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FSU signee wants release to go to UGA or USC
One of the nation’s top 10 college football signees wants a release from Florida State so he can sign with UGA or USC. Matthew Thomas is linebacker from Miami who ranked as the nation’s No. 8 overall recruit for 2013, according to the 247sports composite rankings. Thomas told the Miami ...
Mark Richt makes it clear: Georgia is No. 1 priority
Just in case there was confusion, UGA’s Mark Richt made it clear that homegrown talent was his No. 1 recruiting priority. The Bulldogs coach was asked about this year’s hot start in recruiting by reporters at last week’s announcement about the SEC Network. Last month, Georgia made a big splash ...
How many will UGA sign for 2014 football class?
UGA signed 33 for its 2013 recruiting class – the largest ever for the Bulldogs under Mark Richt. How big will the team’s class be for 2014? “A year ago, we knew we were going to have the ability to sign anywhere from 30 to 35 guys. So we were ...
Herschel Walker's nephew headed out of state for college football
The nephew of Herschel Walker, UGA’s all-time greatest football player, won’t be signing with the Bulldogs. Milan Richard, a 4-star tight end from Savannah, announced on Sunday that he will pick between Clemson, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss on June 4. UGA was also considered one of Richard’s frontrunners ...
The recruiting impact of the SEC Network?
How many more recruiting advantages can the SEC have? Seriously, can it get any better? The SEC has already been dominating the recruiting rankings -- thanks to seven national titles in a row. If that wasn’t appealing enough to recruits, the SEC had a record 63 players taken in the ...
Arkansas coach: "Just joking" with comments on Alabama, Nick Saban
New Arkansas coach Bret Bielema told the AJC this week that he was “just joking” and “having some fun” with last month’s comments directed Alabama and coach Nick Saban. Bielema was at an Arkansas booster club meeting when he was quoted as saying, “The reason the SEC is talked about ...
Recruiting Rewind: Football star who has never missed a day of school
Every year in Georgia, you come across a few kids who are good football players but not defined by football. In other words, if football was taken away from them tomorrow, they would still probably be very successful in life. Football does not define them; it is only one small ...
Recruiting Rewind: Torn between Clemson and Tennessee
It was a tough decision for Ryan Jenkins. The wide receiver from Lassiter High School committed early to Clemson, where his older brother played football for the Tigers. Then he got a last-minute scholarship offer from Tennessee, where his father starred in football. Jenkins was part of a sizzling start ...
Recruiting Rewind: UGA signee on Nkemdiche, Montravius and Laremy Tunsil
UGA’s top signee on the offensive line this year was Brandon Kublanow. The 6-foot-2, 290-pounder is a 4-star recruit from Walton High School. He’s earned the nickname “The Finisher” for his punishing and physical style of play. Kublanow thought about enrolling early at UGA, but was too late to register ...
A mother's perspective on big-time recruiting
Cedar Grove High School linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams is one of the state’s most-heavily recruited juniors. He committed early, picking South Carolina over Alabama and UGA, among his 30+ football scholarship offers. Bryson’s mother, Darnisha Allen-Jackson, shared some the recruiting experience with the AJC: After months of driving up and down ...
Sony Michel: UGA picks up 5-star RB after double-hat trick
Sony Michel, the 5-star running back, may have caused some heart trouble among UGA fans when he put on a Bulldogs baseball cap for a few seconds on national TV and then took it off. Fortunately for UGA, Michel grabbed another hat from under the table—and it had the Bulldogs ...
Demarre Kitt: Ex-UGA football recruit ready to make college decision
Demarre Kitt, who is the state’s top-ranked prospect at wide receiver, has set a decision date. Kitt will announce between his finalists of Clemson, Tennessee and Ohio State on June 9. “I’m ready to do it,” Kitt told the AJC. “There’s nothing significant about that date. I’m just ready to ...
Orlando Brown Jr: Son of late NFL star will pick between SEC, Oklahoma
Orlando Brown Jr., son of the former NFL player, will announce his college choice between Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas on May 2. The 6-foot-7, 360-pounder is an offensive lineman at Peachtree Ridge High School and claims 42 early scholarship offers, including UGA. He’s a 3-star who is still very raw ...
Deshaun Watson: UGA target and state's No. 1-ranked prospect ... finished with flirtations
After wrestling with the decision for months, the state’s No. 1-ranked college football prospect says his recruitment is over. All-world quarterback Deshaun Watson of Gainesville High School is sticking with his longtime commitment to Clemson and told the AJC he will not visit any more colleges. “I’m 100-percent solid with ...
Will UGA still recruit Herschel Walker's nephew?
Will UGA still recruit Herschel Walker’s nephew? That has been a popular topic among Bulldog fans this week after UGA picked up a commitment on Monday from Jeb Blazevich, who is the nation’s No. 5-ranked tight end. Walker’s nephew is Milan Richard, a 4-star tight end from Savannah’s Calvary Day ...
Sony Michel: UGA 5-star RB from Plantation, Fla.
Prospect: Sony Michel, running back, American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla., Class of 2014 Colleges: Committed to UGA over Miami, while also considering Notre Dame, Florida and Florida State on ESPNU on April 26, 2013. Miami, the hometown area favorite, dispatched coaches to Michel’s high school the day before his TV ...
Jeb Blazevich: UGA TE from Charlotte, N.C.
Prospect: Jeb Blazevich, tight end, Charlotte Christian (N.C.) High School, Class of 2014 Colleges: Committed to UGA over Clemson and Ole Miss on ESPNU on April 23, 2013. Why UGA? “Honestly, there are two ways I can answer this. One way, it’s just where God was calling me to go. But I ...
Recruiting Rewind: Georgia Tech's one and only Shamire DeVine
Georgia Tech’s highest-ranked football signee for 2013 is also its most quotable. Shamire DeVine, a 6-foot-6, 350-pound offensive lineman from Tri-Cities High School, is known as much for his candid and witty perspective of things as he is for his outstanding football potential – he’s a 4-star and the No. ...
Jeb Blazevich: UGA lands nation's No. 5 tight end
UGA landed one of the nation’s top tight ends on Tuesday. Jeb Blazevich of Charlotte, N.C., picked the Bulldogs over his other two finalists of Clemson and Ole Miss on Tuesday. “I would like to go to the University of Georgia and be a Dawg,” Blazevich said on ESPNU. “Honestly, ...
Will UGA add 5-star RB Sony Michel by end of week?
This could be the biggest week in UGA football recruiting since ... a couple of classes ago. This week, the Bulldogs are strong contenders to land two of the nation’s top prospects at their respective positions – and both are from out of state. Jeb Blazevich, a 4-star tight end ...
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