Category: Recruiting

Tennessee offers wide receiver from Florida

The Vols are looking to add to their 2022 recruiting class.

Tennessee is on the recruiting trail for 2022 prospects, and the Vols recently offered one wide receiver from Lake City, Florida in Marcus Peterson.

Peterson is a 3-star on the 247Sports Composite. Though listed as a wide receiver, he is rated as the No. 31 tight end in his class and the No. 62 player in the state of Florida.

 

Peterson already has offers from the likes of Arkansas, Florida State, South Carolina, Miami and Penn State.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound prospect is a junior at Columbia High School.

The Vols currently have one prospect committed to the 2022 recruiting class in 3-star defensive end Jimmy Scott from New York.

Tennessee offers 2022 Louisiana defensive end prospect

Tennessee is looking to add to its 2022 recruiting class.

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Tennessee has released an onslaught of scholarship offers to 2022 recruiting prospects, with one of the latest going towards defensive end Quency Wiggins from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Wiggins has seen a a handful of Power Five offers, though none of them are from his hometown team, the LSU Tigers.

Arkansas, Indiana, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Memphis are some of the other programs to offer the 6-foot-6, 265-pound defender.

The junior from Madison Prep Academy is rated a 3-star by 247Sports, the No. 35 strong-side defensive end in his class and the No. 25 prospect in the state of Louisiana.

Also a basketball player, Wiggins has the size and athleticism to turn into a highly sought-after prospect in the 2022 cycle.

Vols first to offer 2022 Alabama running back, teammate of UT commit

The Vols offered an Alabama prospect.

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Tennessee may have found a gem in Jeremy Pruitt’s home state of Alabama in Tae Meadows, a player who does not yet have a rating in the 247Sports system.

Tennessee is the first major program to offer the 2022 running back from Handley High School in Roanoke, Alabama.

Meadows is the teammate of Tennessee commit Dylan Brooks, a 4-star defensive end that is one of the top prospects in Alabama for the 2021 recruiting cycle.

Only a junior, Meadows has helped Handley make a push for a 4A state championship in Alabama. Most recently, Meadows carried the ball 27 times for 224 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-13 win over American Christian Academy, placing the Tigers in the title game.

After Friday, Meadows has 1,919 rush yards and 29 touchdowns during the 2020 season.

UGA football target, 2021 No. 2 safety Terrion Arnold to make announcement on Tuesday

Four-star Tallahassee, Florida safety Terrion Arnold, a Georgia football target, is set to make an announcement on Tuesday. Details here.

Four-star safety Terrion Arnold (John Paul II Catholic High School) from Tallahassee, Florida, listed his top-11 schools, which included Georgia football, in late August.

Now, according to his Twitter account, he is set to make an announcement at noon on Tuesday, December 1.

The No. 2 rated safety in the 2021 recruiting class (247Sports) tweeted this on Monday morning.

Arnold’s top-11 schools are Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Southern California and Georgia Tech.

Florida, Florida State and Alabama have the hot hand with Arnold right now, according to the 247Sports Crystall Ball predictions, but Georgia coach Kirby Smart is well-versed in the art of flipping out of state recruits, especially from Florida (George Pickens).

Check back with us at UGAWire.com for updates on Arnold as he makes his announcement Tuesday.

 

 

BREAKING: The Badgers add yet another four-star recruit to their class of 2021

Today has already been a whirlwind of Big Ten football news, with Indiana star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. having a torn ACL, the…

Today has already been a whirlwind of Big Ten football news, with Indiana star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. having a torn ACL, the Minnesota–Northwestern game being canceled due to COVID-19 cases within the Minnesota football program and now this.

According to a 247Sports report, 2021 four-star outside linebacker Jake Ratzlaff has committed to play for Paul Chryst and the Wisconsin Badgers.

The news comes as a bit of a surprise, as Ratzlaff hadn’t set today as his commitment date and was flying under the radar compared to some of the Badgers’ other targets in the class.

Related: HC Paul Chryst discusses the possibility of Michael Penix Jr. missing Saturday’s contest

After 247Sports crystal ball projections saw him signing with the Badgers, Ratzlaff now joins the program’s loaded class of 2021 that sits at No. 16 in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten.

“Wisconsin is unbelievable,” Ratzlaff told Evan Flood of Badger247. “I love all the coaches. The stadium is unbelievable, the team is unreal. I’ve always loved Wisconsin. I got recruited by them in hockey too. Their campus is great. I have nothing bad to say about them. All-around, they are great.”

The outside linebacker is the No. 663 player in the class of 2021, the No. 24 outside linebacker and the No. 5 player from the state of Minnesota.

He also had offers from Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Iowa State and others.

 

For everything Wisconsin recruiting and the class of 2021 check out the 2021 commitment tracker and follow @Badgers_Wire, @benzkenney and @alow_33 on Twitter.

WATCH: Michigan State commit Emoni Bates highlights in 28-point game in Texas

Emoni Bates dropped 28 in a loss in Texas on Saturday. Here are the highlights.

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Every few years, there is a player at the high school level who has everyone buzzing. Zion Williamson, Kevin Durant, Lebron James are some of these players. The latest is Michigan State Basketball commit Emoni Bates, who currently plays for Ypsi Prep will fellow future Spartan Jaden Akins.

