Tag: Jaeden Gould

Jaeden Gould getting twitter love from Rutgers following USC de-commitment

Rutgers football began showing instant love to Jaeden Gould following his de-commitment from USC.

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It didn’t take long after Jaeden Gould going public with his decision to de-commit from USC on Wednesday night for the members of the Rutgers 2022 recruiting class to begin their sales pitch for the four-star defensive back.

Gould, ranked the No. 2 player in New Jersey according to 247 Sports, penned a message on social media on Tuesday following the news that USC had hired Lincoln Riley as their next head coach. Gould had originally committed to USC and then head coach Clay Helton in June. Helton was fired in September.

USC is now down to four committed players.

One of the nation’s top cornerbacks, at the time of his commitment Gould held offers from the likes of Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State among others. Rutgers was believed to be heavily involved in his recruitment and was a serious candidate for a commitment.

Penn State is also likely to be another player in Gould’s commitment.

USA TODAY High School Sports recruiting rankings Power 5 spotlight: Pac-12

See the top 10 high school football recruits committed to Pac-12 schools.

As recruiting for the high school football class of 2022 picks up, more and more schools are seeing who may be its superstars of the future.

The majority of the Pac-12 has struggled with recruiting, as Stanford and Oregon have combined for the same number of five- and four-star recruits as the other 10 schools.

Here’s a dive into the top-10 ranked players, according to the USA TODAY High School Sports Composite Player Rankings, The list averages the grades from the three biggest recruiting services: 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. 

For conferences that do not have 10 players in the top-100, the remainder of the list came from the 247Sports Composite Ranking.

(Note: The recruit’s measurements and position are courtesy of 247Sports.)

Penn State ready for recruiting push as NCAA dead period is lifted

James Franklin and his staff have a busy June lined up as the NCAA lifts its nationwide recruiting travel restrictions.

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This is a monster week on the college football recruiting schedule. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, official visits will once again be permitted by the NCAA. Penn State is among the many powerhouse programs ready to take full advantage of the opportunity to return to some sense of normalcy in recruiting.

Penn State’s Class of 2022 has already been coming along nicely despite the NCAA restrictions on recruiting out of caution amid the pandemic. According to the latest team composite rankings from 247 Sports, Penn State currently has the No. 6 class in the nation with 11 commitments currently on board. But now that the recruiting game is about to open up, Penn State must work even harder to keep a top 10 class as the competition really heats up.

Penn State has a couple of official visits lined up for this week with Florida running back Kaytron Allen scheduled to visit Happy Valley on Friday. The four-star recruit out of IMG Academy would be a big win for Penn State, who was unable to secure a commitment out of Florida in its scaled-back Class of 2021. Four-star offensive tackle Ryan Brubaker, from Denver, PA, is also scheduled for an official visit that same day.

After the official visits at the end of the week, James Franklin and members of his coaching staff are flying down to Tallahassee to participate in Florida State’s premier football camp. A summer after football camps were prohibited due to the pandemic, this is yet another opportunity to create some interaction with recruits from a fertile football area. Franklin knows the value of Florida recruits, and getting a chance to work with a program like Florida State in this environment could benefit the Nittany Lions moving forward.

Next week, on June 11, will be a significant day for Penn State as 12 players are currently scheduled to make an official visit, including four-star players in Maryland defensive lineman Dani Dennis-Sutton, Philadelphia cornerback Keenan Nelson Jr., Florida linebacker Wesley Bissainthe, New Jersey cornerback Jaeden Gould, Indiana defensive lineman Joe Strickland, Reading running back Nicholas Singleton, and Florida athlete Keon Sabb.

Penn State has 13 more players visiting Happy Valley the following week, including Florida commitment and cornerback Julian Humphrey, from Texas. Penn State commits Drew Shelton (offensive tackle) and Alex Bacchetta (punter) will also be in town. So will Virginia four-star running back Ramon Brown, who previously listed Penn State in his top seven, although Penn State could have some ground to make up in his recruiting process. As of now, Penn State has nine players scheduled to make an official visit to the campus on June 25.

So yes, June is a big month for James Franklin and his staff. But it will also be a challenging one because the NCAA recruiting restrictions are lifted for everybody, from Ohio State and Michigan to Florida and Georgia, and Oklahoma and Texas and beyond. And like Penn State, all of those programs are looking forward to returning to a more standard method of recruiting and sales-pitching.

Game on.

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Notre Dame football 2022 defensive recruit wishlist

A look at which defensive players with Notre Dame offer that would be great additions to the 2022 recruiting class.

A few weeks ago, I took a look at which Notre Dame recruits on offense who currently held offers and could potentially join the growing 2022 class. Realistically, some of them could join, some of them might end up elsewhere, but one can wish right? We’ll, it’s time for the other side of the ball, my ’22 defense recruit wishlist for the Irish.

Texas Football Recruiting: Longhorns make top 12 for four-star cornerback

Texas made the top 12 for four-star cornerback Jaden Gould, the only Big 12 program to appear on his short list.

Texas was mentioned among the top 12 school’s left in the running for cornerback Jaden Gould. A four-star prospect out of New Jersey, the Longhorns are the only program from the Big 12 to remain in Gould’s recruitment.

All regions of the country are represented with plenty of Big Ten schools remaining. Florida and Kentucky were listed out of the SEC and USC made the short list from the Pac-12. Jay Valai and Chris Ash are listed as the main recruiters for Gould. Texas was the latest school to offer him this past September.

Rating

Stars Overall State Position
247 4 115 2 15
Rivals 4 247 6 23
ESPN 4 85 3 10
247 Composite 4 141 3 16

Vitals

Hometown Oradell, NJ
Projected Position Cornerback
Height 6-2
Weight 190

Recruitment

  • Offered on Sept. 22, 2020
  • No visit yet

Top 12 schools

Crystal Ball

Film

Twitter

Michigan makes cut for high-priority 2022 target

Michigan football made the cut, but so did a couple of other big-time schools.

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With just one cornerback secured in the 2021 class, Michigan football cannot afford to miss out on any of its top targets in 2022.

New Jersey had been a rich state for the Wolverines, as the maize and blue seemed to be able to dip in and take who it wanted when Chris Partridge was a coach on staff. What’s more, for one year, Michigan had fellow New Jersey native Anthony Campanile coaching linebackers, which made a big difference in recruiting Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic, as his brother is the head coach there.

However, no prospects from that school ended up in Ann Arbor, as the 2021 targets looked elsewhere with both recruiters gone. But, that could change, if the 247Sports Crystal Ball is an indication of anything.

Michigan has been hot and heavy after four-star cornerback Jaeden Gould from Bergen Catholic, a 2022 prospect rated No. 115 overall by 247Sports. And as the Wolverines continue to have 100% of the 247Sports Crystal Balls out of the four predictions made, they still needed to make the cut for Gould. With his newly released top 12, they did just that.

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Michigan might be the favorite, but there are some heavy hitters in his top group. Texas — with new head coach Steve Sarkisian — Notre Dame, USC, Florida, Penn State and Tennessee all made the cut.

Gould is the No. 15 corner and second-best player in the state of New Jersey in 2022, according to 247Sports’ proprietary rankings.

Mike Zordich is listed as Gould’s primary recruiter to the Wolverines.

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