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Darius Millines (ATH, American Heritage Delray H.S., FL) signs with Illinois

Cortney Lester (WR/DB, Everglades H.S., FL) signs with Buffalo

Reynaldo Kirton (DB, St. Thomas H.S., FL) signs with Harvard

Alec Ogletree signed with Georgia

Lucky Radley signs with Utah Utes

Ethan Grant signs with TCU

Seantrel Henderson to USC

Terrence Mitchell signs with South Florida

CB Dior Mathis inks with Oregon

Lache Seastrunk signs with Oregon

CJ Olinayan signs with Penn St.

Demar Dorsey signs with Michigan

William Gholston signs with Michigan St.

Jaylen Watkins to Florida

Michael Taylor to Florida

Trovon Reed signs with Auburn

Cody Riggs signs with Florida

Jesse Scroggins signs with USC

Adrian Coxson’s letter of intent now in for Florida

Aramide Olinayan inks with UCLA

Kenny Shaw inks with Florida St.

Ego Ferguson chooses LSU

Delvin Jones (Palmetto H.S., FL) inks with Ole Miss.

Keenan Allen to California

Jose Jose to USF

Johnathan McKnight, brother of Joe McKnight, snubs USC and lands at Arizona.

Gridironstuds.com member David Perry (University School, FL) signs with Miami

Latwan Anderson will not announce today and will wait to take a trip to USC before deciding between USC, Ohio St. and WVU.

Miramar H.S., FL wide receiver Ivan McCartney chooses West Virginia…

Miami inks Tavidis Glenn

Pahokee wide receiver Chris Dunkley signs with Florida

Marcus Lattimore chooses South Carolina

Da’Rick Rogers, a long time Georgia commitment, switches to Tennessee on signing day.

Corey Lemonier chooses Auburn

Joe Grap signs with Frostburg University

Miramar H.S., FL wide receiver Dante Chambers chooses West Virginia

Munchie Legaux QB (Louisana) chooses Cincinnati

Travis Bell (Glades Central H.S., FL) to West Virginia

Brandon Gainer (Central H.S., FL) signs with Kentucky

Markeith Ambles (Georgia) signs with USC

Christian Jones (Lake Howell H.S., FL) signs with Florida St.

Ralph Williams (Southridge H.S., FL) signs with Ole Miss.

Kadron Boone (Trinity Catholic H.S., FL) sings with LSU

Nickel Robey (Frostproof H.S., FL) signs with USC

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General adrian coxson, alec ogletree, Aramide Olaniyan, brandon gainer, chris dunkley, christan jones, cj olinayan, cody riggs, corey lemonier, cortney lester, da'rick rogers, Dante Chambers, darius millines, david perry, delvin jones, demar dorsey, dior mathis, Dunkley, ego ferguson, ethan grant, Ivan McCartney, jaylen watkins, Jesse Scroggins, Joe Grap, johnathan, johnathan mcknight, jose jose, kadron boone, keenan allen, kenny shaw, latwan anderson, lucky radley, marcus lattimore, markeith ambles, munchie legaux, nickel robey, reynaldo kirton, seantrel henderson, tavidis Glenn, terrence mitchell, travis bell, trovon reed

First it started with the decommitment of top rated linebacker from Westlake High School in Atlanta, Michael Taylor on Sunday. Then came the loss of head coach Lane Kiffin. This also resulted in the loss of defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and recruiting henchman Ed Ogeron. Now recruits are saying bye-bye to the Vols. Tennessee’s attempt to become relevant in the college football world has been put in a figure four leg lock.

Lane Kiffin leaving is obviously a big deal but the biggest loss for Tennessee is Kiffin’s dad Monte Kiffin. I have spoken to several defensive recruits and the majority have said that the major reason they are considering Tennessee is because of the chance to work under Monte Kiffin and get an “NFL education.” Now that opportunity is gone and so are the recruits, one by one.

Evidence of what I am saying can be found in the fact that over the last 24 hours, Tennesse has lost commitments from top recruits Brandon Willis, Calvin Smith, Delvin Jones and A.J. Johnson. All four of these players along with Taylor who decommitted on Sunday, play on the defensive side of the ball. With Monte Kiffin packing his bags for USC, the appeal of Tennessee to these recruits has dwindled in value like an Internet stock portfolio.

