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July 1st

St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. (Florida) QB Jake Rudock has committed to Iowa.  Rudock was also being recruited by Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Memphis and Colorado.  Click here to view his highlight video.

June 29th

Lake Nona High School (Florida) QB Kevin Sousa has committed to Michigan.  Click here to view his highlight video.

Cocoa High School RB Chevie Buie has committed to Rutgers.  Click here to view his highlight video.

June 28th

Nature Coast Tech wide receiver Ja’Juan Story has committed to the Florida Gators.  Story was also being recruited by Miami, UNC, Clemson, USF, Florida St. and Ohio St.  Click here to view Ja’Juan Story’s highlight video.

University School defensive tackle Pat Williams has committed to Buffalo.  Click here to view Pat Williams’ highlight video.

Everglades H.S. (Florida) running back Cedric Thompson has committed to the University of Central Florida.

Tarpon Spring H.S.  (Florida) offensive tackle Zach DeBell has named Tennessee, Georgia, Notre Dame, USF and Ole Miss as his top 5.  Click here to view Zach DeBell’s highlight video.

Rumors and Wires cedric thompson, chevie buie, ja'juan story, jake rudock, kevin sousa, pat williams, zach debell

June 19th

Gridironstuds.com member and St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Phillip Dorsett has committed to the Miami Hurricanes.  Click here to view Phillip’s highlight video.

Garner High School QB Bubba Starling has committed to Nebraska.  Click here to view his highlight video.

June 18th

St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Rashad Greene has committed to Florida St.

Venice H.S. (Florida) defensive end Clay Burton has committed to Notre Dame.

June 14th

Gridironstuds.com member and Chaminade H.S. (Florida) quarterback Jerrard Randall has committed to Oregon.

Gridironstuds.com Member Sean McVay leads Miramar to Heath Evans 7-on-7 Tournament Championship

It didn’t take long for McArthur high school transfer Sean McVay to make an impact for the defending Florida 6-A Champs Miramar Patriots.  Competing in the Heath Evans 7-on-7 tournament in Palm Beach, Florida this past weekend,  McVay played with glue on his hands and snatched up everything thrown his way.  As a result,  the Patriots handed the Glades Central Raiders a rare 7-on-7 tournament defeat enroute to taking the championship.  Tournament organizer Heath Evans lauded McVay with praise saying he played well and caught some 100 balls over the course of the tournament.   McVay looks like he will be an integral part of Miramar’s prolific passing attack this coming Fall.   Check out McVay’s 2009 highlight video on Gridironstuds.com, click here

JaJuan Story down to 14 schools

Standout all everything athlete Ja’Juan Story from Nature Coast Tech High School in Brooksville, Florida has cut his list of 28 offers in half.  Story has broken down the 28 offers to a list of 14 schools he will consider and those schools are Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, USF and West Virginia.  Story is also looking to hear from two other schools,  Oregon and Texas.  The 6’4″ 185 lb. Story was moved to quarterback this past Spring to get the ball in his hands more often.  He has taken unofficial visits to Florida St. and South Florida.   He will be in Gainesville next week attending the University of Florida’s camp.  Check out Ja’Juan Story’s highlight video on Gridironstuds.com,  click here.

Rumors and Wires bubba starling, clay burton, ja'juan story, jerrard randall, phillip dorsett, rashad greene, sean mcvay

April 21st

Gridironstuds.com member James Wilder Jr. has narrowed his college choices down to Alabama, Florida, Florida St.,  Georgia and Georgia Tech.

April 19th

Hagerty High School (FL) quarterback Jeff Driskell has committed to the Florida Gators.

Tarpon Springs H.S. offensive lineman Zach DeBell has received offers from UCLA and Memphis.

Plantation H.S. (Florida) safety Jeremy Cash has committed to the Ohio St. Buckeyes.

Nature Coast Tech H.S. (Florida) Wide Receiver Ja’Juan Story ran a 4.37 forty at the Elite Scouting Services Combine this weekend in Tampa.

General ja'juan story, james wilder, jeff driskell, jeremy cash, zach debell

Friday April 9th

St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Rashad Greene has received a scholarship offer from the University of Miami.  Miami joins Florida, Florida St., Wake Forest and Georgia as the schools that have offered Rashad Greene.

Arizona St. is the latest school to make an offer to standout Inglewood H.S. (California) wide receiver Patrick Onwusor.

Thursday April 8th

Plantation DE Ryan Shazier will be making yet another trip to Gainesville, Florida to check out the Gators.  Soon after this trip,  Shazier is expected to put out his list of top schools after this trip.

Wednesday April 7th

Clemson and Central Florida are the two latest schools to make offers to Nature Coast Tech H.S. wide receiver Ja’Juan Story.  Story now has 19 total offers.

Tuesday April 6th

The University of Miami has made an offer to St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Phillip Dorsett.

Rumors and Wires ja'juan story, phillip dorsett, rashad greene, ryan shazier

Auburn University is the latest BCS School to offer standout Nature Coast Tech wide receiver Ja’Juan Story.  This bring Story’s total to 17.  This also Story’s second SEC offer as he is also holding one from Kentucky.   The Florida Gators are also looking to lure Story up to Gainesville to view a Spring practice and Story will do so when he can get time away from his busy track season.

