Christopher and Benjamin’s daddy. High school sports and UCF football reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal. USA TODAY Florida Recruiting HQ co-host.
As
@MSDEagles
exit the locker room at Daytona Stadium, each player rubs the belly of a banner honoring assistant coach Aaron Feis, one of 17 victims of the Feb. 14 shooting.
The banner reads...
Fearless
Emotion
Intensity
Sacrifice
There ya have it.
@UniversityHighS
running back Lorenzo Lingard (
@d1champ99
) signs with Miami. A U.S. Army All-American and the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year is the Titans’ first FBS signee.
“I had more tackles.” —
@19Michael_H
“But I came MVP.” —
@Andrew05478857
It’s love, then competition for twin brothers Michael and Andrew Harris, who will go their separate ways to play college football — choosing Maryland and UCF, respectively.
Volusia/Flagler's all-time leading rusher, Spruce Creek's Marvin Scott III (
@MScott4__
) named The News-Journal's Offensive Player of the Year
@SCHawksFootball
#UCF
fans, get to know more about
@ApopkaFootball
4⭐️ CB commit
@MartinezNikai
. I spoke to him about his commitment, including why he believes he will be the "standard" for Orlando-area recruits choosing
@CoachGusMalzahn
and the Knights.
“I feel like, if anything, we’re probably the most hungry team playing in states this year.”
Florida commit
@LJMcCray11
had another sack and brought pressure all night long in
@TheMainlandHSFB
’s 34-12 win over Vanguard.
Mainland senior defensive lineman
@LJMcCray11
has been chosen the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 3S Player of the Year, and a finalist for Mr. Football.
Mainland head coach
@COACH217ROLAND
is the Class 3S Coach of the Year after the Bucs won their first state title in 20 years.
Twin brothers Andrew and Michael Harris, consensus 4⭐️ linebacker recruits at
@LBHSfootball
, have announced their top 3 schools in an exclusive video interview with USA TODAY.
@19Michael_H
@Andrew05478857
Conroe (Texas) Oak Ridge 4⭐️ RB Frankie Arthur commits to
#UCF
.
No. 5 RB in the 2024 class per 247Sports, and the younger brother of former Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson.
#UCF
fans, get to know your new tight end a little bit —
@grantstevens88
returned from an ankle injury and helped
@NeaseFTBL
complete one of Florida’s biggest turnarounds this fall.
Coronavirus canceled his pro day at
#UCF
, and he wasn't invited to the
#NFLCombine
, but
@ADRIANKILLINS9
believes he will be picked in next month's draft
More on Lorenzo Lingard (
@d1champ99
), per a phone conversation ... 1/2
He said Florida, UCF, Florida State, Tennessee and Ohio State have reached out
Coaches have asked about his knee, and Lingard said he feel “100%” in his recovery from a left LCL tear and ACL sprain
#UCF
lands its fourth consensus 4⭐️ recruit of the 2023 class as Lake Mary DB
@MarshallBraeden
pulls a fast one and picks the Knights over Nebraska, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin.
Massive way to close the month of July.
🎥
@KiddRyno_Rivals
#UCF
and
@MAINLANDBUCS
standout Adrian Killins Jr. also had contract offers from Arizona, Denver and Pittsburgh before choosing the Eagles, according to his agent, Fred Lyles.
FUMBLE.
@LJMcCray11
absolutely destroys Traven Green from the blind side.
@Dennisking3rd5
dives on the loose ball at the Rockledge 21. Huge play from the consensus five-star DL.
University 2018 RB Lorenzo Lingard (
@d1champ99
) named Class 8A Player of the Year and a finalist for Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football in a statewide poll.
Mainland's Travis Roland has been named Football Coach of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers
@COACH217ROLAND
.
In his third season in charge, Roland led the Bucs to a 14-1 record and the program's first FHSAA state championship since 2003.
He's the newest "Hometown Hero" committed to
#UCF
. Here is our Five Questions interview with Sanford Seminole 2022 LB
@KameronMoore25
in which he talks about
@T_WILL4REAL
's influence,
@SanSemAthletics
' 2020 state title and the War on I-4.
"I love it, I ain't gonna lie. I get to put on for my city, and my family won't have to go too far to come out and watch."
#UCF
lands its second commitment this weekend:
@RockFootball1
linebacker DJ McCormick (
@7_djjjj
).