Bates and Akins both played against Duncanville on Saturday night in the American Airlines Center (home of the Dallas Mavericks), and while Ypsi wasn’t able to pull out the win, Bates put on one heck of a show in Texas.

You can watch his highlights below:

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Kaidon Salter announces when he will sign with Tennessee

Tennessee 2021 football recruiting news.

2021 Tennessee quarterback commit Kaidon Salter announced Sunday when he will sign with the Vols.

“I will be signing on early signing day Dec. 16 to the University of Tennessee,” Salter said on Twitter.

He committed to Tennessee in May. The early signing period takes place Dec. 16-18.

Salter is a dual-threat prospect from Cedar Hill, Texas. At the time of his commitment, he was rated as the No. 10 dual-threat quarterback in his class and the No. 43 prospect in Texas.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound 2021 prospect committed to Tennessee over Auburn, Baylor and Ole Miss.

He has Southeastern Conference offers from Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss and South Carolina.

University of Tennessee’s 2021 commitment tracker

University of Tennessee’s 2022 commitment tracker

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Oklahoma football recruiting: 5-star OT, OU target Tristan Leigh sets commitment date

Oklahoma is going for the trifecta to finish off its offensive line recruiting class. Tristan Leigh also announced his commitment date.

Oklahoma is going for the trifecta to finish off its offensive line recruiting class.

The Sooners have been after five-star offensive guard Bryce Foster, four-star offensive tackle Savion Byrd and five-star offensive tackle Tristan Leigh for months now. Two of the three were together in Norman, Oklahoma, for the Sooner Summit and then Foster has visited Oklahoma on numerous occasions, including a trip of his own for Bedlam. The Sooners recently offered three-star offensive lineman Remington Strickland and have only been recruiting him momentarily.

Byrd and Foster set their commitment dates last week. Now, Leigh will be jumping in on the college choice train, as he announced his will be coming on Jan. 2.

Leigh announced a final five schools back in July and that list hasn’t changed much. Oklahoma is included alongside Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Florida. He will be revealing his commitment on live television during a broadcast dedicated to players who would be revealing their commitment during the All-American Bowl on NBC.

The Fairfax, Virginia, native is considered a five-star prospect by Rivals. He is considered the 15th best player in the 2021 recruiting class, the third-best offensive tackle and No. 1 player in the state of Virginia.

Oklahoma currently has 15 commitments in the 2021 recruiting class and has the 14th overall ranked recruiting class.

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Oklahoma football recruiting: 4-star OT, OU target Savion Byrd sets commitment date

The long wait maybe over. Savion Byrd was rumored to be on track to commit to Oklahoma in Aug.. Now, he’ll reveal his college choice on NSD.

The long wait maybe over.

There was strong buzz coming out of the Sooner Summit in Aug. that a big commitment from one of the best recruits in the country could be coming. Savion Byrd has since let off that and will announce his college choice four months later.

The four-star offensive tackle spent that weekend alongside Caleb Williams and a handful of other top Oklahoma targets. The Sooners have been the reported leaders for Byrd since, even with a visit weekend spent at LSU with LSU commitments.

Now, the highly touted recruit will make his college decision official on National Signing Day on Dec. 16, he announced last week.

Oklahoma made his final five on Nov. 13 alongside Texas, Auburn, LSU and SMU.

Byrd is considered the 84th best prospect in the 2021 recruiting class according to Rivals. He is the 15th best offensive tackle and 14th overall recruit in the 2021 recruiting class.

Five-star offensive guard target Bryce Foster announced last week, too, that he would be revealing his commitment on Dec. 18.

Oklahoma currently has 15 commitments in the 2021 recruiting class and has the 14th overall ranked recruiting class.

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Five-star OG Bryce Foster visits Oklahoma, sets commitment date 4 days later

The world of recruiting in 2020 is wild, but OU may be benefiting from the dead period. Bryce Foster has announced his commitment date.

The world of recruiting in 2020 is wild, but Oklahoma may be benefitting from the dead period.

Recruits are not allowed to go through a normal visit to a school—officially or unofficially. They can, however, pay for a visit on their own dime without getting a campus tour from coaches or having coaches show them around a facility.

This happened for the Sooner Summit, and it happened for Bedlam.

Five-star offensive guard Bryce Foster took in Oklahoma’s 41-13 win over Oklahoma State, according to a report from OU Insider’s Brandon Drumm. It was the first time Foster had traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, since right before COVID-19 shut recruiting down.

Four days after his most recent visit, Foster announced he would reveal where he is heading to play college football on Dec. 18.

Oklahoma is in the running for the five-star offensive guard along with LSU, Oregon, Texas and Texas A&M.

The Sooners have one committed offensive lineman, Cullen Montgomery, and are after five-star offensive tackle Tristan Leigh, four-star offensive tackle Savion Byrd and three-star offensive lineman Remington Strickland. Oklahoma could potentially lose Adrian Ealy, Creed Humphrey, Tyrese Robinson and Marquis Hayes to the NFL depending on how each grades out after the season.

Rivals considers Foster a five-star prospect. He is rated as the ninth-best player in the 2021 recruiting class, the No. 1 offensive guard and No. 2 player in the state of Texas.

Oklahoma has 15 commitments in the 2021 recruiting class and has the 14th overall ranked recruiting class.

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