2014 Scottsdale Community College (AZ) linebacker Antonio Smothers was anxious to pick a school coming out of high school and couldn’t wait to play college football, but he ended up taking a different route to get there.

“I did poorly on my ACT. I could have taken it again, but I decided not because I had to pay for it. So at that point I knew I had to go the JUCO route.”

Smothers then made another...

2014 Hardee (Fla.) defensive end Keyon Brown is rated as one of the top pass rushers in the nation and is looking to focus on improving one skill this summer that is sure to take his talents to the next level.

“My speed, I’m trying to get faster. So I’m trying to work on speed.”

While some recruits find the recruiting process to be stressful at times, Brown has yet to feel any stress...

Cocoa High’s Chauncey Gardner isn’t your typical high school freshman. The 5’11”, 190-lb ATH committed to the ‘Canes last weekend to become Miami’s first 2016 commitment.

“It felt like home. Everybody was telling me, ‘Miami is a good place, Miami is a good place’ and everybody expected me to go there because that’s where some of ...

2015 McArthur Safety Kendrell McFadden was looking to not only excel on the defensive side of the ball, but also assist with his team’s offense.

“Right now we are just looking to work on our offense, we have a new offense and quarterback. Were trying to also move the ball down the field and score a lot of points.”...

2014 Immokalee (Fla.) athlete Jimmy Bayes was with his team at the Dolphins 7 on 7 tournament in hopes of capturing the title.

“Were trying to make the top 8, were trying to win games and thats pretty much it just make plays.”

Bayes practiced with his team this spring to get better as he was on both sides of the ball as a receiver and a linebacker. ...

Here a couple notes I took while there:

*Notice there are 65 teams there so I didn't get to see everybody

-Trayone Gray from Carol City is a man-child. When standing next to Trayone and not knowing who he is your under the impression that he has to play linebacker or safety but his ...