It was a surprise to many when Georgia WR Deion Colzie decommitted from Notre Dame, his dream school, a little over a month ago. Right after his exit from the 2021 Irish recruiting class, he received offers from Michigan, Penn State, Florida State and Auburn.
It is rare but not completely rare for a prospect to commit back to the school they decommitted from. After hearing what Colzie had to say during an interview yesterday with Rivals’ Chad Simmons, it seems like the Irish haven’t given up hope.
When asked about his relationship with Brian Kelly and Del Alexander, Colzie said “we still have the same relationship we had before. Talks every day, phone calls, trying to start the whole process over… They were willing to start rebuilding the relationship as well.”
This bodes well going forward for the Irish although it seems like distance may factor into Colzie’s final decision. Georgia has been in his ear about staying home while their 5-Star QB commit Brock Vandagriff has been trying to get Colzie to join him in Athens.
Colzie will release a top list soon and says a few schools will surely be on that list. Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Penn State are the schools he knows will be moving on with his recruitment.
With just one other WR commit in the class, Ohio’s Lorenzo Styles Jr., the need is clear for Kelly to add another commit to the fold. Although it won’t be easy to get Colzie to commit again, the staff is still hard at work trying to get the talented wide out trending back to South Bend.