NC., are headed to East Carolina.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Receiver Garrick Williams of DeSoto, Tex., committed to Texas A&M over Arizona, Arkansas, Baylor, Kansas, Colorado State and Wisconsin, among others.
# Indiana landed defensive lineman Kevin Burrus of Indianapolis-Ben Davis, Ind/Coffeyville CC, Kan.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Top 150 running back Enrique Davis of Lynn Haven-Mosley, Fla., has committed to Auburn over Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, North Carolina State and South Carolina, among many others.
# Offensive lineman Mike Iltis of Riverview, Fla., committed to Colorado.
*Class 2007 Signing Dates: Early Period (Dec 20, 2006-Jan 15, 2007); Late Period (Feb 7-Apr 1 2007)
# Two-sport standout Walter Hill of Gainesville-East Hall, Ga., who had committed to the Bulldogs for basketball, will now play receiver at Georgia. He does not plan to play both sports.
# Colorado has commitments from Super Prospect defensive lineman Conrad Obi of Loganville-Grayson, Ga., who had decommitted from Georgia; and quarterback Nick Nelson of Rancho Santa Margarita, Cal/Saddleback CC, Cal.
# Northwestern has a commitment from Super Prospect defensive back Jordan Mabin of Macedonia-Nordonia, Ohio.
# Louisville has a commitment from offensive lineman Zack Kiernan of Newport-Newport Catholic, Kty.
# Touted defensive lineman Conrad Obi of Loganville-Grayson, Ga., decommitted from Georgia. He is now considering Colorado, Alabama and Purdue.
# Top 150 receiver Greg Little of Durham-Hillside, NC., has announced his finalists as Notre Dame and North Carolina. Among many others were Southern California and Ohio State.
# Tennessee has a commitment from Super Prospect athlete Dennis Rogan of Knoxville-Fulton, Tenn.
# The USC Trojans pledged Class 2008 offensive lineman Matt Kalil of Anaheim-Servite, Cal.
# Purdue has a commitment from running back/receiver Malcolm Harris of Paterson-Paterson Catholic, NJ., over Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Minnesota.
# Minnesota has a commitment from running back Duane Bennett of Fairview Heights-O'Fallen Township, Ill.
# Florida has a commitment from defensive back Justin Grant of St. Augustine-Nease, Fla.
# Rutgers pledged linebacker/defensive lineman Al-Ghaffaar Lane of East Orange-Paterson Catholic, NJ.
# Despite published reports, defensive lineman William Brimfield of Neeses/Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, NC., denies reopening his commitment to North Carolina and also considering South Carolina.
# Nebraska has a commitment from Super Prospect linebacker/defensive lineman Jared Glover of Bixby, Okla., over Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.
# Pittsburgh pledged Super Prospect running back Xavier Stinson of Hollywood-Chaminade Madonna, Fla; and defensive lineman Tommie Duhart of Belle Glade-Glades Central, Fla/Butler CC, Kan/Coffeyville CC, Kan.
# Missouri has pledged defensive lineman Andy Maples of Lester-West Limestone, Ala/College of the Sequoias, Cal.
# One of the nation's top tight end prospects, Christian Ballard of Lawrence-Free State, Kan., has verballed to the Iowa Hawkeyes. Ballard, who decommitted from Kansas, also considered Michigan, Oklahoma, UCLA, Georgia, Arizona State and Kansas State, among others.
# California has a commitment from defensive/offensive lineman Justin Cheadle of Bakersfield, Cal., over Arizona State and Stanford, among others.
# Texas Tech pledged defensive lineman Lagrone Shields of Memphis-Ridgeway, Tenn., over Colorado and Mississippi.
# Arkansas has a commitment from Super Prospect tight end David Williams of Little Rock-Central Arkansas Christian, Ark., over Oklahoma State, among many others.
# Boise State has commitments from linebacker Dan Paul of Gresham-Barlow, Ore., according to OregonPreps.Com; and quarterback Kellen Moore of Prosser, Wash., according to WashingtonPreps.Com.
# Auburn has a commitment from kicker Wes Byrum of Fort Lauderdale-St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.
# Missouri has pledges from defensive lineman/runnng back Sherman Golden of Affton, Mo; and defensive lineman Jason Townson of St. Louis-Hazelwood East, Mo/Butler CC, Kan/College of the Sequoias, Cal.
# West Virginia gained a Class 2008 commitment from offensive lineman Josh Jenkins of Parkersburg, WVa.
# Iowa State has a commitment from running back Jamicah Bass of Longwood-Lyman, Fla/El Camino CC, Cal.
# Ohio State pledged one of the nation's top defensive back prospects in Eugene Clifford of Cincinnati-Colerain, Ohio, over Michigan, Miami-Florida, Florida, Florida State and Tennessee.
# Tennessee pledged Super Prospect defensive back Deshaun Barnes of Tallahassee-Lincoln, Fla., over Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Clemson, LSU and UCLA.
# Auburn has a commitment from Super Prospect defensive lineman Tim Lamb of Tallahassee-Lincoln, Fla., over Alabama, Clemson, Miami-Florida, Louisville, Nebraska, Tennessee, North Carolina State and Mississippi State.
# Mississippi landed touted 6-6 receiver AJ Jackson of College of the Sequoias, Cal.
# Vanderbilt pledged Super Prospect linebacker John Stokes of Memphis-University, Tenn., over Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Memphis, Michigan, Mississippi, Stanford, Tennessee, Virginia and Wake Forest.
# Top 150 defensive back Gary Gray of Columbia-Richland Northeast, SC., has picked Notre Dame over South Carolina. Among many others were Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina State.
# Duke pledged tight end/defensive lineman Danny Parker of Wheaton-Our Lady of Good Counsel, Md.
# Top 150 defensive lineman/linebacker Michael Keck of Harrisonville, Mo., has announced for Missouri over Arkansas. Among many others were Colorado, Kansas, Wisconsin, Alabama, Iowa and Kansas State.
# Super Prospect running back Shawnbrey McNeal of Dallas-Madison, Tex., has committed to Texas A&M over Nebraska and Oklahoma State. Among many others were Florida, Kansas, Kansas State, Mississippi and TCU.
# West Virginia pledged receiver Kyrus Lanxter of Alcoa, Tenn. The Mountaineers recently added a commitment from receiver Andrew Harris of St. Petersburg-Catholic, Fla.
# Georgia Tech has a commitment from Top 150 quarterback Josh Nesbitt of Greensboro-Greene County, Ga., over Auburn, South Carolina and Florida, among many others.
# Top 150 receiver Ahmad Paige of Sterlington, La., has picked Florida State over LSU. Among others were Florida, Georgia, Miami-Florida, Southern California, Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas.
# Top 150 quarterback Cameron Newton of Atlanta-Westlake, Ga., has committed to Florida over Oklahoma, LSU and Mississippi State, among many others.
# Super Prospect receiver Mark Dell of Farmington Hills-Harrison, Mich., chose Michigan State over Purdue, Iowa and Wisconsin.
# Top 150 defensive lineman Richetti Jones of Dallas-Lincoln, Tex., committed to Oklahoma State over Florida, Florida State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M, among many others.
# Oklahoma pledged offensive lineman Kody Cooke of Enid, Okla., who decommitted from Texas Tech.
# Super Prospect defensive back Devon Torrence of Canton-South, Ohio, committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes over Arizona State, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Illinois and Penn State, among many others.
# Nebraska has a commitment from Class 2007 running back Quentin Castille of LaPorte, Tex; and Class 2008 offensive lineman Baker Steinkuhler of Lincoln-Southwest, Neb.
# Missouri has a commitment from defensive lineman Terrell Resonno of Jefferson City, Mo., over Illinois.
# Top 150 running back Jonathan Dwyer of Marietta-Kell, Ga; and Top 150 offensive lineman Nick Claytor of Gainesville, Ga., have both committed to Georgia Tech. Dwyer picked GT over Georgia, Florida and Florida State. Claytor also considered Auburn, Florida State, LSU and Ohio State.
# LSU has a commitment from kicker Josh Jasper of Memphis-Ridgeway, Tenn.
# Super Prospect tight end Aron White of Columbia-Rock Bridge, Mo., has picked the Georgia Bulldogs over Arizona State and Missouri. Among others were Iowa, California, Clemson, Kansas State and Nebraska.
