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Calvin Johnson, Shannon Sharpe among Georgia HS Football Hall of Fame inductees

The Georgia Football HS Hall of Fame announced 32 player on its 100-person ballot and the nine automatic inductees.

It’s been a long time coming: Georgia will have its own high school football hall of fame. Set to induct its inaugural class on Oct. 22, the HOF will include high school players and coaches from Georgia since the 1894 inception of the organized league, according to ScoreATL and the Georgia High School Football Historians website.

While the entire class is not yet clear, the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame released the nine players who will be automatic inductions. All nine are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

This group is made up of Calvin Johnson (Sandy Creek), Champ Bailey (Charlton County), Ray Guy (Thomson), Fran Tarkenton (Athens), Mel Blount (Lyons Industrial), Shannon Sharpe (Glennville, Richard Dent (Murphy), Rayfield Wright (Griffin) and Jim Parker (Ballard-Hudson), according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

On Thursday, the Hall announced this group and released the names of 32 of the 100 players who will be part of the first ballot that is voted upon. That group of 32 includes Heisman Trophy winners George Rogers, Herschel Walker and Charlie Ward.

I.J. Rosenberg, the executive director of the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame, told AJC that these 32 players are not necessarily shoe-ins and the best candidates, but instead that they represent the entirety of the 100 because they are “a good mixture of what to expect when we finalize the nominee list.”

Of the 32, there were four players from each decade going back to 1950 and then four pre-1950. The rest of the 100 will be announced in June.

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Top prospect Travis Hunter confirms: ‘I’m staying committed’ to Florida State

Travis Scott isn’t giving FSU fans anything to worry about: “Don’t let them boys fool y’all. I’m committed.”

Travis Hunter, the No. 1 player on 247Sports’ rankings and the No. 2 on their composite, had an answer to the questions about his commitment to Florida State:

He’s sticking by the Seminoles.

“I’m not going nowhere, bro. Don’t let them boys fool y’all. I’m committed. I’m staying committed,” he said on Instagram Live.

Hunter has been committed to Florida State since March 2020, but with the struggles of the Seminoles — three straight losing seasons and now an 0-3 start to 2021 after the loss to Wake Forest on Friday — some have expressed doubt that he will remain. When programs in general play poorly, whispers and rumors arise that top prospects may consider decommitting and going to a more likely contender.

This elite Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, Ga.) prospect said that it is not the case for him.

It’s a similar answer that he provided to The Athletic in April:

“I’m the longest commit for Florida State, and I’m trying to bring more players — more dogs — with me to Florida State to help them out. I’m doing my job and sticking with a commitment. Players don’t usually do that. They decommit or do something else. I want to show everyone that you don’t have to go to a top school to fit in. Florida State is still a top school, but they haven’t had good years in a minute.”

Last season, Hunter had eight interceptions, seven passes defended and 51 tackles on defense to go with 137 receptions, 1,746 receiving yards and 24 receiving touchdowns, plus 124 rushing yards on 19 carries on offense. The do-it-all athlete even completed two touchdown passes, going 2-for-4 with 84 passing yards overall.

Florida State has a gamechanger coming in. And there’s no indication that Hunter would go anywhere else.

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4-star OL Elijah Prichett names UGA, Bama to top schools

Four-star OL Elijah Prichett plays football for Carver High School and is the top-ranked prospect in Georgia that remains uncommitted

The University of Georgia has offered a scholarship to football recruit Elijah Pritchett in Oct. 2020. Now, Georgia is among Pritchett’s top four schools.

Pritchett is a member of the class of 2022 and plays offensive tackle. He has great size at 6 feet, 6 inches and weighs 280 pounds. Pritchett is the top-ranked high school senior in Georgia that remains uncommitted.

Pritchett plays high school football for George Washington Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia. Pritchett is ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 9 offensive tackle in the class of 2022.

Kirby Smart and the Dawgs will look to keep the talented in-state lineman in The Peach State.  Pritchett, who has committed to the 2022 All-American Bowl, is rated as the No. 8 recruit in the state of Georgia. The Bulldogs do not like to miss on elite in-state prospects.

The four-star offensive tackle announced his top four schools of Georgia, Alabama, FSU, and USC via Twitter:

Best of luck to Pritchett wherever he ends up playing college football. We’ll provide updates throughout his recruitment. He’s a key in-state player to watch in the class of 2022.

Georgia and Alabama are fighting to have the top-rated recruiting class in the SEC as usual. Nationally, UGA has the fifth-ranked class and Alabama has the fourth-ranked class.

Will Elijah Pritchett join Georgia Bulldogs offensive linemen like Xavier Truss in Athens? (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)

Elijah Pritchett is currently projected to sign with the Florida State Seminoles. FSU desperately needs improved offensive line play and Pritchett would be a huge addition to their  recruiting class of 2022.

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Top 25 Class of 2022 high school football players from Georgia

USA Today High School Sports takes a look at the top 25 class of 2022 high school football players from Georgia.

The 2021 high school football season is underway in certain states and just weeks away from kicking off in others, which means some of the top talents in the nation will be returning to the field in search of a state championship.

With the season on the horizon, USA Today High School Sports is taking a look at the top players in some of the nation’s high school football hotspots.

Here are the top 25 class of 2022 high school football players from Florida.

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Georgia high school football produced NFL’s most first round picks

Georgia had the most players high school football players picked in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft out of any state

Georgia had the most high school football players picked in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence headlines the list of six former Georgia high school stars who went on to be first round selections.

