College Football Recruiting: Junior College National Signing Day

Four-star Arizona cornerback Travell Dixon committed to Alabama over FSU and others Wednesday night, putting on quite a Twitter performance in the process. After revealing he’d picked up 1,000 sudden followers and declaring he’d have a post-announcement “civil Q & A session” on Ustream*, Dixon toyed with hundreds and hundreds of grown men for a few more moments:

After much hemming and hawing, Dixon put up a photo of his newly crimson family, along with a Tide-flavored treat:

Everett would have seen a lot of playing time for the Sooners, and this is indeed a big blow to OU.

Score one for Kevin Sumlin and Texas A&M, as JUCO cornerback Otis Jacobs has switched his commitment back to the Aggies, less than a week after he switched to the Tennessee Volunteers. The 6-foot-1, 187-pound JUCO cornerback from Gulf Coast Community College in Mississippi had been committed to Texas A&M.

Jacobs has three years to play two seasons, so there is some chance he could take a redshirt. That’s unlikely, however, as JUCO players rarely commit to a school at which they won’t play immediately.

While high school recruits must wait until Feb. 1 to sign with a school, junior college recruits enrolling for the spring semester are able to sign today. And there should be a lot of junior college signings, both today, and during the next few weeks.

Recruits go to a junior college for any number of reasons. The primary reason is academics. Some kids lack the core classes coming out of high school. Others are unable to earn a qualifying test score.

Rocky Top Talk recruiting analyst Brad Shepard also has an excellent update on JUCO defensive tackle Damien Jacobs, who is currently committed to the Vols:

Check out who else Shepard believes may end up in Knoxville at Rocky Top Talk.