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He was set to soon enter White’s gymnasium. But White, certain Blanding would not escape notice, left a visitor alone to wait. “He’ll stick out like a sore thumb,” the coach said, walking away to attend to business. Blanding, the nation’s top-rated safety prospect, in fact, opened the doors a moment later and strode unceremoniously […]
Continue readingTop-rated QB will soon feel pressure
Coordinators Tom Herman of Ohio State, Mike Bobo and Todd Grantham of Georgia, Doug Nussmeier of Alabama and others came. They came to see Deshaun Watson, ESPN’s No. 1-rated dual-threat quarterback prospect in the Class of 2014, a 6-foot-3, 186-pound dynamo who won a state title last fall and has accumulated, in three seasons, more […]
Continue readingAdams aims for No. 1
After four games, Adams had yet to see the field. He remembers it like it was yesterday. Sept. 25, 2010. Telfair County came to town. Dooly County was 2-2 at the time. Adams was put into the game, and within one minute and three plays he made two solo tackles. He would not play again […]
Continue readingPrime time preps
It all starts on Friday with Loganville (Ga.) Grayson, which is led by No. 1 overall ESPN 150 recruit Robert Nkemdiche and is ranked No. 1 in the ESPN 25 Power Rankings, taking on No. 6 Miami Central at 7:30 p.m. ET on WatchESPN.com. The game will be later shown at 11:30 p.m. ET on […]
Continue readingMost wonderful day of the year
Which is exactly why I’ll spend every waking moment Wednesday breathlessly monitoring every delicious, knucklehead moment of it. I’m not going to apologize for it. I love signing day. I celebrate its absurdity. I luxuriate in the sheer dumbness of it. It’s our version (and by “our” I mean anyone who worships college football) of […]
Continue readingSecret of DGB’s success
Kids come to her in search of bus passes, emotional support and everything in between. For Dorial Green-Beckham, Stone’s office provided sanity these past few months — a sanctuary to escape the madness of a football-recruiting frenzy unequaled nationally this year. Maybe ever. “He comes in when, I figure, everyone is bugging him,” Stone said. […]
Continue readingESPNHS Underclass All-Americans
Nkemdiche finished the season with 93 tackles, including 25 for loss, and 18 sacks despite facing double- and triple-teams every game. He also shined on the offensive side of the ball, rushing for 528 yards and 17 touchdowns, including one in the state championship. So, it’s no shock that Nkemdiche was one of 25 non-seniors […]
Continue readingThe last line of defense
If not the live telecast last year during the Under Armour All-America Game, then surely the replay online as video went viral of Landon Collins’ mother, April Justin, openly upset with his decision to attend Alabama over her preference, LSU. It was uncomfortable. It was alarming. And it was real. They say blood is thicker […]
Continue readingAsking too much?
Robert Nkemdiche, the No. 1-rated player in the Class of 2013, absent from this event and a member of the Clemson recruiting class since mid-June, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday that in order to make his pledge a “done deal,” he’d like the Tigers to offer his good friend and Grayson High School teammate, […]
Continue readingChris Kiffin free of family shadow
Kiffin, the 31-year-old defensive line coach and co-recruiting coordinator at Ole Miss, planned to take a private plane to Indianapolis to meet other Rebels coaches for a visit with Elijah Daniel, a heralded defensive end who less than two weeks earlier had delivered a pledge to sign with their program. The storms ruined Kiffin’s flight […]
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