re: 2013 Alabama Football Recruiting Thread - DH Decommited from UGA

Hope he verbals this weekend.

2014

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DALLAS – Recruiting just got serious for Nick Watkins.


Watkins already has three SEC offers to his name with more expected to follow.

How serious?

The 6-foot, 180-pound four-star cornerback from Dallas Bishop Dunne recently made his way into the Top247 for 2014 at No. 36 overall. Even more than where he's ranked is who he's been in contact with, contact that included a phone conversation with Alabama head coach Nick Saban on Monday afternoon.

“Not everybody gets to talk on the phone to a national championship head coach,” Watkins said. “He just coaches the national champions, he knows defensive backs, he's got rings – it was surreal talking with him.”

Alabama, Arkansas and Texas A&M are among the schools to have offered Watkins to this point with Texas showing a heavy amount of interest. Watkins is already lining up summer camp plans with Austin, Fayetteville and Tuscaloosa already on the travel itinerary.

While he admits the attention is nice, Watkins didn't expect things to be hot and heavy like they are with some of the nation's top programs before he'd completed his sophomore year of high school.

“I had faith in my abilities, but I didn't think it would happen this early,” Watkins said. “It's been great.”

Watkins said Alabama is currently atop his list of favorite schools. It's rare that the Crimson Tide dip into Texas this early for a prospect, but Watkins said the Alabama staff has done a good job of selling the program.

“I like how they play their young guys,” Watkins said. “They play a lot of defensive backs, so you can get playing time early.”

Watkins, who is the son of former NFL defensive back Bobby Watkins, has a degree of familiarity with the Arkansas program after going with his older brother on a recruiting visit there a few years ago. The Razorbacks were one of the first schools to offer Watkins and he's looking forward to making a return trip to Fayetteville.

“I know the campus is nice from what I remember,” Watkins said. “I want to take my own visit up there.”

Texas A&M has 2013 offensive line commit Ishmael Wilson at Bishop Dunne, and the Aggies have made an early impression on Watkins.

“It's close to home,” Watkins said. “They're going to the SEC, which is the best conference in the country.”

The school to keep an eye on in Watkins' recruitment will be Texas – his childhood favorite. Watkins was invited to the Longhorns spring game but was unable to attend.

He's looking forward to seeing Texas up close and personal when he camps there next month.

“Mack Brown is a great head coach,” Watkins said. “They're a winning program. I watched Colt McCoy win a lot of games. I watched Vince Young win a national championship. I've watched Texas win a lot of games.”

The schools mentioned are all sitting in a solid position to land arguably the top cover corner in the 2014 class nationally. One school Watkins wants to hear more from is reigning Pac-12 champion Oregon.

“I've been wanting to talk with Oregon,” Watkins said. “They've told my coaches they'll start recruiting me Sept. 1, so I'm looking forward to that.”

Watkins said he's looking at making a decision next spring on where he'll attend school. When he picks his destination, he's hoping that school can provide exactly what he's looking for among what will be a slew of suitors.

“I want a chance to compete and get on the field,” Watkins said. “A good student body and a place where I can get my education. The education is what's most important to me.”

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It appears that Saban is moving quickly to find a new Director of Player Personnel to replace Ed Marynowitz, and one name we're hearing is Paul Gonella from Purdue. Word is he may be in Tuscaloosa tomorrow for an interview.

I know the high school in question, it's the private school equivalent of Skyline, but sucky at FB.

Also this kid is leading you along,

Private HS in Texas= Texas commit

ETA: Attended Private School in TAPPS with BD. That's how I base my knowledge

Nick Watkins, who attends Bishop Dunne.

Oh, gotcha.


I don't know anything about the kid or hardly any other 2014 kids, just posted it because it was kind of slow in here. UT gets most of the kids they want from in-state so that wouldn't be surprising.

The LSU recruiting board seems to be quite distraught over their QB situation.

Holy shite. The man. The legend.

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Thats because they see we are about to do this to them.

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That bitch has some moves.

There are to many rantards on that board, I'll click if its a knowledgable poster... And I think they're making something out of nothing