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Tennessee football recruiting: Vols’ notable upcoming March visits

Tennessee football recruiting: A look at the Vols’ notable upcoming March visits

The recruiting dead period ended Feb. 28 and the Volunteers have been actively hosting top recruits for on-campus visits throughout March.

Tennessee currently has five 2024 commitments, headlined by four-stars Jonathan Echols (athlete), JJ Harrell (wide receiver) and Kaleb Beasley (cornerback).

During March, Tennessee hosted four-star linebacker D’Angelo Barber, three-star running back Peyton Lewis, five-star edge rusher Ari Watford and four-star cornerback Jontae Gilbert.

The Vols’ 2024 recruiting class currently ranks No. 9 nationally and No. 5 in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee’s 2024 class is on pace to be the highest-ranked for the Vols since 2015.

Vols Wire looks at notable upcoming recruiting visits scheduled for the final two weeks in March. Upcoming March recruiting visits are listed below.

5-star All-American Eddrick Houston schedules visit to Tennessee

Five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston will visit Tennessee this spring. Houston was a MaxPreps Junior All-American selection last season.

Five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston announced he plans to visit Tennessee on March 25, according to Chad Simmons of On3.

The 6-foot-3, 255-pound edge rusher is from Buford High School in Buford, Georgia.

Houston is the No. 9 overall prospect in the class of 2024. He ranks as the No. 2 edge rusher and No. 3 player in the state of Georgia, according to the On3 rankings.

Houston earned second-team MaxPreps Junior All-American honors last season. He finished the 2022 season with 64 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks.

His upcoming visit will be the third to Tennessee since June 2022. He attended Tennessee’s win over Kentucky on Oct. 29, 2022 and visited for the first time on June 17.

Tennessee was one of Houston’s top-10 teams on Nov. 8, 2022.

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Oklahoma set to host over 20 prospects in Norman for Junior Day

Oklahoma is set to host over 20 prospects this weekend in Norman for their March 4th Junior Day,

While there’s no fancy title for it, Norman will be jumping this weekend as Oklahoma will host many prospects from multiple classes. While Oklahoma previously had a Junior Day earlier this year, they’ll be having another round of prospects on campus for an unofficial visit.

The 2024 class has yet to bear any fruits for Oklahoma, but with the sheer number of prospects from said class in town, it’s tough to imagine this drought lasts much longer. If we learned one thing from the last recruiting class under Brent Venables and Co., the Sooners might not start fast, but that doesn’t matter because it’s not a sprint. Recruiting is truly a marathon. And the Sooners are more than willing to go the distance and come out on top.

That said, we’ve compiled a list of all the 2024 names expected on campus this Saturday. Some of the names are players that have previously visited OU, while others are visiting Oklahoma for the first time since receiving an offer.

2024 Prospects

2025 prospects

The list is packed with talent across the board. While some names are just popping up on the Sooners’ radar, Oklahoma has a real shot at making impressions and strengthening bonds with players they already have built relationships.

First impressions can go a long way, so Oklahoma will look to impress this weekend. Names like [autotag]Michael Hawkins[/autotag] and [autotag]Williams Nwaneri[/autotag] stick out because the Sooners have been recruiting them heavily since last year. Newcomers like [autotag]KJ Daniels[/autotag], [autotag]Bennett Warren[/autotag], and others are getting to experience Norman for the first time.

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2024 Georgia DL target clocks insane 400 meter time

Sub 55 seconds at 268 pounds?!

Five-star 2024 defensive lineman Eddrick Houston is one of the most coveted recruits in the country.

Houston, out of Buford High School in Buford, Ga., is rated as the No. 2 defensive lineman, the No. 3 player in the state and the No. 9 player overall, according to 247Sports Composite.

Rusty Mansell of 247Sports reported on Tuesday that Houston clocked a sub 55 second 400 meter dash in Buford High School’s time trials ahead of the track & field season.

The average 400 meter dash time for a Division 1 athlete is 47.5 – 51 seconds. Houston posting a sub 55 second time at 268 pounds as a junior in high school is absurd.

