Category: Recruiting

A look at where Georgia football ranks in the 2021 recruiting rankings

Where does Georgia football rank in the 2021 CFB recruiting rankings?

Despite what you may hear from Georgia fans, the Bulldogs are actually in great position for the 2021 recruiting class.

You can say what you want about Kirby Smart – he can’t coach quarterbacks, he’s wasting talent, etc. – but if there’s one thing you can’t say it’s that he does not know how to recruit.

Georgia has the No. 5 recruiting class in the country for the class 2021, trailing Alabama, Ohio State, LSU and Oregon.

On Wednesday, the Bulldogs picked up a five-star outside linebacker, Smael Mondon out of Paulding County.

Georgia’s class consists of three five-stars, 11 four-stars and 5 three-stars.

5 stars:

OT Amarius Mims

QB Brock Vandagriff

OLB Smael Mondon

4 stars:

OT Micah Morris

ATH David Daniel

OG Dylan Fairchild

TE Brock Bowers

RB Lovasea Carroll

SDE Jonathan Jefferson

DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins

ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson

CB De’Jahn Warren

OLB Chaz Chambliss

CB Kamari Lassiter

3 stars:

WR Adonai Mitchell

OG Jared Wilson

DT Marlin Dean

CB Javon Bullard

WR Jackson Meeks

Ohio State gets flip from former Texas five-star QB commit

Ohio State got a huge commitment from the country’s top quarterback in 2022 class when Quinn Ewers flipped his verbal from Texas Thursday.

You can never have a shortage of talented quarterbacks. And in the case of Ohio State, they are assembling an embarrassment of riches for the upcoming arms race in Columbus. And now, the Buckeyes have another one.

Former Texas five-star quarterback commit for the 2022 class, Quinn Ewers, opened up his commitment here recently and the rumors all pointed to him looking toward the banks of the Olentangy. Now, that has become reality.

On Thursday, Ewers made that official and announced his verbal commitment to Ohio State on his Twitter account. But first, just a little about Ewers. At 6-foot, 3-inches, and 195-pounds, the nation’s No. 1 rated pro-style and No. 2 national recruit in the class according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, is out of Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, TX.

Ewers has a big arm and a pocket presence, but also has the mobility to keep plays alive and even gobble up some yards on the ground with his ahleticism.

With the news of Ewers, Ohio State will now have three five-star quarterbacks and one high-four star competing for the starting job once Justin Fields rides off into the NFL sunset.

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Texas Football Recruiting: Quinn Ewers commits to Ohio State

After decommitting earlier this year from the Texas Longhorns, Quinn Ewers has now made a decision and chose to commit to Ohio State.

It has been a whirlwind of emotions for the Texas Longhorns on the recruiting front. The Longhorns were able to land the No. 1 recruit in the country with Quinn Ewers. The Longhorns were riding high after landing a top play in the country. They starting to pick up momentum on the recruiting front especially in the 2022 class.

After the losses to Texas Christian and the Oklahoma Sooners, the Longhorns starting losing momentum with Billy Bowman, Quinn Ewers, and Phaizon Wilson all bailing after the Sooners loss. This started a whirlwind of emotions within the fan base and the rumor mill went wild with thoughts of Tom Herman being replaced with Urban Meyer.

Now Ewers has made his decision about where he will go.

This is another top player in the state of Texas that will be playing his football outside the state. The Ohio State Buckeyes have made a living in Texas with their recruiting efforts.

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UGA football offers elite IMG Academy OT Knijeah Harris

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to IMG Academy offensive tackle recruit Knijeah Harris.

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have offered a scholarship to offensive tackle recruit Knijeah Harris. Harris plays for Florida high school football powerhouse IMG Academy, who has numerous top University of Georgia recruiting targets and several players who will play at the next level.

In fact, Georgia has secured a commitment from 2021 IMG Academy running back Lovasea Carroll.

Knijeah Harris is much younger than Carroll, who is a senior. Harris is currently a sophomore, so he’s a member of the class of 2023. Harris has good size for an offensive tackle at six-foot-four and he weighs 305 pounds.

The sophomore offensive tackle has already received immense recruiting attention. Harris is too young to have a star rating, but he’s gotten scholarship offers from FSU, Miami, Penn State, Indiana, Florida, Texas A&M, and more. He’ll end up as a three or four-star recruit in the upcoming months.

Harris announced his scholarship offer from UGA via his Twitter account. Congratulations to the IMG Academy player.

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Scouts view: Newest Notre Dame commit linebacker Kahanu Kia

A look at what to expect out of Notre Dame newest commitment, 2021 linebacker Kahanu Kia.

It’s safe the Irish are on fire on the recruiting trail recently. With the addition of Hawaiian linebacker Kahanu Kia, making it three more commitments to the 2021 class in the last week. First Philip Riley rejoined, then kicker Josh Bryan and now Kia.

Let’s take a look at what to expect out of the six-foot-two-inch and 220-pound ‘backer.

A great athlete with very good instincts, who has closing speed and knows how to finish plays. Kia shows that he can play the run as well as drop back into coverage. His hands are good enough to turn the solid coverage skills into turnovers. Kia will ultimately be a linebacker who never has to leave the field due to his versatility. The highlight package didn’t show much of him rushing the passer, so you question a bit what his abilities are to get to the quarterback. That’s something Kia can focus on when he arrives to South Ben.