QB Bomar to San Houston State; Horns get DL; Akron, MissSt, Vand, NIll
# Dismissed Oklahoma quarterback Rhett Bomar of Grand Prairie, Tex., has enrolled at Division I-AA Sam Houston State, where he doesn't have to sit out a year but still must wait for NCAA eligibility clearance. Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn were dismissed by the Sooners for violating NCAA work rules by accepting payment for more work than they performed at a car dealership. Bomar could play for the Bearkats this season after a review by the NCAA reinstatement committee. Players transferring between Division I-A schools must sit out one year. Bomar, who set an Oklahoma freshman passing record with 2,018 yards last season, has has three years of eligibility remaining. Quinn, who also has three years of eligibility remaining, will attend Division I-AA Montana.
# The Texas Longhorns pledged Super Prospect defensive lineman Sam Acho of Dallas-St. Mark's, Tex.
# Akron has a commitment from quarterback Matt Rodgers of Pittsburgh/Seton-Hall, Pa.
WR Hemingway to Mich; Rouse to UTEP; Pur, Md, NCSt, Rut
# Top 150 receiver Junior Hemingway of Conway, SC., has chosen Michigan over South Carolina, Florida, Miami-Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio State. Among many others were Clemson and Florida State.
# Quarterback Justin Siller of Orchard Lake-St. Mary's, Mich., has committed to Purdue over Louisville, Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
# Touted receiver Fred Rouse of Tallahassee-Lincoln, Fla., who was dismissed by Florida State in January following his freshman season, has transfered to UTEPPosted by Bill Hodge at 08:17 AM|Permalink
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August 23, 2006
QB Keller to Huskers; Cal
# Arizona State senior quarterback Sam Keller of Danville-San Ramon Valley, Cal., who was named the starting quarterback by head coach Dirk Koetter during pre-season practice only to lose the job to sophomore Rudy Carpenter two days later, has transfered to Nebraska . Keller, who started seven games for ASU last season before breaking his thumb, will redshirt and have one season remaining. Keller was one of the top-rated passers in Division I-A in 2005 before he was hurt, completing 58 percent of his passes for 2,165 yards with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Carpenter rallied the Sun Devils to a 4-1 record in their last five games last season and was named MVP of Arizona State's 45-40 victory over Rutgers in the Insight Bowl. He led Division I-A in pass efficiency by completing 68 percent of his passes for 2,273 yards with 17 touchdowns and only two interceptions. Koetter announced Keller would be the team's starting quarterback, but then abruptly reversed his decision after meeting with the school's athletic director and a group of team leaders.
# Running back Brandon Jackson of Eugene-Marist, Ore., has committed to California over Oregon, Boston College, Oregon State, Washington and Boise State.
# Tennessee picked up a verbal from Super Prospect defensive back CJ Fleming of Highland Springs, Va., over Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia, among many others.
# Arizona State senior quarterback Sam Keller, who was named the starting quarterback on Friday only to lose the job to sophomore Rudy Carpenter two days later, may transfer to Nebraska. Keller, who started seven games for ASU last season before breaking his thumb, would have to redshirt and would have one season remaining. Keller was one of the top-rated passers in Division I-A in 2005 before he was hurt, completing 58 percent of his passes for 2,165 yards with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Carpenter rallied the Sun Devils to a 4-1 record in their last five games last season and was named MVP of Arizona State's 45-40 victory over Rutgers in the Insight Bowl. He led Division I-A in pass efficiency by completing 68 percent of his passes for 2,273 yards with 17 touchdowns and only two interceptions. Koetter announced Keller would be the team's starting quarterback, but then abruptly reversed his decision after meeting with the school's athletic director and a group of team leaders.
# Running back Michael Houston of Denver-Montbello, Colo., has transfered from Texas to Washington. He played in two games as a freshman tailback for the national champion Longhorns last season.
# Linebacker Hunter Ovens of Sarasota-Cardinal Mooney, Fla., re-committed to Virginia Tech. Ovens had pledged to the Hokies earlier this month before withdrawing the commitment shortly afterwards.
# Colorado gained a commitment from offensive lineman Adam Tello of Norco, Cal.
# The Florida Gators have a commitment from one of the nation's top defensive linemen in Torrey Davis of Seffner-Armwood, Fla., over Florida State. Among many others were Southern Caliifornia, Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and West Virginia.
# Michigan has a commitment from athlete Marquis Maze of Birmingham-Tarrant, Ala.
# Mississippi State picked up its 22nd commitment in athlete Marcus Green of DeKalb-Kemper County, Miss., over Mississippi and Southern Mississippi.
# West Virginia has a commitment from athlete PJ Shirdan of Drexel Hill-Monsignor Bonner, Pa.
# Virginia Tech has a commitment from athlete DJ Thomas of Ashland-Patrick Henry, Va. He is expected to attend prep school after his senior season and become part of Class 2008.
# South Florida has a commitment from defensive lineman Kevin Dixon of Sebring, Fla/Garden City CC, Kan.
# Super Prospect linebacker Brian Smith of Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas, Kan., has committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes over Kansas State. Among others were Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Arizona State, Kansas and Texas Tech.
# West Virginia has pledged offensive lineman Rodney Hudson of Mobile-Rain, Ala., over Clemson and Mississippi.
# Purdue added a pledge from linebacker Ben Duvall of Owensboro-Apollo, Kty.
# Maryland gained a pledge from defensive back Trenton Hughes of Virginia Beach-Kempsville, Va.
# Akron added Class 2006 defensive back Ryan Brinson of Canton-McKinley, Ohio/Hargrave MA, Va., who had signed with West Virginia, but did not meet academic standards for enrollment.
# UCLA has pledged Super Prospect linebacker/defensive lineman Akeem Ayers of Los Angeles-Verbum Dei, Cal., over Arizona, California, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington State, Mississippi and San Diego State.
# Penn State has a commitment from offensive lineman Quinn Barham of Durham-Hillside, NC.
# Louisville has a commitment from Super Prospect quarterback Matt Simms of Ramsey-Don Bosco Prep, NJ. Simms is the son of former NFL star quarterback Phil Simms and the brother of current Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms.
# South Florida gained a commitment from quarterback Alton Voss of New Port Richey-Gulf, Fla.
# Baylor has a commitment from linebacker Dominique Buchanan of Gilmer, Tex., over Oklahoma State, Mississippi State and Kansas State.
# Touted backup quarterback Harrison Beck of Clearwater-Countryside, Fla., is transfering from Nebraska to North Carolina State. Beck's mother had told Husker media outlets that her son was frustrated playing behind starter Zac Taylor and Joe Ganz. Beck played in two games during 2005 as a true freshman, completing one of 10 passes for 21 yards with an interception.
# California has a commitment from Super Prospect running back Shane Vereen of Valencia, Cal., over USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon, Stanford, Duke, Nebraska, Colorado, Mississippi and UNLV, among others.
# Georgia gained a commitment from Super Prospect defensive back Israel Troupe of Tifton-Tift County, Ga., over Clemson, Florida, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and South Carolina.
# Auburn gained a commitment from Super Prospect defensive back Ryan Williams of Mobile-Rain, Ala., over Alabama, Clemson, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi and West Virginia.
# Louisville has pledged offensive lineman Brad Durham of Mount Vernon-Rockcastle County, Kty.
FSU, Bucks, Fla, OklaSt, Hou, UTEP, NIll, Utah, ECU, Tem
# Florida State gained a commitment from Top 150 defensive back Dionte Allen of Orchard Lake-St. Mary's, Mich., over Miami-Florida, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Southern California, among many others.
# Ohio State has pledged Super Prospect receiver Taurian Washington of Orchard Lake-St. Mary's, Mich., over Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois and Penn State, among others.
# Florida pledged Super Prospect athlete John Jones of Sarasota-Booker, Fla.
# Defensive lineman Jeff Boyd of Indianapolis-Warren Central, Ind., has decommitted from Kentucky.
# Duke has pledges from receiver/defensive back Josh Trezvant of Morrilton, Ark; and linebacker/defensive lineman Adam Banks of Asheville-AC Reynolds, NC.
