Georgia picked up its fourth commitment of the week and its third of the day Friday when offensive lineman Aulden Bynum (Valdosta, Ga./Valwood) told coach Mark Richt that he wanted to be a Bulldog.
“It took him completely by surprise when I committed this afternoon,” Bynum told DawgNation. “We were in Richt’s office and I said that since we were all here I might as well tell you I am committing. Coach [Will] Friend was really happy, really excited.”
And by “all here” Bynum was referring to his family and the Georgia coaches.
“It took him completely by surprise when I committed this afternoon,” Bynum told DawgNation. “We were in Richt’s office and I said that since we were all here I might as well tell you I am committing. Coach [Will] Friend was really happy, really excited.”
And by “all here” Bynum was referring to his family and the Georgia coaches.
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East River (Orlando, Fla.) linebacker Ryne Rankin committed to Georgia on Friday afternoon, becoming the Bulldogs second commit of the day.
Rankin, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound junior, joins Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) wide receiver Kyrin Priester, who committed to the Bulldogs earlier today.
Rankin visited Georgia last week as part of a week-long tour of schools during his spring break, he was extended an offer yesterday.
Rankin, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound junior, joins Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) wide receiver Kyrin Priester, who committed to the Bulldogs earlier today.
Rankin visited Georgia last week as part of a week-long tour of schools during his spring break, he was extended an offer yesterday.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- It's never too late to put up some quick notes and thoughts after a visit to a college campus. While you should expect more from my day in Athens with the Georgia Bulldogs in the next few days, here are some notes and thoughts from my visit that really stood out to me:
Georgia players and coaches have every reason to be jumping ship and freaking out about with the recent suspensions of defenders Bacarri Rambo, Sanders Commings, Branden Smith and Alec Ogletree. Three of those players call the secondary their home, while one, Ogletree, looks like he's ready to be a real star at linebacker in this league. But the first thing you notice when patrolling Georgia's facilities is that everyone is calm and collected about the matter. Sure, players and coaches are pretty frustrated with the situation, but they have moved on. They are working together to find the pieces to replace those guys come the start of the season. Inside linebacker Christian Robinson said that Ogletree's spot is still wide open because the Bulldogs have so many options, and it doesn't sound like the coaches will really name a starter anytime soon. Don't forget that Mike Gilliard, who really came on last year as the season progressed, and Amarlo Herrera will get reps with Robinson at middle linebacker. Robinson also said rising sophomore Ramik Wilson is getting good reps at middle linebacker.
LOS ANGELES -- Maryland offensive line transfer Max Garcia (6-foot-4, 310 pounds) was on USC's campus yesterday and stopped by USC practice.
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Matt Rolin has 19 scholarship offers but three have risen to the top of the pack.
“Right now, my favorite three schools would be South Carolina, Florida State and Georgia,” the linebacker from Ashburn (Va.) Briar Woods said.
Perhaps not so coincidentally, Rolin just visited those three schools on a tour of the Southeast. Calling from his grandparents home in Columbia, S.C., Rolin described the many ties he has to the Gamecocks.
“Right now, my favorite three schools would be South Carolina, Florida State and Georgia,” the linebacker from Ashburn (Va.) Briar Woods said.
Perhaps not so coincidentally, Rolin just visited those three schools on a tour of the Southeast. Calling from his grandparents home in Columbia, S.C., Rolin described the many ties he has to the Gamecocks.
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Another day, another commitment for the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs picked up a wide receiver Friday that few, if any colleges knew about a month ago and Georgia wasted little time in jumping on board.
Last month, Kyrin Priester (Snellville, Ga./Brookwood) moved up from Lake Mary, Fla. with his mom. He missed five games last his junior year with a leg injury, but still was able to haul in 31 catches for 565 yards and five touchdowns. But he arrived in Georgia with no offers, and immediately saw his recruitment pick up. Brookwood head coach Mark Crews sent his junior highlights to programs across the country, and Vanderbilt and TCU offered soon after. Crews got a call from Georgia saying their interest was high as well.
