LSU Tigers: Christian Harris
ATLANTA -- More than 1,700 student-athletes took part Saturday in the Nike SPARQ Combine here, a record for the event. Players from across the Southeast braved freezing conditions, snow flurries and significant wind chill to compete and test their athletic ability in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump and power ball throw. Below are the standouts from the event, which includes several prominent recruits and some off-the-radar prospects for the 2014 and 2015 classes.
Top SPARQ Ratings
Daryl Rollins, RB (Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton) - 111.21
Dillon Bates, LB, (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Ponte Vedra) - 109.05
Nick Chubb, ESPN Watch List RB (Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown) - 107.16
Khari Blasingame, DB (Huntsville, Ala./Buckhorn) - 106.89
Taj Griffin, 2015 RB (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) - 105.42
Top 40-yard dashes
Top SPARQ Ratings
Daryl Rollins, RB (Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton) - 111.21
Dillon Bates, LB, (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Ponte Vedra) - 109.05
Nick Chubb, ESPN Watch List RB (Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown) - 107.16
Khari Blasingame, DB (Huntsville, Ala./Buckhorn) - 106.89
Taj Griffin, 2015 RB (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) - 105.42
Top 40-yard dashes
Offensive tackle Christian Harris (Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill) is on the verge of being one of the top names in Georgia for the Class of 2014. He has an offer from Ohio, but the way he tells it, there could be more are on the way.
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Christian Harris picks up new SEC interest 
December, 29, 2012
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Greg Ostendorf | ESPN.com
ATLANTA -- Even though Ohio is the only school to offer Christian Harris to this point, that hasn’t stopped the elite programs from recruiting him. Alabama, Georgia and LSU have shown some type of interest in the versatile lineman.
The biggest surprise for Harris was when UA assistant coach Kirby Smart came by his school to see him.
“I was shocked,” Harris said. “I was like, ‘Is this Kirby Smart standing in front of me? I don’t want to mess up anything I say.' ”
The biggest surprise for Harris was when UA assistant coach Kirby Smart came by his school to see him.
“I was shocked,” Harris said. “I was like, ‘Is this Kirby Smart standing in front of me? I don’t want to mess up anything I say.' ”
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Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com