Huskers, TT, A&M, Ind, Ark, Pitt, WashSt, Tem, Mia-O
# Touted backup quarterback Harrison Beck of Clearwater-Countryside, Fla., is leaving Nebraska, head coach Bill Callahan announced. "It was Harrison's decision," Callahan said. After missing practices Saturday and Sunday, Beck met with Callahan who would not go into details on their conversation. Beck's mother told Husker media outlets that her son was frustrated playing behind starter Zac Taylor and Joe Ganz. Beck played in two games during 2005 as a true freshman, completing 1 of 10 passes for 21 yards with an interception.
# Texas Tech gained quarterback Derek Shaw of Oceanside, Cal., who is transfering from Arizona State as a walk-on. Shaw, highly-touted in Class 2005, was once committed to Miami-Florida as a prep.
# Texas A&M has pledged defensive lineman Ben Bass of Plano-West, Tex., over Oklahoma, among many others.
# The Iowa Hawkeyes have a pledge from Super Prospect linebacker Kevin Rouse of Joliet-Catholic Academy, Ill., over Wisconsin, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, North Carolina State and Iowa State, among others.
# Mississippi State has commitments from Super Prospect offensive lineman Derek Sherrod of Columbus-Caledonia, Miss; and offensive lineman/tight end/defensive lineman Colton Jenkins of Winona, Miss.
# Virginia has a commitment from tight end Andrew Devlin of Pittsburgh-Mt. Lebanon, Pa., over Boston College, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.
# Wisconsin has a commitment from tight end Patrick Butrym of Waukesha-Memorial Catholic, Wis.
# Baylor has its 24th commitment in defensive back Vincent Butler of New Mexico Military Institute, NM. Recent commitment defensive linemen Adrian Campbell of Richardson-Berkner, Tex., has reopened his recruitment.
# Arkansas has a commitment from linebacker/defensive back Freddy Burton of Morrilton, Ark.
# Utah has commitments from defensive back Josh Broughton of Walnut, Cal/Citrus CC, Cal; and tight end/receiver Dallin Rogers of El Dorado-Union Mine, Cal.
# Buffalo signed three additional Class 2006 prospects for this upcoming season, including linebacker David Hubbard of Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda, Cal, Cal/Citrus CC, Cal; defensive back Chris Storr of Southfield, Mich; and kicker Taylor Packwood of Mesquite-Bishop Lynch, Tex.
# Defensive back Vance Cuff of Moultrie-Colquitt County, Ga., has committed to Georgia over Auburn, Florida, Ohio State and Illinois, among others.
# Defensive/offensive lineman Anthony Mihota of Fredericksburg-Massaponax, Va., has chosen Virginia.
# Touted Class 2006 defensive lineman Chris Lews of Fresno-Clovis West, Cal., has been granted a requested release due to family illness by Miami-Florida. He is expected to join Fresno State.
# Offensive lineman Caleb Ruch of Quakerstown, Pa., has verballed to Rutgers.
# Tight end Colby Prince of Albany-West Albany, Ore., picked Oregon State, according to OregonPreps.Com.
# Top 150 offensive lineman David Molk of Lemont, Ill., has committed to Michigan over Iowa, Wisconsin and West Virginia, among many others.
# Tight end Brian Linthicum of Charlottesville-St. Anne's-Belfield, Va., has announced for Clemson over California, among others.
# The Iowa Hawkeyes have a commitment from defensive back/receiver Tyler Sash of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
# Illinois has added highly-touted defensive lineman Melvin Alaeze of Randallstown, Md/Hargrave MA, Va., for this upcoming season. He had committed to Maryland, but had his offer revoked due to off-field concerns.
# Offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk of New Iberia-Catholic, La., has committed to LSU.
# Oklahoma has a Class 2007 commitment from huge offensive lineman Phil Loadholt of Fort Carson-Fountain, Colo/Garden City CC, Kan., who signed with LSU in Class 2006, but did not qualify and is returning to junior college.
# Maryland has a commitment from running back/tight end Taylor Watson of Gwynn Park-Brandywine, Md.
# Purdue has a commitment from defensive lineman Ryan Kerrigan of Muncie-Central, Ind.
# Maryland has commitments from linebacker/tight end Derek Drummond of Pomfret-McDonough, Md; and offensive lineman Tyler Bowen of Helena-Telfair County, Ga.
# Tight end Max Dedmond of Evansville-Central, Ind., has committed to the Indiana Hoosiers over Purdue and Vanderbilt, among others.
OL Wilson picks Trojans over Irish; Md, VT, Vand, Tenn, ECU
# One of the nation's top offensive line prospects, James Wilson of St. Augustine-Nease, Fla., has announced for the USC Trojans over Notre Dame. Among many others were Alabama, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Miami-Florida and Ohio State.
# Top 150 receiver/tight end Lansford Watson of Brooklyn-Lincoln, NY., has chosen Maryland over North Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Miami-Florida, Southern California, Penn State, Boston College and Rutgers.
# Virginia Tech now has 23 commitments, including linebacker Barquell Rivers of Wadesboro-Anson, NC; defensive lineman Courtney Prince of Brandywine-Gwynn Park, Md; and linebacker Hunter Ovens of Sarasota-Cardinal Mooney, Fla.
# Virginia Tech has 20 commitments, including offensive lineman Khalil Latif of Midlothian-Manchester, Va; defensive back Alonzo Tweedy of Richmond-Hermitage, Va; and tight end Rhett Ellison of Mountain View-St. Francis, Cal.
# Michigan State pledged offensive lineman Jack Cornell of Quincy-Notre Dame, Ill., over Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Purdue and Vanderbilt.
# Offensive lineman Stephen St. John of Irmo-Dutch Fork, SC., has committed to Maryland. The Terps now have eight verbals.
# Linebacker Chad Battles of Newport News-Heritage, Va., and defensive lineman/tight end Lamar Middleton of Newark-Shabazz, N.J., have chosen Syracuse.
# Receiver John Keye of Jackson, Ga., picked Kentucky over Louisville.
# Tight end/offensive lineman Dante Pinchback of Irving, Tex., committed to Kansas State over Missouri, among others.
# One of the nation's top offensive line prospects, James Wilson of St. Augustine-Nease, Fla., is set to announce on Tuesday (Aug 1) between the USC Trojans and Notre Dame. Among many others were Alabama, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Miami-Florida and Ohio State.
# Defensive back/receiver Devon Wallace of Graham-Southern Alamance, NC., has committed to East Carolina.
# Super Prospect defensive lineman Neland Ball of Jackson, Ga., has committed to Georgia over Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Oklahoma State, South Carolina and Kentucky.
# Linebacker Casey Matthews of Westlake Village-Oaks Christian, Cal., has committed to the Oregon Ducks over California and Georgia Tech, among others. He is the son of former USC and NFL standout linebacker Clay Matthews.
# Syracuse has a commitment from quarterback David Legree of Brooklyn-South Shore, NY.
# Super Prospect linebacker Andrew Dailey of Massillon-Washington, Ohio, has chosen Penn State over Florida, Nebraska, Illinois, Purdue and Syracuse. The Nittany Lions have 10 commitments.
# Mississippi has a commitment from linebacker Isaiah Smith of Columbia, Tenn., over Tennessee.
# Super Prospect defensive lineman Mike Ebbitt of Westlake Village-Oaks Christian, Cal., has chosen Texas A&M over Arizona, Colorado, Miami-Florida, Arizona State, Oregon, Virginia, Oregon State and Tennessee.
# Virginia Tech has commitments from offensive linemen Jaymes Brooks of Newport News-Denbigh, Va., over Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Tennessee; and Kyle Nunn of Sumter, SC., over North Carolina and North Carolina State.
# Baylor has 24 commitments, including defensive linemen Adrian Campbell of Richardson-Berkner, Tex; and Zac Scotten of Houston-Cypress Creek, Tex.
# Texas Tech has a verbal from quarterback Stefan Loucks of Little Rock-Pulaski Academy, Ark., over California and Missouri, among others. He passed for 4182 yards and 43 touchdowns as a junior.
# North Carolina has a verbal from offensive lineman Mike Dykes of Pittsburgh-Woodland Hills, Pa.
# Top 150 defensive back Chris Culliver of Garner, NC., has decommitted from North Carolina State. The Wolfpack gained a verbal from defensive back Justin Byers of Charlotte-Vance, NC.
