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Boom or bust for Notre Dame incoming freshman QB Tyler Buchner?

With the early signing period fast approaching, 247Sports gave out QB superlatives and Notre Dame’s Tyler Buchner was included.

At one point during this odd recruiting cycle, Notre Dame quarterback commit Tyler Buchner was a consensus 5-Star prospect. Without having a senior season, California opted to play in the spring and Buchner will be enrolling in January, Buchner’s ranking fluctuated a good amount.

Today, 247Sports looked at superlatives for the 2021 quarterback group and Buchner was given the boom or bust designation. Barton Simmons wrote that “the California native is an enigma. He missed his sophomore season due to injury. He dominated his junior season but it was against subpar competition.”

Buchner then just had camps to show his talents off but “he brought high expectations into the Elite 11 Finals and laid an egg.” It wasn’t all bad news however, as Simmons believes that Buchner will be more on the boom side of things than the bust. “Given his ranking, we expect the first scenario (Heismans and national championships) is more likely,” which gives plenty of hope for the signal caller.

It may take Buchner a little while to get acclimated to the fast paced collegiate game, which is why I suggested yesterday that going into the transfer portal and finding a quarterback with some experience would be a smart idea for head coach Brian Kelly and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees.

Buchner will be in South Bend soon, with many eyes watching his every more. It’s way too early to know what he is and the trajectory his career will take. Hopefully the 2021 season see the return of spring football, and a glimpse of what Buchner could be.

Kirk Herbstreit releases his latest top six college football rankings

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest top six rankings including Florida, Notre Dame, Clemson, and more.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest edition of College Football Playoff hopefuls following a quiet week of college football. Week 11 featured numerous cancelled/postponed games including: Georgia at Missouri, Ohio State versus Maryland, and LSU versus Alabama.

In notable college football action, Florida blew out Arkansas 63-35, Miami kept their slim hopes alive with a 25-24 comeback win over Virginia Tech, Notre Dame won handily at Boston College, and Wisconsin demolished Michigan 49-11.

The race for the CFP is coming down to the wire. The Big 12 is essentially eliminated from CFP contention, although Oklahoma State could win out and finish the season with one loss.  The Pac-12 needs either USC or Oregon to win out. Both programs need to look more impressive than they did in Week 11.

The SEC has only three teams with high hopes for making the playoff: Alabama, Florida, and Texas A&M. Texas A&M beat Florida, but trails Alabama by two games in the SEC West. The Aggies will hope to win out and that Alabama will defeat Florida in the SEC Championship. They’ll need more help than that. They’ll root for a two loss loser in the likely Notre Dame versus Clemson ACC Championship.

Ohio State is favored to represent the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff following the conference’s limited season. Wisconsin looks to be Ohio State’s biggest competition in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes have a big game against Indiana this weekend.

How Kirk Herbstreit ranked the top teams in college football:

Overall, Herbstreit’s rankings look pretty solid. They haven’t changed at all since last week. BYU has been impressive, but its schedule has been very easy, so it would be fair to rank Texas A&M or Wisconsin over the BYU Cougars.

Aside from that, the rankings look good. Notre Dame deserves to be ranked over Ohio State due to its body of work. The Fighting Irish are 8-0 and Ohio State is only 3-0.

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Kirk Herbstreit’s top six college football teams: Gators move up

College football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his College Football Playoff contenders including Notre Dame, BYU, Clemson, & Florida.

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest edition of College Football Playoff contenders following another week of action. Notre Dame prevailed over Clemson in double overtime and Florida defeated Georgia 44-28 in Jacksonville, Florida.

The race for the CFP is starting to play itself out. The Big 12 is essentially eliminated from CFP contention, although Oklahoma State could win out and finish the season with only one loss.

Now, the SEC only has three teams with high hopes for making the playoff: Alabama, Florida, and Texas A&M. Texas A&M did beat Florida, but trails Alabama by two games in the SEC West.

Interestingly, Kirk Herbstreit ranks the Gators over the Aggies even though Texas A&M won their head-to-head game. That being said, if Florida loses to Alabama in the SEC Championship and Texas A&M wins out, then the Aggies will have a playoff argument.

The problem for the Aggies is they don’t have many impressive wins on their resume outside of Florida. Additionally, they’ll have to cheer against Notre Dame and Clemson in the ACC. The Fighting Irish and Tigers will likely have a rematch in the ACC Championship game. Both Notre Dame and Clemson could make the playoff if they don’t lose before the ACC Championship.

