July 18th
Dunnellon H.S. (Florida) cornerback Terrence Brooks has committed to Florida St. Brooks is also being recruited by Florida, Miami, Ole Miss, Purdue, South Florida and UCF.
Columbus H.S. (Miami, FL) running back Jakhari Gore was turned down by Miami upon attempting to commit. Gore was told by Miami that they were full and could not accept his commitment. Gore was offered way back in September of 2008. Gore is the cousin of former Miami Hurricane and current San Francisco 49er Frank Gore.
The much anticipated matchup between Miami Northwestern and Pahokee that was scheduled for August 28th has been canceled. According to reports, there was a dispute between the two programs over where the game should take place plus there was rising tension between the two teams at a few meetings during the summer. FNF has more on this story, click here.
As expected, Cape Coral athlete Spencer Boyd committed to Notre Dame. Boyd is also being recruited by Miami, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and others.
July 17th
Northwestern wins the 7-on-7 tournament at Oregon. Northwestern beat DeSoto Texas in the final. Northwestern quarterback and Gridironstuds.com member Teddy Bridgewater was named M.V.P. Threw for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns in the finale.
Westlake H.S. (Georgia) linebacker Michael Taylor reveals that his top two schools are Miami, Fla and LSU. Taylor is also being recuited by Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Mississippi, West Virginia and others.
Ball hawking safety and Gridironstuds.com member Dion Bailey (Lakewood, Ca) has committed to USC. He is also being recruited by Tennessee, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona St., California, Colorado, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon St.
Northwestern High School is currently 3-0 in the Nike 7-on-7 tournament in Oregon beating three impressive and well known programs. The Bulls defeated Serra High School (California), Byrnes High School (South Carolina) and Skyline High School (Dallas, Texas). Pahokee High School is 2-1 and still in the tournament.
July 16th
Hollywood Hills H.S. cornerback and Gridironstuds.com member Tony Grimes says Michigan and Georgia are the two top teams on his list and that Michigan will be tough to beat. He also says he will wait until national signing day to announce what school he’s going to.
Cape Coral H.S. (Florida) athlete Spencer Boyd is expected to choose Notre Dame as his school on Friday. Boyd is also being recruited by North Carolina, Mississippi, Miami, Stanford, Duke and more.
July 15th
The University of Miami has offered Pace H.S. (Miami) quarterback Stephen Morris. Morris is also being recruited by Purdue, Virginia, UCF, Northwestern, Central Michigan and FIU.
Delray Atlantic WR and Gridironstuds.com member James Louis has committed to Florida according to reports.
Trinity Catholic WR and Gridironstuds.com member Kadron Boone has named his Top Nine as the following: Texas Tech, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Clemson, Cincinnati, Miami and Notre Dame.
Top rated DeSoto High School OL, Evan Washington has committed to LSU. Washington is also being recruited by Auburn, Nebraska, Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St. and Baylor among many others.
Tulsa Central H.S. athlete DeMarco Cobbs has removed Texas and USC from his top schools list. His list now consists of, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU, Georgia and Florida.
Penn St. has secured a commitment from highly recruited State College H.S. wide receiver Alex Kenney. Kenney is also being recruited by Pittsburgh, Purdue, Wake Forest, Stanford, Illinois and Northwestern among many others.
According to SoFlaFootball.com, USC has a strong interest in Gridironstuds.com member Chris Dunkley, WR for Pahokee High School. The interest in USC for Dunkley is mutual.
Evangelical Christian H.S. (Tennessee) tight end and Gridironstuds.com member Harrison Jones has a top three of Oklahoma, North Carolina and Alabama. In state program, Tennessee, interestingly enough, is not on his list.
July 14th
San Clemente H.S. QB Chase Rettig has chosen Boston College. He is also being recruited by USC and Tennessee.
July 13th
Camden Catholic High School QB and Gridironstuds.com member Joe Brennan has committed to Wisconsin. Brennan is also being recruited by Miami, Stanford, Duke, Pittsburgh and Rutgers.
Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.