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Chuckoliver.net staff – On Monday, January 31st, Chuckoliver.net will debut a new and unsurpassed online home for fans of Southern college football. We promise to continue providing you with the most regularly updated news, best original content, video, podcasts and more to help you follow the sport you love...
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Family of deceased Ole Miss player considering suing school
Kyle Veazey, Jackson Clarion Ledger, OXFORD — An attorney in Houston, Texas is considering filing a $10 million lawsuit against Ole Miss on behalf of the family of Bennie Abram, a walk-on football player who died during conditioning drills on Feb. 19, 2010. In a five-page letter, dated today, that the firm said it...
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Hokies add another top TE with Malleck
Dailypress.com – Ryan Malleck, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound prospect from Point Pleasant Borough High in Point Pleasant, N.J. He had been committed to Maryland since mid-August, but started to take a look at other schools when the Terrapins let former coach Ralph Friedgen go. Last weekend, Malleck visited Tech. In addition...
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Chuck Oliver: What’s Ahead for . . . the Florida State Seminoles
Well, that didn’t take long. Season One under Jimbo Fisher had FSU back in the ACC championship game and, though the ‘Noles came up short vs. Virginia Tech, the fan base is clearly recommitted and energized and all those other cliches lazy media members use. Except in this case, it’s all true. Give...
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Chuck Oliver Talks Recruiting w/ Chip Towers of the AJC
Today on Chuck Oliver’s daily radio show on 680theFan, Chuck was joined by Chip Towers of the AJC. some of Chip’s comments during the course of the interview were: * Drew, Crowell, Rome all have the chance to see the field for UGA in their first year on campus * A lot of UGA’s success is built on...
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Ingram Smith: A look at Florida State’s Recruiting Class for 2011
Ingram Smith, Sr. Writer ChuckOliver.Net follow on twitter @IngramSmith Florida State Recruiting Update: FSU currently has 24 players committed for the class of 2011. Rivals.com currently ranks this class 1st in the ACC and the # 3 class in the nation. What Florida State has done wrong: As I said in yesterday’s...
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Blue-chipper Mickey Johnson commits to LSU
Jim Kleinpeter- The Times Picayune - Baton Rouge – Defensive tackle Mickey Johnson of St. Paul’s in Covington committed to LSU Friday, St. Paul’s Coach Ken Sears said. Johnson, the four-star recruit and Class 5A All-State player, chose LSU instead of Arkansas and Tennessee after narrowing his list...
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Georgia “Dream Team” coming together w/ commit of 5-star DE Drew
Chip Towers, AJC.com - THOMASVILLE – The runaway freight train that has become Georgia’s 2011 recruiting class just added another heavy boxcar Friday morning as Ray Drew committed to the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end made the announcement to a gathering of friends, family, faculty, coaches, teammates...
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Friedgen’s agent says “no truth” to UGA rumors
dogbytesonline.com – Marc Weiszer - The name: Ralph Friedgen, the former Maryland head coach and Georgia Tech offensive coordinator who was forced out last month despite being named ACC Coach of the Year. I called his agent late Thursday afternoon to check into whether Friedgen had talked to Georgia about becoming...
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Top DE Pagan de-commits from Clemson
Michael Carvell – AJC.com - One of the nation’s top-ranked defensive ends confirmed to the AJC on late Thursday night that he is no longer committed to Clemson, and now favoring Georgia. It was a brief conversation with Jeoffrey Pagan, the 6-foot-4, 280-pounder from Asheville, N.C. who is ranked as the...
