>>> WELCOME TO GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2021 PRESENTED BY OUR FRIEND AT FARM BUREAU INSURANCE.

ALWAYS THE HOME TEAM.

THE FASTEST HALF HOUR IN PUBLIC TELEVISION.

I'M JOHN AND IT'S RECRUITING FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE GAMES TO TALK ABOUT INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING ABOUT GUYS.

WE GET TO TALK ABOUT THEIR IMPACTS IN THE GAMES.

>> I'M MATT.

THAT HASN'T CHANGED, RIGHT?

>> MATT, JOHN.

>> YEAH, WE GOT GAMES AND WE'VE HAD SOME UPSETS AT THE TOP OF OUR RANKINGS.

THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, IN FACT, IN WEEK TWO, TWO NUMBER ONES.

IN 7A, COLLIN PHIL IS NOW THE NUMBER ONE DESCENDING TO THAT SPOT AFTER MILTON GOT THROTTLED.

ROBBINS IS THE NUMBER ONE SPOT, BUT BOSTON TRINITY GOT BEAT BY MERIS, AND CHADWICK WAS THE ONE TO GET THAT VICTORY, TO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

>> THEY STAY NUMBER ONE WITH BROOKS COUNTY RIGHT BEHIND THEM.

>> SO RIGHT NOW IN EARLY PLAY, NON-REGION IS REALLY GOING TO FLUCTUATE THE RATINGS.

NOW, LET'S GET YOU CAUGHT UP WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON AROUND THE STATE, AND SPEAKING OF THE STATE, WE'RE GOING TO TUCK IT ALL THE WAY INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER TO START THINGS OFF, AND YOUR FIRST STORY IS IN DONALDSONVILLE THIS WEEK.

>> IT IS.

LET'S START WITH THREE-TIME QUARTERBACK NICK CULL.

181-POUND SENIOR.

ALABAMA, FLORIDA, OLE MISS AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

THEY WERE THE FIRST ONE TO WELCOME CULL BACK IN FEBRUARY INCLUDING FOUR WEEKS BEFORE HE MADE THIS DECISION.

CULL IS RANKED THE NUMBER 35 CORNER IN THE NATION.

COLE BECAME THE 12th COMMITMENT IN 2022.

>> WELL DONE.

NEXT STOP, ONE OF THE IMPORTANT STARS OF TOMORROW.

>> JOHN'S CREEK THREE-STAR ATHLETE TERRION WILLIAMS, 5'11", 175-POUND SENIOR.

WILLIAMS PLAYS OFFENSE AND DEFENSE FOR THE GLADIATORS IN AN INTERCEPTION LAST YEAR.

HE WILL LIKELY RETURN KICKS AS WELL.

WILLIAMS JOINS BUFORD QUARTERBACK ASHTON DANIELS, CLASS OF 2022, WHICH IS RANKED NUMBER 2 IN THE PAC 12, 44th IN THE NATION.

WILLIAMS AND JOHN'S CREEK STARTED THE SEASON 14-21.

>>> THREE-STAR WIDE RECEIVER ACE TURNER.

HE PICKED THE CARDINALS OVER 14 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING UCF, THE ONLY OTHER PROGRAM HE VISITED IN THE SUMMER.

HE VISITED UAL LAST JUNE.

HIS RECRUITMENT HAS REALLY BLOWN UP SINCE MARCH WHERE HE HAD ONLY ONE OFFER TO NOW HE HAS 15 OFFERS.

HE RAN A BROAD JUMP OF 11'3".

TURNER WAS THE REGION 15A ATHLETE OF THE SUMMER.

>> NEXT STOP, MAYBE IT'S JUMPER ROUTE JORDAN?

>> BUCHANAN COMMITS TO PURDUE.

THE STEPSON OF FORMER FALCONS STAR, BIG PLAY RAY BUCHANAN, WHO WAS A TEAMMATE OF JEFF BROM AT THE BOILER MAKERS WHEN THE TWO PLAYED TOGETHER AT LOUISVILLE.

