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DEL.ICIO.USMiller Grove’s Stephen Hill stays with Georgia Tech
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Miller Grove wide receiver Stephen Hill has informed Georgia that he will stick with his previous commitment to Georgia Tech.
Hill has decided not to take an official visit to UGA this weekend, according to his coach.
“He is going to stick with his commitment to Georgia Tech,” Miller Grove coach Jasper Jewell said.
Jewell said he talked to UGA assistant coach Tony Ball and left a message for coach Rodney Garner.
“Coach Ball said he was disappointed, but they appreciated the hospitality and they wished him the best wherever he goes,” he said.
The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Hill will meet with Georgia Tech’s coaches on Wednesday.
After hearing of UGA’s sudden interest, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson contacted Hill early Monday to reassure Hill that they have big plans for him. Georgia coach Mark Richt offered Hill on Saturday night.
UGA flirted with Hill earlier this year, and Hill was interested, but the Bulldogs never offered a scholarship. Hill was an early commitment to Central Florida last summer, but then switched to Georgia Tech on Nov. 3 after considering offers from Boston College and Mississippi State.
Hill is arguably the state’s top overall athlete. In track, he was the 2008 Class AAAA champion in the long jump, while also setting a DeKalb County record by jumping 23-feet, 11 inches. He is also a prospect in basketball, but has decided to play football in college.
“He has tremendous upside,” Jewell said earlier this year. “Once he gets to college, he will put on 15 to 20 pounds. I think he will be the next Calvin Johnson. With the desire he has for the game, he can play on Sundays.”
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