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All-Decade: Best 1-2 punches on defense

All-Decade: Best 1-2 punches on defense

A look at the programs that have had a couple of standouts at their defensive positions in the past 10 years.

 • Mike Farrell
Building The Roster: NFC East

Building The Roster: NFC East

Saquon Barkley is one of several former four-star prospects on the New York Giants' roster.

 • Adam Gorney and Mike Farrell
Simmons: The 10 best prospects I've ever scouted

Simmons: The 10 best prospects I've ever scouted

Trevor Lawrence sits atop Simmons' list, with the supremely talented Eric Berry following in the next slot.

 • Chad Simmons
Rewind: The 15 best classes from Florida's Big Three

Rewind: The 15 best classes from Florida's Big Three

Cam Newton was a big part of the best class ever signed by Florida's Big Three. Mike Farrell looks at the top 15.

 • Mike Farrell
Judge Farrell: DT 2011 - 2013

Judge Farrell: DT 2011 - 2013

Mike Farrell's look back at the top defensive tackles in Rivals.com history continues with the 2011-13 classes.

 • Mike Farrell and Mark Pszonak
Tunsil thankful for Army All-American opportunity

Tunsil thankful for Army All-American opportunity

Laremy Tunsil is quiet but was able to come up with words of thanks when presented with his U.S. Army All-American jersey.

 • Blake Alderman
Tide retains top spot in enrolled rankings

Tide retains top spot in enrolled rankings

Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide held on to the top spot in the team rankings after getting their entire 2011 recruiting class enrolled in school. We

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Warchant TV: On the hot seat with Timmy Jernigan

Warchant TV: On the hot seat with Timmy Jernigan

<i>Warchant TV</i> traveled to Lake City to catch up with 2011 signee Timmy Jernigan. In addition to updating his academic status, current weight and

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Five to Follow: Defensive Tackle

Five to Follow: Defensive Tackle

Over the next couple of weeks, position-by-position, InsidetheGators.net will unveil our top pre-spring targets who we will be closely watching over t

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 • Justin Johnson
Ranking the ACC by position

Ranking the ACC by position

Rivals.com analyst Mike Farrell ranks the ACC 2011 recruiting classes by position. Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher boasts the top class in five of th

 • Mike Farrell
Accolades for FSUs 2011 Recruiting Class

Accolades for FSUs 2011 Recruiting Class

The dust has settled on Florida State's top ranked 2011 recruiting class. The staff at Warchant.com takes one last look back at the group of 29 signee

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 • Warchant.com Staff
Top recruiters by conference

Top recruiters by conference

Clint Hurtt helped lead Louisville to the Big East crown in recruiting by handling business as usual in Florida. Hurtt's haul is almost as impressive

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Nations top 25 recruiters

Nations top 25 recruiters

Rivals.com analysts rank the top 25 recruiters in the country coming off National Signing Day. LSU's Frank Wilson leads the list, and is followed by a

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Position recruiting ranking: Defense

Position recruiting ranking: Defense

The seven prospects Notre Dame signed at the defensive end position - led by Rivals100 ends Stephon Tuitt, Aaron Lynch and Ishaq Williams - earned the

 • Brian Perroni
Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the ACC

Signing Day Blitz: Ranking the ACC

Florida State made a run at the top spot in the national team recruiting rankings and did finish No. 1 in the ACC after National Signing Day. Karlos W

 • Mike Farrell
NSD: Look back, look ahead

NSD: Look back, look ahead

National Signing Day 2011 is in the books, but a few questions linger. There's Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha offensive lineman Cyrus Kouandjio, a five-sta

 • Chris Nee
Signing Day 2011: The top 25 teams

Signing Day 2011: The top 25 teams

Alabama held on to the top spot by turning linebacker Brent Calloway back to Alabama adding defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan on National Signing Day. We t

 • Chris Nee
Jernigan spurns Gators and Tigers, picks Seminoles

Jernigan spurns Gators and Tigers, picks Seminoles

Timmy Jernigan knew he needed to stay close to his home in Lake City. So Wednesday morning in front of a live national audience on ESPNU, the four-sta

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 • Tim Linafelt, Osceola
Five predictions for signing day

Five predictions for signing day

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell, as has become a National Signing Day tradition, makes his five predictions for the day, boldly fa