0-2 STAR AS GWINNETT LOOKS TO TURN THINGS AROUND WHEN THEY PLAY PARKVIEW.

>>> CARVER COLUMBUS ELIJAH PRICH ET.

THE 6'6" JUNIOR IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN TALLAHASSEE WITH NOTRE DAME.

THAT'S A SUNDAY NIGHT GAME.

HE ALSO WANTS TO BE AT GEORGIA VERSUS SOUTH CAROLINA AND OREGON STATE AT USC.

BULLDOGS HAVE SOME CONNECTIONS HERE DESPITE THE FACT THAT PRITCHETT HAS BEEN AT ALABAMA AND SFU.

FORMER STAR BULLDOGS AND CONNECTED WHO WAS RECENTLY A STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH WHILE EARNING HIS DEGREE.

>> LET'S GO TO MILL CREEK.

>> MILL CREEK, FOUR-STAR, NATION'S NUMBER ONE JUNIOR SAFETY CALEB DOWNS LINING UP HIS VISIT, TOO.

THE 11th GRADER IS THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK IN GEORGIA.

NORTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, CLEMSON, OHIO STATE, NOTRE DAME AND FLORIDA STATE CONSIDERED HIS FAVORITES.

THE TARHEELS MAYBE MORE SO THAN OTHERS SINCE HIS BROTHER JOSH IS ALREADY A WIDE RECEIVER THERE IN CHAPEL HILL.

HE WILL ATTEND TWO OR THREE UNC GAMES THIS FALL.

BUT TOMORROW HE'LL BE IN CHARLOTTE FOR THE GEORGIA-CLEMSON GAME AND NEXT SATURDAY HE IS SLATED TO BE AT OHIO STATE FOR THE BUCKEYES BIG GAME WITH OREGON.

>> NOW, TEAMS ALL READY FOR 2021.

>> OCTAVIUS GUMBO JACKSON SET TO MAKE HIS DECISION ON SUNDAY.

THAT'S HIS BIRTHDAY.

GASKINS HAS SIX OTHER OFFERS.

HE DID NOT TRANSITION TO DEFENSIVE BACK UNTIL RELATIVELY RECENTLY.

HE TOOK AN UNOFFICIAL VISIT TO NASHVILLE THIS SUMMER AND AN UNOFFICIAL TO K STATE.

>> HOW ABOUT THE HARRISON?

>> AN UPDATE ON HARRISON.

HE HAD COMMITTED TO DUKE.

HE STILL HAS AN OFFICIAL VISIT ON THE SCHEDULE FOR BOSTON COLLEGE.

THAT WAS ONE OF VAIL'S 14 OTHER OFFERS.

LA JOLLAS PLAY AT HUGHES TONIGHT AND THEY'VE GOT GREYSON COMING TO THEIR PLACE.

>> THAT IS YOUR LOOK AT EVERYTHING GOING AROUND GEORGIA.

HE'S GOING TO GRAB SOME WATER.

WE'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK, IT'S TIME FOR THE INTERVIEWER OF THE STARS TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN THE TACKLE.

CHECK OUT ONE OF THE TOP INTERIOR LINEMEN OF THE STATE.

HANNAH CATCHES UP WITH NICHOLS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GPB RECRUITING 2021."

THE HOME TEAM, TIME TO CATCH UP WITH THE INTERVIEWING OF THE STARS, HANNAH GOODEN, AND WE'LL TAKE YOU TO GREATER ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN WHERE SHE CATCHES UP WITH ONE OF THE TOP INTERIOR LINEMEN AROUND HERE IN THE STATE, ADDISON NICHOLS.

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>> I AM JOINED BY TEAM STARTER ADDISON NICHOLS.

>> WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG GUYS, SO TRYING TO HAVE BETTER PRACTICES AND BEING MORE MEANINGFUL TO THE LEAGUE IN BUILDING UP TO THAT GAME ON FRIDAY.

I FEEL WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CHANCE THIS WEEK.

WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT PRACTICES.

I'M EXCITED FOR IT.

>> WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING YOU PLAY ON ROCKY TOP NEXT SEASON.

YOU COMMITTED TO TENNESSEE RECENTLY.

WHY THE VAULT?

>> MAYBE IT WAS JUST OVERALL EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

THERE WAS THE STAFF ASPECT.

I FEEL LIKE THE STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB BRINGING TENNESSEE BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE ORIGINALLY AND ACADEMICALLY AS WELL.

I'M GOING INTO BUSINESS AND THEY HAVE A FANTASTIC BUSINESS PROGRAM.

TENNESSEE JUST HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER, IT'S TOO MUCH TO PASS UP.

>> ON THE FIELD THEY HAVE NEW HEAD COACH JOSH HYPEL.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE HIM AND THE OFFENSE HE'S BRINGING?

>> IT'S REAL FAST-PACED, HIGH TEMPO, THE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IS ON YOUR HEELS AND THEY PREPARE YOU FOR THAT NEXT LEVEL.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S A REALLY GOOD TRANSITION TYPE THING GETTING INTO THE NEXT LEVEL, AND IT WILL HELP ME GETTING READY FOR THAT LEVEL.

>> YOU GOT TO MEET HIM, RIGHT?

HE'S EXCITED?

WHAT ELSE IS HE GOING TO BE BRINGING TO TENNESSEE?

>> HE JUST BRINGS GREAT CHARACTER.

I FEEL LIKE -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME IS A REAL FAMILY ASPECT OF A FOOTBALL TEAM.

I FEEL LIKE HE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB CREATING THAT KIND OF BROTHERHOOD WITH THE TEAM.

EVERY WEEK THEY HAVE A TEAM BONDING ACTIVITY, AND I LOVE THAT.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE GREAT CONDEMN -- CHEMISTRY AND CULTURE, YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD TEAM.

>> YOU WERE OFFERED BY NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, GEORGIA, SOUTHERN CAL AND MANY MORE.

WHAT WAS YOUR RECRUITING PROCESS LIKE?

>> IT WAS DEFINITELY VERY STRESSFUL.

IT WAS CRAZY, ESPECIALLY GOING THROUGH COVID.

COVID REALLY THREW EVERYTHING INTO A GIANT BLENDER.

IT WAS PRETTY CRAZY, BUT IT WAS OVERALL A FUN EXPERIENCE.

>> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR COMMITTING TO TENNESSEE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

>>> PROGRAMMING REMINDER.

WHEN FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA KICK OFF ON THE 10th PRESENTED BY OUR FRIENDS OF HIGHWAY SAFETY, WE WILL BE SPONSORING A HALF TIME SHOW WITH HANNAH GOODMAN.

HANNAH'S HALF TIME IS BROUGHT TO US BY REGIONS AS GPB KICKS OFF ON FRIDAY AND ADDISON NICHOLS TO TENNESSEE.

INTERESTING.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD TELL FROM THAT INTERVIEW, HE'S VERY WELL SPOKEN, VERY ARTICULATE, SMART KID.

YOU COULD TELL THAT.

WHAT YOU COULDN'T TELL FROM THAT INTERVIEW IS JUST HOW MASSIVE HE IS.

6'5", 318 POUNDS.

HE IS A FOUR-STAR.

HE'S RATED NUMBER 3 INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN MEANING HE'S GOING TO PLAY GUARD OR CENTER, AND HE'S RANKED NUMBER 12 OVERALL PROSPECT IN THE STATE.

CHOSE TENNESSEE OVER THE 29 OTHER OFFERS, AND YOU HEARD HANNAH, HE KIND OF RATTLED OFF SOME OF THEM, GEORGIA, SOUTHERN CAL, OHIO, AND FAMILY TIME PLAYS A BIG PART IN THIS DECISION.

HE LIKES TO GO TO KNOXVILLE TO VISIT HIS GRANDPARENTS.

>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER BIG LINEMEN, FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY IN THE STATE.

6'3", 199 POUNDS, COMMITTED TO THE BLUE DEVILS.

