Lakeland (FL) The Ledger wrote:Victory RB/LB McKinney Chooses Liberty
Victory Christian running back and linebacker Jaylyn McKinney verbally committed on Monday to attend school and play football for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
The 6-foot-1, 215-pound senior recorded 79 tackles (49 solo) during the Storm's state championship season. He also rushed for 587 yards and seven touchdowns.
"I viewed the campus, met the coaches and it seemed like a perfect fit," McKinney said.
McKinney played two years of varsity football at Victory and two at Frostproof. He also claimed offers from Mississippi State, FIU and Iowa State. He plans to study business management.
Nice pickup by Gill and the staff...but we all know verbals mean nothing. Hope to see the NLI from this kid during the signing period.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 11:24 am
by CinciFlame
That's a great pick up. Getting a kid with an SEC offer is big time.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 11:26 am
by forbidden
finally official, thats a great pickup once that NLI comes thru
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 11:32 am
by BJWilliams
ATrain wrote:Nice pickup by Gill and the staff...but we all know verbals mean nothing. Hope to see the NLI from this kid during the signing period.
Agree with this but I would not be surprised if he ended up at either position, although running back seems most likely at first blush with DJ and Des graduating in 2016
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 11:34 am
by olldflame
He has apparently gained 40 pounds in the last year or so. That's a lot.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 11:56 am
by jcmanson
The plan now is for him to play on the defensive side of the ball. Maybe a Nick Newman type - either safety or linebacker.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 12:13 pm
by R i
Sorry to be the downer here, but : His offer from Mississippi state is something he is claiming, and I havent seen that confirmed anywhere,
Like others, I want to see his NLI.
If my skepticism is proven unwarranted, YAY! Go Flames.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 1:23 pm
by jcmanson
247 Sports reports he has offers from Mississippi State and FIU
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 1:58 pm
by olldflame
jcmanson wrote:247 Sports reports he has offers from Mississippi State and FIU
The schools aren't allowed to tell you who they have offered, so where do the recruiting sites get the info they post? From the players, and some of them have been known to be less than totally honest. If they say they have an offer from a major program, another may think, well if he is good enough for them, he is good enough for us, and make an offer. I have no reason to believe this kid is doing that, but it's something that is hard to verify due to NCAA restrictions on what schools can say about who they are recruiting.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 2:43 pm
by Sly Fox
Posers are generally outed pretty quickly. Teams monitor what the recruiting services are sharing and often tip off sites when there are kids claiming offers that do not exist.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 3:32 pm
by sigmo7
I'm a member on rivals for UVA and they tell about most if not every offer that UVA gives out. so I don't know that it's a big secret about who the schools offer or an NCAA rule that they can't tell.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 4:10 pm
by olldflame
sigmo7 wrote:I'm a member on rivals for UVA and they tell about most if not every offer that UVA gives out. so I don't know that it's a big secret about who the schools offer or an NCAA rule that they can't tell.
It is definately a violation for schools to talk about who they have offered, but that is not saying some of that is not leaked out. In this day and age, I would say the vast majority of that info comes from the athletes, and most of that through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 4:48 pm
by BJWilliams
A school cant say "we offered a scholarship to thus and so", that could be seen as tampering with the recruiting process and as mentioned, an NCAA rules violation.
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 5:49 pm
by BJWilliams
Im sure it does somehow or another
Re: 2015 Verbal Commit: ATH Jaylyn McKinney*
Posted: December 17th, 2014, 6:19 pm
by olldflame
Some does come from the schools, but think about it. How does it benefit them to leak that info, and is it worth the risk of violating NCAA regs? Most of it comes from the athletes. A lot of them make a tweet for every offer.
