Mid-Atlantic battles: Five two-team battles to watch

The Mid-Atlantic region has been a battleground for some of the nation’s top football programs for a long time. Check out some of the prospects caught in the middle of a two-team fight.

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Parsons recruitment is about as tricky as any in recent memory. First, he was a lock for Penn State and then he decommitted and seemed like a shoe-in at Ohio State. Suddenly, Nebraska made a big splash during his offseason visit to Lincoln and the Cornhuskers become major contenders. After Parsons' official visit to Ohio State over the weekend, it sounded like he was Ohio State's to lose, but his public remarks about Ohio State quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Dwayne Haskins have apparently rubbed some Buckeyes the wrong way.

Parsons will visit Penn State this weekend for an unofficial visit, has an official visit to Nebraska scheduled for the first weekend in October. Other visits are in the works, but this should come down to Ohio State or Nebraska.

Penn State has been the leader for Walker for a while but, in Walker's mind, there has always been something about Ohio State. If the Buckeyes were to push a bit harder for him, they might be able to swing him their way. Virginia Tech and Maryland are involved, but this should be a PSU-OSU battle in the end.

Even though Sandidge lists a top seven, it really seems like the Tar Heels and Gamecocks will be the two major players. Sandidge has visited both schools numerous times and will take plenty more visits later this season. There is a tremendous amount of family pressure to attend South Carolina, but Sandidge also has strong relationships in Chapel Hill.

Stanford, Florida State, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech are Hollifield's top five but the Tar Heels and Hokies have been recruiting him the hardest for the longest period of time. He was scheduled to go to Florida State for the Miami game this weekend for an official visit but that will have to be rescheduled since that game has been moved to October. The big official visit that remains on the books is Hollifield's official visit to Virginia Tech for the North Carolina game later this month. The Hokies and Tar Heels have the inside track right now.

Anoma isn't especially talkative but his actions give off the indication that Maryland and Alabama are the biggest contenders for him right now. He's made the short trip to College Park numerous times and has better relationships with the Maryland staff than at any other school. Anoma's offseason visit to Alabama made a huge impact on him and he has become a priority for the coaching staff there.