The Vanderbilt Commodores have done a bang-up job so far this spring to secure inroads in the state of Georgia, and James Franklin has snagged four prized recruits for the 2013 class. Jonesboro cornerback Tauren Ferguson is the latest Peach State native to jump aboard the Vandy train, picking the Commodores over offers from Ole Miss, Wake Forest and Cincinnati. He will join Stephenson DE Jonathan Wynn and a pair of four-star recruits in Central-Macon LB Nigel Bowden and Cedar Grove QB Johnathan McCrary. Last year the Commodores landed five Georgia prospects including Buford’s Paris Head.
Georgia Tech is finally on the board for the Class of 2013 as four-star running back Travis Custis pledged to sign with Paul Johnson next February. The Lovejoy star reportedly had offers from Clemson, Miami, Boston College, Mississippi State, Michigan State and South Florida according to Scout.com.
While his coach says the opposite is true, two schools may have been ruled out in the Tony Parker sweepstakes. Last week, Score Atlanta secured an exclusive with Miller Grove head coach Sharman White following the McDonald’s All-American game and asked about Parker’s recruiting process. When asked if Parker had eliminated any schools from his top five of Kansas, Duke, Ohio State, UCLA and UGA, White said “No one has been ruled out.” Rumors had been circulating the web that Kansas and Ohio State had taken hits with various assistants interviewing for head coaching jobs. Kansas assistant Danny Manning will leave the Jayhawks to take over as head coach of Tulsa, but Ohio State’s staff appears to be sticking together. Parker will announce his decision April 11 and sign his letter of intent during the late signing period. As for the in-state team, many Bulldog fans will like to hear that White confirmed “Georgia is definitely still in it.”
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