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Brad Bournival of BuckeyeNation on ESPN.com reports that the Ohio State Buckeyes have added a local linebacker to their 2014 recruiting class.

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Gary Laney of GeauxTigerNation on ESPN.com reports that wide receiver D'haquille Williams (Reserve, La./Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College) has backed out of his commitment to the LSU Tigers. Williams told Laney via text message that he wanted to "explore other options." Laney looks at other schools who were recruiting Williams, and where he might end up:

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Four-star wide receiver Dominique Booth (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) was scheduled to commit on Friday afternoon, but ESPN.com recruiting expert Jared Shanker reports that after a change of heart Friday morning, Booth has elected to delay his decision.

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ESPN.com recruiting expert Derek Tyson reports that the Ohio State Buckeyes have offered a scholarship to defensive end Trent Harris (Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park), and that offer caused Harris to delay his decision.

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Tight end prospect Gaelin Elmore (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) has made plans to visit Michigan State, Indiana, Wisconsin [and] Ohio State in coming weeks, but there's one other school he'd love to visit: the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks haven't offered Elmore yet, but they likely would if a visit can be arranged. ESPN.com recruiting expert Jared Shanker has more:

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ESPN 150 offensive guard Damien Mama (Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco) has two dozen offers on the table, and while he's being heavily recruited by hometown schools USC and UCLA, the Golden State native has never been farther from home than Utah, and he plans on using his official visits to see the country. ESPN.com recruiting expert Erik McKinney details Mama's upcoming travel plans:

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ESPN.com recruiting expert Damon Sayles reports that ESPN 150 defensive back Jamal Adams (Lewisville, Texas/Hebron) has revealed his top 12 schools.

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Will Quantavius Leslie, the incoming junior college transfer, end up starting for the LSU Tigers? Gary Laney of GeauxTigerNation on ESPN.com says that with the other options the Tigers have out wide, it's not a sure thing Leslie will crack the lineup:

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In the past few seasons, the Stanford Cardinal have sent Coby Fleener, Zach Ertz, and Levine Toilolo into the NFL. This year, though, they have no proven weapons at that position. ESPN analyst Rod Gilmore says the Cardinal need to develop one of their younger players at the position if they hope to return to a BCS bowl:

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A week ago, ESPN 150 linebacker Christian Miller (Spring Valley, S.C./Spring Valley) decommitted from the Florida Gators. He tells ESPN.com recruiting expert Kipp Adams, though, that he could still pick the Gators -- they're just going to have beat out some tough competition.

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The biggest need in the Alabama Crimson Tide's recruiting class? According to the crew at TideNation on ESPN.com, it's at cornerback, where Nick Saban and company must prepare for the impending loss of starter Deion Belue and top reserve John Fulton. They already have commitments from Kalvaraz Bessent (Kingsland, Ga./Camden County) and Stephen Roberts (Opelika, Ala./Opelika), but TideNation's Greg Ostendorf says that they've got more in their sights:

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For a long time, the LSU Tigers were considered strong favorites to land wide receiver Speedy Noil (New Orleans, La./Edna Karr). Now, though, it appears that Noil has scratched LSU from his list, or at least moved them back several spots. Blair Angulo of WeAreSC on ESPN.com has more on Noil's potential suitors, and says the wideout could find his way to the City of Angels:

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Some pretty simple math says there's a 60 percent chance that Saeed Blacknall (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) will end up playing in the Deep South. The ESPN 150 wide receiver has named his top five teams, and three of them play below the Mason-Dixon Line.

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Offensive tackle Robert Castaneda (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock) committed to the Kansas State Wildcats in March, but he admits now that was a hasty decision, caused by fear that he would get no other offers. His commitment served only to get his name out there, and Castaneda is now drawing interest from other schools in the Big 12.

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