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Alabama commit Olaus Alinen pushing for two of his HS teammates to join him at Alabama

Alabama OL commit Olaus Alinen is pushing for two of his high school teammates to join him in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama has already begun to recruit prospects for the 2024 recruiting class. In fact, the Crimson Tide already have three hard commits for the class thus far. However, one 2023 commit, Olaus Alinen, is pushing for more to join him in Tuscaloosa. Specifically, he tagged twin brothers and high school teammates Jerod Smith and Jacob Smith in a tweet.

Alinen attends Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut. He committed to Alabama back in July. Now, he is pushing for the Smith twins to land in Alabama.

The Smith brothers received offers from Alabama back in January. They are both a part of the 2024 recruiting cycle. Altogether, the two have received 47 offers. That is relatively impressive considering they haven’t begun their junior season of high school.

Jerod is listed at 6-foot-3, 265 pounds, according to 247Sports. It is likely that he will put on some additional weight before playing at the college level. If that is the case, he would likely play along the interior of the defensive line.

On the other hand, Jacob has the ideal size to play as an edge rusher at the next level. He is listed at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds. The Alabama coaching staff likes the two of them and will continue to follow both during their junior seasons at Loomis Chaffee School.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to track Alabama football recruiting news.

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Swinney Camp Notebook: Day 3, Afternoon Session

The Clemson Insider was on hand for Day 3 of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Friday, June 10. Here are our notes and observations from the afternoon session of Friday’s Swinney Camp. One of the most impressive athletes out there Friday afternoon was Yulee …

The Clemson Insider was on hand for Day 3 of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Friday, June 10. Here are our notes and observations from the afternoon session of Friday’s Swinney Camp.

  • One of the most impressive athletes out there Friday afternoon was Yulee (Fla.) three-star safety Landon Hale (pictured above). We’ve maintained that Hale is an offer candidate and he certainly looked the part. After making an unofficial to Oklahoma and Florida, Hale’s at Clemson Friday-Sunday.
    • Hale was accompanied by his parents, as well as his brother, Rylan. The younger Hale brother is listed by recruiting services as a tight end, but we can tell you that Clemson, as well as several other programs, wants him to work out at the linebacker position. That’s exactly where Rylan was working out during the afternoon session.
    •  Landon will be making an unofficial visit to the United States Naval Academy come next week to see and then take an official visit to Harvard.
    • TCI recently spoke with Landon and you can read more about him and his recruitment at the link below:
  • The most noticeable prospect out there was Mountain View (Lawrenceville, Ga.) 2024 four-star defensive lineman Justin Greene. He was easy to spot and definitely was the most dominant guy out there. His body type was just different from the rest of the defensive linemen out there.
  • TCI learned that The Loomis Chaffee School’s (Windsor, CT.) 2024 four-star defensive lineman Jerod Smith and 2024 four-star edge Jacob Smith were both at Clemson for the first time today. We will have more on the two brothers who were on campus for an unofficial visit Friday.
    • Jerod (6-3, 240) is pegged by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 8 defensive lineman and nation’s No. 55 overall prospect regardless of position in the 2024 class, while 247 considers Jacob (6-5, 225) to be the No. 7 edge rusher and the nation’s No. 72 overall prospect.
  • As we reported earlier, both Navarre (Fla.) 2024 four-star linebacker Zavier Hamilton and Pine Forest (Pensacola, Fla.) 2023 three-star wide receiver Donielle “Nuke” Hayes will be on campus today. Though, they won’t be arriving until later this afternoon and will be practicing tonight.

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