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DEL.ICIO.USAlabama & Georgia early favorites for Brookwood’s Williams
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Brookwood offensive tackle Kellen Williams has attended junior days at Alabama and Georgia.
Now, the 6-foot-5, 288-pounder can only wait and hope that scholarship offers from the Crimson Tide, Dogs and other powerhouses arrive this spring.
“I’m talking to Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida and pretty much all the other SEC and ACC schools,” said Williams, who has offers from Central Florida and UAB. “And Notre Dame has become interested. They’ve started sending me stuff.”
Williams’ next offer could arrive as early as this weekend in Nashville, Tenn.
“I’m going to Vanderbilt on Saturday,” he said. “Me and my family are anticipating an offer from Vandy. They asked for my transcript last week.”
Williams is a longtime fan of both Alabama and Georgia.
“I grew up a fan of Georgia,” he said. “And I went to an Alabama game when I was a little kid and became a fan of that program. So, I’ve got a thing for Alabama.
“When I was at junior day in Tuscaloosa, [Alabama] coach [Nick] Saban pulled me and my family into his office for about 40 minutes and talked about the kind of character in players he’s looking for.”
Williams, who has dropped about 25 pounds since last season, is being primarily recruited at tackle.
Right now, it’s at offensive tackle,” he said. “But I’m what they call a tweener because I’m between a guard and tackle in size.”
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By Bamafan
March 17, 2008 6:47 AM | Link to this
Hope you get a offer from Bama. Vandy would be a good school and Nashville is a nice place to live. Just get ready to see the ugly color of orange if you play at vandy!! ROLL TIDE!!
By BullDawg Rick
March 17, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
Saban & character in the same sentence???
LOL
Wherever you decide, Good Luck to ya, Kellen
By MarkyMark
March 17, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this
Roll Tide! Bama sucks a fat one. Go home and kiss your sister.
By clinton cain
March 17, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
Mr. williams think georgia, georgia ,georgia, you can:t go wrong.
By P Dawg
March 17, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this
If UGA offers, take it and run or you’ll regret it!
By 78 Dawg
March 17, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this
If your considering anybody but the DAWGS, you ain’t good enough for UGA. Take Satan’s money and watch our nc roll in.
By bamaman
March 17, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this
It’s amazing the hypocrisy here in GA, everyone claims Bama is everything bad you can think of, but I would dare to say you GA fans might want to think of the attributes you are commenting on as you write some of the garbage I’ve seen here and other places. GA has a great team, but as fanbases go, the lunatic fringe is a little large.
By bamaman
March 17, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this
It’s amazing the hypocrisy here in GA, everyone claims Bama is everything bad you can think of, but I would dare to say you GA fans might want to think of the attributes you are commenting on as you write some of the garbage I’ve seen here and other places. GA has a great team, but as fanbases go, the lunatic fringe is a little large.
By bamaman
March 17, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this
It’s amazing the hypocrisy here in GA, everyone claims Bama is everything bad you can think of, but I would dare to say you GA fans might want to think of the attributes you are commenting on as you write some of the garbage I’ve seen here and other places. GA has a great team, but as fanbases go, the lunatic fringe is a little large.
By Steve Superior
March 17, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this
I hear you Bamafan, it’s why I enjoy my almost annually puppy dog spanky. ga fans make ya’ll look like Albert Schweitzer and Maurice Chevalier rolled into one.
By Bama and Character
March 17, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
Of course Bama and Character go together. I am assuming you meant cartoon character. I see Bama as Wile E. Coyote, you know, right when he runs off a cliff or gets an anvil dropped on his head (when you see the Acme device malfunction, just think Saban). Who am I kidding - it just as easily could be Foghorn Leghorn (but South Carolina has a chicken mascot). Daffy Duck?
By JimDawg
March 17, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
All of you are full of crap. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be reading and blogging in this UGA paper.
By rolltide12
March 17, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this
UGA fans really don’t have any room to talk about having a classy coach! That coming from a coach who sends the whole team on the field to celebrate a touchdown! If that is what is considered class to the East, I had rather be considered as having a coach with no class. I really hope UGA wins a NC this year, seriously I do. I am tired of hearing all the talk and not doing anything with the talent you guys have every year. But I do hope ya’ll get your shot to stomp Ohio State this year as every other team from the SEC has done. Enjoy it, because Bama gets that a* in Atlanta in ‘09!
