'15 FL OLB Te'Von Coney (Notre Dame Early Enrollee)

[Big23Head]

Scout: UF is leading. He will decide soon, maybe the next 2-3 weeks. Mom loved the visit to UF. ND or Auburn is #2.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/TevonConey">@TevonConey</a>: <a href="http://t.co/0UqIr8DFbZ">http://t.co/0UqIr8DFbZ</a> GO WATCH IT // Junior Film of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> LB target Tevon Coney</p>— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/statuses/494581698081075200">July 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[KPENN]

Visiting for Michigan game.

Top Defensive Target Sets Notre Dame Official Visit

Blue & Gold Illustrated has learned that one of Notre Dame's top defensive targets in the class of 2015 has set his official visit to check out South Bend for 48 hours.

Sources have confirmed that Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High School four-star linebacker Tevon Coney, who has a top two of Notre Dame and Florida, will visit South Bend on Sept. 6 when the Irish take on Michigan.

The 6-1, 225-pounder first visited South Bend for the Irish Invasion camp on June 20 and this visit will mark his second trip to Notre Dame.

There are 24 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions on Coney's profile. 21 of those predictions have him choosing the Gators, while three have him ending up with the Irish.

Coney's offer list includes Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, Miami, Kentucky and many others.

As a junior, Coney totaled 172 tackles, 14 sacks, 6 forced fumbles and had two interceptions.

Per 247Sports, Coney is the No. 11 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 38 overall prospect in Florida.

 

[TheChosen1]

Penn got me. Good news above.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Fla. LB Te'Von Coney will official to ND on Sept. 6, though decision likely coming in "two or three weeks" ($) <a href="http://t.co/rn9QIYAG6h">http://t.co/rn9QIYAG6h</a></p>— Anna Hickey (@AnnaHScout) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaHScout/statuses/495257674745798656">August 1, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[NDPhilly]

That makes no sense

 

[PANDFAN]

That makes no sense

doesn't to me either and it seems to be the on going trend...it's like the use it as a place holder and then wait to see where a bunch of others are going and look to possibly flip

 

[STLDomer]

IMO his commitment is him saving a spot at Florida.

 

[PANDFAN]

IMO his commitment is him saving a spot at Florida.

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[FLDomer]

IMO his commitment is him saving a spot at Florida.

BINGO!

 

[Whiskeyjack]

What's the logic there?

Muschamp: "If you don't commit by mid-August, I can't guarantee you a spot in this class."

Coney: "Can I still take OVs?"

Muschamp: "Um, sure!"

 

[PANDFAN]

What's the logic there?

Muschamp: "If you don't commit by mid-August, I can't guarantee you a spot in this class."

Coney: "Can I still take OVs?"

Muschamp: "Um, sure!"

my take is there seems to be a decent amount of interest in florida from some of the remaining guys on their board...commit and keep the spot and since muschamp doesn't have the Hoke policy he will check ND 1 more time to see if it can change his mind....but hell it could be the complete opposite and commit to us and use the official visit to play the wait and see how florida does or see if muschamp might get canned...

 

[koonja]

IDK why you'd commit (unless it's to ND, which according to his more recent top 1, it is not) and then immediately take an OV to Notre Dame.

I wouldn't be surprised if he remains uncommitted until post-ND's pounding of scUM.

 

[dwshade]

That makes no sense

It's recruiting. It's not supposed to make sense.

 

[Irish#1]

That makes no sense

IDK why you'd commit (unless it's to ND, which according to his more recent top 1, it is not) and then immediately take an OV to Notre Dame.

I wouldn't be surprised if he remains uncommitted until post-ND's pounding of scUM.

Come on fellas. By now we all know there is absolutely no logic in the way recruits think.

 

[NDhoosier]

In my opinion, regardless of where he commits to in 2-3 weeks, ND is still in the thick of things.
If he commits to UF, he is already unsure and could easily flip to ND
If he commits to ND, then the visit will only help solidify his commitment.

As long as he goes on that visit to the scUM game, I'll say we still have a decent shot.

 

[Irish Man3]

Florida just grabbed Adonis Thomas. Similar OLB prospect and highly rated. Thats Baker and Thomas in the last month.

Florida's early LB recruiting success could be our best friend here.

 

[Irish#1]

Florida just grabbed Adonis Thomas. Similar OLB prospect and highly rated. Thats Baker and Thomas in the last month.

Florida's early LB recruiting success could be our best friend here.

Or it could hurt us if he likes the idea of trying to form a Super Team if LB's.

 

[Henges24]

IDK why you'd commit (unless it's to ND, which according to his more recent top 1, it is not) and then immediately take an OV to Notre Dame.

