The Southeast team dominated the second annual ESPN Rise Gridiron Kings in even more impressive fashion than last year, destroying the competition en route to shutouts in their final two games. So it’s no wonder that the top performers list from the event has a heavy Southeast feel led by Offensive MVP Nick O’Leary who was impossible to stop. Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Mike Farrell breaks it down.
LonghornDigest caught up with Angleton (Texas) High defensive back and Texas commit Quandre Diggs. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound defender has been keeping him self busy this summer and is preparing for a solid senior season. Read the LonghornDigest update below for the inside scoop.
Miles Onyegbule was also a highly-regarded prospect when he committed to Texas in February. In the spring he worked mainly at quarterback and fought through hamstring injuries but last weekend in Orlando for the Gridiron Kings 7-on-7 Tourney, he put his abilities on display.
The Gridiron Kings 7-on-7 tournament allowed 64 of the top prospects in the country to compete against each other, and while the event was broken up into four teams - the West, Southwest, Midwest and Southeast - it was easily dominated by one squad. Tight end Nick O’Leary helped the Southeast squad run through the competition at the event.
With Big 12 Media Days starting in Dallas today, LonghornDigest continues its look at the top positional units in the conference. Up now, the Big 12 linebackers.
Big 12 Media Days kick off Monday, with Nebraska, Baylor, Iowa State and Texas A&M taking the podium first.
Follow Mack Brown’s schedule as he visits ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn., on Monday and appears on almost every major show.
The second annual ESPN Rise Gridiron Kings got underway on Saturday and numerous prospects made an immediate impression. In drills and one-on-ones, players such as Saginaw, Mich., receiver DeAnthony Arnett gave us a taste of what can be expected in Sunday’s 7-on-7 tournament. Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell breaks down Saturday’s standouts.
The annual Friday Night Lights camp held at the University of Florida remains one of the best one-day camps in the country. There was plenty of talent at many positions on hand. Where does linebacker A.J. Johnson rank among the camp’s top performers? Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell rates the prospects by performance.
The annual Friday Night Lights camp at the University of Florida saw several of the Southeast’s top prospects in attendance. Rivals100 running backs Mike Bellamy and Mike Blakely were the highest-ranked players at The Swamp, but it was the Nick O’Leary and the tight end group that stood out as a whole.
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