>>> WELCOME TO GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2021 BROUGHT TO US BY -- SNOWMAN AND BANDIT, HE'S MATT, I'M JON.

THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT SO I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME.

I'M GOING TO DO WHAT WE DO IN TELEVISION AND CALL IT A TOSS TO MATT.

>> WE HAVE REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS BEING DECIDED TONIGHT ON GPB.

WE HAVE KIDS COMMITTING.

IF YOU STEP OUTSIDE, YOU NOTICE, IT'S FOOTBALL WEATHER.

>> IT'S WET, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

>> IT'S CHILLY.

I'M GLAD YOU'LL BE ON THE SIDELINE AND IN THE DRY STUDIO.

BUFORD, ALL THREE COMMITS TO COLORADO.

THEY HAD 13 OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING FLORIDA STATE.

HE'LL BE JOINING VICTOR VINN.

THE 6'2", 220-POUNDER HAS BEEN COMMITTED SINCE SEPTEMBER BUT WAITED UNTIL BUFORD SENIOR DAY TO MAKE IT PUBLIC.

THREE-TIME STARTER FOR THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS TOOK AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO BOULDER EARLIER THIS MONTH.

SMITH TOOK AN UNOFFICIAL VISIT TO FSU IN THE SUMMER.

HE HAD OFFERS FROM GEORGIA, GEORGIA TECH AND ALABAMA.

>> SOMEONE HOPPING ON THE GUS BUS.

>> HE IS.

MILTON THREE-STAR RUNNING BACK JORDAN McDONNELL COMMITS TO UCF.

HE PICKED THE KNIGHTS OVER SOUTH CAROLINA AND 25 OTHER OFFERS.

HE TOOK AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO TENNESSEE BUT TOLD 24 SPORTS THAT THE BIGGEST REASON FOR HIS DECISION TO COMMIT TO UCF, HE WAS CONNECTED TO HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HEAD COACH GUS MALVON AND RUNNING BACKS COACH.

HE JOINS A NICE RECRUITING CLASS INCLUDES THOMAS CASTELLANO.

THE GUS BUS DRIVING INTO GEORGIA GETTING TALENT.

THE SENIOR WAS A FRESHMAN ON THE EAGLES' 2018 STATE CHAMPIONS, TRYING TO GET MILTON BACK TO THE TOP THIS SEASON, OVER 40 CAREER TOUCHDOWNS.

>> CANNOT SAY THIS PIECE OF NEWS OUT OF KNOXVILLE IS A SHOCK.

>> NEITHER CAN I.

FORMER MARIETTA QUARTERBACK HARRISON BAILEY TRANSFERRING FROM TENNESSEE.

IN ESSENCE, BAILEY IS BACK IN THE RECRUITING BLENDER.

THIS TIME VIA THE TRANSFER PORTAL.

NUMBER THREE, PRO STYLE QUARTERBACK, CLASS OF 2020, BAILEY BECOMES IT IS SECOND HIGH-PROFILE STAR FROM THAT BLUE DEVILS 2019 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL.

HE ORIGINALLY SIGNED WITH, OF COURSE, ERIC GILBERT, SIGNED WITH LSU, NOW AT GEORGIA.

HE WAS HARRISON'S FAVORITE TARGET AT MARIETTA.

6'5", 225-POUND BAILEY ENDED LAST SEASON AS THE VOLS NUMBER ONE QUARTERBACK BUT WITH THE COACHING CHANGE TO JOSH HIPPEL, HE FELL BEHIND TRANSFERS, HE WILL HAVE FOUR YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING WITH HIS NEW SCHOOL.

>> THAT'S THE EARLY RETURNS ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF RECRUITING.

WE HAVE A GATH GAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, CALHOUN AND CARTERSVILLE, ONE AND TWO IN THE REGION STANDINGS GOING AT IT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS TO FOCUS ON.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO START FIRST?

>> WE'LL START WITH THIS BEING A REGION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, FIRST AND FOREMOST.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT POWERS NORTH OF GEORGIA, NO DOUBT, CALHOUN AND CARTERSVILLE HAVE SET THE STANDARD.

NOW THEY'RE REGION RIVALS.

THEY HAVE BEEN OFF AND ON REGION RIVALS OVER THE YEARS.

