National Signing Day 2017

Alabama Back On Top; Usc Shines

... big day. "As a coach, you can't get caught up in the stars or the rankings," Helton said. "You have to look at the holes you need to fill and the needs you need.". LSU also enjoyed a productive signing day - its first under new coach Ed Orgeron. The Tigers signed Under Armour All-American K'Lavon Chaisson , the fourth-ranked defensive end who is ranked No. 34 overall in the ESPN 300. LSU also landed four-star safety Todd Harris (No. 83) and linebacker Tyler Taylor. In all, the Tigers now have 15 ESPN 300 signees/commitments. Orgeron is attempting to have the highest-ranked recruiting class by a new head coach since ESPN's rankings began in 2006. Urban Meyer had the No. 6 class at Ohio State in 2012, matching the ranking of Jimbo Fisher at Florida State in 2010. Michigan also made a splash by landing a commitment from Aubrey Solomon , the 63 rd-ranked player in the ESPN 300. The fifth-ranked defensive tackle in the country picked the Wolverines over Alabama and ...

National Signing Day 2017

... national signing day at Lake Taylor High School on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Norfolk, Va. (Credit: AP / Tom Sherlin). Greenback High School football players, from left, Hunter Willis, Tennessee Tech; Kayne Roberts, North Carolina; and Tavin Kilpatrick, Tennessee Tech; pose for photos during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Greenback, Tenn. (Credit: AP / Tom Sherlin). Greenback High School football player Tavin Kilpatrick commits to the Tennessee Tech during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 1,2017, in Greenback, Tenn. Kilpatrick was joined by family from left, sister Rorie, father Brent, and mother Regina Kilpatrick. (Credit: AP / Tom Sherlin). Greenback High School football player Hunter Willis speaks before announcing his intentions to attend Tennessee Tech during national signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 1,2017, in Greenback, Tenn. (Credit: AP ...

Marvin Wilson, Joseph Lewis Among Top Remaining Uncommitted National Prospects

... the five-star prospect’s respect for new South Florida Coach Charlie Strong. He took an official visit to that school on Jan. 20, but where he’ll land on Wednesday remains anybody’s guess. Wilson’s announcement is scheduled to air on ESPNU at 4 p.m. ET. Top 5 🔥. — HOLLYWOOD MARV🎥 (@RDMW 6) December 27, 2016. 2. WR Joseph Lewis, Augustus F. Hawkins (Los Angeles), 6-2, 207. Ranked No. 16 overall by ESPN. Schools in the mix: Southern Cal, Nebraska, Oregon. A five-star prospect and the No. 4 wide receiver in the Class of 2017, Lewis’s size and athleticism will make him an instant impact wherever he lands. He took an official visit to USC on Jan. 27, and with no wide receiver commitments in their class, it looks like the Trojans are in the best position to snag the best wideout still on the table. Lewis will announce his decision at 4:10 p.m. ...

Gamecocks Cap Class With Georgia Cornerback Ranked 39th By Espn

... at the offensive skill positions and on defense, to a truckload of returning players from this past season’s 6-7 campaign. USC still has some players it’s waiting on, most notably cornerback Jamyest Williams of Loganville, Ga., who is a Gamecocks commitment but reportedly torn between USC and Georgia. He’s set to make an announcement at 2:15 p.m. today, 45 minutes before Muschamp meets with the media. Other undecided prospects USC is watching: South Florida offensive tackle Jordon Carty, who is reportedly to decide in the morning between USC and Mississippi State; defensive end Aaron Sterling of Tucker, Ga.; defensive end Brad Johnson of Pendleton; and defensive tackle Jaylen Tywman of Washington, D. C. There’s also Robert Beal, a defensive end from Suwanee, Ga., whom the Gamecocks remain hopeful of landing despite his commitment to Georgia. And there’s four-star Concord, N. C., safety Hasmah Nasirildeen, who initially committed to South Carolina but flipped to Florida State. Also expected to sign with USC is defensive end Javon Kinlaw, a former Goose Creek High School star who played this past ...

Signing Day Updates Hq

... out-of-place on an NFL roster right now. No. 4 Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama. and No. 5 Foster Sarell, OT, Stanford. and No. 10 Walker Little, OT, Stanford. This is the third time since 2011 that Bama’s landed the top-ranked offensive lineman (Cyrus Kouandjio in 2011 and Cam Robinson in 2014), with various other four- and five-stars throughout. For Stanford, this class is an echo of the Cardinal’s monstrous 2012 haul, which included three of the top six offensive linemen. Counting Bama’s Jedrick Willis, the Tide and Cardinal combine to bring in half of 2017’s eight best OL. “Sarell and Leatherwood have that ‘just stay healthy and you’re a first-round pick’ look to them,” Bud Elliott wrote over the summer. No. 6 Marvin Wilson, DT, announcing on Signing Day. Meet the man with Signing Day’s biggest news. The sole top-10 commit who’s announcing on Wednesday (4 p.m. ET on ESPN 2), Wilson appears to be down to Florida State or LSU, with Ohio State and Oklahoma also in the picture. He and uncommitted Aubrey Solomon are the class’ only ...

