'12 NC RB Chris Mangus (Virginia Tech Verbal)

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Sherm isn't the only one excited. I think this kid is an underrated sleeper - would be a very nice get and another versatile kid that could help us either at RB or slot WR. ESPN likes him as well. Gave him a low rating but a glowing wright up and called him a definite sleeper early on.
 
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Ironman8 said:
Sherm isn't the only one excited. I think this kid is an underrated sleeper - would be a very nice get and another versatile kid that could help us either at RB or slot WR. ESPN likes him as well. Gave him a low rating but a glowing wright up and called him a definite sleeper early on.
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I'm bracing for the fall-out if he commits during this visit.

"Only a 3-star? We need elites! Now Marshall, Sanders, etc. won't come here derrrrrrrrr"
 
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I think OMM mentioned VT was looking at a low number for the year in another thread tonight.

VT has 5 RB offers out per Scout. One of those offers is to their commit, J.C. Coleman who at 5-7 170 is smaller than Mangus although I believe he's a tad quicker.

I mentioned UNC as he's a local but then Keith Marshall lives in the same town. Scout shows UNC with 8 RB offers out. Half of those are Unranked RBs by Scout while they have Mangus as their #30 RB.

It's early in the year but I'm surprised at no offers from UNC, GT, and VU.
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Rivals, 24/7 and ISD now list a VT offer for Mangus.
 
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I'm bracing for the fall-out if he commits during this visit.

"Only a 3-star? We need elites! Now Marshall, Sanders, etc. won't come here derrrrrrrrr"
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He left the visit and didn't commit, but I think we definitely helped ourselves. Think we also broached the topic of him playing RB as well. ISD will have a story out on him and his visit tonight.
 
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ISD freebie:

Chris Mangus got his first look at Notre Dame’s campus on Thursday and one word he used to describe it was ‘different.’

“Different in a good way,” the Raleigh, N.C., native clarified. “It’s just different, but I liked it.”

Mangus, his grandfather and head coach arrived at Notre Dame at 9:30 Thursday morning for their visit.

“We took a tour of the whole campus, talked to all of the coaches, talked to some of the players,” Mangus said. “I talked to the athletic academic advisor. We went out to lunch at the dining hall. We went in the Gug, we also saw Touchdown Jesus. We went into the Basilica. That’s pretty much it.

“I enjoyed it. I had a great time. It was different. It had its own vibe, different from most colleges.”

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Mangus was offered by Notre Dame back in March as an athlete, but the Irish coaches made it clear they know where they want to use him.

“We pretty much talked about football and academics,” he said of the Notre Dame coaching staff. “They talked about how they really need a running back from my class and how they really want me to come and make an impact on their team. I’d have the opportunity to get playing time early.”

Mangus also got the chance to speak with Jonas Gray and a fellow Raleigh native.”

“I talked to the other running back, Jonas. I spoke to Kendall Moore. He’s from Raleigh, he played at Southeast though,” said Mangus, who plays at Broughton School. “I briefly met some of the other players.”

Mangus didn’t have a long conversation with Moore, but plans to catch up again with him soon.

“I told him I’d talk to him later, hit him up on Facebook or something,” said Mangus. “We weren’t really friends, but we’re cool.”

Gray also gave Mangus his number and told him not to hesitate to use it.

“Jonas was saying if there was anything I wanted to ask, any questions or concerns about Notre Dame, just hit him up, call him or text him or anything,” Mangus said.

Mangus enjoyed his visit, “It impressed me a lot.”

Mangus will visit Virginia this Sunday and hopes to visit other schools this summer before making a decision. He also has offers from Clemson, Duke, East Carolina, Memphis, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

“I don’t think I’m ready to commit anywhere yet,” he said. “Right now I’m just looking at all of my options. I’ll commit whenever I feel comfortable and ready.”
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Jonas Gray....??? Southeast???? He graduated from Detroit Country Day I believe....
 
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247 added UVA to CL and ND as leaders
 
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Hanging out with Raleigh (NC) Broughton RB Chris Mangus. 4.39 in the 40. Virginia and Clemson in great shape. More coming on 247Sports
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Per Scout Mangus Top 3 are now CL, UVA, and VT. His interest in ND has dropped to "Low".
 
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Sucks that VT got in the race. Really thought we would have a good shot here but it looks like he is going to stay east coast.
 
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Good luck to him then....we win some, we lose some. I know its not "over", but it sure doesn't look good...
 
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i think the staff is really high on russell out of washington and hoping we can land this guy to play a slot
 
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He must be recruited as a slot receiver or I can't imagine how he'd fit into our RB recruiting mix with the limited scholarships. I'm assuming that Mahone and someone like BMarshall are "on the way". If this were an active RB offer, and was accepted, then Mahone or BMarshall would have to race to beat each other to the phone a la Day and Shutt.
 
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He's definitely being recruited as a slot receiver.
 
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Virginia and Va Tech are top 2. Va Tech leads. we are out of this one.
 
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