2008 Football Scholarship Offers:
Bold = Commit

QB
No Offers (Bible normally waits until camp to offer QBs)

RB
**** Desmond Scott (Hillside HS) Durham, NC 5-9/179
*** Greg Pratt (Naples HS) Naples, FL 5-9/165/4.40
*** Rolandan Finch (St. Xavier HS) Louisville, KY 5-10/200/4.50

FB
No Offers (Tyler Shatley was offered but he committed to Clemson)

WR
**** Justin Brown (Concord HS) Wilmington, DE 6-3.5/210/4.48
**** Jheranie Boyd (Ashbrook HS) Gastonia, NC 6-3/185/4.45
**** Stephon Gilmore (South Pointe HS) Rock Hill, SC 6-0.5/176/4.50
*** Quan Rucker (West Iredell HS) Statesville, NC 6-0/185/4.45
* Laroy Reynolds (Maury HS) Norfolk, VA
* Quintin Payton (T L Hanna HS) Anderson, SC 6-4/190

TE
**** Arthur Fontaine (Dartmouth HS) North Dartmouth, MA 6-5/235/4.93
*** Paul Carrezola (Neshaminy HS) Langhorne, PA 6-4/248/4.80 Rutgers


OT
***** Xavier Nixon (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-6/285
****Kyle Koehne (Cathedral HS) Indianapolis, IN 6-6/300/5.30
*** Travis Bond (Bertie HS) Windsor, NC 6-6/330
*** Brooks Michel (Carmel HS) Carmel, IN 6-7/280
*** Austen Bujnoch (Elder HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-5/250
* Colin Rodkey (Gateway SHS) Monroeville, PA 6-4.5/266/5.53

OG
*** Quinton Washington (Timberland HS) Saint Stephen, SC 6-4/322
*** Ryan Spiker (Tri-Valley HS) Dresden, OH 6-4.5/295
*** Will Jackson (Farragut HS) Knoxville, TN 6-4/280/5.10

C
No Offers

DT
**** Eric McDaniel (Calhoun HS) Calhoun, GA 6-1.5/297/5.00
*** Brian Slay (Stone Bridge HS) Ashburn, VA 6-3/275
*** Adam Replogle (Centerville HS) Centerville, OH 6-2.5/250
* Frankie Davis (East Ridge HS) Clermont, FL 6-3/270
* Josh Elizondo (Naples HS) Naples, FL 6-2/280
* Deion Roberson (Tucker HS) Tucker, GA 6-2/275

DE
*** Duane Chisolm (Beaufort HS) Beaufort, SC 6-2/250
*** Julius Forte (Boca Ciega HS) Gulfport, FL 6-2/221/4.66
*** Izaan Cross (Flowery Branch HS) Flowery Branch, GA 6-4/250
*** Ricky Dowdy (High Point Central HS) High Point, NC 6-3/225
* Brian Jordan (Great Bridge HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-4/207
* Sylvester Crawford (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC 6-5/215
* Jason Ankrah (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 6-4/240/4.79
* Justin Foxx (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC
* Clinton Simpkins (Chancellor HS) Fredericksburg, VA 6-3/215/4.60

MLB
*** Glenn Carson (Southern Regional HS) Manahawkin, NJ 6-3/220/4.60
*** Corico Hawkins (Baldwin HS) Milledgeville, GA 6-0/220
*** Ryan Cheek (Lancaster HS) Lancaster, OH 6-0.5/232/4.51

SLB
**** Jerrod Askew (Oscar F. Smith HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-0/215
*** Luke Kuechly (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-3/205

WLB
*** Jamil Merrell (Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Tec) Newark, DE 6-4/210/4.60
*** Nigel Mitchell-Thornton (Stephenson HS) Stone Mountain, GA 6-2/210

S
*** E.J. Banks (Montour HS) Mc Kees Rocks, PA -/175/4.50
*** Prince Kent (Norcross HS) Norcross, GA 6-2/193/4.62
* Everett Proctor (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-2/200
* D.J. Swearinger (Greenwood HS) Greenwood, SC 6-0/190
* David Sims (Calhoun County HS) Saint Matthews, SC 6-0/208

CB
**** Travis Hawkins (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 5-11/185/4.42
**** Terry Shankle (South Stanly HS) Norwood, NC 6-0/180
* Rashard Smith (Dublin HS) Dublin, GA 5-10/175
* Zach Greene (Leesville Road HS) Raleigh, NC 5-10/170

K,P
No Offers


Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 0
Backfield - 0
Receivers - 0
Linemen - 0
Total Offense - 0

DEFENSE
Linemen - 2
Linebackers - 1
Secondary - 0
Total Defense - 3

Geographical Diversity
North Carolina - 1
Ohio - 1
Virginia - 1

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 0
4* - 0
3* - 3
2* - 0
1* - 0
Average Stars - 3.0

5/28/2008 5:29:39 PM

Quote :

