National Signing Letter of Intent Day

[Justin_Sans]

Who is going to help themselves today?

There is a lot of action still left, although Florida, Texas, and Alabama looks like they are cleaning up.



1.Jeff Curtis, the coach at John Curtis High in Louisiana, just told Rivals.com that his three-star athlete Jonathan McKnight will sign a national letter of intent with Arizona this morning.

McKnight is the younger brother of Joe McKnight, who will enter the NFL Draft after playing three seasons at USC.

2. Florida State linebacker Christian Jones will sign with Florida State. The five-star from Winter Park, Fla., also considered Florida, USC, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Michigan.

He is the second-ranked player in the state and No. 20 in the country.


3. Four-star safety Sean Parker will sign with Washington, he announced today.

Parker also had interest from Cal, Michigan and USC.


4. Maywood (Ill.) Proviso East four-star safety Corey Cooper has signed with Nebraska. He chose the Cornhuskers over Illinois, Arizona and Notre Dame.


5. Keenan Allen announcement has been delayed right now. They are waiting for Gabe King who is stuck in Washington, D.C. because of a flight delay due to weather.


6. Four-star wide receiver Ivan McCartney will sign with West Virginia.

In McCartney, the Mountaineers landed the No. 5 prospect from Florida.


7. Tennessee landed the top prospect in Georgia by receiving a commitment from five-star wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers.

Rogers had been committed to Georgia but switched on Signing Day.

Seems like to me the Georgia program has fallen hard, with last season then now with these recruits looking elsewhere.


8. Four-star defensive tackle Mike Thornton elected to stay in state by signing with Georgia.

Kentucky, Penn State and USC also pursued Thornton.


9. Auburn continued its impressive Signing Day haul with an announcement from five-star offensive tackle Shon Coleman.

Coleman, the third-ranked tackle in the country, remained with the Tigers despite a late push from Alabama, Ole Miss and Miami.


10. Mississippi State boosted its offensive line class with two surprising Signing Day defections. Three-star Eric Lawson was committed to Texas Tech before making the switch. Two-star Dillon Day switched from Louisiana Tech to the Bulldogs.

[Justin_Sans]

For other USC homers:

Lane Kiffin hopes to close strong on his first signing day as USC head coach. The Trojans are waiting on key linebackers, USCFootball.com reports.

With less 24 hours left before signing day, the Trojans are awaiting final word on linebacker prospects Josh Shirley, Hayes Pullard, Stanford commit Jordan Zumwalt and Tennessee commit Glen Stanley.

[Justin_Sans]

Moves on the coaching staff at Texas Tech will make Hargrave Military Academy defensive lineman J.R. Ferguson's decision more difficult, CaneSport.com reports.

Ferguson is considering Miami, Cal, Notre Dame, Florida State and LSU. However, new Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville hired Ferguson's coach at Hargrave, Robert Prunty, as defensive line coach.

Ferguson is expected to announce his decision at 11:45 a.m. Eastern.






Five-star running back Marcus Lattimore announced Tuesday he plans to sign with South Carolina on Wednesday.

In Lattimore, South Carolina lands the top prospect in the state for the first time since 2003.

Read more at GamecockCentral.com





Bradenton (Fla.) Manatee four-star quarterback Brion Carnes has signed with Nebraska.





Florida dipped into Miami-Dade Country for a linebacker when Darrin Kitchens from Homestead, Fla., announced he will sign with the Gators.

He also considered Florida State, Kansas, Syracuse and Texas Tech.







First-year USC coach Lane Kiffin plucked junior college linebacker Glen Stanley from Tennessee on Signing Day when the four-star linebacker switched to the Trojans.






Four-star DE J.C. Copeland and long-time Tennessee commitment signed with LSU. He will join LaGrange (Ga.) Troup teammate Brandon Worle in Baton Rouge.






Three-star running back Miles Simpson will sign with Kentucky, he announced Wednesday.

Simpson, from Independence (Ky.) Simon Kenton, also considered Illinois and Indiana.







Paraumus (N.J.) Paramus Catholic three-star offensive tackle Dan Foose signed with Florida State this morning. Foose had been committed to Illinois.





Five-star wide receiver Markeith Ambles announced he would sign with USC on Wednesday.

He also considered Tennessee and North Carolina late in the recruiting process.






Mike Farrell said Latwan Anderson will not announce today and is expected to take an official to USC before deciding among the Trojans, Ohio State and West Virginia.





USCFootball.com reported late last night that Hayes Pullard will sign with USC today.