Coach Loren Johnson and Highland Springs (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Offers are stacking up for Rashaud Pernell by Byron Jones, recruit804 Highland Springs defensive end Rashaud Pernell (2022 6-3 250) had zero offers at the beginning of May. On May 4th, he received his first Division I offer from Boston College. Two days later, Maryland and…
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Coach Lew Johnston (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Lew Johnston issues a warning Taken from Lew Johnston’s blog “Coaching the little things”. by Lew Johnston, a special contribution to recruit757 Some of you recall the origin of this axiom. In 1976, Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple religious group convinced his followers that it would be best…
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#4 Oscar Smith DB Maurice Freeman (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Oscar Smith DB Maurice Freeman adds five offers by Ricky Thomas, Jr., recruit757 Over the last week, Oscar Smith’s Maurice Freeman (2021 SS 6-0 185) added five more offers. Pittsburgh, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Akron, and Delaware are the latest schools to request his services. At this…
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Oscar Smith LB Sherrod Covil (Photo: Sarah Murphy/recruit757) Sherrod Covil picks his second Big Ten offer by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Oscar Smith athletes continue to pick up new offers. This time, Michigan State assistant coach Ron Burton has returned to the 757 with an offer to Sherrod Covil (2021 DB 6-0 190). Thursday night, Covil…
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Warwick WR Messiah Russell (Photo: Brian Knight/recruit757) VMI, New Hampshire extend offers to Warwick DB Messiah Russell by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Warwick starting defensive back Messiah Russell (2021 DB/WR 6-2 186) has continued to remain active throughout his recruitment over the course of the last few months. As visit options have decreased, student-athletes have had…
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D.J. Sims on his unofficial visit to Wake Forest (Photo courtesy of the Sims family) Wake “feels like home” to D.J. Sims by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Over the last few months, Christchurch wide receiver D.J. Sims (2021 WR 6-3 190) quietly built an offer list topping 20 schools. In the last month alone, Sims had…
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Phoebus DE Ibri Harrell lines up top five programs by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 In early April, Phoebus starting defensive end Ibri Harrell (2021 DE/LB 6-3 225) had 14 collegiate offers to his name. It was a collection that included the likes William and Mary, Princeton, Yale, and Georgetown among others. A month later, Harrell has…
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Nansemond-Suffolk RB George Pettaway (Photo: Andy Hilton/recruit757) Head Coach Ricky Rahne personally offers George Pettaway by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Earlier this week, the Old Dominion Monarchs jumped into the race to land Nansemond-Suffolk running back George Pettway (2022 RB 5-10 170). Pettaway has been adding scholarship offers at a furious pace this spring. Late in…
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Oscar Smith vs. Highland Springs 2019 (Photo: Joe Barnes/recruit757) Now you know the answers to some of the questions you’ve wanted to ask by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Occasionally a question will come up in an email or a direct message and after answering the question, I realize that others may want to know as well.…
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Hickory DB/RB Corey Chapman (Photo: Danny Haymond/recruit757) Corey Chapman chooses Old Dominion University by Ricky Thomas, Jr., recruit757 This fall, Hickory’s Corey Chapman will be playing at Old Dominion. He joins the Monarchs as a preferred walk-on. Chapman began talking with the ODU coaching staff in February. The staff valued Chapman’s athleticism and aggressiveness when…
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