ESPN Midwest recruiting Blog

Posted by Bill Kurelic

Things are constantly changing in the recruiting world and that is the case for defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd (Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington). A month ago, Floyd was talking about making just three official visits.

"I'm going to take all five official visits," Floyd said on Tuesday evening. "I'll probably visit Penn State, Ohio State, South Carolina and Florida, something like that."

Floyd, who is No. 74 in the ESPNU 150, plans to make his official visit to South Carolina the weekend of Nov. 14 when the Gamecocks take on Florida.

He commented on the four schools he will likely visit. When asked about Ohio State he said, "I'm just looking at them right now. I haven't talked to the coaches too much yet. That's what I'll use the official visit for.

"I like the Penn State coaching staff. I'm thinking about going to one of their games. I haven't seen too much of their campus yet.

"I like everything about Florida. I visited Florida at the end of last month. I was there for a day and a half.

"I like South Carolina's campus and the coaches. I visited South Carolina right after my Florida trip."

The 6-foot-3, 298-pounder has plenty of choices. He estimates his scholarship offer list to stand between 35 and 40. The list includes Penn State, Ohio State, South Carolina, Florida, Pitt, West Virginia, Michigan, Boston College, Miami, Rutgers, UCLA and Temple.

Philly junior getting noticed

Junior defensive end Brandon Chudnoff (Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington) plays on the same defensive line as Floyd and may eventually attract the same type of attention from recruiters that Floyd is receiving.

The 6-3, 235-pounder started every game during his sophomore season as George Washington finished with a 12-2 record.

Among the schools already showing interest in Chudnoff are Pitt, Penn State, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and Villanova.

Chudnoff attended Pitt's football camp in June.

"That was a good experience for me," Chudnoff said. "It was a good camp."

However, Chudnoff says Penn State is the school he is most interested in at this point.