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Two recruiting sites say FSU is having a Top 10 recruiting year

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The rich, evidently, get richer. The recruiting sites are writing that most of the Florida schools are doing well in recruiting, led by FSU, which both 247sports.com and Rivals.com see as having a top 10 recruiting class again. Of course, the signatures are not on the line yet, so recruitings can shuffle somewhat. The website 247sports.com has FSU fifth in the nation. They have Miami 15th, Florida 19th, UCF 60th, USF 73rd, FIU 89th and FAU 95th. Rivals, has most…

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At USF, new coach Charlie Strong will face new challenges

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He needs change. He also needs consistency. He needs to keep his recruits. He needs to find some more. He needs to hang onto his school’s momentum. And he needs to make things better. Yeah, that’s all Charlie Strong has to do. He has to keep the parts of the USF program that are special. And he needs to patch up the things that are not. He needs to bring top talent into the state’s fourth-best program. He needs to…

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UCF coach Scott Frost has nice first recruiting class for Knights

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Dredrick Snelson, a talented receiver from Fort Lauderdale, led the first recruiting class of new UCF coach Scott Frost Wednesday. Snelson, a one-time Minnesota commitment, preferred the Knights in the end. UCF also signed offensive lineman Aaron Dowdell and JuCo defensive end Chris Mulumba. For Frost, it was important to get off to a quick start as the UCF coach. The team finished 0-12 a year ago. Quarterback McMenzie Milton is in intriguing prospect. The website 247sports.com ranked UCF with…

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USF’s Willie Taggert looks to junior colleges for defensive end talent

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Four-star signees receiver Darnell Salomon and safety Craig Watts highlighted a USF recruiting class that finished 65th in the nation, according to 247sports.com. Given the youth of the Bulls, there were bigger classes than the Bulls. Still, there was help available. Frank Johnson, a defensive end from Hines Community College, should be able to help quickly. Teammate LaDarrius Jackson is also coming. A third junior college defensive end, Tramal Ivy, is coming from Butler Junior College.

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Miami salvages recruiting season by signing Ahmonn Richards

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Mark Richt just arrived in Miami. But he thinks fans will also remember the arrival of wide receiver Ahmonn Richards. The Hurricanes landed Richards Wednesday afternoon, lifting the Hurricanes to a 20th-ranked finish in recruiting, according to 247sports.com. Miami lost two commits, receiver Latrell Williams and cornerback Tyler Byrd, to Tennessee earlier in the day. But the signing of Richards helped to ease the sting. Richt told Richards he wants him to be a freshman all-American. Combined with receivers Dionte…

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Florida lands a play-making receiver, finishes 13th in country

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Talk about a big catch. The Florida Gators grabbed wide receiver Tyree Cleveland Wednesday, flipping him from the University of Houston. It helped the Gators salvage the day after the team lost athlete Aaron Robinson and defensive tackle Shaver Manuel flipped to Alabama and FSU. Florida ended the day ranked No. 13 in the country according to 247sports.com. It hurt that the Gators’ class included only four of the state’s top 50 players. “We’ve got a long ways to go,…

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Recruiting: State teams like their quarterbacks of the future

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A fresh start. A new beginning. Another leader. Above all, that’s what recruiting means to a college football program. And as excited as a fan might get from the attached stars to, say, an athlete or a defensive tackle, it is quarterbacking that drives recruiting, too. Fans want to know about the new passer in town and whether he can achieve greatness. That’s true at FSU. It’s true at Florida. It’s true at Miami. For the Seminoles of Jimbo Fisher,…

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