DE Manning is on the rise

Plainfield (Ill.) East junior defensive end prospect Donald Manning (6-foot-3, 240 pounds) had made a few recent college visits. Manning is also starting to draw more recruiting looks and checks in with the latest news here.

"It seems like more schools are starting to take notice," Manning said. "I visited both Western Michigan and Miami of Ohio and things are going well so far."

Manning recapped his recent visits.

"I went to Western Michigan for a junior day and I liked it. Head coach PJ Fleck is just a real energetic guy who is just a great recruiter. We talked for a little bit and Coach Fleck along with the rest of the coaches at Western Michigan are great guys. WMU has nice facilities and they want me to stay in touch. The WMU coaches said they would be in my school this spring and they want me to come back later this spring for another visit."

"I was also really impressed with Miami of Ohio. Miami has a great campus and I was able to see some of the dorms. Miami also has a brand new indoor facility and really all of the facilities at Miami are great. I know that Miami only won a few games last year but you can sense that they are building something special there. Miami has great coaches and they said I'm pretty high up on the recruiting list. Miami asked me to stay in touch and to also come back later this spring."

Manning is also starting to draw recruiting looks for a handful of new schools.

"Ball State, NIU and SIU have all been showing more interest. I'm just starting to talk to some of those coaches and I'm hoping to finds out more about each school soon. They all want me to stay in touch and also want me to visit them soon."

Manning is also planning on at least one more upcoming visit.

"I started working with Core6 and taking part in the OL/DL competition league. I'm going to Notre Dame with Core6 on March 28th."