I wouldn't be surprised if he remains uncommitted until post-ND's pounding of scUM.

Don't get too positive on that game. We all know anything can happen in these games no matter how bad the other team is. Michigan sucked last year and still managed to beat us. Not that we were all that special with Tommy in the helm. Just saying I won't be surprised if we somehow choke in this game, IMO.

 

[koonja]

IDK why you'd commit (unless it's to ND, which according to his more recent top 1, it is not) and then immediately take an OV to Notre Dame.

I wouldn't be surprised if he remains uncommitted until post-ND's pounding of scUM.

Don't get too positive on that game. We all know anything can happen in these games no matter how bad the other team is. Michigan sucked last year and still managed to beat us. Not that we were all that special with Tommy in the helm. Just saying I won't be surprised if we somehow choke in this game, IMO.

Looks like I'm right .

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I'm Committing In September But No Date Set Yet</p>— Tevon Coney9⃣ (@TevonConey) <a href="https://twitter.com/TevonConey/statuses/495342212897849344">August 1, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I'm not confident at all. I'm casually watching the OSU/UM game right now, and Gardner is 8/9 with 2 TDs in the first quarter. If he can do that against OSU, we all know what he can do against us, lol.

 

[Henges24]

Ha just like we can make denard look like an all american passer

 

[BeauBenken]

Looks like I'm right .

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I'm not confident at all. I'm casually watching the OSU/UM game right now, and Gardner is 8/9 with 2 TDs in the first quarter. If he can do that against OSU, we all know what he can do against us, lol.

Gardner played well against us. You need to watch another game to see that he can play well?

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[koonja]

Gardner played well against us. You need to watch another game to see that he can play well?

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Yes.

 

[Irish#1]

Gardner shot his wad against us last year. He was pretty much empty after that. I watched them play against UConn and he wasn't near the level against us. UConn bailed scUM out in that game.

 

[connect the dots]

Florida just grabbed Adonis Thomas. Similar OLB prospect and highly rated. Thats Baker and Thomas in the last month.

Florida's early LB recruiting success could be our best friend here.

I agree completely with your assessment of the situation here. Florida now has two commitments(Jerome Baker, Adonis Thomas) from the five linebacker targets on their board. With three targets left(Jeffery Holland, Roquan Smith, and Tevon Coney) on Florida's board, and Coney's scheduled Sept 6th visit, I think Notre Dame has improved their chances of a commitment from Coney. Coney will recognize that Notre Dame has a greater need for his services at linebacker.

 

[stlnd01]

I'm in the camp that recruits don't really decide based on the actual result of the game they OV. Obviously it doesn't hurt to win, but unless you get embarrassed and the stadium's dead by halftime, I think they get the picture you're trying to paint.
Either way, he's now apparently committing "in September," which seems logical. Though those who push their dates back often keep pushing while they make the rounds. Hope for our sake he commits, oh, about Sept. 10.

 

[dublinirish]

Gardner shot his wad against us last year. He was pretty much empty after that. I watched them play against UConn and he wasn't near the level against us. UConn bailed scUM out in that game.

i saw their game vs NW on the BTN the other week and he was terrible, if it wasn't for Devin Funchess high level of play down the back stretch they would have lost way more games too.

 

[Irish#1]

I'm in the camp that recruits don't really decide based on the actual result of the game they OV. Obviously it doesn't hurt to win, but unless you get embarrassed and the stadium's dead by halftime, I think they get the picture you're trying to paint.
Either way, he's now apparently committing "in September," which seems logical. Though those who push their dates back often keep pushing while they make the rounds. Hope for our sake he commits, oh, about Sept. 10.

I think he's pushed it back, because he feels some pressure to go to UF, but really likes ND.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Another dynamic this year is how BVG uses linebackers. I cannot help but think Coney is watching MLB; Schmidt, Grace, or Morgan? How do packages work? How aggressive is BVG with his linebackers?

My worthless instinct is this kid is looking for a reason not to go to ND. If the linebacker play is appealing, he hasn't got a shot at staying in FLA. (I hope the way I posted this wasn't too confusing, but I found it mildly entertaining, so I ran with it.)

 

[connect the dots]

Another dynamic this year is how BVG uses linebackers. I cannot help but think Coney is watching MLB; Schmidt, Grace, or Morgan? How do packages work? How aggressive is BVG with his linebackers?

My worthless instinct is this kid is looking for a reason not to go to ND. If the linebacker play is appealing, he hasn't got a shot at staying in FLA. (I hope the way I posted this wasn't too confusing, but I found it mildly entertaining, so I ran with it.)

Besides Coney, another Florida target that will be following Notre Dame defensive schemes this fall is Byron Cowart.