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Alabama Is Signing Day Champ

... is a 'Finnish' product. The 24-year-old Mulumba (pronounced muh-lumb-buh) is a 280-pound defensive end from Helsinki, Finland, who didn't play football in high school but was a national judo champion. The Colorado Buffaloes saw enough of him at Diablo Valley College in California to bring him into the fold as an early enrollee. Mulumba was actually all set to attend Central Florida after Diablo, but instead sat out a season. He's enrolled for the spring semester at Colorado and will take part in spring drills. In 2012, he played for the Helsinki Roosters of the American Football Association of Finland. He also served a one-year military stint in the Finnish Army. Kirby Smart's second signing class has Georgia among the nation's best classes, and it also earned him cheers from about 200 fans at the team's football building. Smart heard applause and barks when he emerged late Wednesday morning for a TV interview, but there were some vocal complaints when he left without taking questions from fans. Former coach Mark Richt, now with Miami, always participated in a lengthy question and answer session with fans on signing day. 11:55 a.m. DECISION TRACKER: Henry ...

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... Highland Baptist 16. La Grange 50, Leesville 47. Lake Arthur 77, Kinder 69. Lake Charles College Prep 87, Oberlin 36. Lutcher 88, St. James 71. M. L. King Charter 94, Mount Hermon 50. Madison Prep 101, Northeast 31. Mc Kinley 46, Baton Rouge Catholic 44. Morgan City 55, South Lafourche 45. Neville 60, Tioga 46. New Iberia 82, Barbe 53. Opelousas 79, Teurlings Catholic 38. Patterson 59, Kaplan 48. Plain Dealing 58, Ringgold 31. Rayville 100, Ferriday 53. Saint Paul's 101, Hammond 71. Scotlandville 69, Denham Springs 28. Simsboro 72, Choudrant 53. South Beauregard 69, Westlake 53. South Terrebonne 57, Vandebilt Catholic 51. St. Michael 60, Belaire 35. Sterlington 79, Ouachita Christian 45. Terrebonne 57, Destrehan 50. Union Parish 60, Caldwell Parish 18. Varnado 80, Sumner 47. Vermilion Catholic 54, Hanson Memorial 51. Washington-Marion 64, Crowley 47. West Monroe 50, Natchitoches Central 47. Winnfield 65, Avoyelles 52. Woodlawn (BR) 48, Tara 46. Airline 43, Parkway 19. Arcadia 40, Lincoln Preparatory School 20. Archbishop Hannan 30, Pine 26. Basile 67, ...

Alabama Back On Top; Usc Shines

... the No. 6 class at Ohio State in 2012, matching the ranking of Jimbo Fisher at Florida State in 2010. Michigan also made a splash by landing a commitment from Aubrey Solomon , the 63 rd-ranked player in the ESPN 300. The fifth-ranked defensive tackle in the country picked the Wolverines over Alabama and Georgia. Lee County High School defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon, ranked No. 63 in the ESPN 300, committed to the Michigan Wolverines on Wednesday. Adam Hagy/USA TODAY Sports. Solomon originally committed to Michigan several months ago, but he backed off that pledge when he received a thank-you note for a Michigan recruiting event that he never attended. Jim Harbaugh and his staff were able to overcome the small blunder to sign one of the top defensive linemen in the country. Michigan now has 17 ESPN 300 commitments/signees and currently has the fourth-ranked recruiting class in the country, trailing only Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State. In other signing-day news around the country. • Jeff Thomas , the eighth-ranked wide receiver in the ...

Coach O Wow!, Wanting To Beat Bama, A Dream Come True And More

... the same fate Les Miles did at the helm. Winning in February is the key to winning in November. If Orgeron and LSU want to beat Alabama on the field, they must beat the Crimson Tide off it. – Jeff Duncan, noting how LSU must stem the Tide of recruits going to Alabama. Call me maybe. “First off, you know they got coach Pete Jenkins over there, the DL line coach, and I never got to talk to him. He's busy. But if I'm going to play for you, but you can call me so I can get a contact number from you or something.” – Alabama signee Phidarian Mathis, talking about his lack of a relationship with LSU defensive line coach Pete Jenkins. Photo by Andrew Lopez, __link__ | The Times-Picayune. LSU gets the jump. LSU is getting a guy that has a lot of tools with his physical build; 6-1 with long arms. Plus, factor in that he's the state high jump and long jump champion, he's going to go in and compete to ...

