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Top in-state recruit Malachi Coleman decommits from Nebraska

Lincoln (Neb.) four-star Athlete Malachi Coleman announces he’s decommited from Nebraska football.

One of the top multi-position athletes in the class of 2023 just changed his mind about where he’ll be playing his college ball.

Lincoln East (Neb.) four-star Athlete Malachi Coleman announced today that he’s decommitted from Nebraska. He sent a statement to On3, citing the recent changes to the Cornhuskers’ coaching staff, and also posted to his twitter account.

Coleman (6-foot-5, 205 pounds) is ranked No. 5 at his position and first overall in the state of Nebraska.

Wherever he goes, they’ll be getting a truly versatile playmaker – as Coleman can fill out the stat sheet in all three phases. As a Junior, he posted 17 catches, 561 receiving yards (33.0 per catch) and scored 10 touchdowns, plus 7.5 sacks and 125 kickoff return yards.

Where he commits to now is anybody’s guess, but Coleman does have offers from 26 other programs, including Georgia, Florida State, Iowa, Michigan and Oregon.

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Lincoln Riley lands 4-star edge rusher David Peevy over Oregon and Washington

David Peevy is from Lincoln High School in San Diego, the same high school attended by #USC icon Marcus Allen. Peevy spoke about Allen when committing to USC.

All recruitments generate a certain degree of excitement and optimism within a college football program, but this one is a little extra special for USC.

Lincoln Riley won a recruiting battle with Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks and Kalen DeBoer’s Washington Huskies for four-star edge rusher David Peevy, part of the 2023 class.

You can plainly tell that one of the areas where USC needs a significant upgrade is at the rush end (edge rusher) position. Korey Foreman, a highly-ranked recruit, has not been able to give the Trojans a whole lot in one and a half years with the program. The Men of Troy can use a big boost.

Enter Peevy, who comes from a high school USC fans will recognize:

Former Seahawks quarterback BJ Daniels transitions into coaching

BJ Daniels, who last played for the XFL’s Seattle Dragons, will take over as the head coach of the Lincoln High School Trojans in Florida.

Former Seahawks quarterback BJ Daniels, most recently with the XFL’s Seattle Dragons, has decided to hang up his cleats in favor of a clipboard, officially accepting the position of head football coach at his alma mater, Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida.

Daniels played his college ball at the University of South Florida before he was drafted in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft by the 49ers. He ended up appearing in eight NFL games in the 2015 season, two with the Texans and six with the Seahawks – all at wide receiver.

Daniels bounced around practice squads and other professional leagues after that, eventually suiting up for the XFL’s Dragons in 2020, completing 19 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown before the league shut down early thanks to COVID-19.

“With the coronavirus situation and the fact that when I was with the XFL it closed down a lot of sports, it definitely forced my hand a little bit to pursue the career and the dream that I wanted to do,” Daniels told reporters at WTXL in Tallahassee. “Coaching is that dream and that goal. This is the first step for what I want to do and that is continue to give back and encourage the young student athletes here at Lincoln High School. Just to do what I can to give all the knowledge and information I’ve accumulated over my entire career and just pass it along.”

Daniels does not have any coaching experience, but his lengthy playing career, spanning multiple leagues and positions, should allow him to succeed right away at Lincoln, where he looks forward to getting to meet the students face to face as soon as he can.

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