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CALIFORNIA RECRUITS

:lsug: I LIVE IN CLAIFORNIA AND HAVE NOT HERD THAT ANY OF THE THREE HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED LSU. THE BEST CHANCE WE HAVE IS BROWN....JACKSON IS A LOCK TO USC BUT BROWN IS NOT SURE

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DOES PERRILLOUX LOOK GOOD. I'M GETTING SCARED HE IS SEROIUS ABOUT TEXAS?

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CHILL OUT WITH THE CAPS!

There are plenty of posts and topics about Perriloux, just look around in the recruiting section and you'll find them. He's still verbal soft commitment to Texas but has at times given indication LSU has a very good chance. Right now, nobody knows - maybe not even Ryan.

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islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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SWAMPBOY said:

:lsug: I LIVE IN CLAIFORNIA AND HAVE NOT HERD THAT ANY OF THE THREE HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED LSU. THE BEST CHANCE WE HAVE IS BROWN....JACKSON IS A LOCK TO USC BUT BROWN IS NOT SURE
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Yeah I meant RJ Jackson is who we had a good shot at, not DeSean. I edited/clarified my original post.

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He seems to be pretty concerned with getting to the NFL (most players would want to play offense, but he says he wants to play corner so he could get drafted higher) so what sesne would it make to go to Ole Miss or MSU? He'd get much better coaching and would get a lot more exposure here, not to mention he'd win a lot more.
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1. Some of his friends and relatives play for Ole Miss and Moo U.
2. while he is a helluva runner ( see 1200 yards this year ) he WANTS to hit and tackle. He wanted Saban to coach him intio a secondary stud. and he likes to WIN. South Panola has back to back state championships ( here in Batesville ) and have been ranked nationally through the last three years for a record of 46-1.
He feels like he would have a better chance of winning games and going high in the NFL if he went to LSU.
BUT then again there is that Mom and Pop thing going on with the two Miss schools. :dis:

I talked to Coach Woods today after church and he has been telling Derek to follow the best chance to get him into the NFL.

Derek, as stated by the article, thinks his best chances would be as a cornerback, although clearly he can play QB and running back with no problem.

he certainly is loaded with talent, don't know if it pans out but I've never seen a guy with such drive and talent rolled into one. Actually he reminds me of a humble Deon Sanders

Clarion Ledger Article:
Derek Pegues spent a week last summer participating in a football camp at Notre Dame and meeting with coaches at Michigan.

While Pegues enjoyed his trip, the South Panola star won't be joining his relatives in South Bend or any other distant location in the near future.

After dropping Tennessee and Alabama, Pegues — the No. 1 prospect on The Clarion-Ledger Ten Most Wanted list — has narrowed his choices to Ole Miss (30 minutes from Batesville), Mississippi State (2 hours from home) and LSU (5 hours). He's slated to visit Starkville this weekend, Baton Rouge on Jan. 21 and Oxford on Jan. 28.

Signing Day is Feb. 2.

"I'm just going to pick where I feel most comfortable," said Pegues, a dynamic 5-foot-10, 190-pound senior who led South Panola to back-to-back 15-0 seasons, Class 5A state championships and Top 10 national rankings by USA Today as a junior and senior. "Some of those schools were probably too far away. It's wherever I fit in and feel like I'm home."

Pegues seems certain of at least two aspects of his recruiting: He's eager to hit the field as soon as possible; and he wants to play cornerback.

"Tennessee started two freshman cornerbacks and was recruiting like five more," Pegues said, "and Alabama wanted me to play running back. I really feel like my position in college should be cornerback if I want to make it to the NFL."

Pegues has a successful role model in former South Panola quarterback Deshea Townsend, who shifted to the secondary at Alabama and is in his seventh season as a defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Townsend, who sparked the Tigers to a perfect 15-0 season in 1993, shares some of his football knowledge in his frequent telephone conversations with Pegues.

