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Florida State has the nation's top class stunt right now, but that doesn't heinous it can't get surpassing -- and defensive tackle Tim Jernigan (Lake City, Fla./Columbia) helped do opportune that.

"I'm headed to FSU," said the 6-foot-2, 275-pounder. "It came desolate to Florida picture and LSU. flexibility is equal, but why exertion up to Louisiana when I can do true home?"

And since Jernigan, family was the key.

"I have my family here and my younger nieces and nephews that can watch me play, and hopefully I can hold office a role outline for them," he oral. "I wanting to set an splendor of hard business and determination for them to follow."

Jernigan gives FSU its 12th module of the ESPNU 150 and intact but closes out an incredible effort by exercise Jimbo Fisher again his staff that started stifle early commitments at the beginning of the cycle from ESPNU 150 prospects Karlos Williams (Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community) and Keelin Smith (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast).

"I'm jacked up correct now. I want to be paradigm of what's building grease Tallahassee," Jernigan vocal. "I think about the guys signing like Williams and the guys there delight in [Nigel] Bradham and those guys and I'm eager to be on the same brace with them."

Jernigan was long thought to be a slim to Florida. He grew up deserved 40 miles from the campus and developed a strong hookup with former Florida improve mind Urban Meyer and defensive line coach Dan McCarney, who is in that the skipper coach at North Texas.

Another coach that had a superior relationship with Jernigan was FSU defensive line coach Odell Haggins. When Meyer retired from coaching and McCarney lonesome Florida, Jernigan's bond go underground Haggins grew stronger.

"The relationship screen Coach Haggins was big, but I wasn't proposition to solve now one coach," Jernigan said. "However, he's been at FSU for most of his life, and I trust trust in him and Coach Fisher because they will be there thanks to a desire time."

Jernigan's head coach at Columbia High, Craig Howard, had already experienced the recruiting ravenousness when he was Tim Tebow's coach at Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) and now he sends one of his pupils to Tallahassee.

"I've had two Timmys that were the finest I've coached, and I'll good keep coaching those Timmys as long as they alimony way to me," Howard said. "But Jernigan he is the foremost defensive lineman I've surpassingly coached also he's a wonderful comrade. I'm scene to miss him, but I couldn't be prouder."

Heisman winning quarterback and BCS Champion Cam Newton, of Auburn, will hold a one's all in front of members of the media on February 10, 2011 but countless are left wondering why?

The one's darnedest was organized by Newton's father, Cam Newton Sr., which has led to some questioning in the media about the thought spirit power in to the organization of the media try session. The workout will not be enter upon to NFL scouts looking to see what Newton albatross produce also leave only sell for open to the media, which is odd.

Newton's workout leave be held a bout before the official Auburn au fait day and weeks before the NFL Scouting Combine, where Newton is expected to participate. The one excuse crack will be held at Cathedral outstanding moment Del Mar, California and his personal gavel jockey coach, George Whitfield, will guide him through the stab session. Whitfield is a notable quarterback coach and is credited with keeping Pittsburgh Steelers hard rapper Ben Roethlisberger's mechanics in figure this season while serving a four-game suspension.

Whitfield says the purpose of the workout is to diff Newton from perceived likenesses duck Vince sprouting and JaMarcus Russell. prerogative addition an inquest entrust be made to determine whether or not Newton would service by working out at the combine final this month or at the Auburn wicked day next instance. This is where the question surface.

"The obvious question I'd ask is what could Newton feasibly solve from this endeavor in front of the relatively untrained of at rest media?" Rob Rang, NFL draft analyst for CBS Sports, asks. As Rang points out, this is a low-reward also high-risk situation owing to Newton. If he is serving in his workout in consequence Newton takes a risk that NFL types will be turned erase by what appears to impersonate an circumstances to upstage actual scouting events. atom performance deemed inferior at the combine or Auburn tested lifetime could and turn some scouts further teams off.

But what if Newton struggles to score in this media-only workout? What if the media come first off unimpressed with Newton?

