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4-star OL Mason Short names top schools

Four-star in-state offensive line recruit Mason Short is projected to commit to Georgia football

Four-star offensive line recruit Mason Short, who recently decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide, has named his top schools. The Crimson Tide did not make the cut of Short’s latest top schools. Short decommitted from Alabama after visiting the University of Georgia and a few days after Nick Saban retired.

Short’s top schools are Georgia, Clemson, Kentucky, and Ohio State. Short is currently projected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Georgia offered a scholarship to Mason Short in April 2022 and have continued to heavily recruit the talented in-state offensive lineman. The 6-foot-6, 305-pound interior offensive lineman is ranked as the No. 161 player in the class of 2025. Short is considered the seventh-ranked interior offensive lineman and the No. 22 recruit in Georgia, per 247Sports.

Mason Short plays high school football for Evans High School in Evans, Georgia. Short is a member of the class of 2025 and is a junior.

The talented offensive line prospect announced his top schools via social media:

The talented offensive line recruit was previously committed to Alabama from April 2023-Jan. 2024.

4-star OT Mason Short decommits from Alabama after visiting UGA

Four-star in-state offensive line recruit Mason Short has decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide

Four-star offensive line recruit Mason Short has decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide. Short decommitted from Alabama after visiting the University of Georgia and several days after Nick Saban retired. Short was part of a massive recruiting weekend for the Bulldogs.

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have been aggressively recruiting against Alabama since Nick Saban’s retirement. The Bulldogs have already gained a commitment from Alabama transfer Jake Pope. Additionally, Georgia plucked Alabama’s cornerbacks coach away from their staff.

Georgia offered a scholarship to Mason Short in April 2022 and have continued to actively pursue the talented in-state offensive lineman. The 6-foot-6, 305-pound interior offensive lineman is ranked as the No. 159 player in the class of 2025. Short is considered the No. 8 interior offensive lineman and the No. 20 player in Georgia, per 247Sports.

Mason Short plays high school football for Evans High School in Evans, Georgia. Short is a member of the class of 2025 and is a junior.

The talented offensive tackle announced his decommitment from Alabama via social media:

The talented offensive line recruit had been committed to Alabama since April of 2023. Georgia is looking to take advantage of Nick Saban’s departure on the recruiting trail and so far, so good for the Dawgs.

4-star safety Peyton Woodyard flips to Alabama

Peyton Woodyard, a four-star safety, has flipped his commitment from UGA to Alabama

Four-star safety recruit Peyton Woodyard had been committed to the Georgia Bulldogs since January 2023. Now, Woodyard has flipped to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The four-star safety is the No. 6 player at his position and the No. 81 overall prospect in the class of 2024, per 247Sports. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound defensive back is the ninth-ranked recruit in California.

Peyton Woodyard, who is a member of the class of 2024, plays football for St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. St. John Bosco beat national powerhouse Mater Dei during the 2022 high school season to win a division title.

Kirby Smart and company have commitments from 26 players in the class of 2024. Georgia has the top ranked class of 2024 in the country. However, Georgia needs to add a few commitments at defensive back. Georgia recently lost a commitment from four-star safety Jaylen Heyward. Additionally, the Dawgs missed on five-star KJ Bolden.

Woodyard detailed why he flipped from Georgia to Alabama to ON3.

I feel like at the end of the day it was a no-brainer with the DB pedigree they have over there at Alabama.

Woodyard announced his decision to flip his commitment from Georgia to Alabama via social media:

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Is Texas QB Maalik Murphy being courted by other teams?

One analyst implies schools are probably already tampering to court Maalik Murphy.

Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy set the field ablaze with a strong spring game performance on Saturday. One college football analyst thinks he could already be seeing attention from other schools despite not being in the transfer portal.

Late Kick podcast host Josh Pate said the following after Murphy’s impressive showing.

(Murphy) opened some people’s eyes yesterday… I don’t just think in Austin, Texas. I think if you probably check his most recent followers on (social media), you’ll find staffers from all different sorts of schools following him. Now, I am not suggesting that anyone would ever preemptively tamper with anybody’s roster out there for a position like quarterback… except that I am.

Texas fans should be well aware of the tampering that goes on in college football. Last offseason saw the team fend off schools who tried to poach wide receiver Xavier Worthy and nickelback Jahdae Barron.

There are a handful of programs who have shown a penchant for doing whatever it takes to field a winning college football program. For that reason, it’s likely Murphy has already seen some interest from other schools. As to whether or not those efforts will go anywhere is still to be seen.

For now, it appears evident that Murphy is locked in with the school and coach that believed in him. Presently, he looks to be next in line to start following Quinn Ewers at Texas.

2025 4-star OT Mason Short makes commitment

Four-star in-state offensive tackle Mason Short has committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide

Four-star class of 2025 offensive tackle recruit Mason Short has committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The Georgia Bulldogs offered a scholarship to the massive in-state offensive tackle in April 2022 and were in the mix for Short. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound offensive lineman is ranked as the No. 70 player in the class of 2025. Short is considered the No. 6 offensive tackle and the No. 8 player in Georgia.

The four-star has an upcoming visit planned to Alabama on April 15. He recently visited Florida State and Florida.

Short plays high school football for Evans High School in Evans, Georgia. Short is a member of the class of 2025 and is a sophomore.

Nick Saban and Alabama have commitments from two recruits in the class of 2025. The Crimson Tide have the second-ranked class of 2025 in the country behind the Georgia Bulldogs. It is still very early in the process for the 2025 recruiting cycle.

