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McGee on dirty recruiting: It didn't surprise me because we're heading in the right direction. We're after the right guys.

McGee says there could be additions to the class

McGee says Staples has the ability to come in here and change the way the program looks. This guy could play for anybody

McGee on Jamari Staples "This guy is an elite athlete. That's the reason this PC started late. To put that name on board changes whole face"

McGee on DT Andra Smith: Not many 300 pound defensive tackles are available, to bring quality person, height, size, abil to dominate OL

McGee on OL Zach Sims, "become one of my favorite guys. He wants to be a UAB Blazer" kid has leverage, can get hands on def. really fast

McGee on Jordan Petty, CB, showed out at camp, understood how to play the position, has great confidence in playing position

McGee on WR Rodney Morris - "big, tall, big body receiver. guy that bounces off tackles, still has speed to go score." can hoop too

McGee on TJ McCollum, TJ could have went to Kentucky, more SEC schools, lots of people went in on him but his dad "stuck with us"

McGee on Greg Maclin - state champion in FB, BK, track - showed out at a camp in Huntsville. All-around great athlete. fits in defense, 6-3

McGee on Tajh "TK" Lowe - productive player, sure tackler, he's a winner

McGee now says Jimmy Jean can be the fastest guy on the team. He's an impact player immediately

McGee - Jimmy Jean is an elite athlete. He's a special kid. They kept his commitment a secret. New coach Joe Henry had the connection there

Nick Jackson "will upgrade attendance in our stadium immediately" McGee says he'll bring 80 fam/friends

Nick Jackson, athlete from Wenonah, "He is a diamond in the rough" good GPA, test score, McGee likes his demeanor, attitude, "blew us away"

LB JeNiah Jackson, McGee loves his enthusiasm, energy "He's definitely a leader"

McGee on Vincent Hunter, dad is principal, dad has structured him to do well. "He's so much bigger than a lot of guys we have"

new coach Kevin Peoples helped bring in Vincent Hunter

Maudrecus Humphrey "special to me" could potentially come in here and be the fastest guy on our team, says McGee

McGee says PC turned into a really good PC, now they just added "another huge name" in Jamari Staples

McGee says Jordan Howard fits profile they are looking for with a big running back

McGee on Jordan Howard - like bigrunning backs, like guys with big hips, thighs, break tackles, push ball forward

TE Tristan Henderson, 25 years old, 2 tours of duty in Iraq, married w/child, brings immediate leadership to locker room, says McGee

JJ Green wR from Florence - good relationship thru coaches, showed out at camp in Huntsville. Ability, length, makes him hard to defend

Brandon Fuller, 3.9 GPA, LB from Clay-these kids come in from Clay with a winning attitude, way to go about business, make change in prog.

12 guys from in Alabama (so far), average GPA 3.2, avg ACT score 21, says McGee "I want this to be an academic instutition"

QB Jeremiah Briscoe: "A lot of people went after him, but he was patient with us. We're fortunate to have him on campus" - fb/baseball playr

WR DeVante Scott- explosive ath, fast kid, punt returner. "He is an SEC player" knee injury caused people to back off, believe in med staff

LB Ervin Alston - very explosive linebacker, ability to have success in CUSA bc he can make plays out in space

CB JAmes Caligone - "I am bias, but he's from arguable the best high school in the United states of America"

Caligone - This kid is a fast guy, one of top runners in 100m, looking for guys with more speed

DE Kingsley Ejike (was GSU commit) is a pass-rushing specialist. "He's going to be able to put pressure on QB as soon as he steps on campus"

Jalan Coleman, LB - watched him go through long workout, knew he was really interested in UAB. can be impact player

12 guys from in Alabama (so far), average GPA 3.2, avg ACT score 21, says McGee "I want this to be an academic instutition"

McGee mentions negative recruiting, proud of his staff for staying firm and true to their principles

Here inthe next 5 minutes, McGee says press conference has potential to turn into great PC for UAB, waiting on another recruit
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