Midnight has arrived which means college coaches can officially call and text 2026 prospects and the messages started flying right when the clock struck 12.
For No. 1 prospect Jahkeem Stewart, the New Orleans (La.) St. Augustine five-star defensive end received his first message from Ohio State position coach Larry Johnson.
“Coach Johnson said he can’t wait to turn me into a generational player,” Stewart said.
Top cornerback Brandon Lockhart, who’s committed to USC, and Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt heard first from Miami.
“They told me I need to get back down there and I always have a home there and to have them locked in,” Dixon Wyatt said.
Lockhart said: “It was Miami and they said, ‘It’s all about The U.’”
The Hurricanes were actually pretty busy out West as five-star quarterback Brady Smigiel from Newbury Park, Calif., was in a midnight group chat with a bunch of Miami coaches.
“Miami was a group chat with the staff,” Smigiel said. “They just said they are excited for me to get out to Miami with a custom graphic.”
It was busy all over the place.
Clemmons (N.C.) West Forsyth four-star offensive lineman Pierre Dean heard first from South Carolina position coach Lonnie Teasley telling Dean, ‘You’re next PJ.’
“After that it just kind of flooded with messages,” Dean said.
Five-star offensive lineman Keenyi Pepe’s first message came from Florida State offensive line coach Alex Atkins. Four-star defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright landed his first text message from Texas coach Steve Sarkisian working on getting him back to Austin for another visit. Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek four-star WR Jalen Lott heard from the Longhorns first as well.
Recent Georgia de-commit Derrek Cooper received a message from Texas A&M coach Mike Elko saying he wanted to be…
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Publish date : 2024-06-15 05:38:02
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