Georgia is among Houston’s top 10 schools, according to an announcement on Nov. 8.

Oregon, Texas, Alabama, Michigan State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee and LSU are also in the mix.

A commitment from Eddrick would add to the Bulldogs’ already star-studded No. 1 ranked 2024 class. 

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Friday Night Notes: 4 big visits on tap for Texas, Florida flips QB from Miami, plus more

In this edition of Friday Night Notes, we examine a big recruiting weekend for the Texas Longhorns, Florida flipping a 4-star QB and more.

USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.

They don’t make anything small in Texas, especially regarding football. Cliché or not, this is a critical recruiting weekend for the Longhorns, as they are hosting four of the top recruits in the class of 2023.

The centerpiece of the group is Ryan (Texas) linebacker Anthony Hill, who just de-committed from Texas A&M. Hill (6-foot-2, 225 pounds) is the best linebacker in his class and ranks as high as No. 17 nationally.

If the Longhorns can get him, he’d become the fourth five-star recruit in their class. However, Hill’s not the only major prospect they have visiting this weekend. Texas has three other studs coming in for Saturday’s game against TCU…

Andrew Hattersley, 247 Sports

Pinnacle (Ariz.) TE Duce Robinson

Another five-star recruit, Robinson (6-foot-6, 225 pounds) is the No. 1 tight end in his class and the best player overall in the state of Arizona. He also has interest from Georgia, USC, Alabama and Oregon.

La Grange (Texas) CB Bravion Rogers

Rogers (5-foot-10, 185 pounds) is ranked No. 6 among cornerbacks and No. 8 overall in Texas. He’s currently committed to Texas A&M.

Martin (Texas) CB Javien Toviano

Toviano (6-foot-0, 185 pounds) is ranked just one spot lower than Rogers at his position. He has at least 34 offers on the table. The schools considered hot to get his commitment include Michigan, Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Oklahoma.

Any of these four would be a huge get for Texas, which ranked as high as No. 3 in the 2023 recruiting race after they secured Cedric Baxter Jr., the second-best running back in the class. Three months later, they’ve slipped to No. 6, falling behind Georgia, LSU and Ohio State.

MSU football listed in top 10 of 2024 5-star Edge Eddrick Houston

Michigan State football remains in the running for one of the top prospects in the 2024 class

Michigan State football remains in the running for one of the top prospects in the 2024 class.

Five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston announced his top 10 schools list on Tuesday, which included the Spartans. Michigan State was joined by some of the game’s biggest programs — Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee and LSU.

Houston ranks as the No. 3 edge rusher and No. 15 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2024 class. He also is listed as the No. 4 player from Georgia.

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5-star Buford DE names his top schools

UGA football is among the top schools for Buford High School star defensive end Eddrick Houston

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for Buford High School defensive end Eddrick Houston, who is a member of the class of 2024. Houston is ranked as a five-star recruit.

Eddrick Houston has helped Buford win a couple of state championships, in football, against top flight competition in the state of Georgia. The Buford star is the No. 15 overall recruit in the junior class and the No. 3 edge rusher. Houston is the fourth-ranked class of 2024 recruit in Georgia.

Georgia has a loaded class of 2024 with six five-star prospects residing in the state. Eddrick Houston puts Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Ohio State, LSU, Clemson, Oklahoma, and Tennessee in his top 10 schools.

The junior defensive end is a star wrestler and participates in track and field. In wrestling, Houston has won a state championship in the 285-pound weight class. The 6-foot-3, 255-pound edge rusher named his top 10 schools via Twitter:

Houston has recently visited Georgia and Alabama. He has over 30 scholarship offers.

Houston received scholarship offer from the University of Georgia back in March 2021. Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs currently have six commitments in the class of 2024 and the top-ranked junior class in the country.

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Clemson makes the cut for 5-star

One of the nation’s top defensive linemen for 2024 has announced his top ten schools and the Tigers have made the cut. Buford (Ga.) 2024 five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston named Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Ohio …

One of the nation’s top defensive linemen for 2024 has announced his top ten schools and the Tigers have made the cut.

