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DEL.ICIO.USGeorgia Tech an early leader for M.L. King junior RB Brown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Mack Brown admits to being caught off guard last week when Georgia Tech linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary informed the 5-foot-11.5, 190-pound junior running back from M.L. King that the Jackets were offering him a scholarship.
“I didn’t expect it,” said Brown, who received official notification of the offer just over a week ago. “We were in a meeting two weeks ago with [M.L. King teammate Joel [Kight] and they were talking about it.
“I didn’t know they would offer me that early.”
Brown, who also has offers from Arkansas, Duke, Louisville and Oregon, is projected to be one of the state’s top running backs in the class of 2010. He rushed for nearly 1,700 yards and 21 touchdowns during his junior season.
“I like Georgia Tech,” he said. “It’s a good program. They brought some really good coaches in there this year.”
Brown, who plans to attend junior day at Florida on Jan. 23 and Tech on Jan. 31, is receiving interest from Oklahoma.
“I’ve been talking to Oklahoma the past couple of weeks,” he said. “They said they’re really interested in me. They’ve been talking to my head coach **[Corey Jarvis].”
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By Tokyo jacket
December 18, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this
Are we going to be good enough to start taking recruits away from Oklahoma?
By Tech
December 18, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
Yes, if that recruit is from the state of Georgia.
By Paddy
December 18, 2008 9:21 PM | Link to this
Look at the underlying message hidden here. GT is now competing with top talent. They won’t get them all. Grades and UGA will see to that. But they are quickly gaining ground in the eyes of quality football players in the SE. In the not to distant future the sphere of their influence will expand. It must be great to be a Yellow Jacket fan right now Go Dawgs
By GaTech
December 18, 2008 10:02 PM | Link to this
Can you imagine a guy named Mack Brown lining up for OU in the red river shootout?rofl
By gerry
December 18, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this
UGA DAY’S OF TAKING THE CREAM OF THE CROP IS OVER GT WILL GET SOME S C SOME ALA.AUBURN EVEN LSU CMR A GREAT COACH BUT HE HAS NO CLUE ABOUT WINNING THE NC
By gerry
December 18, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this
UGA DAY’S OF TAKING THE CREAM OF THE CROP IS OVER GT WILL GET SOME S C SOME ALA.AUBURN EVEN LSU CMR A GREAT COACH BUT HE HAS NO CLUE ABOUT WINNING THE NC
By Go Jackets
December 19, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
go jackets
By blue cole
December 20, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
Mr. Brown,
We have a dymanic, high powered offense that can show off your talent. Add that to an impressive degree, a great city, and you cannot go wrong by picking GT.
B.
By RealityYech
December 20, 2008 6:50 PM | Link to this
Yech scared UGA will want him and they figured if they ask now that will help. LOL, pathetic little Yech. If UGA wants him, they’ll get him. You know it and I know it. But it looks like UGA is locked up with RBs for the foreseeable future :)
By Joe The Stumbler
December 21, 2008 12:38 AM | Link to this
Reality Yech, good luck with all those five star recruits. They are really winning those national championships in droves! (sarc.)
By jacketnation
December 21, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
RealityYech saw reality when we put up 45 pts on you smart mouth. 409’ rushing? That’s reality. Go sit in your trailer, drink your PBR beer and turn on the wrestin’ network.