Star DE Cornelius Carradine to choose between UGA, FSU and Ohio State today
Cornelius "Tank" Carradine (R) starred along with former Georgia player Zach Mettenberger at Butler County Community College this past season (Photo reprinted with permission by Butler CC/Dewey Price)
Cornelius “Tank” Carradine will announce his decision between Georgia, Florida State and Ohio State this afternoon.
That’s the word from his high school coach, who will be meeting with the star defensive end from Butler County (Kan.) Community College to discuss those options over the next few hours. Carradine is a 6-foot-5, 265 pound defensive end who is the No. 2-ranked junior college player in America, according Rivals.com.
“Everyone is wanting to know what he’s going to do,” said Mike Martin, Carradine’s coach at Taft High in Cincinnati. “He’s a hot commodity. He’s a defense end who wreaks havoc when he gets to the quarterback and everybody wants that.”
Carradine led the National Junior College Athletic Association with 16 quarterback sacks as a sophomore this season. He recorded 109 tackles — including 20 for loss — for Butler, which finished No. 2 in the nation after losing to Navarro in the junior college national championship on Dec. 5.
Carradine took at official visit to Georgia late last week. He also took an official to FSU a couple of weeks ago. He did not take an official to Ohio State “but he has been there so many times,” Martin said.
“From what I gather, I think Ohio State is in third right now, which means it’s a tie between Florida State and Georgia,” said Martin, who said he’d just hung up with Alabama making a last-ditch pitch. “But that’s just from what he’s been saying. It’s his decision and he could do anything. What we’re doing today is sitting down and going over everything so he can make the decision that’s best for him.”
Carradine, who signed with Illinois out of high school but did not qualify, will be a midyear enrollee. So wherever he chooses he will be on their campus in January.
Georgia would appear to present a prime opportunuty for Carradine. The Bulldogs are expected to lose junior Justin Houston, the SEC’s sack leader, to the NFL when underclassmen have to declare next month They’re also losing Demarcus Dobbs, Kiante Tripp and Brandon Woods to graduation.
“He called me from his visit down there to check in with me and said it was good and he liked everything he saw,” Martin said. “But he said that everywhere he went. He’s been all over the place with this decision. It’s been a little bit overwhelming for him because he wants to play in the NFL and he knows it’s a big decision.”
Sometime this afternoon, we’ll all find out which way he goes.
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227 comments Add your comment
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:19 pm
Chip
WHere will you announce it first? On this blog or twitter?
AltamahaDawg
December 15th, 2010
12:20 pm
Not sure they even make Illinois hats.
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:21 pm
Quan Bray is taking a official visit to Auburn this weekend… I hope he still has the GALA in the back of his head. We need him
RRTDawgs
December 15th, 2010
12:23 pm
There is nothing crossing the wire saying Tank has commited .
athdawg
December 15th, 2010
12:23 pm
he’s a nole. check his facebook. pretty slow reporting chip…
BoykinJR
December 15th, 2010
12:23 pm
Tank’s a NOLE
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:23 pm
Watch out GT. You are about to lose one to Kentucky. Caffey is visiting the CATS this weekend.
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:26 pm
Mr. Dawg,
You did know Fairley from Auburn was a juco player.That worked out pretty well uh?
KimZ'spackage
December 15th, 2010
12:26 pm
Paul in RDU
UGA has been signing them for years. UGA has sent many into the JUCO ranks and PG work at military high schools because they couldn’t qualifly at UGA.
GT has rearly signed a JUCO because if they didn’t make it in TECH the first time it is rare the player will take enough math to qualifly later.
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:28 pm
Is he really a NOLE or what? Where is the confirmation?
Chip Towers
December 15th, 2010
12:30 pm
Roaddawg80: It hasn’t happened yet.
Chip Towers
December 15th, 2010
12:31 pm
I’ll hit twitter with the news first when I get it.
yall behave
December 15th, 2010
12:31 pm
yeah rxdawg we all hold you in contempt and not because you were first
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:31 pm
Thanks Chip.
You can’t ever believe anyone on here!
La Flama Blanca
December 15th, 2010
12:32 pm
42-34
73-72
ALL YEAR LONG
BBUUUHHUUUHHHUUUWWWAAAHHHAAAHHHAA
Good golly
December 15th, 2010
12:32 pm
His facebook has the seminole as the picture…fyi
La Flama Blanca
December 15th, 2010
12:33 pm
Nesbitt for Heisman?
BBB.BBB…………..B…..BBBUUHHU………….
BBUUUHHUUUHHHUUUWWWAAAHHHAAAHHHAA
naganole
December 15th, 2010
12:33 pm
@Chip When you release the Carradine article, would you also make reference to Jacob Fahrenkrug’s commitment, please sir??
