Five-star showdown stars
The Rivals.com Five-Star Showdown made a stop in Stamford, Conn., this weekend, and the event attracted many of the top players in the Northeast. While the event was mainly about discovering sleepers in one of the more under-recruited areas in the nation, Rivals.com analyst Mike Farrell said there were a few stars who stood out.

“Khairi Fortt and Silas Redd are the real deal,” Farrell said. “Fortt was off the charts in testing with a 4.5 40, 4.25 shuttle and he was awesome in coverage in the one-on-ones. Redd showed explosion with a top-five time in the 40 and the second-best vertical, and his change or direction and quick feet were clearly evident in the drills and one-on-ones.”

Both players proved why they rank among the nation’s best. Fortt is the No. 2 outside linebacker in the nation, and Redd is ranked as the nation’s 12th-best athlete.

Still rolling
Monday was a typical day for Corona, Calif., four-star running back Jordon James.

James, a 5-10, 190-pounder who ranks as the nation’s No. 8 running back, added a Miami scholarship offer and also had plenty of visitors at his school.

“It’s crazy,” James said. “It doesn’t seem to stop. Miami offered me, and Florida (Brian White), Notre Dame (Brian Polian) and Arizona (Tim Kish) came to my school today. I’m really excited about the Miami offer. I really don’t know too much about them, but I’m going to do my research.”

Florida, UCLA, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Stanford, Arizona, Washington and Tennessee were the teams that recently were in James’ top eight. He said he’d be willing to add Miami to the group if he likes what he finds out about the ’Canes. Miami also offered James’ teammate, four-star cornerback Demetrius Wright, on Monday.

Etc.
Four-star tight end Trey Millard of Columbia (Mo.) Rock Bridge is one of the most highly coveted players in his state. The 6-2, 245-pound tight end/linebacker already has a long list of offers that includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina and Stanford. According to his coach, A.J. Ofodile, Oklahoma is the latest school to jump into the picture with an offer.After having this past weekend’s NIKE Training Camp postponed because of the H1N1 flu scare in Texas, NIKE officials have rescheduled the event for 10 a.m. May 31 at Rice University. NIKE will host three events this weekend in the San Francisco Bay area.  Friday afternoon will be an Elite 11 Regional Camp at Cal-Berkeley, followed by a NIKE Combine at Laney College and then a NIKE Training Camp at Stanford on Sunday.Darius Robinson of Atlanta Westlake has added more offers from Maryland, West Virginia and Purdue, upping his total to 12 schools. May has been a good month for Robinson. Last week, he received offers from Miami and North Carolina. Robinson is a four-star prospect. He is currently the No. 21-rated cornerback prospect in the country.

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