Recruiting NOTEBOOK

updated 3:36 a.m. ET May 11, 2008

Michael Carter is one of the top defensive prospects from Florida. Last season, this Rivals 100 (No. 66 overall) cornerback prospect from Pompano Beach (Fla.) Ely High School recorded 45 tackles, 18 pass breakups and seven interceptions. He returned four for touchdowns.

"I am a physical corner that loves to jam you at the line of scrimmage," Carter said. "I am just physical at the line. Overall, I am a big cover guy with good make-up speed. I do need to work a little on the fundamentals and become a better tackler."

According to Carter (5-11, 170) he is sitting on eight offers at this time: Miami, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Auburn, USF, Clemson, and West Virginia.

"Right now my top three schools are Miami, Minnesota and Georgia,” he said. “Miami has a good coaching staff. I mean those guys are friendly and they bond. Miami also has great academics.

"Georgia has many defensive backs in the NFL, and one guy I really look up to is Champ Bailey. I know I am going to Georgia at the end of summer.

"Minnesota is a cool place and I like coach (Tim) Brewster. He is a good guy. My cousin Tyrone Carter (Pittsburgh Steelers) played there and says it's a good out-of-state school, a nice city, that the people are friendly, and they make you feel at home.”

Carter has seen the University of Miami and plans on going to Georgia, Minnesota and Auburn this summer.

"I might hit West Virginia, too."

West
California always produces plenty of big-time prospects and every spring there is a handful of players that pop up seemingly out of nowhere. One of those players this spring is Diamond Bar (Calif.) cornerback Brandon Sermons.

The 6-foot-1, 178-pounder stars both in football and in track. He has been timed at 10.53 seconds in the 100 meters, and schools from all over the area are coming after him hard.

"I have an offer from San Diego State University and Colorado," he said. "I'm expecting offers from other schools. I'm expecting offers from (Arizona State), Oregon and Oregon State. I really don't have any favorites at this point. I'm kind of keeping my options open. My parents play a huge role because they don't want me to go very far, but I have to do what I have to do."

At this point, one coach has really stood out to Sermons. :I've really built a good relationship with coach Greg Brown from Colorado," he said.

Sermons said he's already thought a little bit about what the perfect school will have.

"I'm looking for the school to have my major – Kinesiology," he said. "I want a good school for athletics. I think I'll take my time and do it after my senior year."

Sermons said he's going to be working hard this summer, trying to get better and hit a few camps.

"I need to get more aggressive," he said. "I want to take everything to a college level. I don't really feel like going to camps. I would rather people see what I do on the field during the season."

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