Overall the Brian Kelly scores big again by getting a very solid out-of-state prospect. The upside is tremendous, but don’t expect Kia to make an immediate impact, as I believe he’ll need a few years before he’ll contribute for the Irish.

Don’t forget to check out our latest recruiting update, the current commitment list and our FIW exclusive interview with 2021 offensive line commit Pat Coogan.

Notre Dame adds yet another to 2021 recruiting class

What a week for Notre Dame on the recruiting front as they’ve now added four commitments with their latest coming from the Aloha State.

It’s been quite the week for Notre Dame on the recruiting front as they’ve now landed three commitments to the 2021 class in the last four days.

The latest adds depth to the linebacker position in 2021 and comes from The Aloha State.

Kahanu Kia, outside linebacker from Honolulu (Punahou), became the 22nd commitment to Notre Dame’s class as he made his decision official on Thursday.

Kia told Blue Gold Illustrated that his recent visit to campus during the weekend of the Clemson game made all the difference in him choosing Notre Dame over Utah, which is not only easier to get to from Hawaii than South Bend, but also where his father played in the mid-nineties.

Related:  Meet the Entire 2021 Notre Dame Recruiting Class

Kia ultimately chose Notre Dame over Utah as well as Stanford and UCLA and also added that the academics the University offers put it over the top compared to the other finalists.

 

Twitter reacts: 5-star LB commits to Georgia Bulldogs

Five-star linebacker Smael Mondon has committed to the University of Georgia football program.

Five-star linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. is the latest in-state player to commit to the University of Georgia football program. The speedy Paulding County High School linebacker plays football in Dallas, Georgia. He also runs track, which helps him cover large areas of the field and have excellent range in coverage.

Mondon Jr. picked the Georgia Bulldogs over Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, and Florida. He made UGA fans nervous for a minute at his commitment, when he briefly picked up an LSU hat.

Now, Kirby Smart has secured the top three in-state prospects in the class of 2021, each of which is a five-star.

Here’s how Georgia football Twitter reacted to the good news:

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Emoni Bates, Ypsi Prep game against Bronny James, Sierra Canyon postponed

Ypsi Prep’s game against Bronny James and Sierra Canyon has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.

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It has been a rare treat for Michigan State Basketball fans that they have gotten the chance to watch two of their recruits, Emoni Bates and Jaden Akins, play on national TV this fall. Bates, Akins and Yspi Prep were recently showcased on ESPN2 against Chet Holmgren’s AAU team Team Sizzle.

Bates and Akins were scheduled to play another high-profile game on national TV this Friday against Lebron “Bronny” James Jr., the already-famous son of Lebron James. Unfortunately, that game has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.

The Allen Event Center released this statement on Thursday morning:

“The health and safety of the players, coaches, fans and staff is our utmost priority, and with increased travel concerns, we believe it is in everyone’s best interest to postpone the event to a safer time,” the statement from the Allen Event Center read.

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Michigan State Football: Running back commit Audric Estime earns his fourth star

Michigan State running back commit Audric Estime is having a monster senior season, which has led to earning his fourth star.

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There is no secret to Spartan Nation who running back commit Audric Estime is. The product of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey gave his verbal commitment to the Spartans before his senior season started in early September. Since then, the running back has filled Spartan Nation’s Twitter feeds with huge games and crazy highlights, building up quite the hype train.

Estime was already a 4-star prospect according to the Rivals recruiting network but had yet to earn that honor with the 247Sports site or the composite rankings that 247Sports does, compiling the average rankings between the three recruiting ranking websites (247Sports, Rivals and ESPN). 247Sports re-ranked the class of 2021 recruits this past week which saw Audric Estime receive his fourth star in both 247 and the composite rankings.

The now 4-star running back has been tearing it up all season long for the Green Knights, truly having a breakout campaign. Estime has carried the ball 127 times totaling 1,336 yards and finding the endzone 17 times. That is an astounding 10.5 yards per carry and 222.7 yards per game over the six games this season.

Audric will make his way to campus in the fall of 2021, where Spartans hope he will be the next man in the long line of greats at running back that have come through East Lansing.

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Texas Football Recruiting: Five 2021 prospects the Longhorns need to push for next

Despite the recent success, the 2021 class has still not been good enough from Herman. Here are five recruits Texas should push for next:

To some surprise, recruiting in the 2021 class has been good for Tom Herman and the Texas Longhorns. Beginning with Terrence Cooks, Texas was able to secure his commitment over schools such as Baylor, LSU, and Georgia. A four-star outside linebacker, Cooks and Morice Blackwell will lock down the position for Chris Ash in the near future.

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More recently, the Longhorns were able to flip defensive tackle Byron Murphy II out of DeSoto, Texas. Originally committed to Baylor, after Texas offered the four-star prospect, the recruitment suddenly changed. Much needed help across the defensive line is on its way with Murphy.

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Despite the recent success, the 2021 class has still not been good enough from Herman. Losing out on major players such as the Brockermeyer brothers and seeing Jalen Milroe flip to Alabama, Texas has lost its top prospects throughout the entire cycle.

As Joel Klatt of FOX Sports mentioned, the Longhorns have “lost that luster in the state.” Other schools such as Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M have stolen recruits from Texas.

That “certainly wasn’t the case when Mack [Brown] was winning a lot of games” said Klatt.

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Herman still has the opportunity to flip all of that around with a couple of top in-state prospects still available. The Aggies and the Sooners are in these races as well, making them even more important for the coaching staff to win.

Here are the five 2021 recruits Texas should push for next:

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