Romegajacket,
I wish that I had some juicy tidbits for you to snack on. Things are kind of quiet at the moment. However, there are many stories that could break at any moment and I will tell you some things off the top of my head. As mentioned in another post, it is only a matter of time before players like A.J. Jenkins, Omoregie Uzzi, and Jon Lockhart make a decision. According to every source that I know, Jenkins made his decision during Tech’s camp and will be a Jacket as previously reported. I am not sure what the hold up is. I do know that he did receive an official offer at Florida’s Friday Night Lights camp. However, in a quote from an article after our July 7 camp, A.J. made clear his intentions, “We’re (A.J., Chris Jackson, Steven Sylvester, and Sean Renfree) trying to get like a little bond. We’re all going to commit here so we’re just trying to get a little friendship going on.” Though it appears that Florida whispered sweet nothings in A.J.’s ear and he definitely liked it, I still think that he will be a Jacket once the smoke clears.
All signs point to Uzzi being a Jacket as well. He will be making a trip to Athens tomorrow, but he seems really impressed with the loyalty that the Jackets have shown him. Also, I understand that he has scheduled a return visit to Tech this weekend. His former, and hopefully soon to be again, teammate Roddy Jones has been recruiting Uzzi hard this summer. Uzzi is also good friends with Tech commits, Chris Jackson and Steven Sylvester. I will be interested to see what comes out of the UGA visit. However, my gut is saying that Uzzi will commit to the Jackets this weekend. Again, this is just a gut feeling.
Lockhart seems extremely interested in Tech, but he wanted to check out Vandy before he made a decision. To my knowledge, he has not made that visit and we should hear something shortly after he does. I know that he likes Vandy a lot, but I would be pretty surprised if he did not wind up a Yellow Jacket.
Kenneth Page visited last weekend and all reports say that it went well. Page holds offers from some 30+ programs, but we are right there with him. It will be a while before we hear a decision from Mr. Page, but he is expected to cut his list dramatically very soon and believe that we will make the cut. I think that he may be one of those late season surprises. He seems to like Notre Dame and the South Carolina schools a lot, so you can bet that a great season and wins over Notre Dame and Clemson could pay big dividends when it is all said and done.
Brandon Thompson is another player that we are looking really solid with. As some may remember, Brandon was a finger snap away from committing to Clemson a couple of months ago. However, since our July camps, he appears to be genuinely interested in the Jackets. Though the Tigers are still one a top his list, the Jackets are right there and pushing hard. Brandon’s mom was able to accompany him on his last visit and she, in the words of Brandon, loved it. She met the entire coaching staff and she got a tour of the campus. She loved it." Mom does appear to have some influence on where Brandon will commit and though it is his decision to make, it sounds like we may have her in our back pocket.
