By Mike Loveday
ESPNRISE.com

DeMatha head coach Bill McGregor said not much has changed since the WCAC title game in terms of recruiting interest. Quarterback Tom Chroniger has reopened his recruiting after verbally committing to Eastern Michigan as a quarterback. I have head the Maryland is interested in Chroniger as a safety and that Chroniger just wants to play major college football position will not matter a whole lot.

At least one bit of college coaching news that could affect who will come to Maryland to recruit is former Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley taking the head-coaching job at New Mexico.

Locksley graduated from Towson University and was the University of Maryland's running backs coach and recruiting coordinator from 1997 to 2002. Illinois has been a heavily recruited the Maryland area since Ron Zook took over as head coach and Locksley was spearheading the charge.

Another coaching change that is rumored is East Carolina head coach Skip Holtz taking over the job at Syracuse. What that means for former Northwest head coach Randy Trivers is unknown. Trivers has been recruiting Maryland heavily in his two years with the Orange and have received commitments from DeMatha's Raheem Cardwell and Arundel's Alec Lemon for 2009.

This is just me speculating, but I talked with Arundel's Billy Cosh a few weeks back and he told me that East Carolina was tops on his list of prospective colleges. With Holtz possibly moving it could have an effect on Cosh's school of choice.

I spoke with Joe Haden Sr. this week about his son and Friendly High School linebacker Jordan Haden. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound junior already holds 16 offers from major Division I-A colleges.

Florida, Boston College, West Virginia, LSU, UNC, Illinois, Rutgers, Michigan and Tennessee highlight the list, but according to Haden Sr. the younger Haden is leaning towards playing at Florida with his older brother and former Maryland Offensive Player of the Year, Joe Haden Jr.

Haden is expected to commit by early April and will follow in the footsteps of both Joe (Florida) and Josh (Boston) by graduating in December and being on a college campus in January of 2010.

By Mike Loveday

Arundel's Alec Lemon has made his choice. The rising senior will become the latest commitment to Syracuse University, according to his father.

The 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver received an offer from Syracuse at the beginning of August, just two days after receiving his first offer from Delaware.

Lemon recorded 70 receptions for 969 yards and 13 touchdowns while helping Arundel to the Class 4A title game last season.

Check MDVarsity.com tomorrow for more details.

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By Mike Loveday

Arundel receiver Alec Lemon traveled the country this summer, with visits to Louisville, Syracuse, Tulane and UConn just to name a few. Now the 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver is awaiting his first official offer which he believes could come soon.

Lemon had some of his best camp performances at Syracuse and Vanderbilt and the two programs are at the top of his list.

"I like both of their academics and how both of the campuses are set up," Lemon said. "I like how all the coaches were involved in the camps. You didn't just see the head coach for 10 seconds like I did at UConn and then he'd be gone. The head coaches were out there and interacting with all the kids."

Lemon added that while neither school has made an official offer, he thinks either of the schools could be the first to do so.

"They want to compare me to the other receivers they've been looking at, or they've offered," Lemon said. "They told me to be patient, but I feel real good about both of those schools."

Lemon is coming off a junior season where he made 70 catches for 969 yards and 13 touchdowns, helping Arundel make it to the Class 4A state title game.

The change in this year's team will be replacing Consensus All-State players Nick Elko and Brandon Johnson-Farrell. Lemon looks to step into Johnson-Farrell's lead receiver spot while it will fall to rising junior Billy Cosh to fill the void at quarterback.

The Wildcats have participated in 7-on-7 tournaments in the offseason and the offense looks to be coming together.

"We've been to several 7-on-7 tournaments and our whole team lit it up," Lemon said. "He (Billy Cosh) is just like Nick (Elko). He just needs that varsity experience and once he gets that under his belt he'll be set."

The Wildcats will be looking to make it back to M & T Bank stadium this year and become the first Anne Arundel County team to win a state title since North County in 1994.

Alec is a member of this year's Dream Team third team. If you want to know more about the Dream Team and the preseason football magazine Click here

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