Ivins was up at Heritage yesterday. He has an article up today regarding Little.
Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage Top247 cornerback
Earl Little Jr. has mapped out where he plans to take his five official visits.
Little told 247Sports during an on-site interview on Thursday that he's tentatively scheduled to be at
USC the weekend of June 10,
UF the weekend of Sept. 18 when the Gators host Alabama,
FSU the weekend of Sept. 25 when the Seminoles host Louisville,
LSU the weekend of Oct. 2 when the Tigers host Auburn and
Alabama the weekend of Nov. 6 when the Crimson Tide hosts LSU.
"That's all locked in," Little said.
FSU hasn't been billed as much of a contender in the past to land Little seeing as how his father went to Miami, but the younger Little claims that he's intrigued by the Seminoles.
"My dad played at Miami and even though it's a big rivalry, it's all about me," Little explained. "The relationships I have built with the coaches over the past year is great. They talk to me very often and I like how they produce their DBs."
Little is talking with plenty of people in Tallahassee.
"I would like to see them win more," Little said. "But you know they produce too – Asante [Samuel Jr.], Tavares McFadden came from here, Stanford Samuels was right down the street. They produce guys from home."
LSU has long led on the 247Sports' Crystal Ball for Little.
"That's DBU," Little said. "You see what they do with their DBs. I feel like I could go there, get developed by Coach [Corey] Raymond and just perform. I got a tight relationship with their coaching staff too, so that's key."
Nick Saban has
Alabama is right in the thick of things. The Crimson Tide are telling Little he could line up at multiple spots in the secondary, and that's intriguing to him.
"Pat [Surtain Jr.] came from here, so I feel like I can go up there and do the same thing. Coach Saban he takes a role with the DBs and that's the GOAT. Who wouldn't want to be coached by Nick Saban? He produces all DBs not just corners – the safety, the star and the corners," Little said.
"I talk Coach [Charles] Kelly and the new coach, Coach [Jay] Valai. They said whenever I get there they want to see what I can do and how I can help the team whether that's at corner, safety or star. They think I can play all three," Little noted.
Little hasn't toured
USC before.
"It's out West, so you know, that's a different experience with the Pac-12. I like how they produce DBs. One of my [friends] is out there Olaijah Griffin. I'm cool with him. I like what they did with him," Little said.
Little has been trading messages with Trojans assistant Donte Williams.
"He's a cool dude," Little said. He shows me how they run stuff in practice with individual drills and stuff like that. We kind of do similar stuff like that at Heritage.
Little also likes what he's hearing from the coaches at
Florida.
"It's just the same thing, they are showing me their practices and how I can get better," Little said.
Little has been to Gainesville before and has heard good things about UF from outgoing corner Marco Wilson, who will be selected in the upcoming NFL Draft after a eye-opening pro day earlier this week.
"Marco just being from Heritage, just growing up with Marco – shoot, that could be me in a couple of years," Little said. "I can probably go to Florida and do the same thing. I mean we have seen how it turned out for him."
So what does that mean for Miami?
"They aren't out," Little explained. "I'm just saving my officials because they are right down the street. I can go down there whenever. I would like to take advantage of my official visits and travel."
Little added that he would like to get down to Coral Gables once the NCAA lifts its temporary recruiting dead period for an unofficial visit.
"I'm starting to talk to Coach [Manny] Diaz more," Little pointed out.
And there you have it. "Travel" to Tallahassee and Gainesville.