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Down to two
The nation's finest prospect, Pennsylvania running back Kevin Shaheed Jones has just committed to VIRGINIA TECH over PENN STATE. With letter-of-intent day approaching on Feb. 7, schools increasingly find themselves in similar one-on-one battles. Recruiting is a particularly cruel business and never more so than when a school finds itself down to the final weeks of the process with only itself and another school still in the running. Here are three examples of prospects who have trimmed their choices to two, with plans to make a decision in the immediate future. Melvin Massey, LB, 6-3, 225, 4.7, Newport News Warwick, Va. Massey, a SuperPrep All-America, has narrowed his choices to SYRACUSE (Dec. 8 official visit -- "I really liked the city life and the atmosphere," said Massey. "They are an up-and-coming team.") and VIRGINIA (Dec. 1, two hours away, excellent psychology major, knows people on campus, chance to play early). "I'm gonna let God lead me in the right direction," said Massey. "Right now, I'm just trying to decide whether or not I want to stay close. I have finals this week. I'll decide early next week. I visited N.C. STATE on Jan. 19. It was a nice place, but SYRACUSE and VIRGINIA just offered more that I liked. They both have good psych. majors and I liked all the players better at those schools." Final 10-game (8-2) stats: 100 tackles, 13 sacks. Benches 415 pounds, squats 500. Michael Robinson, QB/FS, 6-3, 216, 4.5, Richmond Varina, Va. Final 13-game (11-2) stats: 1,250 yards rushing, 17 TDs; 1,150 yards passing, 15 TDs, three INTs. "You can't prepare to play me. I do it all," said Robinson, a SuperPrep Elite 50 pick. "I've got the size and speed and I can take a lot of punishment. I never die. Sometimes, I try to control the game too much and try to score a TD on every play. I need to have more patience and not run so much. I'm not a drop-back passer." Robinson says he has basically narrowed his choices to PENN STATE (Nov. 18 official trip, chance to play early) and VIRGINIA TECH (Dec. 1, amazing offense). "The inauguration screwed up my plans to visit MARYLAND on Jan. 19, so I rescheduled my trip with them to this weekend, but I'm probably going to choose PENN STATE or VIRGINIA TECH," he said. Jerrin Holt, WR, 6-3, 195, 4.7, Grand Prairie, Texas "I'm good at running with the catch," said Holt. "I'm a big, powerful guy but I can change directions like a little guy. I need to improve my flat out speed." Final 10-game (5-5) stats: 46 receptions, 730 yards and eight TDs. Holt favors VANDY (Dec. 8 official trip, coaches in-home Jan. 23, "I can come in and make an impact right away," he said.) slightly over OKLAHOMA STATE (Jan. 19 visit -- "The campus and facilities are great. The coaches were very nice and smart. They are gonna run a pro-style offense and help the wide receiver flourish," coach Les Miles in-home Jan. 24.). "I'll decide by the end of the week," Holt said. "MIAMI is too deep. I want to get on the field right away and I didn't feel like a priority for them. GEORGIA TECH is only taking two wide receivers and pulled their visit and offer." For more detailed information on these and other players, visit www.superprep.com. Here are the latest commitments: Matt Ameri, DL/OL, 6-4, 275, 5.0, Morgantown, W.Va. -- WEST VIRGINIA over NEBRASKA. Chris Benson, DB, 6-0, 175, 4.6, Nashville, Ark. -- TULSA over ARKANSAS ST. Randall Brown, DL, 6-3, 298, 4.8, Compton Dominguez, Calif. -- OREGON over COLORADO. Vince Carter, OC, 6-3, 250, 5.0, Waco, Texas -- OKLAHOMA over ARKANSAS and TEXAS A&M. Davon Clark, DL, 6-3, 260, 4.85, Paterson Catholic, N.J. -- RUTGERS over PENN ST. and SYRACUSE. Ryan Grant, RB, 6-1, 198, 4.4, Ramsey Bosco Prep, N.J. -- NOTRE DAME over GEORGIA TECH and OHIO ST. Tommie Harris, DL, 6-3, 275, 4.75, Killeen Ellison, Texas -- OKLAHOMA over TEXAS A&M and TEXAS. Jonathan Jackson, DE, 6-4, 225, 4.5, Houston North Shore, Texas -- OKLAHOMA over TEXAS, TEXAS A&M, TENNESSEE and NOTRE DAME. Kevin Shaheed Jones, RB, 6-2, 205, 4.4, Philadelphia Cardinal O'Hara, Pa. -- VIRGINIA TECH over PENN ST. Doug Justice, LB, 6-3, 215, 4.8, Port Orange Spruce Creek, Fla. -- NORTH CAROLINA over NORTHWESTERN. DeAndre LaCaille, DB/WR, 6-0, 183, 4.5, Los Angeles Manuel Arts, Calif. -- WISCONSIN over OREGON ST., UTAH. Justin Laforgia, OLB/WR, 6-5, 210, 4.6, Ramsey Bosco Prep, N.J. -- CINCINNATI over IOWA, RUTGERS and BUFFALO. Ingle Martin, QB, 6-4, 200, 4.5, Nashville Montgomery Bell, Tenn. -- FLORIDA over VIRGINIA. Leon Mizelle, DB/WR, 5-11, 175, 4.55, Hampton Phoebus, Va. -- JAMES MADISON over INDIANA and VIRGINIA. Damien Nash, RB, 5-10, 175, 4.4, St. Louis Riverview Gardens, Mo. -- MISSOURI over NEBRASKA and ILLINOIS. Kinta Palmer, WR, 6-4, 180, 4.6, Moncks Corner Berkeley, S.C. -- PENN ST. over NORTH CAROLINA. Antrel Rolle, CB/ATH, 6-0, 190, 4.5, Homestead South Dade, Fla. -- MIAMI over FLORIDA and NOTRE DAME. Lydell Ross, RB, 6-1, 215, 4.45, Tampa Gaither, Fla. -- NOTRE DAME over AUBURN and FLORIDA. LeMarcus Rowell, LB, 6-3, 215, 4.55, Opelika, Ala. -- AUBURN over LSU, FLORIDA ST., TENNESSEE and ALABAMA. Brandon Spincer, SS, 6-2, 205, 4.5, New Orleans St. Augustine, La. -- Decommitted from SAN DIEGO ST. to TULANE. Johnny Sylvain, CB, 5-10, 160, 4.4, Hackensack, N.J. -- WISCONSIN over MINNESOTA, OHIO ST. and SYRACUSE. Reggie Williams, WR/FS, 6-4, 215, 4.45, Tacoma Lakes, Wash. -- WASHINGTON over MICHIGAN. Mike Willis, WR, 6-1, 165, 4.4, Long Beach Poly, Calif. -- OREGON over OREGON ST., SAN DIEGO ST. and WASHINGTON ST. John Wilson, OL, 6-7, 310, 5.1, Daytona Beach Mainland, Fla. -- PENN ST over ALABAMA, NOTRE DAME, LSU and GEORGIA TECH. Marcus Wilson, DB/RB, 5-10, 175, 4.4, Brooklyn Poly Prep, N.Y. -- NOTRE DAME over PENN ST., NORTHWESTERN and MICHIGAN ST. 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