Ohio State is favored to represent the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff following their limited season. Will any College Football Playoff hopefuls emerge from the Pac-12? The Pac-12 is a little bit late to the action.

Here’s how Kirk Herbstreit ranked the top teams in college football:

Overall, the rankings look pretty solid. BYU has been impressive, but their schedule has been exceedingly easy, so it is tempting to rank Texas A&M over the Cougars.

Aside from that, the rankings look good. Notre Dame deserves to be ranked over Ohio State due to their body of work. The Fighting Irish are 7-0 and Ohio State is only 3-0.

Dropping from Herbstreit’s rankings are the Georgia Bulldogs, who no longer have a realistic shot at the College Football Playoff.

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UGA recruiting: hometown WR Deion Colzie makes commitment

Four-star wide receiver Deion Colzie of Athens Academy has committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the Georgia Bulldogs.

Wide receiver Deion Colzie decommitted from Notre Dame back in March and reopened his recruitment. Colzie is a member of the class of 2021 and has now re-affirmed his commitment to the Fighting Irish.

Colzie plays for Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, and is probably the best hometown prospect for the Georgia Bulldogs this year. Colzie is rated as a four-star recruit.

Per 247Sports, Georgia was a slight crystal ball favorite to land Colzie. Three of the six favored of the Bulldogs earlier in Sept. on Colzie’s 247Sports profile page.  Will Colzie stick the Fighting Irish for good or later flip to his hometown team, the Georgia Bulldogs?

Colzie ranks as the nation’s No. 84 overall prospect and as the No. 14 wide receiver in the 2021 class.

The Athens recruit released his top 10 via Twitter several months ago. He put Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State, Virginia, Florida and Alabama among his top schools.

Kirby Smart and Georgia will have to hope to keep the hometown kid in Athens via a last minute flip. UGA currently has two commitments from wide receivers in the class of 2021: Adonai Mitchell and Jackson Meeks.

Best of luck to Colzie with the Fighting Irish. I wouldn’t rule out a flip at this point, but for now, Colzie’s committed to Notre Dame.

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UGA football recruiting: hometown WR Deion Colzie sets commitment date

The Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are vying for a commitment from 4-star Athens, Georgia wide receiver Deion Colzie.

Wide receiver Deion Colzie decommitted from Notre Dame back in March and reopened his recruitment. Colzie is a member of the talented class of 2021.

Colzie plays for Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, and is the best hometown prospect for the Georgia Bulldogs in some time. Colzie is rated as a four-star recruit.

Per 247Sports, Georgia is a slight crystal ball favorite to land Colzie. Three of the six favor of the Bulldogs on Colzie’s 247Sports profile page. Notre Dame has the other predictions, including a few recent projections this Sept. Will Colzie re-commit to the Fighting Irish or flip to his hometown team, the Georgia Bulldogs?

Colzie ranks as the nation’s No. 84 overall prospect and as the No. 14 wide receiver in the 2021 class.

The Athens recruit released his top 10 via Twitter several months ago. He put Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State, Virginia, Florida and Alabama in his top 10.

Colzie will be picking among these schools when he makes his commitment on Sept. 28. He’s a UGA football recruiting target to watch.

Kirby Smart and Georgia will hope to keep the hometown kid at home. UGA currently has two commitments from wide receivers in the class of 2021: Adonai Mitchell and Jackson Meeks.

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Georgia football in top schools for hometown WR Deion Colzie

Four-star 2021 wide receiver Deion Colzie decommitted from Notre Dame in March. The Georgia Bulldogs are now favorites to land him.

In March, four-star 2021 wide receiver Deion Colzie decommitted from Notre Dame and reopened his recruitment. Colzie plays for Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia and is the best hometown recruit for the Georgia Bulldogs in sometime.

Per 247Sports, Georgia has become the crystal ball favorite to land Colzie. Five out of the six favor of the Bulldogs on Colzie’s 247Sports profile page. Notre Dame has the other prediction, but that prediction was back in September.

Colzie ranks as the nation’s No. 45 overall prospect and as the No. 5 wide receiver in the 2021 class. The Athens recruit released his top ten schools via Twitter:

Colzie puts Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State, Virginia, Florida, and Alabama in his top ten. Where will Colzie end up? Notre Dame has a chance at him, but at the moment it seems more likely that he’ll stay at home in Athens.

