Category: Recruiting

Alabama offers 2022 4-star OT Collin Sadler

Collin Sadler, a four-star offensive tackle out of Greenville (S.C), landed an offer from Alabama on Wednesday morning.

Alabama has come on strong with its 2021 recruiting class, but the 2022 group is still of great importance to Nick Saban and the rest of the coaching staff. In other words, offers are still being made to get a jump on the next class.

On Wednesday, four-star offensive tackle Collin Sadler out of Greenville (S.C.) landed one of those offers, and he took to Twitter to announce the news:

Sadler is considered the No. 181 overall prospect, the No. 18 offensive tackle and the No. 4 player from the state of South Carolina, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

And at 6-foot-6, 295 pounds, he already possesses SEC size for the position.

Clemson seems to be the current favorite for Sadler considering he’s an instate prospect for the Tigers, but the Crimson Tide shouldn’t be counted out this early in the process.

Other top programs such as Georgia, Oregon, Michigan, LSU and others have already offered the rising senior, and don’t be surprised to see several of the other top football powerhouses follow suite in the near future.

Alabama is already loading up on offensive linemen in its 2021 class, with four top 200 prospects (three of which are top 50) already committed.

Stay tuned for more recruiting updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire sites!

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Michigan State Football offers 3-star OG Parker Brailsford

Michigan State has offered 3-star 2022 offensive guard Parker Brailsford out of Arizona.

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Earlier this week, Michigan State Football and head coach Mel Tucker offered a top-50 offensive guard in the 2022 class in Scottsdale, Arizona’s Parker Brailsford. Brailsford announced the offer on social media on Monday.

Brailsford, who currently attends Saguaro High School, is 247Sports‘ No. 20 ranked player in the state of Arizona and their No. 42 ranked offensive guard for the 2022 class. For those wondering, Brailsford is 6’2″, so, while not a massive lineman as we’ve seen Tucker has a taste for recruiting, he is a big boy at 265 pounds.

The recruitment for Brailsford has only just started to pick up steam, with offers thus far only coming from USC, Northern Arizona, New Mexico and now Michigan State.

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MSU Football offers Cole Martin, son of former Spartan Demetrice Martin

Michigan State has extended an offer to Cole Martin, whose father Demetrice played for Michigan State in the 90s.

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This particular bit of recruiting news has some interesting aspects, follow with me for a minute. On Wednesday, it was announced that Michigan State Football has offered 2023 recruiting prospect Cole Martin, a currently unranked multi-position athlete out of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. Martin is the son of Demetrice Martin, who was another multi-positional standout who played for the Spartans back in the 1990s.

Interestingly enough, Demetrice Martin just joined the staff at Colorado, joining Mel Tucker’s head coaching replacement with the Buffaloes, Karl Dorrell, as the cornerbacks coach. The Buffaloes are also recruiting Martin so this is an interesting recruiting battle to monitor, as the young prospect could have to choose between playing under his dad’s tutelage or joining his dad’s alma mater.

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Top ’21 receiver in Michigan sets commitment date; Notre Dame a player

Andrel Anthony is a 6-2, 175 pound receiver from Lansing, Michigan and has included Notre Dame in his most recent top four schools, which he released exactly a month ago.  

Notre Dame currently has one wide receiver commitment in their 2021 recruiting class, four-star Lorenzo Styles of Pickerington, Ohio.

They’ll know if a second receiver joins that class in just over a week as the top ranked receiver in Michigan has announced when his commitment will be announced.

Andrel Anthony is a 6-2, 175 pound receiver from Lansing, Michigan and has included Notre Dame in his most recent top four schools, which he released exactly a month ago.

Now Anthony is nearing his decision as he today announced that he’ll be making his announcement on what is usually the MLB trade deadline, July 31.

An announcement about a future announcement.  Does anything scream “college football” nearly as much?

As for the kind of player Anthony is and what Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State or Penn State will be getting – he’s a roughly top-100 receiver in the class who is said to be a great route-runner and possesses great ball tracking skills.

He could also use to add more than a couple pounds of muscle and a little more speed as well.

Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire as we’ll have all of the information in regards to Anthony’s decision next week!

Notre Dame’s new position coach who is crushing recruiting

Mike Mickens was a relative unknown when he was hired by Brian Kelly this winter but has already made a huge impact in the recruiting game.

Raise your hand if you knew anything about Mike Mickens when news came down back at the start of the new year that former Notre Dame star and secondary coach Todd Lyght was leaving his post.

Currently in the room I type this in my eight month old daughter didn’t raise her hand and my arms both stayed by my side after typing that, too.

I’m not afraid to say I knew nothing about the former Cincinnati Bearcats star when his name began to get mentioned as a potential candidate to replace Lyght, but Mickens has shown early that just because he might not have brought the name brand that Lance Taylor brought when he took over the running backs, it doesn’t mean he can’t make an immediate impact.

A simple glance at Notre Dame’s 2021 recruiting class now shows 13 commitments with four of those coming in the secondary after Chance Tucker announced his college decision on Wednesday.

Along with Tucker you find four-star corner Philip Riley, three-star corner Ryan Barnes and three-star safety Justin Walters.  The corners were all offered by Mickens, who as Carter Karels of the South Bend Tribune points out, has had great success early in some incredibly unique times.

The numbers alone speak volumes but when you factor in the pandemic and official visits not taking place it only makes his start with the Fighting Irish coaching staff that much more impressive.

Mickens had quite the resume in the actual coaching part of the job at Cincinnati.  The Bearcats went from 113th nationally in defensive pass efficiency in 2017, a year before his arrival.  The last two seasons saw Cincinnati finish all the way to the top 15 nationally with Mickens coaching the cornerbacks.

