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2027 Eli Woodard 4* WR From Temecula, CA (Chaparral HS) Decommits From USC

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htownkidd said:
"UCLA, Cal and Miami are three schools I'll look at going to first," Woodard told 247Sports.

The Hurricanes have been relentless in the Inland Empire in recent weeks, checking in with both Woodard and USC commit Quentin Hale. There has been considerable noise within the area, accentuated further when five-star cornerback Donte Wright flipped to Miami from Georgia.

Woodard has ascended to the top of the board for Miami as a legitimate target as position coach Kevin Beard looks to add to a group that already features blue-chipper Nick Lennear.

Yet, according to sources with knowledge of Woodard's recruitment, the in-state suitors should not be discounted.

Both the Bruins and Golden Bears are also pursuing Chaparral quarterback Dane Weber, with that race nearing a finish line. The Elite 11 Finals selection intends to make his commitment by the end of the month.

Getting Weber would boost the chances for Cal or UCLA in the Woodard sweepstakes, too. Distance is another possible factor, according to a source. Proximity to family was one of the main appeals of committing to USC early, and the Bruins and Bears would both provide the option to stay on the West Coast at the next level.

"Eli was comfortable backing off his commitment and will now work on setting up the visits," a source said. "It's not just those three schools. There is an influx of interest and there had been other schools gauging too that he couldn't really communicate fully with since he was committed."

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This won’t be a lay up IMO. I know the CBs have rolled in but we all know those don’t mean what they once did, just probably lead right now but will have to hold off the local schools.
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Interesting our board’s plug into this recruitment said it’s us or OU and no mention of OU here.

Edit: source did say more than 3 schools tho
 
supacane said:
This looks like he knows where he is going. Ginning up support by mentioning other schools. If he wanted to stay in Cali, he woulda stayed locked in with USC. My 2 sense.
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UCLA and Berkeley did get new coaches fairly recently compared to USC. Plus, he seems tight with his qb who got invited to the elite 11/the opening as well. Wouldn’t discount them either.
 
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Surely Riley couldn't have been so clueless and dense as to be using Malachi as a recruiting tool. Mario already is the most ruthless and aggressive coach at flipping other school's recruits. But if Riley really is using Malachi as a role model for his WR recruits, this would be like shooting ducks in a pond.

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lindend said:
Surely Riley couldn't have been so clueless and dense as to be using Malachi as a recruiting tool. Mario already is the most ruthless and aggressive coach at flipping other school's recruits. But if Riley really is using Malachi as a role model for his WR recruits, this would be like shooting ducks in a pond.

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Sounds like it happened but also being overstated. Riley probably broke down how he planned on using a WR and then in passing mentioned Toney, which makes sense because Toney was a phenom and an easy reference point for a HS kid. This then gets passed along to mean he is being used as a full role model and thats blown up even more once it hits a Miami message board. Reailty is that elite players from all over the country get used as examples, Toney is an elite player.
 
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lindend said:
Surely Riley couldn't have been so clueless and dense as to be using Malachi as a recruiting tool. Mario already is the most ruthless and aggressive coach at flipping other school's recruits. But if Riley really is using Malachi as a role model for his WR recruits, this would be like shooting ducks in a pond.

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For years we were telling guys we'd use them like Percy Harvin.
 
supacane said:
This looks like he knows where he is going. Ginning up support by mentioning other schools. If he wanted to stay in Cali, he woulda stayed locked in with USC. My 2 sense.
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His mom is the one that wants him close to home. Was apparently really upset he had to decommit from USC. Agent and Eli want to take visits since he’s a way higher profile recruit now then he was when he originally committed to USC
 
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