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Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:23 am to TideSaint
Safety:
Kelvin Joseph
Kelvin Joseph
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:25 am to TideSaint
Punter:
No name given, but we need one.
No name given, but we need one.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:41 am to TideSaint
Sucks about Shawn Jennings, always thought he would play safety for Bama, looks like they had him at LB though.
Anyone know if Raheem Falkins is still on the team?
Anyone know if Raheem Falkins is still on the team?
Posted on 6/1/17 at 10:56 am to remaster916
Top 13 cover guys in the 2018 Louisiana recruiting class
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Kelvin Joseph, DB, Scotlandville, 6-1, 190
Joseph is turning into a full-time safety for Scotlandville, but his ability at cornerback has been widely publicized over the years. He is extremely physical at the line and has the speed to recover when his aggressiveness works against him. He isn't consistent with his technique in man-coverage, but he still showed the ability to play at a high level when asked to do so this spring at numerous camps.
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:00 am to TideSaint
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Any commitments?
Alabama has no commitments here, though receiver Xavier Williams has the potential to play defense.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:01 am to TideSaint
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Spring update
Mobile four-star Jalyn Armour-Davis was set to commit last Friday, but pushed it back indefinitely. He could be the state's top defensive prospect and Alabama is likely the favorite.
Another in-state safety prospect is Pleasant Grove's Myles Mason, who earned an offer from Alabama before his sophomore year and would be in the class if he committed then. Now, he needs to show at camp that he's worthy of a committable offer.
Alabama is still trying to flip a couple of elite prospects committed to other schools in Kelvin Joseph (LSU) and Joshua Jobe (Miami).
Alabama likes Fort Valley, Ga., four-star Kearis Jackson as a defensive back, but he seems to want to play receiver at the next level.
Others in the mix include five-star Patrick Surtain Jr., from south Florida, Duluth four-star Kyler McMichael and Alpharetta, Ga., four-star corner Jaycee Horn, who had Alabama as his leader but now it's South Carolina. That could change again. Thomson, Ga., four-star corner Christian Tutt is high on Alabama and we'll find out this summer if Alabama is as high on him.
Some elite receiver targets have the potential and willingness to play defensive back. That includes four-star Jacob Copeland of Pensacola and Joshua Moore of the IMG Academy, who tweeted out a photo of him Facetiming with Nick Saban this week. Austin's Asa Martin is being recruited as a running back but hasn't ruled out playing safety.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:01 am to TideSaint
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Bottom line
This is going to be a big class for Alabama as cornerback is a position of need. You could see the Crimson Tide ink three cornerbacks and two safeties, or certainly some offensive athletes (like Asa Martin) with the ability to play in the secondary.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:03 am to TideSaint
Does the loss of Jennings mean Parks can enroll?? Sounds like a hell of a trade 
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:03 am to TideSaint
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To say that Southeastern Conference football coaches are displeased about the recent recruiting changes would be an understatement.
The new recruiting reform legislation was a hot topic amongst coaches this week at the SEC spring meetings in Sandestin, Fla.
Coaches admitted confusion as to how certain rules like the new recruiting calendar were approved. There was anger that what the SEC's coaches wanted didn't win out nationally. There were legitimate concerns that one new rule could severely limit opportunities for high school coaches looking to break into the college ranks. Nick Saban said it was like taking a "sledgehammer to kill a fly."
It was mostly complaining without any real solution on how to fix it. Thankfully, one coach offered what could be one of the best ideas to fix recruiting in a long time.
Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema's idea is a simple one, but it makes a lot of sense: Let recruits take multiple official visits to the same school if they want to.
Under the current rules, recruits can take up to five official visits but have to be at different schools. There's never been a particularly compelling reason why that's the case; it's just the way it is.
In Bielema's scenario, a recruit would able to do more due diligence on a school without having to pay out of pocket. Recruits can take as many unofficial visits as they want to a school but that's cost prohibitive, and not everyone can afford to make those trips. Allowing a recruit to take two official visits to the same school gives him more knowledge and perspective as to whether that school is the right fit.
"A lot of times the visit becomes more real on the second rather than the first," Bielema explained. "For those of us married, that first date wouldn't be great and the second one probably a little better. You kept building that progression and if not, you got out of it."