 • Mike Farrell
Mr. Jernigan speaks

Mr. Jernigan speaks

The pursuit of the nation's top uncommitted defensive tackle will go down to the final wire. Four-star prospect Timmy Jernigan, the nation's No. 2 de

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 • William Weathers
Auburn nabs former Texas Tech commit

Auburn nabs former Texas Tech commit

When the nation's No. 2 cornerback, four-star Marcus Roberson of St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., committed to Texas Tech two weeks ago, i

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Does visit make Vols a finalist for Jernigan

Does visit make Vols a finalist for Jernigan

Timmy Jernigan had heard enough about Tennessee's football program that he decided to research the Volunteers for himself. Yet it wasn't until UT coac

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 • John Brice
Roundtable: Biggest visits of weekend

Roundtable: Biggest visits of weekend

Rivals.com analysts have been debating hot topics daily for the past week leading into Wednesday's National Signing Day. Among the topics in Sunday's

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Leaders emerge in state battles for talent

Leaders emerge in state battles for talent

Alabama sits atop the national team recruiting rankings, but with the state's top prospect, Brent Calloway, opting for Auburn over the Tide, the Tiger

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
AMP: Vols look to finish big

AMP: Vols look to finish big

The Tennessee Vols are currently ranked no. 18 in the Rivals.com Team Recruiting Rankings, and look to finish out their 2011 class with some big commi

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 • Rivals.com AMP
Mailbag: Where are the Gators

Mailbag: Where are the Gators

Why has Florida struggled to close on prospects since Will Muschamp's arrival? Is Texas done with recruiting this year? Why has UCLA been such a disap

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
SEC Blitz: Plenty of drama left

SEC Blitz: Plenty of drama left

Will Alabama finish with the country's best overall recruiting class? Can Georgia or LSU make a run for the top spot? Will Auburn continue to build of

 • Keith Niebuhr and Chris Nee
Four-stars came close to five

Four-stars came close to five

The final Rivals250 was released last week and several major moves were made. Rivals.com National Analyst Barry Every breaks down five players barely

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 • Barry Every
LBs continue as mystery position

LBs continue as mystery position

Four of the top five high school linebackers in the 2011 class entered Tuesday as uncommitted prospects, a rarity to have that many remaining at one p

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Jernigan set to take final trip

Jernigan set to take final trip

Lake City (Fla.) Columbia defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan isn't the talkative type when it comes to recruiting, but one person he has shared a lot of

 • Chris Nee
Roundtable: Top school at closing

Roundtable: Top school at closing

As National Signing Day creeps closer, Rivals.com analysts will tackle questions each day regarding a topic surrounding Feb. 2. Today's topic: The top

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
ACC Blitz: Teams look to finish strong

ACC Blitz: Teams look to finish strong

Clemson is hoping to finish with a couple of five-star linebackers, a four-star defensive tackle and hold onto four-star defensive lineman Jeoffrey Pa

 • Mike Farrell
Top 10: Rivals100 suspense

Top 10: Rivals100 suspense

Signing Day is quickly approaching but there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the college choice of several top prospects. In the last Rivals100,

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Ask Mike: Irish D-line loaded

Ask Mike: Irish D-line loaded

With Stephon Tuitt, Aaron Lynch and Ishaq Williams, is this the best defensive line class in recent memory for Notre Dame? Rivals.com analyst Mike Far

 • Mike Farrell
Tight battle for top spot in team rankings

Tight battle for top spot in team rankings

Alabama overtook the top spot in the team recruiting rankings from Texas on Friday, but will it be a temporary stay? A closer look at the current stan

 • Chris Nee
LSU in good spot with Jernigan

LSU in good spot with Jernigan

Columbia High football coach Craig Howard's no stranger to high-profile college recruiting, having produced standout quarterback Tim Tebow while at Ja

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 • William Weathers
Muschamp finally meets with Jernigan

Muschamp finally meets with Jernigan

Florida head coach Will Muschamp had his long awaited face-to-face visit with the nation's No. 29 rated prospect when he and two Gator assistants made

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 • Mark Wheeler
Recruiting Weekend - Preview of FSUs official visitors

Recruiting Weekend - Preview of FSUs official visitors

National signing day is less than two weeks away and this could be the biggest recruiting weekend of the year for the Seminoles. Here's a detailed lo

