Carver's UA All-Americans give Bama fans reason to ponder

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By Erik Stinnett, Senior Writer
Posted Feb 9, 2010
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If you wanna play the guessing game, you can do that with a pair of Under Armour All-America prospects out of Carver High School in Columbus, Ga. -- teammates Gabe Wright and Isaiah Crowell.

Both recently attended Alabama's and Auburn's Junior Day. One liked Alabama's a little more. The other liked Auburn's a little more. So which one favored which school?

Their high school coach, Del McGee, knows the answer but is keeping mum.

What the coach is not keeping mum about is just how coveted Wright, a defensive lineman, and Crowell, a running back, are.

In addition to Alabama, other schools pursuing the duo include Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia, Miami, Florida State, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Clemson and Georgia Tech.

So which player of the two is being recruited harder by those schools? McGee hinted it might be Wright.

"Looking at the big picture, it's harder to find quality defensive linemen," he told Crimson Confidential Tuesday morning. "There are less of those type guys, but, at the same time, Isaiah is a game-changer."

McGee said both players are "wide open" in their recruitment right now, and ...

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