LET'S START WITH THE HIGHEST RATED PROSPECT IN THIS GAME, CALHOUN THREE-STAR WIDE RECEIVER/CORNERBACK, COLE SPEAR.

6'1", 185-POUND SENIOR COMMITTED TO GEORGIA IN AUGUST.

NINE OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING ARMY, MEMPHIS AND CAROLINA.

COMMITTED TO THE BULLDOGS FOR 2022.

HE CONVINCED THE STAFF WHEN HE CONSISTENTLY RAN THE 40 IN SUB 4.5.

HIS SPEED WILL BE EVIDENT AS YOU WATCH THE GAME.

HE'S A THREE-WAY STARTER.

NOT JUST WIDE RECEIVER BUT ALSO GOING TO LINE UP WITH CORNER AND RETURN KICK.

>> FOR A QUARTERBACK TO COMPLETE A PASS TO MR.

SPEAR, YOU NEED PROTECTION UP FRONT.

>> YOU DO, INDEED.

TWO-STAR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN KENDRICK KIRBY, A SENIOR COMMITTED TO ARMY IN JUNE, OVER OFFERS FROM MARSHALL, MEMPHIS.

HE'S ONE OF THREE YELLOW JACKETS COMMITTED TO EACH ONE OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMIES.

PHENOMENAL STORY THERE.

LIKELY AN OFFENSIVE GUARD AT WEST POINT.

KIRBY IS CALHOUN'S STARTING TACKLE BUT HE CAN PLAY ANY POSITION ON THAT LINE.

HE'S A THREE-YEAR STARTER ON THE JACKETS' OFFENSIVE LINE THAT COACH CLAY STEPHENSON CALLS THE LEADER OF THAT UNIT.

WAS OFFERED THE BLACK KNIGHTS IN FEBRUARY.

HE BECOMES THE FIFTH GEORGIA PLAYER TO COMMIT TO THE ARMY THIS YEAR.

>> GRAPHIC FOR OTHERS ON YOUR MIND.

>> SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER/CORNER, QUINN SMITH, 6'1", 191, COMMITTED TO AIR FORCE.

SENIOR RUNNING BACK/SAFETY, GAUGE LEONARD, 5'LE", 185, COMMITTED TO NAVY.

COACH STEPHENSON SAYS LEONARD IS 100% FULL THROTTLE ALL THE TIME.

THEY HAVE TO SLOW HIM DOWN.

SENIOR QUARTERBACK CHRISTIAN LEWIS, OFFERED BY REINHART, COMPLETED 72% OF HIS PASSES, OVER 1,800 YARDS, 20 TOUCHDOWNS, JUST 2 INTERCEPTIONS.

THE SAME OFFERS FOR HIS TWIN BROTHER, 5'9", 190 SENIOR FULLBACK/LINEBACKER, CHRISTOPHER LEWIS.

COACH STEPHENSON SAYS CHRISTOPHER IS TO THE DEFENSE WHAT CHRISTIAN IS TO THE OFFENSE.

>> ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, GREAT PLACE TO START.

CARTERSVILLE NOW.

>> CARTERSVILLE TACKLE HERTZ, SENIOR, OT, OFFERED BY WASHINGTON STATE, UMASS, CHATTANOOGA, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE.

THREE-YEAR STARTER COMING OFF 100% GRADE IN THE 'CANES WIN LAST WEEK.

COACH FOSTER SAYS HE IS A QUIET KID BUT HIS LEADERSHIP IS UNQUESTIONED.

HE'S THE HARDEST WORKER IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

400-POUND BENCH PRESSER, AND THERE ARE TIMES THE WEIGHT ROOM STOPS IN AWE OF HIM WHILE HE'S LIFTING.

>> NOW TO THE JUNIOR CLASS AND SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO BE A YEAR BEHIND MR. HERTZ.

>> BIG-TIME JUNIOR OT, JONATHAN KLINE, OF'3", 260, OFFERED BY UCF, MEMPHIS AND CHARLOTTE.

COACH FOSTER SAID THAT WAS ALL A MATTER OF TIME AFTER NOT STARTING LAST YEAR AFTER KLINE WAS ABLE TO GET HIS TAPE OUT THERE, THE OFFERS STARTED TO ROLL IN BECAUSE HE FITS THE MOLD, HITS ALL THE MEASURABLES.

HE DID TAKE AN UNOFFICIAL ON THAT GUS BUS TO UCF EARLIER THIS MONTH.