There are obviously no guarantees that will automatically translate but based off of what we’ve seen Mickens accomplish in some of the strangest times any of us have ever seen, his time at Notre Dame is clearly off to an outstanding start.

Want to learn more about Mike Mickens?  Check out the five fast facts we found out about him upon his hiring at Notre Dame.

Georgia football offers scholarship to Daniel Calhoun

The Georgia Bulldogs offered a scholarship to 2024 recruit Daniel Calhoun, plays football for Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia.

The Georgia Bulldogs just received a commitment from a talented defender in the class of 2022. To add to that, Kirby Smart and company have offered a scholarship to Daniel Calhoun.

Calhoun is a member of the class of 2024. He’s got good length at six-foot-five and weighs 300 pounds. He’s only a freshman in high school at the moment.

The talented lineman plays football for Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia.

Calhoun announced that the University of Georgia is the first school to offer him via his Twitter account:

Calhoun has great flexibility and movement as well. It is showcased in this video:

We’ll continue to update you on Calhoun’s recruitment. He’s a talented prospect, as is anybody who has been offered by Georgia at this stage in their career.

Georgia does have a commitment in the class of 2023 in Treyuan Webb. UGA has a pair of 2022 commitments, but no commitments in the class of 2024.

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Michigan State Football offers 4-star, top-50 2022 prospect Larry Turner-Gooden

Michigan State Football offers 4-star top-50 athlete Larry Turner out of Playa Del Rey, CA. Read more details about this prospect.

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Mel Tucker has put in work this recruiting season. Tucker has some commitments from the 2021 class but has put a lot of attention towards the 2022 class lately.  Now, 4-star 2022 Athlete Larry Turner-Gooden has announced he received an offer from the Spartans.

Turner-Gooden stands at 6-feet and weighs 179-pounds. He hails from Playa Del Rey, CA, where he currently plays for St. Bernard High School. According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, he is the No. 43 recruit in the 2022 class. He is also the No. 5 ATH in the nation and the No. 5 recruit in all of CA.

You can check out some of his highlights here.

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4-star 2022 ATH C.J. Washington commits to Georgia

4-star 2022 ATH C.J. Washington has officially made his commitment to Georgia football.

4-star 2022 athlete C.J. Washington has officially committed to the G.

Washington is the No. 10 football recruit in the 2022 class out of the state of Georgia and is also rated as the No. 5 inside linebacker in the country.

Washington, who stands at 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, is from Cedartown, GA and attends former Dawgs running back Nick Chubb’s alma mater of Cedartown High School.  He also reps Chubb’s #27 jersey.  The rising junior has been turning heads left and right for his physical play, picking up notable offers from Georgia, Tennessee, LSU and Florida.

This is the second commit Georgia has picked up for the 2022 class, the first being 4-star cornerback Marquis Groves-Killebrew.

As a sophomore, Washington bench pressed 365 pounds, squatted 515 pounds and power cleaned 330 pounds.  Those numbers are most likely outdated by now which is a scary thought, considering Washington is entering the 11th grade.

The Cedartown standout had a great performance at the Georgia Elite Classic this past December, causing many quarterback hurries and tackles.

Glenn Schumann, Kirby Smart and Dan Lanning got a good one here, continuing to lock up the top recruiting classes in the country.

Check out Washington’s sophomore season highlights here.

Top-10 2022 GA HS recruits: No. 10, C.J. Washington

The top-10 class of 2022 GA high school recruits in the country start off with ILB C.J. Washington, out of Cedartown, GA.

The No. 10 football recruit in the 2022 class out of the state of Georgia, according to 247Sports, is 4-star linebacker and recent UGA commit C.J. Washington.  Washington, who stands at 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, is rated as the No. 5 inside linebacker in the country and committed to Georgia on Wednesday.

Washington had other notable offers from LSU, Florida and Tennessee, but ultimately chose to play for his home state.

“I chose Georgia not because of just the players and the coaches, but I chose Georgia because it has always felt like home to me,” Washington said.

Watch Washington’s commitment video here:

C.J. is from Cedartown, GA where he attends former Georgia running back and now Cleveland Browns star Nick Chubb’s alma mater of Cedartown High School.  He also wears Chubb’s college number 27.

Washington looks up to and admires Chubb, but also wants to make a name for himself.

“It is cool to see him do what he has done, to start here at Cedartown, go to Georgia and then go to the NFL, but I am going to Georgia to start my own legacy and I want to be better than him,” he added in regards to comparisons with Chubb.

Washington is a nightmare for offensive linemen with his combination of size, speed, power and overall athleticism.  He received offers from both Tennessee and Georgia after his impressive performance at the Georgia Elite Classic this past December.

Check out Washington’s full high school sophomore season highlight reel here.

2022 four-star Wisconsin target sets his commitment date

The Badgers look to add another four-star recruit in 2022

Another Wisconsin native in the class of 2022 is set to make his commitment. Jerry Cross, a four-star WR/TE will announce his decision on Twitter at 6:00 pm central this coming Tuesday.

Cross, who Wisconsin would likely use as a WR, is a member of the talented 2022 class in the Badger state. The top six state of Wisconsin recruits in 2022, nicknamed the “super six,” have been receiving a ton of hype as they enter the process. The only member of the top six to commit so far has been Braelon Allen, who chose the Badgers just last week.

Cross, who is seen as the No. 6 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin by 247Sports, has been offered by the likes of Penn State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Purdue, and Michigan as a Big Ten battle for his services has ensued.

The King High School product has been heavily linked to Penn State and Wisconsin, and although it is not officially down to those two schools, many expect Cross to choose either the Nittany Lions or the Badgers on Tuesday.