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Monday, January 5, 2009
Georgia Tech commit Burnett delays enrollment
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Westside-Macon’s Julian Burnett will now likely show up for his junior-senior prom this spring.
His original plans were to enroll at Georgia Tech for the winter semester, which began today.
But the 5-foot-10, 225-pound linebacker suffered a change of heart and chose to delay his enrollment.
“I don’t know. It was just a last minute decision,” Burnett said Monday evening. “I’m staying in school [at Westside-Macon] for my last semester.”
But Burnett made it clear that he is still a member of Tech’s 2009 recruiting class.
“Oh, of course,” Burnett said, when asked if he intends to sign with the Jackets on Feb. 4.
North Clayton’s Emanuel Dieke was the lone 2009 recruit that began classes at Tech earlier today.
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Tift’s DE Shayon Green offered by Georgia Tech and Miami
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Tift County’s Shayon Green committed to Purdue three months ago. But Green, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound senior defensive end, got an offer from Georgia Tech and a surprise call during the holidays from the University of Miami, and that has made him at least reconsider his earlier decision.
“I was very surprised [Miami] called me. They really liked my tape and said I was a hustler,” said Green, who had 125 tackles this season. “They offered me a scholarship and they want me to visit. I’m trying to decide if I’m going down there or not.”
Ole Miss also offered Green.
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Cairo RB Bryant considering Georgia Tech and Louisville
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Reginald Bryant, a 6-foot, 210-pound running back for Class AAA champion Cairo, plans to take an official visit to Louisville on Jan. 16.
He’s working on setting up a visit to Georgia Tech prior to national signing day on Feb. 4.
“Right now, everything is going good,” said Bryant, who attended games at Georgia Tech, Louisville and South Florida last fall. “I haven’t committed to any school. I’ll just take official visits and see which school I like best.”
He plans to bring Cairo quarterback Angelo Pease on his visit to Tech. He’s hoping to convince the Jackets to offer his longtime teammate, who has scholarship offers from Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee State and Georgia Southern.
“For me to go the same school as Angelo, that would be a blessing,” said Bryant, whose recruiting coach at Tech is Jeff Spencer. “Angelo and I have been playing football together since the sixth grade.”
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Tucker’s Deion Roberson is hot commodity among major colleges
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Tucker linebacker Deion Roberson has a busy week ahead of him on his return to school after the holiday break.
Recruiters from four schools - Wake Forect, West Virginia, North Carolina State and Louisville - will be in town for some face-to-face visits, he said. Wake, which “came out of nowhere” to make an offer before the holidays, is scheduled to visit with the family at Roberson’s home Monday evening.
Then, the 6-foot-3, 258-pound linebacker will make an official visit to North Carolina State this weekend. He has an official visit to West Virginia the following weekend; Roberson had to cancel a previous visit to Morgantown.
He admits he’s a little nervous about the week, with about a month to go before national signing day, but he plans to “be myself and let everything flow.”
He says he’ll take two more official visits, perhaps to Wake Forest and maybe Michigan State or Maryland, before signing day. He says he probably won’t decide which school until then. “I gotta make sure it’s the right one,” he said, adding that “everyone is still in play.”
Roberson has already taken an official visit to Louisville, which he did just before Christmas. Roberson also has been offered by Memphis, East Carolina, Iowa State, Georgia Southern and South Alabama. Georgia recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner has kept in contact with Roberson but not offered a scholarship.
Roberson had a season-ending ankle injury in Tucker’s opening game.
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Charlton DL Ricky Hart on the wild side of recruiting
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Charlton County’s Ricky Hart offers yet another example of how crazy recruiting can be. Three months ago, he was set to sign with Maryland as an offensive guard. Now he is bound for Memphis as a defensive tackle.
“This is it for me,” said Hart. “I really like Memphis because I want to play defense. Plus, they have one or two guys coming back on their defensive line, and they play eight guys every game there so I should be able to play some as a freshman.”
Hart also feels his improving academic standing will make him eligible to play next fall. That uncertainty was why Maryland backed off from their scholarship offer in October.
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State’s No. 1 prospect, Branden Smith, commits to UGA
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Mother knows best for the state’s No. 1 college football prospect.