>> THAT'S A LOOK AT THE GAME COMING UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.

REGION CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE.

I KNOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER GUYS, AND ONE REALLY COOL OFFER IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.

>> MAYHALL, SENIOR, 5'8", 145.

HE'S BEEN OFFERED BY MT.

UNION.

>> THAT'S COOL.

>> 13-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, MT.

UNION.

>> D-3 STRENGTH.

>> YEAH.

38-YARD PICK SIX THIS SEASON AMONG HIS RESUME.

SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER BRENDAN WILKINS, OFFERS BY REINHART.

HIS BROTHER PLAYS THERE.

13 CATCHES FOR 3 TOUCHDOWNS THIS SENIOR.

SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER/SAFETY, TEAM LEADING 234 YARDS AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS ON DEFENSE WITH OVER 40 TACKLES AND TEAM-LEADING 5 PDU.

EVERY TIME I SAY PDU, I THINK PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.

PASS BROKEN UP.

>> YEAH.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT "U" WOULD BE WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.

>> WE CATCH UP WITH ONE OF THE TRUE TALENTS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

HANNAH, GUNNER.

INTERVIEWER OF THE STARS COMES UP WHEN WE LOOK AT QUARTERBACKS "RECRUITING 2021" CONTINUES IN A BIT.

>>> FALL IS HERE AND IT MAKES US THINK OF ALL THE WAYS WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

YOU ALLOW US TO SHARE INSIGHTFUL AND ENTERTAINING CONTENT AND CREATE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

ALL THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT.

YOUR DONATION NOW AT GPB.ORG/GIVE ENSURES WE'LL HAVE THE FUNDS ON HAND TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES.

PLEASE DO YOUR PART AT GPB.ORG/GIVES.

AND THANKS.

>>> ALL THAT CANDY MAKING ME HUNGRY.

LET'S CONTINUE WITH "RECRUITING 2021," TIME FOR INTERVIEWER OF THE STARS, HANNAH GOODIN CATCHES UP WITH HUNTER STOCKTON.

>> I'M NOW JOINED BY RAYMOND COUNTY QUARTERBACK HUNTER STOCKTON.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

FIRST OFF, THE WILDCATS ARE 8-1 ON THE YEAR, 2-0 IN REGION PLAY.

HASN'T LOST A GAME SINCE THE FIRST ONE OF THE SEASON.

WHAT HAS YOUR SENIOR YEAR BEEN LIKE?

>> IT'S BEEN AWESOME.

I'VE BEEN -- WE'VE BEEN WAITING -- OUR CLASS HAS BEEN WAITING FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME.

IT'S BEEN -- IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD YEAR.

>> IT'S BEEN A RECORD YEAR FOR YOU.

YOU'VE BROKEN ONE, GETTING CLOSE TO ANOTHER.

YOU BROKE DESHAUN WATSON'S GEORGIA STATE RECORD FOR TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS.

NOW YOU'RE ONE TOUCHDOWN PASS AWAY FROM BREAKING TREVOR LAWRENCE'S GEORGIA STATE PASSING TOUCHDOWN RECORD.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE ETCHED IN THESE RECORD BOOKS?

WE KNOW YOU'LL BREAK THAT ONE.

>> I MEAN, IT'S JUST PRETTY NEAT.

JUST KNOWING WHAT TREVOR LAWRENCE AND DeSHAWN HAS DONE.

AND IT'S PRETTY COOL TO BE NAMED WITH THEM.

>> WELL, LET'S TALK RECRUITING.

YOU WERE ORIGINALLY COMMITTED TO SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN HEAD COACH WILL MUSCHAMP LEFT YOU DECIDED TO TURN YOUR FOCUS TO GEORGIA.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THE DAWGS THAT REELED YOU IN?

>> I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED, ALL THE SUCCESS THEY'RE DOING AND HAVING RIGHT NOW.

I'M REALLY EXCITED WITH THE WAY OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH COACHES AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE.

>> KIRBY SMART WAS PRETTY CONSISTENT ABOUT YOU ALL THROUGHOUT YOUR RECRUITING PROCESS.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH KIRBY SMART THAT KEPT YOU THERE WITH GEORGIA?

>> YES, MA'AM.

HE KIND OF NEVER SHUT THE DOOR.