"There is an article on gatorcountry that said that Desmond Scott will decide soon between WVU and Rutgers. I knew we were never really in with this guy but WTF?"

the only team in the state of north carolina that is really recruiting him is Duke. Why you ask?? I really have no clue, thats just what I know. I also know that we are hitting up Florida for our RB recruits this year. Especially since that position is VERRRRY deep in florida this year. There are 6 Florida RB's in the top 150

5/28/2008 5:31:10 PM

Sylvester Crawford video, not much here though, he gets one sack and can pursue the QB pretty well on the end. It must be hard to rate all these guys just on videos like this. I hope TOB can bring him in with his partner on the DL.

http://virginiatech.rivals.com/video.asp?section=&sid=1020&vidtype=prospect&vidid=129850

Note: View in IE, turn off pop-up blocker

5/28/2008 7:38:14 PM

laroy reynolds got an offer from UVA but we were the first to offer him so I hope that puts us on the inside track.

5/28/2008 7:41:50 PM

I wonder how many WRs we take in this class. We only got one, T.J. Graham, last year. The year before that we only got two, Jay Smith and Steven Howard.

5/28/2008 7:47:13 PM

good lead-in, brass. mods over at PP say:

Quote :

"Hearning some pretty good things on Boyd. It appears we've got some bullets in the gun with this."

We could use a big receiver like him.

5/28/2008 8:23:31 PM

^i don't know how they feel about posting premium information on here. I know there was some shit-slinging about it back in the day

5/28/2008 8:24:09 PM

it's best to just summarize what they say

5/28/2008 8:38:01 PM

that isn't really info worth anything. That somebody is hearing good things.

5/28/2008 8:38:04 PM

yeah i know, i was just sayin. I guess as long its not like a whole article, it doesnt really matter

5/28/2008 8:41:12 PM

Quote :

"i don't know how they feel about posting premium information on here. I know there was some shit-slinging about it back in the day"

I'm not posting premium information. I don't even have a premium subscription. Everything I post I find from google.

5/28/2008 9:07:59 PM

Players I think we have a decent shot at (i.e. Top 3 and have an offer)

3* RB Greg Pratt
4* WR Jheranie Boyd
NR WR Quinton Payton
3* OT Travis Bond
3* OT Brooks Michel
3* DE Julius Forte
NR DE Clinton Simpkins
NR CB Rashard Smith
NR CB Zach Greene (I think he's a lock)
NR S/WR La'Roy Reynolds

There are also a number of players that have us in their Top 5. I know we are in Terry Shankle's Top 5.

5/28/2008 9:14:48 PM

^^come on dude, its one thing to do it, but don't come on here and lie about it. Nobody said it was a huge thing.....but you lying about doing it just makes you look bad

5/28/2008 9:17:30 PM

holy shit dude, i'm not lying, go look at my profile on packpride and tell me if I'm a subscriber, i have the same handle there as I do here

5/28/2008 9:22:11 PM

im just sayin man. its a direct quote from what the moderator put on the Premium board. Like...word for word...period for period

5/28/2008 9:23:04 PM

and guess where I found it...

GOOGLE

I'll I got was that one sentence from a search, that's it. I know nothing else about what he said in the thread. If it comes up on a google search, I'm going to guess it's not as private as you want it to be.

5/28/2008 9:28:02 PM

i don't really care man. Post away. I'm not the forum police.

5/28/2008 9:29:04 PM

let's get back on topic guys. we're all here for one thing. daily talk and updates on recruiting.

5/28/2008 9:30:17 PM

I think you can still make a citizen's arrest though.

5/28/2008 9:30:42 PM

Quote :

"I think you can still make a citizen's arrest though."

hahaha, touche

5/28/2008 9:32:31 PM

ok, i apologize tww, the last thing i want is for you to get caught up in my shenanigans, if I find a sentence like that again, i'll make sure to paraphrase it.

wolfpack2105, i'm not a liar but i'm sorry anyways, let's be friends from now on

5/28/2008 9:49:09 PM

Let's continue

We made the cut for the services of Xavier Nixon. Here's the list of schools he considering:

Quote :

"In-state universities North Carolina and N.C. State made the cut along with the nationally recognized programs at Clemson, Florida, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, South Carolina and West Virginia"

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=295218

5/29/2008 1:45:01 AM

that's not a list...that's the east coast.

5/29/2008 2:58:51 AM

Considering he has over 30+ committable offers, I'd say thats a decent cut. Most of the 5 star guys with that volume of offers make multiple cuts on their list before making a decision.

5/29/2008 7:02:32 AM

Article on Ryan Cheek
http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=295158

5/29/2008 10:27:48 AM

well thats good

5/29/2008 10:30:54 AM

Quote :

"come on dude, its one thing to do it, but don't come on here and lie about it. Nobody said it was a huge thing.....but you lying about doing it just makes you look bad"

haha, you can read all types of premie pack pride stuff on google if you know what to look for

5/29/2008 11:21:10 AM

Offer extended to Hans Rice




http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=71847
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=3467573

Outside linebacker
Eufaula (AL) Eufaula

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 195 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
GPA: 3.8
Class: 2009 (High School)

5/29/2008 4:33:37 PM

Who were the last players besides Philip Rivers and Jerricho Cotchery that we got out of Alabama?