Although Ricky Woods didn't arrive at South Panola until 2002, he wouldn't be surprised to see Pegues duplicate many of Townsend's accomplishments. In his final high school game, Pegues delivered one of the most memorable performances in this state's championship history by racing for 244 yards and five touchdowns in a 39-21 victory over Ocean Springs.

The sturdily-built Pegues pushed up 350 pounds on the bench press as a junior, an almost unheard of total for a prep athlete his size. His phenomenal speed — Pegues was clocked at under 4.4 seconds over 40 yards — helps explain why his nickname "Smoke" (jokingly given last year by South Panola assistant Trenell Edwards) caught on so quickly.

"Derek's really got everything," Woods said. "He's the fastest player with the ball in his hands that I've ever coached. As far as his size, I've always said it's sort of like Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse. Everybody looks at him and says, 'I thought you'd be a lot bigger.' But Derek's muscled up underneath that shirt.

"What really separates him is that he's just so smart. You don't have to tell him anything but one time. What we do on offense is simple, but he had to check a lot and read a lot of defenses. He did an excellent job. He never put us in a bad play."

Pegues enjoyed success in the classroom, too. He reports a 2.9 grade-point average and 18 on the ACT, putting him on track to be eligible as a freshman.

Although Pegues plans to play defensive back in college and in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 15 in San Antonio, his career on offense isn't over just yet. Woods intends to line up Pegues at tailback for the 18th annual Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic on June 4 in Mobile.

"I'm looking forward to it," said Pegues, who rushed for 1,659 yards and intercepted five passes in 2004. "I've been coached most of the time at quarterback, so I feel like I've got a lot of room to improve."

The big question remains: Where will he be doing that improving next fall?

After his Dec. 15 hiring at Ole Miss, Rebels coach Ed Orgeron wasted no time making a trip to Batesville to meet Pegues, who initially had dropped the school from his list after David Cutcliffe was dismissed Dec. 1. This weekend in Starkville, Pegues will be the only recruit on an official visit, meaning he's sure to get plenty of attention from MSU coach Sylvester Croom.

"I met Coach Orgeron and he seemed like a pretty live guy," Pegues said. "He seemed like he can turn the program around. I've got some boys on the team, too.

I haven't met Coach Croom in person, but he seems like a real straightforward guy. He has a lot of NFL connections and there's a chance to play right off.

"But right now, there's no leader."

If Pegues sticks with his plan, fans from all three of his choices may be kept waiting all the way until Signing Day in 3 1/2 weeks.

"I just want to make people sweat," he said with a laugh.
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JSracing, Jan 9, 2005

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JVincent25 said:

But if he isn't good enough to cut it at LSU then I think NFL scouts will see right through him. But with that said, he has the talent to play pretty quickly here, he could probably compete with Chevis Jackson for the dime corner spot in his first year, and if he doesn't then he could redshirt his freshman year and have a chance to be the nickel corner once Ronnie Prude graduates.
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He might suprise you and start as a Freshman or Soph. He's certainly better than any one I've seen on the LSU squad right now, including webster.

JSracing, Jan 9, 2005

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You have got to be kidding. If he was better than Corey he would be the #1 corner in the nation.

john randolph, Jan 9, 2005

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john randolph said:

You have got to be kidding. If he was better than Corey he would be the #1 corner in the nation.
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who knows. the potential is there. might just need some Play time.

Also you havent seen him play. I've seen them both play. Although I understand the level of their opponents was vastly different. We will see I HOPE. :grin:

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I say Pegeus play in the 5A state championship game and he dominated a good Ocean Springs team. I don't think he would start as a freshman but he will certainly see the field. This is a big strong kid with speed. Very, very good smart player. He will start next year if he goes to ole miss or msu.

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Looks like Pegues has eliminated LSU. Dissappointing. I don't think Pegues even gave Miles a chance to talk to him.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=107&p=8&c=1&nid=1215658

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