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 • Michael Langston
Top 10: All-star surprises

Top 10: All-star surprises

Anthony Chickillo entered the Under Armour All-American Game as a well-known prospect, but his performance throughout the week was an MVP effort. Riva

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Floridas new line coach meets with Jernigan

Floridas new line coach meets with Jernigan

On Friday, with just three short weeks left before the Class of 2011 puts pen to paper, UF made one last ditch effort to once again get in the picture

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 • Mark Wheeler
Ask Mike: Will Frost land at Auburn

Ask Mike: Will Frost land at Auburn

Readers want to know if Auburn will end up signing Kris Frost? Frost pledged to the Tigers on national TV, but where does that commitment stand with A

 • Mike Farrell
Lynch leads the East performers

Lynch leads the East performers

Aaron Lynch and the defensive line dominated throughout the week of Army Bowl practice and had West quarterbacks running for their lives during the ga

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 • Jake Brown
Army Notebook: Lynch, Wilder, Jernigan  Rasco

Army Notebook: Lynch, Wilder, Jernigan Rasco

The Army game concluded on Saturday afternoon but by Saturday night FSU's coaching staff was busy in San Antonio visiting with the top FSU prospects i

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 • Michael Langston
East DL dominates in Army Bowl win

East DL dominates in Army Bowl win

The East defense dominated in a 13-10 victory over the West Saturday in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in front of 37,893 at the Alamodome. The West

 • Adam Gorney
Army Bowl predictions by position

Army Bowl predictions by position

Rivals.com analyst Barry Every breaks down Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl, position-by-position. Most positions are matched up well, according

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 • Barry Every
East Notes: Watkins rolling

East Notes: Watkins rolling

MORE ARMY BOWL: Junior Combine Re

 • Pete Sampson
Army Bowl depth chart released

Army Bowl depth chart released

The starters for the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl have been announced. Order is subject to change, but here is how the complete depth chart looks

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Thursdays top preformers: East

Thursdays top preformers: East

Fort Myers (Fla.) South wide receiver Sammy Watkins put together the most impressive day of practices Thursday in preparation for the U.S. Army All-Am

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 • Pete Sampson
Army notes: Wheres the drama

Army notes: Wheres the drama

Even with as many as 14 players ready to announce their decisions live during the Saturday's Army Bowl, there aren't as many recruiting rumors flying

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 • Mike Farrell
Army: Timmy Jernigan chat transcript

Army: Timmy Jernigan chat transcript

Lake City (Fla.) Columbia DT Timmy Jernigan took some time to sit down for a chat with Rivals.com fans on Tuesday. Below is a transcript of the chat.

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
4-star Jernigan has 4 finalists, 3 visits

4-star Jernigan has 4 finalists, 3 visits

SAN ANTONIO --- For several years, Timmy Jernigan has been longing for the opportunity to compete in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A four-star de

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 • John Brice
Army Bowl: Tuesdays East stars

Army Bowl: Tuesdays East stars

A light rain fell on the East practice field before and during Tuesday's session, but several skill position players overcame the less than ideal cond

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Jernigan has scary trip to Texas

Jernigan has scary trip to Texas

Four-star defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan dominated in his first day in San Antonio. But he's just grateful to be there. Jernigan experienced quite a

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 • Adam Gorney
Army Bowl: Mondays East stars

Army Bowl: Mondays East stars

No running backs or linebackers appear on Monday's edition of top performers from the East squad and that can be directly attributed to the play of th

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Army All-American East Monday practice gallery

Army All-American East Monday practice gallery

Timmy Jernigan was a standout during the first day of practices for the East team at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.

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 • Jeff Johnson
Army Bowl: Holliman will announce

Army Bowl: Holliman will announce

Gerod Holliman, the four-star safety from Miami,plans to announce among finalists of Ole Miss, LSU, West Virginia and Louisville on Saturday during th

 • Jake Brown
Army Bowl: 10 things to watch

Army Bowl: 10 things to watch

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl kicks off in a week and Rivals.com analyst Mike Farrell offers 10 things he'll be watching during the next week. Atop

 • Mike Farrell
Ask Mike: Can Golden get top talent

Ask Mike: Can Golden get top talent

Can Al Golden recruit at an elite level at Miami? Which schools lead for Curtis Grant, Jadeveon Clowney and Cyrus Kouandjio? Does the Florida State cl