There’s still highly recruited defensive ends Jacques Smith and Corey Miller still committed to Knoxville for now but with others bolting, they may rethink their plans. Anymore jumps off of the Tennessee ship could lead to another disaster for the Vols and that’s a rush to hire leading to another hire that’s “not right” for them.

There are whispers of Mike Leach coming. That will certainly deter some defensive talent from Knoxville unless Leach were hired and saddled up with a high impact defensive coordinator. Oh I tell ya, this recruiting things is crazy. I almost can’t wait for the next piece of big news from some college campus. It’s like “As the World Turns” right now.

High School Football aj johnson, brandon willis, calvin smith, corey miller, delvin jones, jacques smith, michael taylor

January 13th

Brandon Willis DT (Byrnes H.S., S.C.), Calvin Smith  DT (Hialeah H.S., FL), Delvin Jones DE (Palmetto H.S., FL) and A.J. Johnson OLB (Gainesville H.S., FL) have all decommitted from Tennessee following Lane Kiffin’s decision to become USC’s next head coach.

January 12th

Westlake H.S. (Georgia) linebacker Michael Taylor has dropped Tennessee and has committed to the University of Florida. Taylor was the MVP for the White Team in the recent Under Armour All Star Game.

Miramar H.S. (Florida) quarterback Ryan Williams has dropped Eastern Michigan in favor of Memphis. Williams committed to Eastern Michigan less than 10 days ago.

General aj johnson, brandon willis, calvin smith, delvin jones, michael taylor, ryan williams

December 11, 2009

Gridironstuds.com member Josh Shirley OLB from Kaiser H.S. (California) has dropped Notre Dame and California from his list and is now down to USC, UCLA, Miami, Washington, Arizona and Tennessee.

Westlake H.S. cornerback Darius Robinson, a Clemson commit, is also considering Auburn.

December 10, 2009

Ohio St. is the first to offer talented St. Thomas Aquinas’ (Florida) wide receiver Phillip Dorsett.

December 9, 2009

Columbus H.S. (Miami, FL) running back Jakhari Gore has committed to LSU. Gore is also being recruited by Alabama, Auburn, Rutgers, California and Tennessee.

December 8, 2009

Latwan Anderson and teammate Christian Bryant of Glenville H.S. (Cleveland) will make their way to Ohio St. for an official visit this weekend. Expect a serious squeeze on both prospects for a commitment while they are there. An announcement by one or both of these recruits would not be a total shock. Anderson is past his proposed date for a decision and with the season finally over, there may be the thought of getting recruiting out of the way.

Gulliver Prep H.S. (Miami, Fl) quarterback Michael Strauss has changed his commitment from Tulane to the University of Virginia and new coach Mike London.

Rumor has it that West Virginia is making a play for current Miami Hurricane commit Darion Hall out of Naples H.S. (Florida).

Los Alamitos H.S. (California) defensive back Shaquile Richardson has committed to UCLA. Richardson had offers from virtually ever Pac-10 school.

Raines H.S. (Jacksonville) Sean Tarpley has arranged official visits with South and North Carolina. Tarpley also has offers from Miami, Illinois, West Virginia and Ole Miss.

Tennessee commit Delvin Jones of Palmetto H.S. (Florida) continues looking at schools. He is being recruited by the likes of LSU, Bama, Georgia, Florida, USC and has set up a December 11th visit to Ole Miss.

Miami’s interest in Quadrias Mireles of Atlantic H.S. (Florida) continues to grow despite his injury. View his highlight video, click here and you can understand why.

December 7, 2009

North Broward Prep (Florida) speedster Ethan Grant has decommitted from Oregon and has committed now to the TCU Horned Frogs. Grant is still being recruited by Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Louisville.

Byrnes H.S. (South Carolina) running back Marcus Lattimore has paired his list down to five. Lattimore is now considering Penn St., Oregon, Auburn, South Carolina and Georgia.

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Rumors and Wires darion hall, darius robinson, delvin jones, ethan grant, jakhari gore, josh shirley, marcus lattimore, michael strauss, quadrias mireles, sean tarpley, shaquille richardson