High School IMG Academy

[Dryden]

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/sports/football/high-school-football-inc.html?_r=0

High School Football Inc.
The latest experiment in prep football is taking root, and coaches and officials around the country are watching with curiosity and wariness.

By JERÉ LONGMAN
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

BRADENTON, Fla. — The sun had not yet set last Friday on a field ringed by palm trees when, on the first play from scrimmage, Shea Patterson rolled to his left and threw a 69-yard touchdown pass for his high school, IMG Academy, a private, for-profit sports boarding school.

On the academy’s campus, a onetime tomato farm, the latest experiment in prep football is taking root and could produce, depending on one’s view, bountiful harvests of talent or a blight of professionalism. Coaches and officials around the country are watching with curiosity and wariness.

Patterson, who is considered the nation’s top high school quarterback, threw the scoring pass to receiver Drake Davis, a national indoor sprinting champion. By halftime, Patterson had thrown four touchdown passes, including one to Isaac Nauta, who is rated as the country’s No. 1 tight end prospect.

IMG Academy throttled Cocoa High School, a public school, 49-7, in a contest that many had expected to be a taut battle between two national powers from Florida but was so lopsided that a mercy rule took effect in the second half and sped the game.

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[FlyerBuck]

2016:

Shea Patterson – QB - ***** Ole Miss

Shavar Manuel – DT - ***** Offers from: Auburn, Florida, FSU, LSU, Alabama

Isaac Nauta – TE - ***** Offers from: Everyone

Saivion Smith – CB ***** LSU

Rahshaun Smith – ILB **** Offers from: LSU, Clemson, Maryland, Miami

Tyler Gerald – OG **** tOSU

Drake Davis – WR **** Offers from: Ole Miss, LSU, Tex AM, Alabama

Khalil Ladler – CB **** Offers from: UGA, UT, VaTech, Alabama

Malik Barrow – DT **** tOSU

Tony Jones Jr. – RB *** Notre Dame

Joel Dublanko – ILB *** Offers from: Miss St., Tennessee, Akron

Spencer Perry – S *** Notre Dame

Jango Glackin – OLB *** Northwestern

Kjetil Cline – WR *** Army


2017:


They have 6 of the top 40 Juniors in the state of Florida, with early offers from the nation’s best programs.

 

[Lurker11]

Funny to see coaches complain about IMG. Oak Hill has been doing this for years for basketball.

It's not like IMG can play for a state title or anything. I would have loved to have gone to a school like this for high school. Non-issue as far as I'm concerned.

 

[pnuts34]

Funny to see coaches complain about IMG. Oak Hill has been doing this for years for basketball.

It's not like IMG can play for a state title or anything. I would have loved to have gone to a school like this for high school. Non-issue as far as I'm concerned.

In the article they mention that basketball has been doing this for years. I believe Tracy McGrady went to a school like this as well. A family at my daughters school has 2 children at IMG(for baseball and soccer) and they told me the competition is crazy in every sport, it's literally a collegiate environment. Parents must send an email to the school in order to allow them off campus, it's guarded and secured heavily! Kids from all over the world, a number of kids who are just wealthy who's parents put them there for prestige. And it's a celebrity who's who regarding guys that come back to practice and train in all sports. Its certainly for special kids, as it takes the HS environment and memories completely out

 

[BigWoof31]

https://www.dawgnation.com/football...8-players-from-florida-powerhouse-img-academy


The Dawgs have literally just offered 18 players over the next two classes from IMG. Apparently, CKS likes what he sees.
Look at these locker room/weight room facilities! Better than most MAC schools...

 

[jwinslow]

Has Georgia not been recruiting there before? They've been a beast for years but turned it up to 11 more recently

 

[BigWoof31]

Has Georgia not been recruiting there before? They've been a beast for years but turned it up to 11 more recently

Not to this extent. 4-5 offers/year. Not 18

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Not to this extent. 4-5 offers/year. Not 18

You said 18 offers over the next two classes, which is 9 per class (if distributed evenly). More than the previous 4-5 offers per class, but not that drastic an increase...

 

[BigWoof31]

You said 18 offers over the next two classes, which is 9 per class (if distributed evenly). More than the previous 4-5 offers per class, but not that drastic an increase...

I think it's 11 this year and 7 next.

 

[jwinslow]

Did he use the Tennessee way of offering them all at the same time?

 

[Smudger]

 

[pnuts34]

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article155222354.html

This is an interesting new addition to IMG Academy. A 2nd varsity team, I wonder if that one will be for the kids who can actually afford the outrageous tuition for the school, and allow them to get on the field, against competition that is up to their abilities. As opposed to never seeing the field and watching their MUCH higher rated teammates play every game against top teams