Southeast Road Report

The Scout.com recruiting team was on the road watching some of the best players in the region.
Recruiting Headlines
- "Chubby" returns from SEC visit
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Super sophomore visits UGA
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Coty Blanchard may have options
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Damien Robinson ready to plan vis...
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Dukes Has Early Offer
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Carrico Garnering National Attent...
- Smith Picks UNC
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Southeast Road Report
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ScoutTV: Smith Simply Dominates
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ScoutTV: Copeland uncensored
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GA LB talks trip to Tuscaloosa
- Senior Film: Adjei-Barimah
Scout Regional Experts
Tigers Take Lead
Allen Wallace, National Recruiting Editor

Barry James says the school that is recruiting him the hardest is South Carolina. “They keep in the most contact,” James said. “I talk to them all the time. The coaches have a lot of experience,” he said about the Gamecocks st... Read More
, National Recruiting Editor: Allen Wallace grew up in Newport Beach, Calif., graduating Newport Harbor High in 1970. He enrolled at USC, then Loyola Law in 1974 and began prac... Read More
, National Recruiting Editor: Allen Wallace grew up in Newport Beach, Calif., graduating Newport Harbor High in 1970. He enrolled at USC, then Loyola Law in 1974 and began practicing law in Los Angeles in 1977. After eight years of civil litigation practice, Allen founded the nationally-renowned SuperPrep magazine in June, 1985 and originated SuperPrep.com in August, 1996. Allen continues to publish SuperPrep magazine out of his Laguna Beach home. He was the original football recruiting columnist for USAToday.com and CNNSI.com before becoming national recruiting editor at Scout.com in October, 2003. Read Less
Eyes on LA
Scott Kennedy, Director of Scouting

Steve Sarkisian and Pete Carroll were on hand to witness one of the more talent laden games in Los Angeles last week. Who were they watching, and how did those players look? Read More
Decision Day For Christian
Bob Lichtenfels, Regional Recruiting Manager

Two years ago, Cullen Christian was a virtual unknown in the recruiting world. Today, Christian is the nation’s No. 3 rated cornerback in the country and he will have the attention of a number of programs and the fans of those... Read More
, Regional Recruiting Manager: Lichtenfels is in his 6th year with Scout.com and has developed into one of the most respected scout's in the business. Lichtenfels played basebal... Read More
, Regional Recruiting Manager: Lichtenfels is in his 6th year with Scout.com and has developed into one of the most respected scout's in the business. Lichtenfels played baseball and football in college. He played in the prestigous Johnstown AAABA Baseball league. Lichtenfels was an assistant high school football coach for nine seasons and he also did personnel work and scouting for the now defunct Johnstown Riverhawks Indoor Football team. Lichtenfels has appeared on ESPN's Outside The Lines, NFL Network, Big Ten Network, Comcast and Fox Sports Pittsburgh. He has also been featured in such newspapers as the Washington Post. Lichtenfels also owns his own Mixed Martial Arts gym where he trains and manages several fighters. Read Less
Dukes Has Early Offer
Allen Trieu, Midwest Regional Manager

One of the prospects in the stable of Division-I kids that Cincinnati Colerain has accumulated has an early offer from one of the surprising schools in the 2009 college football campaign. Read More
, Midwest Regional Manager: Allen began covering the state of Michigan for Scout.com in 2005 and has since expanded his territory while becoming one of the most respected ana... Read More
, Midwest Regional Manager: Allen began covering the state of Michigan for Scout.com in 2005 and has since expanded his territory while becoming one of the most respected analysts in the midwest. He has appeared on numerous radio programs and print publications, including The Sporting News and was a guest analyst on the Big Ten Network's Signing Day show. Read Less
Senior Film: Adjei-Barimah
Matt Alkire, Recruiting Analyst

Columbus, Ohio athlete Jude Adjei-Barimah gave his verbal commitment to Bowling Green a while back and this week he sent some of his senior highlights in to Scout.com to be evaluated. Falcon’s fans can watch him for themselves... Read More
, Recruiting Analyst: Alkire started with Scout.com in July of 2006 and has handled the Northeast Region of the country since then. He was a three-sport athlete in high... Read More
, Recruiting Analyst: Alkire started with Scout.com in July of 2006 and has handled the Northeast Region of the country since then. He was a three-sport athlete in high school, his family has a rich coaching background and learned to evaluate talent from NFL level personnel. Along with his work at Scout.com he also runs an NFL Draft site currently ranked third most accurate in the country. He has also done many radio and newspaper interviews. Read Less
CG Trojan Jr. Tyler Sykes Excels at Safety
Tim Adams, Scout Recruitng Analyst