 • Mike Farrell
Jernigan Has Top Three

Jernigan Has Top Three

Lake City (FL) defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan has received multiple offers from programs around the country but now the elite lineman has narrowed hi

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 • Rivals Staff
Florida Whispers: Muschamp news

Florida Whispers: Muschamp news

It didn't take new Florida coach Will Muschamp long to make his presence known in the Sunshine State. Muschamp quickly hit the road to lock up current

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 • Chris Nee
Category rankings: Defensive tackles

Category rankings: Defensive tackles

We've selected the best prospects in each specific category for every position and ranked them. Lake City (Fla.) Columbia star Timmy Jernigan shows up

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Jernigans LSU visit was positive

Jernigans LSU visit was positive

When it comes to major college recruiting football coach Craig Howard of Columbia High in Lake City, Fla. can speak from a wealth of experience concer

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 • William Weathers
Jernigan has final three visits planned

Jernigan has final three visits planned

Lake City (Fla.) Columbia four-star defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan has been on two of his five official visits and has his final three already planne

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 • Mark Wheeler
Target Spotlight: Timmy Jernigan

Target Spotlight: Timmy Jernigan

BOL takes a look at each of the Tide's top remaining targets in-depth as we head into the three months before Signing Day 2011. In this installment, w

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 • Shane Youngblood
Ask Mike: Tennessee losing ground

Ask Mike: Tennessee losing ground

Tennessee closed well last year , but so far this class is an average one at best for coach Derek Dooley and the Vols. They'll need to pull off a few

 • Mike Farrell
Florida Whispers: Commits looking

Florida Whispers: Commits looking

The Sunshine State has plenty of elite prospects who have committed. But many of those players continue to look around at other options. Miami is just

 • Chris Nee
New five-stars in updated Rivals100

New five-stars in updated Rivals100

The latest Rivals100 has been released with plenty of movement as well as the addition of three more five-star prospects. Running back Mike Bellamy fr

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Army Bowl DT Jernigan talks top four

Army Bowl DT Jernigan talks top four

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection tour headed to Florida on Friday and made a stop at Lake City (Fla.) Columbia to honor defensive tackle Timm

 • Chris Nee
Warchant TV: Rivals100 DT with surprising top four

Warchant TV: Rivals100 DT with surprising top four

One of the top uncommitted players in the state is Lake City Columbia's Timmy Jernigan. <i>Warchant TV</i> caught up with the Rivals100 DT on Friday n

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Ask Mike: Dont fret, Auburn fans

Ask Mike: Dont fret, Auburn fans

Auburn lost out on running back Demetrius Hart and trail for Mike Blakely, so the Tigers need to make a serious run at Tre Mason, according to Rivals.

 • Mike Farrell
Florida whispers: Week of decommitments

Florida whispers: Week of decommitments

In a matter of 48 hours, four Florida prospects decided to back off their commitments. Plant City (Fla.) High's Jordan Prestwood got it started when h

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 • Chris Nee
Jernigan is all set for visits

Jernigan is all set for visits

Tim Jernigan is certainly taking his time measuring up his top five finalists - Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, and LSU. The Rivals100 memb

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 • Michael Langston
Weekend Visitor Preview: Top Tier Visitors

Weekend Visitor Preview: Top Tier Visitors

This weekend, not only will Florida play host to the LSU Tigers in a huge SEC match-up that has national implications, the Gators will also be welcomi

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 • Mark Wheeler
Video: Jernigan makes plays

Video: Jernigan makes plays

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Timmy-Jernigan-Highlights-1-167516

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 • Dallas Jackson
Southeast whispers: Tigers battle Tigers

Southeast whispers: Tigers battle Tigers

Auburn sent a message to LSU last year when it plucked Trovon Reed from Bayou Bengal territory. Coach Gene Chizik and staff are trying to do it again,

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 • Barton Simmons
From the Road: Jernigan has a huge impact

From the Road: Jernigan has a huge impact

Four-star defensive defensive tackle prospect Timmy Jernigan played both ways for Lake City (Fla.) Columbia last week in a 30-19 win over South LaFour

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Look Ahead: Bosco-Gilman headlines busy weekend

