'10 CT LB Khairi Fortt (Penn State Verbal) - Page 2

wadc45 · #16 (**permalink**) 02-09-2009, 04:21 PM

Rivals $

2/9

From the ND site...ND has offered, joining the like of Ohio State, Miami, Penn State and North Carolina...doesn't plan to narrow things down any time soon.

HotMic · #17 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 12:58 AM

Scout $

2/12

By M Alkire. Penn State, West Virginia and Tennessee have offered. He talks about the fact that Penn State was the first camp he went to, and says the coaches have invited him for a personal visit. He has no favorites.

wadc45 · #18 (**permalink**) 02-13-2009, 11:26 AM

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2/12

From the USC site...recent offers are from Tennessee, Miami, Notre Dame and UVA...has been to Maryland, BC, Rutgers and UConn and plans to visit UVA this weekend followed by UNC, Duke and Notre Dame...will take all five visits and talks about his interest in the Trojans.

AustinScottistheone · #19 (**permalink**) 02-18-2009, 05:28 PM

Scout.com: Another Offer for Fortt

2/18

By Matt Alkire. Guy Fortt, Khairi's father, reports that Khairi received a written scholarship from Cal on Tuesday, and that PSU's written offer also came. Talks about the Cal offer, and an unofficial visit to UVA this past weekend.

FrankBooth · #20 (**permalink**) 02-18-2009, 06:24 PM

I don't know if this is just a coincidence, but there was another recruit who took an unofficial visit to UVA recently and when he got home his offer from PSU was waiting for him just like it was with Fortt.

I suspect the coaches intentionally time the mailing of offers so kids will quickly forget about their last visit. I recall the same thing happened when Josh Marks took a visit to Pitt.

The games they play in recruiting are really entertaining.

AustinScottistheone · #21 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 11:22 AM

Building on Fortt -

2/20

Quote:

By Bill Kurelic, NN Recruiting Analyst
bkurelic@nittanynetwork.com
Feb. 20, 2009

Stamford, Ct., inside linebacker Khairi Fortt is one of the nation’s top defensive prospects. The 6-foot-2 and 225-pound junior has the offers to prove it.

He already has 14 scholarship offers on the table including Penn State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Cal, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Boston College, Tennessee, Rutgers, Syracuse, Connecticut and Duke.

CONTINUED...

AustinScottistheone · #22 (**permalink**) 02-26-2009, 01:10 AM

Scout.com: Three Huge Offers for Khairi Fortt

2/25

By Matt Alkire. Khairi Fortt has received offers from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Those three offers bring his scholarship total to 17, and he talks about each of the 3 SEC schools that just offered.

wadc45 · #23 (**permalink**) 03-09-2009, 12:48 PM

Rivals $

3/9

From the OSU site...Florida, Georgia and Alabama have offered joining the likes of Ohio State, Notre Dame, Cal, Boston College, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, Penn State, Rutgers, Connecticut and others...hopes to narrow his list down to 10 by the end of May...talks about his interest in OSU and their tradition af putting LBs in the NFL.

AustinScottistheone · #24 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 12:59 AM

Scout.com: An Educated Approach

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3/18 - FREE - By Allen Wallace (SuperPrep)

Khairi Fortt, the 6-foot-2.5, 220-pound four-star outside linebacker from Stamford, Conn., has around 20 total scholarship offers and says that every day he’s focusing on a different school.

“I’m looking at all of them right now,” Fortt said. “Every day I go through the stuff they send me and do some research on the schools. I’m keeping a list of some stats and stuff and my parents and I plan on narrowing it down to 10 in May.

“College is for the next four years and 40 years so I have to make sure I make the right decision,” he said.

CONTINUED....

PSU42Fan · #25 (**permalink**) 03-25-2009, 10:03 PM

Sounds like Fortt is going to be on campus three times in the next five weeks.

I'm sure he's more interested in one of those "big name" schools, though.

AustinScottistheone · #26 (**permalink**) 03-31-2009, 04:10 PM

Offers come flooding in for Stamford's Fortt - Greenwich Time

panther10 · #27 (**permalink**) 04-01-2009, 09:56 AM

Rivals (free)

4/1

Says that Oregon and Oklahoma are his newest offers...he is going to slim his list down to 12 by the end of May

FrankBooth · #28 (**permalink**) 04-04-2009, 03:19 PM

a bit more from that 4/1 rivals article:

Quote:

"This past weekend I went up to Connecticut, next weekend I'm going to Penn State

<snip>

Fortt went on about what he's looking for in a school.

"No. 1 is academic performance of African American players on the team," he said. "Then I'll look at alumni and job opportunities after football. I'm also looking at football and trying to look for a school that isn't full of competitors. I want somewhere I can play. I don't want them to have 11 linebackers in front of me. I'd like somewhere I can get along with the players."

I bet PSU has been pushing hard on the afro-american grad rates; depth chart could be a problem, but things will thin out with 4 leaving over the next 2 years.

Jake Gittes · #29 (**permalink**) 04-04-2009, 07:35 PM

Fortt had a quote in another article where he indicated the depth chart wouldn't be a problem at PSU, in a general way.

I'm feeling pretty good about him. It's funny, you lose out on Jelani Jenkins, and maybe the following year you get someone even better.

Undercover Brother · #30 (**permalink**) 04-05-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jake Gittes

Fortt had a quote in another article where he indicated the depth chart wouldn't be a problem at PSU, in a general way.

I'm feeling pretty good about him. It's funny, you lose out on Jelani Jenkins, and maybe the following year you get someone even better.

If the kid looks at things in the proper perspective, we could be losing three linebackers - Lee, Hull and Bowman if he declares. Depth chart greatly opens up.