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November 24, 2009

University School (Florida) DE Max Beaulieu has committed to the Syracuse Orangemen. Beaulieu is also being recruited by Illinois, Purdue and Wake Forest. He is also the second player from University School to commit to the Orangemen. Two weeks ago, teammate Brice Hawkes committed. Beaulieu is also the fourth player from University School to commit to a Division-I school from the 2010 class.

Though they are nowhere on his list, do not count out the University of Miami as a candidate for St. Thomas Aquinas High School athlete Lamarcus Joyner.

I am of the belief that the Florida Gators are the team in the lead for top rated linebacker Jeff Luc from Treasure Coast High School.

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November 20th

Central (Miami, Fla.) quarterback Jeffrey Godfrey has passed for a Dade County career-record 6,543 yards. The previous record was 6,365 by Miami Northwestern star Jacory Harris.

Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer and defensive coordinator Charlie Strong were in attendance to see Jeff Luc play for Treasure Coast vs. Seminole Ridge in a playoff game last night. USC was also in attendance. Luc is reluctant to name a leader but I will proclaim the Gators to be the current leader for Luc’s services.

November 18th

University School (Davie, FL) Dwellie Striggles became the third player from the school to commit to a Division I program when he chose Turner Gil and Buffalo. Striggles was also being recruited by Colorado St. and Rutgers. View his highlight video – click here.

Palmdale H.S. (California) defensive back and Gridironstuds.com member Joshua Shaw has committed to Florida. Shaw is also being recruited by LSU, Miami, USC, Ohio St. and Notre Dame.

Elder H.S. (Ohio) Tight End Alex Smith has rescinded his commitment to Cincinnati. Smith is still being recruited by Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

November 17th

Tennessee has dismissed two of the three players involved in the armed robbery attempt at a convenience store last week. Head coach Lane Kiffin issued walking papers to Nu’keese Richardson from Pahokee H.S. in Florida and Mike Edwards of Glenville H.S. in Cleveland, Ohio.

- On a side note, one of the attempted robbery victims says the players should be allowed to play. Hilarious must read, click here. Things are rough out in Knoxville, son. LOL!

Woodberry Forest linebacker Aramide Olaniyan has committed to UCLA. Olaniyan first committed to Duke but backed off that commitment and reopened the recruiting process. After his recent visit to Westwood, Olaniyan felt like UCLA was the place and committed.

Recent quote from Northwestern High School (Miami, Fla) top rated wide receiver recruit Michaelee Harris “I really like all the playmakers that Miami has,” said Michaelee Harris about the Canes. “They have a good offense and they always produce good athletes. I think they’ll be getting back on top soon.” Harris says he grew up following the Hurricanes. “I like coach Randy Shannon and (wide receivers) coach Aubrey Hill. We talk a lot and have a real good relationship off the field.”

Recent quote from Miami Northwestern High School (Florida) highly recruited running back Corvin Lamb: “I was supposed to visit North Carolina this week,” Corvin Lamb said. “But I don’t think it’ll happen. I’ll probably take it after the season. UNC and Mississippi State stay in touch the most. They show a lot of interest in me. They both said that I could play receiver and running back and that they’d use me on special teams too.”

Kaiser H.S. (California) outside linebacker Josh Shirley enjoyed his second visit to Arizona recently. His first visit was to Washington back in September. Shirley has a lot of schools on his list but I am guessing he lands in Westwood playing for the Bruins.

November 16th

Culver City H.S. (California) linebacker and Gridironstuds.com member Victor Burnett has committed to Washington. Burnett is also being recruited by Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon St. and West Virginia.

Rumor has it that St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. (Florida) Offensive lineman Brandon Linder will commit to the Hurricanes today (Monday).

Pahokee H.S. (Florida) wide receiver Chris Dunkley was injured in his squad’s big “Muck Bowl” contest this past Saturday.

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Senior’s Four Interceptions Leads Team to Playoff Win

He has proclaimed himself to be “the best in the nation” and Friday Night he stated his case. Senior transfer Latwan Anderson paid big dividends for Glenville High School and head coach Ted Ginn Sr. when plucked four St. Ignatius passes and returned them a combined 196 yards. Anderson’s biggest theft came as St. Ignatius was trying to state a comeback. Down 23-13, St. Ignatius drove into the red zone with the threat of a score. That was until Anderson stepped in front of a Mark Myer’s pass and raced 99 yards the other way for a touchdown. “That was the best game of my life,” Anderson was quoted as saying after the game. You can view Anderson’s exploits video amongst the other big plays in the exciting game from the video below courtesy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Anderson’s jersey number is #1 (there’s a surprise!)

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November 13th

Thibodaux H.S. (Louisiana) WR Trovon Reed has committed to Auburn. Reed is also being recruited by Florida, LSU, Oregon and Tennessee.

Corona H.S. running back Jordon James chooses UCLA. James is also being recruited by Arizona, California, Notre Dame and Washington.

