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re: Class of 2016 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Waiting On Demetris Robertson Edition
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:22 pm to chattabama
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:22 pm to chattabama
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Former Alabama linebacker Freddie Roach is returning to Tuscaloosa to join Nick Saban's coaching staff in a player development role, which was left by Chris Samuels, BamaOnLine has confirmed. The news was first reported by FootballScoop.com.
Roach spent the last two seasons at South Alabama, where he coached the Jaguars defensive ends and linebackers as an assistant. Prior to his two-year stint in Mobile, Ala., Roach was at Murray State (2012) and East Mississippi Community College (2011) where he coached the defensive line and strength and conditioning.
This will not be Roach's first coaching stint with the Crimson Tide, however, as he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for Alabama from 2008-2010, helping the team win the 2009 national title. He was also a standout linebacker for the Crimson Tide during his playing days from 2002-05, and he was named to Alabama's All-Decade Team for the 2000s.
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:36 pm to chattabama
nice. does he get to work with the players at all during practice/camp?
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:50 pm to chattabama
LOL. Good luck with that, Ole Miss. You'll need a lot of it here.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:03 pm to Bama3714
FSU offered Cavin Ridley today. Maybe they will finally steal a Ridley away from us.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:43 pm to chattabama
Some info on Ben Davis from the Auburn recruiting thread:
I didn't realize he grew up an LSU fan. That's strange.
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We already have and will continue to. He is saying all the right things and gives the genuine appearence he is open. Here are a couple of things most people don't know about him. He spent a lot of his life growing up living in Arizoae. Also LSU was his favorite team growing up not Bama.
I didn't realize he grew up an LSU fan. That's strange.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:45 pm to chattabama
This is Marlon Humphrey all over again, where people will try to overlook where the dad played at.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:47 pm to narddogg81
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nice. does he get to work with the players at all during practice/camp?
Yes I believe so...he's replacing Samuels
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:47 pm to CapstoneGrad06
At least this time it doesn't appear that FSU will be the ones we have to fend off.
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Mr. UNO™?? @bendavis_1
My Top 7 schools. No order
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:48 pm to BuccWildBammer
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BuccWildBammer
the hell have you been?
Welcome back.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 9:08 pm to chattabama
LOL @ that report saying he grew up an LSU fan. He's all Bama.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:29 pm to Bama3714
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Auburn 'definitely recruiting me the hardest,' says running back Malik Miller
Malik Miller has yet to announce any leaders or favorites during his recruiting process, but it appears Auburn is in good standing with the Madison Academy running back as he prepares to visit the Plains this weekend.
"I'm trying to get down there and talk to Coach (Gus) Malzahn, Coach (Rhett) Lashlee and Coach (Tim) Horton and have fund and have a good time on campus," Miller told AL.com "They're definitely recruiting me the hardest. I'm not leaning toward any school right now, but they're standing out. Every chance they get, they're coming up to my school or calling me or sending me letters."
The 5-foot-11, 229-pounder helped lead Madison Academy to its third consecutive Class 3A state championship last season. He rushed for 1,390 yards and 24 touchdowns behind Mr. Football Kerryon Johnson, who signed with Auburn's 2015 class earlier this month.
"(Johnson) talks to me about Auburn all the time," Miller said. "Outside of Coach Horton, I think he's the biggest Auburn recruiter. If I'm wearing an Auburn shirt he sends a photo to Coach Horton. If I have another shirt on, he says 'Take that off, I have an Auburn shirt for you.'
"I would definitely like to play with him (in college.) We've had a great high school run together. He's a great teammate and a great guy and I've known him since we were kids. He made the decision that was best for him, and I have to make the decision that is best for me. Auburn may be the place for me, but as of right now I don't know."
Outside of Auburn, Miller has also been heavily pursued by Alabama, Florida State, Georgia and Mississippi State. He is expected to visit Florida State next weekend and hopes to return to Tuscaloosa for the first time since the 2014 Iron Bowl soon.
