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National Signing Day

February 1, 2012 by · Comments Off on National Signing Day 

National Signing Day, National Signing Day is underway, and as of this morning, Hillcrest High School wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham was one of the top players yet to make his intentions known for next season.

The 6 foot 6, 220 pound senior has drawn comparisons to Randy Moss and Terrell Owens, and the 20 offers before him reflect what college scouts believe could be sky-high potential.

With offers from perennial national powers Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas on the table, Green-Beckham thrilled his home state by deciding to stay in the Show Me State and play for the Missouri Tigers.

Green-Beckham was greeted with a massive ovation when he attended a Missouri-Texas Tech basketball game on Saturday as part of a late recruiting visit. The reception resonated with the heralded recruit, and after signing his national letter of intent, Green-Beckham admitted the visit “was a big effect.”

As is the case with many of the elite prospects who will make college football coaches and fans hoot and holler with joy and sob with disappointment, Green-Beckham’s story goes beyond the football field.

National Signing Day 2012

February 1, 2012 by · Comments Off on National Signing Day 2012 

National Signing Day 2012, It’s National Signing Day 2012, and Thomas Johnson, a consensus 4-Star recruit, will announce his decision this morning, live on ESPNU at 9:20 am, as to where he plans to play college football next season. Johnson, who played for Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas, will likely choose between Oregon, TCU, Texas A&M, and Cal.

The 6’0, 180 pound receiver is the fourth ranked WR in the nation and the 34th ranked player overall, according to Rivals, and famously de-committed from Texas earlier this year. He caught 59 passes for 1,077 yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season, and has been compared to the Colts’ Reggie Wayne in style and size.

Though he was verbally committed to Texas for nearly a year, the relationship became frayed. At the time he de-committed, a source told ESPN: “Genuinely I think he just wants to see some other universities. Wherever he goes they are definitely getting a dynamic impact player,” the source said. “Thomas is a kid that could line up and play safety or corner too. He is the type of kid you see in a program once every 10 years.”

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