# Senior quarterback Allen Webb of Denver-Chatfield, Colo/Indiana is transfering from Kansas State to Texas College (NAIA). He played in eight games and started five last season.
Top DL to Gamecocks over Clemson; Stan, NW, UCF, SMU, Wyo
# Top 150 defensive lineman Travian Robertson of Laurinburg-Scotland County, NC., has announced for South Carolina over Clemson. Among many others were North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
# Stanford has pledged offensive lineman Tyler Mabry of San Diego-Francis Parker, Cal., over such programs as Arizona, Arizona State, Duke, Northwestern, Oregon, Washington, San Diego State and Utah.
# Virginia Tech has verbals from tight end/offensive lineman Greg Nosal of Virginia Beach-Kellam, Va; and defensive lineman Justin Young of Germantown-Northwest, Md.
# Florida has gained a verbal from Top 150 athlete Joe Haden of Fort Washington-Friendly, Md., over Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Georgia, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Tennessee, among others. The Gators also pledged offensive lineman Linval Joseph of Alachua-Santa Fe, Fla.
# Super Prospect tight end Billy Chavis of Beaumont-Westbrook, Tex., picked Baylor. The Bears now have 20 commitments.
# Super Prospect receiver DJ Donley of Folkston-Charlton County, Ga., announced for Georgia Tech.
# Maryland has defensive lineman Ian Davidson of Alexandria-St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School, Va.
# Baylor gained offensive lineman John Jones of Cedar Hill, Tex.
# Defensive back Tejay Johnson of Garland-South Garland, Tex., announced for TCU.
# Defensive tackle Julian Riley of St. Petersburg-Lakewood, Fla., has been granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA, allowing the transfer from Florida to play immediately this fall for South Florida. Riley transferred in January and, under NCAA guidelines, would have had to redshirt. His mother, Pauline, has lupus and the NCAA can waive the rule in instances of a family illness.
QB Tyrod Taylor to VT; A&M, NC, Pur, TCU, Kty, WF, Conn
# One of the nation's top quarterback prospects, Tyrod Taylor of Hampton, Va., has announced for Virginia Tech over Florida. Among many others were North Carolina State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Penn State.
# North Carolina has gained a pledge from offensive lineman Cameron Holland of Pittsburgh-Perry Traditional, Pa., over Pittsburgh.
# Texas A&M has its 12th commitment in tight end Frank Avery of Galveston-Ball, Tex.
# Purdue signed defensive back Terrell Vinson of Irvine, Cal/Wyoming/Saddleback CC, Cal., for this upcoming season.
# Defensive back Jeremy Kerley of Hutto, Tex., has announced for TCU.
# Kentucky has gained a pledge from receiver/defensive back Duran Jefferson of Covington-Holmes, Kty.
# Top 150 defensive back Marcus Gilchrist of High Point-Andrews, NC., has announced for Clemson over Georgia, Notre Dame and North Carolina. He also considered Florida, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina State, among many others.
# Georgia Tech has gained a pledge from Top 150 defensive lineman Jacoby Monroe of Jacksonville-Sandalwood, Fla., over Florida State, Florida and Miami-Florida, among many others.
# Texas A&M added defensive back Will Harris of Lakewood, Ohio/Solano CC, Cal., for this upcoming season.
# Marshall gained a pledge from quarterback Chris Smith of South Point, Ohio.
QB Gray to Ga; Aub, Bucks, PSU, NC, Duke, Minn, Bay, UTEP, Lou
# Top 150 quarterback Logan Gray of Columbia-Rock Bridge, Mo., has chosen the Georgia Bulldogs over Missouri, Florida and Auburn. He passed for 2169 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior.
# Linebacker Eltoro Freeman of Alexander City-Benjamin Russell, Ala., is headed to Auburn over Clemson, LSU, Louisville, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Georgia Tech and Tennessee, among others.
# Ohio State gained a pledge from offensive lineman Evan Blankenship of Monaca-Center Area, Pa., over Pittsburgh.
# Football/basketball standout Josh Chichester of of West Chester-Lakota West, Ohio, who signed with Louisville, did not qualify and will attend Cincinnati-Harmony Community School, Ohio, for a semester. He expects to join the Cardinals in January and still have four years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-8 receiver/forward initially committed to Ohio State, but the Buckeyes pulled their offer due to qualifying concerns.
# Ohio State running back Erik Haw of Columbus-Independence, Ohio, says he will transfer to Jackson State, a Division I-AA school. Haw, a 6-1, 212-pound sophomore who has three years of eligibility remaining, played in four games and rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown last season for the Buckeyes. Haw said he picked the Tigers over UCLA, Arizona State, Rutgers and West Virginia. By transferring to Jackson State, he is eligible to play immediately instead of having to redshirt if he went to another Division I-A school.
# Super Prospect quarterback G.J. Kinne of Gilmer, Tex., who passed for 4255 yards and 42 touchdowns as a junior, has committed to Baylor over Florida. Among others were Tennessee and Texas A&M.
# North Carolina gained a pledge from offensive lineman Lamar Milstead of Washington, DC-Coolidge. The Heels now have 10 commitments.
# Top 150 defensive back Gary Gray of Columbia-Richland Northeast, SC., has reopened his commitment to South Carolina. He is now also considering Notre Dame.
# Running back/defensive lineman Nate Schiccatano of Coal Township-Southern Columbia, Pa., a graduate of Notre Dame who was on the Irish roster for three seasons, intends to play for Temple during 2006, contingent on his being accepted to its graduate school. A new NCAA rule gives athletes who have graduated with eligibility remaining the right to play at another school if they are in graduate school. He played in two games for the Irish during 2005.
# Penn State has a commitment from Super Prospect defensive lineman Kevion Latham of Greensboro-Page, NC., over Boston College, California, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Georgia Tech, Duke, Oregon, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest, among others.
# Illinois pledged quarterback Clint Brewster of Denver-Mullen, Colo. His father, Tim, was a tight end for the Illini.
# The Michigan Wolverines have their 9th commitment in tight end Steve Watson of Denver-Mullen, Colo., over Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, California, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, UCLA, USC and Washington, among others.
# The Ohio State Buckeyes have commitments from running back Daniel Herron of Warren-Harding, Ohio, over Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois; and receiver Dane Sanzenbacher of Toledo-Central Catholic, Ohio, over Iowa, among others.
# Alabama pledged defensive linemen Alfred McCollough of Athens, Ala., over Clemson, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Southern Mississippi; and Kourtnei Brown of Charlotte-Victory Christian, NC.
# Virginia Tech added tight end Chris Drager of Clairton-Thomas Jefferson, Pa. over Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Maryland, Stanford, and Vanderbilt, among others.
# Boston College pledged 240-pound running back Devon Ramsay of Red Bank-Lawrenceville Prep, NJ; and offensive lineman Nick Schepis of Cuyahoga Falls-Walsh Jesuit, Ohio.
# Iowa State has a commitment from running back Maurice Greer of Denver-Mullen, Col/Garden City CC, Kan., who originally signed with Colorado as a prep.
# The Iowa Hawkeyes have a commitment from quarterback Marvin McNutt of Florissant-Hazelwood Central, Mo., over Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, Kansas and Kansas State.
# Georgia pledged offensive/defensive lineman Clint Boling of Alpharetta-Chattahoochee, Ga.
# Virginia Tech has commitments from defensive lineman Kwamaine Battle of Bailey-Southern Nash, NC; receiver
Patrick Terry of South Boston-Halifax County, Va; and tight end/defensive lineman Andrew Lanier of Spartanburg-Dorman, SC.
# Arkansas collected its 8th verbal in offensive lineman Grant Cook of Jonesboro, Ark., over Missouri and Oklahoma State.
# Class 2006 receiver Jamar Howard of Cincinnati-Withrow, Ohio, who signed with Minnesota, but was not admitted by school officials, is now headed to Cincinnati. An NCAA qualifier, he was also sought by Kentucky and Illinois.
