2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Updates
2015 Semper Fi All-American Bowl Player Updates
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Class of 2015
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Buffalo, New York
Canisius
Latest: Wheatley officially visited USC before the dead period and has three trips remaining before national signing day -- Alabama (Jan. 16), UCLA (Jan. 23) and Oregon (Jan. 30).
Leaders: USC, Alabama, UCLA and Oregon.
Dark Horse: Michigan, where his father Tyrone Wheatley went to school.
Quotable: "After my USC visit I went home, sat down and wrote down the things that stood out to me and the things I didn't like. I'm going to do that for my next three or possibly four visits, and come to a decision with my family."
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Lakewood, Washington
Lakes
Latest: Potoa'e has eliminated Oregon State from contention and is only considering UCLA and Washington heading into the new year.
Leaders: UCLA and Washington, which he's set to officially visit on Jan. 16 before making a decision.
Dark Horse: None.
Quotable: "UCLA set the bar pretty high. It was amazing and everything was unbelievable. Everything was 100 percent."
Class of 2015
Rivals250: No. 227
Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon
Latest: Adams is committed to Mississippi State but will visit Ole Miss on Jan. 23 and possibly make his way to Georgia as well. He had previously been interested in Florida but that changed when the Gators' coaching shakeup took place.
Leaders: Mississippi State
Dark Horse: Ole Miss
Quotable: "I'm taking the visits to get a feel for the players and the coaches one last time - just to see if maybe I'm missing something."
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Salt Lake City, Utah
East
Latest: A one-time Stanford commit, Folau has narrowed his list to include Oregon State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Utah. He will announce at the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Jan. 4. Folau has family ties to the Utes but a high level of familiarity with the coaching staffs at Oregon State and Oklahoma State.
Leaders: Oklahoma State and Oregon State
Dark Horse: Utah
Quotable: "I'm still actually deciding. It may come down to two schools the night of the game … When it comes down to it, I have to think hat school will benefit me the most in college football and academics."
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DeSoto, Texas
DeSoto
Latest: The former UCLA commit has heard from a couple new schools since the end of the season, and he's got three official visits scheduled for January.
Leaders: Arizona State (Jan. 16), TCU (Jan. 23) and Kansas State (Jan. 30) are set to host him before national signing day.
Dark Horse: None.
Quotable: "I'm really not close to a decision at all. I thought this whole process would be done by 2015, but it looks like it's just getting started for me. Schools like Washington and Michigan have also reached out recently so it's getting busier."
Class of 2015
Rivals250: No. 132
Dallas, Texas
Skyline
Latest: Strickland is committed to Texas Tech but recently had in-home visits with Texas and California. He has set up an official visit to UCLA for mid January. It seems as though UCLA has a slight leg up in the race to flip Strickland if he does, in fact, decide to change his commitment.
Leaders: Texas Tech
Dark Horse: UCLA and Texas
Quotable: "Probably UCLA [is the most interesting] just because of the quarterback they have and the style of offense they run."
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Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell
Latest: Taylor is committed to Tennessee but also strongly considering Virginia Tech. He says he will make a final decision on Signing Day. He has visited the campus of each on multiple occasions.
Leaders: Tennessee
Dark Horse: Virginia Tech
Quotable: "I'm still 100-percent committed to Tennessee but also looking at Tech. Right now, Tech is trying to show me they have to offer is better than Tennessee. I don't see anything that's better as of yet, but I'm gonna keep looking at them."
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Ventura, California
St. Bonaventure
Latest: Alston recently added an offer from Nebraska and has three official visits remaining, though the only one he has set is to Washington State on Jan. 16. He intends to make a decision when he's done taking trips.
Leaders: Washington State, Oregon State, Utah and Cal.
Dark Horse: Nebraska.
Quotable: "I'm looking forward to meeting the legendary Mike Leach. He's a great head coach. I'm really close with Dennis Simmons and have built a great relationship with them. I can't wait to visit them, talk to some of the receivers and get the inside scoop on coach Simmons."
Class of 2015
Rivals250: No. 127
San Diego, California
St. Augustine
Latest: Buncom suffered a knee injury in early December and has two official visits remaining before announcing his commitment on Dec. 28.
Leaders: Stanford, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt made up his top three before Cal squeezed into his list of finalists.
Dark Horse: Cal, which has the final visit on Jan. 23.
Quotable: "Fortunately I've been able to visit Stanford three times unofficially. This time [Jan. 16] mainly it's an opportunity to meet some of the kids there and it's going to be a really big visit. A lot of the recruits are going to be there. It's going to give me a chance to meet their entire recruiting class and see if that's a place where I want to be."
