Georgia could pick up a commitment from one of the state’s top two-way linemen this week.
Kendall Baker, a 6-foot-5, 270-pounder from Marist, will pick between UGA, Florida State and Auburn at around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The Bulldogs are considered to be the heavy favorite for Baker.
“He’s a big, strong and athletic kid,” Marist coach Alan Chadwick said. “It remains to be seen whether they will play him in college, offensively or defensively. Some of the schools have been recruiting him for defense, while others see him more of an offensive player. I guess the evaluation is still out about where they feel like they can use him the best.”
Baker is a three-star who is rated as the nation’s No. 29 overall prospect at offensive tackle in the 247Sports composite rankings. Both Auburn and FSU are recruiting Baker for offense and defense, while UGA has strictly talked about defense — which Baker clearly prefers.
Rising star: Nick Chubb, a four-star running back from Cedartown High who committed to Georgia earlier this month, will get heavy consideration for a fifth star after a strong performance at Monday's SPARQ finals, which were televised on ESPNU from Nike's headquarters in Oregon.
Chubb finished third out of 161 participants in the athletic competition for the nation’s elite college football prospects. They were measured in four categories: 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, the vertical jump and the powerball toss.
Chubb was the top UGA performer (and third in the nation) with a SPARQ score of 143.91. He measured in at 5-foot-11 and 217 pounds. Chubb was laser-timed in the 40-yard dash at 4.44 seconds, and he registered a vertical jump of 41 inches.
Ole Miss clears itself: Remember when Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze, sick and tired of hearing cheating allegations about his recruiting, boldly stated "if you have a facts about a violation, emailcompliance@olemiss.edu" on Twitter?
Some fans from opposing schools were a little upset about Ole Miss signing No. 1 prospect Robert Nkemdiche (even though his older brother played for the Rebels) and five-star wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (even though a teammate signed with Rebels).
Probably the most public anger was generated when Ole Miss beat out UGA and all the Florida colleges for the state of Florida’s No. 1 prospect, offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil — who once was considered a “lock” for the Bulldogs.
The Ole Miss compliance office received 85 emails after Freeze’s tweet. On Monday, the school told the Clarion-Ledger newspaper in Jackson, Miss., that all 85 were reviewed and that “many of those emails repeat similar, unsubstantiated rumors. None of the emails provide first-hand information and none have led to any findings of violations.”
That’s not surprising, but what is interesting is that Ole Miss declined to release the final 31 emails after an open-records request by the Clarion-Ledger, despite declaring that no NCAA violations were proved. The first 54 featured recruiting comedy at its worst, including “Go home Hugh, you’re drunk.”
Why not the final 31? Ole Miss said some of the emails could have a “chilling effect on the future sources of information, thus frustrating our compliance and enforcement efforts.”
