'09 IN QB Morgan Newton (Kentucky Verbal)

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Carmel (IN) Carmel

Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 205 lbs
40: 4.5 seconds

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One of the top Quarterback prospects in the class of 2009. Started in six varsity games as a sophomore guiding Carmel to a 5-1 record. He completed 30 of 51 attempts for 464 yards, 7 TD's and 3 INT's. He also ran for 200 yards on 38 carries.

Morgan is a Scholar athlete and honor roll student. He has taken advanced courses since 7th grade and will meet all academic requirements.

Father, John Newton played for four years under legendary Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson.

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From the ND site...talks about his performance in San Antonio and about his contact with the ND staff.

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1/22

From IrishEyes...has offers from Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, Purdue, Iowa and Minnesota and talks about playing against MarQueis Gray. Talks about his contact with the ND staff and his performance in San Antonio.

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From Peegs...Morgan's coach talks about how he could see Morgan fitting in IU's offense. Has offers from Indiana, Minnesota, Louisville and Kentucky.

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From the Kentucky site...has offers from Kentucky as well as Clemson, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue and Virginia. Also hearing from the likes of Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon and Stanford. Talks about watching Andre Woodson.

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3/11

From the Purdue site...talks about when he received his Purdue offer and his contact with their staff, dating back to his sophmore year. Has not been to any junior days because of basketball and says he is wide open.

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3/23

From the Nebraska site...describes his style of play and talks about the different types of offense he could see himself playing in. Has offers from Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Kentucky, Minnesota, Clemson and Virginia and talks about his contact with Nebraska.

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3/26

By A. Trieu. Video of Morgan at the Akron camp this past weekend.

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3/28

By B. Lichtenfels. Video interview and highlights.

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4/3

By Lichtenfels...South Carolina and Penn State have offered.

PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

April 02, 2008
USC Offers Indiana Quarterback
By Phil Kornblut

USC made an offer earlier this week to QB Morgan Newton (6-5 215) of Carmel, IN who spoke with head coach Steve Spurrier and recruiter David Reaves. "Obviously with Spurrier's history, he's had a lot of success," Newton said. "Just being able to listen to him and the knowledge he has, I thought it was a good thing. I'm already somewhat familiar (with the offense) because my high school coach runs part of what Spurrier does in our offense. As for coach Spurrier, the offense he runs is a good offense for someone who wants to go to the next level. There's a lot of pro-style things." Clemson also has offered Newton along with Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Louisville, Kentucky and Virginia. He's made a number of unofficial visits and plans to see USC at some point. "I know I will definitely get down to South Carolina to see the campus and all of the coaches," he said. "I havfe an AAU tournament this summer at the Peach Jam in North Augusta. On the way down there or on the way back we'll probably stop through the campus. Possibly next week, depending on how travel or time is, we might stop down there during spring break." Newton said he does not have a favorite. A two way threat, he passed for 1900 yards and rushed for 900 yards last season.

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4/10

From the South Carolina site...recaps his second visit to Columbia last weekend. Also visited Clemson and Tennessee.

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4/11

Fromt he UK site. Newton says he enjoyed his visit to Kentucky, and talks about his interest in them. He says that the recent success of QB's at UK has opened his eyes.

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From the Clemson site...talks about seeing Clemson's campus during his visit for a spring practice and sitting down with the staff. Also talks briefly about his stops at Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina State, North Carolina and Virginia.

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Carmel QB emerges as hot property | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

The recruiting interest in Carmel quarterback Morgan Newton has surged since he led the Greyhounds to the Class 5A state championship in November.

Ranked as one of the elite quarterback prospects in the nation in his class, Newton recently spent time with some of the top college coaches in the South as part of his process to evaluate possible destinations.

The 6-4, 215-pound junior and his family talked with Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee, Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, Tommy Bowden at Clemson, Tom O'Brien at N.C. State, Al Groh at Virginia and Rich Brooks at Kentucky. Newton also visited North Carolina and Virginia.

The college visits came as part of a spring break trip to an elite basketball event in Virginia, the Boo Williams Invitational.

"For the most part, I was trying to gather information," Newton said. "It was a great trip. Having the family with me was a good thing. You can go to the campus, but that's not everything.

"I'm trying to learn more about those places."

Several places included personal touches. Newton had a conversation with Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart, sat in on a quarterbacks meeting with the coaching staff at Clemson, and saw Spurrier's 1966 Heisman Trophy and the 1998 national championship trophy in Fulmer's office.

Newton already has offers from Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Clemson, South Carolina, Nebraska, Penn State, Virginia and Cincinnati.

Newton also talked to Florida coach Urban Meyer by phone Friday night.

Newton said he doesn't have a list of favorites but plans to narrow his options later this summer "when we see who is really, really interested."

Newton won't have to look far for guidance. His father, John Newton, is an assistant principal at Carmel who played for Eddie Robinson at Grambling.

"I'm looking at the people," Newton said. "One thing I picked up on the trip is that a lot of places have great facilities, but the people I'm going to be around is important -- the coaching staff, what's comfortable for me and my family.

"A lot of people think location is a big deal. For us, it's whatever fits best. It doesn't matter how far from Carmel, Indiana, it is."

Newton, who was listed among Rivals' 100 to watch for 2009, has been invited to the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback camp, and attended the U.S. Army National Combine in January at San Antonio.

As a junior, Newton completed 124-of-213 passes for 1,883 yards with 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions while rushing for 750 yards and 11 touchdowns.

He has attended a couple of showcase events for football since the season ended in November, but he's also good enough in basketball that he's playing with the SYF Players, a northern Indiana program that has included players such as Purdue's E'Twaun Moore and Robbie Hummel the past few years.

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From O&B News...did not make any visits this weekend because of basketball. Talks about his interest in Illinois and about his contact with the staff.