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"If Wake gets Quinshad Davis they'll probably go to last and they might lose a few more yet. Supposedly they just lost a head-to-head with MTSU for a guy and dem fans aint none too happy."

Some wishful thinking here.

I think Davis ends up somewhere other than Wake (either UNC, Tenn, or South Carolina) and we will add other recruits as well. Seriously doubt we end up last in the conference but the coaching turnover and NCAA uncertainty has certainly taken a toll on recruiting. Owino just flipped to State (was expected) but I doubt we lose anyone else. Jackson would be the only possibility but I think he sticks with UNC.

And we most definitely didn't lose a kid to MTSU. We expressed some interest but Bryson never visited nor did he have a committable offer.

[Edited on January 17, 2012 at 7:26 PM. Reason : ]

1/17/2012 7:15:09 PM

We got Owino? Nice. I haven't seen it reported, but it's showing up on his scout and rivals profile page as a verbal to NCSU.


[Edited on January 17, 2012 at 7:22 PM. Reason : ]

1/17/2012 7:18:47 PM

yea owino's ours

think he tried to commit over the weekend but we wanted to make sure all the transcripts checked out since he's from overseas

can't just let him in without checking anything like the community college 20 minutes down the road...

1/17/2012 7:27:50 PM

kid's got some nice film, he's chasing guys all over the place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbEeLhv6ghY

1/17/2012 10:32:38 PM

Definitely passes the look test. He's got the extra gear that's crucial for pass-rushers.

I read somewhere this guy's only played a year of organized football. Could be TOB's next Kiwanuka.

1/17/2012 11:00:09 PM

Another one bites the dust

Quote :

"Four-star athlete Beniquez Brown (Florence, Ala./Florence) is nearing a decision. He now has visited Tennessee (Dec. 2) and Mississippi State (Jan. 13), with scheduled trips to both Ole Miss (Jan. 20) and N.C. State (Jan. 27) planned for later this month. That is, if it goes that long. “It’s down to Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee,” Brown said. “The decision will be in a couple of days.” If not, then it looks like the Rebels will get an official visit from him this coming weekend. Regardless, Mississippi State could prove tough to beat. His teammate, Kivon Coman, is committed to the Bulldogs. Brown, 6-foot-1 and 215-pounds, is a two-way star at both safety and running back. Some schools project him as a linebacker. He’s the nation’s No. 22-rated athlete and the No. 10-ranked recruit from the state of Alabama."

1/18/2012 12:43:06 AM

Tried to look for a decent article about him. This is as good as I found.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/15/2776804/big-surprise-in-raleigh.html

Pretty cool that last year he didn't know a thing about football last year.

1/18/2012 12:43:20 AM

^^ Pack Pride had been reporting that Brown wasn't a focus going back about a month ago.

1/18/2012 8:55:49 AM

Quote :

"Lewis suspected Owino was a good athlete..."

racist

1/18/2012 8:57:02 AM

His dad manages Shaba Shabu, neat!

1/18/2012 9:38:08 AM

Quote :

"I read somewhere this guy's only played a year of organized football. Could be TOB's next Kiwanuka. "

Yeah, that's what the N&O article is saying about him: http://blogs.newsobserver.com/prepsnow/sanderson-end-switches-from-unc-to-nc-state

1/18/2012 9:55:09 AM

Quote :

"He came to the United States last spring from Kenya, where is played rugby. Owino quickly caught the attention of college coaches throughout the southeastern United States. The recruiting process was new to him and he said it was overwhelming at times."

College football has enough trouble with kids coming from destitute houses having difficulty adjusting to the college life. Hopefully we can keep this kid's head on straight.

1/18/2012 9:58:25 AM

^on the other side of that argument is that he's got more reason to work harder because he comes from a 2nd or 3rd world country

1/18/2012 10:01:52 AM

on the other side of that argument is that he 's got more reason to works harder because he comes from a 2nd or 3rd world country

fify

i remember the year we played BC (was it CTC's last year, or TOBs first year here) and Kiawanuka was a senior and just dominated that game.

1/18/2012 11:13:20 AM

^that sounds better..thx

1/18/2012 11:16:25 AM

^ it wasn't that different than what you said, but ive worked with and known a lot of Africans in the technical/engineering fields and they are very sharp, extremely polite and work hard, and that's from North all the way to South Africa

1/18/2012 11:43:53 AM

Yep, them africans are a good bunch of people.

1/18/2012 12:06:48 PM

better article about Owino, i guess Tim Stevens at the N&O was upset he switched his commitment

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/batten/January-2012/Raleigh-DE-jumps-from-UNC-to-N-C--State

1/18/2012 12:08:38 PM

from the N&O article

Quote :

"There is nothing negative about Carolina"

well......

1/18/2012 12:15:46 PM

Quote :

"NC State football commitment Josh Sessoms was this week's WRAL Extra Effort Award winner. The Southern Nash (NC) star is a standout on the gridiron, hardwood, and in the classroom."

1/18/2012 12:17:00 PM

Kenderious Whitehead is down to us and Clemson, but with Owino committing you wonder how much we will continue to recruit him.

1/18/2012 1:07:51 PM

^we're recruiting whitehead to play Linebacker. Different positions

1/18/2012 8:25:52 PM

owino's got vicious pursuit and a great story, I really hope he pans out

1/18/2012 8:34:01 PM

^^Got a source for that? I saw some random dude say that on Pack Pride but I'm not putting much stock in that.