Palm Beach Central H.S. cornerback Peniel Jean has selected Wisconsin as his school. He is also being recruited by Buffalo, Bowling Green, Connecticut, Central Michigan and Maryland.

November 12th

Fomer Pahokee WR Nu’keese Richardson is among three Tennessee football players arrested Thursday morning in Knoxville on attempted armed robbery charges. Policy Richardson along with safety Janzen Jackson and another Vols player attempted to rob some patrons outside of convenience story while donning hooded sweat shirts and carrying a powered pellet gun. More.

Carol City H.S. (Florida) WR Allen Hurns has committed to the University of Miami. Hurns is also being recruited by West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Ole Miss, FIU and Central Florida.

Hollywood Hills H.S. (Florida) CB Tony Grimes has narrowed his list down to Michigan, Ole Miss, Maryland, West Virginia and Oregon. Click here to view Grimes’ highlight video.

November 11th

University School (Florida) athlete Brice Hawkes has committed to Syracuse University.

November 10th

Edna Karr H.S. (Louisiana) QB and Gridironstuds.com Member Munchie Legaux has committed to the University of Colorado. Legaux is also being recruited by Michigan, West Virginia, Oregon, Baylor and Ole Miss.

November 9th

The University of Miami continues to be on a roll with the latest commitment from St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) cornerback Keion Payne. Payne is also being recruited by Tennessee, Ohio St., Florida and Florida St.

DeMatha Catholic H.S. (Maryland) safety and Gridironstuds.com member Lorenzo Waters has announced his Final Five as Miami, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Michigan and Virginia Tech.

Millenium H.S. (Arizona) safety Marquis Flowers has named a final five of Arizona, Arizona St., Notre Dame, UCLA and USC.

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November 5th

Oak Grove H.S. wide receiver Steve McNair has committed to Southern Mississippi. McNair was also being recruited by West Virginia, Ole Miss, Mississippi St., Tulsa and Nebraska.

November 3rd

Booker T. Washington H.S. (Florida) running back Eduardo Clements has committed to the University of Miami. Clements is also being recruited by Florida St., Tennessee, Georgia, South Florida and Michigan.

Mainland H.S. (Florida) wide receiver O.J. Ross and defensive back Ricardo Allen have both committed to Purdue. Purdue now has seven commits from the state of Florida after signing 14 players from the Sunshine State for the class of 2009 last year.

November 2nd

Top Rated Loganville H.S. (Georgia) running back Storm Johnson has committed to the University of Miami. Johnson was also being recruited by Michigan St., Penn St., Oregon and North Carolina.

Miami also received a commitment from standout Glades Central H.S. (Florida) athlete Greg Dent. Dent was also juggling offers from Florida St., South Florida and Arkansas.

Buffalo has secured a commitment from Gridironstuds.com member James Potts from American Heritage Delray (Florida). Potts was also being recruited by Michigan St., Vanderbilt, Rutgers, Memphis and Louisville.

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Glenville H.S. (Ohio) safety Latwan Anderson and cornerback Christian Bryant are set to visit Michigan St. this weekend. Anderson is considering West Virginia, Ohio St., Miami and Michigan St. Bryant has over 30 offers and is considering Michigan St., Ohio St. and Tennessee.

State of Michigan high school players Devin Gardner, Dior Mathis and Earnest Thomas all need big performances and wins this weekend in order to get their teams into the playoffs.

Michigan still recruiting former Duke commit Aramide Olaniyan from Woodberry Forest High School (Virginia).

Palm Beach Central cornerback Peniel Jean had a great visit to Wisconsin last weekend. Many project Jean as a safety but Wisconsin who has zero cornerback commitments for Class of 2010 like Jean as a cornerback. Jean is also considering Connecticut and Maryland.

Pahokee H.S. (Florida) wide receiver DeJoshua Johnson looking to take a trip to North Carolina despite remaining a solid commit to Florida St.

Check out the University of Michigan recruiting board over at UM Varsity Blue… click here.

Rumors and Wires Aramide Olaniyan, christian bryant, dejoshua johnson, devin gardner, earnest thomas, latwan anderson, peniel jean, top 2010 recruits

The latest Rivals 100 rankings are out and as expected there has been some movement.   We last reported on the Rivals Top 100 back on March 12th at which time Treasure Coast Linebacker Jeff Luc was the 10th ranked player overall in the country.  The most recent Rivals 100 has slid him 15 places to #25 in the country.  This is still a tremendous ranking however there have been complaints of inability to get off blocks, get to the football and make plays.  In the process,  Luc last his 5 star rating and is now rated 4 stars by Rivals.  I am sure somebody is going to have to pay for this.

Though he was not in the Rivals 100 the last time we reported on it,  Gridironstuds.com member Cody Riggs entered the Top 100 during the offseason and remained there until this most recent update.  Riggs has fallen out of the top 100 as others have had some strong performances and Riggs had a few ball caught on him in the nationally televised game against South Carolina Byrnes High School two weeks ago.  If you have played the cornerback position like I have then you know that these things will happen.  Kudos to Riggs and St. Thomas for taking on one of the top teams in the nation and stepping up to the challenge.