"Alabama is getting back on it after their coaching changes," Miller said. "Alabama and Auburn are right down the road, I can visit them at any time and have a good relationship with the coaches. Coach (Kevin) Steele was my primary recruiter, but the first coach I talked to since he left was Coach (Lane) Kiffin. Coach (Mario) Cristobal and one of his graduate assistants help recruit this area too, so I'm probably going to give them a call today. The recruitment by Alabama is picking up right where it left off."
Miller hopes to make his commitment prior to his senior season so he can put his recruitment behind him and focus on school and football. He is ranked as a three-star prospect, the nation's top fullback and the No. 10 overall player in the state of Alabama by the 247Sports Composite.
LINK Explains why the al.com writer made a CB prediction of him to Auburn.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:32 pm to chattabama
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5-star LB Ben Davis names Alabama, Auburn in Top 7
5-star linebacker Ben Davis, the son of Alabama star Wayne Davis, included Alabama and Auburn in his Top 7 released Wednesday.
The Gordo star included the two in-state SEC schools along with LSU, USC, Florida, Georgia and Ole Miss. Auburn is one of the newer schools to enter the picture, offering Davis a scholarship last month.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound linebacker visited Alabama last weekend and got a chance to hang out with new outside linebackers coach Tosh Lupoi.
Davis previously told AL.com he grew up loving Alabama. His father is still Alabama's all-time leading tackler, and has said he'd like to see his son follow in his footsteps and head to Tuscaloosa. Ben Davis has indicated that he'd likely wait until his senior season before making his decision.
Davis' 247Sports Crystal Ball page is firmly in favor of the Crimson Tide.
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:36 pm to chattabama
Just in case anyone was wondering what ever happened to Phil Sims...
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Former Alabama quarterback Phillip Sims 'fighting to keep a dream alive'
Phillip Sims has gone from being one of the most hyped and highly rated prospects in the 2010 recruiting class to an overlooked underdog.
Rated by Rivals as the top pro-style quarterback in his recruiting class, Sims was in the mix with AJ McCarron for Alabama's starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman with the Crimson Tide in 2011. Four years and multiple schools later, Sims is an under-the-radar draft prospect coming off a strong senior season at Division II Winston-Salem State.
"I'm fighting to keep a dream alive," said Sims, whom CBS Sports rates as the 49th-best quarterback in this year's draft class.
A Chesapeake, Virginia native, Sims left Alabama prior to the 2012 season.
The primary reason, Sims said, was to be closer to home in order to help his father, who eventually underwent heart surgery.
Sims landed at Virginia and threw for 1,263 yards and nine touchdowns with just four interceptions as a redshirt sophomore after being granted a waiver to play immediately due to his father's health situation.
Sims then transferred to Winston-Salem State in 2013 after being ruled academically ineligible following his redshirt sophomore season at Virginia.
Sims was ineligible to play in 2013, but he threw for 1,560 yards and 15 touchdowns with just four interceptions as a redshirt senior this past season while helping Winston-Salem State finish 9-2, sharing playing time with another quarterback, Rudy Johnson.
"It's been a long road," Sims said. "Started off at Bama for two and a half years and made a lot of friends, played with some great players and had a great experience. Then, I transferred to Virginia, and things didn't work out academically after a year, and I was forced to leave there, and I ended up at Winston-Salem State and got a chance to finish my career out at the collegiate level not exactly the way I wanted to, but it was a road that I think prepared me for the next level."
Sims took part in the College Gridiron Showcase All-Star Game along with former Alabama teammates Nick Perry and Brandon Ivory in January.
Sims' Pro Day is next Monday.
"He had some great numbers at Winston-Salem," said Jose Jefferson, the co-founder and executive director of the College Gridiron Showcase. "The measurables are there [at 6-foot-1, 225 pounds]. And if you look at his stats, I thought he was definitely a player that would be able to come in and do some good things.
"He's got some paths with some different schools. But when you go 9-2 and lose in your conference championship game and you've got the measurables and the stats, I think that's a guy that's worth looking at, and a lot of NFL scouts agreed."
Sims was 12-of-20 for 108 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions during the College Gridiron Showcase game.
