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Commitment day for UGA, Oklahoma football recruiting target

Mario Williams, a four-star Georgia and Oklahoma recruiting target, is making his commitment. He plays football at Plant City in Florida

The Georgia Bulldogs are in the top schools for 2021 wide receiver Mario Williams. Williams is a talented four-star recruit, who plays high school football for Plant City High School in Florida.

Williams is an explosive athlete with a smaller frame. Here’s who elite wide receiver Mario Williams put in his top schools:

Williams is picking between four SEC teams: LSU, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and one Big-12 team in Oklahoma. Georgia is continuing to battle the Florida Gators for talented recruits in the Sunshine State.

In recent years, elite talent in Florida has been eluding the traditional in-state programs to go to Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and others. Mario Williams is a high-stakes recruit because if he doesn’t come to Athens, then the Dawgs will play against him, unless he goes to Oklahoma.

Williams is actually favored to attend Oklahoma. That being said, he’s making his commitment May 15th at noon, so Dawg fans won’t have to wait long to find out where he’s headed.

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Florida offensive lineman enters transfer portal

A former four-star recruit, Florida Gators offensive lineman Issiah Walker has entered into the transfer portal.

It’s been a tough past few days for Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators. Florida already saw one of the top running back commitments in the class of 2021 de-commit.

Now, the University of Florida is potentially losing a talented four-star offensive lineman in Issiah Walker. Walker entered into the transfer portal:

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

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.

Kirby Smart and Georgia are recruiting Florida better than ever before. Walker’s transfer destination isn’t yet known, but it’s never surprising to see a player transfer between SEC schools.

As a 6-4, 310 offensive tackle, Issiah Walker has the physical attributes to succeed in the SEC. He’s only a freshman and will have plenty of time to adapt to college football.

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Miami Palmetto RB decommits from Florida

The Florida Gators 2021 recruiting class took a dip when three-star Miami Palmetto running back Brashard Smith decommitted.

The Florida Gators 2021 recruiting class took a dip when three-star running back Brashard Smith decommitted. Smith plays football at Miami Palmetto High School.

Smith originally committed to Florida back in January. He announced his decommitment via Twitter:

Smith has received offers from numerous big-time schools throughout the country including: Alabama, LSU, Penn State, Tennessee, and more. Despite interest from several SEC schools, the Georgia Bulldogs haven’t offered Brashard Smith a scholarship.

Smith is a versatile player who can play both running back and wide receiver. He’s 5-9 and weighs 180 pounds. Not a bad size for a running back.

Smith’s recruitment will be one to monitor moving forward. If Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs don’t offer him, then they’ll probably end up playing against him in the SEC.

Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators will still be contenders to land his versatile talents:

We’ll continue to follow Smith’s recruitment and other SEC recruiting news. The Tennessee Volunteers have had a recent surge in recruiting and are now a top three class in the nation. They’re a team to watch with Smith.

Florida and Tennessee are both putting together formidable classes of 2021. Is the SEC East beginning to gain ground on the SEC West?

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UGA, Florida among four-star receiver’s top schools

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for 2021 four-star Plant City, Florida wide receiver Mario Williams.

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top schools for 2021 wide receiver Mario Williams. Williams is a talented four-star recruit, who plays high school football for Plant City High School in Plant City, Florida.

The entire NCAA is currently in a dead period for recruiting as a result of the Coronavirus. That doesn’t stop players from listing their favorite schools, but it will result in a very different feeling spring from the past couple of seasons.

Kirby Smart and Georgia haven’t canceled the spring game, but it will be delayed in the best of scenarios. Here’s who elite wide receiver Mario Williams put in his top schools:

Williams is picking between four SEC teams: LSU, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and one Big-12 team (Oklahoma). Georgia is continuing to battle the Florida Gators for talented recruits in the Sunshine State.

In recent years, elite talent in Florida has been eluding the traditional in-state programs to go to Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and others. Mario Williams is a high-stakes recruit to watch in 2021. If he doesn’t come to Athens, then the Dawgs will in all likelihood have to play against him, unless he goes to Oklahoma.

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ESPN’s FPI ranks Georgia, LSU football lower than expected

The Georgia Bulldogs made the FPI’s preseason top ten once again, but the Dawgs and Tigers are rated too lowly by ESPN’s FPI.

The Georgia Bulldogs made the FPI’s preseason top ten once again. The Dawgs check in tenth in the rankings. LSU comes in at twelfth. Here’s a description of ESPN’s FPI:

The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.

Here’s the rankings of the top 25 SEC teams:

Should Georgia be ranked higher? I think so. The Dawgs return so many studs on defense that they deserve to be a few spots higher than Texas and Texas A&M.

Both Georgia and LSU should be ranked above Texas A&M. It’s rare to take the side of the Tigers, but they’re defending national champions and return lots of talent.

FPI, to put it simply, is not an extremely accurate measure of the college football universe. For instance, who was first in FPI after last season? You’d think 15-0 LSU would be, but they’re third behind first-rated Ohio State and second-rated Clemson.

In last season’s preseason FPI rankings, Georgia was rated third. It did correctly pick two of the four playoff teams (LSU and Clemson), but it missed on numerous teams like Michigan (5th), UCLA (20th), Tennessee (15th), and South Carolina (18th).

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Florida wide receiver claims Gators will win SEC in 2020

Florida Gators wide receiver Jacob Copeland claims the Gators will be SEC Champions this season instead of their rival the Georgia Bulldogs

Florida Gators wide receiver Jacob Copeland claimed the Gators would be SEC Champions this season following a workout. Florida, who has lost three straight games against Georgia, went 11-2 last season, but failed to win the SEC East for the third straight season.

The winner of the Georgia versus Florida game has gone on to win the SEC East in each of the past five seasons. Will that be the case in 2020?

Once again, Florida figures to be UGA’s biggest competition in winning the SEC East. This year’s game in Jacksonville will be played on Halloween.

Here’s the video where Copeland declared Florida would win the SEC:

Copeland failed to secure a reception in Florida’s 24-17 loss to Georgia this past season. The Gators will hope to have a better result in 2020, but they’ll need more than 21 rushing yards on 19 attempts to topple the Dawgs.

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Gators’ Twitter reacts to Florida’s rough National Signing Day

The Florida Gators had a disappointing National Signing Day under Dan Mullen.

The Florida Gators had a disappointing National Signing Day. Dan Mullen and company secured a talented class, but they’ll be left wondering what it could’ve been.

The Gators missed out on four-star recruits RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Safety Avantae Williams, and others. Williams’ decision to go to Miami was considered the “surprise of the the day” by Chad Simmons.

Florida is considered one of the SEC’s signing day losers. The Georgia Bulldogs, who have the nation’s top class, are considered winners:

The Gators did have some good news on the day:

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