Blue and Gold Illustrated

August 2012

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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FOOTBALL RECRUITING liams planned on taking an unofficial visit to Notre Dame this summer, but the three- star recruit wasn't able to make that trip work. However, he still intends on getting to campus with the Irish being one of his two planned official visits. "I'm taking my offi- cial to Notre Dame on Sept. 22 for the Michi- gan game," the 6-0, 181-pound player said. "The only other one I have scheduled right now is to Oregon against Washington on Oct. 6." Williams, who rushed Six Programs Remain In The Running For Georgia WR Tucker, Ga., wide receiver Juwaan Wil- JUWAAN WILLIAMS ✪ ✪ ✪ Jimbo Fisher a couple of downs." Georgia Tech — "Georgia Tech is a fa- No. 61 recruit in Georgia and the No. 79 wide receiver in the land Position: Wide Receiver Ht.: 6-0 · Wt.: 181 40-yard dash: 4.6 247Sports Ranking: Tucker High School Tucker, Ga. for 617 yards and 11 touchdowns as a quarterback in his junior campaign, has Florida State and Vanderbilt leading the pack, but there are still six schools that remain in the mix for his services. The nation's No. 79 overall prospect ered offense. People don't really think about education when you say Clemson, but all the schools in the ACC have gone after the best student-athletes in the coun- try so they can be successful." Florida State — "Florida State has a tra- shared his thoughts about each program: Clemson — "Clemson is a high-pow- miliar place for me. It's right down the street. The offense they run is similar to the one I run at Tucker. The degree from Tech is one of the better ones in the nation for business." Notre Dame — "You Dame, but it's in the SEC so you're going to play the best of the best every Saturday. Their education is up at the top with all the Ivy League schools. You can't beat a degree from Vanderbilt. I like what Coach James Franklin is doing with their pro- gram." Williams plans on narrowing down his a great school. Their high-powered offense gives every player on the field an oppor- tunity to get their hands on the ball and score." Vanderbilt — "Vanderbilt is like Notre dition of putting out highly talented teams with incredible players. The atmosphere in Tallahassee is awesome. It makes you want to strap on a helmet and give Coach list to a group of five finalists before the start of his senior campaign, and he will take all five official visits before ending his recruitment. — Jason Sapp AUGUST 2012 83 get the best of both worlds wi th Notre Dame. You get a world- class education and are able to compete with any team in the country with them being an indepen- dent school." Oregon — "Oregon is

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