Look Ahead: Bosco-Gilman headlines busy weekend

The Don Bosco Prep-Baltimore Gilman matchup Friday features all-star lineups on both sides, including one of the best all-around athletes in the count

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Jernigan focused on senior season, finalists

Jernigan focused on senior season, finalists

Lake City (FL) Columbia kicked off its season with a 23-13 win over nearby Ft. White on Friday, in large part because of four-star defensive tackle Ti

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 • Chris Nee
Rivals 100 Jernigan names a top five

Rivals 100 Jernigan names a top five

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.- Timmy Jernigan (6-3, 280), a four-star senior defensive tackle from Lake City (Fla.) Columbia High School was among the players a

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 • Brent Beaird
State Supremacy: Fla., Calif. or Texas

State Supremacy: Fla., Calif. or Texas

The annual debate continues in 2011. Which of the three big talent-producing states - Florida, Texas or California - has the most talent this year? Wh

 • Mike Farrell
Spring game interview: Tim Jernigan

Spring game interview: Tim Jernigan

FV caught up with defensive tackle Tim Jernigan shortly after his spring game where he and his Lake City Columbia Tigers traveled to Ocala to take on

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 • Michael Langston
Whispers: Miles, LSU off to solid start in-state

Whispers: Miles, LSU off to solid start in-state

After finishing sixth in the 2010 team recruiting rankings, one would think all was rosy at LSU. But three other SEC teams finished higher, and Les Mi

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 • Mike Farrell
Roundtable: Top three targets

Roundtable: Top three targets

Welcome to the InsidetheGators.net Round Table. From time-to-time, we gather up the GBN staff, and every once in a while we'll include a special guest

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 • InsidetheGators.net Staff
Overly impressed

Overly impressed

With approximately 60 scholarship offers to his credit and the glare of the national spotlight as one of the nation's top interior linemen upon him de

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 • William Weathers
Six even for star DT Timmy Jernigan

Six even for star DT Timmy Jernigan

Timmy Jernigan currently has 48 scholarship offers. Tuesday afternoon, the standout said at this point he is primarily focused on six schools (in alph

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 • Keith Niebuhr
The chase for Jernigan continues

The chase for Jernigan continues

Lake City Columbia defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan is one of FlaVarsity.com's <I>Five to Watch</I>. He is not only a top prospect 'in-state', but on

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 • Michael Langston & Big County Preps
Several top prospects visiting Florida

Several top prospects visiting Florida

An incredibly busy week of Florida football recruiting will come to a conclusion this Saturday when a handful of class of 2011 prospects join a host o

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 • Mark Wheeler
Video: Timmy Jernigan wreaks havoc

Video: Timmy Jernigan wreaks havoc

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Timmy-Jernigan-Highlights-1-167516

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 • Dallas Jackson
Video interview: Timmy Jernigan

Video interview: Timmy Jernigan

FlaVarsity.com got a chance to talk to one of the top players in Florida, Lake City Columbia (Fla.) defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan after Florida Stat

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 • Michael Langston
Jernigan has great visit to Capstone

Jernigan has great visit to Capstone

Last Saturday, Alabama had a chance to entertain one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the country in Columbia High School (Fla.) monster Timmy

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 • Shane Youngblood
Focus on the Future: Timmy Jernigan

Focus on the Future: Timmy Jernigan

The 2010 signing class is in the books, now all the attention turns to the 2011 class. Each day this week, we will give you an early look at a prospec

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 • Michael Langston
Gator weekend recruiting preview

Gator weekend recruiting preview

This weekend, for the first time in many Florida - Tennessee match-ups, there's not much of a battle expected to take place on the field as the Gators

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 • Mark Wheeler
Camp Notebook: A glimpse into the future

Camp Notebook: A glimpse into the future

The Bobby Bowden Football Camp has become a showcase of the best rising sophomore and junior talent in the nation in recent years. The first session h

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 • Chris Nee
Top 2011 prospect names early leader

Top 2011 prospect names early leader

Florida is already off to an unusually fast start to the class of 2010. The Gators are sitting in such great shape that they are able to begin focusin

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 • Mark Wheeler
Lake City Columbia loaded next season

Lake City Columbia loaded next season

Lake City (Fla.) Columbia High School has some talented underclassmen. Everyone knows about running back Tiger Powell. Powell, 6-0 and 210 pounds, w

 • Jamie Newberg