HE ALWAYS WAS OPEN WITH ME AND ALWAYS ASKING HOW -- I MEAN, JUST ASKING STRAIGHT AND KEPT IT STRAIGHT WITH ME.

IT WAS REALLY NEAT OF HIM TO DO THAT.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS TO COME.

>> GEORGIA HAS SIGNED 2021 QUARTERBACK VOK FROM PRINSZ AVENUE CHRISTIAN.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE COMPETITION?

>> YEAH.

THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, ANYWHERE YOU GO, THERE'S GOING TO BE COMPETITION.

AND THEY CAN'T REALLY RUN FROM IT.

IT WILL JUST MAKE IT BETTER.

I'M EXCITED AND JUST DO YOUR BEST.

THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN DO.

>> HOW WOULD YOU SUM UP YOUR RECRUITING PROCESS AS A WHOLE?

WHAT WAS IT ALL LIKE?

>> IT WAS -- IN MY NONTRADE YEAR, IT STARTED OFF JUST STARTING PLAYING, GETTING FILM, ALL THAT STUFF, GOING TO CAMPS.

AND PROBABLY TENTH YEAR IT GOT A LITTLE CRAZY AND STARTED GETTING OFFERS AND ALL THAT THING, BUT I NEVER REALLY -- I NEVER WASN'T A GUY THAT DID A LOT WITH IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS JUST KIND OF -- KEPT IT LOW KEY.

BUT I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE NOTHING ABOUT IT.

>> FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A GAME IN TIGER, GEORGIA, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE BEING UP THERE IN NORTH GEORGIA AND THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS THIS TIME OF YEAR?

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE FOOTBALL THERE?

>> IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.

SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID, MY DAD'S BEEN TO BC FOR A LONG TIME AND I GREW UP BEING A BALL BOY AND GOING TO GAMES EVERY FRIDAY AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

KNEW WHAT OUTFIT I WAS GOING TO WEAR EVERY FRIDAY TO SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING.

IT WAS NEAT TO KEEP GOING ON WITH SOME YOUNG GUYS AND EVERYBODY COMES OUT AND IS JUST WAITING FOR FRIDAY NIGHTS.

>> AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU GUYS CAN DO THE REST OF THE SEASON THERE IN RABUN COUNTY.

GOOD LUCK AT GEORGIA.

WE'LL BE FOLLOWING YOUR CAREER PATH, WAITING FOR YOU TO BREAK TREVOR LAWRENCE'S RECORD THIS FRIDAY.

>> YES, MA'AM.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

>> YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

HANNAH GOODIN HOSTS "THE HALFTIME SHOW" BROUGHT TO YOU BY REGIONS BANK.

SHE'LL GET YOU HALFWAY THROUGH YOUR FRIDAY EVENING AS WE HAVE A LOT OF GAMES DECIDING REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS.

A LOT OF GAMES THAT WILL PUT THE REGIONS BACK IN THE BLENDER, GET THEM ONE STEP CLOSER TO FIGURING OUT REGION CHAMPS.

FOOTBALL FRIDAY BROUGHT TO US BY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.

THIS GUY IS DOING PLAY BY PLAY.

>> I LIKE THAT GUY.

I LIKE BEGUNER, HIS WHOLE PERSONA, HIS WHOLE ATTITUDE.

I BET HE DRIVES A BULLDOG RED F-150.

I WOULD LIKE TO WATCH HIM PLAY.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE COOLEST PLACES OUT THERE TO SEE A GAME.

I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.

NOW, THE TOPIC THIS WEEK, WE'VE DISCUSSED THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA A LOT THIS YEAR.

AND FOR GOOD REASON.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLAYERS FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE STATE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HEADING IN ONE DIRECTION BUT ARE NOW HEADING TO ATHENS NEXT YEAR.

IT'S AN INTERESTING LIST.

>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP FIVE PLAYERS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO GEORGIA.

>> I KNOW THIS GUY.

>> FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

THERE'S FOUR-STAR GUNNER STOCKTON.

RATED NUMBER SIXTH QUARTERBACK IN THE COUNTRY, 6'1", 220, COMMITTED TO GEORGIA, AFTER COMMITTING TO SOUTH CAROLINA.

HIS PASSING NUMBERS ARE INCREDIBLE.

JUST UNDER 3,000 YARDS A SEASON, 39 TOUCHDOWNS.

