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Top Georgia TE picks Vols

2021 3-star TE Miles Campbell committed to Tennessee in an announcement on Twitter. Details here.

The Tennessee Volunteers receive another 3-star commitment, this time from Miles Campbell, one of the top tight ends in Georgia.

All rankings via 247Sports:

This brings the No. 2 ranked Vols 2021 recruiting class to 21 total commits with an average player rating of 0.8962, less than the 0.8992 average of the Vols 2020 No. 10 ranked recruiting class.

Campbell (6-3, 234) plays at South Paulding High School in Douglasville, Georgia, and is ranked as the No. 37 player in Georgia and the No. 20 TE overall. Campbell holds 32 offers, including one from Georgia, Florida, Miami and Auburn, but chose the Vols in an announcement on Twitter.

The Bulldogs currently sit at No. 18 in the 2021 recruiting class rankings with an average player rating of 0.954 and only seven commits. The low number of hard commits so far should tell you that Georgia coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs staff are only getting started — after all, Georgia is coming off of three No. 1 classes in a row.

One of Wisconsin’s 2021 targets commits to Iowa State

Three-star 2021 athlete Beau Freyler, a player Paul Chryst and the Badgers had offered, announced yesterday on his Twitter page that he…

Three-star 2021 athlete Beau Freyler, a player Paul Chryst and the Badgers had offered, announced yesterday on his Twitter page that he was committing to Iowa State.

The Colorado native also had offers from Arizona, Boston College, Michigan State, Nebraska and Washington State.

Freyler is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 13-ranked recruit from Colorado and his commitment to the Iowa State Cyclones sees Chryst’s No. 17-ranked 2021 recruiting class lose out on another key addition.

Wisconsin’s 2021 class remains led by four-star offensive tackles J.P. Benzschawel and Riley Mahlman, four-star safety Hunter Wohler and three-star recruits Bryan Sanborn and Antwan Roberts.

Report: SEC presidents to vote on when players can return to campus

LSU executive said Thursday that the conference’s presidents and chancellors will vote whether to allow players to return to their campuses.

Per Brooks Kubena of The Advocate, LSU executive deputy athletic director Verge Ausberry said Thursday that the conference’s presidents will vote whether players will be able to return to campus on either June 1 or June 15.

The vote could take place as soon as next week.

From Kubena:

Ausberry, told the Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force that the athletic department is aiming to return its players to campus on June 1, something athletic director Scott Woodward had also said in the department’s virtual Coaches Caravan Wednesday night.

“The presidents are going to take a vote in the SEC,” Ausberry told the task force, a unit of private sector business leaders who advise lawmakers on the economy’s recovery amid the spread of coronavirus. “Do we come back? Do we bring the students back on June 1 or June 15?”

Per 247Sports, SEC administrator Herb Vincent said,

“We are in continuous conversations about athletics activities related to COVID-19 and will make decisions appropriately.”

As states begin to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s only a matter of time before athletes and coaches are allowed back on campuses. The question is, will football be played in the fall?

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said,

“For us to have our football season our universities have to re-engage in a normal operating pattern.”

For now, it looks like we should be hoping for schools to reopen completely before we can expect a football season, or at least that is what SEC officials have led us to believe so far.

Georgia football offers scholarship to Jaydon Blue

Georgia football has offered 4-star RB Jaydon Blue.

Wednesday, 2022 4-star RB Jaydon Blue took to Twitter to announce a scholarship offer from the University of Georgia.

Blue (5-foot-9, 192 pounds) plays football and runs track for Klein Cain High School in Houston, Texas. Blue ran a 10.97 100 in the Spring of 2019 and has a verified 40 of 4.6 and a shuttle time of 4.3.

247Sports has Blue rated as the No. 7 RB and the 80th best prospect overall in the 2022 recruiting class.

247Sports wrote:

“Adequate size with above average build. Flashes great initial burst and acceleration. Hits the hole hard and gets downhill in a hurry.”

Blue is one of the top running backs of 2022 and recently has received offers from programs like Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama and now Georgia.

