Five-star looking around?
Five-star cornerback Patrick Johnson remains a hot name on the recruiting circuit. The Pompano Beach (Fla.) Ely prospect remains committed to Miami, but he has taken official visits to LSU and Florida. He also has a visit scheduled for Southern California on Dec. 1.

Johnson indicated he also is considering an official visit to Georgia this weekend for its game against Auburn. Despite the visits, Johnson maintains that he is firm in his commitment to the Hurricanes.

Georgia lands a pair
The Georgia Bulldogs grabbed two big commitments this past week in Rivals100 running back Dontavius Jackson and three-star athlete Sanders Commings.

Commings chose Georgia over South Carolina, and also plans to play baseball for the Dawgs. Jackson narrowed his schools to Clemson, Georgia and LSU before deciding to commit to UGA. Jackson plans to graduate from high school early and enroll in classes in January.

The two commitments were the 22nd and 23rd for the 2008 Georgia recruiting class.

West
Long Beach (Calif.) Poly four-star defensive lineman Jurrell Casey took his first official visit to Ole Miss a month ago. This past weekend, the talented tackle was in Eugene, Ore., to check out the high flying Oregon Ducks.

On the recruiting front, Casey has had Oregon near the top of his list for some time.

"I had a real good time, it was a good visit for sure," Casey said. "The thing that really stood out to me was just the game and the atmosphere at the game. I love how much the fans love the team. It was so loud and crazy in there, and I really liked seeing that.

"I was up there with Vaughn Telemaque and Kenny Rowe hosted both of us. It was great to see Kenny again, and he really likes it up there a lot. It was good to hang out with the players on the team and talk to the coaches as well.”

Casey said he’s not sure when he’ll make a decision.

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"Right now, I don't really have a timetable for when my next visit will be or when I'll be ready to make a commitment,” Casey said. “The Ole Miss visit was cool, too. I really can't say which one I liked better. Of course, USC is still high on my list, too. But I don't have a visit set right now.

"Vaughn and I want to commit at the same time, but that doesn't mean we're a package deal or anything. We just want to make our announcements together. Right now, we're both still trying to figure out what we want to do."

Polk in good position
USC commit Chris Polk (5-11, 190, 4.5) from Redlands (Calif.) East Valley is more than living up to his reputation as one of the best players in Southern California. He has been getting the job done on the gridiron and in the classroom. He is set to graduate in December.

"Chris can breathe easier now," Redlands East Valley coach Kurt Bruich said. "He just scored a 1370 on his SAT and he's all set to graduate in December. He's already getting his enrollment requirements ready for USC.”

Though the Trojans look good for Polk, he is taking visits.

"Chris has already been to Washington," Bruich said. "He has set up visits to Oregon and Cal. Chris just wants to make sure that USC is the place for him."