Offers reported via Twitter, text or phone call on Thursday, May 9 Marcus Applefield, OT, Weeki Wachee Offer(s): Vanderbilt, USF, UCF, FIU Comment: Recruitment of Applefield is taking off. Vandy is his first SEC offer. Deiondre Porter, QB, Jefferson Offer: Coastal Carolina Comment: Porter, who threw for 2,700 yards and 27 TDs, ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. | John C. Cotey
Weeki Wachee OL Marcus Applefield continues to be one of Tampa Bay’s biggest recruiting surprises after a hectic Thursday. The senior-to-be picked up offers from USF, UCF, FIU and Vanderbilt today, coach Mark Lee said. His only in-state offer before Thursday came from FAU. The Commodores are Applefield's first offer ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 9:33 a.m. | Matt Baker
Five Plant seniors made their commitments official Wednesday, bringing the total of Panthers bound for college football programs in the fall to 15. The signees are: quarterback Kyle Groh (Ohio Wesleyan), defensive end Kareem Martin (Lindenwood University in Missouri), defensive lineman-linebacker Eliel Shines (Seton Hill in Pennsylvania), defensive lineman Gage ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 11:33 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Where did all the yards go? • All but one of the county’s seven 1,000-yard rushers in 2012 will graduate and move on to college programs, leaving frustrated defensive coordinators and would-be tacklers in their wake. • Now, the game-day burden falls on their old coaches to figure out a ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 10:23 p.m. | Times Staff
Clearwater Central Catholic had nine athletes who made their college commitments official during a ceremony Tuesday in the school’s auditorium. The biggest contingent came from football with five players who helped the Marauders advance to the Class 3A state semifinals announcing their commitments: David Ferry (Baldwin-Wallace), JJ Fitzpatrick (Methodist), Brett ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 6:37 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG Dixie Hollins running back Kabriel Jackson could not wait for spring practice. • After watching his teammates struggle to an 0-10 season in 2012, the junior wanted to get back on the football field in the worst way. • Jackson tore a ligament in his right knee in ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. | Rodney Page
BROOKSVILLE One of Hernando’s biggest challenges this spring is to find a replacement for Tyrail Hawkins, the do-it-all athlete who lined up everywhere from quarterback to defensive back to returner and signed with Georgia Southern. • “We won’t have just that one guy,” Leopards coach Dwayne Mobley said. “We’ve got ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 3:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
Another day, another big-name offer for Pasco WR Nate Craig. The standout sophomore-to-be picked up an offer from the Tennessee Vols on Wednesday morning, Pirates coach Tom McHugh announced on Twitter. Craig also has offers from Ohio State, Clemson, Mississippi State, Texas Tech and UMass. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Craig has ...
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Wed. May 08, 2013 at 11:03 a.m. | Matt Baker
Hernando County recruiting is having one of its biggest springs ever. Hernando lineman Connor Foradas is the latest piece of evidence. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound senior earned his first college offer Tuesday, from Purdue, Foradas said in a text message. Foradas was one of the top linemen for the Leopards last ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 10:49 p.m. | Matt Baker
WESLEY CHAPEL Soon after Wiregrass Ranch promoted assistant Mike Lawrence to turn around a struggling Bulls team, Lawrence reached out to a few experts in rebuilding programs: Bill Snyder, Bob Stoops and Mark Mangino. • Lawrence knows the trio from his playing days as a running back at Kansas State. ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 6:26 p.m. | Matt Baker
Pasco WR Nate Craig landed an other major college offer this week. The standout sophomore-to-be picked up an offer from Clemson on Tuesday, he announced on Facebook. Craig also has offers from Ohio State, Mississippi State, Texas Tech and UMass. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Craig has drawn attention from recruiters and ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 1:46 p.m. | Matt Baker
Seminole has whittled its list of football coaching applicants to 12 finalists, nearly all of whom have ties to the bay area. Among the finalists are three former area head coaches: Bob Gobel (Countryside), Chris Miller (Admiral Farragut) and Pat O’Brien (Sickles, King). Other finalists include Pinellas Pak assistant coach ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 1:07 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Rohan Blackwood, Nature Coast DE (6-5, 208) The latest: The senior-to-be picked up his 10th offer Tuesday after Tulane stopped by campus, Sharks coach Charles Liggett said. The Green Wave hasn’t always recruited Tampa Bay heavily but will join USF in the new-look Big East starting in 2014. Offers: UMass, ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 12:32 p.m. | Matt Baker
Freedom offensive lineman Dillon Browne has received his first college scholarship offer, from Western Kentucky, according to Patriots coach Todd Donahoe. Browne has been a two-year starter for the Patriots, earning second-team all-Western Conference honors last year as a junior. The 6-foot-4, 238-pound Browne will be one of the anchors ...
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Mon. May 06, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Pasco WR Nate Craig landed his first SEC offer today. The standout sophomore-to-be picked up an offer from Mississippi State, Pirates coach Tom McHugh announced via Twitter. Craig also has offers from Texas Tech, Ohio State and UMass. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Craig has drawn attention from recruiters and recruiting gurus ...
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Mon. May 06, 2013 at 8:18 p.m. | Matt Baker