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Analysis of UGA's 2014 football recruiting class ... so far

How good is UGA’s 2014 recruiting class? We asked some of the top recruiting analysts for their opinion.

Notebook: Auburn's quarterback of the future ... UGA's top targets

This year’s crop of quarterbacks out of the state of Georgia looks pretty good. Gainesville High School’s Deshaun Watson (committed to Clemson) is the state’s No. 3 overall prospect, while some other seniors headed to the D1 ranks are Wheeler’s Elijah Staley (Mississippi State), Pierce County’s Tyler Harris (SMU) and ...

5-star Raekwon McMillan talks recruiting

Raekwon McMillan is rated as the nation’s No. 1 inside linebacker, according to the 247sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-2, 240-pounder from Liberty County High School has Clemson, UGA and Ohio State as his leaders, followed by Alabama and Florida. He plans official visits to all five. The AJC Super 11 ...

Wheeler QB Elijah Staley is one of the state's top two-sport athletes. He has a high ceiling of potential in football, but is considered a better basketball player at this point. He is committed to Mississippi State after backing off an early pledge to Vanderbilt

Georgia QB dismissed from high school team

One of the state’s top quarterbacks was dismissed from his high school team, via Score Atlanta's Craig Sager II. Elijah Staley is a 6-foot-6 quarterback from Wheeler High School who is committed to Mississippi State.Here’s what happened in last Friday’s 38-9 loss to Milton, according to the Clarion-Ledger’s John Talty. "Staley ...

Could Tennessee upset UGA?

Could Tennessee pull off the gigantic upset over UGA this weekend? We asked one of the state’s top offensive linemen. Orlando Brown Jr., son of the late NFL player by the same name, is committed to Tennessee. So you know his answer, but it’s interesting to hear why he’s picking ...

How will UGA's win over LSU impact recruiting?

What type of impact will UGA’s win over LSU have on football recruiting? After all, it was a big weekend for UGA and big-time prospects. The state’s No. 1 and No. 2 overall prospects, Norcross defensive end Lorenzo Carter and Liberty County linebacker Raekwon McMillan, both were in the stands ...

Analysis of Georgia Tech's 2014 class ... so far

Georgia Tech has 18 commitments, including 12 from out of state, for its 2014 football recruiting class. The Yellow Jackets will likely have their best class since 2010, and could even surpass that effort with a strong finish. How good is this class? We asked several recruiting experts, including Rivals.com’s ...

AJC Super 11 selection Raekwon McMillan of Liberty County. He's the No. 1-ranked ILB in the USA

5-star ranks his UGA visit as a '10'

UGA has made some big-time progress with the nation’s No. 1-ranked inside linebacker, Raekwon McMillan of Liberty County High School. The 5-star took an official visit to UGA for the LSU game, and now has the Bulldogs among his leaders, along with Clemson and Ohio State. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound McMillan ...

DB Wesley Green of M.L. King HS (247sports.com)

Ex-South Carolina football recruit to make return trip to UGA

One of the state’s top defensive backs was so impressed with UGA’s win over LSU that he’s decided to take an official visit with the Bulldogs. Wesley Green is a 4-star prospect from M.L. King High School who de-committed from South Carolina last week because he felt like he rushed ...

AJC Super 11 DB Kendarius Webster of Stockbridge High School

Celebrity recruits expected ...

UGA will have one of its biggest recruiting weekends for Saturday’s LSU game: Arguably the most important recruit in attendance will be Lorenzo Carter, the 5-star defensive end from Norcross High School. He is rated as the state’s No. 1 overall prospect. Carter is coming off an official visit last ...

Hot topics: Analysis of two UGA recruits, what's going on with Dante Sawyer, and Stephenson's D1 pipeline

It’s time for this week’s Recruiting “Hot Topics” with WSB-TV’s Zach Klein. Among this week’s topics: How does Stephenson High School have so many kids sign D1 scholarships year after year after year? How good is UGA commit Kendall Baker of Marist high school? Will he play defensive line or ...

The Bulldogs picked up their fifth commitment from the Sunshine State when 4-star defensive end Keyon Brown pledged to them over FSU and Miami on Thursday at Hardee High School.

