Dust off the recruiting record book.

What are the most recruits any school has ever hosted for a single football game?

Well, whatever the old record was, it's likely that the Miami Hurricanes set a new one with their game against Florida State on Saturday.

Over 1,100 high school football players from all parts of Florida, including the panhandle, Jacksonville and Tampa areas, made the trip to the Orange Bowl to see the Hurricanes take on the then No. 9-ranked Seminoles.

Among those in attendance were three first-team ESPN All-Americans, Jason Geathers, Vernon Carey and Andre Johnson.

The Miami-FSU contest wasn't the only game to cause a stir in recruiting circles.

Other games that drew immense interest from a recruiting standpoint this weekend were Texas A&M-Nebraska, Arizona-UCLA, Arizona State-Notre Dame and Georgia-Tennessee.

Coaches agree that having a recruit watch a marquee matchup in person can be a big recruiting advantage.

"It's not that simple to explain to a prospect what a game-day experience is like on the college level," said Tim Cassidy, director of football operations at Texas A&M.

"As a matter of fact, it's almost impossible (to explain). It's something he has to see for himself. He can't just read articles or watch it on TV to really get a sense of what big-time college football is all about."

But recruiting fans want to know something else. They want to know if a game of such magnitude, like the Texas A&M-Nebraska game, will help their recruiting efforts.

According to Cassidy, if an interested recruit was at the game, it can't do anything but help.

"Any recruit who was at our game this weekend saw Texas A&M at its best. The pageantry, the atmosphere, the weather, the fans … you couldn't have asked for anything more."

Atlantic
For the second consecutive year, it appears North Carolina will sign the state of Virginia's most highly recruited prospect. Running back Daniel Davis (Stafford, Va.), like Ronald Curry before him, says he will sign with the Tar Heels. Davis, who committed to North Carolina while on his official visit to the Chapel Hill campus last weekend, also received scholarship offers from Penn State, Nebraska and Florida State among others.

Defensive end Darnell Dockett (Burtonsville, Md.) has rearranged his list somewhat. Florida State and Maryland are now co-leaders according to Dockett. The Terps have come from out of nowhere to be under serious consideration.

"Maryland is going to be good," Dockett said. "They're just young, and it takes some time to get things going."

Also in the hunt are Ohio State, Michigan and Miami. Dockett has scheduled an official visit to Florida State for Nov. 21 for the game with Florida. Against Montgomery-Blair High last week, Dockett recorded five sacks and 13 tackles.

East
Bryan Scott (Buckingham, Pa.) says he will announce his decision on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. EDT at Central Buck East High School.

Scott, who has already made a decision but is delaying an announcement, had narrowed his choices to North Carolina and Penn State before he selected a college. Michigan was involved earlier in the year, but Scott recently eliminated the Wolverines. Scott, who plays running back at the high school level, also says North Carolina is recruiting him as an "athlete", while the Nittany Lions are telling him he can play both wide receiver and defensive back.

Lineman Augie Hoffman (Montvale, N.J.) says he is leaning to Boston College.

"I just feel more comfortable there," said Hoffman. "I haven't committed, and I'm still going to take some visits, but I have a real good feeling about them right now."

Hoffman's statements come as somewhat of a surprise. Hoffman, who visited Notre Dame for its game with Stanford, had said previously that he was favoring the Irish. In addition to Boston College, Hoffman says he also expects to visit Syracuse.

Midlands
Kansas State is not only off to a fantastic start on the football field, it's also off to a phenomenal start in recruiting. Several top players in the Midlands region mention the Wildcats as their top choice. One such prospect is running back Jamar Mozee (Blue Springs, Mo.). Mozee says he is leaning to K-State over Michigan State and Missouri. All of the schools involved have offered him a scholarship.

Bo Scaife (Denver, Colo.) will make an official visit to Texas on Nov. 6. The top prospect in Colorado, Scaife is also considering UCLA, Georgia, Colorado, Nebraska, Kentucky and Ohio State. A 6-foot-4, 225-pound receiver, Scaife returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown against Aurora-Eaglecrest (Colo.)