# Clemson has its 10th commitment in offensive lineman Mason Cloy of Columbia-Spring Valley, SC.
# Virginia Tech has a commitment from offensive lineman Blake DeChristopher of Midlothian-Clover Hill, Va., over Virginia, Maryland, Ohio State, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
# Tennessee has pledged defensive back Art Evans of Lakeland-Victory Christian, Fla.
# Washington has a commitment from quarterback Ronnie Fouch of Redlands-East Valley, Cal.
# Defensive back Ryan Smith (5-10 175) of LaPuente-Bishop Amat, Cal., who was named freshman All-America on Utah's undefeated team in 2004 under coach Urban Meyer, is transfering to Florida. Smith, who will graduate from Utah in two weeks, plans to attend graduate school at Florida and will be eligible to play for Meyer with the Gators in 2006 under a new NCAA rule that allows a player with eligibility left to transfer without having to redshirt if he has earned his degree. Smith redshirted as a freshman and played two years at Utah so he has two years of eligibility remaining.
# Touted defensive lineman Nick Jenkins of Wheaton-Good Counsel, Md., has committed to Virginia over Boston College, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Penn State, among many others.
# Georgia Tech has pledged quarterback Steven Threet of Adrian, Mich., over Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina State, Stanford and Wisconsin, among others.
# UConn gained quarterback Cody Endres of Washington-Trinity, Pa; offensive lineman Gary Bardzak of Pottsville, Pa; and linebacker CJ Marck of Fairless Hills-Pennsbury, Pa.
# Baylor has its 16th verbal in defensive lineman Jacody Coleman of Beaumont-Westbrook, Tex.
# UTEP landed defensive lineman Odrick Ray of Athens, Tex.
# Pittsburgh has pledges from offensive lineman Dan Matha of Erie-McDowell, Pa.; offensive lineman Greg Gaskins of York-William Penn, Pa; and tight end Nick Krupa of Lantana-Santaluces, Fla.
# Illinois has pledged offensive/defensive lineman Mike Garrity of Batavia, Ill.
# Notre Dame has its 8th commitment in offensive lineman Andrew Nuss of Ashburn-Stone Bridge, Va., over Boston College, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, North Carolina State and Purdue, among others.
# The Auburn Tigers have pledged offensive lineman Ryan Pugh of Hoover, Ala., over LSU, Tennessee and Clemson, among others.
# Defensive lineman Myles Caragein of Pittsburgh-Keystone Oaks, Pa., has committed to Pittsburgh.
# The Nebraska Cornhuskers have pledged quarterback Patrick Witt of Wylie, Tex., over Baylor, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin and Texas Tech, among others; and defensive back Anthony Blue of Cedar Hill, Tex.
# Penn State has a pledge from Top 150 receiver/defensive back Nick Sukay of Greensburg-Central Catholic, Pa., over Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, among many others.
# Freshman defensive lineman Raymond Henderson of Oak Creek, Wis., who was dismissed by Tennessee for off-field problems, will transfer to Minnesota.
# Purdue has a pledge from running back Dan Dierking of Wheaton-South, Ill. His father Scott stared for the Boilermakers.
# Indiana has pledges from linebacker Dane Conwell of Upper Saint Clair, Pa; and defensive back Sidney Glover of Warren-Harding, Ohio.
# Baylor has pledges from offensive lineman Courtney Green of Corsicana, Tex; offensive lineman Anthony Morgan of Lancaster, Tex; defensive back/receiver Greg Stewart of Corsicana, Tex; and defensive back Loyce Means of Houston-Madison, Tex.
# Temple has pledges from running back Kitt Anderson of Langhorne-Neshaminy, Pa; and quarterback Chester Stewart of Hyattsville-DeMatha, Md. The Owls signed defensive back/quarterback Adam DiMichele of McKees Rocks/Sto-Rox, Pa., who originally picked PSU for football in Class 2004, but then chose junior college baseball.
Ryan Houston to Heels; MissSt, Pur, MichSt, Minn, NW, Pitt, Rut, OklaSt, BYU, Wyo, BoiseSt
# Top 150 running back Ryan Houston, a 245-pound prospect from Matthews-Butler, NC., has chosen North Carolina over Miami-Florida, Clemson and Florida. Among many others were Penn State, Tennessee, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Virginia Tech. He rushed for 1914 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior.
# Mississippi State has a pledge from running back Lee Chambers of Coffeeville, Miss. The Bulldogs now have 17 commitments.
# Purdue added pledges from defensive lineman Nick Mondek of Naperville-Central, Ill; and tight end Colton McKey of The Woodlands, Tex.
# BYU has 17 commitments, including tight end/athlete Kaneakua Friel of Honolulu-Kamehamaha Secondary, Hawaii; tight end/defensive lineman Braden Brown of Salt Lake City-Highland, Utah; linebacker Aveni Leung-Wai of Grossmont CC, Cal; and defensive lineman Star Lotulelei of South Jordan-Bingham, Utah.
Tex, Ariz, Cal, Ore, OklaSt, Bay, Colo, Kan, Miss, Ohio
# The Texas Longhorns have their 22nd commitment in Super Prospect tight end Blaine Irby of Ventura-St. Bonaventure, Cal., over Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, USC, Oregon, California, Michigan, Florida State, Miami-Florida and Northwestern, among others.
# Michigan has pledges from receiver James Rogers of Madison Heights-Lamphere, Mich; and defensive back Troy Woolfolk of Sugarland-Fort Bend Dulles, Tex., who is the son of former Wolverine star Butch Woolfolk.
# Alabama has a commitment from Top 150 linebacker Rolando McClain of Decatur, Ala., over Auburn, among many others.
# Florida has its 6th Class 2007 commitment from Lakeland-Lakeland High School, Fla., in defensive back Steven Wilks.
# Purdue gained a commitment from receiver Derrick Sherman of Cincinnati-Withrow, Ohio.
# Oregon State pledged quarterback Jake Gelakoska of Mill Creek-Jackson, Wash. The
Beavers signed Class 2006 quarterback Lyle Moevao of Torrance, Cal/El Camino CC, Cal., for this upcoming season over Nebraska.
# Missouri has a commitment from defensive lineman Tyler Crane of Allen, Tex.
Trojans, Fla, LSU, Cal, MissSt, Mo, Syr, WVa, Mar, Rice
# The USC Trojans pledged Top 150 defensive back Marshall Jones of Westlake Village-Oaks Christian, Cal., over Arizona, Colorado, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, Nebraska and Tennessee, among many others.
# Tennessee pledged running back/defensive back Daryl Vereen of Huntersville-North Mecklenburg, NC., over South Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke; and defensive back Alonzo Winfield of Winston-Salem/Carver, NC., over South Carolina.
# Pittsburgh pledged receiver/defensive back Dom DeCicco of Jefferson Hills-Thomas Jefferson, Pa.
# Clemson pledged touted linebacker/defensive back Scotty Cooper of Lake City, SC., over Kentucky, Michigan, LSU, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Penn State, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Tennessee, among others.
# Alabama pledged defensive lineman Alex Watkins of Brownsville-Haywood, Tenn.
# Arkansas has its sixth commitment in offensive lineman Wade Grayson of Harrison, Ark.
# One of the nation's top running back prospects, Marc Tyler of Westlake Village-Oaks Christian, Cal., has pledged to the USC Trojans over Notre Dame, UCLA, Washington, California, Arizona, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, Oregon State and Tennessee, among many others. He rushed for 2196 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior.
# West Virginia pledged quarterback/athlete Brandon Hogan of Manassas-Osbourn, Va. Defensive back/running back Darryl Robinson of Philadelphia-Northeast Catholic, Pa., has decommitted from West Virginia.
# Defensive back/running back Jared Williams of Pittsburgh-Perry, Pa., has decommitted from Pittsburgh.
# Rutgers pledged defensive/offensive lineman Keith Newell of Trenton-Central, NJ.
# BYU has a commitment from running back JJ DiLuigi of Canyon Country-Canyon, Cal.
# Kansas State has a commitment from linebacker Brandon Walls of Irving, Tex., over Arkansas, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Texas A&M and Wisconsin, among others.
# The USC Trojans pledged defensive lineman/tight end/offensive lineman Michael Reardon of Villa Park-Orange Lutheran, Cal., over Notre Dame and Stanford, among many others.
