AJC
ECI defensive tackle on Clemson?s radar
By
Jeff Hood
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/28/08
Fresh off the news that Emanuel County Institue juniors
Washaun Ealey and
Dexter Moody have committed to Georgia, a pair of assistant coaches from Clemson will invade the tiny town of Twin City on Tuesday in hopes of securing a commitment from defensive tackle
J.C. Lanier.
But the Tigers will likely have to wait a few months on a decision by Lanier, who is rated as the 20th-best player in the Class of 2009 by Rivals.com.
?Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Florida are at the top of his list,? ECI coach
Milan Turner said Monday evening. ?But he won?t make any decisions until spring time or early summer.
?He wants to make sure that his decision is the right place. And he?s doing a good job of handling that.?
Turner believes the 6-foot-3, 335-pound lineman is leaning toward Clemson.
?J.C. is not enamored with Georgia as a lot of people,? Turner said. ?I?d say Clemson is his number one choice right now. They?re coming to see him on Tuesday.
?He?s interested in Clemson, and I think Georgia knows that.?
As of Monday, Lanier had not received a scholarship offer from Georgia. If the Dogs do offer, it will likely be at the offensive tackle position.
?Next year?s Georgia recruiting class is going to be one of their smallest in years,? Turner said. ?They may only sign 13 players next year and they will only take three [offensive] linemen. So they?ll have to make [offers] count.
?But I?m a little bit surprised that Georgia hasn?t offered because I think he?s heads and tails above of everything that is out there. But I also think they want to be real careful and see exactly who fits their needs.?