Center Grove is still in the hunt to defend their 5A 2008 state football championship. Tyler Sykes the 6-0 180 lb. safety has several things going for him. He is tall and fast. The junior safety is on the Center Grove track... Read More
, Scout Recruitng Analyst: <p>Tim Adams coached varsity high school football for 27 years. He also coached wrestling and girl’s softball at the state championship level in ... Read More
, Scout Recruitng Analyst: <p>Tim Adams coached varsity high school football for 27 years. He also coached wrestling and girl’s softball at the state championship level in Indiana. He served as an assistant coach at Eastern Hancock the 1985 Class 1A Indiana state champions. Adams is originally from Lexington, KY where he started on Bryan Station high school’s only state football championship team in 1971, he currently lives in central Indiana with his wife Mary.</p> <p>He started the popular Gridiron Digest in 1998 on the internet and built it into one of the largest high school internet football sites in America chronicling the growth of Indiana high school football and creating a community of Indiana high school football fanatics.</p> Read Less
Super sophomore visits UGA
Chad Simmons, South Recruiting Manager

It is hard to miss this talented sophomore for multiple reasons. He has great size, he plays on a great team, his team runs behind him often, and he puts many defensive linemen on their backs. This 2010 OL visited UGA and he... Read More
, South Recruiting Manager: I believe in getting out and seeing as many prospects live as possible. I am over the South Region for Scout and I will take in as many camps, co... Read More
, South Recruiting Manager: I believe in getting out and seeing as many prospects live as possible. I am over the South Region for Scout and I will take in as many camps, combines, practices, games, workouts, and 7on7 tournaments as possible in this region throughout the year. Other than my role with Scout, I take part in multiple radio shows, multiple magazines use my rankings/evaluations, and I give quotes to newspapers throughout the South. I have been involved in the Recruiting industry since 2003. Read Less
Coty Blanchard may have options
Andrew Bone, Asst. Regional Manager

Coty Blanchard, Scout.com two-star quarterback from Centre-Cherokee County, Ala., is hoping to play football at the next level. He turned down a baseball scholarship from Mississippi State, but took a visit to Alabama for b... Read More
, Asst. Regional Manager: Andrew Bone started with Scout.com in 2003 and has taken on various roles in the network. He was named Assistant Regional Manager for the South R... Read More
, Asst. Regional Manager: Andrew Bone started with Scout.com in 2003 and has taken on various roles in the network. He was named Assistant Regional Manager for the South Region in 2008. Bone is the recruiting analyst for several print media outlets including newspaper, magazines, and weekly radio and TV programs. He is a regular featured speaker for alumni groups across the region. He is on the road scouting players by hitting combines, camps, all-star games, etc. Read Less
4-star RB excited about UM's offense

Eduardo Clements is a four-star running back prospect from Miami's Booker T. Washington High. Read on to see what the four-star prospect is saying about Miami's offense, the direction of their program, and much more. Read More
, : Bakas, a central Florida resident, has been covering the state of Florida for Scout since 2003. He believes getting out and meeting the kids at va... Read More
, : Bakas, a central Florida resident, has been covering the state of Florida for Scout since 2003. He believes getting out and meeting the kids at various events throughout the year gives you an opportunity to provide the best and most accurate information. His daily duties with Scout include posting prospect videos, communicating with players and coaches from around the state, and providing Scout's readers with quality and up-to-date information. Read Less
GA LB Fighting Through Adversity

Tyler Owens worked extra hard this summer in anticipation of his senior season. The extra running and lifting took on added importance this year. Owens was considered one of the top linebackers in his area and it was his turn ... Read More
Two Visits Down for Ferguson
Sonny Shipp, Louisiana Recruiting Analyst

One of the hottest defensive prospects remaining uncommitted for the Class of 2010 is Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) product J.R Ferguson. Read More
"Chubby" returns from SEC visit
Yancy Porter, Mississippi Scout

The 6' 1", 205 pound receiver out of Oak Grove is in the middle of trying to win a state championship. Friday his team beat Meridian in the South Semifinals. Saturday, he drove to Oxford to watch the showdown between Ole Mis... Read More
, Mississippi Scout: Yancy Porter started the largest Mississippi independent recruiting website in 1999 named Spirit Recruiting. It was devoted to high school and ju... Read More
, Mississippi Scout: Yancy Porter started the largest Mississippi independent recruiting website in 1999 named Spirit Recruiting. It was devoted to high school and juco recruiting for football, basketball, and baseball. <br><br> Yancy is originally from Hattiesburg (MS) and currently lives in Oxford (MS) with his wife (Kate) and son (Taylor). Read Less
Ahmad Dixon Nugget
Baron Flenory Jr., Midland Regional Manager