La Flama Blanca
December 15th, 2010
12:34 pm
If he hangs out with Metten-predator, we don’t want him anyway
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:34 pm
@Good golly,
My face book has a picture of Pamela Anderson.Doesnt mean Im committed to her fyi
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:34 pm
One of the biggest question about CTG was not about coaching football or knowledge but if he could recruit. We will see soon. I hope he can close the deal with this kid.
robodawg
December 15th, 2010
12:36 pm
Make it Georgia!
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:36 pm
If Tank wants to persure a NFL career what better person to play for than Grantham? Im sure Todd has some good NFL contacts for Tank
BigDawg11
December 15th, 2010
12:37 pm
I didnt think he had a facebook page.
Good golly
December 15th, 2010
12:37 pm
@MURPHY
True, but that begs the question as to why your facebook picture is of Pamela Anderson…I mean, everyone loved the movie Barb Wire, but does that really warrant a profile picture?
schmeckdawg
December 15th, 2010
12:38 pm
If it’s true that he is going to Half A$$ U, kudos naganole and slack a$$ reporting Chip!!!!!!!
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:39 pm
@Good GOLLY,
Just making a funny-Her name just came in my head first.
RRTDawgs
December 15th, 2010
12:40 pm
He has not committed yet .
gdawginkalamazoo
December 15th, 2010
12:40 pm
AltaDawg, they don’t make Illinois hats per se but they do make the “I” hat which is good for Iowa, Indiana and Idaho,
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:40 pm
@Good golly,
Should have referenced Selma Hyack-spelling?
schmeckdawg
December 15th, 2010
12:41 pm
Chip, I hope while you and Buck Belue are spooning tonight, y’all can discuss how you’ve both been scooped by a bunch of regular guys when you are supposed to be the “expert.” Again, great job! NOT!!!!!!!!
schmeckdawg
December 15th, 2010
12:42 pm
How solid are you on that RRTDAWGS? I’ve got some folks in Tallahassee and they haven’tlet me know anything yet either.
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:43 pm
schmeckdawg,
Chill out.He hasnt committed yet.
naganole
December 15th, 2010
12:44 pm
@schmeckdawg There is no way Chip could have gotten this out there as fast. If he is wrong, it looks bad. Recruiting is just an interest of mine, this is his way to support his family…
gdawginkalamazoo
December 15th, 2010
12:44 pm
Good Golly, in the picture is the Seminole getting chased or bitten by a Bulldog?
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:46 pm
gdawginkala,
Bitten of course! good one!
Office Space
December 15th, 2010
12:48 pm
Looks like FSU unfortunately. Love to be wrong and eat a big peice of humble pie though.
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:50 pm
Just got off the phone with a GA at FSU-He says they are awaitning news on Tank.He says it looks good he will be a NOLE but not 100% sure yet
schmeckdawg
December 15th, 2010
12:50 pm
MURPHY & naganole thank you both. I just don’t know eventhough it is an “interest of yours” how you could have scooped “an expert.” Andh MURPHY I hope you are right. It’s a pleasant change to have a little codial dialogue on here between posters. Sorry if I hurt your feeling Chip!
schmeckdawg
December 15th, 2010
12:51 pm
Sorry for the typos. I guess I had one to many 5 hour energy drinks this morning!
MURPHY
December 15th, 2010
12:52 pm
If he wants the NFL,Im sure that Grantham is a hot topic on this deal
Snarky
December 15th, 2010
12:52 pm
FSU and UGA go after some of the same recruits sure, but there is no animosity between the schools and fans. We all hate what is Orange and the Nerds. It’s not like we hate UGA for taking Richt even though it cost us a NC title.
Let’s both build and beat up the rest.
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:53 pm
Test #1 to see how good of a closer Grantham is…. I hope it’s a good sign but I am getting a bad vibe.
Pago Pago Dawg
December 15th, 2010
12:54 pm
If this kid loves snow and ice and cold weather…he shuld go to Ohio State.
Roaddawg80
December 15th, 2010
12:54 pm
Good point Snarky……How about since you got Greg Reid we get this kid….DEAL
VA DAWG
December 15th, 2010
12:54 pm
He’s a Nole…not a big suprise. We NEED Jenkins, Tank would have been nice addition. Hope he is a terror for them next year, especially that last game of the season. GO DAWGS!
Georgia Tech 4EVR
December 15th, 2010
12:55 pm
Gosh..I was wrong about those engineering degrees..I really meant running DQ’s with our fellow majority grads from India and Pakistan!
RxDawg
December 15th, 2010
12:55 pm
“1892 and has 26 bowl wins. FSU has been playing since 1947 and has 22 bowl wins. If you think UGA has outperformed FSU here, then so be it. I disagree.”
I completely agree with you Naga. And your welcome to post here anytime as far as I’m concerned. Don’t let the trolls get to you too bad….
BUT, how many bowls were being played from 1892 – 1947?
1eyedJack
December 15th, 2010
12:55 pm
They don’t do the hat trick up north…they do the tuque trick.
naganole
December 15th, 2010
12:56 pm
@Roaddawg80 Y’all got Drew, so naw man…lol