“Bryan (McClendon) told me they really liked Ky’s highlights, so I took him to practice last week with some other of my players so coaches could meet him,” Crews said. “Obviously they must have liked what they saw because they offered a week later.”
Last month, Kyrin Priester (Snellville, Ga./Brookwood) moved up from Lake Mary, Fla. with his mom. He missed five games last his junior year with a leg injury, but still was able to haul in 31 catches for 565 yards and five touchdowns. But he arrived in Georgia with no offers, and immediately saw his recruitment pick up. Brookwood head coach Mark Crews sent his junior highlights to programs across the country, and Vanderbilt and TCU offered soon after. Crews got a call from Georgia saying their interest was high as well.
“Bryan (McClendon) told me they really liked Ky’s highlights, so I took him to practice last week with some other of my players so coaches could meet him,” Crews said. “Obviously they must have liked what they saw because they offered a week later.”
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With the commitment of sophomore defensive back Nick Glass (Atlanta/St. Pius X), April started off with a bang for the University of Georgia in recruiting, and heading into the weekend all indications are that the Bulldogs’ momentum will continue.
On Wednesday, Glass was in Athens, and he announced after returning home that he had indeed pledged to UGA. Close friend and fellow 2014 wide receiver target Demarre Kitt (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek) was on the trip with Glass, and while he is high on the Bulldogs as well, he did not commit … yet. Kitt plans to be back Saturday with his family and Glass in Athens, so he is one to keep an eye on. An advanced route runner with solid size, hands and body control, Kitt would be an outstanding addition, regardless of class.
Another target who'll visit Georgia on Saturday is inside linebacker Reggie Carter (Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnett). In his first game last fall, Carter was lost for his junior year after suffering a knee injury. Carter told DawgNation on Thursday that he had been cleared 100 percent by his doctors, and he will be in Athens with his dad and brother to see the only program that has offered since the injury: the Bulldogs. With the need to bring in four inside linebackers this year, Mark Richt had faith that Carter would return to his previous form that netted him 10 sacks as a sophomore, and the coach extended the offer Feb. 10. Carter could decide this weekend to secure one of those four spots.
On Wednesday, Glass was in Athens, and he announced after returning home that he had indeed pledged to UGA. Close friend and fellow 2014 wide receiver target Demarre Kitt (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek) was on the trip with Glass, and while he is high on the Bulldogs as well, he did not commit … yet. Kitt plans to be back Saturday with his family and Glass in Athens, so he is one to keep an eye on. An advanced route runner with solid size, hands and body control, Kitt would be an outstanding addition, regardless of class.
Another target who'll visit Georgia on Saturday is inside linebacker Reggie Carter (Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnett). In his first game last fall, Carter was lost for his junior year after suffering a knee injury. Carter told DawgNation on Thursday that he had been cleared 100 percent by his doctors, and he will be in Athens with his dad and brother to see the only program that has offered since the injury: the Bulldogs. With the need to bring in four inside linebackers this year, Mark Richt had faith that Carter would return to his previous form that netted him 10 sacks as a sophomore, and the coach extended the offer Feb. 10. Carter could decide this weekend to secure one of those four spots.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- True to form, Georgia baseball coach David Perno doesn’t pull any punches when asked whether the next month will define his team’s season.
With a treacherous stretch ahead that begins with this weekend’s series at No. 9 Arkansas (22-6, 5-4 SEC), Perno’s 24th-ranked Bulldogs (18-11, 4-5) know they must begin performing with improved consistency to have any chance of meeting their lofty preseason goals.
“It may not equate to a ton of wins, but we at least are going to be forced to establish some sort of identity of who we are and the things we can do well definitely have to show up,” Perno said. “If that happens and we do get some wins this month, we could be in really good shape for the stretch run.
With a treacherous stretch ahead that begins with this weekend’s series at No. 9 Arkansas (22-6, 5-4 SEC), Perno’s 24th-ranked Bulldogs (18-11, 4-5) know they must begin performing with improved consistency to have any chance of meeting their lofty preseason goals.
