Post by cviller on Feb 4, 2009 11:20:23 GMT -5
WVU recruiting central
By Mitch Vingle
Sports Editor
The letters are really rolling in now. And the news has been good for West Virginia coaches.
The Mountaineers have landed their quarterback of the future. WVU's coaches received a letter-of-intent this morning from decorated Eugene Smith, a 6-3, 190-pound standout from Miramar (Fla.) High. Smith was a Parade All-America team member and finished No. 2 in the voting for Mr. Florida. The Miami Herald named him Florida's No. 3 prospect. The cousin of former Miami University standout Melvin Bratton, Smith turned down offers from such schools as Michigan, Alabama, Kansas, Miami, Florida and LSU.
Also falling in line was Smith's passing mate at Miramar, receiver Stedman Bailey, a 5-11, 186-pound wideout was a Florida Class 6A first-team all-state selection. He was the MVP of the Nike Camp in Gainesville, Fla., last April.
Perhaps WVU's most acclaimed tailback recruit has also sent in his paperwork. Tavon Austin's letter arrived before 11 a.m.
The two-time Maryland offensive player of the year owns most of that state's records and turned down Boston College, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Pitt and Rutgers.
The first to sign was wide receiver Logan Heastie, 6-3, 192-pounds, from Chesapeake, Va., who already enrolled in January. He will count toward this class.
Heastie earned four stars from both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He played in the ESPN UnderArmour All-American Game in Orlando in January. Second team All-American by USA Today, the only player from Virginia on the squad. Also offered by Virginia Tech, Penn State, Florida, Alabama, Oregon, Boston College, Tennessee, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
Also signed now...
Daquan Hargrett, a 5-10, 190-pound running back from Miami's Northwestern High. A Top 100 Florida prospect, according to the Miami Herald, Hargrett was also offered by Clemson, Iowa State, Minnesota and South Florida. Hargrett was an ESPN Top 150 player.
Terence Garvin, a 6-2, 210-pound safety from Baltimore's Loyola Blakefield High. A consensus all-state pick in Maryland, Garvin played in the Crab Bowl, which featured that state's best players. He was also offered by Maryland, Virginia, Syracuse, Boston College and North Carolina State.
Shawne Alston, a 6-0, 222-pound running back from Phoebus High in Hampton, Va. Alston was an A.P. group AAA first-team all-state selection. He was also offered by Penn State, Maryland, Illinois and East Carolina. Rivals gave him three stars.
Ryan Spiker, a 6-4, 280-pound offensive lineman from Tri-Valley High in Dresden, Ohio. A three-star recruit according to Rivals, Spiker was an A.P. Division II first-team All-Ohio pick who turned down Cincinnati, Michigan State, Indiana, North Carolina State and Wake Forest.
Pat Eger, a 6-5, 275-pound offensive lineman from Thomas Jefferson High in Clairton, Pa. Eger was a WPIAL Class AAA first-team all-state selection who was also offered by Maryland and Pitt. He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team.
Dominik Davenport, a 6-1, 265-pound defensive lineman from Phoebus High in Hampton, Va. Davenport was recently praised by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming and was the Roanoke Times' No. 13 rated Virginia player. Also offered by Florida State, Maryland and Virginia.
Darwin Cook, a 5-11, 185-pound defensive back from Shaw High in Cleveland, Ohio. Cook was a member of the Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star team and A.P. first-team Division II All-Ohio selection who turned down Cincinnati, Wisconsin and Purdue.
Pat Miller, a 6-foot, 170-pound defensive back from Hoover High in Birmingham, Ala. Miller was an honorable mention Alabama Class 6A all-state selection who was also offered by Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oregon and Oklahoma State
Jonathan Scott, a 6-4, 190-pound defensive back from Daytona Beach, Fla., and Seabreeze High. Scott was a Florida Class 4A third-team all-state selection. His older brothers Kenny (Georgia Tech) and James (Ole Miss) were also Division I signees. Also offered by LSU, Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Florida State, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Rutgers and South Carolina.
Brodrick Jenkins, a 5-10, 177-pound athlete from South Fort Myers (Fla.) High School. Jenkins was a Florida Class 3A third-team all-state selection and Miami Herald Top 100 (No. 92). He was also offered by Wisconsin, Boston College, Iowa, Wake Forest, Louisville, N.C. State, Pitt and South Florida.
Branko Busick, a 6-1, 215-pound linebacker fom Steubenville High in Ohio. He was an Associated Press Division IV defensive co-player of the year and A.P. Division IV-VI first-team All-Ohio.
Christopher Snook, a 6-3, 220-pound tight end/fullback from Highland High in Medina, Ohio. He was on the Cleveland Plain Dealer all-star team and was the newspaper's No. 6 selection in the Northeast Ohio Top 40 list. Also offered by Cincinnati and Wake Forest.
Cole Bowers, a 6-6, 280-pound offensive lineman from Cabell Midland in Ona. Considered the top prospect in the Mountain State, Bowers is a three-star recruit, according to Rivals and Scout. He was also offered by Marshall and Virginia.
Nick Kindler, a 6-7, 280-pound offensive lineman from Trinity High in Camp Hill, Pa. Kindler has been given three stars by Rivals and two by Scout. He's a two-time A.P. Class AA first-team all-state selection. He was also offered by Boston College, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Rutgers and Virginia.
Jordan Weingart, a 6-2, 290-pound offensive lineman from Gainesville, Fla. The Buchholz High student was a Florida Class 5A first-team all-state selection and the Gainesville Sun Class 3A-6A co-offensive player of the year. He was also offered by East Carolina.
Curtis Feight, a 6-6, 270-pound defensive lineman from Mercersburg, Pa., and Mercersburg Academy. He was also offered by Boston College.