HIS DAD IS CHIEF JUSTICE DAVID NOMI.

HE'S BEEN ON THE SUPREME COURT SINCE 2009 AND AN ALUMNUS, TOO.

A PRETTY BIG INFLUENCE IN STEVEN'S DECISION TO GO TO DUKE.

>>> 6'4", 300 POUNDS.

CHOSE THEM OVER OTHER OFFERS.

CLIPPER SAYS TENNESSEE IS RECRUITING HIM AS AN ALL-CENTER TACKLE.

CLIPPER'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW COACH JOSH HYPEL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS IN HIS COMMITMENT.

>> WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST TO REINFORCE WHAT A PRESENCE HE IS.

>> THIS SENIOR SLIPPED FROM HIS DAD'S ALMA MATER, GEORGIA TECH, TO GEORGIA A MONTH AGO.

HE COMMITTED TO THE YELLOW JACKETS ON AUGUST 2nd, COMMITTED TO THE DOGS THE NEXT DAY.

HE HAD EIGHT OTHER OFFERS.

HE PLAYED HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON AT BUFORD WHEN HE WAS 6'3", 233 POUNDS.

HE SLIMMED DOWN TEN POUNDS.

>> AND BRANDON BEST COMMITTED TO GEORGIA TECH.

HE CHOSE THE YELLOW JACKETS OVER TEN OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING KANSAS STATE, THE ONLY OTHER PROGRAM HE VISITED THIS SUMMER.

HE MADE HIS BEST DECISION.

TALKING TO JEFF COLLINS, HE MADE THE DECISION RIGHT THEN AND THERE, I'M COMING HERE.

>> HERE'S YOUR REVAMP ON THE TOP FIVE.

SOUTHEAST PRESENCE, AGAIN.

THEY'RE STAYING HOME.

>> A COUPLE TENNESSEES, GEORGIA, GEORGIA TECH.

VERY INTERESTING THE MIX RIGHT THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO THIS ISN'T ALL OF THEM BUT WANTED TO SPOT SHADOW ONE IN PARTICULAR.

>> LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT SOUTH SPALDING.

HE'S THE NUMBER 2 RATED INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AND THE NUMBER 7 OVERALL JUNIOR PROSPECT IN THE STATE.

HE HAS 14 OFFERS AND VISITED GEORGIA AND GEORGIA TECH TWICE THIS SUMMER.

NO DOUBT IT WILL STRETCH INTO HIS SENIOR YEAR.

>> THAT IS LIFE BETWEEN THE TACKLES AND THERE IS A LOT TO LOOK AT HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

A LOT OF FANTASTIC TALENT.

GREAT FOR HANNAH TO CATCH UP WITH ADDISON NICHOLS AS WELL.

>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, IT'S A TIME WE GET TO POINT TO THE CAMERA AND ASK IF YOU SHOULD MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!

"GPB RECRUITING" CONTINUES AFTER THIS.

>>> WELCOME BACK FOR THE HOME STRETCH HERE.

"GPB RECRUITING" SPONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS, FARM BUREAU INSURANCE.

>>> THERE'S SOME REALLY COOL STORIES THAT EVOLVE ON SATURDAYS, AND I KNOW YOU WANTED TO START THIS PARTICULAR BLOCK WITH ONE OF THOSE COOL STORIES AND A FAMILY THAT WE KNOW IN THE ATHENS AREA.

>> FORMER OCONI STORY ZEB NOLAN GOT PROMOTED FROM GRAD ASSISTANT TO STARTING QUARTERBACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE GAMECOCKS SEASON OPENER.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM A LONG TIME AGO WHEN HE PLAYED FOR ACONI COUNTY, WHICH MEANS HE WAS PLAYING FOR HIS DAD, TRAVIS, WHO LED ACONI COUNTY THE PAST TWO YEARS.

HE THOUGHT HIS FOOTBALL PLAYING WAS OVER.

BECAUSE OF A FOOT INJURY AND BECAUSE NOLAN STILL HAS A YEAR LEFT OF ELIGIBILITY, HE WILL PLAY SNAPS OF THE GAMECOCKS OPENER TOMORROW AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS.