Class of 2015
Rivals250: No. 178
Reisterstown, Maryland
Franklin
Latest: Allen is currently committed to Georgia but is still considering a handful of other schools.
Leaders: Tennessee seems to be the biggest threat to flip Allen, who remains committed to Georgia, but other schools are also in play.
Dark Horse: LSU.
Quotable: "The most important things to me are the environment and the coaching staff. I have to be able to trust the coaching staff."
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West Hills, California
Chaminade
Latest: Milo has been hearing from a number of schools and also stayed in constant contact with a couple former Chaminade teammates.
Leaders: Miami, which he committed to in August and officially visited for the big Florida State matchup.
Dark Horse: Nebraska, which features former teammate Terrell Newby and former Oregon State coach Mike Riley.
Quotable: "I'm pretty set with Miami. If I end up visiting Nebraska, it's to make sure I'm weighing all my options. I've been talking to Terrell and if they end up showing more interest, I might visit."
Class of 2015
Rivals250: No. 109
Houston, Texas
Lamar
Latest: Hill has a top five of Alabama, LSU, Baylor, Florida State and Texas. He has already visited Florida State and LSU. He intends to take trips to Alabama, Baylor and Texas in the coming month.
Leaders: Picking a single leader for Hill is difficult. LSU, Baylor and Texas seem to be in the most frequent contact.
Dark Horse: Florida State
Quotable: "I'm really looking for early playing time and to get that exposure. That's how I narrowed down the top five."
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Atlanta, Georgia
Lakeside
Latest: Horton is committed to Florida but plans to take a number of visits in the month leading up to Signing Day. Auburn is heavily involved and could pose a serious threat. Tennessee and LSU are also players.
Leaders: Horton's verbal commitment makes Florida the favorite in a number of ways, but Auburn seems to be waiting in the weeds. The Tigers could be considered 1B when it comes to his list of frontrunners.
Dark Horse: Tennessee and LSU
Quotable: "I plan to visit Florida, Auburn, Tennessee and LSU. The fifth one, I don't know yet."
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Los Angeles, California
Salesian
Latest: Tezino has been hearing from a handful of schools since the end of the season.
Leaders: Washington State, which he committed to in mid December. It's the only school Tezino has visited.
Dark Horse: San Diego State, which he'll officially visit Jan. 23.
Quotable: "I'm trying ot see something different and see how they do things down there. Washington State obviously showed me a great time, so we'll see if San Diego State can top that. Colorado, Oregon State and UNLV have contacted me, so I'm not sure where else I'll visit. My commitment is strong, but I just want to make sure it's the right choice for me."
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Tampa, Florida
Hillsborough
Latest: Lawson, who was once committed to Miami, will announce his decision during the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Jan. 4. His three finalists are Miami, Virginia Tech and USF.
Leaders: Virginia Tech
Dark Horse: USF
Quotable: "I'm looking for a place to play early and make an impact. I feel like my choice is a good fit for that."
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Santa Ana, California
Mater Dei
Latest: McMorris has visited Holy Cross and has trips set up with UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO and Army.
Leaders: Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, Holy Cross and Army.
Dark Horse: Cal, which could add him as a preferred walk-on.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
St. Thomas Aquinas
Latest: Causey remains committed to FAU but a host of other, "larger" offers threaten to change that. It seems likely that a change of commitment could come down the pipe before Signing Day
Leaders: FAU, to which Causey is committed, needs to be considered the "leader", but Tennessee and Kentucky are real players to change his mind. All three are on near level ground. Should the Vols or Wildcats have room for him in the 2015 class, FAU may soon find itself scrambling to replace him.
Dark Horse: Louisville
Quotable: "I'm probably going to end up visiting Tennessee and Kentucky after this game is over. I told FAU about that. I told them I'm going to keep my options open. They really have no choice but to respect it." -- Causey on his current situation.
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Class of 2015
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Miami, Florida
Gulliver Prep
Latest: Sheppard remains committed to Wisconsin, but has re-opened his recruitment since head coach Gary Andersen left for Oregon State.
Leaders: The 6-foot-1, 225-pound prospect remains committed to the Badgers.
Dark Horse: Louisville, which will get an official visit on Jan. 16.
Quotable: "I'm just trying to compare Louisville to Wisconsin. I really like Wisconsin because they have high interest in me and I have high interest in them, too. The coaching change was a bummer and that process made me open my recruitment a bit. I'm still committed, but I want to see if I'm at the right place."
