Tuesdays with Gorney: Ten recruiting storylines to comply with this weekend

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Jett Thomalla The primary huge official go to weekend of June kicks off in only some days and Rivals nationwide recruiting director Adam Gorney seems at 10 storylines he’s following.

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THOMALLA ON FLIP WATCH 4-star quarterback Jett Thomalla dedicated to Iowa State in mid-April however lower than a month later, Alabama got here by with a suggestion and now the Omaha (Neb.) Millard South standout is headed to Tuscaloosa this weekend.

Thomalla loves coach Matt Campbell and the chance in Ames and there's some consideration that Alabama simply landed five-star quarterback Keelon Russell final recruiting cycle however the Crimson Tide might be powerful to show down.

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CAN ALABAMA MAKE A MOVE WITH TOP RECRUITS? Boobie Feaster (Photograph by Nick Lucero/Rivals.com) Past Thomalla’s go to, it’s an enormous weekend in Tuscaloosa. 4-star defensive finish Nolan Wilson will probably be there and Alabama is the front-runner. 4-star security Jett Washington has Alabama and Oregon battling it out. 4-star working again KJ Edwards modified his go to schedule to get to Alabama earlier than a call though Texas might be powerful to beat.

5-star receiver Boobie Feaster will probably be on the town as Texas A&M has surged to the highest with LSU. An entire host of elite defensive linemen will probably be headed to Alabama, which has solely 5 commitments proper now however this weekend might go a protracted approach to including some elite names.

DUCKWORTH ON THE PLAINS Final recruiting cycle, Auburn beat Ole Miss and others for five-star quarterback Deuce Knight because the Rebels tried every little thing down the stretch to land the in-state standout.

Ole Miss leads for four-star quarterback Landon Duckworth however Auburn, South Carolina, Florida State and others are battling and it will likely be coach Hugh Freeze’s alternative this weekend to get the Jackson, Ala., standout pondering. It might be powerful due to Duckworth’s relationship with Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin however it will likely be an important go to.

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CAN CLEMSON CONVINCE TARGETS TO COMMIT? Tyler Atkinson Clemson just isn't the kind of program to usher in dozens of recruits each weekend so when a giant go to weekend occurs, you need to listen. This will probably be a kind of and now the query will probably be whether or not these subsequent few days is when the Tigers landed a number of the elite gamers all through the Southeast.

4-star working again Jae Lamar will probably be there as Georgia appears to have a slight edge now. Similar on each fronts with five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson. The Tigers lead for four-star OL Carter Scruggs so this will probably be an important journey. Bryce Perry-Wright, Zavion Griffin-Haynes, Joey O’Brien and different elite defensive gamers will meet with coach Dabo Swinney, too, so a productive weekend ought to be forward.

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MOMENTUM, FLIP WATCH AT FLORIDA CJ Bronaugh A giant group is coming to Gainesville - all with a special story. Florida is working to flip Nebraska speedster pledge CJ Bronaugh from the Orlando space. The Gators want to probably prolong a lead for four-star defensive finish JaReylan McCoy and stave off Ohio State and others for four-star security Bralan Womack.

There may be additionally flip watch past Bronaugh in addition to Florida State linebacker commit Karon Maycock and four-star Syracuse offensive line pledge Javeion Cooper from Melbourne (Fla.) Central Catholic will probably be on campus. Coach Billy Napier solely has two pledges to this point within the 2026 class, some issues want to begin breaking the Gators’ approach.

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GEORGIA MAKES RUN AT ALABAMA LEANS Ezavier Crowell Not often does Georgia play from behind in recruiting however this weekend will convey just a few high-level gamers who're in all probability leaning someplace else.

Let’s begin with No. 1 working again Ezavier Crowell, who has Alabama because the chief, however is coming again to Georgia and that's all the time price watching. 5-star receiver Cederian Morgan, who can also be excessive on the Crimson Tide, will probably be in Athens and it will likely be fascinating to see if the Georgia coaches pitch a George Pickens-esque future for him.

You wish to discuss flip watch? 4-star Ole Miss linebacker commit Izayia Williams has already made 5 pledges and he’ll be at Georgia to listen to out the coaches this weekend, too.

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BENTLEY HITS THE ROAD Bowe Bentley is all the way down to LSU and Oklahoma and the four-star quarterback from Celina, Texas will probably be in Baton Rouge this weekend.

Heading into the journey, the sensation is that the Sooners have the slight edge in his recruitment despite the fact that four-star QB Jaden O’Neal is dedicated as a result of Bentley is tremendous shut with new OC Ben Arbuckle and Oklahoma had a jumpstart on Bentley’s recruitment. However his relationship with LSU OC Joe Sloan may be very sturdy and enjoying with all these elite receivers is compelling.

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KEYS IN CORAL GABLES 5-star receiver Tristen Keys dedicated to his dream faculty, LSU, in March however different visits are taking place and it’s by no means unwise to look at Miami in recruiting particularly as issues get nearer to signing day and there'll all the time be a compelling NIL pitch made.

LSU acquired burned by five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood partly to an NIL deal final recruiting cycle and partly five-star OL Jackson Cantwell’s determination to select Miami over Georgia and others just a few weeks in the past was due to a deal his agent Drew Rosenhaus made. It is going to be fascinating to see what the Hurricanes pitch to Keys particularly throughout a weekend that’s loaded with expertise in Coral Gables.

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OJO HEADS TO OHIO STATE Texas is the front-runner for five-star offensive deal with Felix Ojo. Possibly nothing can change that.

However Ohio State is bringing in a formidable group of prospects headlined by the Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge standout and the Buckeyes are in second place proper now in his recruitment. After assembly with coach Ryan Day and new place coach Tyler Bowen, being across the nationwide championship trophy and across the program for an prolonged interval, that may change. Or it won't.

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MEADOWS MAKES TRIP TO COLUMBIA South Carolina went to Washington, D.C., in its 2024 class for five-star defensive finish Dylan Stewart and he was a celebrity for the Gamecocks this previous season. It might be very shocking if the Gamecocks’ teaching employees didn’t pitch four-star defensive finish Carter Meadows on being Stewart 2.0 and it might be very shocking if Meadows wasn’t already pondering it.

The Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga edge rusher performs with a special model however at 6-foot-6 and 225 kilos, Meadows has all of the instruments to be particular and it shouldn’t be a tough promote for the South Carolina employees to promote him on being the following nice defensive finish in Columbia.