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UGA, Florida among four-star receiver’s top schools

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for 2021 four-star Plant City, Florida wide receiver Mario Williams.

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for 2021 wide receiver Mario Williams. Williams is a talented four-star recruit, who plays high school football for Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida.

The entire NCAA is currently in a dead period for recruiting as a result of the Coronavirus. That doesn’t stop players from listing their favorite schools, but it will result in a very different feeling spring from the past couple of seasons.

Kirby Smart and Georgia haven’t canceled the spring game, but it will be delayed in the best of scenarios. Here’s who elite wide receiver Mario Williams put in his top schools:

Williams is picking between four SEC teams: LSU, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and one Big-12 team (Oklahoma). Georgia is continuing to battle the Florida Gators for talented recruits in the Sunshine State.

In recent years, elite talent in Florida has been eluding the traditional in-state programs to go to Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and others. Mario Williams is a high-stakes recruit to watch in 2021. If he doesn’t come to Athens, then the Dawgs will in all likelihood have to play against him, unless he goes to Oklahoma.

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Texas Football Recruiting: Longhorns to host WR duo

The Texas Longhorns are hosting a duo of four-star receivers from the state of Florida. Should they land either, it would ascend the class.

As the Texas Longhorns and head coach Tom Herman are blazing the recruiting trail as the weekend approaches. The Longhorns will host a duo of top rated wide receiver prospects from the state of Florida.

Plant City product Mario Williams will visit the Forty Acres this weekend. The four-star wide receiver currently holds 33 scholarship offers, including one from the University of Texas. The top schools hot the trail are Alabama, LSU, Georgia and the school that is predicted to earn his commit, Oklahoma.

Also IMG Academy’s Agiye Hall will be in attendance. Hall is another four-star prospect at wide receiver. He currently holds 43 scholarship offers. Much like Williams, Texas made an offer to Hall. His top schools include Alabama, LSU and Georgia. According to 247, Oklahoma has a 17 percent chance to earn his commit. Hall is scheduled to make his commitment decision on March 14th.

This is a huge opportunity for Herman and offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich to make their pitches to the highly touted duo from Florida. Currently Texas is without a wide receiver commit for the 2021 class early on in the recruiting cycle.

Bills in the 2010s: Best defensive players of the decade

Here are the best players on defense for Buffalo during the last decade. 

The defense has been the stronger unit of the Buffalo Bills over the past 10 years. Defensive coordinators Leslie Frazier and Jim Schwartz have each guided their respective units to top-10 finishes during the past number of years.

As the 2010s close, it’s a natural time to review how the Bills have looked on the defensive side of the ball over the past decade.

Here are the best players on defense for Buffalo during the last decade:

Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams. Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Defensive tackle: Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus

Kyle Williams was a fixture in Buffalo for 13 seasons. During his play in this decade, he led defensive linemen with 396 total tackles and 71 tackles for loss. Tack in 40.5 sacks in 121 games, and you have quite the player for the interior of the Bills line. Williams was named to six Pro Bowls during this time period.

Marcell Dareus is a story of what could have been. In 91 games, he recorded 300 total tackles and 35 sacks. He surely was dominant at times, but he just did not gel with the Sean McDermott regime. Dareus was a two-time Pro-Bowl selection with Buffalo and was an All-Pro with the squad in 2014.

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