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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 ...
Recruiting Rewind: DE who flirted with UGA but stuck with archrival
You can’t necessarily say that Antonio “Tee” Riles was the fish that got away from UGA in 2013. That’s because the defensive tackle from Archer High School had tried to call UGA to commit last summer. But none of the Bulldogs coaches answered the phone. Riles ended up pledging early ...
Top recruits attend Georgia Tech scrimmage
Some of the state’s top college football prospects attended Georgia Tech’s scrimmage on Friday. And the Yellow Jackets are in really good shape with at least two of the recruits – Brooks County High School QB/DB Malkom Parrish and Callaway High School DE KeShun Freeman. Other big names at the ...
UGA picks up basketball commit
UGA’s basketball team picked up a commitment on Sunday. Cameron Forte, a 6-foot-7 forward, announced on Twitter that he has pledged to the Bulldogs. He’s from Howard junior college in Texas, and averaged 22.5 points and 8 rebounds this past season. He originally signed with Texas Tech out of high ...
Sony Michel: UGA a finalist for 5-star RB
It’s looking really good for UGA to land one of the nation’s top running backs on Friday. Sony Michel, a 5-star from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., will announce after 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU between his finalists of UGA, Miami, Notre Dame, Florida State and Florida. Many recruiting analysts have been predicting ...
Whirlwind journey of UGA's Davin Bellamy
(Check out the video above. Bellamy talks about “Negative Recruiting” tactics that colleges used against UGA. And did UGA ever say any bad things about the competition to gain an advantage? Did it go both ways? We asked) Dalvin Bellamy salvaged signing day for UGA. After UGA watched every other ...
Sneak peek at UGA's recruiting board
You want to know who is really on UGA’s recruiting board? All you have to do is look at the college football prospects that UGA coach Mark Richt is now following on Twitter. Click HERE to see. Since Mark Richt’s Twitter account was created in 2009 until a few weeks ...
Why do colleges send recruits 100 letters in a day?
One of the hottest trends in college football recruiting is for a college to mail a stack of letters to a kid in one day. Last month, Tennessee sent 102 letters in a day to Monroe Area High School quarterback Stanton Tuitt, one of the state’s top prospects for 2014. ...
Commit! UGA closes the deal in a hurry on recruit
UGA moved quickly to fill the scholarship spot that opened up when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope declared for the NBA Draft on Monday. Kenny Paul Geno, a 6-foot-6, 200-pound forward from Booneville, Miss., committed to UGA on Wednesday. “Georgia had been recruiting me for a while,” Geno told the AJC. “They had ...
Recruiting Rewind: OL George Adeosun on picking UVA over UGA, others
George Adeosun was one of state’s feel-good stories of the year in recruiting. The Alpharetta High School offensive lineman was a “late bloomer.” He barely played as a junior, then came into his own as a senior and committed early to William & Mary. Then things went bonkers after his ...
Georgia Tech to hire new football recruiter
The man who guided Georgia Tech’s recruiting efforts behind the scenes has left for another job. Liam Klein, who was Georgia Tech’s Director of Player Personnel and a member of the team’s staff since 2003, has been hired as an assistant coach at Kennesaw State. “Liam wanted to get on ...
Recruiting Rewind with Auburn-bound DE Carl Lawson
The state's best football prospect not named Nkemdiche this past year was Carl Lawson, the 5-star defensive end from Milton High School. Lawson's father played for Georgia Tech, and he was a childhood fan of UGA. But he ended up committing early to Auburn, and stuck with the Tigers after ...
Steve Spurrier edges UGA and Alabama for LB
One of UGA’s top in-state targets at linebacker is off the board. To almost nobody’s surprise, Cedar Grove High School’s Bryson Allen-Williams committed to South Carolina over Alabama, UGA and UCLA on Monday. South Carolina was the longtime frontrunner for Allen-Williams after the Gamecocks offered him an early scholarship before ...
Vanderbilt strikes again in Georgia
Vanderbilt is having another strong year with recruiting the state of Georgia. The Commodores have seven commitments for 2014, including three from Georgia. The latest addition was Wheeler High School quarterback Elijah Staley, who pledged to Vanderbilt over the weekend. The 6-foot-7, 210-pounder picked Vanderbilt over Mississippi State, Boston College ...
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