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RECRUITING
Hokies add another top TE with Malleck
January 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Dailypress.com – Ryan Malleck, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound prospect from Point Pleasant Borough High in Point Pleasant, N.J. He had been committed to Maryland since mid-August, but started to take a look at other schools when the Terrapins let former coach Ralph Friedgen go. Last weekend, Malleck visited Tech. In addition to Tech and Maryland, Malleck considered scholarship offers from U.Va., Miami, Connecticut, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Central Florida and Vanderbilt, as well as appointments from Army and Navy. http://www.fanfeedr.com/ncaa-football/2011/01/28/last-minute-flip-flop-nets-tech-another-te-recruit Read More →
SEC
Family of deceased Ole Miss player considering suing school
January 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Kyle Veazey, Jackson Clarion Ledger, OXFORD — An attorney in Houston, Texas is considering filing a $10 million lawsuit against Ole Miss on behalf of the family of Bennie Abram, a walk-on football player who died during conditioning drills on Feb. 19, 2010. In a five-page letter, dated today, that the firm said it sent to UM chancellor Dan Jones, attorney Gene Egdorf of Lanier Law Firm serves notice of the potential suit. Mississippi law requires a 90-day notice before such suits are filed. A news release from the firm says it is “investigating the circumstances” of Abram’s death. http://blogs.clarionledger.com/um/2011/01/28/notice-of-potential-lawsuit-against-um-served-in-abrams-death/# Read More →
ACC
Hokies add another top TE with Malleck
January 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Dailypress.com – Ryan Malleck, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound prospect from Point Pleasant Borough High in Point Pleasant, N.J. He had been committed to Maryland since mid-August, but started to take a look at other schools when the Terrapins let former coach Ralph Friedgen go. Last weekend, Malleck visited Tech. In addition to Tech and Maryland, Malleck considered scholarship offers from U.Va., Miami, Connecticut, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Central Florida and Vanderbilt, as well as appointments from Army and Navy. http://www.fanfeedr.com/ncaa-football/2011/01/28/last-minute-flip-flop-nets-tech-another-te-recruit Read More →
C-USA
Chuckoliver.net ORIGINAL: Houston recruiting update – who’s in, out & on deck
January 23, 2011 · 1 Comment
Recruiting Update By: Jimmy Schofield chuckoliver.net contributor When Margaret Wolfe Hungerford said, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” I’m pretty sure she was referring to college football recruiting. As I’ve said in many previous posts and will continue to hash, recruiting classes should not be ranked until years down the line when there has been sufficient enough time to actually judge how they have produced on the field. Having said that, Scout.com‘s latest recruiting rankings have the University of Houston’s 2011 class ranked at #62 in the... [Read the full story]
Opinion
FSU Podcast for the Week of January 28th
January 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
Bud Elliott of TomahawkNation.com and ChuckOliver.Net’s Ingram Smith recently spoke about Florida State’s recruiting efforts. Topics covered mainly surround who and how FSU looks to close the 2011 class in the final 5 days leading up to National Signing Day. You can follow Ingram on twitter @IngramSmith and Bud @TomahawkNation. http://chuckoliver.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1286050000_100000_6177784.mp3 Read More →
Media
Chuck Oliver Talks Recruiting w/ Chip Towers of the AJC
January 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Today on Chuck Oliver’s daily radio show on 680theFan, Chuck was joined by Chip Towers of the AJC. some of Chip’s comments during the course of the interview were: * Drew, Crowell, Rome all have the chance to see the field for UGA in their first year on campus * A lot of UGA’s success is built on the staff “getting off their buts” & a lot of kids have bought into the idea of the “dream team” * UGA could very well bat 100% with the rest of the prospects on their board, did not think that was the case until recently to hear the full interview you can... [Read the full story]
Opinion
FSU Podcast for the Week of January 28th
Bud Elliott of TomahawkNation.com and ChuckOliver.Net’s Ingram Smith recently...
Chuckoliver.net ORIGINAL: SEC breakout players for 2011
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Chuckoliver.net ORIGINAL: Principle won’t win games for Georgia Tech
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Chuck Oliver
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Chuck Oliver:What’s Ahead for. . . the LSU Tigers
By Chuck Oliver follow me on twitter @ kingcfb LSU is in a funk and it’s...
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