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Local college signings

February 06, 2008 @ 11:59 PM

WEST VIRGINIA

John Bassler, ol, 6-5, 285, Francis Scott Key HS, New Windsor, Md.

Tyler Bitancurt, k, 6-0, 180, West Springfield HS, Springfield, Va.

Brantwon Bowser, db, 6-0 180, Phoenix CC.

Jeff Braun, dl, 6-5, 315, Winters Mill HS, Westminster, Md.

Ryan Clarke, fb, 6-1, 235, DeMatha Catholic HS, Glen Burnie, Md.

J.J. Dorsey, db, 6-0, 180, Handley HS, Winchester, Va.

Tevita Finau, de, 6-5, 275, Phoenix CC

Larry Ford, de, 6-5, 240, Coffeyville CC, Georgetown, S.C.

Corey Freeman, de, 6-2, 215, Cleveland Heights (Ohio) HS

Josh Jenkins, ol, 6-5, 305, Parkersburg (W.Va.) HS

Terence Kerns, rb, 6-1, 225, Hargrave (Va.) Military

Joe Madsen, ol, 6-4, 270 Chardon (Ohio) HS

Donovan Miles, lb, 6-2, 225, Brooke Point HS, Stafford, Va.

Ja'tavious Miller, lb, 6-0, 208, Pahokee (Fla.) HS

Chris Palmer, dl, 6-4, 290, St. John Neumann HS, Philadelphia

Robert Sands, db, 6-6, 205, Carol City HS, Miami

D.J. Shaw, de, 6-1, 290, Copiah-Lincoln CC, Bude, Miss.

Bernard Smith, dl, 6-2, 20, Mays HS, Atlanta

Courtney Stuart, db, 6-3 210, Phoenix CC

Jerome Swinton, db, 5-9, 160, Seabreeze HS, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Tyler Urban, te, 6-4, 240, Norwin HS, North Huntingdon, Pa.

Coley White, qb, 6-1, 175, Daphne (Ala.) HS

J.D. Woods, wr, 6-2, 180, Golden Gate HS, Naples Fla.

Jorge Wright, dl, 6-3, 260, Krop HS, Miami.

OHIO BOBCATS

Matthew Britain, OL, 6-2, 269, Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb HS

Bakari Bussey, WR, 6-1, 187, West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West HS

Vincent Carlotta, OL, 6-4, 272, Cincinnati/Roger Baron HS

Hilton Dawson III, S, 5-11, 215, Compton, Calif./El Camino College/Dominguez HS

Tyler Futrell, CB, 5-11, 164, Altoona HS, Pa.

Joshua Greene, RB, 5-9, 180, Springboro, HS, Ohio

Vincent Harris, OLB, 6-1, 220, Cincinnati/Harmony Prep

Eric Herman, OL, 6-4, 264, Oregon, Ohio/Central Catholic HS

Neal Huynh, DE, 6-3, 230, Altoona HS, Pa.

Franshaw "Boo" Jackson, QB, 6-0, 197, Gardena, Calif./El Camino College/Lompoc HS

Serggio Judkins, WR, 6-4, 198, Ocala, Fla./Ocala Forest HS

Alphonso Lewis Jr., OLB, 6-0, 197, Altoona HS, Pa.

Corey Moncrief, DT, 6-2, 309, Jackson, Miss./Mississippi Delta CC/Forest Hill HS

Gerald Moore, S, 6-1, 190, Mitchelville, Md./St. John's College HS

Melvin Payne, ILB, 6-2, 210, Mobile, Ala./LeFlore Prep Academy

Tremayne Scott, DE, 6-3, 227, Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS

Patrick Tafua, S, 6-0, 190, Midway City, Calif./Golden West Coll./Westminster HS

Jordan Thompson, TE, 6-3, 225, Rockford, Ohio, Parkway HS

Brandon Weaver, ILB, 6-1, 202, Washington, Pa./Trinity HS

Matthew Weller, K/P, 5-11, 190, Twinsbur, Ohio/Twinsburg HS

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Mike Adams, ol, 6-7, 305, Dublin (Ohio) Coffman HS

Michael Brewster, ol, 6-6, 300, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater HS

Ben Buchanan, k/p, 6-0, 185, Westerville (Ohio) Central HS

Nic DiLillo, te, 6-5, 245, Madison (Ohio) HS

Zach Domicone, s/lb, 6-2, 210, Beavercreek (Ohio) HS

Garrett Goebel, dt, 6-4, 270, Lombard (Ill.) Montini Catholic HS

Travis Howard, wr/cb, 6-1, 170, Miami Dr. Michael M. Krop HS

Orhian Johnson, db, 6-2, 178, Gulfport (Fla.) Boca Ciega HS

Jermil Martin, fb/olb, 5-11, 215, Cleveland Glenville HS

Willie Mobley, de, 6-2, 263, Eden Prairie (Minn.) HS

DeVier Posey, wr, 6-3, 190, Cincinnati La Salle HS

Shawntel Rowell, dt/og, 6-2, 330, Cleveland Glenville HS

Etienne Sabino, lb, 6-3, 230, Miami Dr. Michael M. Krop HS

J.B. Shugarts, ol, 6-7, 285, Klein (Texas) HS

Jake Stoneburner, te/wr, 6-5, 220, Dublin (Ohio) Coffman HS

Andrew Sweat, mlb, 6-2, 233, Washington (Pa.) Trinity HS

Lamaar Thomas, rb/wr, 5-10, 178, Ft. Washington (Md.) Friendly HS

Keith Wells, de, 6-5, 235, Gainesville (Ga.) HS

Nathan Williams, de/lb, 6-4, 245, Washington Court House (Ohio) Miami Trace HS

KENTUCKY WILDCATS

Eric Adeyemi, wr, 6-0, 165, Southridge HS, Miami, Fla.