“It may not equate to a ton of wins, but we at least are going to be forced to establish some sort of identity of who we are and the things we can do well definitely have to show up,” Perno said. “If that happens and we do get some wins this month, we could be in really good shape for the stretch run.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia’s defensive players have already started preparing for their Sept. 8 game at Missouri. They just might not know it yet.
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said after Thursday’s practice that the coaching staff is already introducing some of the defensive concepts they will use when they prepare for Missouri’s high-scoring offense in the fall. They’re working in more general terms right now.
“We’ve already worked on some of the things that we’re going to see,” Grantham said. “Players might not necessarily know that with what we’re doing, but I’ve always been a believer in [wanting] to develop during the spring, but at the same time you want to take a look at some things you may want to do against teams coming up early. We’ll do that now, and what we’ll do is we’ll come back in the fall and start the same process with training camp as far as developing guys, getting guys comfortable at whatever spots they need to, but also working on a couple opponents that we’ll see early in the year, to get ready.
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said after Thursday’s practice that the coaching staff is already introducing some of the defensive concepts they will use when they prepare for Missouri’s high-scoring offense in the fall. They’re working in more general terms right now.
“We’ve already worked on some of the things that we’re going to see,” Grantham said. “Players might not necessarily know that with what we’re doing, but I’ve always been a believer in [wanting] to develop during the spring, but at the same time you want to take a look at some things you may want to do against teams coming up early. We’ll do that now, and what we’ll do is we’ll come back in the fall and start the same process with training camp as far as developing guys, getting guys comfortable at whatever spots they need to, but also working on a couple opponents that we’ll see early in the year, to get ready.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- He says nothing is official yet, but Georgia defensive backs coach Scott Lakatos could be without three valuable seniors -- Sanders Commings, Branden Smith and Bacarri Rambo -- at the start of the season because of disciplinary issues.
Lakatos told reporters Thursday that he’s treating that situation the same as he would if he lost players to injury. He’s working with the other possible contributors to ensure that the Bulldogs have enough depth available when they open the season.
In a group media interview Thursday, Lakatos discussed the team’s secondary depth and which players are standing out this spring:
Lakatos told reporters Thursday that he’s treating that situation the same as he would if he lost players to injury. He’s working with the other possible contributors to ensure that the Bulldogs have enough depth available when they open the season.
In a group media interview Thursday, Lakatos discussed the team’s secondary depth and which players are standing out this spring:
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: A highly rated recruit talks candidly about some of the lines coaches have used on him.
“I had a coach ask me one time how many minutes I would want to play and what offense I would want to run and then said he could make it happen.” Read it here.
: A highly rated recruit talks candidly about some of the lines coaches have used on him.
“I had a coach ask me one time how many minutes I would want to play and what offense I would want to run and then said he could make it happen.” Read it here.
The tradition of Duke, Georgetown or UCLA? Replace an All-American at Ohio State or Kansas? Stay home and play at Georgia? Tony Parker (Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove), No. 21 overall in the ESPNU 100, faces a tough decision. Read about it here.
Georgia's recruiting class for 2014 just doubled in size.
Atlanta St. Pius X defensive back Nick Glass committed Wednesday to the Bulldogs. Glass is UGA's second verbal for the Class of 2014, as he joins RB Stanley Williams (Winder, Ga./Apalachee), who committed at Dawg Night in July 2011.
"I'm a Bulldog!" Glass said in a text Wednesday night to DawgNation, which was accompanied by a photo of Georgia coach Mark Richt.
Atlanta St. Pius X defensive back Nick Glass committed Wednesday to the Bulldogs. Glass is UGA's second verbal for the Class of 2014, as he joins RB Stanley Williams (Winder, Ga./Apalachee), who committed at Dawg Night in July 2011.
"I'm a Bulldog!" Glass said in a text Wednesday night to DawgNation, which was accompanied by a photo of Georgia coach Mark Richt.
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