Football Hotbed’s Freshman All-American Game Boast ‘Big Name’ Alumni

The Football Hotbed Freshman All-American Game or National High School Freshman Showcase is the most prestigious all-star showcase in the country.  Since its inception, the game has produced the most high profile alumni and has nearly a 50-50 Division I ratio for the game’s past participants.  Game alumni Initial freshman class of 2020 Rashod Torrence– University of Florida (Los Angeles Rams, free agent) Freshman class of 2021 In this class, 15 participants were able to garner Division I scholarships.  J.J. McCarthy became a first-round pick for the Minnesota Vikings (No. 10) after winning a national championship in at the University of Michigan as the starting QB. Game was played in January of 2018. The MVPs were Kye Robichaux (Boston College) and Demarko Williams (Western Kentucky/Ole Miss). Here’s a game recap: CLICK HERE. QBCorbin LafranceKennesaw, GARobert MorrisQBColt MinsonVirginia Beach, VAFurmanQBJ.J. McCarthyLagrmund Park, ILMichiganRBJofranstar GrahamMartinez, GAArmyRBKye RobichauxEllerslie, GABoston College/WKUATHDai’Sean StevensFort Worth, TXFAU/Bama StateWRCaleb OsburnRockledge, FLSamfordSLOTMekhi MewsGrayson, GAHouston/UGAK/PCarter DavisPlantation, FLFAUDEJacob PsykSugar Land, TXHarvardLBCarlos EstronzaNW Palm Bay, FLWingateLBHarrison AllenCartersville, GACornellDBDemarko WilliamsAtlanta, GAWKU/Ole MissDBKenyan HunterSpringfield, GAMercerSAFDavis MallingerViera, FLNevada/West Virginia Freshman class of 2022 This freshman All-American  JacolbySpellsWRWest Virginia WillBettridgeK/PVirginia HaydenSchwartzDLMinnesota LamarPattersonWRSeveral D1 offers (deceased) ScottKeanQBWest Virginia JeremyWestLBNorth Carolina Central

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Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators: Gameday Central

Gainesville, FL- Football is back! And that’s a very good thing. Excited to be on an SEC campus to take in some nationally-televised college football in the first full weekend of action for this beloved sport. The Miami Hurricanes visit the Florida Gators today and the significance of this game’s outcome is buried in the foundation of what both storied programs have established over generations.Each looks to return to prominence. The Gators have had the most recent national success, its most recent national championship coming in 2008, which was proceeded just a few years earlier by a national championship in 2006, they own three titles overall.  Miami’s last of their five national championships came in 2001.  Both head coaches, Miami’s Mario Cristobol and especially Florida’s Billy Napier have a significant amount of pressure coming into this season for similar reasons.  Program expectations are to compete for national titles and conference championships. There’s been little of that on both sides lately.  However, today can be the catalyst for a big move in that direction.  What's at stake? Bragging rights! Need anything else be said? Both programs need a win in order to gain traction in-state with recruiting, prestige and all the normal reasons you want to beat an opponent that looks like you.  Miami would look great beating an SEC team in week 1, it hasn’t happened lately.  Florida has to win the game based on the most difficult schedule in the country.  Miami isn’t the only tough team they get at home. If they should lose, where do wins come from? Home slates with Texas A&M, Kentucky, and LSU and Ole Miss in back-to-back weeks don’t seem fair. Conversely, the Hurricanes have spared no expense in off-season talent acquisition to upgrade their roster.  Does that faucet stay on if the Hurricanes don’t win big this season? Would see necessary to start impressing donors out of the gate. TE Cam McCormick, one of the most tenured NCAA football player with the TD reception for Miami. #Canes strike first from inside 10 to score. XP is good, 7-0 Miami 6:48 left in Q1 11 plays, 84 yards, 5+ mins off clock. #hotbedworld @footballhotbed— Brandon Odoi (@Brandon_Odoi) August 31, 2024 cam ward is a difference maker for miami Have a difference maker at quarterback is a luxury the University of Miami hasn’t enjoyed in quite some time. Cam Ward is just that, a difference maker. He’s poised, deliberate, competitive and athletic. He makes more plays for Miami than anyone at the position in a generation.  Florida isn’t a bad team. Miami’s just a good team.  Or so it appears after just a few short quarters into the season.