By Mitch Vingle
Sports Editor
The letters are really rolling in now. And the news has been good for West Virginia coaches.
The Mountaineers have landed their quarterback of the future. WVU's coaches received a letter-of-intent this morning from decorated Eugene Smith, a 6-3, 190-pound standout from Miramar (Fla.) High. Smith was a Parade All-America team member and finished No. 2 in the voting for Mr. Florida. The Miami Herald named him Florida's No. 3 prospect. The cousin of former Miami University standout Melvin Bratton, Smith turned down offers from such schools as Michigan, Alabama, Kansas, Miami, Florida and LSU.
Also falling in line was Smith's passing mate at Miramar, receiver Stedman Bailey, a 5-11, 186-pound wideout was a Florida Class 6A first-team all-state selection. He was the MVP of the Nike Camp in Gainesville, Fla., last April.
Perhaps WVU's most acclaimed tailback recruit has also sent in his paperwork. Tavon Austin's letter arrived before 11 a.m.
The two-time Maryland offensive player of the year owns most of that state's records and turned down Boston College, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Pitt and Rutgers.
The first to sign was wide receiver Logan Heastie, 6-3, 192-pounds, from Chesapeake, Va., who already enrolled in January. He will count toward this class.
Heastie earned four stars from both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He played in the ESPN UnderArmour All-American Game in Orlando in January. Second team All-American by USA Today, the only player from Virginia on the squad. Also offered by Virginia Tech, Penn State, Florida, Alabama, Oregon, Boston College, Tennessee, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
Also signed now...
Daquan Hargrett, a 5-10, 190-pound running back from Miami's Northwestern High. A Top 100 Florida prospect, according to the Miami Herald, Hargrett was also offered by Clemson, Iowa State, Minnesota and South Florida. Hargrett was an ESPN Top 150 player.
Terence Garvin, a 6-2, 210-pound safety from Baltimore's Loyola Blakefield High. A consensus all-state pick in Maryland, Garvin played in the Crab Bowl, which featured that state's best players. He was also offered by Maryland, Virginia, Syracuse, Boston College and North Carolina State.
Shawne Alston, a 6-0, 222-pound running back from Phoebus High in Hampton, Va. Alston was an A.P. group AAA first-team all-state selection. He was also offered by Penn State, Maryland, Illinois and East Carolina. Rivals gave him three stars.
Ryan Spiker, a 6-4, 280-pound offensive lineman from Tri-Valley High in Dresden, Ohio. A three-star recruit according to Rivals, Spiker was an A.P. Division II first-team All-Ohio pick who turned down Cincinnati, Michigan State, Indiana, North Carolina State and Wake Forest.
Pat Eger, a 6-5, 275-pound offensive lineman from Thomas Jefferson High in Clairton, Pa. Eger was a WPIAL Class AAA first-team all-state selection who was also offered by Maryland and Pitt. He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team.
Dominik Davenport, a 6-1, 265-pound defensive lineman from Phoebus High in Hampton, Va. Davenport was recently praised by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming and was the Roanoke Times' No. 13 rated Virginia player. Also offered by Florida State, Maryland and Virginia.
Darwin Cook, a 5-11, 185-pound defensive back from Shaw High in Cleveland, Ohio. Cook was a member of the Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star team and A.P. first-team Division II All-Ohio selection who turned down Cincinnati, Wisconsin and Purdue.
Pat Miller, a 6-foot, 170-pound defensive back from Hoover High in Birmingham, Ala. Miller was an honorable mention Alabama Class 6A all-state selection who was also offered by Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oregon and Oklahoma State
Jonathan Scott, a 6-4, 190-pound defensive back from Daytona Beach, Fla., and Seabreeze High. Scott was a Florida Class 4A third-team all-state selection. His older brothers Kenny (Georgia Tech) and James (Ole Miss) were also Division I signees. Also offered by LSU, Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Florida State, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Rutgers and South Carolina.
Brodrick Jenkins, a 5-10, 177-pound athlete from South Fort Myers (Fla.) High School. Jenkins was a Florida Class 3A third-team all-state selection and Miami Herald Top 100 (No. 92). He was also offered by Wisconsin, Boston College, Iowa, Wake Forest, Louisville, N.C. State, Pitt and South Florida.
Branko Busick, a 6-1, 215-pound linebacker fom Steubenville High in Ohio. He was an Associated Press Division IV defensive co-player of the year and A.P. Division IV-VI first-team All-Ohio.
Christopher Snook, a 6-3, 220-pound tight end/fullback from Highland High in Medina, Ohio. He was on the Cleveland Plain Dealer all-star team and was the newspaper's No. 6 selection in the Northeast Ohio Top 40 list. Also offered by Cincinnati and Wake Forest.
Cole Bowers, a 6-6, 280-pound offensive lineman from Cabell Midland in Ona. Considered the top prospect in the Mountain State, Bowers is a three-star recruit, according to Rivals and Scout. He was also offered by Marshall and Virginia.
Nick Kindler, a 6-7, 280-pound offensive lineman from Trinity High in Camp Hill, Pa. Kindler has been given three stars by Rivals and two by Scout. He's a two-time A.P. Class AA first-team all-state selection. He was also offered by Boston College, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Rutgers and Virginia.
Jordan Weingart, a 6-2, 290-pound offensive lineman from Gainesville, Fla. The Buchholz High student was a Florida Class 5A first-team all-state selection and the Gainesville Sun Class 3A-6A co-offensive player of the year. He was also offered by East Carolina.
Curtis Feight, a 6-6, 270-pound defensive lineman from Mercersburg, Pa., and Mercersburg Academy. He was also offered by Boston College.