Mecole Hardman (Michael Carvell / AJC)
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Mecole Hardman (Michael Carvell / AJC)

Mercole Hardman, the nation's No. 2-rated athlete, told the AJC this week that he wouldn't take official visits to UGA and Tennessee, even though the two SEC schools are his co-leaders.

Why not? Because the 4-star athlete from Elbert County has visited UGA and Tennessee dozens of times on unofficial visits.

Hardman was at UGA yet another time on Saturday, making an unofficial visit, the AJC has confirmed.

And Hardman apparently wasn’t the only big man of campus.

Tre Nixon, a 4-star receiver from Melbourne, Fla., is also on an unofficial visit to UGA on Saturday, per 247sports.com's Rusty Mansell. Penn State, Notre Dame and UGA are the frontrunners from Nixon.

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