Florida finished second with five former high school players drafted in the first round. Florida and Georgia combine to form one of the best and most densely talented recruiting regions in the country.

Where did all six former Georgia high school players go to school? Where will they be playing in the NFL?

UGA football offers scholarship to four-star OL

The University of Georgia has offered a scholarship to Carver High School football recruit Elijah Pritchett.

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The University of Georgia has offered a scholarship to football recruit Elijah Pritchett. Pritchett is a member of the class of 2022 and plays along the offensive line. He has great size at 6 feet, 6 inches and weighs 280 pounds. He is a junior in high school.

Pritchett plays high school football for George Washington Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia. Pritchett is a four-star recruit.

The Georgia Bulldogs are among several elite programs vying for the talented prospect. Kirby Smart and the Dawgs will look to keep the talented in-state lineman in The Peach State. In fact, the Alabama Crimson Tide have offered the four-star a scholarship.

Auburn, FSU, Oregon and Tennessee are among those who have offered. Pritchett announced his scholarship offer from UGA via his Twitter account:

Best of luck to Pritchett wherever he ends up playing college football. We’ll provide updates throughout his recruitment. He’s a player to watch in the class of 2022.

Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Xavier Truss (73) warms up before the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)

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MSU Football joins Vols, Dawgs in Offering 2023 DT out of Georgia

Kayden McDonald, a 6-foot-3 and 325-pound defensive tackle in the 2023 class, already has offers from Georgia and Tennessee.

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Michigan State is remaining active on the recruiting trail this week, with another offer to a highly-touted rising 2023 recruit in SEC Country.

Kayden McDonald, a 6-foot-3 and 325-pound defensive tackle at North Gwinnett High in Suwanee, Ga., was the latest prospect to receive an offer from Mel Tucker and his staff, joining a number of recruits to be handed an offer in the past two days.

McDonald has yet to receive a rating from 247Sports but it’s safe to say he’ll be a highly rated prospect. The Spartans were the third team already to offer him, joining a pair of SEC powers in Georgia and Tennessee. Both the Bulldogs and Vols issued an offer to McDonald last week.

McDonald is the second recruit out of Georgia in the class of 2023 to receive an offer from Michigan State this week, with highly-touted defensive end Lebbeus Overton announcing yesterday he received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Overton is currently the top-ranked player in the 247Sports 2023 recruiting rankings.

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Watch: New Notre Dame Tight End Jack Nickel’s Highlight Tape

Notre Dame landed their second commitment of the 2022 recruiting class on Monday. See the highlight tape of new tight end, Jack Nickel here!

Notre Dame gained their second commitment to the 2022 recruiting class on Monday as it was four-star tight end Jack Nickel announcing his commitment.

Nickel is ranked as a four-star player according to 247Sports and becomes the latest tight end for a program that produces them at as high of level on on as regular of basis as anyone.

For more information on Nickel’s commitment you can read our story from earlier today when the news broke.  If you’d like to check out what kind of player Nickel is, you can see highlights from his sophomore year at Milton High School in Georgia below.

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Two Georgia HS football teams ranked among nation’s best

Two Georgia high school football programs have been ranked in the national preseason top 25 heading into the next season.

Two Georgia high school football programs have been ranked in the preseason top 25, per MaxPreps.

Checking in at number nine is Grayson High School of Loganville, Georgia. The Grayson Rams went 11-2 last season before falling 28-20 to Lowndes High School in the quarterfinals of the 7A state playoffs.

This season, Carlos Del Rio, a four-star Florida Gators commitment will be the quarterback for Grayson. He and four-star receiver Daejon Reynolds (also a Florida commit) will look to form an unstoppable duo in both high school and college.

Lowndes is ranked as the 12th team in the country heading into the 2020 season. The 7A school in Valdosta ended the year as a state finalist. They fell 17-9 to a loaded Marietta team in the state championship game.

There are plenty of other Georgia high schools that can enter the mix in 2020. High school football is much tougher to predict when compared to college football. There are so many teams and so many unknown players heading into every season.

Colquitt County High School, Marietta, Parkview and more will be among the contenders to be the top team in the state. Who do you think will end the season as the best team in Georgia?

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Rush Propst returns to Georgia high school football

Former Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga) High School football coach Rush Propst is taking over as the new head coach of the Valdosta (GA) High School Wildcats, according to the Valdosta High Twitter account. During Tuesday’s Valdosta Board of Education …

Former Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga) High School football coach Rush Propst is taking over as the new head coach of the Valdosta (GA) High School Wildcats, according to the Valdosta High Twitter account.

During Tuesday’s Valdosta Board of Education meeting, the board voted 5 to 4 to bring Propst to Valdosta.

While at Alabama’s Hoover High, he was featured in the MTV series “Two-A-Days.” Propst led Hoover to multiple state championships but an extramarital affair and recruiting allegations ended his time at Hoover.

In 2007, he moved to Colquitt and compiled a 119-35 record with two state titles. Prospt was fired last March after allegations of the misuse of school funds for a hotel and concerns about being verbally abusive to an athlete.

Valdosta is home to the winningest high school football program in the country with a record 911 wins. The Wildcats have won six national championships, 24 state championships, and 42 regional championships. Former Georgia lettermen Buck Belue, John Lastinger, Brice Hunter, Malcolm Mitchell, Todd Peterson, Jay Rome and James Eunice all graduated from Valdosta.

Valdosta plays at Colquitt County September 11 of the upcoming season.