Notre Dame commit Stephon Tuitt at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. (Tribune Photo/BOB WIENEKE) |
Notre Dame recruit Stephon Tuitt will visit Georgia Tech the weekend of Jan. 21, he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week.
"When I go, I’m going to go there with an open mind," Tuitt, a senior at Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Ga., told the AJC. "I’m going to act like it’s the first time I’ve been there.
"I’m going to forget past history between me and the coaches and try to see if it’s a place I could see myself playing the next four or five years."
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Tuitt said last week at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio that he would visit Tech but also said that he remains committed to Notre Dame. Tuitt visited Notre Dame the weekdn of the Sept. 11 Michigan game and committed a few days after his visit.
"To take me away from (Notre Dame), you've got to offer something double that school," Tuitt said following an All-American Bowl practice. "So … I'm going to stay there."
The AJC story said that at one time it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Tuitt would pick Georgia Tech after visiting there at least six times last year. It also said that Tuitt’s mother spoke about how she liked Tech’s academic opportunities.
Tuitt last month visited Auburn but quickly eliminated the Tigers.
Tuitt was impressive in practices for the Army game and registered four tackles and a sack in the game. He teamed with end Aaron Lynch, who will visit Notre Dame this weekend, to form an imposing defensive line for an East team that recorded 12 sacks.
Tuitt will play for Team USA in the Team USA vs. The World Game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas.
"Right now I’ve kind of stopping everything," Tuitt told the AJC about his recruitment. "I’m going to take one to Tech, but right now that’s the only one."
Irish recruiting target Brennan Scarlett of Central Catholic High in Portland, Ore., on Thursday committed to Cal. Scarlett also had been considering Stanford, USC and UCLA.
Kirtland, Ohio offensive lineman Chase Hounshell, a longtime Florida commit, recently told the (Willoughby, Ohio) News-Herald that he will choose between Notre Dame and the Gators. The 6-6, 265-pound Hounshell will announce on the Feb. 2 national signing day.
Rivals.com still lists Traverse City, Mich., offensive lineman Jake Fisher as a Michigan commit. After Michigan fired Rich Rodriguez last week, Fisher's high school coach told the Detroit News that Fisher would look somewhere else and that they'd been in contact with ND. Rivals does not list Notre Dame as one of Fisher's college choices.
Notre Dame has 20 verbal commitments in its recruiting class of 2011 after Indianapolis Bishop Chatard offensive lineman Nick Martin switched his commitment from Kentucky to ND over the weekend.
Staff writer Bob Wieneke: bwieneke@sbtinfo.com 574-235-6428
"When I go, I’m going to go there with an open mind," Tuitt, a senior at Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Ga., told the AJC. "I’m going to act like it’s the first time I’ve been there.
"I’m going to forget past history between me and the coaches and try to see if it’s a place I could see myself playing the next four or five years."
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Tuitt said last week at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio that he would visit Tech but also said that he remains committed to Notre Dame. Tuitt visited Notre Dame the weekdn of the Sept. 11 Michigan game and committed a few days after his visit.
"To take me away from (Notre Dame), you've got to offer something double that school," Tuitt said following an All-American Bowl practice. "So … I'm going to stay there."
The AJC story said that at one time it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Tuitt would pick Georgia Tech after visiting there at least six times last year. It also said that Tuitt’s mother spoke about how she liked Tech’s academic opportunities.
Tuitt last month visited Auburn but quickly eliminated the Tigers.
Tuitt was impressive in practices for the Army game and registered four tackles and a sack in the game. He teamed with end Aaron Lynch, who will visit Notre Dame this weekend, to form an imposing defensive line for an East team that recorded 12 sacks.
Tuitt will play for Team USA in the Team USA vs. The World Game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas.
"Right now I’ve kind of stopping everything," Tuitt told the AJC about his recruitment. "I’m going to take one to Tech, but right now that’s the only one."
Staff writer Bob Wieneke: bwieneke@sbtinfo.com 574-235-6428