Standout 2011 defensive back Steve Montgomery would love a Florida St. offer and the Seminoles would be an instant favorite should they request Montgomery’s services.   Montgomery is holding offers from Maryland, Western Kentucky and Central Florida at the moment.

Rumors and Wires ja'juan story, steve montgomery

The recruiting trail continues to heat up for Nature Coast Tech (Fla) WR Ja’Juan Story.  After being promised one last week,  Story received an official offer from Ohio St. yesterday.  This comes one week after receiving one from Georgia Tech.  Story now holds 14 offers from major division I schools across the country including all conferences accept the Big 12.  Click here to view Ja’Juan Story’s highlight video.

Gridironstuds.com member Bubba Starling has received an offer from the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide.

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It took a little while but the entire nation is starting to hear what Gridironstuds.com has been saying for close to a year now and that is Ja’Juan Story is a beast.

Story was introduced to me by one of his high school coaches Robert Kazmier while we were discussing a hot 2010 Nature Coast High School prospect named Tevin Drake (signed with Western Michigan).  Actually,  the conversation turned to Ja’Juan’s older brother Antwan,  the 10.6 100 meter dash fullback before Kazmier hit me over the head with some startling news.   Antwan had a younger brother who was bigger and faster than him.   Most people would have hung up on the coach at this point figuring him to have a problem with lying but we’re in the Sunshine State and things like this are possible.  There’s one thing that never lies and that’s the eye in the sky so Coach Kazmier directed me to the highlight video and Story looked every bit the 6’4″ 180 lbs and 4.35 forty that was said.

Fast forward to 2010.   Thanks to Tevin Drake and others from the 2010 class,  Nature Coast Tech High School is no longer tucked so neatly into the corner of the Tampa area suburb known as Brooksville.  Jerome Brown is the most famous descendant for now but Nature Coast Tech is threatening to crank out an NFL player real soon.  Perhaps Ja’Juan Story is that guy.

Story entered into last week’s Bradenton Under Armour combine with a growing list of impressive college offers.  That list will grow after Story put on a show at the combine.  Under less than desirable running conditions,  Story put up the fastest 40 yard dash time at the camp with a 4.57.  He then took his size and speed to the 1-on-1 and 7-on-7′s.  Story did in defensive back after defensive back enroute to growing his legend.    Story has offers now from at least one school in each of the BCS Conferences with FSU, USF, Pitt, Kentucky, North Carolina, Iowa St. , Minnesota and West Virginia being a few to ask that he be their guy.

There were rumors out there that South Florida was the leader for his services but Coach Kazmier explained, “We went down there and met the staff and checked out a basketball game,”  Kazmier said.  “He liked it but he’s going to be thorough when making this decision.  He has a good head on his shoulders and he’s going to make the decision that’s best for him.”

The truth of the matter is that Story has no current leader and that’s probably best.  Offers are going to continue to pour in for him so there will be much to consider in the ensuing weeks and months.  No doubt there will be plenty of developments in Story’s recruiting this Spring.  Stay tuned.

High School Football ja'juan story

There are athletes and there are specimen. JaJuan Story is both. At 6’4″ 185 lbs and running a 4.3 forty, Story will be the story in the 2010 season and in the 2011 recruiting class. Story’s numbers are what college coaches die for. Not only that, Story takes those numbers and all of his athleticism and puts it to use. Story averaged 32 yards per catch in 2009 and also rushed for over 250 yards and 9 yards per carry. He’s just a big play waiting to happen. This came on a team that was loaded with other talent. Included in Story’s exploits was a 91 yard receiving touchdown. The potential just oozes off the screen when you watch Story’s film. Watch JaJuan Story’s highlight video, click here.

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Nature Coast coach Mark Lee spent the past few days at the American Football Coaches Association in Orlando talking to former coworkers.

Among them was first-year Marshall coach Doc Holliday, who was hired in December. Lee worked with Holliday at West Virginia in 1999.

The result of their brief reunion was a pair of scholarship offers for Nature Coast senior running back Tevin Drake and junior receiver/defensive back Ja’Juan Story.

Drake spoke with Holliday on Wednesday morning and will take an official visit to the school next week. He has plans to visit Western Michigan this weekend.

Drake, who finished as the North Suncoast’s second leading rusher of all-time with (5,103) career yards and (71) touchdowns, had an offer from Miami last summer (it was later rescinded) and turned down an offer to take an official visit to Minnesota. He also had been in communication with Oregon and Georgia at various points of the recruiting process. Drake said Wednesday in a text message he also has offers from Florida International, Florida Atlantic and Memphis.

“They can’t believe he’s available,” Lee said. “When Doc talks that highly of a kid that’s a good thing. He’s one of the top recruiters in the country.”

Story received his first offer in August from Florida International. Lee said there’s a lot of interest surrounding the 6-foot-4, 180-pound Story.

Complete Story:

http://hometeam.tampabay.com/recruiting/2010/jan/13/football-nature-coasts-tevin-drake-and-jajuan-stor/?c=2089

Drake is visiting Western Michigan this weekend also.

High School Football ja'juan story, Tevin Drake