Information on #3 rated Safety Ahmad Dixon's official visit to Tennessee this weekend. Read More
Scout TV: Kennan Holman
Alan Zepeda, Southwest Region Manager

It was perhaps the best playoff game of the year and Scout.com was there. Beaumont ISD's Central High School pulled a major upset on one of the gutsiest calls in recent playoff history. Here are the interviews we conducted a... Read More
Howell Will Call Pac-10 Home
Brandon Huffman, West Recruiting Manager

Tehachapi (Calif.) long snapper Drew Howell commits to Pac-10 program... Read More
, West Recruiting Manager: Brandon Huffman is in his fifth year with Scout.com, currently as the West Regional Manager, and prior to that, the California/Nevada recruiting a... Read More
, West Recruiting Manager: Brandon Huffman is in his fifth year with Scout.com, currently as the West Regional Manager, and prior to that, the California/Nevada recruiting analyst. Before joining the Scout.com recruiting team, he was a team football recruiting writer on the Scout.com network. He spent three years as an offensive line/tight ends coach in the high school ranks prior to coming to Scout. He has been featured in several national newspapers and The Sporting News and has been a featured guest on FSN Prime Ticket, FSN Northwest, The NFL Network, The MTN, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio and ESPN Radio as well. He can be reached at brandonh@scout.com and followed at twitter.com/brandonhuffman Read Less
ScoutTV: Matt Baugh
Jason Jewell, Southwest Recruiting Analyst

Senior highlights of Peoria (Az.) Centennial wide receiver Read More
, Southwest Recruiting Analyst: I cover the great states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico for Scout. AZ is my home state and where I started my playing days at Washington HS. ... Read More
, Southwest Recruiting Analyst: I cover the great states of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico for Scout. AZ is my home state and where I started my playing days at Washington HS. Played one season at Glendale Community College as an offensive tackle and was lucky enough to get a scholarship to Northwestern after my first year. Spent a year there playing under Gary Barnett and later transferred to New Mexico State and played under Tony Samuel. Graduated with a degree in criminal justice and played two seasons in AF2 before hanging the cleats up and starting coaching and working for Scout. Have coached at the HS and JC levels as an OL coach. Read Less
Hoffmann Optimistic on Team’s Future
Chris Fetters, Northwest Recruiting Analyst

Dave Hoffmann is in town this week, having flown in from Washington DC. This past Sunday, he was traveling eastbound on I-90, heading toward Spokane with his 8-year old son, to see his good friend and former UW teammate Steve... Read More
, Northwest Recruiting Analyst: Having been Scout.com's Northwest Recruiting Analyst since 2001, nobody has seen more Northwest high school players in person or on film than Chr... Read More
, Northwest Recruiting Analyst: Having been Scout.com's Northwest Recruiting Analyst since 2001, nobody has seen more Northwest high school players in person or on film than Chris Fetters. Fetters is the also the Editor-In-Chief and a regular on the Dawgman On KJR-950AM radio show in Seattle every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. <br><br> For Coaches and serious Division-1 and I-AA prospects looking to send highlight film, pictures and all information, please send to: Chris Fetters, 7519 Earl Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117. You can email me at cfetters@scout.com or c_fetters@comcast.net 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I also have IM's at AIM (cfetters58) and Yahoo (chris_fetters), and I can be found on Myspace and Facebook. I also have a Twitter account (cfetters58). I'm always around if you want to shoot me an update. Read Less
Top Football Recruiting Prospects
Football Team Recruiting Leaderboard
| Rank | School | Conf. | Commits | Avg. Rating | Total Points | Prev. Rank | |
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| 1. | ![]() | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 25 | 3.48 | 4140 | 1 |
| 2. | ![]() | Texas | Big 12 | 20 | 3.95 | 4106 | 2 |
| 3. | ![]() | Penn State | Big Ten | 20 | 3.90 | 3996 | 3 |
| 4. | ![]() | Alabama | SEC | 22 | 3.77 | 3983 | 4 |
| 5. | ![]() | LSU | SEC | 23 | 3.52 | 3746 | 5 |














































































































































