Just checked the roster. Jeremy Gray is the only player from Alabama on the team.

[Edited on May 29, 2008 at 4:54 PM. Reason : ]

5/29/2008 4:53:22 PM

Is McCollum recruiting all of the south including Alabama or is it just Georgia?

5/29/2008 5:08:33 PM

well clearly he's not recruiting the entire south. i think i know what you meant though, and i don't know the answer to that.

5/29/2008 5:12:34 PM

ok, i'll rephrase the question. Does he only recruit Georgia or does he recruit other states in that general area too (including Alabama)?

5/29/2008 5:16:36 PM

More info on Rice:

Quote :

"NC State, Southern Miss and South Alabama have offered, and he expects offers from Vanderbilt and Memphis soon. UCF, NC State, Ole Miss, Vandy and UAB are his favorites."

[Edited on May 29, 2008 at 5:19 PM. Reason : .]

5/29/2008 5:19:04 PM

His Scout profile says that Central Florida and Ole Miss have also offered.

5/29/2008 5:25:43 PM

http://tinyurl.com/58lotd

Nigel Mitchell-Thornton is camping at Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee this summer.

Quote :

"...every other school may have to wait until February to learn where Mitchell-Thornton will sign. “He has shown indications that he will take this thing all the way to signing day,” Gartrell said. “I don’t even know if he’s sitting on a favorite. “At some point this summer, he’ll cut his numbers down to five or seven schools. Right now, it seems like he’s enjoying working out and training.”"

5/29/2008 11:29:50 PM

This is pretty cool. I didn't know that kids had to do this themselves.

Quote :

"He spent a good chunk of time editing, recording and mailing out nearly 40 copies of game film and his highlights as Lancaster’s junior quarterback and linebacker. He wasn’t discriminating about where the film ended up. “I sent the film to any school I could find an address for,” Cheek said. The crash course in video production paid off this past week when Cheek verbally committed to North Carolina State. "

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/SPORTS/80530002/1006

5/30/2008 9:57:21 AM

our coach would always send out highlight film of anyone on my highschool team that was a college prospect, probably not to 40 schools though.

5/30/2008 10:12:48 AM

Quote :

"“He committed himself and got into the weight room. He’s one of the team’s hardest workers. That’s just part of his makeup."

Sounds like a TOB recruit to me. I like players that know the meaning of working hard. I don't think I'll be too far off with my assesment that he'll be similar to Stephen Tulloch.

Reel em' in Tom!

5/30/2008 10:47:01 AM

Of course, Tulloch was 5'10", if I remember correctly. If we had a decent sized LB that played with his intensity, he'd be an all-american.

5/30/2008 12:44:47 PM

Offer extended to FB Marcus Green

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=3765899

Ht: 6-2 Wt: 220 40: 4.65
Position: FB, LB
Year: Class of 2009
High School: Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS
(Scotch Plains, NJ)

5/30/2008 3:11:24 PM

Thank God TOB wants to use a fullback more....that was one downside to Chuck IMO.

Every good RB has a good blocking and nasty FB in front of him ala Lorenzo Neal/LT

5/30/2008 3:23:30 PM

I would love a good blocking FB would could run hard when need be. Someone like the FB last year for WVU or, pardon me for saying this, Madison Hedgecock. I believe Colby Jackson will be able to run through defenses when he heals up but he really needs to block well to fit into TOB's system.

5/30/2008 3:48:55 PM

Quan Rucker highlight tape

http://eastcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=812929

Note: Use IE and turn off pop-up blocker

He looks like he can make a variety of catches, has good speed, and can avoid tackles well. I hope we can get this kid.

5/30/2008 6:09:19 PM

Ryan Cheek's profile on Takkle
http://www.takkle.com/people/9175/-/profile

5/30/2008 7:29:05 PM

January recruiting interview with The X-Man Xavier Nixon.
http://ncstate.rivals.com/video.asp?SID=&vidid=2921§ion=fbrecruit&vidtype=amp

5/31/2008 8:18:39 AM

I don't know what Nike Sparq training is, but they came to Elder High School and Austen Bujnoch had the highest score.

http://panther-strength.blogspot.com/2008/05/nike-sparq-team-challenge.html

Here's the link to the sparq challenge overall results. I assume it is performance score based on your measureables at your position but I haven't read much into it. If you want to look at this year's football scores, be sure to click "football 2.0" on the right.

http://www.sparqtraining.com/ratings/ratings_events.php

5/31/2008 9:19:14 AM

what units is HT in?

5/31/2008 12:08:21 PM

bump

5/31/2008 12:19:02 PM

bump

5/31/2008 12:19:23 PM

bump

5/31/2008 12:19:46 PM