USC Now Leads For Cooper
LB Keon Cooper (6-3 235) of Memphis had been favoring Missouri and was scheduled to visit there this weekend. But he didn't make the trip, and he now considers USC his favorite. "We already got two of our own (from Melrose High) down there and they are doing real good," Cooper said. "Plus, they have a new head coach andn it seems like he's going the right way. And they want me to play outside linebacker and I'm a defensive man. I'm 75% sure I'll commit to USC." Cooper is scheduled to visit USC January 14th but he might make his commitment in early January when recruiter Ron Cooper makes his next visit. He is also scheduled to visit Southern Miss January 21st.

Timmons Decision Is Coming
DB Knowledge Timmons (5-11 175) of York, PA made his official visit to Minnesota over the weekend. That was his final visit and he plans to make a decision by Wednesday. Timmons also has visited USC, Boston College, Maryland and NC State. He says all the schools are even and he's not trimmed his list. He had calls Sunday from NC State, Maryland and Penn State.

USC Remains Interested In Brown
USC remains involved with QB Levi Brown (6-4 212) of Mount Juliet, TN though the Gamecocks have not offered him a football scholarship. Brown is a 4.3 student with a 29 on the ACT. He has graduated from high school and can enroll in college in January. USC is looking at an academic scholarship package for Brown which would be converted to an athletic scholarship once he plays in his first game. Brown made an official visit to Richmond over the weekend and is being hotly pursued by the Spiders. Ole Miss and Kentucky also remain interested and plan to talk to him this week. He is also drawing interest from UT Chattanooga. Brown played in just six games this season due to a deep bone bruise in his knee. He passed for 1100 yards with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.