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Recap: 10th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase

Coral Gables, FL— The 10th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase presented by Football Hotbed was an amazing display of talent that led to four players being offered by the University of Miami football staff via Football Hotbed.  The two-day event held each summer at a college or university in division one NCAA football features invited athletes across the United States all looking to compete at a high level and test their mettle against some of the top talents in their high school graduating classes.  The 2024 event marked the fourth time the event had been held at the University of Miami.  Last year, the event was held at the University of Arizona where future five-star tight end Judah Lancaster took home MVP honors overall.  The year prior two years, the event was held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA.This year’s 10th Annual event featured the classes of 2028 (rising freshman), 2029 and 2030 and quarterbacks in the class of 2031.  Football Hotbed has an annual Middle School All-American during the first weekend of each year and allows 5th grade quarterbacks to compete in the middle school showcase to ensure that an elite-level talent is always taking snaps in the game, one who had previously proven their worth on the Middle School Showcase platform.About 120 athletes from 15 states participated in the event on June 13th and 14th.  Day one was hosted by the University of Miami in their indoor facility, while day two was at the Betty T. Ferguson Center Complex in Miami Gardens.  That’s just across the street from the Miami Dolphins practice facility and Hard Rock Stadium where both the Dolphins and Hurricanes both play their home games.Here are the final results: Final @Future4QB class of 2031 rankings. Congratulations to all the finalist and all QBs on a great showcase. #hotbedworld https://t.co/i8z52ylbYg— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) June 18, 2024 Final @Future4QB class of 2030 rankings. Congratulations to all the finalist and all QBs on a great showcase. #hotbedworld https://t.co/JoGvr6nCNW— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) June 18, 2024 Final @Future4QB class of 2029 rankings. Congratulations to all the finalist and all QBs on a great showcase. #hotbedworld https://t.co/JGYDbt0VbA— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) June 18, 2024 Final @Future4QB class of 2028 Rankings. Congratulations to all the finalist and all QBs on a great showcase. #hotbedworld https://t.co/p3QDySt1iB— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) June 18, 2024 Results for the Class of 2028- Rising 9th Graders 2028 Future 4 2028 National Lineman Challenge Winners 2028 Skill Winners 2029 Award Winners- Rising 8th Graders 2029 Future 4 2029 SKill awards 2029 Lineman Award Winner 2030 Award Winners- Rising 7th Graders 2030 Future 4 2030 Skill award winners 2030 Lineman Challenge winner 2031 Award Winners- Rising 6th Graders 2031 Future 4 finalist Last NameFirst NamePosClass40 Yard Dash5-10-5 ShuttleVertical JumpBroad Jump                O’NeilJeffery WR 20284.734.6131.38’6″JohnsonJakari ATH 20284.794.2230.28’10”ColemanChristopherWR20294.824.62319’1″GrimesT. ATH 20284.864.7525.97’10”St GermainKeenanRB, CB20304.924.9223.56’11”BermanAydenRB, LB20294.934.2932.88’1″Bell-PointerKaneWR20284.934.4528.38’2″Crifasi IVJackWR20284.944.4309’3″MorrisEliWR20284.954.7527.37’6″BrownJamaiWR, DB20304.964.9523.76’5″TookesPrestonWR20284.975.0427.37’8″JonesAntwainWR20284.994.5928.4 GeorgeRussellWR20284.994.7922.37’6″DuncanWillWR20295.034.5727.18’0″PauliotMasonRB, TE, LB20285.074.727.27’10”WarrenJakeOL/DL20285.084.4926.27’3″LefevreMatthewRB, LB20285.084.8626.87’4″GodboltTravisLB20295.084.7524.57’6″WilsonLukeWR, DB20285.094.4626.37’5″WisemanIziahRB, WR, LB20285.114.725.78’2″Dowell JrDionWR20305.134.65266’7″LaughlinAntwan  5.155.0523.77’5″WatsonKamariDL20295.164.7926.27’5″ChanceChanavis  5.184.8925.5 BigelowBryceRB, WR, LB, DB20295.224.5619.77’0″HillTylinRB20295.234.6920.96’8″Pointer JrNicholasWR20295.264.4723.97’2″WigginsJDRB20295.264.830.57’4″DobsonMeshiOL/DL20285.275.2421.17’6″CisnerosDiegoWR20285.294.721.46’2″Jones jrDavidWR20285.314.75267’8″SchlaupitzRogerTE20285.334.524.57’5″FinlawRJWR20305.334.9520.27’0″SullivanDawseyQB20295.354.8325.8 LittleDariusOL/DL20295.365.4719.65’5″KeskinerJordanWR20295.44.9723.96’10”PearsonPedroWR, LB20295.414.9125.47’3″LimehouseMicahRB, WR, CB, DB20305.41523.76’5″BlevinsKorbynLB20285.55.0921.56’3″Alves De LimaSebastiano  5.544.6122.86’8″KinzieEvanWR20295.594.7520.77’1″GonzalesRonChristopherOL/DL20285.625.0919.56’9″McGrayHenryTE20285.635.0520.26’3″BlairShawnOL20285.645.3617.96’10”LimehouseJavionWR, CB20295.675.0620.76’9″StocksdaleJacksonTE, LB20295.724.8925.37’3″SimmonsLa’KayvianOL/DL20295.735.4116.17’1″RoyJulienWR20305.764.9218.66’8″RamdeenTamara MoodieDB20285.795.33197’0″VargasWilsonOL20295.815.3917.46’1″WilliamsRoshardOL20285.845.1319.46’8″FillerHarrisonWR, DB20295.895.1317.96’5″LombardiCaiderinOL20285.915.6415.35’8″Crattic IIIEddieDL20285.925.4215.36’3″RiveraMichaelRB, WR, CB20305.93521.46’4″PettisJosiahWR, DB20305.955.5816.85’7″BorchardtCharlieOL/DL20305.974.817.46’4″DerenchesLukeWR, CB, DB20315.99519.86’2″JulianVincentRB, WR, DB20306.025.3219.36’0″ValleAndrewsOL, DL, DE20286.035.58165’11”SalazarJacobWR20296.135.0916.75’11”SaylorLionelDL20306.25.5513.64’9″PerkinsJavianDL20306.215.5713.65’7″Rose-AldersonTJOL, DE20306.35.5315.54’8″WeimerRyanCenter, DE20296.345.3615.35’7″JonesEmariOL, DL20296.415.97145’5″EndericaLucianoCenter20296.566.4313.54’11”HarrilalShaneOL20286.575.8915.85’4″EndericaLeandroOL20296.635.79135’5″MooreLachlan 20306.695.59115’3″NelsonJahsonOL20286.696.9114.65’2″ForresterSladeOL20296.716.0514.84’11”NolteColtonOL, Center, DL20306.726.1311.24’7″HorowitzJoshuaOL20306.785.9412.84’9″Jean-BaptisteBrodyOL, DL20306.966.5112.74’10”StaffordMacenOL20306.996.211.95’3″MooreCarsonDL20287.336.3312.34’11”  QB       ShuttleBroadPower Toss402028     JadenQuenga4.648.7185JJChapman4.957.1185.16BrycePuckett4.838.2125.22RyanBrowning4.758.1215.28RyanRizzuti4.828.8184.94MatthewGuevara4.886.11185.43PeytonGrigsby4.658.6245.12029 5:10:05BroadPower Toss40LoganHart4.467.9155.19DonovanPorter4.966.7155.9JacobLau4.817185.22JaydenGuzman5.266.6185.97KOBETOWNS4.958.8215.13AlfonsoLlanes5.145.8155.97GrahamKropp5.076.9156.25DevinJones5.256.6155.91NolanDownes4.838.2215.41RileyCollins5.066.8156.1DawseySullivan4.757.3185.25CoreyTaylor Jr4.917.5185.41RonnieAnderson4.837.3155.34DannyLee5.336126.25MaksimSteuber5.036.1185.79WalkerMottley4.757.5155.5NickSteeves5.256.5126.06DylanCosta4.698.7184.97DeangeloPlese5.026.9125.972030 5:10:05BroadPower Toss40CurtisDupont Jr4.827.11125.43HoldenBoehm5.455.11126.32KaydenAntonopoulos5.017.7185.57JohnStunson5.476.8126JordanJenkins5.127.11125.66LukeMcLeod5.326.8125.97JamesEwing5.255.1196.56LukeLekites5.017125.56DevinPerkins5.217.7125.59RomanGreen4.916.1155.53RykerPlaster5.226.5146.132031 5:10:05BroadPower Toss40LiamPalmer5.346126.09JaceVorlicky5.016.7155.79BrooksScarbro5.345.5125.9KaydenPouncey4.965.1125.9EliComeau5.227155.56ParkerBell5.657.1126.69ChristianAskew6.095.8186.53NathanSliacky5.027.3155.91MilesVonHerbulis5.476.1186.56