 

Georgia football offers scholarship to Kojo Antwi

Saturday, 2022 4-star WR Kojo Antwi announced a scholarship from Georgia football on Twitter.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs staff continue recruiting work in the class of 2022.

Saturday, 2022 4-star WR Kojo Antwi announced a scholarship offer from the University of Georgia on Twitter.

Antwi (6-1, 185) is from Suwanee, Georgia and plays for Lambert High School where, as a sophomore, he caught 48 passes for 679 yards and six touchdowns.

247Sports has Antwi rated as the 15th best player in Georgia, the No. 32 WR and the No. 240 overall recruit in the 2022 recruiting class.

Antwi has gained some serious recruiting interest lately and not just from the Bulldogs. Just last month he received 10 offers, including major programs like Kentucky, Florida State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Auburn.

 

 

Georgia football offers scholarship to Taleeq Robbins

Thursday, DT Taleeq Robbins took to Twitter to announce a scholarship offer from Georgia football.

Georgia has extended a scholarship offer to defensive tackle Taleeq Robbins.

Robbins is a 2021 3-star DT out of Imhotep Institute in Philadelphia.

Thursday, Robbins announced Georgia’s scholarship offer on Twitter. The 6-foot-3, 300 pound recruit is ranked as the 18th best player in Pennsylvania and the No. 41 DT in the 2021 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Robbins holds 32 offers from schools like Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Michigan, South Carolina and now Georgia.

As a junior in 2019, Robbins recorded 40 tackles, six tackles for loss and three sacks, with one fumble recovery.

At this time, 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions lists Texas A&M as the favorite to land Robbins, but Georgia coach Kirby Smart can never be counted out, especially with defensive recruits.

 

 

MSU Football 2021 Recruiting Class ranked No. 21 in the country by 247sports

Michigan State Football’s 2021 recruiting class is now ranked No. 21 in the country by 247sports.

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After Michigan State Football landed the commitment of 3-star safety Michael Gravely Jr., Mel Tucker now has 11 players committed to his 2021 recruiting class. With the addition, the Spartans continue to climb up the national rankings and are now ranked at No. 21 overall by 247sports.

The entire MSU 2021 class is currently comprised of all 3-star recruits in the eyes of 247sports, although cornerback Charles Brantley is ranked as a 4-star by Rivals. The Spartans are ranked No. 10 in the Big Ten right now and have an average recruit rating of .8495.

For context, the 2020 recruiting class is ranked No. 43 overall by 247sports and No. 10 in the Big Ten and the 2019 class was ranked No. 31. So, while we have not been able to see any of Tucker’s on-field product as head coach, he is at the very least making some improvements on the recruiting front, at least through the lens of the 247sports rankings.

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247Sports spot on in ranking Kirby Smart 4th best coach in CFB

247Sports ranked Georgia football’s Kirby Smart as the #4 coach in college football. Here’s why he was spot on.

On Thursday, Brad Crawford of 247Sports released his list of the top-25 coaches in college football.

Give credit to Crawford — he took on this story knowing that it would receive mixed reviews from across the country.

Here was his top-five:

1. Nick Saban, Alabama

2. Dabo Swinney, Clemson

3. Ed Orgeron, LSU

4. Kirby Smart, Georgia

5. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma

I don’t think there’s any question about numbers one and two. Saban and Swinney have taken turns ruling college football for the last decade.

But after those two is when fans start to think their coach should occupy that #3, #4 or #5 spot.

I’m not here to bash Crawford’s ranking of Smart at #4. Instead, I 100% agree with it. How can you not?

I saw a story that stated Georgia fans should be offended by Smart’s ranking on this list. It mentioned recency bias as the main reason Orgeron was put at #3.

I’m not on board with that. Some can call it recency bias, but I call it a national championship win, meaning he’s accomplished something that Smart has not. Meanwhile, they were both playing in the same conference, and LSU kicked Georgia’s butt for the second straight season. At one point, you have to tip your cap to Coach O.

Smart’s time will come where he’ll eventually pass Coach O, but that won’t be until he wins a title. He’s doing everything else right. He’s getting his team to the big games, he’s recruiting better than any coach in America, he catapulted Georgia back into the national spotlight and he’s producing NFL talent.