3 Late Recruiting Flips That Impact The Big Ten

... to another. Some players change their minds a few times. And while much of the shifting in this cycle happened well before Wednesday's National Signing Day, a handful of players did wait until this week to make moves. Here's a look at three Big Ten recruits who flipped their commitments over the past two days. WR Tahj Capehart (Flipped to Maryland from Virginia Tech). The Terrapins are welcoming their best recruiting class in recent memory to College Park this fall, and Capehart joined the bunch with a surprising National Signing Day flip. A speedy and slight 5-foot-10 wideout from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Capehart pledged to Virginia Tech in August but took a visit to the Maryland campus over the weekend. Wednesday morning, he signed his letter of intent to join the Terps. 247 __link__ rates Capehart as a three-star prospect and the 48 th-best receiver in the class, though there have been whispers he could play cornerback in college. WR C. J. Hayes (Flipped to Michigan State from Purdue). Hayes at least gave ...

Five-star Dt Marvin Wilson Commits To Florida State Football

... as well as USC to compete in Ann Arbor. Solomon originally committed to the Wolverines several months ago, but backed off that statement after Michigan sent a thank you note addressed to another player in regard to attending an event he knew nothing about. "A day or two ago, they sent my mom a card thanking us for going to the Michigan BBQ, but we never went," Solomon at the time told Dawgs 247, a Georgia recruiting site. "I do not know which recruit they were talking to, but it was not me. It was just a little heartbreaking, for me to supposedly be so high on their list, for them to confuse me with someone else. "Plus they spelled both of my names wrong after I told them, but that was not the main issue. I guess they do not have tabs on me.". Solomon apologized for his comments shortly thereafter. In other key signings around the nation. -Four-star linebacker Levi Jones, who is the 65 th-ranked player in the ESPN 300, committed to USC to kick off the national signing day festivities. A 6-foot-4, 215-pound linebacker from Westlake High ...

National Signing Day 2017

... FBS-level, we have to point out three names from the FCS ranks. Kobe Buffalomeat, OL - Illinois State: KOBE BUFFALOMEAT. There are great names, and then there is this. Families don't have much say in a last name, and when you're given "Buffalomeat" as a last name, you roll with it. Naming your son Kobe is the definition of rolling with it. Ye'Majesty Sanders, OL - Jacksonville State: Add this to the list of all-time greats like Captain Munnerlyn, Admiral Schofield, and Sir Valiant Brown. This is a football player that is always greeted with respect. Octavius Pringle, DT - Coastal Carolina: He's got a first name of a Bond movie villain and a last name of a potato chip brand. This is good parenting. And with that, meet the National Signing Day 2017 All-Name Team. Briggs Bourgeois, K - Southern Mississippi. Trevor Brohard, LB - New Mexico State: Brohard or brohome. That's what I always say. Jaeger Bull, TE - Rice: How is he not a fullback? ...

What We Learned From National Signing Day 2017

... as of last summer, but reopened his recruitment after he received a thank-you note from UM for attending an event he didn't attend. Too sensitive? Too much drama? Maybe so, but Jim Harbaugh stayed on the case and eventually got his man, anyway. 4. Seven straight for Tide. Alabama coach Nick Saban rounded up the No. 1-ranked signing class in the nation for the seventh year in a row, per 247 __link__. With half a dozen 5-star recruits , the Tide showed why losing players to the NFL draft every year doesn't signal doom. 5. Meyer gets last laugh. LB Baron Browning, a 5-star Ohio State commitment, is also a 5-star prankster. He floored OSU coach Urban Meyer by telling him he had changed his mind and would sign with Alabama - the kind of jest some coaches might not consider funny. But Meyer turned the tables when he duped Browning into thinking he had taken a job coaching the Los Angeles Rams , per ESPN. You can bet this prank war isn't over. And it might go ...

National Signing Day 2017 Roundup

... Nicholls State, Elijah Hayes to Southeastern and Dakota Tolbert signed with UL-Monroe. (Travis Connelley). East St. John: Six sign, including Marquise Darensbourg. (Jim Derry). Ehret: Terrel Bailey headlines Patriots signees, heads to Tennessee. (Les East). Fontainebleau: Quarterback Justin Stolberg signs with Southern Arkansas; wide receiver Devin Fury to Belhaven. (Jim Derry). Hahnville: All-Metro offensive lineman Drew Jones will block at Southeastern in the fall, while two of his teammates, Tre'Vas Chambers and Rashad Domino will play in junior college. (Travis Connelley). Karr: A whopping 11 players from the Class 4 A champion Cougars sign to play at the next level, including wide receiver Racey Mc Math, who is headed to LSU. (Hank Brady). Landry-Walker: All-Metro Player of the Year Keytaon Thompson already is attending Mississippi ...

National Signing Day Sweeps Through Socal

... country and the Augustus Hawkins student-athlete is staying close to home. (Published 5 hours ago). Hunter Echols. National Signing Day 2017: Hunter Echols. USC lands one of the country’s top defensive ends in Cathedral’s Hunter Echols. (Published 5 hours ago). Jamire Calvin. National Signing Day 2017: Jamire Calvin. For Cathedral’s Jamire Calvin, third time’s the charm. Last month the star receiver committed to Oregon State. Friday he flipped to Nebraska. Today he made his final answer, picking Washington State. (Published 5 hours ago). Jaylon Redd. National Signing Day 2017: Jaylon Redd. Rancho Cucamonga running back Jaylon Redd dominated in the Inland Empire. Now he’s ready to run through the competition in Oregon. (Published 3 hours ago). Stephen Carr. National Signing Day 2017: Stephen Carr. It didn’t go exactly the way he wanted but Fontana Summit running back Stephen Carr is more than happy about his decision. ...