Midwest
Quarterback Scott McMullen (Granville, Ohio) has had a breakthrough senior season. Until recently McMullen, who was injured much of his junior year, had only been offered scholarships by schools in the Mid-American Conference.

However, that changed earlier this week when Florida State offensive coordinator Mark Richt offered McMullen a scholarship. McMullen has also been hearing from Ohio State and Indiana over the past few weeks, but neither the Buckeyes nor the Hoosiers have offered McMullen a scholarship.

Visiting Notre Dame will be the sons of two former members of the Chicago Bears. Jarrett Payton (Chicago, Ill.), the son of Walter Payton, and Quincy Wilson (Weirton, W.Va.), the son of Otis Wilson, will travel to South Bend for their official visits on Dec. 11.

The younger Wilson is a running back and is also considering Northwestern and West Virginia. Payton has also scheduled a visit to Miami and also is interested in Indiana.

Southeast
Two South Carolina linemen, Albert Haynesworth (Hartsville, S.C.) and Terriea Smalls (St. Stephens, S.C.) have scheduled official visits. Haynesworth took his first official visit this past weekend. He went to Georgia for its game with Tennessee. Meanwhile, Smalls will make his first official visit this coming weekend when he goes to Penn State. Haynesworth will be travelling to Penn State for his official visit this weekend, too.

The top our choices for Haynesworth are Georgia, Penn State, Tennessee and Ohio State. Haynesworth lists no favorite among the group.

"Tennessee has always been my favorite," said Smalls. "I rooted for them growing up and everything. But that doesn't make it automatic that I'm going to sign with them. I've got to pick the college that's best for me." Smalls also lists North Carolina, Georgia and Florida as possibilities, but admits the Volunteers and Nittany Lions are currently his top two choices.

Quarterback Eli Manning (New Orleans, La.) -- son of Archie and brother of Peyton -- says he will visit at least two schools -- Virginia and Texas.

"I haven't really figured out who else I'm going to visit or when, but I'm going to visit Texas and Virginia for sure," said the youngest Manning, who is also considering Ole Miss, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Tulane, Louisiana Tech and SMU.

Southwest
Having already received commitments from two Texans, LSU is hoping to land at least a couple more. One is running back Reggie Duncan (Killeen, Texas). Duncan has been hampered by a hamstring injury as a senior, but is still considered one of the best back available in Texas. Duncan has scheduled a Dec. 18 visit to Baton Rouge. Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Kentucky are also in the hunt.

Running back Shaud Williams (Andrews, Texas) has rushed for 1,300 yards in six games this season. Williams has not narrowed his choices from Texas Tech, Florida State, Texas, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Michigan, Notre Dame and Nebraska, and he has yet to schedule any official visits. Why?

"Our team is going to make the playoffs, and I don't want to set up any (official) visits that I might have to reschedule because of (the playoffs)," said Williams.

West
On consecutive weekends, USC has picked up surprise verbal commitments from two of the better players on the West Coast. Defensive lineman Bernard Riley (Los Alamitos, Calif.) committed to the Trojans after USC's defeat of Arizona State. And this past weekend, linebacker Aaron Graham (Bakersfield, Calif.) committed to the Trojans.

Riley, the nation's top defensive lineman, was thought to be leaning to UCLA. Only last week, Graham said he was favoring Washington.

Quarterback Cody Pickett (Caldwell, Idaho) committed to Washington on Monday. Pickett had said he was on the brink of committing to Washington after visiting the Seattle campus on Oct. 10.

Bobby Burton is editor of The National Recruiting Advisor. To subscribe, dial toll-free 1-888-TNRA-NOW or 888-867-2669 (seven issues for $59, plus regional newsletters for an additional $20 per region). For the latest on your favorite college, dial 1-900-933-7776. The cost is $1.59 per minute (must be 18 or have parents' permission).