All that’s left is a ring. That may be a very simplistic way of looking at it, but in the end that’s how success is measured. Have you not been watching the Jordan documentary?

Had Georgia beaten LSU last season in the SEC Championship Game, then we would be having a different discussion. But Georgia did not just lose, it got pounded by a final score of 37-10. The year before, Georgia got spanked in Baton Rouge 36-16. In Smart’s last two games vs Orgeron, his Bulldogs have gotten beat by a combined score of 73-26.

So no, Georgia fans have no right to be offended about the #4 ranking for Smart. If anything, we should be celebrating the fact that Georgia has the fourth best coach in America.

I loved Mark Richt as much as the next guy, but come on, he was never a top-five coach in America. Maybe not even top-10.

Kirby’s time will come.

A few other notable names on the list:

#8 – Florida head coach Dan Mullen

#9 – Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher

#13 – Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn

#15 – Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops

#21 – Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt

247Sports ranks top-25 CFB coaches: Where is Georgia’s Kirby Smart?

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart was ranked 4th in 247Sports’ list of the top-25 coaches in college football.

On Thursday, Brad Crawford of 247Sports released his list of the top-25 coaches in college football.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart checked in at No. 4.

Crawford’s top-five was as follows:

1. Nick Saban, Alabama

2. Dabo Swinney, Clemson

3. Ed Orgeron, LSU

4. Kirby Smart, Georgia

5. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma

Smart was named the Bulldogs coach in 2015 after serving as Alabama defensive coordinator under Nick Saban for eight years.

Smart has led his alma mater to a 44-12 record over four years as the Bulldogs head coach and has boasted three consecutive No. 1 ranked recruiting classes.

There is no question that Smart has built a powerhouse at Georgia. He recruits at an elite level and has one of the best defensive minds in all of college football.

So, what separates Smart from Saban, Swinney and Orgeron?

A national championship.

Smart has led Georgia to three consecutive SEC East titles, an SEC Championship title, a College Football Playoff victory and a National Championship bid, but a couple of close losses to Bama have held the Bulldogs from the top of college football.

Jan 1, 2018; Pasadena, CA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart holds the Rose Bowl trophy — Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

However, Smart will have another shot at a title in 2020 and it may be with the most talented team he has had in his time at Georgia.

The Bulldogs return many of the starters from the 2019 record-breaking defense and have a new air-raid offensive system behind the arm of Wake Forest transfer quarterback Jamie Newman, and new offensive coordinator Todd Monken.

A few other notable names on the list:

#8 – Florida head coach Dan Mullen

#9 – Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher

#13 – Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn

#15 – Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops

#21 – Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt

5-star UGA QB commit Brock Vandagriff recruiting top talent to Georgia

Georgia football 5-star QB commit Brock Vandagriff is doing some recruiting of his own on Twitter, encouraging prospects to sign with UGA.

Georgia’s 2021 recruiting class, led by 5-star quarterback commit Brock Vandagriff, is starting to take shape as we head into the summer.

Vandagriff, from Bogart, Georgia, plays for Prince Avenue Christian School and seems to be actively recruiting some of the most talented recruits to play along side him at UGA in 2021.

Tuesday, Vandagriff tweeted 5-star offensive tackle Amarius Mims from Cochran, Georgia, encouraging him to be the next piece of Georgia’s talented offensive line.

Mims (6-7, 315)  is rated as the No. 2 OT and the No. 1 player in Georgia, so we can’t blame Vandagriff for wanting Mims to protect his blindside next year.

Next, Vandagriff continued his recruiting on Twitter by tweeting 5-star linebacker Smael Mondon out of Dallas, Georgia.

Mondon (6-3, 220) is rated as the No. 2 OLB and the No. 3 player in Georgia.

According to the 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions, both Mims and Mondon are predicted to sign with Georgia.

I suppose we can add Vandagriff to the list of recruiters with Kirby Smart and the Georgia coaching staff. It’s always nice to see a young leader with the willingness to help his program before he even takes the field.