The talented offensive tackle announced his commitment to Alabama via Twitter:

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4-star WR Rico Scott names his top six schools

Talented class of 2024 wide receiver recruit Rico Scott has named his top six schools including Georgia football

Four-star Georgia Bulldogs recruiting target Rico Scott has named his top six schools. Scott is a member of the class of 2024.

The talented wide receiver plays high school football for Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The standout receiver is rated as the No. 12 recruit in Pennsylvania and the No. 390 prospect nationally. Scott is the No. 55 wide receiver in the junior class.

Who are Scott’s top six schools?

Opinion: Texas shouldn’t have to dig that deep for its offseason motto

The Alabama game will determine how successful the offseason was for Texas.

The Texas Longhorns have plenty of fuel as they enter spring practice ahead of the 2023 season. They owe their second scheduled opponent payback.

Texas gets a grudge match with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2023. The game will be deeply personal.

Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner took the Longhorns off what looked to be an upward trajectory last season. He did so by knocking out Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers before the freshman could finish what had the makings of the upset of the year.

At the time of the injury, Ewers was 9-for-12 for 134 yards with the Longhorns on the verge of a 10-10 tie. Alabama delivered the knockout blow.

From there the game became an ugly defensive battle in which the Tide escaped with a 20-19 win. Now, Texas will look to get a win of its own on the road.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian needs to get a win in Tuscaloosa this season. It’s not too early to impress that point on his team. Stated or unstated, it must become the focus of the offseason. Beat Alabama.

Last offseason, I opined Oklahoma would be the most important game of the year. And while Red River will always bear significance, this year’s Alabama game will have colossal implications the Sooners can’t yet generate.

We’ll judge the offseason success based on how well Sarkisian prepares his team for the Tide. Should he earn an upset win, it could change the entire perception of Texas inside and outside the program. Preparation starts this spring.

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Texas fans react to Alabama OC hire Tommy Rees

Texas fans love Alabama’s latest offensive coordinator hire.

The Alabama Crimson Tide finally hired an offensive coordinator. Tommy Rees leaves Notre Dame to become Bill O’Brien’s replacement in Tuscaloosa.

Frankly, the move is a surprising one given he has merely had relatively moderate success at the college level. Rees has coordinated the Notre Dame offense since 2020. In those three seasons, the team only once eclipsed 35 points per game.

Inarguably, the move makes sense for the former Notre Dame play caller. Nearly every offensive coordinator that works with Alabama head coach Nick Saban goes onto an even more prestigious role. Even Bill O’Brien landed an NFL offensive coordinator job after mixed results with the team.

Saban’s recent hiring miss with O’Brien calls into question his evolving philosophy and whether or not he hired the right guy with Rees. The conservative nature of the Alabama offense before Friday’s hire, and presumably after, could aid opponents in hanging around with the Tide.

Here’s a look at how Texas fans and others reacted to the hire.

Former UGA LB transfers to Alabama

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Trezmen Marshall has transferred to Alabama

Georgia linebacker Trezmen Marshall is transferring to the Alabama Crimson Tide. For the second consecutive offseason, a Georgia player has transferred to Alabama after winning the national championship.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound junior from Homerville, Georgia, is likely looking for more playing time at his transfer destination. However, he will face stout competition at Alabama. The Crimson Tide always have a talented roster.

Marshall, a former four-star recruit, played high school football at Clinch County High School. Marshall was in the Georgia inside linebacker rotation this season. He played some key snaps in the College Football Playoff, especially against Ohio State. He recorded 19 total tackles and a sack in 2022.

His departure is a blow to Georgia’s linebacker depth. However, the Bulldogs have signed three of the top five linebackers in the class of 2023.

Georgia co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann wrote a nice message upon Marshall’s transfer to Alabama:

In 2021, Marshall played in four games before a knee injury ended his season.

In 2020, Marshall dealt with a shoulder injury (torn labrum) sustained during the season opener against Arkansas. He did not record a tackle that season. In 2019, Marshall recorded five tackles including a key tackle on the kickoff against Texas A&M.

Marshall, a member of the class of 2019, enrolled early at the University of Georgia and participated in 2019 spring practice.

Before coming to the Georgia, Marshall dominated public school Class A football en route to winning three state titles in four seasons. He played inside linebacker, quarterback/running back, defensive end and fullback.

Marshall announced his transfer to Alabama via Twitter:

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4-star OT Daniel Calhoun names his top schools

Four-star offensive tackle Daniel Calhoun has named his top schools.

Four-star class of 2024 offensive tackle recruit Daniel Calhoun has named his top schools. The 6-foot-6, 350-pound offensive tackle received a scholarship offer from Kirby Smart and Georgia when he was in the eighth grade.

Calhoun’s top schools are Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, FSU, Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio State, LSU and Clemson. Calhoun is the third-ranked offensive tackle in the junior class. He’s the No. 10 recruit in Georgia and the No. 55 player in the country in the class of 2024.

The talented lineman plays football for Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia.

Daniel Calhoun attended Alabama and Georgia games this past season. He checked out the Iron Bowl and Georgia’s big win over Tennessee in November. The four-star offensive tackle also visited Clemson, Tennessee, Florida and Auburn in the fall.

Georgia football has the top-ranked class of 2024 in the country. The Bulldogs have eight junior class commitments, but none is along the offensive line.

On3 covered Calhoun’s top schools via Twitter:

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