Summer Feature: Elijah ‘Just Chill’ Hardy 2026 RB

The summer is full of off season and developing and unearthing potential elite talents. One such talent is a familiar name across South Florida, Miami Northwestern’s sophomore running back Elijah ‘Just Chill’ Hardy.  The rising junior is far from an under-the-radar prospect but one thing that took place during the 2023 season is his return to the running back position where he garnered wide-spread acclaim as a youth player. The name ‘Just Chill’ is well known to all youth community of South Florida as the Miami Northwestern Bull running back made a big name beginning with the Scott Lake Vikings and transitioned to the Miami Gardens Chiefs where he took center stage.  Hardy’s combination of speed and vision makes him elite.  And he’s so talented that he joined a loaded Miami Northwestern roster as a freshman and made the transition to wide receiver in order to get onto the field, though, much of his experience coming into high school was in the backfield; only proving just how versatile he is. In 2023, you saw his emergence as a gamebreaker as he returned to his natural home, behind the line of scrimmage. So its time everyone take notice, once again of one of the premier running backs in South Florida who had a strong spring and will look to take the next step behind first year head coach and offensive coordinator, NFL veteran, Teddy Bridgewater.   Blessed and honor to receive an offer from Appalachian State University ⛰️!! @CoachFrankPonce @mnw_fb @ChadSimmons_ @lukechaney247 pic.twitter.com/n3I4XNKjtF— Elijah hardy (@Elijahhardy_1) May 17, 2024