Tag: Florida football recruiting

Former Florida Gators 4-star signee makes transfer decision

Florida Gators offensive lineman Issiah Walker has made his transfer decision.

Offensive tackle Issiah Walker signed with Florida as a 4-star recruit in the most recent (2020) recruiting cycle, however, announced last week that he would be transferring before ever playing a game for the Gators.

On Saturday, Walker announced he will be transferring to Miami, staying in-state.

Walker played high school football at Norland in Miami, Florida. His transfer continues Florida’s trend of struggling to lock down top talent in the Sunshine State.

Whether or not Walker will be forced to sit-out the 2020 season is unknown. NCAA transfer rules state he will, but we’ve seen crazier things happen.

Florida fans may try to brush off another transfer, but the Gators losing another offensive lineman isn’t going to help them rush for more than 21 yards next time they face Georgia.

 

 

4-star Georgia football target announces commitment date

The Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers target Katron Evans has set his commitment date.

The Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers, and more made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle Katron Evans. Evans has an impressive frame at 6 feet, 4 inches and 320 pounds. He plays high school football at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

He announced his commitment date via Twitter:

Evan is a four-star recruit and a top-10 defensive tackle in his class. He released his top schools via Twitter:

Evans put Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, USC, TCU and Arizona State in his top eight. Evans can’t currently visit schools due to the recruiting dead period. Who will he choose.

Kirby Smart and UGA have seven commitments in the class of 2021. The Dawgs already have one defensive tackle commit. Marlin Dean is a lengthy in-state three star talent.

[lawrence-auto-related count=2]

Donovan McMillon includes Georgia football in top-10

UGA football recruiting: Georgia Bulldogs make top-10 for elite recruit Donovan McMillon.

Georgia has made the top-ten for the 200th ranked player in the nation, Donovan McMillon.

McMillon holds 53 scholarship offers but was able to cut that list to ten on Friday.

A 4-star safety in the class of 2021 out of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, McMillon’s top-ten schools are as follows:

Georgia, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State and Virginia Tech.

He ranks as the nation’s No. 200 overall player, No. 8 safety and the No. 8 player in his state.

Out of his ten finalists, he has actually only visited two, Virginia Tech and Penn State.

Once he is allowed to visit schools again, he hopes to cut his list in half to five.

Georgia football offers 2022 4-star WR Armani Winfield

Lewisville, Texas receiver Armani Winfield tweeted that Georgia football offered him a scholarship for the class of 2022

Wednesday, Armani Winfield, a 4-star receiver at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas, tweeted that he received a scholarship offer from Georgia.

According to 247Sports, Winfield is the No. 13 receiver and the No. 90 prospect in the 2022 recruiting class.

As a sophomore, the 6-foot-2 180 pound recruit caught 58 passes for 758 yards and 8 touchdowns and was named District 6-6A Co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a freshman.

Winfield holds offers from Oklahoma, Auburn and Florida, among 29 others, and is predicted by 247Sports to sign with Oklahoma.

Georgia cracks top eight for 4-star DT

The Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers and three other SEC schools have made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle Katron Evans.

The Georgia Bulldogs have made the top eight schools for 2021 defensive tackle Katron Evans. Evans has an impressive frame at 6-4, 320 lbs. He plays high school football at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

Evan is a four-star recruit and a top ten defensive tackle in his class. He released his top schools via Twitter:

Katron Evans places Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, USC, TCU, and Arizona State in his top eight. Evans was most recently received an offer from the Auburn Tigers. He has a long time to make his decision and can’t currently visit any schools due to the recruiting dead period.

Interestingly, Evans did not put many schools close to his hometown in his top eight. We’ll keep you updated throughout his recruitment.

Kirby Smart and UGA have four commitments in the class of 2021. The Dawgs already have one defensive tackle commit in Marlin Dean, an in-state three star.

[lawrence-auto-related count=2]

Georgia football in top schools for St. Thomas Aquinas’s Dallas Turner

The Georgia Bulldogs have made the top schools for St. Thomas Aquinas High School outside linebacker Dallas Turner.

The Georgia Bulldogs have made the top ten for Saint Thomas Aquinas High School outside linebacker Dallas Turner. Turner is a four-star player in the class of 2021.

St. Thomas Aquinas is a storied high school football program. They won the state championship in Florida last season partially thanks to 2020 University of Georgia signee Marcus Rosemy.

Dallas Turner is playing against elite-level competition in high school and will likely do the same in college football. Here are Turner’s top ten schools:

Turner puts Michigan, South Carolina, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, Ohio State, Miami, Oregon, and Florida in his top ten. Don’t be shocked if Turner heads outside the state of Florida for college. Georgia, Florida, and Alabama are considered the top three schools for Turner at the moment according to 247sports.

Turner is one of three current juniors to make all-state defense as only a junior. It’s even more impressive considering the top level of talent in Florida:

Dawg fans hope Turner will consider being the latest Florida recruit to come north to Athens. He’d be able to practice against Marcus Rosemy again!

[lawrence-auto-related count=1]

Georgia Bulldogs among four-star DB Ahmari Harvey’s top schools

The Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators, FSU, and more are among four-star DB Ahmari Harvey’s top schools.

The Georgia Bulldogs have landed in the top schools for four-star safety Ahmari  Harvey. Harvey is a talented member of the class of 2021. He’s from Tallahassee, Florida and plays high school football at Florida State University School.

Harvey is considered Kirby Smart and UGA in his top seven. He announced his top schools via Twitter:

Georgia, FSU, LSU, Florida, Texas A&M, Penn State, and Auburn all made Harvey’s top seven. Florida and FSU are favored to land the four star.

Harvey will be a member of the class of 2021 to watch moving forward. UGA only has two commits in the class, so Georgia is beginning to focus their recruiting efforts on that class now that National Signing Day for the class of 2020 is over. Will UGA be able to put together another top class in 2021?

[lawrence-auto-related count=1]

 

The talent gap between Georgia football and Florida is growing

The talent gap between Georgia football and the Florida Gators is actually growing, contrary to what UF fans are saying.

The Georgia Bulldogs have officially secured college football’s top-ranked recruiting class, according to both 247 and Rivals.

For the third time in three years, the Dawgs cemented a top three group of pledges on National Signing Day. Main rival Florida, in the same time span, has not ranked higher than eighth.

Across the two programs’ storied history, Florida maintained the edge in recruiting for a majority of this millennium. Georgia, however, has been the clear winner in such battles since the appointment of head coach Kirby Smart.

To present a hypothetical question:

Would the Bulldogs’ coaching staff be disappointed in landing anything outside a top-three recruiting class? Yes. Absolutely, unequivocally, yes.

So how do the Gators feel about the good-but-not-great recruits they’ve had since the departure of Jim McElwain?

According to head coach Dan Mullen, who has never beaten the Dawgs in his head coaching tenure at both Mississippi State and Florida, they’re content with being only good for the time being.

Mullen famously loves to make what he sees as subtle jabs at Georgia, but will he ever land a solid blow? Like, in terms of out-coaching Kirby Smart?