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[UPDATE: 8:05 p.m. After a two-hour wait, reporters learned that Josh will not cut any schools and have all four baseball caps in front of him at 9 a.m. Wednesday]

Josh Harvey-Clemons, who is ranked as the state’s No. 1 overall prospect by ESPN, will narrow down to two schools after 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Valdosta radio station.

Who will make the cut? Who won’t? It’s down to UGA, Florida State, FSU and Miami for the 6-foot-5, 200-pound linebacker from Lowndes High School.

TheVikingVoice, the radio station that broadcasts the Lowndes football games, said on Twitter that Harvey-Clemons will narrow down to two schools at 6-8 p.m. Thursday. It will be part of a signing day show that will also include other Lowndes seniors at a Valdosta steakhouse.

What about Josh’s official announcement? That will come in front of ESPNU cameras at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

As you can imagine, we’re hearing every rumor in the book about Harvey-Clemons via emails, text messages and phone …

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Stephenson OL Nicholas Gibbons committed to Memphis (AJC photo by Michael Carvell)

Stephenson High School now has 11 seniors that have both been offered and accepted D1 college football scholarships.

Nicholas Gibbons, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive lineman, said he committed to Memphis over Boston College, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

Gibbons said it’s special being part of the senior class at the Stone Mountain school, which is a candidate to lead the nation with the most players signing major-college football scholarships in February.

“It’s crazy being around that many good players,” Gibbons said. “It’s a good thing; it only makes you better, being around that kind of competition. Every one pushes each other. There’s always competition.”

Gibbons has a 3.0 GPA and wants to study Computer Engineering.

Here’s a list of the other Stephenson 2012 players that have committed (click on each link to read about each):

• RB Mike Davis (Florida)
• DT Jafar Mann (Florida)
• LB Darreon …

Continue reading One Georgia high school has 11 seniors committed to play D1 football »

Maryland picked up a football commitment out of Georgia on Sunday.

“A.J. Liddell, our senior wide receiver, committed to Maryland,” Chris Parker, football coach at Chapel Hill High School, said.  “He talked to Coach [Randy] Edsall to let him know of his intentions today.”

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Liddell said Maryland, UConn and East Carolina were his leaders earlier this month, according to Rivals. Liddell is Maryland’s second commitment from the state of Georgia within the last few days. Luella DB Alvin Hill, whose older brother plays at Virginia Tech, has also pledged to the ACC school.

– By Michael Carvell, AJC Recruiting Blog Got a recruiting item? mcarvell@ajc.com

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No. 783 was No. 1 in the eyes of many at Athens Nike Camp (AJC Photo)

Several of Georgia’s top college football prospects for next year were on display at Friday’s Nike camp in Athens.

However, it was a member of the Class of 2013 that grabbed the spotlight: Grayson High School’s Robert Nkemdiche, a 6-foot-5, 260-pounder who turned everybody’s heads as soon as he walked up to the registration table. He’s only a sophomore.

Nkemdiche dominated the drills, so much to the point that one other heralded defensive lineman — a junior — was overheard saying to a couple of others, “I’m just glad 783 (Nkemdiche’s camp number on his jersey) isn’t in the Class of 2012 with the D-Line rankings.”

The consensus of several recruiting analysts observing the camp, which included players from many surrounding states, was this: Nkemdiche will almost certainly be ranked at Georgia’s No. 1 overall prospect for 2013, and has a decent shot of being rated No. 1 overall in the USA.

Nkemdiche, who was …

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JaQuay Williams has been picking up trophies and scholarship offers, with LSU being No. 12 on Monday (AJC photo by Jason Getz)

LSU entered the sweepstakes for one of Georgia’s top prospects at wide receiver, extending an offer to Sandy Creek’s JaQuay Williams on Monday night.

“I’m excited, great school,” Williams told the AJC. He has around a dozen offers, including Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, Clemson, South Carolina and Georgia Tech.

The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder recently won the top award at the 2011 Atlanta MVP Camp attended by many of the state’s top college football prospects.

Williams recently transferred from Heard County High School to Sandy Creek, the Fayette County school which has won back-to-back state championships.

– By Michael Carvell, AJC Recruiting Blog

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St. Pius linebacker T.J. Holloman committed to South Carolina on Sunday night. On Monday, he said his next order of business was recruiting his high school teammate for the Gamecocks — cornerback Geno Smith, who is a candidate to be Georgia’s No. 1 college football prospect for next year.

“I want to help South Carolina in recruiting by having the best 2012 class, starting by working on my teammate Geno,” Holloman said.

Holloman gave three reasons for picking the Gamecocks: “No. 1, Coach Spurrier stresses the importance of graduation and, as an athlete, it is important for me to excel in the classroom first. I believe in order to do well on the field, it starts in the classroom. No. 2, South Carolina has a winning record for the past two years and made it to the SEC Championship, showing the program is a great competitor in the best conference in the country. No. 3, when I attended the Spring Game I observed the number of fans there. I realized football is important to the fans …

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Duke got one of the top punters in the nation by signing Will Monday, a lanky, 6-foot-4 punter from Flowery Branch High School.

The Blue Devils also received the paperwork from their second defensive back in the Metro area, signing 5-10 Chris Tavarez of Westlake High, who has his own wikipedia entry because of his child modeling and acting career.

Continue reading Westlake’s Tavarez, Flowery Branch’s Monday go to Duke »

Lithonia’s Dave Mann, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound defensive end and linebacker, decided to stick with N.C. State after a brief flirtation with Georgia Tech in the final 10 days  of recruiting.

Mays defensive end Darrius Caldwell, who was committed to Georgia Tech, switched to Illinois in the final days after taking an official visit, opening a possible slot for Mann. Caldwell followed through with his signing with the Illini.

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Coach Mike London was hired partly because of his ability to recruit the state of Virginia.

But he did reach into Georgia to pluck 6-foot, 200-pound linebacker D.J. Hill from Newton High in Covington.

Hill is the No. 41 linebacker in the nation, according to Rivals.com and he averaged 74 tackles a season. He played running back as well.

Continue reading Virginia snaps up Newton linebacker Hill »

Stephenson cornerback Jared Boyd, a 5-9 cornerback, signed with Duke.

Click the link to read Chip Towers’ interview with him on the AJC Recruiting Blog.

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