JUST ONE INTERCEPTION.

ARE YOU NUTS?

HE'S NOW GOT OVER 12,400 YARDS FOR HIS CAREER.

161 TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN HIS FOUR-YEAR ONGOING CAREER.

AND HE'S ALSO RUSHED FOR OVER 4,000 YARDS AND 71 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.

HE IS A PHENOM.

>> YOU LOOK AT THE SENIOR LIST AND WE MENTIONED ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE STATE.

YOU'VE GOT JEFFERSON, THE COLUMBUS AREA, YOU'VE GOT THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS, AND YOU'VE GOT TIFTON AS WELL.

IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

WHEN YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF THE POLLS, THE TOP OF THE CHARTS, YOU'LL ATTRACT THIS KIND OF ATTENTION.

>> BULLDOGS HITTING ALL THE SPOTS IN GEORGIA.

LET'S TALK ABOUT MALACHI STARKS, HIGHEST RATED PROSPECT IN THE BULLDOGSES' 2021-22 CLASS.

CLASSIFIED AS A LINEBACKER AND A POSITION HE SAYS HE WON'T BE PLAYING AT GEORGIA.

WE'LL TALK BEFORE HIM AS AN ATHLETE.

BASED ON HIS RATING, HE WOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE ATHLETE IN THE COUNTRY IF HE WAS IN THAT CATEGORY.

FREE SAFETY FOR NUMBER ONE JEFFERSON.

YOU'LL REMEMBER JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO HERE ON "RECRUITING 2021" HE TOLD HANNAH HE WOULD BE USED AS A SAFETY WITH THE BULLDOGS.

HE COMMITTED TO THE BULLDOGS IN MARCH.

OVER 14 OTHER OFFERS.

HE'S FUN TO WATCH.

>> MARY HAPPENED DOWN IN COLUMBUS.

>> THIS WAS THE NEWS LAST WEEK.

FIVE-STAR DEFENSEMAN WILLIAMS JOINED THE BULLDOGS' CLASS OF 2021 WHEN HE FLIPPED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

NUMBER FIVE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE COUNTRY.

HAD COMMITTED TO USC IN JUNE.

CHANGED LAST WEEK WHEN HE DECOMMITTED, IMMEDIATELY COMMITTED TO GEORGIA.

WHILE THE FLIP WAS NO DOUBT GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE BULLDOGS STAFF, IT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TROJANS FIRED THEIR HEAD COACH IN SEPTEMBER.

VISITED GEORGIA TWICE OVER A THREE-WEEK PERIOD IN THE SUBSEQUENT WEEKS AFTERWARDS.

THE WRITING, AS THEY LIKE TO SAY, WAS ON THE WALL.

>> SOMEONE THAT WILL BE A MATCH-UP PROBLEM AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> OSCAR DEALT HAS RISEN TO NUMBER ONE TIGHT END IN THE NATION IN THE UPDATED SENIOR RANKINGS.

WENT FROM ZERO OFFERS AT THE START OF HIS JUNIOR SEASON, 33 OFFERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR BEFORE HE COMMITTED TO GEORGIA OVER HIS FINAL THREE FOUR TEAMS WHICH WAS CLEMSON, MICHIGAN AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

6'5", 225 SENIOR COMMITMENT MEANS GEORGIA HAS LANDED AT LEAST A FOUR-STAR TIGHT END OR BETTER IN EACH OF THEIR LAST FIVE RECRUITING CLASSES.

DELP HAS 99 CAREER CATCHES GOING INTO THIS WEEK, OVER 1,600 YARDS AND 14 TOUCHDOWNS.

>> SOMEONE FROM MICHIGAN LEGEND NOLE DEAN.

>> TIERY WEST, 6'3", COMMITTED TO BULLDOGS LAST SEPTEMBER.

OVER 23 OFFERS INCLUDING TEXAS A&M, FLORIDA AND AUBURN STATE, ALL OF WHICH HE VISITED THIS PAST SUMMER.

HE HAS BEEN PLAYING VARSITY SINCE HUZ FRESHMAN SEASON WITH CLOSE TO 190 CAREER TACKLES, 18 SACKS, 36 TFLs.

>> THAT GETS US THROUGH 2021.

HOW ABOUT 2022 AND THIS GUY HERE FROM GROBE TOWN.

