'09 MD CB Courtney Bridget

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Baltimore (Maryland) Calvert Hall College HS

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 180 lbs.
40: 4.58

Originally Posted by Scout Bio

As a junior, Bridget collected 43 tackles, nine pass breakups, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

He has a max bench of 220 pounds, a max squat of 355 pounds and holds a 2.9 core GPA in the classroom. Bridget will be taking the SAT in May of 2009.

Scout.com: Introducing Courtney Bridget

By Matt Alkire
Recruiting Analyst
Posted Dec 3, 2007

Baltimore, Md., native Courtney Bridget has an intriguing frame and could end up playing a number of positions at the next level. He is already hearing from a number of programs that are interested in getting him out for a visit and camped at Maryland this summer. We spoke with him this week to get a feel for which schools jump out at him early and found he is very open.

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"Right now the schools I like most that I am hearing from are Oregon, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Maryland and Virginia,” Bridget explained. “I like all of the schools that have contacted me though and some of those others are Penn State, Illinois, Connecticut, Southern Miss and West Virginia."

"I really like all of them, but if I could pick one right now to have a written offer from it would have to be the Oregon Ducks.”

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By M. Alkire. Oregon has offered, and is Bridget's clear favorite.

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Talks about his visit to Duke over the weekend. Rutgers and Colorado are potential future visits, and he will visit Oregon and UConn.

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Recruiting Report: Checking in with Courtney Bridget - University of Maryland, local and national recruiting news and analysis - baltimoresun.com

Just when you thought the Dunbar football team couldn’t get any more talented, the defending 1A state champs picked up a high-profile transfer.

Free safety Courtney Bridget decided earlier this summer that he would spend his senior year at Dunbar, transferring from Calvert Hall.

Bridget, who recorded 66 tackles, 13 pass breakups and three forced fumbles as a junior at Calvert Hall, joins his cousin, quarterback Jonathan Perry, on the Poets’ roster. Bridget and the rest of his new teammates have already had an extremely busy summer.

“It’s been kind of hectic the past couple of weeks,” said Bridget, who has camped at Delaware, Maryland, Rutgers, Temple and West Virginia, in addition to participating in 7-on-7 tournaments with Dunbar.

Bridget, 6 feet 3, 185 pounds, spoke with Recruiting Report recently about his transfer and recruitment.

What prompted your transfer from Calvert Hall to Dunbar?

I just felt like I needed a change in scenery. I needed to play against better competition and play with better competition. My father said in order to beat the best, you have to play the best. I felt comfortable with [Dunbar head coach Lawrence] Smith and [assistant] coach Travis [Blackston]. ... I just thought I needed a change of scenery. Hopefully it’s a change for the better. Right now it looks like it is.

Do you have any offers?

I have an offer from Liberty University down in Lynchburg, Virginia. Back in March, Oregon said they were going to offer. They wanted to see my grades and make sure I could qualify. I just sent in my NCAA clearinghouse [materials three days ago], so it’s just a wait-and-see for my grades with the schools. I expect everything [to be OK]. I’ve been on top of my grades and everything. ... I’m in summer school class just getting credits right now. I don’t know if it’s possible -- I just have to talk to coach Smith [and the administrators at Dunbar] -- but I could graduate early. I don’t know where that’s going to go. My plan is to try and graduate early and get into college for January.

Talk about your visit to Rutgers for camp last month.

Going up to Rutgers was really exciting to me. To me, that was the best camp I’ve been to. The best talent was there, it was well constructed, and just a real, real live atmosphere. Everyone was jawing back and forth -- it wasn’t to the point of getting into a physical confrontation, but everyone was competing real hard. The thing that really stuck out was [Rutgers head coach Greg] Schiano was actually on the field helping with the drills. Normally the coaches just walk around, but coach Schiano pulled me over several times, just to help me out, show me how I can disguise my coverages a little bit. It was the elite tips he was giving me. He wasn’t overseeing everything -- he was working, trying to get us better while evaluating talent.

What has been your best camp performance?

I felt I performed my best at the Temple camp. I ran real well, tested real well. … I ran my fastest 40 of the summer, which is 4.48. After the camp I stuck around and worked out actually at receiver. The receivers coach was looking at me possibly as a receiver, but they said they’re not going to keep me there -- they just wanted to see my hips. ... It was a real nice setup there. I enjoyed myself. [The coaches said they were] going to e-mail me soon, so [I’m hoping] to get an offer sometime this week. I basically solidified myself running that 40. They wanted to see if I could move well. Running that 40 basically solidified it.

Are you getting anxious to get more offers?

Yeah, I’m anxious to get offers, but I’m enjoying myself. I’m not saying I like the attention, but it’s fun going around to different colleges, going in and out of state and seeing what the schools have to offer. It does get tiring because you hear the same thing as far as [coaches] getting back to you. But there are a million other guys in the same position as me and I’m hearing the same thing. They only have [85] scholarships, so they have to make the right decision. But I’m enjoying myself, meeting different people and coaches. So I can’t say that I’m not mad, but I’m a little anxious to see what happens in the next couple weeks.

[PSU42Fan]

Claims an Orgeon offer in March and then fesses up that he doesn't have one a few days ago?

Ugh.

[Undercover Brother]

Originally Posted by PSU42Fan

Claims an Orgeon offer in March and then fesses up that he doesn't have one a few days ago?

Ugh.

Sort of like our JC boy last year saying he took an official visit to PSU, but the coaches weren't aware of it.

Where is this Oregon love coming from in Maryland? White, Hawkins ... several of them have UO offers.

[FrankBooth]

Where is this Oregon love coming from in Maryland? White, Hawkins ... several of them have UO offers.

I dunno, but I'd rather hear the kids talking about the Ducks instead of Illinois because Ducks fans don't bother yapping at us like little dogs the way Illini fans do.

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Originally Posted by Undercover Brother

Sort of like our JC boy last year saying he took an official visit to PSU, but the coaches weren't aware of it.

Where is this Oregon love coming from in Maryland? White, Hawkins ... several of them have UO offers.

That interested me enough to check. They have a DL coach from Baltimore.

[Undercover Brother]

Originally Posted by FrankBooth

I dunno, but I'd rather hear the kids talking about the Ducks instead of Illinois because Ducks fans don't bother yapping at us like little dogs the way Illini fans do.

Illinois isn't having the luck they thought they would in the Baltimore/DC area this year.

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Scout; Quick Bond (FREE)

Quick Bond By Allen Wallace
National Recruiting Editor
Posted Jul 29, 2008



Courtney Bridget continues to favor Oregon slightly over Rutgers, West Virginia, Clemson, Liberty, Connecticut and Duke. He visited the Ducks during their spring game. "I enjoyed it out there," Bridget said. "It was real nice and I love the facilities. Everything is brand new. Also the coach recruiting me (Michael Gray) is also from Maryland and went to Dunbar High School, so we bonded right..."
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