BIG EAST FOOTBALL RECRUITING NOTES (8/6/2009)

Here is a round-up of BiG East football recruiting notes found on the web the past few days...


According to Phil Kornblut, in a special for the Post & Courier in South Carolina, here are the Big East mentions from his Monday recruiting notebook:

- Ego Ferguson Jr. (6-3, 260) of Hargrave Prep, Va. Clemson was one of the seven schools he cut. Also making the list were Miami, Oklahoma, LSU, Notre Dame, North Carolina, UCLA, California, Vanderbilt, Florida State, Nebraska, Penn State, Tennessee and Maryland. Notre Dame, Oklahoma and LSU will get three of his official visits. Ferguson plans to get his list to 10 before leaving for schools Aug. 17.

- Darrell Givens (6-1, 172) of Indian Head, Md., is a DB that signed with Penn State last February, but last week was denied admission by the university despite being NCAA qualified.

Givens' transcripts are to be reviewed by South Carolina's admissions committee. If accepted, sources indicate there's a good chance he will join the Gamecocks this week. Givens and his coach were in regular contact with members of South Carolina's staff last week. North Carolina and Rutgers are the two other schools Givens is considering.



- WR Ace Sanders (5-9, 165) of Bradenton, Fla., ha South Carolina along with Purdue and West Virginia as his favorites. He plans to set two of his official visits with the Gamecocks and Mountaineers. He has offers from South Florida, Purdue, Indiana, Syracuse and Iowa. He's hoping for one from Florida.

- DL Sharrif Floyd (6-3, 311) of Philadelphia was back at South Carolina early last week after attending the Gamecocks' camp the previous Saturday. South Carolina is hoping to get one of Floyd's official visits this fall. Some of his other offers are North Carolina, Syracuse, Rutgers, Penn State, Boston College, UCLA, Stanford and Maryland.


- Beaufort LB Justin Parker (6-2, 225) plans to visit Clemson this weekend. South Carolina and Clemson are even for Parker, who also has offers from Mississippi State, South Florida, Colorado, Vanderbilt, Syracuse, N.C. State, Central Florida, Wake Forest and Maryland.

- DB Rijo Walker (5-9, 173) of Hampton, Va., attended South Carolina's camp late last month and likes South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia the most right now. He's a cornerback, who had 15 interceptions over the past two seasons.

- Irmo RB Mustafa Green (6-1, 200) wants to visit Florida, Alabama and Rutgers during the season. He'll also take in South Carolina and Clemson games. In fact, he plans to be at South Carolina's home opener next month. Green did not attend any prospect camps this summer and does not have a favorite.

- Dillon WR Antuawn Blue (6-1, 185) likes Clemson the most, but has not been offered. He visited South Carolina and N.C. State over the summer and is hearing from Louisville, Coastal Carolina, The Citadel and Buffalo. He has no offers
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Jawaun Wynn woke up on Wednesday and decided Rutgers was the place for him, according to Zagsblog.com. The 6-foot-3, 187-pound rising senior wide receiver from Piscataway (NJ) High School decided to stay home to play college football locally over UConn, Temple and Boston College.

Wynn joins fellow Piscataway grads Marvin Booker (LB) and Anthony Davis (OL) at Rutgers.
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In an effort to bolster their recruiting efforts, Pittsburgh hosted a recrutiing gathering this past weekend the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Kevin Gorman notes that the Pitt BBQ was Well Done.

The benefits were reaped almost immediately as Dan Schneider, an Ohio Tight End, Commits to Panthers while in town for the BBQ. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Avon Lake (Ohio) tight end made a verbal commitment to Pitt, picking the Panthers over 20 other offers, including from Cincinnati, Florida State and West Virginia.

Other top Pitt targets at the event included defensive end Sherard Cadogan (6-foot-3, 227 pounds) of Cherry Hill (N.J.) Camden Catholic; receiver Shakim Phillips (6-2, 191) of Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic; defensive back Brendon Felder (5-10, 163) of Gateway; and offensive guard Shane Johnson (6-5, 300) of Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic, all with scholarship offers and Gateway cornerback Dayonne Nunley and St. Ignatius quarterback Mark Myers also were among the attendees.
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