Kirby Smart and Georgia football currently have nine commitments in the class of 2021. The Dawgs are still looking for their first commitment from a receiver in the class.

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Georgia football the favorite to land 4-star Athens WR Deion Colzie?

Georgia Bulldogs appear to be the leader for 4-star Athens WR Deion Colzie.

In March, four-star 2021 wide receiver Deion Colzie, out of Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, decommitted from Notre Dame and reopened his recruitment.

Though Kirby Smart and the UGA coaching staff cannot recruit Colzie in person for the time being, it sounds as though Georgia is doing everything right in order to land the 6-foot-4-inch local prospect.

Per 247Sports, Georgia has become the crystal ball favorite to land Colzie. Four out of the six favor of the Bulldogs on Colzie’s 247Sports profile page. Notre Dame has the other two.

Colzie ranks as the nation’s No. 46 overall prospect and as the No. 3 wide receiver in the 2021 class.

I would be shocked if Georgia was unable to secure a commitment from a local kid with that much talent.

 

 

Georgia football makes top-six for 2021 4-star WR

Georgia football made the top-six for 2021 4-star WR Chris Hilton

On Sunday, Chris Hilton, a 4-star wide receiver from Zachary, Louisiana, named his top six schools.

Georgia, Alabama, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame and Texas A&M made the cut.

The 6-foot, 169 pound prospect is ranked as the No. 5 receiver in the 2021 class and the No. 51 ranked prospect overall. (via 247Sports)

Hilton told 247Sports:

“You could say whichever school I feel like I’m more comfortable at, can play at, and get my education is how I’ll get it down to one.”

Although the Bulldogs have good depth at the receiver position for at least the next two seasons, Kirby Smart knows that you can never have too many explosive playmakers in today’s game.

Hilton, who runs a 4.45 40 yard dash, would be great addition to a speedy Georgia offense and with 5-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff heading to Athens in 2021, the Bulldogs hope to get as many playmakers on the outside as possible.

“I like the coaching staff and the academics are really good,” Hilton told Dawg Post, speaking of Georgia.

 

 

Kirby Smart to live tweet Georgia football’s “Virtual G-Day” this Saturday

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart will be live tweeting “virtual G-Day” 2019 UGA vs Notre Dame on Saturday on SEC Network

The annual G-Day game, UGA’s spring football game, was meant to be played this Saturday, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university came up with something different for fans during quarantine.

According to a statement from the University of Georgia, The SEC Network and Kirby Smart will be teaming up to replay the 2019 Georgia vs. Notre Dame game on Saturday, April 18 at 2 pm presented by Piedmont Healthcare.

In addition to Georgia coach Kirby Smart live-tweeting from his @KirbySmartUGA twitter account, the Bulldog radio team featuring Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and Chuck Dowdle, will be hosting a Facebook Live broadcast of the game with commentary.

4-star WR from Athens, Georgia decommits from Notre Dame

Deion Colzie, a 4-star WR from Athens, Georgia, has decommitted from Notre Dame. Is he going to give UGA football a closer look?

Are Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs about to flip a local prospect?

On Friday, 2021 4-star wide receiver Deion Colzie, out of Athens Academy in Athens, Georgia, announced on Twitter that he is decommitting from Notre Dame and reopening his recruitment.

Colzie, who ranks as the nation’s No. 46 overall prospect and the No. 5 ranked receiver, stands 6-4 and weighs 195 pounds.

Colzie tweeted on Friday:

“I want to take the time and thank the University of Notre Dame for trusting in me and giving me an opportunity to continue my academic and athletic career. Secondly, I want to thank God and my family for the unbelievable support in this process. This was not an easy decision, and there were lots of thoughts and prayers that went into this decision. With that being said, I will be decommitting from the University of Notre Dame and re-opening my recruitment. No interviews please!”

In addition to Notre Dame, Colzie has received scholarship offers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Duke and Georgia Tech.

On Thursday night, Colzie called Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly to tell him that he is decommitting from the program.

“This has been weighing on me for about three weeks, so I called coach Kelly and decommitted, Colzie told recruiting analyst Chad Simmons of Rivals. “It was not easy to do, but it was something I needed to do. It is the best decision for me.

Colzie visited Georgia just a few weeks ago, and according to Simmons the Dawgs have not taken their foot off the gas when it comes to his recruitment.