Branden Smith followed his mother’s advice and committed to Georgia on Sunday night.
The defensive back from Atlanta’s Booker T. Washington picked the Bulldogs over Alabama, Florida and Florida State during ESPN’s telecast of the Under Armour All-America game.
“He has been wanting to go to Georgia for a long time,” said Smith’s mother, Teresa Wynn said after the announcement. “He liked it when we went down there for [his official visit].”
“He can get his No. 1 jersey at Georgia, and he has the chance to play early if he works hard.”
Wynn endorsed the Bulldogs last month after meeting Georgia coach Mark Richt. “It’s a wonderful, wonderful choice. [Richt] is very nice and a church-going man … I know he will take care of my baby.”
In the TV ceremony, Smith had all four hats in front of him, and then narrowed down to Georgia and Alabama before pointing to his brother Anthony Wynn, who took off his shirt to reveal an UGA jersey with the No. 1 on it.
“[Georgia is a] good program, good academics. You know, I had that good connection with the coaches,” Smith told ESPN.
Georgia has told Smith he can be “another Champ Bailey,” and play both ways for the Bulldogs. He is expected to compete right away at cornerback, while UGA offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has promised to install some special plays at wide receiver.
Georgia now will focus all of its in-state recruiting efforts toward Carver-Columbus linebacker Jarvis Jones, the state’s No. 2 prospect.
Also, one of UGA’s top out-of-state targets, wide receiver Marlon Bown of Memphis, had an electrifying 71-yard touchdown in the game.
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Jarvis Jones: UGA’s last remaining target in the state
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Now that the UGA has landed Booker T. Washington cornerback Branden Smith, the state’s No. 1 prospect, the Bulldogs will go after No. 2.
Jarvis Jones, who is ranked the Georgia’s second-best prospect by both the AJC and Rivals, is the last remaining in-state target for UGA (at least for now).
How important is Jones to the Bulldogs? On the first day of last month’s contact period, Jones was the first prospect that UGA visited. And the Bulldogs dispatched six assistant coaches to let him know his importance.
The Carver-Columbus linebacker was impressed with UGA’s efforts, but he has kept a poker face about his college decision. Jones has already taken recruiting trips to Southern Cal and Georgia, and plans official visits to Texas, LSU and Florida later this month.
He will choose between all five schools on Feb. 4.
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McEachern TE schedules UGA visit, wonders about scholarship offer
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McEachern tight end Terrell Mitchell has scheduled his official visit to Georgia for Jan. 16.
The 6-foot-6, 225-pound Mitchell has not yet been offered by the Bulldogs, but has been told is under heavy consideration.
Mitchell was invited by UGA assistant coach John Lilly. He is a definite target for the Bulldogs if UGA does not land tight end Orson Charles of Plant High School in Tampa, Fla. Georgia has one commitment at tight end, Arthur Lynch of Dartmouth, Mass.
Regardless of what UGA decides to do, Mitchell has plenty of options: He currently has offers from Clemson, Kentucky, South Carolina, Louisville, West Virginia and Michigan. Rivals.com ranks him as the 35th best tight end on the country.
Mitchell will make an official visit to Clemson this weekend, and he traveled to Kentucky last month.
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WR Marlon Brown shows explosiveness in all-star game
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Wide receiver Marlon Brown of Memphis, who is coveted by UGA, had one of the most exciting plays in the Sunday night’s Under-Armour Bowl.
The 6-foot-5 Brown got a few steps ahead of Norcross defensive back Prince Kent (committed to Miami) on a slant pattern, caught the ball and raced 71 yards for a touchdown.
Carver-Atlanta safety Darren Myles Jr. tried to provide backside help, but was barely late in the play. Myles then accelerated in an effort to make the tackle, but did not gain any ground as the speedy Brown was in full stride towards the end zone.
Brown is UGA’s No. 1 target at wide receiver. Tennessee appears to be the team to beat for Brown, who has visited Athens twice and built a close relationship with another UGA recruit, QB Aaron Murray of Tampa, Fla.
Brown also has Ohio State and Florida as his finalists, and will announce his college decision on Feb. 4.
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