Top Prospects in Georgia

National Letter of Intent Signing Day doesn't roll around until February, but that doesn't mean that high school seniors can't make their verbal commitments. So far, 16 of the state's 50 top players have given their word to college coaches in the southeast....but that can all change over the next seven months.

For now, here's a look at the players who have made their decision...at least verbally:

Georgia Recuits (verbal commitments)

OL- Clint Boling (6-5, 261) Chattahoochee HS
DE- Justin Houston (6-3, 228) Statesboro HS
DB- John Knox (6-2, 191) Statesboro HS
DE- Conrad Obi (6-4, 240) Grayson HS
OL- Tanner Strickland (6-4, 315) Berrien County HS

Georgia Tech Recuits (verbal commitments)

LB- Kyle Jackson (6-0, 225) Union Grove HS
LB- Brad Jefferson (6-2, 205) Johnson County HS

Alabama Recruits (verbal commitments)

LB- Jennings Hester (6-3, 222) Marist HS

Auburn Recruits (verbal commitments)

DB- Dequan Bembry (5-10, 175) Hawkinsville HS
RB- John Douglas (6-1, 235) Aquinas HS
TE- Bailey Woods (6-4, 222) Walton HS

Clemson Recruits (verbal commitments)

DE- Rennie Moore, Jr. (6-5, 260) Camden County HS

Mississippi Recruits (verbal commitments)

DT- Ted Laurent (6-2, 312) Gainesville HS has committed to Mississippi

South Carolina (verbal commitments)

DB- Addison Williams (5-9, 169) Westlake HS

Vanderbilt (verbal commitments)

WR- Udom Umoh (5-10, 168) Peach County

Virgina Tech (verbal commitments)

TE- Brandon Barden (6-5, 211) Lincolon County HS)

Loganville Spring Practice

The Georgia High School Football Huddle continues to provide fans with spring practice stories. Today you can check out how things went for Loganville thanks to the Walton Tribune. To read the story, please click on our headline "Loganville Spring Practice.

Portal Spring Practice

The Georgia High School Football Huddle is getting fans ready for the 2006 high school football season by providing stories from states around the country that allow spring practice. Portal ended its spring practices earlier this month, and today you can check-out how it went from the Statesboro Herald. You can check out the story by clicking on The Georgia High School Football Huddle headline "Portal Spring Practice".

Crisp County Hires Walburn To Take Over Football Program

Tommy Walburn fixed the Troup County High School football program in five years, now he's going to try to do the same thing at Crisp County. Walburn will have a dual role as Crisp County as he will also serve as the school's athletic director. In five years at Troup, he led the Tigers to a 43-17 mark with five post-season wins including a berth in the 4A GHSA state semifinals in his first year in 2001.

To read more about Walburn career at Troup and why he's moving to Crisp in the Valley Times-News, please click on The High School Football Huddle's headline, "Crisp County Hires Walburn To Take Over Football Program".

Lakeview Academy Football Program Names First Head Coach

Matthew Kuhn has been hired to start the new Lakeview Academy football program. It will be five years before Lakeview takes the varsity field. To read more from accessnorthga.com, please click The High School Football Huddle headline "Lakeview Academy Football Program Names First Head Coach".

Valdosta Names 14th Head Coach

Rick Tomberlin is in as the 14th head coach at Valdosta High School. Tomberlin was hired Monday night to take over the program that leads the nation in all-time wins (828 wins through 2005).

Tomberlin comes to the Wildcats after taking Washington County to three Georgia state titles with an overall record of 157-31. In 22 years as a head coach, including a short stint at Valdosta's crosstown rival Lowndes, Tomberlin sports a record of 220 wins and 80 losses.

For more on the hiring from macon.com, please click on our headline "Valdosta Names 14th Head Coach".

Valdosta High School Moves Closer To Hiring New Head Football Coach

The winningest high school football program, the Valdosta Wildcats, are hoping to name its new head coach on January 23rd. Click on the underlined headline "Valdosta High School Moves Closer To Hiring New Head Football Coach" to read more on the latest on the search process.