>> MARCUS WASHINGTON, FOUR-STAR.

THE NUMBER SIX RATED JUNIOR QUARTERBACK IN THE SPORTS COMPOSITE.

THE HIGHEST RATED BULL DOGS' COMMIT IN CLASS OF 2023.

RUNS THE 40 AT 4.66.

COMMITTED TO GEORGIA IN MAY OVER OTHER OFFERS.

THE SON OF FORMER BULLDOGS LINEBACKER MARCUS WASHINGTON.

HE'S BEEN CLOCKED AT 10.76 IN THE 100 METERS, RECORDED A 40-FOOT PLUS TRIPLE JUMP.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE.

AND A 21-FOOT LONG JUMP.

I CAN BARELY JUMP OVER THIS.

>> I'VE GOT 21 AND TWO OF THOSE LITTLE LINES FOR LONG JUMP.

21 INCHES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOOD AT.

THAT'S YOUR LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

>>> WHEN WE COME BACK TO "RECRUITING 2021," GIVE THAT KID AN OFFER AND FIND OUT WHO'S GETTING IT DONE.

>>> NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU CAN STREAM THE KEN BURNS COLLECTION WITH GPTV PASSPORT.

THE EPIC SWEEP OF A NATION AT WAR, FROM OUR PASTIME TO OUR MUSIC, OUR DARKEST HOURS, TO OUR NATIONAL TREASURES.

MORE THAN TWO DOZEN FILMS, "THE KEN BURNS COLLECTION."

>>> HELLO, I'M BOB ROSS.

LET ME EXTEND A PERSONAL INVITATION FOR YOU TO GET OUT YOUR OLD BRUSHES AND OIL PAINTS AND PAINT ALONG WITH US EACH SHOW OR PULL UP THE EASY CHAIR AND ENJOY A RELAXING HALF HOUR AS WE PLAY SOME OF MASTERPIECES ON CANVAS.

>> NOW STREAMING ON GPB PASSPORT.

>>> DONATING A CAR, A TRUCK OR RV IS EASY.

VISIT GPB.ORG/CARS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SUPPORT GEORGIA FARMERS.

THAT'S WHY WE CREATED GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PROVIDING FINANCIAL PROTECTION TO FARMERS NEEDED.

WHILE THIS REMAINS THE SAME TODAY, WE'VE GROWN TO PROTECT ALL GEORGIANS IN HOME, AUTO AND LIFE INSURANCE.

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND INTO THE FUTURE, WE STAND FOR EVERY GEORGIA COMMUNITY.

♪ WE ARE FARM BUREAU ♪ >>> I'M KEVIN DALTON INVITING YOU TO JOIN ME FOR A FUN-FILLED CULINARY ROAD TRIP ON "COOKING LOUISIANA" FROM THE DELTA TO THE HEART OF CAJUN COUNTRY.

WE'LL VISIT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE FOR LOUISIANA TRADITIONS.

WE'LL SAMPLE SOME OF THE STATE'S BEST DISHES AND FLAVORS WHILE EXPLORING ITS MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED ON THIS TASTY TOUR.

NOW STREAMING ON GPB PASSPORT.

>>> KEVIN OFFICIALLY HAS US BOTH VERY, VERY HUNGRY.

WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE GAME IS OVER LATER ON THIS EVENING.

WE HAVE THE GAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.

CALHOUN AND CARTERSVILLE WILL DECIDE A REGION STADIUM.

LET'S TAKE A TOUR AROUND THE REGION AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON.

OUR FIRST STOP IS IN HOUSTON WITH SOMEONE WHO IS A COMMON TOPIC.

>> YEAH.

MIGHT BE A BULLDOG.

HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FOUR-STAR QUARTERBACK JULIEN HUMPHREY DECOMMITS FROM FLOERNLG FLOERNLG AND GEORGIA MAY BE HIS MOST LIKELY LANDING SPOT.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THREE WEEKS AGO ON "RECRUITING 2021" WE TALKED ABOUT THIS POSSIBILITY.

WHEN AFTER VISITING THE BULL DOGS FOR THE ARKANSAS GAME, HE TOLD 24/7 SPORTS THAT GEORGIA MOVED UP HIS LIST.

WHICH DID NOT SOUND LIKE COMMENTS OF A PLAYER SOLIDLY COMMITTED TO FLORIDA.