Sims also ran for 72 yards on two carries, and he looked good throwing the ball during the week of practice leading up to the game, Jefferson said.
"I ended my career at a Division II school in Winston-Salem State, which I guess is why I'm under-the-radar so much," Sims said. "I feel physically there's not a quarterback in the country that I can't match up with skill-for-skill. But coming from a smaller school, there's some hurdles that you have to fight and get over, and that's what I'm facing right now."
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:41 pm to chattabama
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St. Paul's 2017 defensive lineman Ryan Johnson receives Auburn offer
St. Paul's 2017 defensive lineman Ryan Johnson received his first college offer on Wednesday, and it is a big one.
Johnson (6-foot-4, 245 pounds) received an offer from Auburn after unofficially visiting the school's campus on Saturday, according to Saints' coach Steve Mask. Johnson is scheduled to take an unofficial visit to Alabama this weekend.
"He has a lot of upside," Mask said of Johnson. "He is going to be a big, tall kid. He plays well with his hands. He has the world in front of him. He's humble and he really wants to be good, and those two things are really important."
A broken arm limited Johnson's time on the field as a freshman, but he started all 15 games in 2014 as a sophomore and helped the Saints to the Class 5A state title. He finished the year with 38 tackles, four sacks, three quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.
"Ryan really can play an inside tackle or an outside tackle," Mask said. "Auburn likes him as a defensive lineman period."
Another St. Paul's standout receiving a lot of attention lately is tailback/strong safety B.J. Edmonds. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound junior received an offer from South Alabama on Wednesday. That followed an offer from Louisiana Tech earlier this week and Georgia Tech last spring.
Edmonds was on campus at Auburn last week, according to Mask, and is expected to be on Alabama's campus next week. Mask said Alabama likes him as a running back. Louisiana Tech coaches said they weren't sure yet, that they might play him on both sides of the ball.
"The sky really is the limit for B.J.," Mask said. "He is starting to get a lot of the recognition he richly deserves. He is very powerful and very physical. He has the ability to play on either side of the ball."
Edmonds shared time in the backfield last year with fellow junior Ostin McPherson, giving Mask a welcome challenge at the tailback spot.
"We literally have taken the lead from Alabama and Auburn," he said. "We try to keep both kids fresh throughout the year. There are enough carries for both of them. They are basically 1A and 1A1. We have two great backs."
Along with Edmonds and McPherson, other St. Paul's seniors-to-be being recruited include lineman Darius Whitfield, quarterback Miller Mosley and defensive end/linebacker Bryce Huff.
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:44 pm to chattabama
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2016 5-Star LB Ben Davis Tweets Top 7 Schools
By Brian Pedersen , Featured Columnist Feb 25, 2015
Six SEC teams and one West Coast power are in the running for the services of 5-star linebacker Ben Davis, but thanks to family connections one school might have a distinct advantage.
The 2016 prospect announced his top seven schools on Tuesday via Twitter:
247Sports rated Davis, a 6'4", 230-pound outside linebacker from Gordo, Alabama, as the nation's No. 24 overall prospect in the 2016 class. He's ranked as the second-best player in the state and fourth-best recruit at his position.
Davis is the son of former Alabama star Wayne Davis, who played linebacker for the Tide from 1983-86 and holds the school career tackles record with 327. He's made several visits to Tuscaloosa already, most recently last weekend, when he went to campus at the same time as fellow 2016 in-state prospects Lyndell Wilson and Marlon Davidson of Montgomery.
Wilson, also a linebacker, and Davidson, a defensive end, are ranked first and third in Alabama among 2016 recruits, per 247Sports. A package deal has been discussed between the trio, Davis told John Garcia Jr. of Scout.com.
"Whenever the time comes to pick a college, if we're together that’s going to be cool and if we go different ways, that's going to be cool, too," Davis said. "We're real tight with each other."
All 24 predictions made by 247Sports analysts have tabbed Davis as a future Alabama player, following his father's footsteps. Alabama is listed as an 86 percent favorite for Wilson, while Davidson is projected as going to Auburn.
