RCS St. Louis: Talent impresses at New Speed Combine

O’FALLON, Ill. – Nearly 1,000 players turned out at O’Fallon High School on Saturday to participate in the Rivals New Speed Combine presented by adidas. With so many athletes on hand there were plenty of notable showings. We recap the day’s biggest happenings.

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Herrold earned an invite to Sunday’s 3 Stripe Camp presented by adidas and will arrive at the event without a single offer. Coaches from Air Force and Southern Illinois have dropped by his high school this spring but have yet to make anything official. Herrold said he has several camp visits planned for the summer as well.

Murray earned an invite to Sunday’s event and believes to be close to earning an offer from Louisville. Murray, who has the build of a FBS prospect, is also in contact with Purdue. Murray plans to major in engineering in college, which makes Purdue an appealing destination. Murray’s size makes him an intriguing prospect, especially considering his versatility and experience as an offensive lineman.

Hickman was already set to participate in Sunday’s camp but he came out on Saturday to test himself against the other competitors. He put up some impressive numbers and showed why programs like Iowa State have already offered. Hickman already visited the Cyclones once this spring and said he will be headed back to camp at the school this summer.

Vance made the trek from Mississippi to St. Louis and was rewarded for his efforts with an invitation to Sunday’s camp. Vance has an early offer from Central Arkansas but has also been hearing from SEC programs such as Auburn, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, where his older brother Kareem was a walk-on wide receiver. The younger Vance said he grew up a fan of Auburn and has already taken several unofficial visits to the Tigers and is planning on camping with the school in hopes of earning an offer next month.

Other players who received invites included Class of 2019 Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest linebacker Caden McCormack, class of 2018 Raytown (Missouri) South offensive lineman Tyren Clark, class of 2019 Wahoo (Neb.) Bishop Neumann defensive end Caden Johnson, class of 2020 Horn Lake, Miss. Jakivuan Brown and class of 2018 Norfolk, Neb. defensive end Ryan Schommer.

Jones, a Notre Dame commit, attended Saturday’s combine and volunteered at the broad jump station. A four-star prospect, Jones will compete in Sunday’s camp and appears solid in his pledge to the Irish. He hopes to visit Notre Dame this offseason but is also hearing form schools such as Georgia, UCLA, Michigan State and others. Jones says that, aside from Notre Dame, Indiana is in most frequent contact. He interacts with the Hoosiers coaching staff daily in an effort to build a relationship in the unlikely event that something changes with Brian Kelly or the embattled Irish staff.