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Football Briefs:
Mississippi State pledged quarterback/defensive back/receiver Tyler Threadgill of Philadelphia, Miss., over Tennessee, Mississippi and Southern Mississippi. Rivals in-depth: Bulldogs.
Georgia Tech has a verbal from linebacker Phillip Wheeler of Columbus-Shaw, Ga. The Jackets recently gained offensive lineman Kevin Tuminello of Youngstown-Boardman, Ohio. Rivals in-depth: Jackets.
Oregon has a verbal from offensive lineman Josh Tschirgi of Vancouver-Skyview, Wash. Rivals in-depth: Ducks.
Minnesota has a verbal from Class 2004 junior offensive lineman Lyndon Murtha of Hutchinson, Minn. Rivals in-depth: Gophers.
The USC Trojans pledged Top 150 linebacker Thomas Williams of Vacaville, Cal., over UCLA, Notre Dame and Nebraska, among others. Rivals in-depth: Trojans.
Outstanding defensive back William Roach of Killen-Brooks, Ala., picked Alabama over Tennessee, Mississippi, LSU and South Carolina. Rivals in-depth: Tide.
Top 150 junior college defensive lineman Tony McClain of Rosenberg, Tex/Coffeyville CC, Kan., committed to Auburn over Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas. Rivals in-depth: Tigers.
The California Bears pledged quarterback Aaron Rodgers of Chino-Pleasant Valley, Cal/Butte CC, Cal. Rivals in-depth: Bears.
San Diego State has a verbal from running back/defensive back Reggie Ross of San Diego-Mira Mesa, Cal., over offers from California, Kansas, Colorado State, UNLV and Fresno State. Rivals in-depth: Aztecs.
Florida pledged Top 150 junior college tight end David Kenner of Lackawanna CC, Pa., over Kentucky, Kansas, Kansas State and Maryland. Rivals in-depth: Gators
Stanford pledged Super Prospect offensive lineman Mikal Brewer of Peoria-Centennial, Ariz., over Nebraska, Arizona, UCLA and Notre Dame. Others were Washington, Northwestern, Oregon, Oregon State asnd Colorado. Rivals in-depth: Stanford.
Basketball Briefs:
San Jose State has signed guards Ryan Miller of Shasta CC, Cal., Tyree Gardner of BYU-Hawaii/Diablo Valley CC, Cal., and Cedric Ousley of Triton CC, Ill.Rivals in-depth: San Jose State
Class 2004 forward David Ellis of Sacramento-Capital Christian, Cal., has committed to California. The Bears recently gained Class 2004 center Sam Rayburn of Portland-Sunset, Ore. Rivals in-depth: Bears
Top 100 junior college forward Jeremiah Massey of Detroit, Mich/Oxnard CC, Cal., signed with Kansas State. He averaged 23.5 points and 13.6 rebounds last season.Rivals in-depth: Wildcats
Super Prospect forward Boubacar Coly of Africa/Laurinburg Institute, NC., is headed to Xavier. Rivals in-depth: Xavier
Previous commitments guard/forward Ronnie LeMelle of Harrisburg, Pa/Philadelphia-Christian Academy, Pa/Western Oklahoma CC, Okla., and center/forward Dwayne Curtis of Chicago-Whitney Young, Ill., signed with Auburn and coach Cliff Ellis. Guard Dwan Youmans of Jacksonville-Arlington Country Day, Fla., is expected to sign with the Tigers during the spring period. Rivals in-depth: Tigers
Miami-Florida has added guard Guillermo Diaz of Miami-Miami Christian, Fla. Rivals in-depth: Canes
Akron signed forward Romeo Travis of Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary's, Ohio.
Memphis has added forward Ivan Lopez of Puerto Rico/Miami-Miami Christian, Fla/Norfolk-Ryan Academy, Va. Rivals in-depth: Memphis
Touted center/forward Wayne Marshall of Philadelphia-King, Pa., is headed to Temple over LaSalle. Rivals in-depth: Temple
Minnesota has signed guard Wesley Washington of Santa Ana-Mater Dei, Cal., who was once committed to California; and forward Kerry Woolridge of San Leandro, Cal. Rivals in-depth: Gophers
Texas Tech and coach Bob Knight have a Class 2005 commitment from sophomore 6-8 forward Justin Wilkerson of Greenville, Tex. Rivals in-depth: Texas Tech
University of San Francisco signed forwards Julian Sensley of Hailua, Hawaii/Los Angeles CC, Cal; and Kenneth Barnes of Chicago Heights-Rich East, Ill/Hartnell CC, Cal.
Centenary signed center Stanley Turner of Ashland, Miss., and forward/center Troy Bryan Williams of Albany-Albany Monroe, Ga.
