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Ole Miss has added four-star running back Eric Swinney. Swinney, who’s from Sandy Creek HS from Tyrone, GA, was heavily recruited by Alabama, Auburn and Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. Florida State, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin also pursued him. Swinney, 5ft-10 and 188lb, is ranked by 24-7Sports as the 12th-best running back and 9th-best player in the State of Georgia.
Read moreAuburn had a huge commitment when the nation’s No.1 JC player, Javon Robinson committed to The Plains. It isn’t the first time Robinson, a running back, has pledged to be an Auburn Tiger….he signed with Auburn in 2012 before his grades were changed and he wasn’t allowed in the SEC school. The 5ft-11, 225lb Robinson was recruited heavily by Alabama and Louisville, and visited both schools in mid-April. Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and TCU all gave Robinson offers. Robinson put up 2,387 yards in 12 games for Georgia Military, averaging 198.3 yards per game. He also had 34 touchdowns. He led the National Junior College Athletic Association in yards, yards per game, and touchdowns. Interestingly, he was also sixth
Read moreOle Miss sophomore offensive linesman Austin Golson has announced that he’s leaving Oxford….to walk-on at Auburn. Golson played for Ole Miss as a reserve right guard as a freshman in 2013 and it was thought that he could have started in 2014. Anyway, he won’t. He will not receive a scholarship in 2014 from Auburn, but will walk on and pay his student fees. Golson’s not leaving for any other reason that he wants to be closer to his sick grandparents. He’s from Prattville, AL, which is a just over an hour away on I-85. Golson was offered by Alabama, Auburn and Florida State – and recruited heavily by the former two in high school. He was ranked the ninth-best
Read moreSouth Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier garnered himself another dual-threat quarterback when he got the commitment of 4-star dual-threat quarterback Lorenzo Nunez. Nunez, who hails from Kennesaw, GA, is considered the eighth-best dual threat QB in the country, and best in the state at his position. He is considered the 199th best overall play in the country and 19th best in Georgia. He tweeted: “A huge thanks to all the schools that recruited me and all the fans that supported me. I am committing to the University of South Carolina.” Nuez plays for Harrison High School, and was also recruited by NC State, Clemson, Miami and Ohio State, according to 247 Sports.
Read moreAuburn has shored up their future defense by landing another monster recruit in four-star linebacker Darrell Williams. 6ft 3, 223lb Williams, who hails from Birmingham, AL and plays at Hoover, announced that he would be playing for the Tigers on Wednesday. 24-7 Sports has ranked Williams as the nation’s 16th outside linebacker, and 6th-best in the State of Alabama. Williams was recruited by Alabama and Mississippi State, and also had offers from Florida State and Cincinnati.
Read moreVanderbilt is to be investigated by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for its handling of possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. This should be no surprise to the SEC university’s administration, who is facing new allegations that then-football coach James Franklin tried to persuade a rape victim to be one of a more than 10 girls to become ‘hostesses’ for the university’s recruiting purposes. The school is one of a number of schools currently under US Government investigation for violating Title IX. Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
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