UGA strikes again in Florida

The state of Florida has been good to UGA this year.  The Bulldogs picked up their fifth commitment from the Sunshine State when 4-star defensive end Keyon Brown pledged to them over FSU and Miami on Thursday at Hardee High School. “I think the big reason was he liked the ...

Ben Lammers, a 6-foot-10 center from San Antonio, with Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory (Note: Photo is courtesy of the Lammers family. It was not arranged, publicized or submitted by Georgia Tech)

Georgia Tech lands 6-foot-10 center from Texas

After conducting a nationwide search, Georgia Tech has landed a big man for this year’s recruiting class.  Ben Lammers, 6-foot-10 senior from San Antonio, committed to Georgia Tech over Miami, while also considering Marquette. He took visits to all three schools. “Georgia Tech has a great coaching staff, and I ...

4-star DE Keyon Brown of Wauchula, Fla.

UGA sells 'Be next Jarvis Jones' to recruits

UGA appears to be the frontrunner for one of the top defensive ends out of Florida who will make his college decision on Thursday afternoon. Keyon Brown is a 6-foot-3, 248-pounder from Wauchula, Fla. The 4-star prospect will pick between UGA, Florida State and Miami at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Brown ...

Georgia Tech picks up football commit No. 18 (UPDATED)

Georgia Tech picked up its third offensive line recruit in row when Gary Brown committed to the Yellow Jackets. The 6-foot-2, 280-pounder from Tampa, Fla., announced his college decision via Twitter on Monday after returning from a visit to Indiana. “I committed to Georgia Tech for three reasons,” Brown said ...

Tucker forward has UGA among finalists

One of the state’s top basketball players will make her college decision at this weekend’s Ganon Baker Full Court Event, a showcase which features many elite prospects. Erykah Davenport is a 6-foot-2 power forward from Tucker High School who was named the AJC’s Class AAAAA player of the year after ...

Did LSU's Les Miles commit NCAA recruiting violation?

LSU coach Les Miles may have committed an NCAA secondary violation when he commented on a prospective student-athlete during Monday's press conference. LSU plays at UGA on Saturday. This past weekend, LSU got a commitment from Dylan Moses, who is only a high school freshman. The 6-foot-1, 213-pound running back from ...

Ahmed Hill: Basketball star opens up about recruiting

Where will the state’s No. 2 basketball prospect play in college? Ahmed Hill is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Augusta who is rated as a 4-star and the state’s best player after Effingham County High School forward JaKeenan Gant (who committed to Missouri) in the 247sports composite rankings. But ESPN ...

Michael Preddy is a 3-star lineman from Charleston, S.C.

Georgia Tech commit suffers broken bone

One of Georgia Tech’s football recruits may miss the rest of his senior season in high school after breaking a bone in his foot. Michael Preddy, a 3-star lineman from Charleston, S.C., suffered the injury after a player collided into his feet while he was blocking in Friday’s game for ...

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Spurrier loses 2 top recruits from Georgia

It has been a rough couple of weeks for Steve Spurrier in the state of Georgia. Last weekend, South Carolina suffered a heartbreaking loss at UGA. This was thought to be Spurrier’s best chance to win a national championship with the Gamecocks until the loss. On Sunday, South Carolina took another body ...

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Freshman J.J. Green comes through for Georgia

Tailback J.J. Green said he can’t say for sure how many times he has heard “you’re one play away from playing” from Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and running backs coach Bryan McClendon.

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Yellow Jackets even found trouble during pregame

Here is a clue that your trip to sunny south Florida may not be a carefree vacation: You’re a football team, and you lose one of your starters during warm-ups.

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Dogs have resolve but they’re running out of bodies

If nothing else, Georgia has ensured at least one thing about its season. Regardless of where the rest of the schedule takes them, whether its to an SEC championship, a BCS bowl bid or a national title, there will be no claims from outsiders that this team received too many breaks and escaped health issues, no suggestions that the road to success was lined with lollipops and unicorns.

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A better Georgia Tech yields only an emphatic loss

Georgia Tech got the start it wanted and, at least for a little while, ran the option the way Paul Johnson wants it run.

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Mississippian Crowder kickstarts Georgia soccer

Having been at Georgia four seasons now, soccer coach Steve Holeman doesn’t weird out nearly as much as he once did about playing Ole Miss, where he coached for 15 years.