Weekly recruiting roundup
Kicking off a slow week in Maryland recruiting news with a few football items ...
• The recruitment of Norcross, Ga., offensive lineman Max Garcia is winding down, according to Phil Kornblut.
Offensive lineman Max Garcia of Norcross, Ga., is scheduled for his official visit to Clemson on Nov. 6. A week or two later, he plans to have a decision between the Tigers, Maryland and Vanderbilt. Maryland is his favorite going into the final visit.
• TurtleSportsReport.com’s Ross Leonhart scouted last week’s Good Counsel-St. John’s (D.C.) game, which featured Terps defensive tackle commitment Andre Monroe and several other Maryland targets.
#60 Andre Monroe: This 2010 defensive tackle is a Maryland commit. He has the capability of getting through the offensive line and causing trouble for the backfield. The offensive play call appeared to be directed away from the middle of the defense, with Monroe and McReynolds there. Monroe showed his strength in his few snaps on the offensive line.
• The Gazette took a look this week at Wise High’s team, on which Terps safety recruit Titus Till stars. The Pumas have recorded seven consecutive shutouts.
"We can say that we were the cornerstone of this program," said senior safety Titus Till. "The freshmen and sophomores want to be like us because we're accomplishing things that nobody's done here before."
• UM tight end commitment Nermin Delic has tough matchups on both sides of the ball tonight in Northwest Whitfield (Ga.) High’s game against Dalton.
Northwest two-way starter Nermin Delic will face off with two of Dalton’s best linemen. While playing tight end, the 6-foot-5-inch, 245-pound Maryland commitment will go against defensive end Jalen Fields (6-4, 240), the first Georgia commitment of the 2010 class. When Delic’s at defensive end, he’ll face Watts Dantzler, a 6-8, 300-pound junior offensive lineman currently being heavily recruited by several Southeastern Conference schools, including Georgia.
• Maryland defensive end commitment David Mackall and linebacker recruit L.A. Goree both made the trip to College Park on Monday for Fork Union Military Academy’s JV game against the Terps. Neither Mackall or Goree ended up playing in the game, according to The Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens.
I caught up with Goree after the game, and he said he plans to be in College Park on Jan. 3 to get ready for a winter session. He said he improved his SAT score enough, and didn't exactly hide his eagerness to attend a university rather than at a military academy.
Basketball recruiting
• One current Maryland target and one former Maryland target were on hand for Kentucky’s Blue-White game earlier this week.
Highly regarded prospects C.J. Leslie and Terrence Jones attended the Blue-White Game. Leslie is a forward from Raleigh, N.C. He played with UK freshman John Wall last season. Jones is a forward from Portland, Ore.
• Maryland is one of many high-major schools in the running for Juan’ya Green, a junior combo guard.
Juan’ya Green, a ghastly 6-foot-3 combo guard at Archbishop Carroll (PA) HS, is receiving plenty of Big East love. He’s sifting through letters, receiving the most interest from Villanova, Georgetown, Syracuse, Providence, Maryland, St. Joe’s and Temple.
Comments
Matt,
In football, when you watch the high school games on ESPNU, they have the ESPN top 150 players at their positions flash across the ticker with their list of possible schools. I have watched about 4 games so far and watched that ticker intently. At no point in time have I ever seen any of these guys consider Maryland. I am talking zero! What is the deal with Maryland that none of the top kids are considering the Terps? I see plenty of BC, Va Tech, Clemson, UNC, Fla St, and Miami which are all ACC schools. of course, you expect to see plenty of SEC interest along with Notre Dame, Michigan, OSU, and USC. But many ACC schools are represented on these players' lists. But no Marlyand which is really disappointing. From a recruiting standpoint it looks like we are on the same level as Villanova or Delaware. Have we dropped that far down the list?
Posted by: ebe | October 30, 2009 1:39 PM
how could someone use the adjective "ghastly" to describe a kid?
Posted by: anne | November 1, 2009 1:36 PM
ebe -- One issue is that Maryland has filled up the majority of its class, especially when you factor in Goree and Mackall coming in mid-year. This class won't be ranked as highly as last year's (which was in the top 25), but it will probably be in the top 40. Louis Young is probably the highest rated player still considering the Terps.
Posted by: Matt Bracken | November 2, 2009 10:33 AM