Bielema's idea could turn a new recruiting calendar that's viewed as a major negative into a positive. A recruit could take one official visit in May and then come back in October for a gameday weekend to get two varied visit experiences. It'd also help recruits bring more family members to see the school they might be spending their next four years.
There aren't many downsides to Bielema's idea. It could increase the costs for schools -- that may not play well with the Group of Five schools -- but it's a two-way street. A recruit wouldn't have to take multiple official visits to the school, same as a school doesn't have to host the same recruit for multiple trips. Not every recruit would be able to take two official visits which in itself provides clarity: Someone else is a bigger priority than you.
In theory, allowing recruits to take multiple official visits to the same school will cut down on transfers. It's a way to combat rushed decisions that could increase with a new 72-hour early signing period set to debut this December.
"There's a certain element that if we could bring a kid on a second official visit...I think you'd have a higher success of placing kids in the right situations," the Arkansas head coach said.
How likely is it to happen? Bielema said there have been discussions about it though Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said Wednesday he's never heard anything about the idea. It's a bold idea but relatively mild compared to some of the recent recruiting changes put into effect.
At the least, it's a smart idea on a week bereft of them.
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:05 am to Cobrasize
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Does the loss of Jennings mean Parks can enroll?? Sounds like a hell of a trade
It doesn't look like it. Parks apparently is falling under the 25 rule and not the 85 rule.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:11 am to remaster916
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Anyone know if Raheem Falkins is still on the team?
He's not on the roster: LINK
He was granted his release on March 1st.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:43 am to TideSaint
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Stanford commit Jack West’s senior year at Saraland will start off on a big stage.
West and the Spartans will travel to Georgia to play Ohio State QB commit Emory Jones and Heard County in their 2017 opener Aug. 26.
The game will be the first of two played that day at Cartersville High School in a doubleheader rumored to air on national television. That has not been formally announced yet. The Saraland game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST.
“It’s an opportunity for us to load the team on a bus and play somebody different in a different type environment,” Saraland head coach Jeff Kelly said. “That was appealing. It’s a chance to showcase our school, our town, our kids on a national stage and to challenge ourselves against a really good team.”
The 6-2.5, 195-pound Jones is rated as the fifth best prospect in Georgia among 2018 recruits and is the second-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation, according to the 247 composite rankings. West (6-4, 210) is rated the No. 2 prospect in Alabama and the No. 6 pro-style QB in the nation.
Both quarterbacks will participate in the Elite 11 finals in Los Angeles this weekend.
“I hope this game will help prepare us for playing better in the playoffs, which we haven’t done in the last two years,” Kelly said. “I also think it will give our guys some motivation this summer, thought that isn’t the reason we decided to schedule it. It’s a great opportunity for us and our kids.”
The Spartans were originally scheduled to open the season at home against Baker, but the Hornets let them out of the contract. The deal seems to have worked out well for Baker as well.
Head coach Danny Smith said the Hornets’ moved their scheduled Sept. 22 game with Murphy to Aug. 25 and picked up Jeff Davis on Sept. 22. Both of those games will be played at Hornet Stadium, giving Baker a rare seven home games this season. The Murphy game was originally scheduled to be played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, but the field wasn’t available for a Week 1 game. The teams worked out a financial package for Murphy to play its “home” game at Baker.
“At first, we were disappointed to lose Saraland,” Smith said. “That was a great game last year and I think would have been this year as well, but I can understand their situation. They have an opportunity to gain some national exposure. In the end, it all worked out. We picked up a quality opponent in Jeff Davis and get to play seven games at home.”
Baker’s only scheduled road games now are at Theodore (Sept. 8), at Alma Bryant (Oct. 13) and at Foley (Oct. 27).
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:43 am to TideSaint
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Any commitments?
Memphis, Tenn., four-star Jordan Davis is listed as a defensive end, but could be an outside linebacker at the next level. Alabama has a grayshirt commitment from Jarez Parks of Sebastian, Fla.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:44 am to TideSaint
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Spring update
Along with Davis, Mobile Christian's Andres Fox has the potential to be an end or outside linebacker. Alabama saw him this spring and liked what they saw.
