The Winners Circle Continues To Shine Bright Through Much Adversity - Part 4

College Football Recruiting Rankings

Top JuCo FB Recruits All Look Very Familiar

Aaron Watkins played in the 2018 Scout Trout All-American Bowl and had some D2 offers, as he was eligible to play right away at that level. Watkins choose to take a chance and go the JuCo route to be able to obtain NCAA eligibility requirements and pursue the D1 level of play. Knowing this young man and his family very well, I believe with Aaron's physical ability, he could wind up easily reaching that goal. He is the definition of a "work-horse" back, but also has the agility, speed and vision of a dynamic skill position player. It is extremely hard to obtain an NCAA Football scholarship at any level of play in the NCAA, as the FAFSA does not pertain to Canadians or anyone else in the world, besides American citizens. Aaron did nothing but produce at Hocking College in Ohio and I am very proud in the way his work ethic, attitude and faith carried him through yet another storm. Overall, when it comes to resiliency, character and play on the football field, I cannot find a better JuCo RB recruit with enormous potential to morph a college offense's running game into an unstoppable force on the gridiron. - Coach Trout 

Top JuCo OL Recruit Gene Tapia is one of the smartest OL recruits in all the land

Forget about Tapia's outstanding agility, attitude and excellent blocking abilities, as what stood out to me about Gene was his extremely high football IQ. I had the honor to coach Gene his first year of college football in training camp at Northland College in Minnesota. Gene helped protect one of the best pocket QB's in all of JuCo football in Shannon Patrick and was a major reason Northland was able to win their conference title last season. Gene went back home to New York and attended Monroe JuCo, as this was closer to home and he once again dominated on the football field. Proving that he is the premiere OL recruit that we have listed on our Top JuCo Recruit Rankings page. Gene can be the Quarterback of the OL at the NCAA level and will provide unmatched leadership in the trenches, as he is a beloved teammate and person in any social climate. Thanks for showing us who Tapia really is and persevering through some dark times, to come out the polished 5-Star JuCo Recruit that you are. - Coach Trout  

Simon Kenton HS Football in Kentucky Has Been A Powerhouse Program Since Coach Marksberry Became Head Coach

When it comes to domination at the high school level, not many compare to what Coach Jeff Marksberry and Simon Kenton have been able to do since the year 2000! The history of Simon Kenton Football up until 2010 can be found on the school's official Simon Kenton football website. 

More recently, Simon Kenton has continued its excellence in the State of Kentucky and when I watch players like Clay Cogswell and JJ Courtney, I start to think they could compete with some of the best HS teams across the nation. I went back to 2013 and found more dominating play, as I went to 2014 I found yet another 11 win season. Once again in 2015, The Pioneers were able to muster up a 13-win season and yet another 11 win season the following year in 2016. 2017 brought yet another 11 win season and currently Coach Marksberry and his Pioneers sit at 8-2 in the 2018 season. When I flip on Cogswell's tape, I see one of the most athletic, yet disciplined players I have watched on tape. The defensive line of Simon Kenton is a joy to watch, as they all are adept to what their assignments are and are able to leave no gaps in the defensive front. When players like JJ Courtney are able to come off the edge with such tenacity and great technique, it is able to translate to coming out on top, time and time again. The Pioneers are also one of our HS Football Teams of The Year and they could be in consideration for our Dynasty award, as we start to piece together our end of season honors. I cannot stress enough how in this world we all come different backgrounds, but winning has many common characteristics that you will continue to see in the College Football Today Top Recruit Winners Circle Updates.  

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Top 2020 ATH Recruit Gary Osby And Lowndes High School Are Loaded With Top Recruits That Will Be Added To Our Rankings

I love going to find players on recruit Georgia, as I know for a fact that they have been a major player in helping the deserving young men of Georgia find college football homes. When I got to watch the greatness which is Gary Osby on tape, I got to see a premiere athlete of both sides of the football and a bunch of young men playing together as a unit. This very well coached team is a prime of example of winning with disciplined and exceptional athletes across the board.  Lowndes is currently ranked 66th in the nation on Maxpreps and 7th in the extremely talent rich football state of Georgia. Lowndes has many athletes that we will be adding to our recruit rankings and Gary was named defensive player of the week! Congrats and good luck the rest of the way! 

THE GRIND IS REAL! While most people are sleeping the Vikings are working for 2017!! #GCL #GoVikes pic.twitter.com/6lZdANYy2x

— Lowndes Football (@LHSvikingsFB) March 9, 2017

Congrats to our Players of the Week for the Camden Co Game: Offense: Jacarri Williams Defense: Gary Osby Special Teams: Ashton Musgrove Scout Team: Austin Wright. Go Vikings!!! pic.twitter.com/FyozBN238A

— Lowndes Football (@LHSvikingsFB) October 29, 2018

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