# Auburn pledged offensive lineman Chaz Ramsey of Madison-Madison Central, Miss., over Florida State, Michigan, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee and South Carolina, among others.
# Alabama has pledges from linebacker Jennings Hester of Atlanta-Marist, Ga; defensive back Sherod Murdock of Tampa-Middleton, Fla; and offensive lineman William Vlachos of Birmingham-Mountain Brook, Ala.
# Penn State has its 4th commitment in receiver/tight end Jon Ditto of Monroeville-Gateway, Pa., over Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Minnesota and Maryland, among many others.
# Oklahoma has its fifth commitment in defensive back Desmond Jackson of Sequin, Tex., over Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Arizona and Arkansas.
# Nebraska has a commitment from defensive/offensive lineman Jared Crick of Cozad, Neb.
# Missouri has a commitment from linebacker Andrew Gachkar of Overland Park-Blue Valley West, Kan.
# BYU pledged offensive lineman Levi Mack of Thatcher, Ariz/Mission/Eastern Arizona CC, Ariz., over Michigan State, Texas Tech and Arizona State, among others.
# Top 150 defensive lineman Justin Trattou of Ramsey-Don Bosco Prep, NJ., has announced for Notre Dame over Penn State and Ohio State, among others.
# Top 150 running back Brian Maddox of Anderson-TL Hanna, SC., has picked South Carolina over North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida and Florida State, among many others.
# LSU has a verbal from touted tight end Jordan Hammond of Lakeland, Fla.
# Iowa has a late Class 2006 signee in receiver Derrell Johnson of Youngstown-Cardinal Mooney, Ohio, over Michigan, North Carolina, West Virginia and Cincinnati.
# Top 150 running back Brian Maddox of Anderson-TL Hanna, SC., is near an announcement among North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida and Florida State.
# Mississippi State has commitments from linebacker Karlin Brown of Tallahassee-Lincoln, Fla; and defensive back Mike Hunt of Meandville-Franklin County, Miss.
# Notre Dame has pledged Top 150 linebacker Steve Paskorz of Pittsburgh-Hampton, Pa., over Michigan, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Vanderbilt, among others.
# Penn State has pledged linebacker Nathan Stupar of State College, Pa., over Pittsburgh, Boston College, Maryland, Stanford, Rutgers, Virginia and Wake Forest.
Hawkeyes, PSU, Va, NC, NCSt, Kan, WVa, SMU, Stan, Vand
# Touted offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga of Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic, Ill.., has committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes over Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Northwestern and Indiana, among many others.
# Penn State has a commitment from Top 150 offensive lineman Josh Marks of Catawissa-Southern Columbia, Pa., over Pittsburg, Rutgers and West Virginia.
# Top 150 running back/athlete Chris Rainey of Lakeland, Fla., has committed to Florida over Florida State, Miami-Florida, Auburn and Georgia, among others.
# Arizona State has a commitment from quarterback Nick Foles of Austin-Westlake, Tex., who passed for 2350 yards as a junior.
Top QB Bostick to Pitt; Michigan gets outstanding DB; Gators, Ducks, MissSt
# Top 150 quarterback Pat Bostick of Lancaster-Manheim Township, Pa., has committed to Pittsburgh. He passed for 2820 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior.
# Top 150 defensive back Jerimy Finch of Indianapolis-Warren Central, Ind., has committed to Michigan.
# The Florida Gators have a commitment from quarterback Bryan Waggener of Chino-Ayala, Cal/Citrus CC, Cal., who passed for 1935 yards and 18 touchdowns last season.
# The USC Trojans have commitments from two outstanding quarterbacks in Aaron Corp of Villa Park/Orange-Lutheran, Cal., over Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon and Oregon State, among others; and Samson Szakacsy of Camarillo, Cal., over Illinois, Mississippi, Purdue and Stanford.
# Ohio State has a pledge from running back Brandon Saine of Piqua, Ohio, over Notre Dame and Michigan, among many others.
Irish get top tight end; outstanding LB to PSU; RB for Vols; OklaSt, Marshall, Houston
# Top 150 tight end Mike Ragone of Cherry Hill-Camden Catholic, NJ., has committed to Notre Dame over Boston College, Clemson, Iowa, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina, Rutgers, USC and Virginia, among many others.
# Top 150 linebacker Chris Colasanti of Bloomfield Hills-Brother Rice, Mich., has committed to Penn State over Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, UCLA, Boston College, Arizona State, Stanford and
Virginia, among many others.
# Tennessee has a pledge from running back/linebacker Kevin Cooper of Chattanooga-Baylor High, Tenn., over Alabama and North Carolina.
# Marshall has a pledge from defensive back/linebacker Justin Footman of Tallahassee-Lincoln, Fla.
Top QB Paulus to Heels; Badgers get touted OL; news on LSU, Colo, KanSt
# Top 150 quarterback Mike Paulus of Syracuse-Christian Brothers, NY., has committed to North Carolina over USC. Among many others were Virginia, Michigan, Alabama, Miami-Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi and Northwestern.
# Top 150 offensive lineman Josh Oglesby of Milwaukee-St. Francis, Wis., has committed to the Wisconsin Badgers over USC, Florida State, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Nebraska, among many others.
# Huge offensive lineman Anthony Morgan of Lancaster, Tex., denies a report by one of his prep coaches concerning a commitment to LSU.
# Colorado pledged Class 2007 athlete Anthony Perkins of Northglenn, Colo.
The Buffs added three Class 2006 players, including defensive lineman Ian Assael of Hewlett, NY; athlete Jalil Brown of Phoenix-South Mountain, Ariz; and athlete Ino Vitale of American Samona.
# Huge offensive lineman Anthony Morgan of Lancaster, Tex., committed to LSU over Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, TCU, Kansas and Kansas State, among others.
Trojans, Va get top prospects; A&M, Ala, KanSt, Cinn
# Outstanding offensive lineman Martin Coleman of Huntington Beach-Edison, Cal., committed to the USC Trojans.
# Virginia gained touted Class 2006 quarterback Peter Lalich of Springfield-West Springfield, Va., over Miami-Florida, Michigan, North Carolina State and UCLA.
# Alabama pledged defensive back Michael Ricks of Leighton-Hubbard, Ala/Northeast Mississippi CC, Miss.
QB Mallett to Michigan; NCSt, Ark, A&M, Minn, MissSt
# One of the nation's top quarterbacks, Ryan Mallett of Texarkana-Texas High, Tex., has announced for Michigan over Alabama, Florida State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. Among many others were Texas, Nebraska, Mississippi and Arkansas.
# North Carolina State has its third commitment in receiver Steven Howard of Charlotte-Olympic, NC., who caught 49 passes as a junior.
# Class 2006 defensive back Lionel Smith of Houston- Bellaire, Tex., has chosen Texas A&M.
# Arkansas has a commitment from linebacker Tim Dial of Jenks, Okla.
QB Clausen to Irish over Trojans! Two for Gators; Va, IaSt, KanSt, TCU, Rice
# Considered the best prep quarterback prospect in recent years, Jimmy Clausen of Westlake Village-Oaks Christian, Cal., has committed to Notre Dame over the USC Trojans. Among many others were Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida State, LSU, Michigan and Mississippi State. Clausen, the younger brother of former Tennessee starting quarterbacks Casey and Rick Clausen, passed for 3665 yards and 58 touchdowns as a sophomore, 2778-30 as a junior.
# Florida has commitments from touted defensive lineman Sidell Corley of Mobile/McGill-Toolen, Ala., over Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Mississippi, among many others; and outstanding tight end Aaron Hernandez of Bristol-Central, Conn., who decommitted from UConn.
# Miami-Florida has a commitment from touted defensive back Phelon Jones of Mobile/McGill-Tollen, Ala.
# UCLA has a commitment from outstanding tight end Nate Chandler of San Diego-Mesa, Cal.
# Texas Tech has a commitment from offensive lineman Blake Emert of Garland-Sachse, Tex.
# West Virginia has a pledge from running back Victor Anderson of Louisville-St. Xavier, Kty., over Kentucky, Louisville and Tennessee. West Virginia recently gained running back Terrence Kerns of Frederick-Thomas Johnson, Md.