By reservoirDAWG
March 17, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this
Pick the school you feel most comfortable with.
By bamaman
March 17, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
wow jimdawg, been on the internet long? they have these things called links that let you view articles and stupid comments like yours from all over the globe. the article was written in an atl paper, there are comments made, so anyone, even those articulate enough to spell out their opinons by saying others are crap can post. see first post, here’s your sign. Thanks for proving my point. Roll Tide!
By shane #1
March 17, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this
uga’s scholarships will be very limited next year and they don’t oversign,at least not on purpose.we have one o lineman already commited,so we must be judicious with our offers.i don’t think we should sign over two o linemen in 2009.uga played three freshman o linemen last season,has a couple more coming off red shirt,and signed three this year,possibly four,according to where harmon lines up.we don’t want to be short of manpower,like 2006,but we have other needs.te and fb are two that stand out to me.southerland and chandler will be graduating,ward is transfering,and allen switched to clemson.the dogs are looking at a 6’8”te from conyers.these recievers are getting harder for old matt to overthrow!
By bamaman
March 17, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this
good post shane#1, I must say I was really impressed with UGA’s o line this year as I thought that would be an area our d could exploit, boy was I wrong. Herbstreat said that you got one of the best oline coaches in the nation and as young as your oline was this year and to perform how they did I would have to agree.
By BAMASUXABIG1
March 17, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this
I look forward to the day, probably in December of ‘09,(BAMMER won’t be ready before) that Georgia plays Alabama for the SEC title. Lou Saban is a quitter and he is not a love child of “DA BEAR”. We are going to stick a great big HOBNAILED BOOT up their ANAL CANAL. If any of you Tide attendees want to know what that means just let me know your email. I do like some of the bammer players. I voted for John Parker Wilson as SEC freshman of the year last year. I realize he WASN’T a freshman, but he played like one. BAmmer fans, just remember, your presidential candidate Balak O’Bama will not win. Also, the BEAR is DEAD. Georgia was the Alabama state champion last year. The Bear is DEAD. Keep saying it and eventually you won’t expect so much of your coaches.
By Kendall
March 18, 2008 8:13 AM | Link to this
Hey BAMA…armed robbery much? Ms Williams, you can send your son to a team with a coach that lies, over and over again about his intentions, and recruits players that commit armed robbery. OR,you can send your son to coach that recruits players that might get a speeding ticket and the worst thing he has done is send his team on the field to celebrate.
By JRL
March 18, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
Long time UGA fan / supporter here - Kellen go to the school that best meets your academic and football goals.
78 Dawg you obviously didn’t select a school for academic reasons assuming you even attended something beyond H.S. Moronic post like yours are a disgrace to Dawg fans.
By bamaman
March 18, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this
wow, the middle schools in Georgia are missing a few prized scholars today, these grade school comebacks are about as lame as your attempt to aggitate a fan base using a dead man. I totally agree with JRL, if he does that we both might have to sweat as I think we all know Vandy has us beat there.
By LSUTIGER MAN
March 18, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER LSU……IF YOU DO YOU CAN BET WHAT THE COACH TELLS YOU IS THE TRUTH AND YOU WILL WIN MORE GAMES.
By Nick
March 18, 2008 8:12 PM | Link to this
Ah, you’d look great in red big guy. And occasionally black! Go Dogs!
By S.E. Dawg
March 18, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this
Rolltide 12, sending the players onto the field was as original of an idea as it gets. Just because no one else (coaches or fans) didn’t come up with the idea are P-ssed off and now makes it classless. Dang man it’s water under the bridge now, let it go. I just can’t wait to see what coach richt comes up with this year.
By 7NAROW
March 18, 2008 10:03 PM | Link to this
Saban talking about character, now that’s a good one. LOL!!
By bamaman
March 19, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this
7Narow, you made the statement now back it up. what has saban ever done that is not of character? If you are basing this solely on his decision to return to college football you might as well keep your head in the ground or hang out at the local dairy queen telling everyone how you sure zinged us on that one. He left a pro level job for something he was better suited for. He did’t lie to kids or tell them to hold the rope as us bama fans can remember all to well. He suspended more players for more games this year than any other year in Bama history. The robery situation was regrettable, and the student is no longer enrolled at Alabama. Where in any of this is character lacking? Please remember if you want to site something current then chances are he probably enherited the player from a better qb than coach Mike Shula.