The top guy on the board, it seems, and the interest is mutual is Moultrie, Ga., four-star JJ Peterson. Rush Propst, his head coach, explained what makes him great here. Alabama is battling Georgia, Auburn and others but seems to have the inside track.
Alabama is squarely in the mix for Cordele, Ga., four-star Quay Walker along with Tucker, Ga., four-star Michael Harris and has offered Kevontae' Ruggs of Lee-Montgomery, who is the younger brother of Tide signee Henry Ruggs III. Ruggs could be a defensive back at the next level, though. South Carolina four-star Channing Tindall also has an Alabama offer.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:44 am to TideSaint
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Bottom line
Alabama loaded up on linebackers in the last two classes, so this is not a high-priority group. Getting an elite linebacker like Peterson would make it a great class, though, regardless of who else Alabama signs here.
Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:50 am to TideSaint
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Welcome to SEC Country’s daily Roll Tide-ings, a rundown of everything happening in Alabama Crimson Tide recruiting with Chris Kirschner. In this edition, we discuss the latest with 5-star safety Tyreke Johnson and 4-star wide receiver Kearis Jackson.
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Posted on 6/1/17 at 11:51 am to TideSaint
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Tyreke Johnson not hearing much from Alabama
SNELLVILLE, Ga. — It’s clear who is and who isn’t a priority for college programs when you ask recruits how often they are hearing from a particular school. The priorities usually receive multiple messages a week, if not every single day. The targets who hear from a school once every two weeks are usually not priorities for the coaching staff.
Tyreke Johnson, a 5-star defensive back from Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), hears from Alabama once every two weeks. A sign that he isn’t being prioritized by the staff. You may think it’s odd that the Crimson Tide are not all in with a 5-star prospect, but the team did it this past year with 5-star cornerback Shaun Wade, who also attended Trinity Christian.
Wade, who signed with Ohio State, looked like a safe bet to end up flipping to Alabama at some point, but he stuck with the Buckeyes. He wasn’t prioritized by the staff near the end of his recruitment. One source told SEC Country that the team just wasn’t as high on him as his ranking suggested.
When asked what Johnson’s interest level currently is in Alabama, he answered honestly.
“I just don’t know,” Johnson said. “It’s one of those things where I have to get back down there and be reminded of who Alabama is and what they’re doing. I also need to take another look at their depth chart.”
Some recruits take a lack of communication with a school personally. Some just take it as one of those things that just happens in recruiting. Johnson is the latter. He’s a very smart kid. He has a 3.9 GPA. His only “B” came in calculus. When he gets to college, he wants to double major in business and finance with the hopes of “monopolizing” a real estate agency when he’s done with football.
At one point, Johnson was very high on Alabama because of his relationship with Tide defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt. Now, the relationship between him and Alabama seems to be fading.
“It is what it is,” Johnson said. “If I wanted to go to their school, I would go to that school whether you recruit me or not and as long as I have a committable offer.”
Johnson said he’s been told by the Crimson Tide staff that he does, in fact, have a “committable offer.” Whether that’s true or not isn’t clear. What can be said is Alabama’s top defensive back targets are Tyson Campbell, Josh Jobe, Kyler McMichael, Jalyn Armour-Davis, Kelvin Joseph and Jaycee Horn.
The nation’s No. 2 safety, who is strongly considering Florida, Georgia, Ohio State and UCLA, said there are some times where he feels like college coaches just tell him what he wants to hear. He also got a close look at the recruiting process because his brother, DeAndre Johnson, was a highly sought after quarterback prospect. DeAndre signed with Florida State before transferring to Florida Atlantic.
DeAndre’s advice to his little brother has been to research these schools for himself and not just rely on what coaches say.
“He has told me to not fall for the bullcrap that a lot of these coaches try to sell,” Johnson said of his brother’s advice to him. “Every coach makes their school look like the closest thing to heaven. It’s one of those things where you have to ask the players if it’s really as good as the coaches say.
“Also, some schools have told me they’re the No. 1 academic school in their conference and then I pull up the actual list and catch them in a dead lie.”
The Army All-American said he would like to visit Tuscaloosa this summer, but no visit is set yet. Barring a major shift in his recruitment, I would not expect Johnson to end up a member of Alabama’s 2018 class.
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