# Kansas State has verbals from offensive lineman Clyde Aufner of Peculiar/Raymore-Peculiar, Mo; and running back J.J. Mullins of League City-Clear Creek, Tex.
# BYU has commitments from offensive lineman Manaaki Vaitai of Euless-Trinity, Tex; defensive back Steven Thomas of Chino Hills, Cal; and receiver Ryan Kessman of San Jacinto, Cal.
# The Florida Gators have a commitment from defensive lineman D'Angelo McCray of Jacksonville-Jackson, Fla., over Florida State, Miami-Florida, Clemson, Georgia and Tennessee, among others.
# Offensive lineman Darris Sawtelle of Birmingham-Brother Rice, Mich.., has chosen Tennessee over Michigan and Michigan State.
# Georgia has a Class 2007 commitment from linebacker Rennie Curran of Snellville-Brookwood, Ga.
# TCU has a Class 2007 commitment from defensive back Chez Thomas of Arlington-Kennedale, Tex.
OL Richardson to Gamecocks; verbals for Okla, GT, TCU
# Offensive lineman Quintin Richardson of Columbia-Spring Valley, SC., is headed to South Carolina over Clemson and Tennessee. Among others were Auburn, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State and Maryland.
# UCLA has a Class 2007 commitment from outstanding quarterback Chris Forcier of San Diego-St. Augustine, Cal., who passed for 2634 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior. He chose the Bruins over such programs as Boston College, Miami-Florida, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Oregon, Nebraska, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Michigan State and North Carolina State.
# Auburn has a Class 2007 commitment from offensive lineman Kyle Coulahan of Pensacola-Catholic, Fla.
# Freshman quarterback Derek Shaw of Oceanside, Cal., is transfering from Arizona State after redshirting last season.
# Offensive lineman Quintin Richardson of Columbia-Spring Valley, SC., is set to announce on Friday between Clemson and South Carolina. Among others were Tennessee, North Carolina State and Maryland.
# One of the nation's top quarterback prospects, John Brantley of Ocala-Trinity Catholic, Fla., has committed to the Texas Longhorns over Alabama, Florida and Oklahoma. Others included Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Tennessee. He passed for 2835 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior. The Horns now have 18 commitments.
# Receiver Todd Campbell of Franklin, Tenn., has chosen Tennessee over South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
# Michigan has a Class 2007 commitment from defensive lineman/tight end Ryan VanBergen of Whitehall, Mich.
# One of the nation's top quarterback prospects, John Brantley of Ocala-Trinity Catholic, Fla., will announce on Wednesday among Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas. Others include Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Tennessee. He passed for 2835 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior.
# Receiver Todd Campbell of Franklin, Tenn., will announce on Wednesday among Tennessee, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
# Offensive lineman Quintin Richardson of Columbia-Spring Valley, SC., is set to announce on Friday between Clemson and South Carolina. Among others were Tennessee, North Carolina State and Maryland.
# The Southern California Trojans have a Class 2007 commitment from touted running back Broderick Green of Little Rock-Pulaski Academy, Ark., over Arkansas, Auburn, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, Mississippi State and Virginia Tech.
# LSU has a Class 2007 commitment from tight end Mitch Joseph of New Iberia-Catholic, La.
# Texas has seventeen 2007 commitments with the addition of quarterback/athlete John Chiles of Mansfield-Summit, Tex; receiver Malcolm Williams of Garland, Tex; and running back Cody Johnson of Waller, Tex. The Horns recently gained tight end Zack Pianalto of Springdale, Ark.
# LSU has a verbal from running back/linebacker Steven Ridley of Natchez-Trinity Episcopal, Miss., who recently decommitted from Mississippi.
# Auburn has a verbal from defensive back Dequan Bembry of Hawkinsville, Ga.
# Mississippi State has a 2007 commitment from defensive back Damein Anderson of Hazlehurst, Miss. The Bulldogs recently gained defensive lineman Jonathan Williams of Augusta-Glenn Hills, Ga/Mississippi Delta CC, Miss., over Mississippi and Auburn.
DB Gray picks Gamecocks over ND; Tex, UCLA, MissSt, Mo
# One of the nation's top defensive back prospects, Gary Gray of Columbia-Richland Northeast, SC., has chosen South Carolina over Notre Dame. Among many others were Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, North Carolina State, Clemson, Michigan and Virginia Tech.
# Texas has its 14th 2007 commitment in tight end Zack Pianalto of Springdale, Ark.
# UCLA has a 2007 commitment from defensive back Courtney Viney of Fresno-Edison, Cal.
# Missouri has a 2007 commitment from tight end/offensive lineman Bryan Webb of Tecumseh, Okla. The Tigers signed Class 2006 linebacker Quran Barge of Camden-Catholic, NJ/College of the Sequoias, Cal.
# Mississippi State has a 2007 commitment from defensive lineman Jonathan Williams of Augusta-Glenn Hills, Ga/Mississippi Delta CC, Miss., over Mississippi and Auburn.
# UCLA has a Class 2007 pledge from running back Raymond Carter of Los Angeles-Crenshaw, Cal., over USC, California and Arizona. The Bruins recently gained defensive lineman Brian Price, also from Los Angeles-Crenshaw, Cal.
# The Georgia Bulldogs added Class 2006 Top 150 offensive lineman Clifton Geathers of Carvers Bay, SC., over Clemson, Florida State and South Carolina.
# LSU has Class 2007 pledges from defensive lineman Kentravis Aubrey of Bastrop, La; and defensive back Barry Valcin of Port Arthur-Memorial, Tex.
# Kentucky has a Class 2007 commitment from defensive lineman Jeff Boyd of Indianapolis-Warren Central, Ind.
# Notre Dame has its second Class 2007 commitment in linebacker Aaron Nagel of Lemont, Ill. The Irish recently gained defensive lineman/linebacker Kerry Neal of Bunn, NC.
# Minnesota pledged running back Andre Tate of Mendota Heights-Henry Sibley, Minn; defensive lineman Anthony Jacobs of Northfield, Minn; receiver/defensive back Shane Potter of Clearwater-Becker, Minn; and offensive lineman Ryan Wynn of Plymouth-Maple Grove, Minn.
# Kansas has a commitment from offensive lineman Donald Stephenson of Kansas City-Central, Mo.
# Kansas State pledged defensive lineman Payton Kirk of Liberty, Mo; offensive lineman Colten Freeze of Liberty, Mo; and running back/receiver Lamark Brown of St. Louis-Hazelwood West, Mo. KSU recently gained offensive lineman Kaleb Drinkgern of Marysville, Kan.
# LSU has pledged defensive back John Williams of Breaux Bridge, La.
# Virginia has pledges from linebacker Jared Detrick of Newport News-Woodside, Va; and defensive back Dominique Joseph of Philadelphia-Roman Catholic, Pa.
Horns have 12 verbals; news on Irish, A&M, Wis, BC; Hazelton to USC
# The Texas Longhorns have 12 Class 2007 verbals in defensive lineman Russell Carter of Houston-Westbury, Tex; defensive lineman Andre Jones of El Paso-Andress, Tex; athlete Foswhitt Whittaker of Pearland, Tex; defensive back/receiver Curtis Brown of Gilmer, Tex; defensive back Earl Thomas of Orange/West Orange-Stark, Tex; offensive lineman Andre McGaskey of LaMarque, Tex; offensive lineman Matt Nader of Austin-Westlake, Tex; offensive lineman Jerrod Gooch of Vidor, Tex; linebacker Keenan Robinson of Plano-East, Tex; defensive back Ben Wells of Beaumont-Ozen, Tex; offensive lineman Kyle Hix of Aledo, Tex; and offensive lineman Michael Huey of Kilgore, Tex.
# Notre Dame has its first Class 2007 commitment in defensive lineman/linebacker Kerry Neal of Bunn, NC.
# Top 150 receiver Vidal Hazelton of Hargrave MA, Va., has signed with the Southern California Trojans over Penn State. He had earlier picked the Trojans, but his father favored PSU and would not co-sign the letter-of-intent on Signing Day. The letter has now been received by USC with both signatures.
