Along the Links: Ohio State Football Recruiting 3/01

Spanning the 'net to give you a constant variety of recruiting news. The thrill of commitments and the agony of reject. The human drama of high school competition. This is ATO's, Along the Links!

SEC Coaches Defend 'Oversigning' - WSJ.com
Coaches at some of the nation's top college-football programs continue to sign more incoming players than they can accommodate on their rosters. And three coaches from the hotly competitive Southeastern Conference are defending the practice, which is known as 'oversigning.'

Recruiting: Locals compete in 7-on-7 tournament in N.J. | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Nowadays, there are more and more opportunities for high school football players to improve their skills and increase their visibility in the off-season.

In the Trenches: Improved teams, rivalries, impact freshmen - NCAA Football - CBSSports.com
Is Auburn-Alabama the new Yanks-Sox? Which program -- BYU, Tennessee or Michigan -- will progress most in 2011? Dennis Dodd and J. Darin Darst disagree, but both see Jadeveon Clowney as the best high-impact freshman looker for '12.

Football recruiting | Barrington's Dan Voltz impressed after Notre Dame's junior day - Chicago Tribune
Barrington junior offensive tackle Dan Voltz came away impressed Saturday after attending Notre Dame's junior day. "Notre Dame just feels like a special place to me," Voltz said. "From the coaches

Florida high school sports | Two more offer Land O'Lakes TE Kent Taylor

Florida tight end Kent Taylor adds offer from Notre Dame
Florida tight end Kent Taylor felt an offer from Notre Dame was on its way, and it came through this week, as expected.

Recruiting notebook: SLUH QB McDonagh gets first offer
Monday was a big day for St. Louis University High junior quarterback Trevor McDonagh, who picked up his first scholarship offer,

Chris Carter signs with Ohio State after hiatus - MaxPreps News
MaxPreps News - Cleveland-area lineman had to wait for legal situation to play itself out before signing.

Kyle Kalis | mgoblog
MGoBlog obsessively covers University of Michigan football, basketball, hockey, baseball, lacrosse, and volleyball. It also has lots of charts.

Pa. shooting guard commits to Clemson on first official visit | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell added to his 2011 class over the weekend with a commitment from 6-3 Devin Coleman of Wynnewood, Pa. Coleman is the fourth commitment for the class and he made his pledge while at Clemson for his official visit.

$$$ - Voltz narrows the field
Barrington (Ill.) High OG Dan Voltz has one of the top offer lists in America, and on Tuesday he announced what eight schools were still in the running. more

$$$ - Saban offers Illinois DT
Edwardsville (Ill.) High's Future247 prospect Vincent Valentine talks about his offer from Alabama. more

$$$ - More offers at Warren Central
Missouri and Indiana each extended an offer to prospects at Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central. more

$$$ - Blackburn gets on the board
As a junior, QB Brian Blackburn led Detroit (Mich.) Crockett Tech to the state semifinals. On Tuesday he grabbed his first offer. more

$$$ - Herron lands his first scholarship
Avon (Ind.) High OT DeAndre Herron's first scholarship offer comes from the Big East. more

$$$ - Penn State offers area TE
The Nittany Lions will try and keep this touted prospect in-state and way from the likes of Alabama, Florida, Michigan State and Wisconsin. more

$$$ - Seventh scholarship for Columbus WR
Columbus (Ohio) Upper Arlington WR/S prospect Frank Epitropoulos is an Ohio State legacy and will visit the school this weekend. Another Big Ten school offered on Tuesday. more

$$$ - FSU-Alabama battle for Winston?
Bessemer (Ala.) Hueytown quarterback Jameis Winston named two schools on top, plus other recruiting details in this update. more

$$$ - Williams gets first BCS scholarship
Playing for the most successful coach in Illinois state history, is one reason why Chicago Mount Carmel DT Vontrell Williams' name is traveling through recruiting circles.

$$$ - Scout.com: Geno Smith visits Vols
Geno Smith, National 100 cornerback from Atlanta-St. Pius X, Ga., is one of the top defensive recruits in the country. He has plenty of options, and one is to the University of Tennessee. Smith talked about his visit to Knoxville this past weekend for Junior Day.

$$$ - Scout.com: Diamond Isn't Overlooking Home State School
The Fighting Illini football coaching staff is going after the top talent in the class of 2012. And due to recent success, they are attracting some high profile prospects. One junior the Illini have targeted for some time now is a big in-state lineman, and he came to see Illinois this weekend.

$$$ - Scout.com: Richardson Likes What Irish Offer
A primary need for Notre Dame in the 2012 recruiting class is a lock-down cornerback. Terry Richardson from Cass Technical High School (Detroit, Mich.) appears to be in that category and the Irish recently received a visit from him.

$$$ - Scout.com: Lewis Was Hoping for More
The Notre Dame staff is continuing to hit the recruiting trail in Ohio. One of their recruiting targets is LaTroy Lewis from Archbishop Hoban High School (Akron, Ohio).

$$$ - Scout.com: BadgerSports Audio: 2013 QB
Scout.com talks early looks and favorites with Bishop McNamera High (Md.) 2013 quarterback Milan Collins at the Badger Sports/New Level Athletics 7-on-7 tournament at Rutgers University.

$$$ - Scout.com: Beau Hankins back from Knoxville
Beau Hankins, linebacker from Birmingham-Jackson-Olin, Ala., is receiving a lot of interest from schools across the South. He took an unofficial visit this past weekend to Tennessee.

$$$ - Scout.com: Badger Sport 7 v 7…Uriah Bethea
Scout.com attended the Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Elite 7 v 7 Tournament held this past weekend at Rutgers University. There were 8 teams from Maryland. Scout.com caught up with a few of the Maryland players during the event to get updates with their recruiting process. 2012 prospect Uriah Bethea (Upper Marlboro, MD/Wise) is a big framed tailback with good speed and vision.

$$$ - Scout.com: Jenkins-Stone Talks Hurricane Offer
Miami-FL became the latest school to offer Detroit Cass Tech linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone. What does the Motor City product think of the U?

$$$ - Scout.com: Napoleon Talks Offers, Position of Choice
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.) quarterback Brandon Napoleon holds verbal offers from Rutgers and North Carolina, and he is hearing from a number of other schools. He spoke about whether he has a leader, whether schools are recruiting him as a quarterback or an athlete, and whether he has a position of preference in college.

$$$ - Scout.com: Dieter hoping Irish step up
Gehrig Dieter has been on the Notre Dame campus fairly frequently, but he wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to get another look. The wide receiver from Washington High School (South Bend, Ind.) was one of the prospects on hand for Notre Dame’s junior day on Saturday.

$$$ - Scout.com: Herron's Prayers Answered
Avon (Ind.) junior DeAndre Herron prays each night before he goes to bed, and one of his prayers was answered today as the first offer came for the 6'6 lineman, and from a Big East school.

$$$ - Richardson excited about his new offer   '12 MI CB Terry Richardson

$$$ - Blue Devils join race for Ohio ATH  '12 OH ATH Frank Epitropoulos

$$$ - Ohio ATH to visit Michigan State  '12 OH ATH Frank Epitropoulos

$$$ - Ohio athlete talks the Vols  '12 OH WR Corey Smith

$$$ - Florida mailbag: Top RBs, LBs in state  '12 FL DB Deon Bush, '12 FL DB Travis Blanks, '12 FL WR Dvario Montgomery, etc.

$$$ - Richardson Blown Away | Football Recruiting Article
The Bucks offered DB Terry Richardson on his OSU visit, but that was not why he was blown away.

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