THAT TURNS OUT TO BE THE CASE.

HE HAD ORIGINAL BELY COMMITTED TO THE GATORS IN MAY BUT HE NEVER REALLY SEEMED TO LOCK DOWN HIS RECRUITMENT.

HE CONTINUED TAKING VISITS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER INTO THE FOOTBALL SEASON.

LOOKS LIKE HE MIGHT END UP GOING TO GEORGIA.

>> LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS THIS YEAR.

DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH SCHOLARSHIPS?

NEXT STOP, IT'S WHERE'S ARCH?

>> GEORGIA COACH KIRBY SMART IN ATTENDANCE TO WATCH.

24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE, NUMBER ONE OVERALL JUNIOR AND FIVE-STAR ARCH MANNING.

LAST FRIDAY SMITH WAS THERE FOR MANNING'S NEW ORLEANS NEWMAN TEAM.

THE LOSS AT TAMPA BERKELEY PREP.

HE'S THE SON OF PEYTON AND ELI ARE HIS UNCLES AND ARCH IS HIS UNCLE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG PROCESS, SO JUST DON'T GET TOO EXCITED.

BUT THE BULLDOGS, OLE MISS, BAMA AND TEXAS AS EARLY LEADERS.

>> IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO GO FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

>> GEORGIA LEADS THE NATION IN RECRUITING SPENDING.

THAT PROBABLY IS NOT A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU.

>> NOPE.

>> NOT ONLY ARE THE BULLDOGS NUMBER ONE IN THE CURRENT COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS, NUMBER ONE IN THE CURRENT 24/7 SPORTS TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS AND NUMBER ONE IN DOLLARS SPENT ON RECRUITING.

ACCORDING TO NCAA FINANCIAL RECORDS OBTAINED BY THE WEBSITE, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND REPORTED BY 24/7 SPORTS, THE DAWGS SPENT $3.6 MILLION ON RECRUITING IN 2019.

THE MOST RECENT YEAR FOR WHICH RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE.

YOU SAW -- >> $1 MILLION MORE.

>> YOU SEE, THIS IS HOW SOME OF THE OTHERS AROUND THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD ARE SPENDING THEIR DOLLARS.

IT'S NOT TOTALLY ACCURATE BECAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE YEARS -- >> PLUS, PROGRAMS REPORT THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

BUT YOU GET THE GIST.

GEORGIA SPENDS A LOT OF RECRUITING.

THEREFORE, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING A RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT AS THEY THE CURRENTLY NUMBER ONE RAPGED RECRUITING CLASS IN THE NATION.

>> FOUR-MINUTE WARNING.

ONE NOTE FROM ACTION GOING ON OVER AT THE FLATS INVOLVES SOMEONE OUT OF FLORIDA.

>> WE HAVE A COMMITMENT FOR THE YELLOWJACKETS.

FT. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR QUARTERBACK GEORGE DELAINE CHOICE THE JACKETS.

COMMIT CLASS OF 2022.

ATLANTA WAS A BIG SELLING POINT FOR HIM, WHO LIVED IN ATLANTA FOR THREE YEARS DURING HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS.

HIS DAD STILL LIVES IN THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER PROGRAM, LIKE IOWA STATE, COMMITTING TO THEM WOULD MEAN THAT YOU'VE GOT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WORLD TO GET TO PLAY FOR THE CYCLONES.

>> THERE ARE NO DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM ATLANTA TO AMES.

>> HE'S COMMITTED TO GEORGIA TECH, SAYS IT'S 100%.

>> WASTING NO MORE TIME, IT'S THE TIME WHERE WE POINT AT THE CAMERA AND HEAR THE TRUMPET FANFARE AND LET YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.

>> FIRST STOP, DIGGSTOWN.

LAST WEEK, WE'VE GOT THREE MINUTES.

LAST WEEK'S GAME AND YOUR FIRST NOMINEE.

>> HOW ABOUT BROOKWOOD SENIOR RUNNING BACK ALEX DIGGS, RUSHED FOR 145 YARDS, SCORED A TOUCHDOWN RUN OF 35-50.

FLIES THROUGH THE AIR LIKE SUPERMAN.

NINE CATCHES.

WATCH THIS SPIN.

VERY CENTERED.

>> HE'S GONE.

>> NINE CATCHES FOR 81 YARDS, 226 YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE.

