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Another Alabama-UGA recruiting battle brewing?
It’s shaping up to be another Alabama vs. UGA battle for one of the state’s top college football recruits. Defensive end Lorenzo Carter, who is ranked as the state’s No. 1 overall prospect in the 247sports composite rankings, will trim his list of favorite colleges to 10 next month. The ...
Rewind: The big fish that didn't get away from Georgia Tech
The big fish that didn’t get away from Georgia Tech was Travis Custis, the 4-star running back from Lovejoy High School. Depending on which recruiting service you look at, either Custis or Tri-Cities High School offensive lineman Shamire Devine was the No. 1-ranked recruit in Georgia Tech’s 2013 class. Custis ...
Nation's No. 1-ranked QB attracts long line of college suitors to Georgia
Some colleges are changing their sales pitch for Deshaun Watson, the Gainesville High School football star who is ranked as the nation’s No. 1-ranked prospect at quarterback and committed to Clemson. However, like with most elite prospects, Watson’s early commitment to Clemson hasn’t caused competing schools to blink. The sleepy ...
Football star on spiritual beliefs and "calling of God" to pick UGA
God and football often go together when recruits have to make tough decisions about their future. 5-star Vonn Bell recently made headlines when he admitted that he prayed for a sign from God to help with his college decision. Bell said he got the sign just before it was time ...
"Happy Mother's Day" from SEC coach to recruit's mom
Recruiting is all about the relationships. And after the recruit, probably the most important relationship that a college scout can build is with the recruit’s mother. Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, fully aware of this phenomenon, scored some creative points this week by sending “Happy Mother’s Day” wishes ...
Ex-UGA commit talks about his finalists
Click on the above video to watch an interview with Demarre Kitt, who is ranked as the state's No. 1 prospect at wide receiver. He talks about his finalists of Clemson, Tennessee and Ohio State. Kitt is a former UGA commit who re-opened his recruiting because he felt like he ...
Herschel Walker's nephew commits to Clemson
Herschel Walker’s nephew committed to one of UGA’s rivals on Wednesday. Milan Richard, a tight end from Savannah, picked Clemson over Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. “It feels great; it feels like a big relief,” Richard said. “I know (Clemson) is 100-percent committed to me, and I’m 100-percent committed to them. ...
15-year-old freshman catches UGA's attention
A 15-year-old high school freshman from Griffin is waiting to hear back from UGA about an extra early scholarship offer in football. Broadarius Hamm, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound defensive lineman from Spalding High School who wears a size 18 shoe, made national headlines this week when it was reported that he ...
Rewind: Clemson RB signee from Georgia excited about UGA game
Clemson had a rough finish this past year in Georgia, losing four recruits down the stretch, including consensus No. 1 Robert Nkemdiche. However, the ACC school still had a respectable 2013 haul in Georgia with five signees. The best of the batch was either Elbert County High School running back ...
Recruiting Rewind: "God said 'I want you to go to Ohio State'"
Without a doubt, the state’s biggest surprise on signing day was when Vonn Bell signed with Ohio State over national champ Alabama and childhood favorite Tennessee. Many thought there was no way that a Big Ten school could steal an elite Georgia recruit from the SEC’s stranglehold. It happened, though, ...
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 ...
Reuben Foster: 'I got to the point where I wanted to give up football'
After one of the wildest rides in the history of college football recruiting, Reuben Foster fell into a funk after he officially signed with Alabama this past February. “As soon as I signed the [letter of intent], it all broke loose. I didn’t want to come out of the house. ...
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 ...
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