1/18/2012 10:11:26 PM

Whitehead commits?

https://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1#!/ShwtyTheTruth

1/18/2012 10:16:11 PM

^awesome!

Also I saw James Summers picked up a fourth star on Rivals, he's now the #8 dual threat QB:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncstate/football/recruiting/player-James-Summers-118562

1/18/2012 10:21:40 PM

NC State landed one of their biggest commitments of the year tonight when Lithonia (GA) King High School defensive end Kenderius Whitehead notified the coaches that he would be playing for the Wolfpack.
"NC State was in my heart," said Whitehead. "I went down there for two visits, and I came back feeling like that was the place for me.

"I wanted to take one more visit to be sure, and that's why I went to Clemson. I had a good time on that trip, they laid out the red carpet for me, but I knew it wasn't for me."

An all-state selection, Whitehead recorded 103 tackles and 16 sacks as a senior. He held offers from programs such as North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Georgia, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Nebraska, Miami, Notre Dame, and Tennessee before recently narrowing his list to NC State, Clemson, and Georgia.

"I felt more comfortable dealing with coach Reed, coach O'Brien, and coach Willis than anyone else," he said. "I felt like I can trust them, and I can accomplish everything I want at NC State. I know people might ask why I chose NC State, but it came down to a feeling and that's where I felt the most at home.

"I'm pacing around all pumped up about it. I'm ready to sign the papers."

Whitehead is rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com. The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder is ranked the No. 45 defensive end prospect in the country

1/18/2012 11:03:20 PM

wow. awesome.

1/18/2012 11:07:07 PM

Quote :

"Clemson offered me cash but I can't be bought"

1/18/2012 11:17:28 PM

Quote :

"An all-state selection, Whitehead recorded 103 tackles and 16 sacks as a senior. He held offers from programs such as North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Georgia, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Nebraska, Miami, Notre Dame, and Tennessee before recently narrowing his list to NC State, Clemson, and Georgia. "

Everything about this paragraph is awesome. I know high school stats basically mean shit, but 103 tackles for a DE is unheard of.

1/18/2012 11:22:48 PM

I have to say I really like what we've done at DE/LB of late

1/18/2012 11:24:57 PM

^^yeah, and that's in georgia. awesome pick-up. so he's projected to be a lb?

solid, solid class!

[Edited on January 18, 2012 at 11:27 PM. Reason : arrows]

1/18/2012 11:26:30 PM

TOB basically just took a big dump on everyone whose complaining about his recruiting.

this is great news!

1/19/2012 12:21:42 AM

I like our class so far, hopefully we can add another OL

1/19/2012 12:22:12 AM

bottom of the screen ESPNU recruiting ticker had the Whitehead story (they have him as a 4*) and the Owino decommit from UNC and commit to us... good times.

1/19/2012 1:40:05 AM

Quote :

"TOB basically just took a big dump on everyone whose complaining about his recruiting."

I wouldnt go that far, but if owino and whitehead pan out then we can forever point our fingers at boobrgreat and laugh

1/19/2012 6:28:45 AM

wow that means so much to be menitoned

1/19/2012 7:47:20 AM

great pick ups

1/19/2012 8:55:33 AM

our defensive line depth is getting epic....and if he plays LB...then our LB depth is getting less worrisome

[Edited on January 19, 2012 at 9:16 AM. Reason : sdf]

1/19/2012 9:14:16 AM

Whitehead higHLighTs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGiBWP2nGHw

1/19/2012 9:30:25 AM

so, UGA is all butt-hurt because they thought Whitehead was in the bag. They even "dispatched their recruiting coordinator to his school yesterday to try and talk him out of it". So this is a big deal. TOB got a recruit over UGA who they had targeted and wanted bad.

http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2012/01/18/surprise-uga-de-target-picks-nc-state-over-bulldogs-and-clemson/

1/19/2012 9:43:41 AM

Quote :

"I want to do computer science"

Ah, to be young and naive again.

1/19/2012 9:52:28 AM

he'll probably be in sports management before it's all said and done

1/19/2012 10:06:54 AM

Quote :

"our defensive line depth is getting epic....and if he plays LB...then our LB depth is getting less worrisome"

He chose us over UGA because UGA wanted him to play LB and he wants to play DE

1/19/2012 10:36:42 AM

^ Still doesn't mean he won't eventually be moved there.

Not saying it's going to happen...but players move around all the time. He'll probably start off at DE because we probably told him that's where he'll get his first shot.

1/19/2012 10:40:55 AM

^^that's why I said "IF" I hadn't heard for sure otherwise until that article ...loving our D-line over the next few years

[Edited on January 19, 2012 at 10:41 AM. Reason : d]

1/19/2012 10:41:33 AM

now hearing that Whitehead has been a silent verbal for a while now

1/19/2012 12:21:38 PM

The staff is making a late push with Jamal Marcus out of Hillside:
http://georgiatech.scout.com/a.z?s=140&p=8&c=1&nid=4953430

They like him at LB not DE.

1/19/2012 12:56:29 PM

Nice. That's one hell of an offer list ... Ohio State, Florida, USC, Georigia, etc. If he can run, a 245 lbs LB would be beastly.

1/19/2012 2:36:23 PM

all i see is them saying UNC is making a late push

http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/1146757.html

1/19/2012 2:58:37 PM