NUMBER SEVEN BRONCOS WIN AT GRAYSON ON GPB'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

GRAYSON IS A QUARTERFINAL TEAM, I THINK BE, COMING ON STRONG.

THIS IS WHAT HIS COACH HAD TO SAY AFTERWARDS.

>> I HOPE THEY SEE A GUY WHO HAS THE HEART OF A LION AND IS A FREAKING BALLER.

HE'S DONE SPECIAL THINGS FOR US EVER SINCE HE WAS 6 YEARS OLD IN THE BROOKWOOD PROGRAM.

AND HE'S CONTINUING TO DO THEM TODAY.

I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF HIM.

4.0 GPA, CHARACTER, WORK ETHIC OFF THE CHARTS.

HE'S A SPECIAL YOUNG MAN.

>> AMEN TO THAT.

AND THE PUBLIC NOMINEE, WE GO TO BLUE RIDGE.

>> SENIOR QUARTERBACK SETH REECE, 6'4", 210, DONE EVERYTHING ON OFFENSE, 788 YARDS RUSHING, 578 YARDS PASSING, 141 RECEIVING YARDS.

HE SCORED 19 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS.

HE'S STRONG IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

BENCH MAX OF 290, SQUAT MAX OF 390, POWER CLEAN MAX OF 395, 4.82 IN THE 40.

ALSO STRONG IN THE CLASSROOM.

3.6 GPA, 1060 ON THE S.A.T.

SETH REECE, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!

>> DEFINITELY.

CAUGHT UP WITH CHAD CHEATHAM MAY BE A TIGHT END AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

GIVE US ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE ATHLETES ON THE FIELD, OFF THE FIELD, SCORES, GRADES, CLASSES, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

LET'S FIND OUT WHO'S GETTING IT DONE THIS WEEKEND.

LET'S START WITH AN ENTIRE DEFENSE.

>> GIANTS' DEFENSE LED BY FORMER GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL STAR HARRIS COUNTY THREE-STAR CROWDER WITH SIX TACKLES.

MARIETTA FOUR STAR AJIJA, THREE SACKLES FOR LOSS, FOUR QUARTERBACK HITS AND FORMER NORCROSS FIVE-STAR LORENZO, 25-3 WIN OVER THE CAROLINA PANTHERS.

>> NO ONE CIRCLES THE WAGONS LIKE "RECRUITING 2021."

>> FORMER GRAYSON THREE-STAR CHAMP WON OVER COASTAL CAROLINA.

s AS THE MOUNTAINEERS BEAT PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED CHANT CLEAR.

>> LINEBACKER, BEST NAME.

>> FORMER NORTHGATE, CHASE GALSGY.

THIRD MOST OF AN FBS PLAYER THIS SON.

>> HE'S MATT, I'M JON.

COMING UP IN A LITTLE BIT, IT'S CALHOUN AND CARTERSVILLE.

GAME'S COMING UP, OH, ABOUT NOW!

>>> SEEKING CERTAINTY.

GPB CLASSICAL FEEDS YOUR SPIRIT ON OUR NEW MUSIC STREAM FRIENDLY HOST OFFERS WORKS OF TIMELESS BEAUTY AROUND THE CLOCK.

GPB CLASSICAL TRANSCEND THE EVERYDAY.

LISTEN LIVE ONLINE AT GPB.ORG.

>>> RIGHT NOW WE NEED CONNECTION MORE THAN EVER.

GPB IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH STORY CORE TO INVITE YOU TO RECORD WITH A LOVED ONE EITHER IN PERSON OR REMOTELY AS PART OF THE STORY CORE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, MOBILE TOUR.

SIGN UP TO RECORD AT GPB.ORG/STORYCORE.

MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

LOCAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY VISIT COLUMBUS GA AND CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY LIBRARIES.

>>> OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SUPPORT GEORGIA FARMERS.

THAT'S WHY WE CREATED GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

PROVIDING FINANCIAL PROTECTION TO FARMERS NEEDED.

WHILE THIS REMAINS THE SAME TODAY, WE'VE GROWN TO PROTECT ALL GEORGIANS THROUGH HOME, AUTO AND LIFE INSURANCE.

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND INTO THE FUTURE, WE STAND FOR EVERY GEORGIA COMMUNITY.

♪ WE ARE ALL FARM BUREAU ♪