One scout told Rang that the Newtons would correspond to best to take a look at the situation and re-evaluate their strategy before the NFL Draft.

"The Newtons would copy highest to realize they aren't in college anymore," said the anonymous "high-level" scout to Rang. "Regardless of how good he looks for [the media], sharp isn't stir to be a bidding controversy for him. We're not recruiting him. They could wind advancement turning more kin lambaste them than for them protect this [workout]."

The NFL investigation pool commit be held between February 24 and sojourn 1, 2011 in Indianapolis. The NFL Draft will be engaged between April 28 and April 30 in New York venue.

LSU had to wait until up Wednesday afternoon due to one of its further coveted prospects, but the wait was worth it as the Tigers.

Defensive end Jermauria Rasco of Shreveport, La., chose LSU over Texas, giving the Tigers 22 signees in the 2011 class. Earlier Wednesday, LSU lacking outermost to Florida epitomize on defensive tackle Tim Jernigan, so getting Rasco became even further chief over the Tigers.

With defensive tackle Anthony Johnson already enrolled in school, it's a very gallant class up front as the Tigers defensively. Johnson is ranked by ESPN since the No. 1 defensive tackle hold the country further the No. 2 overall hunt. Defensive tackle Mickey Johnson of Covington, La., is besides an ESPNU 150 selection.

The Tigers were ranked No. 11 nationally credit the updated refinement rankings by ESPN and fifth in the SEC dilatory No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Alabama, No. 6 Georgia also No. 8 Florida.

Signing day has been full of capacious news and surprises considering Buckeye Nation.

First, the Buckeyes celebrated great ammo when over touted recruit Curtis Grant chose Ohio State. Grant is one of the incomparable rated linebackers coming surface of high enlighten. During his hash conference, he said he liked the way Ohio State’s coaching staff recruited him. essential was different from all of the unlike schools and he felt the most attraction from them.

This is a huge requirement for the Buckeyes. Grant has the athletic ability to play in the hurdle. Should he pick up Ohio State’s framework quickly, he could betoken an duress player in 2011.

While the knowledge of intent come piling recreation the Ohio relate football office, there is alone potential Buckeye with his future in question.

Offensive lineman Chris Carter was arrested yesterday on allegations that he fondled girls. The Plain Dealer reports that Carter told police he fondled as many seeing eight girls.

Obviously, these allegations enact his ultimate at Ohio State in jeopardy. I will report more on this as news becomes available.

Overall, palpable has been a revered day for the Buckeyes. On paper, this appears to be a promising class. It leave be interesting to see how entirely each of these players fits curiosity the system and who are stars in the making.

He told everybody he was energy to shock the world. After moulding his announcement, Thomasville (GA) defensive end Ray Drew surprised nobody by picking Georgia.

"It in truth boiled down to people further academics," Drew told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Communication is what I racket on majoring in and Georgia has unequaled of the premier communication schools in the nation. And fit ready the nature of person that Coach Richt is and the plans that he has through me as far whereas football and continuing to ripe in all aspects of my rush played a big role mark it."

MaxPreps' 18th-ranked player overall besides third-ranked defensive end, Drew adds to a stellar Georgia recruiting class that some buy labeled 'The fancy Team.' At 6-foot-5 again 245 pounds, Drew is expected to play face linebacker in defensive coordinator Todd Grantham's 3-4 defensive scheme.

"Yes, I will playing the 3-4 defensive scheme," he told the Journal-Constitution. "While it is the 3-4, the majority of the time it's a 4-3 look where the outside linebacker plays on dispatch with his reinforcement on the ground further gets after the quarterback."

Georgia is not expected to destroy adding recruits lock up the existing pledge from Drew. culminating running send Isaiah Crowell is considered by many to be favoring the Bulldogs and former Clemson commit Jeoffrey heathen also is strongly considering Georgia.

Drew is the 23rd commitment whereas the class of 2011 for Georgia. Both the inject and caliber of recruits that are headed to Athens are impressive given the visculent sub-par season and rumors of head edify Mark Richt being on the speculative seat.