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 announcement, hoping to sway his college decision.
Why UGA? “Georgia was a wonderful place the first time I stepped on campus. I loved it. Georgia is something different. And I also wanted to experience something different.”
Vitals: 5-foot-11, 195 pounds
Recruiting rankings: TBA
Things to know: Became a schoolboy legend as an eighth-grader, rushing for 1,825 yards and 18 touchdowns for the varsity … After missing his sophomore year with a knee injury, Michel ran for 1,264 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior
They said it: “In Sony Michel, the No. 2 prospect in Florida and No. 2 running back in the country according to ESPN, Georgia is getting the complete package. He has the size, speed, strength, receiving and blocking ability to be a workhorse back in the SEC, and has produced at a high level since gaining over 1,800 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns on varsity – as an eighth grader. Michel gives Mark Richt another elite out-of-state talent from another prominent program's backyard, a stark reminder that borders are no longer important in recruiting.” – ESPN’s Kipp Adams
Something people are surprised to know? Michel is a musician/rapper on the side under the name "2STACKZ" and you can listen to one of his tracks HERE
Tailback J.J. Green said he can’t say for sure how many times he has heard “you’re one play away from playing” from Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and running backs coach Bryan McClendon.
Here is a clue that your trip to sunny south Florida may not be a carefree vacation: You’re a football team, and you lose one of your starters during warm-ups.
If nothing else, Georgia has ensured at least one thing about its season. Regardless of where the rest of the schedule takes them, whether its to an SEC championship, a BCS bowl bid or a national title, there will be no claims from outsiders that this team received too many breaks and escaped health issues, no suggestions that the road to success was lined with lollipops and unicorns.
Having been at Georgia four seasons now, soccer coach Steve Holeman doesn’t weird out nearly as much as he once did about playing Ole Miss, where he coached for 15 years.
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