Aggies snag 12th Class of 2005 pledge
Boston College has a commitment from defensive back/receiver Marcellus Bowman of Youngstown-Liberty, Ohio, over West Virginia, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Purdue, Indiana and Illinois, among others.
Texas A&M has added outstanding Class 2004 running back Jay Lucas of Baton Rouge-Redemptorist, La., for this upcoming season. A recent qualifier, Lucas rushed for 1651 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior and had drawn interest from LSU, Nebraska, Florida State and Tennessee, among others. The Aggies also gained their 12th Class 2005 commitment in defensive back Devin Gregg of Spring-Westfield, Tex., over Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Houston and UTEP. A&M recently pledged defensive back Jordan Peterson of Lexington, Tex; and defensive lineman Paul Freeney of Aldine-Eisenhower, Tex.
Pittsburgh has a pledge from defensive lineman Marlon Terry of Akron-Ruchtel, Ohio, over Indiana and Akron.
Arizona has added Class 2004 offensive lineman Bill Wacholz of San Diego-Rancho Bernardo, Cal., over Washington and Michigan State, among others.
Minnesota pledged receiver Eric Decker of Cold Spring-Rocori, Minn., who had 60 receptions as a junior.
Connecticut pledged offensive/defensive lineman Joe Akers of Parkton-Hereford, Md.
Houston pledged offensive lineman Matt Hart of Huffman-Hargrave, Tex. The Cougars recently gained offensive lineman Jerrod Butler of Allen, Tex., over Colorado State; plus defensive/offensive lineman Quinten Smith and defensive back Quinte Williams, both from Houston-Yates, Tex.
Kansas has a commitment from defensive back/receiver Darrell Stuckey of Kansas City-Washington, Kan.
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One of the nation's top quarterback prospects, Jake Christensen of Lockport, Ill., has
committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes over Arkansas and
Michigan State, among many others. He passed for 3681 yards and 33
touchdowns as a junior. The Hawkeyes also added a commitment from offensive
lineman Kyle Calloway of Belleville-East, Ill.,
over an offer from Kansas, plus interest from Wisconsin, Notre Dame,
Illinois and Missouri, among others. Iowa recently gained receivers Trey Stross of Avon Lake, Ohio, over West
Virginia, Boston College, Ohio State, Maryland, Syracuse, Illinois, Purdue,
Indiana and Kentucky, among others; and Marcus Wilson of Cherry Hill-Camden
Catholic, NJ., over Penn State, Ohio State, Virginia, Boston College,
Syracuse, Maryland, North Carolina and Rutgers, among others.
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Class 2005 kicker Matt Fodge of Garland, Tex., is headed to
Oklahoma State over SMU.
Colorado has added defensive back Terry Wilson of Gardena-Serra, Cal., for this upcoming season.
Offensive lineman Nick Stringer Topeka-Hayden, Kan., is headed to Kansas State over Oklahoma State.
Texas Tech pledged offensive lineman Andrew Johnson of Adline-Eisenhower, Tex; athlete Kobey Lewis of Abilene, Tex; and defensive back/linebacker Jordan Thomas of Keller, Tex.
Virginia has its third Top 150
commitment and 17th overall, as Class 2005 linebacker Lamont Robinson of Salem, NJ., picked the
Cavs over Georgia, Iowa, Miami-Florida, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma,
Michigan State, Notre Dame and Tennessee, among many others. Virginia
recently gained defensive lineman Antonio Appleby of Virginia Beach-Salem,
Va., over West Virginia, Syracuse, Duke, Maryland, Virginia Tech and North
Carolina; receiver Kevin Ogletree of St. Albans-Holy Cross,
NY., over Syracuse, Wisconsin and Boston College; and Top 150 offensive
lineman Eugene Monroe of Plainfield, NJ., over
Florida State, Miami-Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Southern California,
Michigan, LSU, Maryland, Rutgers, Boston College, Michigan State and
Nebraska, among many others. Virginia had earlier received a pledge from Top
150 quarterback Vic Hall of Gretna, Va.
Miami-Florida has a commitment from defensive back/receiver Bruce Johnson of Live Oak-Suwanee, Fla.
North Carolina has a commitment from defensive lineman/tight end Darrius Massenburg of Roanoke Rapids, NC., over East Carolina. The Heels recently added offensive lineman Andre Barbour of Atlanta-North Springs, Ga; defensive back Bryan Dixon of Tabor City-South Columbus, NC; and running back/linebacker Kennedy Tinsley of Greensboro-Dudley, NC.
Arkansas has pledged offensive
lineman Joey Crossland of Russellville, Ark; and
defensive lineman Cord Gray of Wynne, Ark.
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Tulsa has a commitment from
offensive lineman Jody Whaley of Comanche, Okla.
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UCLA has a commitment from tight
end Adam Heater of Snohomish, Wash., over
Oregon. The Bruins recently gained defensive back Robert Kibble of Houston-Westfield, Tex.,
over Miami-Florida, Houston, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, SMU,
Northwestern and Iowa State.
Class 2005 Football Database: Prospects/Verbals
*Prospects/Commitments/Schools and Conferences.
*Early Top 150 Prospects
*Prospects by Home States
*Class 2005 Verbals:
N.D./Big Ten: ND, Ill, Ind, Ia, Mich, MSt, Minn, NW, OhioSt, PSU, Pur, Wis.
Big 12: Bay, Colo, Iowa St, Kan, KSt, Mo, Neb, Okla, Okla St, Tex, A&M, TT.
Big East: BC, Conn, Pitt, Rutgers, Syr, Temple, WVa.
ACC: Clemson, Duke, FSU, GT, Md, Miami, NC, NC State, Va, VT, WF.
SEC: Ala, Ark, Aub, Fla, Ga, Kty, LSU, Miss, Miss St, SoCarol, Tenn, Van.
C-USA: Army, Cinn, EC, Hou, Lou, Mem, SMiss, USF, TCU, Tul, UAB
Pac-10: Ariz, ASU, Cal, Ore, OreSt, Stan, USC, UCLA, Wash, WashSt.
Class 2004 Football Database: Signings/Top
Classes
*Prospects/Commitments/Signings/Schools and Conferences.
*Top 150 Prospects/Super Prospects.
*Prospects by Home States
*Top
Classes: Southern California, LSU, Florida State, Miami-Florida,
Michigan, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Ohio State, Texas.
*Junior College Players/NJCAA Football All-Americans.
Football Commitments/Signings:
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Bill Hodge is the executive editor and director of recruiting coverage at CollegeSports.com. For daily columns on prospects, commitments and signings, plus databases, go to CollegeSports.com's Recruiting Page.
