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DEL.ICIO.USFlorida interested, too, after UGA offers North Cobb DT Derrick Lott
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Within hours after Georgia offered North Cobb defensive tackle Derrick Lott, Florida also tried to get involved with recruiting of Lott.
“Florida called my coaches and said they heard that Georgia offered me, and they [Florida] wanted to know if I was interested in them, too,” Lott said on Sunday night.
The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Lott has seen his life change since he was offered by Georgia recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner on Thursday night. After Lott hung up the phone, he called his high school coaches, who screamed with excitement because they had never coached a player offered by the Bulldogs.
Friday at school, Lott was besieged by a study flow of well-wishers, including both classmates and facility. At Friday night’s game, Georgia assistant Stacey Searels was in attendance to watch Lott’s every move.
“It has been a wild last few days, that’s for sure,” Lott said.
Lott said he really likes Georgia, but is not ready to announce a college decision. He said Garner has not pressured him into making a rush decision, instead just saying the Bulldogs have officially offered and that Georgia’s coaching staff looks forward to talking in person at Saturday’s Tennessee game.
“I’m excited, and a lot of other people are excited about Georgia, but we have to see how everything is going to play out,” Lott said.
Georgia has had its eyes on Lott since he dominated at the college’s prospect camp last June. The Bulldogs promised an offer if Lott improved his grades and test scores. Lott has performed both, and Georgia kept its word with the scholarship last Thursday.
Lott said he wants to makes some more visits and talk more with coaches before making any college decision.
“I don’t really have a top five, or top two, or whatever,” Lott said. “I’m open to everyone until I commit.”
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By Dawg Fan
October 5, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this
Hope to see you playing between the hedges soon. Go Dawgs!!!
By BullDawg Rick
October 5, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this
Derrick…
Congratulations on your hard work in the classroom & on the field…
Would love to see you in UGA Red & Black..
Follow your heart!!
Best to you!!!
By dawgthabootyhunter
October 5, 2008 8:57 PM | Link to this
Derrick, would enjoy watching you pop some heads @ UGA next year. Good Luck and GO DAWGS!!!
By Paddy
October 5, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
Bob Stinger…. You ARE ONE CLASS ACT.
By Decatur Bred
October 5, 2008 10:23 PM | Link to this
I hope this guy is better than what the scouting services, that I’ve looked at, say he is. I have not seen him ranked anything better than the 41st best DT on Rivals, Scout, or ESPN. Don’t get me wrong, that is great for Lott to be rated there nationally, being that there are thousands of players across the country, but when you are talking about big time college programs the 40th rated DT in the country isn’t anything to really get excited about. Of course I hope he pans out to be a great player if he does sign with UGA though. :-)
By AltamahaDawg
October 5, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this
Florida coaches called because they heard that UGA offered? Nice scouting.
By damnthebutcher
October 5, 2008 11:25 PM | Link to this
This Bowman kid thinks that UGA should offer him without him having the grades. He said he wasnt going to wait on UGA so he committed to bama without the grades. That is real good. Does he think he can get into even Bama without the grades? Then again that is Bama so maybe he can.
By TampaDawg
October 6, 2008 2:54 AM | Link to this
Hey man congrats on your offer good luck with what school you decide on. Just remember UF got interested in you just because the Dawgs did. Remember who was interested in you first and not a bandwagon hooper on you. Where ever you go make sure you conti that education you’ve been working hard on to get your grades up!!! Go Dawgs Baby!!!!
By TampaDawg
October 6, 2008 3:02 AM | Link to this
Hey man congrats on your offer good luck with what school you decide on. Just remember UF got interested in you just because the Dawgs did. Remember who was interested in you first and not a bandwagon hooper on you. Where ever you go make sure you conti that education you’ve been working hard on to get your grades up!!! Go Dawgs Baby!!!!
By Elvis
October 6, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this
So…nobody had offered up until October of his senior year (late).
UGA offers a full ride and everyone is all excited. His life has changed.
fla hears that UGA has offered so they make a call.
Now, the young man is waiting to “see how everything is going to play out”. Not, I am very thankful that UGA has offered and been with me all along while I work on my sub-par grades and test score. He wants to PLAY IT OUT??????
Gimme a break.
By King Gator
October 6, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this
This kid could be playing next year on UF’s D-Line - we need all the help we can get. Go Gators!
By jholmes9
October 6, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
A “study” flow of well-wishers? You might want to turn off the spell checker and have a co-worker look over your work for you.
By jholmes9
October 6, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
A “study” flow of weel wishers? Please turn off the spell check and proof read your work.
By CoachGeorge
October 7, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this
That’s whats up. Derrick has been a player since the 7th grade. Whoever gets him will get a great player. Recruiting services can’t rank heart. Coach Shane was the best thing to ever happen to North Cobb. Go Big Derrick!