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DEL.ICIO.USHow It Went: TE Orson Charles says UGA “equal” with Miami
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Georgia took an aggressive approach with highly-touted tight end Orson Charles of Tampa, Fla., on Saturday.
Bulldogs assistant Tony Ball got straight to the point after he shook hands with Charles before the Alabama game.
“He said ‘Why don’t you go ahead and commit? What are you waiting for?’” Charles said with a laugh.
“I just told him that I want to go through the entire recruiting process so I could make the right decision.”
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Charles has favored Miami over Florida, Florida State and Georgia, but now says the Bulldogs are “equal” with Miami.
“That’s because I haven’t been to a home game at Miami yet. I’ve been to games at Florida and at Georgia. And I think I’m going to Miami this Saturday [for the Florida State game].”
Charles made the Georgia trip with his teammate at Plant High, quarterback Aaron Murray, who has committed to Georgia. Murray said Sunday night that Charles may like the Bulldogs more than he is letting on.
“Orson loved it at Georgia,” Murray said. “He loved the atmosphere, he loved the coaches. He got to see a lot of the campus. It was a really, really good trip for him and we’ll see how it impacts his decision.”
Charles is ranked as the nation’s No. 2 tight end by Rivals.
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By Paddy
September 29, 2008 7:23 AM | Link to this
Does OC play any other positions on “O” or “D”? Just curious if UGA has plans to move him around from his TE position.
By Mikkuga
September 29, 2008 7:58 AM | Link to this
No if he comes to UGA he will be a TE. If we get Him, Brown and Smith that would be awesome.
By Wanna Play Now?
September 30, 2008 1:40 AM | Link to this
You will start as a Freshman, GUARANTEED!
By Tom (Atlanta)
September 30, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this
As much as I like Figgins, he is a road grader and may never catch many passes. We have gotten killed ourselves with really athletic tight-ends, and I think our TE theories will be changed a little this year (i.e. block first, be really big, etc) and we will need a guy like Charles as well as Fontaine. We now need two TEs in this class.