Southland rivals highlight late-July defensive, ST commitments
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<p>Prospects across Louisiana continued announcing college commitments as July wound down.</p>
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<p>Here's a look at a few of the defensive and special teams standouts who shared their next-level plans during the back half of this month, including a players heading to home-state McNeese State, Nicholls State and Louisiana (Lafayette). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1737462' first='Chance' last='Grant'] — 5-10, 250 DL — Mandeville —> San Bernardino Valley College</strong></p>
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<p>The stout, strong nose tackle is anticipated to play a bigger role on his Skippers' front this fall as a senior, but has been a largely under-the-radar prospect thus far. But he was able to find an opportunity at the next level this summer with the Wolverines, a junior college program in California where he can continue his career and development.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254078' first='Beau' last='Matulewski'] — 6-1, 195 DB/LB — Jesuit —> Nicholls State</strong></p>
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<p>The Colonels have made a habit of loading their roster with in-state talent, including more than a dozen current players out of the Catholic League in New Orleans. And first-year coach Tommy Rybacki and company added another commitment to that pipeline in late July with the Jesuit strong safety, a physical athlete who has played well in coverage and in the box as a potential hybrid safety/linebacker. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1737479' first='Cullen' last='McIntosh'] — 6-5, 220 EDGE/TE — Oak Grove —> McNeese State</strong></p>
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<p>The two-way Oak Grove standout, one of the notable debuts on the latest round of Prep Redzone Louisiana rankings updates, found a college home in the opposite corner of the state with the Cowboys. McIntosh is a tall, long edge rusher who fires out of his four-point stance, gets good extension with his arms, keeps his legs driving and has a nice closing burst to opposing passers. </p>
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<p><strong>Jackson Villaume — 5-10, 215 LS — Parkview Baptist —> Louisiana (Lafayette)</strong></p>
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<p>The Eagles' long snapper is one of the nation's highest-ranked in the class, according to Kohl's Kicking Camps, and announced a commitment late this summer to the Ragin' Cajuns. He joins kicker [player_tooltip player_id='1601966' first='Gavin' last='Higgins'], who had previously announced plans to sign with LSU, as Parkview Baptist specialist to land spots with home-state colleges after the wrap up their prep careers. </p>
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Prospects across Louisiana continued announcing college commitments as July wound down.
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