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Mohamed Barry picks Nebraska
After an uptick in his recruitment, 3-star OLB Mohamed Barry reconsidered his commitment to Kansas State. After several visits, including one to Coral Gables, Barry announced his decision on Thursday night.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>I em signing and giving my all to the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA !! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GBR?src=hash">#GBR</a> BABY !! <a href="https://twitter.com/Huskers">@Huskers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DemetricDWarren">@DemetricDWarren</a> <a href="http://t.co/0wxoy4XS3v">pic.twitter.com/0wxoy4XS3v</a></p>— Mohamed Barry (@BarrySwavey) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarrySwavey/status/560980938507948032">January 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Barry was probably the most likely candidate to join this class at LB. With only Charles Perry and Jamie Gordinier committed at the position, we have an open spot here. With no viable targets left that I know of, we might have to just take 2 LBs on NSD, and work to get a JUCO or transfer later.
Davante Davis decides
Thought to be considering a flip from Texas to either Auburn or Miami, 3-star CB Davante Davis cleared up any uncertainty on the topic.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>I'm going to the University of Texas !!!!!!!! Can you people leave me alone ?? </p>— Davante Davis (@SaluteMe_103) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaluteMe_103/status/560981237180141568">January 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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So, that's that.
Marcus Lewis...coming soon?
4-star DB Marcus Lewis followed in the trend of tweeting a picture of his National Letter of Intent.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>NLI FROM MIAMI <a href="http://t.co/aS5lXY6l8n">pic.twitter.com/aS5lXY6l8n</a></p>— Marcus Lewis (@THE_NUMERO_UNO) <a href="https://twitter.com/THE_NUMERO_UNO/status/560926934092505089">January 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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After much chatter that the chance that Lewis was nearly exclusively considering Kentucky (his other finalist), it appears that maybe Lewis isn't as set on the Wildcats as those reports would lead you to believe. And, with Davis choosing to stick with Texas, this news couldn't have come at a better time. Stay tuned.
QB recruiting heating up
In case you missed it, Miami has picked up it's recruitment of QB/ATH Torrance Gibson. But, the 4-star from local American Heritage HS is not the only player at the position that the Canes have made more of a priority as we head towards National Signing Day.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>[new post] Recruiting: Miami Hurricanes enter race for 2015 Boynton Beach QB Lamar Jackson <a href="http://t.co/SsiN48zFbU">http://t.co/SsiN48zFbU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pbgametime?src=hash">#pbgametime</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canes?src=hash">#Canes</a></p>— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang/status/560958338880798722">January 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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3-star QB Lamar Jackson (Boynton Beach, FL) is the latest player who Miami has seemingly made a bigger priority than they previously were. Jackson, who is committed to Louisville, has had a whirlwind romance with Miami. Coaches visited him on Wednesday, and he took an official visit to Coral Gables on Thursday, ahead of his scheduled visit to UF.
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Jackson is a very talented prospect who I believe is underrated. He would be a major get if we could get him to flip from Louisville.
There will be a trickle down effect to Jackson being recruited. I think Jackson just received the offer that Evan Shirreffs is waiting on. Shirreffs has said that he will wait until after NSD to see what happens before making a decision. Which basically means "I'm going to wait and see what happens with Miami and Torrance Gibson and/or Lamar Jackson and if there's a spot for me". And that's fine.
The recruiting order of these players in my mind is 1. Gibson, 2. Jackson, 3. Shirreffs. And, that's probably the order of who would get the offer if they all wanted to join this class.
Suffice it to say that this staff has made getting a QB in this class a priority.
That's it for the update. Be sure you keep checking back as we continue our coverage leading up to National Signing Day 2015.