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2012 Out-of-state players to watch

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'12 IL DT Vincent Valentine

Scout $ - One Big Valentine

2/15

By Wallace...has offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Kansas State, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin and others...also hearing from Tennessee, Penn State and Alabama...parents like Penn State, Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio State.
 
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Recruiting Notes: Archbishop Wood TE Colin Thompson up to 10 D-1 offers | PennLive.com

Pennsylvania's 2012 recruiting class includes one of the nation's top tight end prospects in Archbishop Wood's Colin Thompson.

Thompson, a 6'5, 255-pound senior-to-be, has received 10 Division-1 verbal scholarship offers to date, according to national recruiting service Rivals.com. Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pitt, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse and Wisconsin have all verbally offered the Viking athlete.

Schools like Connecticut, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford have shown interest but not extended offers. Earlier in his recruiting process, Thompson had also received interest from programs like LSU, Maryland, Ohio State, North Carolina and West Virginia, between profile lists on Rivals and Scout.com.

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Recruiting notes from Nike combine - ESPN

Faton Bauta, ATH
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer)
He had his second straight strong combine showing after doing well at the Nike event in Philadelphia a week ago. Bauta transferred from Poly Prep (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and it's a good bet he'll be looked at by schools in the South as well as the Northeast. Florida, Miami, Ohio State and Rutgers are his early leaders.
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Miami Nike all-combine team - ESPN

Offense

QB: Faton Bauta, 6-2, 222, (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer)
Results: 4.95 40 time, 4.15 20-yard shuttle, 40-foot power ball toss, 30-inch vertical, 101.85 SPARQ
Breakdown: Selected as an All-State linebacker this past fall at Poly Prep (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Maryland and Pitt have offered the athletic QB and his short list of college favorites includes Florida, Miami, Ohio State and Rutgers.
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Dwyer picks up highly touted football transfer Faton Bauta | High School Buzz

by Matt Porter

A business opportunity for Faton Bauta?s parents could be a big boost to Dwyer High?s football program.

Bauta, a highly regarded college prospect who plays quarterback, linebacker and fullback for Poly Prep, a Brooklyn, N.Y. private school, is moving with his parents to Jupiter and will enroll at Dwyer this week.

Mejra Bauta said she and her husband, Mel, are bringing their youngest son with them as they pursue a real estate opportunity in South Florida. They researched area schools and Dwyer stood out, with its 2009 football state championship, last season?s ESPN-televised game and handful of Division 1 signees.

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At 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, he runs the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds. His size, speed and strength has caught the attention of Florida, Miami, Ohio State and other top schools. He has verbal offers from Maryland and Pittsburgh.

If Bauta stars in college, it won?t be a surprise. His four older brothers - Luman (Bucknell), Lav (Duke and Villanova), Izzy (Duke and Villanova) and Imer (Villanova) - all played in college, and Lav spent time in the New England Patriots' rookie camp. All were offensive lineman, and all attended Poly Prep. Luman is now an assistant coach at the school. Sister Ferdesa was an all-state volleyball player for Colts Neck (N.J.).
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Recruiting Notes: Archbishop Wood OL Frank Taylor up to 5 D-1 offers | PennLive.com

The 6'4, 285-pound Taylor holds a quintet of verbal Division-1 scholarship offers, according to national recruiting service Scout.com. Taylor has been offered by Boston College, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse and West Virginia, and has received interest from Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford, according to Scout.

Earlier in his recruiting process, Taylor's profiles on Scout and Rivals.com had listed interested programs like Florida, Florida State, Michigan State, Northwestern and Ohio State.
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Football recruiting | Barrington's Dan Voltz impressed after Notre Dame's junior day - chicagotribune.com

Barrington junior offensive tackle Dan Voltz came away impressed Saturday after attending Notre Dame's junior day.

"Notre Dame just feels like a special place to me," Voltz said. "From the coaches and the players to everyone in and around the school and the football program, I was just really impressed with the people at Notre Dame.

"I also just loved the whole atmosphere surrounding Notre Dame. They have an amazing history of both academics and athletics at that school, and when you think about some of the greats who played there, it's pretty powerful."

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wadc45;1874400; said:
Scout $ - One Big Valentine

2/15

By Wallace...has offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Kansas State, Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin and others...also hearing from Tennessee, Penn State and Alabama...parents like Penn State, Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio State.
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http://alabama.247sports.com/Board/118/Alabama-offers-Future247-DT-from-Illinois-1259689

"Just got off the phone with Coach Nick Saban, & I got an offer from the University of Alabama."

I should have more from Valentine in the near future. In the meantime, Alabama joins the likes of Auburn, Florida, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Wisconsin in offering.

Valentine told me recently the Gators had a slight lead but he's open to everyone.
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Maybe one to watch...

'12 CA WR Jordan Payton (USC Soft Verbal)
Scout Profile
Rivals Profile
ESPN Profile
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Oaks Christian High School (Westlake Village, CA)
Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 191lbs
40: 4.49 secs
Class: 2012 (High School)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rp_-YY_2B0"]YouTube - Jordan Payton Junior Year Highlights[/ame]
 
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http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/onthetrail

Terps land ESPNU 150 Watch List offensive lineman Mike Madaras
March 11, 2011

Highly-recruited Mike Madaras, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive lineman from Our Lady of Good Counsel HS (Olney, Md.), has pledged to Maryland for the Class of 2012.

Among his many other offers are Duke, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin.

Madaras is the first pledge for the Terps.
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'12 IL DT Vincent Valentine Jr.

TheRinger.com profile

Scouting: 2012 DT Vincent Valentine Jr.
TheRinger.com - By Smith - 3/21/2011


Valentine is one of those players where I fear for the safety of crossing guards, gym teachers, marching band directors, or any other person he may happen upon that uses a whistle. His instincts are so heightened after starting for his high school team for the last 3 years, I could see a Jefferson vs Lincoln moment at any time. There's little doubt that Valentine has all the physical abilities to become a dominant force on the defensive line in college. He has the burst to disrupt plays from the inside out. He has the brute strength to change the line of scrimmage. Plus he has the tenacity to do both over and over again, well into the 4th quarter and beyond if necessary.

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