Four-star De Picks Auburn Over Georgia, Lsu

... pick-a-hat ceremony as he revealed his decision to attend Southern California. The outside linebacker from Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, took off his jacket to reveal a long-sleeve Florida T-shirt. He then pulled off the Florida shirt to reveal a Florida State shirt underneath. He then removed the Florida State shirt and was left with a USC shirt. Jones then put on a USC hat and said, "Fight On.". 9:20 a.m. While former LSU coach Les Miles spent national signing day doing television on ESPNU, his son officially became a college football player. Ben Miles was one of the best fullback prospects in the country. Les Miles was fired in late September after 12 years as Tigers coach. Unable to land another head coaching job, the 63-year-old Miles could be heading for a lot of work ESPN this season. On Wednesday, he was paired with former Texas coach Mack Brown to breakdown signing day. 9:10 a.m. DECISION TRACKER: Two four-star players from Austin, Texas, have made their picks and neither will be playing for ...

Cincinnati Bengals Qb Andy Dalton Flies Into Space With Comedian

... football and basketball. He’s led Springfield basketball in scoring the last three seasons and is averaging 19.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 3.2 steals as a senior for the Wildcats (13-2). • Six other Springfield seniors also signed, but it was one who didn’t that was most noteworthy. Running back/linebacker Shane Ramey was thought to favor Toledo. Douglass said Ramey likely will sign with Marshall instead. Other Wildcats seniors to sign to play football were De’Sean Bradley (Urbana), Kelley Kinser (Urbana), Malik Young (Central State), Walter Sanford (Wittenberg), Tyren De’Armond (Otterbein) and Zach Howard (Otterbein). “That’s what it’s all about to me,” Douglass said. “If you can get a kid to go to school you can change generations for that family. Now, those kids will have power with that degree.”. • Three other Springfield-area seniors signed to play football: Ethan Bradds of Greeneview (Eastern ...

The Sec Won National Signing Day Again, But The Big Ten Made A Challenge

... classes signed by Coach Hugh Freeze, added to the SEC’s superiority. But their inability to land a premier class hurt this year. Penn State has recruited well under James Franklin , and the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten title helped attract a top-20 class this year, and the Big Ten received a surge from an unlikely candidate. Under energetic second-year head Coach D. J. Durkin, Maryland has pulled in the 18 th-best class in the country, per the 24/7 Sports composite. It had an especially good signing day, flipping former Virginia Tech commit Tahj Capehart, a three-star wide receiver, at the 11 th hour and landing four-star running back Cordarrian Richardson of Memphis in a significant surprise. Richardson had been previously committed to Clemson and chose the Terps over Michigan State, Rutgers and Ole Miss, though he had not officially ...

National Signing Day 2017

... all-time greats like Captain Munnerlyn, Admiral Schofield, and Sir Valiant Brown. This is a football player that is always greeted with respect. Octavius Pringle, DT - Coastal Carolina: He's got a first name of a Bond movie villain and a last name of a potato chip brand. This is good parenting. And with that, meet the National Signing Day 2017 All-Name Team. Briggs Bourgeois, K - Southern Mississippi. Trevor Brohard, LB - New Mexico State: Brohard or brohome. That's what I always say. Jaeger Bull, TE - Rice: How is he not a fullback? This is the most fullback name of all time. La Trell Bumphus, DE - Tennessee. Dee Jay Dallas, CB - Miami: The last thing Miami needs in another DJ. Fa'avae Fa'avae, LB - Washington State: A Fa'name so nice, they Fa'named him twice. Wy Dale Flott & Bubba Fludd, CBs - Southern Mississippi: The next generation of Conference USA shutdown corners OR rogue squadron Leaders in the next Star Wars movie. Hezekiah Grimsley, WR - Virginia Tech. Addison Gumbs, DE - Oklahoma. Griffin Hammer, TE - Colorado State. Kendarian ...