# Wisconsin has its first Class 2007 verbal in receiver Nick Toon of Middleton, Wis.
Class 2007: Rebels hold 12 verbals; First for Pitt, Vols, BYU
# Mississippi has collected 12 Class 2007 verbals and signed Class 2006 offensive lineman Daverin Geralds of Baton Rouge-Scotlandville, La. Among Class 2007 commitments are offensive lineman Alex Williams of New Orleans-Walker, La; offensive lineman Bradley Sowell of Hernando, Miss; defensive lineman Drake Nevis of Marrero-John Ehret, La; running back Johnny Brown of Charleston, Miss; defensive lineman Stanley Porter of Rosedale-West Bolivar, Miss; defensive back Leroy Diggs of Batesville-South Panola, Miss; and defensive lineman Dion Gales of New Orleans-Kennedy, La/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, Miss. The Rebels recently gained defensive back Jamison Hughes of Oxford, Miss; and linebacker Chris Strong of Batesville-South Panola, Miss.
# Michigan has its second Class 2007 verbal in defensive back Artis Chambers of Ft. Wayne-Snider, Ind.
# Pittsburgh has its first Class 2007 verbal in offensive lineman Chris Jacobson of Pittsburgh-Keystone Oaks, Pa.
# The Tennessee Vols have their first Class 2007 verbal in defensive back/receiver Anthony Anderson of Knoxville/Austin-East, Tenn.
# Clemson has its fifth Class 2007 verbal in offensive lineman David Smith of Greenville, SC.
# BYU has its first Class 2007 verbal in receiver/defensive back Jordan Pendleton of South Jordan-Bingham, Utah.
# Top 150 receiver Vidal Hazelton of Hargrave MA, Va., is set to announce between USC or Penn State on Friday. He had signed with the Trojans, but his father would not co-sign the letter.
# Running back Arnil Stallworth of Dalphne, Ala., has signed with Mississippi State. He rushed for 2018 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior.
# Touted running back Keiland Williams of Hargrave MA, Va., has signed with LSU over Southern California and Mississippi.
# The Tennessee Vols have their first Class 2007 verbal in defensive back/receiver Anthony Anderson of Knoxville/Austin-East, Tenn.
# Clemson has its fifth Class 2007 verbal in offensive lineman David Smith of Greenville, SC.
# BYU has its first Class 2007 verbal in receiver/defensive back Jordan Pendleton of South Jordan-Bingham, Utah.
# Mississippi has its fifth Class 2007 verbal in defensive back Jamison Hughes of Oxford, Miss. The Rebels recently gained linebacker Chris Strong of Batesville-South Panola, Miss.
# Class 2007 linebacker Derrick Stephens of Houston-Cypress Falls, Tex., has committed to Texas A&M.
# LSU gained its first Class 2007 verbal in receiver Gabriel Bryant of Jonesboro/Jonesboro-Hodge, La.
# Oregon State has a Class 2007 verbal in tight end/defensive lineman Carl Sommer of Milwaukie, Ore., according to OregonPreps.Com.
# USC has a Class 2007 verbal from linebacker Chris Galippo of Anaheim-Servite, Cal.
# Ohio State has a Class 2007 verbal from defensive back Nate Oliver of Lakewood-St. Edward, Ohio.
# The USC Trojans had an incredible finish on Signing Day, gaining Top 150 receiver Jamere Holland, Top 150 linebacker Michael Morgan, Super Prospect quarterback Garrett Green, Super Prospect running back Kenny Ashley, who decommitted from Mississippi State; and defensive back Alfred Rowe, who decommitted from Oregon State. The Trojans have 16 Top 150 prospects.
# Michigan pledged Top 150 defensive lineman Adam Patterson of Columbia-Richland Northeast, SC., over Auburn, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Tennessee.
# Florida State gained Top 150 linebacker Marcus Ball of Stone Mountain-Stephenson, Ga; and Super Prospect linebacker Recardo Wright of Orlando-Dr. Phillips, Fla., who decommitted from Alabama. Top 150 tight end/defensive lineman Brandon Warren of Alcoa, Tenn., re-affirmed his commitment to
the Noles after considering Tennessee.
# Louisville pledged Top 150 defensive lineman Deantwan Whitehead of Birmingham-West End, Ala., over Auburn, Alabama and Tennessee. The Cards also gained offensive lineman Hector Hernandez of Naples, Fla., who decommitted from South Florida.
# LSU pledged Top 150 receiver Chris Mitchell of Marrero-John Ehret, La., over Miami-Florida, Colorado, Nebraska and Tennessee.
# Penn State pledged Super Prospect running back Brent Carter of Pottstown-Pottsgrove, Pa., who decommitted from Virginia.
# Ohio State has pledged the nation's top linebacker prospect in Larry Grant from CC of San Francisco, Cal., over Oregon. He was once headed for Florida.
# Mississippi pledged Top 150 defensive lineman Marcus Tillman of Meadville-Franklin County, Miss., who decommitted from LSU.
# Top 150 defensive back
Jai Eugene of Destrehan, La., has committed to LSU after decommitting from Michigan.
# Top 150 receiver
Damian Williams of Springdale, Ark., has chosen Arkansas after decommitting from Florida.
The Razorbacks also added receiver London Crawford of Mobile-Davidson, Ala., who decommitted from LSU. Arkansas recently gained linebacker Ryan Powers of Tanner, Ala; defensive back Matt Hewitt of Englewood, NJ/Alfred State CC, NY; and receiver Dee Williams of Ashdown, Ark.
# Top 150 receiver
Tim Hawthorne of Homewood, Ala., has chosen Auburn over Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Louisville. Receiver
Alex Rose of Jacksonville-First Coast, Fla., who decommitted from Auburn and considered Florida State, has made a final decision for the Tigers.
# South Carolina has a pledge from huge Top 150 defensive lineman
Kenrick Ellis of Lake Worth-John I. Leonard, Fla., over Tennessee, North Carolina State and Rutgers.
# Florida State has a pledge from Super Prospect linebacker
Dekoda Watson of Aiken-South Aiken, Fla., over South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
# Top 150 linebacker
Jeremiha Hunter of Harrisburg, Pa., has chosen the Iowa Hawkeyes over Tennessee and Penn State.
# Tennessee pledged Super Prospect offensive lineman Ramone Johnson of Chicago-Morgan Park, Ill. The Vols recently gained receiver Stephaun Raines of Dalton, Ga.
# Top 150 running back
Stafon Johnson of Los Angeles-Dorsey, Cal., has announced for Southern Californa over Georgia and Washington. The Trojans also pledged Super Prospect receiver Travon Patterson of Long Beach-Poly, Cal. USC now has 14 commitments from Top 150 prospects.
# One of the nation's top junior college offensive linemen, Brandon Walker of Detroit, Mich/Coffeyville CC, Kan., has committed to Oklahoma over Florida State.
2006 Independents 2006 Big Ten # Top 150 offensive lineman
Antonio Logan-El of Forrestville, Md., a long-time commitment to Maryland; Top 150 quarterback Pat Devlin of Exton-Downingtown East, Pa., who decommitted from Miami-Florida; and Super Prospect defensive lineman Phillip Taylor of Clinton-Gwynn Park, Md., over Maryland, have chosen Penn State.
# Michigan State pledged defensive back Ashton Henderson of Tallahassee-Lincoln, Florida. The Spartans recently gained defensive lineman
Ervin Baldwin of Reedley CC, Cal., who decommitted from Kansas State;
defensive lineman J'Michael Deane of Toronto, Ontario-Metro; and defensive lineman Vaughn Martin of London, Ontario-South.
# Ohio State has commitments from Top 150 receiver/defensive back Ray Small of Cleveland-Glenville, Ohio, over Michigan State, Tennessee and Southern California; and Top 150 linebacker
Thaddeus Gibson of Euclid, Ohio, over Michigan, Tennessee and Penn State.
# Iowa pledged defensive back Lance Tillison of Seffner-Armwood, Fla.
# Minnesota pledged defensive back Josh Robertson of Lackawanna CC, Pa.
Bill Hodge
As The Director of Recruiting Coverage for CSTV.com, Hodge specializes in daily football and basketball recruiting roundups including recent signings and school news. Hodge has received awards for newspaper sections/writing, covered a large share of national sports events, worked for professional/university sports information departments, written for 18 sports magazines.