The biggest move by a Gridironstuds.com member since our last report in March has been by Glenville H.S. (Ohio) safety Latwan Anderson.  Back in March,  Anderson was ranked as the 66th best prospect in the country.   The latest Rivals 100 rankings has Anderson as the 18th best prospect in the country.   That’s an amazing move of 48 spots.  Anderson had a great summer and has not disappointed at his new address Glenville H.S. after transferring from St. Edwards where he played last season.

Proviso West H.S. (Illinois) wide receiver Kyle Prater was not a Gridironstuds.com member back in March but he is now and he is also the #2 ranked prospect in the entire country.  Prater is a physical specimen who plays to his body’s potential.  He is a USC commit and is having a fine season.  Lache Seastrunk maintains his 4th in the country rating and Seantrel Henderson holds at #1,  a spot he’s not likely to relinquish standing at 6’8″ and 301 lbs with enough athleticism to be a force on the basketball court.

The list below shows where all the Gridironstuds.com members are currently ranked against where they were ranked back in March.  Non member means they were not Gridironstuds.com members back in March of this year.

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This is as of October 7, 2009….

There’s no doubt that Florida is a hot bed for recruiting talent.  It’s always interesting to see where some of the top talent in the state is headed.  It’s also always interesting to see what out of state colleges are heading into Florida and making some headway.  Typically, East Coast and Northern teams that stock up on Florida talent usually enjoy some type of run in the near future.  Purdue strolled into Florida in 2009 and signed some 19 recruits out of the sunshine state.

Here is the current 2010 Florida commit list.

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The season’s still young but a quick start is always good.  A quick start is just what Delray Beach Atlantic High School quarterback Mark Leal is off to.   For the second straight game Leal tossed five touchdowns and threw for 268 yards.

Pretty impressive numbers in back to back games especially when you consider that the 10 touchdowns Leal has thrown through three games is just about half of his 2008 total of 21 TD’s.  Leal is currently a Virginia Tech commitment but if these type of performances continue,  he’s likely to get aggressive action from other D-I schools despite his pledge to the Hokies.

Last night,  Leal tossed 5 TD’s in a 33-0 victory over Boynton Beach.  Leal did this despite the game being called with 7 minutes left after an ugly brawl in the stands led to patrons spilling onto the field.  Who knows,  maybe Leal would have chucked a sixth touchdown.   Two of Leal’s five touchdowns were tossed to James Louis a fellow Gridironstuds.com member.  Louis is an Ohio St. Buckeye’s commit.

Check out highlight videos of both players:

- Mark Leal’s highlight video
- James Louis’ highlight video

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September 17, 2009

Top rated Glenville H.S. defensive back and Gridironstuds.com member Latwan Anderson has set his announcement date for birthday October 10th.

Dr. Phillips H.S. (Florida) wide receiver Kenny Shaw has revealed a top 5 as (1) Florida St. (2) Georgia (3) Florida (4) Tennessee (5) Alabama.

Top rated Grandview H.S. defensive end Chris Martin still has the USC Trojans in the mix despite being a Notre Dame commit.  Martin is keeping his options open just in case something crazy happens.  Along with USC,  Martin still lists California and Tennessee as possible options.  Also states that he would have an interest in Florida if they were to take an interest.  View Chris Martin’s highlight video.

University School (Florida) defensive end and Gridironstuds.com member Max Beaulieu is considering Arkansas, Purdue, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee and Wake Forest.  View Max Bealieu’s highlight video.

September 15, 2009

Rumor has it that Florida commit Matthew Elam (Dwyer H.S., Palm Beach, FLa) really loved his visit to West Virginia this past weekend and is really considering the Mountaineers according to the website Eersports.com.

Proviso West H.S. (Illinois) wide receiver and Gridironstuds.com member Kyle Prater may be having second thoughts about his commitment to USC according to The Chicago Tribune. link.

Outstanding American Heritage Delray H.S. (FL) wide receiver Darius Millines has committed to West Virginia. Millines is also being recruited by Alabama, Miami, Florida, Illinois, Rutgers and Wake Forest. Check out Millines’ highlight video.

Central H.S. (Oklahoma) athlete DeMarco Cobbs has committed to Tennessee. Cobbs was Tennessee’s third commitment of the weekend. Cobbs is also being recruited by alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma.

Port St. Joe H.S. (Florida) safety and Gridironstuds.com member Darrell Smith has committed to Arkansas. Smith is also being recruited by Toledo, Auburn, Duke, Tulane and Western Kentucky. View Darrell Smith’s highlight video.

Glades Central (FL) safety Travis Bell has committed to West Virginia. Bell is also being recruited by Florida, Florida St., Georgia, LSU, Miami, FL, Rutgers, FIU and Florida Atlantic.

Byrnes H.S. (FL) defensive end Corey Miller has decommitted from Florida St. and has now committed to Tennessee. Tennessee earlier snagged Miller’s Byrnes teammate Brandon Willis.

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