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Blog | February 06, 2013

Three-star defensive back Hassan Childs (Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola) is no longer a verbal commitment to N.C. State following the school's dismissal of head coach Tom O'Brien and apparent changes on the staff. The 6-foot-1, 173-pound senior said defe...

Blog | November 27, 2012

Three-star running back Matthew Dayes (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay) was admittedly surprised that N.C. State fired head coach Tom O'Brien today. Although the 5-foot-8, 190-pound running back didn't know O'Brien well, he thought his track record was g...

Blog | November 26, 2012

The Sunshine State will be well represented across the nation this week. While the LSU-Florida game in Gainesville will take a huge share of prospects, there will be several in Columbia, S.C., for the top-10 matchup between Georgia and South Carolina...

Blog | October 05, 2012

Please excuse class of 2014 athlete Rashawn Shaw (Fort Pierce, Fla./Central) if he can't think much beyond his big game against Vero Beach (Fla.) on Thursday. "So far the season is going real well and we'll be facing Vero Beach (on Thursday)," Sha...

Blog | September 27, 2012

All the notes that are fit for digital print as we prepare for Week 4 of the rapidly-moving Florida high school football season. Breaking down recruiting in Miami-Dade: One of the great things about recruiting in the state of Florida is that the s...

Blog | September 21, 2012

Three-star linebacker Ramar Dennis (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) is all across the map with his favorite schools proving that distance will not be a factor for the 6-foot, 220-pound senior. "Right now I'm working on setting up visits with Northern Illin...

Blog | September 19, 2012

Class of 2014 offensive tackle Jake Stickler (Bradenton, Fla./Manatee) was hoping to get his name out in the public with the Hurricanes' nationally televised game against Miramar (Fla.), however the 6-foot-5, 290-pound junior had to sit out the conte...

Blog | September 11, 2012

Three-star running back Lorenzo Woodley (Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus) says that his recruitment has been in a bit of a holding pattern in recent weeks. The 6-foot, 205-pound senior has been more focused on his senior year than his future coll...

Blog | September 06, 2012

Here's a look at how the ACC recruiting classes are shaping up. We rank them based on not only the talent of the class but also the needs filled, but plenty can -- and will -- change between now and national signing day.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2012

Program: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Head coach: Rocco Casullo 2011 record: 10-3 (lost to Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer in Class 7A quarterfinals) ESPN 150 prospect: Joey Bosa (No. 7 DT, No. 45 overall). Top underclassmen: 2014 DL A...

Blog | August 22, 2012

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Even though his Louisiana-based team, "The Bootleggers," had an early departure from the weekend's IMG Madden Football 7-on-7 national tournament, three-star linebacker Darian Claiborne (Port Allen, La./Port Allen) found plenty to ...

Blog | July 01, 2012

The 7th annual Heath Evans Foundation 7-on-7 tournament will be loaded with FBS talent when the first pass is thrown Saturday morning in West Palm Beach, Fla. ESPN 150/300 Prospects Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Tampa (Fla.) Wharton (No. 4) Matth...

Blog | June 08, 2012

Cincinnati has an affinity for quarterbacks from the state of Florida. The Bearcats snagged their third quarterback from the state in the last two recruiting cycles when they received a verbal commitment from Orlando (Fla.) Boone quarterback Alton Me...

Blog | May 17, 2012

Jones (Orlando, Fla.) defensive end Devin Washington has cut his list of schools down to 10. South Carolina, UCF, Vanderbilt, South Florida, Missouri, Ole Miss, Clemson, Duke, N.C. State and Florida International all made the cut for the 6-foot-2,...

Blog | May 01, 2012

Lake Mary (Fla.) tight end Taylor Marini and linebacker Jerod Fernandez recently received scholarship offers. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Marini received his first offer from Louisville earlier in the month and recently added a second offer from Flori...

Blog | March 22, 2012