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Raekwon McMillan: No. 1 LB on UGA, Alabama, official visits, etc.
Raekwon McMillan, the nation’s No. 1-ranked prospect at inside linebacker, won’t make his highly-anticipated college decision until after his senior season at Liberty County High School. But the 5-star recruit told the AJC on Tuesday night that Ohio State and Alabama are his leaders, with Clemson “up there, too.” Florida ...
No TE at Georgia Tech? No problem for recruit
When Pennsylvania tight end Trey Klock committed to Georgia Tech on Sunday, some people were scratching their heads because the Yellow Jackets don’t use a tight end on a regular basis in the triple-option offense. “I had a lot of people contact me the last few days, and a lot ...
Recruits have Georgia Tech seeing double
Georgia Tech fans were seeing double on Monday. A pair of twin defensive backs from Lamar County High School committed to Georgia Tech over South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Lance and Lawrence Austin made their pledges while on an unofficial visit to the ACC school. “It was the fact that they ...
Tight end commits to Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech got a Father’s Day gift when Pennsylvania tight end Trey Klock committed on Sunday. The 6-foot-4, 265-pounder is a 3-star prospect who picked Georgia Tech over Boston College, while also considering Syracuse and Rutgers. Klock is commitment No. 7 for Georgia Tech’s recruiting class. What about tight end? ...
Weekend recap: More, more commitments
It was raining and pouring commitments all over Georgia this weekend. Here’s some of them: North Cobb safety Cameron Albright to North Carolina Wheeler safety Allen Artis to North Carolina Sandy Creek QB Cole Garvin to Marshall Valdosta WR Alex Cason to Marshall 2015 DE Arden Key of M.L. King ...
Trey Klock: Georgia Tech TE from Hummelstown, Pa.
Prospect: Trey Klock, tight end, Lower Dauphin High School of Hummelstown, Pa. Colleges: Committed to Georgia Tech over Boston College on June 16, 2013, while also considering Rutgers and Syracuse. Why Georgia Tech? “When I visited for the first time, I felt welcome there right away. There was just something different about Georgia ...
Jacob Park: UGA beats Alabama for QB
UGA’s recruiting is on fire this week. After a sluggish spring, the Bulldogs added their fifth commitment in less than a week when 4-star quarterback Jacob Park pledged to the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder from Goose Creek, S.C., picked UGA over Alabama and Virginia Tech. Park, an Elite 11 QB ...
Ex-UGA football recruit headed to SEC opponent
Ex-UGA commit Stanley Williams will be playing for another SEC school and against the Bulldogs. The 4-star running back from George Walton Academy committed to Kentucky on Thursday, via Twitter. The 5-foot-9, 192-pound Williams was offered by UGA after his freshman season of high school at Dawg Night summer prospect ...
UGA coaches celebrate recruiting win over Twitter
After UGA beat out archrival Georgia Tech for 4-star Malkom Parrish, the Bulldogs coaches appeared to celebrate the intense recruiting victory with the team’s fans over Twitter. UGA tight ends coach John Lilly: “Great day to be a Dawg … but then again, when is it not? #WeRunThisState #GATAgang14” (Note: ...
Malkom Parrish: UGA edges Georgia Tech for 4-star
What a difference a week makes in the recruiting for UGA. Malkom Parrish, a 4-star athlete from Brooks County High School, committed to UGA over Georgia Tech on Thursday. It was the fourth commitment in a week for the Bulldogs, which are slowly climbing up the team recruiting rankings (13th ...
Rare recruiting battle between UGA and Georgia Tech
It’s Georgia Tech vs. UGA in a rare head-to-head recruiting battle for one of the state’s top athletes. Malkom Parrish of Brooks County High School will decide between the two archrivals after his team workouts after 11 a.m. Thursday. The 5-foot-10, 186-pounder is being recruited by Georgia Tech primarily at ...
'Coach Richt Is My Dawg' shirt
UGA created a buzz with the t-shirts it gave out to campers last week. “Coach Richt Is My Dawg” @WeRunThisState, which is UGA’s official Twitter account for football, tweeted out the picture and wrote, “Best Camp shirt in college football.” Maybe so. At worse, it’s unforgettable, which is something very ...
Nick Chubb: UGA lands state's No. 1-ranked RB
UGA is on a hot streak with recruiting, landing the state’s No. 1 prospect at running back on Tuesday evening. And the Bulldogs still may not over for the week. Nick Chubb, a 4-star running back from Cedartown High School, committed to UGA over South Carolina and Auburn. “That’s where ...
Crystal Ball predictions favor Georgia Bulldogs
Will Georgia’s No. 1 prospect at running back pick UGA, South Carolina or Auburn on Tuesday evening? If you look at 247sports.com’s “Crystal Ball” predictions for Cedartown High School’s Nick Chubb on Tuesday morning, all 26 recruiting experts had predicted a landslide victory for the Bulldogs. “I did our Crystal ...
Father says 5-star LB headed to USC, not UGA
The father of Florida State 5-star linebacker signee Matthew Thomas told both ESPN and Rivals.com on Tuesday that his son plans to enroll at USC. UGA was also mentioned as finalist when Thomas told the Miami Herald last month that he had requested a release from his letter of intent ...
Big weekend for UGA and Georgia Tech
It was a big weekend for both Georgia Tech and UGA. Both in-state schools had camps, and each landed a few commitments. At Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets doubled the size of their 2014 recruiting class by adding three commits. After Friday’s picnic for Georgia Tech’s top targets, Callaway High ...
Rewind: UGA signee on Tupac, nearly flipping to S.C., and Mark Richt's promise
One of the most underrated signees in UGA’s 2013 class may be cornerback Shaq Wiggins of Sandy Creek High School. Wiggins didn’t get much respect in the recruiting rankings because of his size at 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds. But Wiggins proved he could hang with anybody by blanketing 5-star wide ...
Georgia Tech scores highest-ranked football recruit in 2 years
Georgia Tech landed its highest-rated football prospect in two years on Saturday. Step Durham, a 4-star cornerback from Jacksonville, Fla., committed to Georgia Tech over Vanderbilt. He also considered Ole Miss, Louisville and Michigan State, among his 25 early scholarship offers. “I have a lot of reasons for picking Georgia ...
Jake Edwards: UGA lands OL shortly after offer
When Jake Edwards finally got his “dream offer” from UGA, he didn’t need long to think about it. The offensive lineman from Heard County High School said he committed to UGA about 10 minutes after earning the offer at Saturday’s Mark Richt Camp. Edwards was one of two campers to commit ...
DE enjoys Georgia Tech picnic, commits
Tyler Merriweather had such a good time on his first visit to Georgia Tech for Friday’s team picnic that he committed the next day. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end from Demopolis, Ala., picked Georgia Tech over Memphis and Louisana Tech, among a dozen early scholarship offers on Saturday. He is ...
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