Aaron Boyd, wr, 6-3, 210, Henry Clay HS, Lexington, Ky.

Chandler Burden, ol, 6-5, LaSalle HS, Oxford, Ohio

Randall Cobb, qb, 5-11, 180, Alcoa (Tenn.) HS

E.J. Fields, wr, 6-2, 190, Frankfort (Ky.) HS

Winston Guy, db, 6-1, 190, Lexington Catholic, Lexington, Ky.

Osaze Idumwonyi, ol, 6-1, 275, Cedar Hill HS, Cedar Hill, Texas

William Johnson, lb, 6-3, 195, Pearl-Cohen HS, Nashville, Tenn.

DeAunte Mason, qb, 6-3, 215, Pearl-Cohen HS, Nashville, Tenn.

Gene McCaskill, wr, 6-0, 175, Chester (S.C.) HS

Cartier Rice, db, 5-10, 180, Byrnes HS, Duncan, S.C.

Matt Roark, qb, 6-6, 190, North Cobb HS, Acworth, Ga.

Donte Rumph, dl, 6-3, 260, Calhoun County HS, St. Matthews, S.C.

Matt Smith, dl/ol, 6-4, 270, St. Xavier HS, Louisville, Ky.

Sean Stackhouse, te, 6-4, 250, Mandarin HS, Jacksonville, Fla.

Danny Trevathan, lb, 6-1, 210, Leesburg (Fla.) HS

Dave Ulinski, ol, 6-4, 280, Manual HS, Louisville, Ky.

Collins Ukwu, de, 6-4, 210, La Vergne (Tenn.) HS

Trevino Woods, ol, 6-5, 280, Clarke Central HS, Athens, Ga.

Taylor Wyndham, lb/dl, 6-4, 205, Swansea (S.C.) HS

RIVALS.COM TOP 25 RECRUITS

1. Terrelle Pryor, qb, 6-foot-6, 235 pounds, Jeannette (Pa.) HS. Uncommitted.

2. DaQuan Bowers, de, 6-4, 267, Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS, Bamberg, S.C. Clemson

3. Mike Adams, ol, 6-7, 308, Coffman HS, Dublin, Ohio. Ohio State

4. Julio Jones, wr, 6-4, 215, Foley (Ala.) HS. Alabama.

5. Patrick Johnson, db, 6-1, 195, Ely HS, Pompano Beach, Fla. LSU

6. Darrell Scott, rb, 6-0,204, St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura, Calif. Colorado.

7. Marcus Forston, dt, 6-2, 286, Northwestern Miami (Fla.) HS. Miami

8. Baker Steinkuhler, ol, 6-6, 290, Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest HS. Nebraska.

9. A.J. Green, wr, 6-4, 184, Summerville (S.C.) HS. Georgia.

10. Will Hill, ath., 6-3, 203, St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City, N.J. Florida

11. Matt Kalil, ol, 6-7, 281, Servite HS, Anaheim, Calif. Southern California.

12. Michael Brewster, ol, 6-6, 305, Edgewater HS, Orlando, Fla. Ohio State.

13. R.J. Washington, de, 6-3, 245, Fossil Ridge HS, Keller, Texas. Oklahoma.

14. Blaine Gabbert, qb, 6-5, 226, Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Mo. Missouri.

15. Tyron Smith, ol, 6-5, 260, Rancho Verde HS, Moreno Valley, Calif. Southern California.

16. Nigel Bradham, lb, 6-2, 230, Crawfordville HS, Wakulia, Fla. Florida State.

17. Omar Hunter, dt, 6-1, 295, Buford (Ga.) HS. Florida.

18. Matt Patchan, ol, 6-7, 265, Armwood HS, Seffner, Fla. Florida.

19. Jermie Calhoun, rb, 6-0, 210, Van (Texas) HS. Oklahoma.

20. Kyle Rudolph, te, 6-6, 229, Elder HS, Cincinnati. Notre Dame.

21. DeVier Posey, wr, 6-2, 190, La Salle HS, Cincinnati. Ohio State.

22. DeAndre Brown, wr, 6-6, 208, Ocean Springs (Miss.) HS. Southern Miss.

23. Arthur Brown, lb, 6-1, 210, Wichita (Kan.) East HS. Miami.

24. Richard Samuel, ath., 6-0, 197, Cass HS, Cartersville, Ga. Georgia.

25. Dayne Crist, qb, 6-5, 228, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif. Notre Dame.

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