View Full Version : Today is College FB National Signing Day
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 08:24
So I won't be getting much work done. Looks like USC will have a top 3 class, perhaps the #1 class for the third year in a row.
I'll be back later to gloat. :D
MogMechanic
02-01-2006, 10:06
I'm getting so tired of USC, I don't take anything away from them, but it seems like that is all anybody wants to talk about. Just like the NFL the Super Bowl is set and I still keep hearing all this talk about the Patriots and the Colts.
I'm just happy that Arizona is finally starting to get something put together.
I'll be back later to gloat. :D
How's that been going lately, Counselor? :D
rubberneck
02-01-2006, 10:44
Maybe USC can sign a kid that can tackle a mobile qb.:p
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 12:00
How's that been going lately, Counselor? :D
Emmanuel Moody, a top RB from Coppell, Texas, decommitted from Texas to go to USC. We also just got a surprise commitment from Mike Morgan, a top LB from Dallas. It must suck for the Horns to have these guys slip the hook . . . :lifter
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 13:56
http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=508359
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 18:00
http://rivals100.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?SID=880&Sport=1
#1 for the third year in a row, baby! :lifter :D
#1 for the third year in a row, baby! :lifter :D
YAWN !!!!!:rolleyes:
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 18:14
http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=508507
February 1, 2006
TROJANS MAKE IT THREE IN A ROW
Jeremy Crabtree
Editor
It was only a matter of time.
Nobody has dominated college football recruiting like Pete Carroll and USC the past three seasons, so it was no surprise to see the Trojans close with a last-minute avalanche of blue-chippers and take home Rivals.com's recruiting national championship for the third year in a row.
Hanging on to Vidal Hazelton was a key to USC winning the title.
As late as mid-December, the Trojans were nowhere to be found in the national top 10 and the commitment list included only six players. But Carroll and Co. rallied with impressive commitment after impressive commitment.
Star safety Anthony McCoy started the commitment blitz off when he pledged to the Trojans over offers from Cal, Oklahoma, Washington State and Fresno State. His commitment was then quickly followed up by pledges from four-star linebacker Joshua Tatum and four-star defensive lineman Alex Parsons, both of whom are ranked near the top at their positions.
Then in late December, USC added five-star receiver Vidal Hazelton and fast-rising cornerback Shareece Wright.
January additions of stars like Allen Bradford, a top 10 player in the nation, Butch Lewis, Michael Morgan and Stafon Johnson continued to push the USC class up the charts with a bullet.
Bradford's pledge was huge because many considered him the top player on USC's board in the entire country. Lewis is a two-way lineman who could be a star at defensive tackle. Morgan's pledge came as a shocker the day before signing day when he turned down Texas A&M and Florida State. And Johnson is the No. 2 player in California and a five-star prospect.
Then Kenny Ashley's commitment on signing day ended up being the icing on the cake, allowing USC to leap over Florida for the nation's No. 1 class. The four-star running back from Venice, Calif., had been leaning toward Mississippi State until the USC came in with a last-minute offer that he couldn't refuse.
Finishing at No. 1 is something that Trojans fans say never gets old. It was clear that USC's 2004 and 2005 classes continued to supply the Trojans with the weapons to play for national titles the past two seasons, but this year's group might be one of the best ever assembled.
The Trojans averaged 4.00 stars.
What's also impressive about this USC class is its balance.
Quarterbacks and offensive linemen weren't a priority in this group, but the Trojans nabbed pledges from three running backs, three receivers, two tight ends, three defensive lineman, three linebackers, four defensive backs and two players who can play a number of different positions.
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 18:19
Oh yeah, and we're already off to a great start for 2007!
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=508511
:lifter
rubberneck
02-01-2006, 21:33
Then in late December, USC added five-star receiver Vidal Hazelton
Not to quibble but Hazelton's father refused to sign his sons letter of intent with USC. Since Hazelton is not 18 his fathers signature is required. It looks like he might end up at PSU.
Roguish Lawyer
02-01-2006, 21:36
Not to quibble but Hazelton's father refused to sign his sons letter of intent with USC. Since Hazelton is not 18 his fathers signature is required. It looks like he might end up at PSU.
Hazelton and Keiland Williams are both five-star players who have not made binding commitments yet. Hazelton sent his signed letter in, but it needs a parent signature to comply with the rules. His stepfather wants him to go to Penn State and is trying to convince him to do that. He has until April to make a final decision. Williams is deciding between USC and LSU.
#1 for the third year in a row, baby! :lifter :D
How's that been working for you lately? :munchin
Goggles Pizano
02-02-2006, 07:29
Hazelton and Keiland Williams are both five-star players who have not made binding commitments yet. Hazelton sent his signed letter in, but it needs a parent signature to comply with the rules. His stepfather wants him to go to Penn State and is trying to convince him to do that. He has until April to make a final decision. Williams is deciding between USC and LSU.
True and according to ESPN's site PSU signed the number one Guard and Defensive End in the country along with a highly touted QB from Downingtown. Of course there was that little jaunt through the state of Maryland as well! I guess USC is not the only team reloading couselor! :D
GO LIONS!
Of course there was that little jaunt through the state of Maryland as well!
Ouch!:D Joe Pa has some serious recruiters on his staff. The Fridge has a relatively good class coming in, but the PA and VA schools still seem to have their pick of the talent in state.
Roguish Lawyer
02-21-2006, 20:46
Hazelton is scheduled to announce his final decision on Friday. Finalists are USC and Penn State.
Roguish Lawyer
02-24-2006, 00:36
Hazelton to Hollywood
Vidal Hazelton By Bob Lichtenfels
East Recruiting Analyst
Date: Feb 23, 2006
If anyone doubted that the USC Trojans had the nation's No. 1 signing class they will be erased now, as Pete Carroll has just received a signed LOI from U.S. Army All-American Vidal Hazelton.
Despite the families wishes the news has leaked that the nation's top wide receiver Vidal Hazelton has faxed in his national letter of intent.
"I faxed the letter at lunchtime to USC," Dexter Hazelton said. "Vidal will comment on it tomorrow as we had planned."
The Hargrave Military Academy standout will answer questions about his signing tomorrow during a conference call.
Hazelton originally committed to USC and was having second thoughts, so his father would not sign his letter of intent. The Hazelton's were debating between the Trojans and the Nittany Lions of Penn State.
:lifter
Goggles Pizano
02-24-2006, 07:07
Nice steal, Bastiges! LOL :D