Cincinnati — like every other Group of 5 team, each and every season — never stood a chance of making the
#CFBPlayoff
Say it with me, folks, the system is BROKEN
BREAKING: Four-Star TE Kylan Fox tells me he has Committed to UCF!
The 6’4 220 TE from Loganville, GA chose the Knights over Florida State, Colorado, & Georgia Tech
“I only want elite players to join me… Jaylen Heyward, Lawayne McCoy and Bredell Richardson.”
Osceola 4⭐️ DL John Walker (
@Johnwal60517678
) verbally commits to
#UCF
. As of now, the 6-foot-3, 310-pounder is the highest rated recruit in school history.
An enormous win for the Knights. Walker’s top five included Florida, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State.
Tomorrow at noon,
@UHSTitansFB
3⭐️CB Noble Thomas (
@JITRAW1
) will announce his college football commitment in an exclusive first-person piece for
@DBNJSports
and
@flrecruitinghq
. His top 6: BC, UConn, Iowa St., Oregon St., Mississippi St., West Virginia
He’s here. Benjamin James Boyle, born at 9:14, measuring a colossal (compared to Christopher) 18 inches long and 6 pounds. We love him infinitely.
#BabyBenjamin
#FamilyOf4
I've done this job for just over a decade, since I was a senior in high school, and I haven't met many better people than
@FinleyKayne
. Dealt an impossible situation, he fought it head-on with a smile on his face. See you on the other side. Rest in peace.
I spoke with Killins this evening. He listed 12 teams in total that offered him a contract...
Eagles, Cardinals, Broncos, Steelers, Rams, Saints, Jaguars, Bucs, Chiefs, 49ers, Seahawks and Dolphins
#UCF
and
@MAINLANDBUCS
standout Adrian Killins Jr. also had contract offers from Arizona, Denver and Pittsburgh before choosing the Eagles, according to his agent, Fred Lyles.
Keagan Perez throws a NO-HITTER in the District 2-7A semifinal against top-seeded University. Lake Mary wins 6-0 and advances to face Spruce Creek on Thursday.
@LMRams_Baseball
@LMHSRams
Gus Malzahn: "I should have probably brought that up first (during opening statement). That's the play of the game. To be able to track that guy down, save that and it turns into 3 points, that's winning football."
Consensus 4⭐️ DB Jaylen Heyward, a Georgia commit and Rockledge teammate of DJ McCormick, is spending the weekend at
#UCF
One of the top safeties in the nation.
Camden County is hiring Mainland’s Travis Roland as its football coach, AD Welton Coffey confirmed to the News-Journal in a phone interview.
Named 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year, Roland led the Bucs (14-1) to the FHSAA Class 3S title in his third season in charge.
FUMBLE.
@LJMcCray11
absolutely destroys Traven Green from the blind side.
@Dennisking3rd5
dives on the loose ball at the Rockledge 21. Huge play from the consensus five-star DL.
Mainland has its next football coach.
Jerrime Bell (
@CoachSquatty
), who guided Atlantic to the District 8-2S title last fall, takes over at his alma mater. He is the first cousin of Travis Roland, who was hired at Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County last month.
“It’s really amazing because you get to do it with the people you started with.”
@ZayMincey386
put the finishing touches on Mainland’s win tonight over Vanguard with a fourth-quarter interception.
“He could have went anywhere he wanted. There were some schools that really came after him — like hard with a capital 'H', hard — but he stuck with us.”
My story on
@Kowboy_Football
’s John Walker, a “program changer” for
#UCF
@55problems__
UT-Martin edge rusher
@DaylanDots
is on an official visit to
#UCF
.
34 TFLs, 16.5 sacks the last two seasons… 6-foot-3, 255 pounds
Tied for 16th in Buck Buchanan Award voting (best defensive player in FCS)
FINAL:
@TheMainlandHSFB
45,
@JensenFootball
10
Mainland (10-3) will travel to Dunbar next Friday night for a spot in the Class 3S championship. Bucs are two wins away from a ring.
"The education, the team, the family feel, I just feel like I could fit in."
Germantown's
@Thedjallen_
hinted at a July 4 'big boom' after his official visit to
#UCF
, but moved up commitment and joined the Knights' 2024 class Monday.
FINAL:
@MHSsportszone
19,
@WekivaFootball
7
Mandarin is going to the state semifinals for the first time in program history. Mustangs will host Sarasota Riverview next Friday.