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'11 FL WR Ja'Juan Story (Florida Signee - Transfer to TCU)

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Ja'Juan Story (Brooksville, Fla./Nature Coast Tech) may have built up the most hype out of any receiver in attendance, but he was inconsistent in his play and reps. During drills it was hard not to come away impressed with his long frame and great speed. He displayed his impressive wingspan and great hands, including making some nice grabs away from his frame. However, he was not the jump-ball mismatch we were expecting to see during one-on-ones and looked a bit rigid out of his breaks at times.
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Nature Coast WR Ja'Juan Story invited to Under Armour All-American Game
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010

Nature Coast WR Ja'Juan Story has received an invitation to play in the Under Armour All-American Game.

The game, slated to be played at Tropicana Field in January, could also serve as Story's stage to announce his college commitment.

Story's uncle, Rudy Story, said his nephew is interested in making his commitment on national television. To this point, Story has been wide open in terms of picking a college among the 20 scholarship offers already in hand including Florida, Florida State, Miami, USF, UCF and FIU. Other notable offers include Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina and Auburn.
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Nature Coast WR Ja'Juan Story invited to Under Armour All-American Game | Home Team | Tampabay.com

Nature Coast WR Ja'Juan Story gets two more offers
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Nature Coast WR Ja'Juan Story picked up a couple of big-time scholarship offers Tuesday.

The latest to try lure the Sharks' playmaker are LSU and Michigan State, according to Nature Coast coach Mark Nash.

Story (6-foot-4, 185 pounds) already has offers from Florida and Auburn in the SEC, and Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten.

Story primarily played receiver and defensive back in 2009, also sharing time at quarterback. He had 13 receptions for 423 yards (32.5 yards per catch) and three touchdowns. At quarterback, he had 27 carries for 265 yards and two touchdowns (just two starts as a quarterback). Defensively he had 22 tackles and one sack.
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Nature Coast WR Ja'Juan Story gets two more offers | Home Team | Tampabay.com
 
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By Bakas......Interview with Ja'Juan's coach; Received offers from LSU & Michigan State this week, to go along with offers from Florida, Georgia Tech & Michigan. Also receiving interest from Notre Dame, Texas Tech & Colorado.

No mention of Ohio State.
 
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From IrishEyes....Recently offered by Notre Dame and talks about his interest. Plans to visit Ohio State, Notre Dame, Louisville, Minnesota, Pitt, Florida and North Carolina over the summer.
 
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Georgia latest to offer Nature Coast QB Ja'Juan Story

Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Georgia became the latest football program to see the potential in Nature Coast QB Ja'Juan Story.

As a result, the Bulldogs officially offered the Sharks' rising senior Wednesday, Sharks assistant Rob Kazmier said in a text message.

Nature Coast coach Mark Nash said Monday he had moved Story from receiver to quarterback, a move he was reluctant to make because most colleges are recruiting story as a receiver. But without a bona fide quarterback, Nash felt Story behind center would give the Sharks their best opportunity to win.

Story has more than 20 scholarship offers from schools such as Florida, Florida State, Miami, USF, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan.

Story said Tuesday he will map out plans to visit several schools this summer, hoping to take a road trip with his uncle, Rudy Story.
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Georgia latest to offer Nature Coast QB Ja'Juan Story | Home Team | Tampabay.com
 
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Spring Hill, Fla. -- Ja'Juan Story is used to the attention. As one of the nation's top-ranked recruits at wide receiver, the Nature Coast junior sees college coaches daily during spring practice.

The Sharks first-year head coach Mark Nash aptly describes the recruiting process.

"A three-ring circus would probably sound clich?, but it's probably been a four-ring circus," Nash said. "It's been crazy."

But now when coaches come to see the future college wide receiver, they'll have to find him under center.

"I like quarterback. I like wide receiver too," Story said. "Anything to help the team."

After a subpar showing in the spring game against Tampa Catholic, Nash decided to use his team's final week of spring drills to move Story to quarterback.

Two reasons drove the decision. First, Nash didn't like the play at quarterback during the spring game. Second, this will ensure Story touches the football a lot more.

"Probably the smarter way to do it," Nash said.

Story says he's received 28 written scholarship offers. The likes of Florida, Florida State, Ohio State and Michigan sum up level of schools chasing the Nature Coast star.

Now those schools will see how Story handles the added responsibilities. Story has no concern since he started the first two game last year at quarterback.

"A little rusty right now," Story said. "That's what spring's for to get better."
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Top-ranked Bay area receiver to play QB | Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota | WTSP.com 10 Connects
 
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Ja'Juan Story
High school: Brooksville (Fla.) Treasure Coast Technical
Height/weight: 6-4/192
40 time: 4.50

The biggest of the wideouts on Michigan's target list, Ja'Juan Story may also have the highest ceiling. Story was a star on both sides of the ball for Treasure Coast last year, notching 13 receptions for 425 yards (32.7 per catch) and four touchdowns on offense, and 22 tackles and three interceptions on defense. Those are pedestrian statistics compared to other highly-rated athletes, but there's a reason for that -- one that has little to do with a lack in ability.

"The first thing that jumps out at you about Story is the way he's built," said Scout.com Florida analyst Mike Bakas. "At 6-4 and close to 200 pounds already, he has the look of a major Division I receiver right now. He's a mismatch nightmare at this level because of his size. Unfortunately for him, his team doesn't throw the ball a whole lot, so he really hasn't been able to dominate games at this level like his talent level indicates. He's a playmaker, though, who has found other ways to make a difference. He's not a speed burner, but is plenty fast enough and has good enough ball skills to be a major BCS-caliber prospect."

Florida, Florida State, Miami, LSU, Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, and nearly 20 others agree with that assessment based on their willingness to extend scholarship offers. With so many southern powers on his list, many recruiting observers place a high probability on Story staying in his home region. For his part, though, Scout.com's No. 42 wideout insists distance from home will play a limited role in his decision.

"My uncle said he is going to take me on a road trip to visit some schools this summer," Story told Scout.com. "He is a coach and a teacher at my school so we'll basically have the same schedule. I'd like to go visit Ohio State, Michigan, LSU, Florida, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, North Carolina and Clemson. I'm not sure why these schools have my interest right not and I guess that is why I want to go see them to determine if I am interested in them or not. I just want to give everyone a fair chance before I eliminate anyone.

"I'm going to be looking at academics because I want to major in sports medicine," Story added. "I'm also going to be talking to the coaches about playing time. I want to see who is going to be looking at my best interest in what I'm trying to do with football."

The Wolverines will certainly have their work cut out for them when it comes to distinguishing themselves from such an esteemed pack, but they've already done a good job of making a strong first impression

"They've always got good athletes," Story said. "They're in a good spot. Michigan is a good place. Every college has academics, but theirs are (really good)."
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From The Detroit News: Michigan pursues highly-rated receivers Smith, Story, Flowers | detnews.com | The Detroit News
 
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