Prospect: Gilbert Johnson, wide receiver, Southridge High School of Miami, Fla., Class of 2014
Colleges: Earned a scholarship offer from UGA at Mark Richt Camp on June 8, 2013, and committed on the spot to the Bulldogs. Johnson also reported offers from Marshall, Minnesota and Pittsburgh.
Why UGA? “I loved every minute when I was up there at Georgia for camp – what happened and how it happened. Yes, it’s hard to believe. I think about it every day.”
Vitals: 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, 2.7 GPA and plans to study Sports Medicine.
Recruiting rankings: TBA
Things to know: As a junior, Johnson caught 35 passes for 572 yards and five touchdowns … Played shooting guard and small forward on the Southridge basketball team, averaging 17 points. Will only play football in college.
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Favorite non-coach teacher? "I’d have to say my history teacher (Michael Alter). He encourages me to stay on top of my grades and to stay focused.”
In BYU, Georgia Tech will face a defense that is one of the toughest in the nation to score against and has a playmaking force in outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy.
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.
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