Buford (Ga.) 2024 five-star edge rusher Eddrick Houston named Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Tennessee, LSU and Clemson as his top ten schools.

Houston was one of the first offers the Tigers rolled out in June.

“It was crazy for them to offer me this early,” Houston told The Clemson Insider after receiving the offer.  “I was just amazed that my hard work paid off to get an early offer from them.”

The Buford standout loved what he saw during a Clemson visit in June.

“It was amazing,” said Houston.  “The campus, the lakes they have around it, the restaurant, the PAW Journey program they have, it’s just a bunch of amazing stuff.”

Gators land in top 5 for this 2024 ATH following visit

The Gators hosted a trio of unofficial visitors out of the class of 2024 on Friday, and at least one of them is high on Florida.

Florida hosted a trio of recruits from the class of 2024 out of Buford, Georgia, on Friday. Four-star athlete [autotag]KingJoseph Edwards[/autotag] was one of those visitors and he left town with an offer from the Orange and Blue, according to Swamp247.

That was enough to put Florida in Edwards’ top five, but there’s still well over a year until he can put pen to paper. He plays on both sides of the ball for Buford, and head coach Billy Napier is willing to let the 6-foot-5-inch recruit pick between tight end and defensive end.

“They (the Florida Gators) are in my top 5,” Edwards said. “I’ll be back in the season for a game. Coach said I can come to any home game I want to.”

Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas are among his other top schools right now. The Bulldogs are the only team considered “warm” by 247Sports and have a pair of crystal balls cast in their favor as well.

This was Edwards’ first time at Florida with a coach in place. The last time he was in town, [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] had already been let go and a lame-duck staff was in place. Napier’s family-oriented style of recruiting should have been a complete change from what he saw in 2021.

The class of 2023 is still the top priority right now, but the class of 2024 is starting to get more and more attention from the Gators. Edwards and his two five-star teammates that were in town, [autotag]Eddrick Houston[/autotag] and [autotag]KJ Bolden[/autotag], will be among the top out-of-state names to keep an eye on.

The 247Sports composite ranks Edwards No. 42 overall in the class of 2024 and No. 7 among athletes.

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Gators hosting final group of official visitors before dead period begins

The Florida Gators’ recruiting staff have had a busy month of June, but there is still one more group to host over the weekend before wrapping things up.

The month of June has been one of the busiest since the Billy Napier era began at the University of Florida. Elite prospects roamed the halls each weekend on official visits, and there’s still one more group to get through before the dead period begins on Monday, June 27.

Four-star offensive lineman [autotag]Roderick Kearney[/autotag], four-star wide receiver [autotag]Andy Jean[/autotag] and Pearl River C.C. transfer linebacker [autotag]Justin Jefferson[/autotag] make up the list of visitors, according to 247Sports. Three-star safety [autotag]Bryce Thornton[/autotag] is also scheduled to be in town this weekend on an unofficial visit.

Kearney is one of Florida’s top targets on the offensive line. He’s been to campus twice already this year, and the Gators even offered his friend and teammate a preferred walk-on spot as a sign of good faith. It’s down to Florida and FSU for the Jacksonville-area recruit, but he says he doesn’t want to rush a decision and will take likely things into the fall.

Jean is a former Miami commit that backed off the pledge in March after just two months. The Hurricanes are still in the mix, but Georgia and Texas A&M might be bigger threats for Florida. He’s from South Florida, though, so the Gators could stand to gain some favor with the in-state recruit over the weekend.

Jefferson picked up an offer from the Gators fairly early on in the spring and has since collected many more from SEC programs. He said that Florida was his leader after getting the offer, but things may have changed since then. Getting him on campus should get Florida a chance to get back on top of things in this recruitment.

A pair of five-stars from the class of 2024 will also be on campus over the weekend. Athlete [autotag]KJ Bolden[/autotag] and edge rusher [autotag]Eddrick Houston[/autotag] are names to watch, as is four-star athlete [autotag]KingJoseph Edwards[/autotag].

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