According to Scout's Garcia, Davis plans to visit Auburn, LSU and USC during the spring and summer and could commit before beginning his senior season at Gordo High School. Last season he helped the Green Wave to a 14-1 record and a berth in the Class 3A state semifinals.
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:48 pm to chattabama
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Best Fits for the Top 10 Uncommitted 2016 QB Recruits
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247Sports' Composite Ranking: No. 48 overall, No. 2 dual-threat quarterback
High School: Carver High School
Notable Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Louisville, North Carolina and Oregon
Recruitment Update
Nicknamed "The Puma," Jawon Pass reminds some of former Georgia high school star Cam Newton. The 6'5", 213-pound playmaker isn't nearly as polished as a passer, but he does possess elite athleticism and becomes a dangerous rusher in the open field.
Pass proclaimed Alabama, UNC and Louisville as leaders last season, per Ryan Bartow of 247Sports. His older brother will be a freshman defensive back with the Cardinals this year, giving Bobby Petrino a built-in sales pitch.
North Carolina is a dark horse worth monitoring, but it's difficult to anticipate the Tar Heels keeping pace, especially as West Coast powers like Oregon enter the mix. The Ducks extended an offer this week and could immediately shoot up his list of top contenders despite holding a commitment from fellow 4-star quarterback Seth Green.
Alabama aims to recruit dual-threat quarterbacks in an evolving offense and landed one of the best 2015 prospects in that department with Blake Barnett. Based on proximity and staff relationship, we'll give the Crimson Tide a slight edge over Oregon.
Best Fit: Alabama
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:49 pm to chattabama
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While many colleges are scouring the country in search of the nation’s top rising high school seniors, a handful of stud recruits have already emerged on the JUCO circuit.
There are a few benefits that cause programs to consider adding talent from the JUCO ranks.
For starters, those players have been able to mature physically and mentally at a level above the prep ranks.
In turn, most prospects hit the college level and are able to make a smoother transition.
Which JUCO recruits have already gained interest from major programs early in the 2016 cycle?
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:49 pm to chattabama
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One school that has mined the JUCO ranks with great success in recent years is Alabama.
Nick Saban and his staff are one of seven schools that have already offered JUCO offensive lineman Charles Baldwin.
The 6’5”, 305-pounder was admittedly giddy over his offer from the Tide earlier this month, according to BamaOnLine’s Shane Youngblood.
“I wouldn’t say I am narrowing things down right now, but it’s Alabama,” Baldwin told Youngblood. “They will definitely be in my top three. I like the fact that they send so many guys to the league and the history behind the program. I actually grew up a fan of Alabama and the Sooners. I grew up watching them on T.V.”
Arizona State, Miami, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Virginia Tech are among the other schools that have already offered Baldwin.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:52 pm to chattabama
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After thorough study using specific scoring criteria, Bleacher Report National Recruiting Analysts Sanjay Kirpalani, Tyler Donohue and Damon Sayles have graded the top 100 players in the 247Sports composite ratings and provided in-depth analysis. Bleacher Report provides a position-by-position breakdown of the best college football recruits. Today, we present the Top Linebackers.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 10:52 pm to chattabama
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Height/Weight: 6'4", 200 lbs
High School: Hoover (Montgomery, Alabama)
247 Ranking: No. 7 OLB/No. 98 Overall
Bleacher Report Score: 84/100
Last month, Jeremiah Moon told 247Sports' Paul Jones that Mississippi State and Auburn were his co-favorites, but Ole Miss and South Carolina are two teams to keep an eye on as Moon's recruiting process matures. He took in South Carolina's junior day on Jan. 31.
Alabama has yet to offer, but if head coach Nick Saban pulls the trigger, the Crimson Tide wouldn't be a bad guess, as Moon has taken multiple unofficial trips to Tuscaloosa. He currently has seven offers, and five of the seven are from SEC programs.
Bleacher Report Analysis
Moon has the build of a tall safety, but he has the first step of a pass-rushing defensive end. His quickness will get him added looks throughout his recruiting process. He is a lengthy, athletic linebacker who likes to play sideline to sideline.
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