NOLAN BEGAN HIS CAREER AT IOWA STATE BEFORE HEADING TO NORTH DAKOTA STATE WHERE HE BAGGED UP TREY LYNCH.

>> HE HAD TO GET A RING OUT OF THIS, DIDN'T HE?

>> IN THE PAST SPRING HE STARTED BECAUSE HE GOT READY FOR THE NFL DRAFT.

IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

>> YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

SPEAKING OF JUST NEVER KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS KNOW ABOUT JUSTIN HOOD.

>> OFFENSIVE TACKLE JUSTIN HOOD COMMITS TO GEORGIA.

THIS IS A BIG FELLOW.

6'8", 340.

AT ONE POINT HE TIPPED THE SCALES AT 400.

I WAS TALKING TO MY MAN AND HE SAID HE'S THE MOST MASSIVE HUMAN BEING HE'S EVER BEEN AROUND.

HE WILL BE DEMONSTRATING FLEXIBILITY AND THE ABILITY TO BEND.

IF HE CAN DO THAT, HE COULD BE AN NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK.

HE PICKED THE BULLDOGS OVER 23 OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING MIAMI AND OLE MISS, ALL OF WHOM HE VISITED OVER THE SUMMER.

>> OF COURSE, ALL THIS STUFF LEADING TO GEORGIA LEADS TO THIS.

>> GEORGIA IS NUMBER 3 IN THE NATION IN THE SPORT RANKINGS.

NUMBER 1, PENN STATE AND NUMBER 2 NOTRE DAME RIGHT NOW, AND AHEAD OF OHIO STATE AND NUMBER 5, ALABAMA.

GEORGIA'S CURRENT CLASS OF 2021-2022 IS MALAKI STARK.

THE OTHER ONE IS FRANCIS ROBINSON, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES LEONARD STOCKTON OF RAVEN COUNTY.

>> ALSO KEEPING A LOOK AT THE WILDCATS.

MORE NEWS TO FINISH THIS UP?

>> JASON DAVIS WILL ATTEND CLEMSON.

HE'LL BE HITTING A LOT OF BIG GAMES EARLY IN THE SEASON WITH PLANS TO ATTEND OREGON, AUBURN, PENN STATE.

IF YOU CAN GET INTO THOSE SCHOOLS, WHY NOT?

DAVIS HAS THROWN FOR EIGHT TOUCHDOWNS OVER 600 YARDS IN THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON, AND HE'S A TENTH GRADER BUT HE'S ALREADY BEEN PICKED TO PLAY IN THE ALL-AMERICAN BOWL WHICH COMES AFTER YOU'RE A SENIOR.

>> TWO YEARS AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

NEXT UP, SHAMAR STEWART.

>> HE'S THE NUMBER THREE LINEMAN IN THE COUNTRY, SHAMAR STEWART.

HE'S NOT MY COUSIN BUT HE DOES SHARE SOME TRAITS, IN MY DREAMS.

ALONG WITH GEORGIA STEWART PICKED MIAMI, CLEMSON, OHIO STATE.

HE IS OVERALL THE NUMBER TWO PROSPECT IN FLORIDA, THE OVERALL NATIONAL PROSPECT IN SPORTS.

AS SOON AS HE SIGNS IN DECEMBER, THE NEW NCAA NIA RULES WILL ALLOW HIM TO MONETIZE THAT.

REMEMBER WHEN PLAYERS GOT IN TROUBLE FOR GETTING A FREE DINNER?

>> UH-HUH.

>> NOW WE HAVE SOME PLAYERS MAKING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS ON NIL DEALS.

>> BROUGHT TO US BY THE LETTERS N, I AND L. >>> IT'S THAT TIME IN THE SHOW WHERE YOU HELP US OUT EVERY SINGLE WEEK, "MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER."

THERE IT IS, THERE IS YOUR TRUMPET FANFARE BY FARM BUREAU INSURANCE.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS EACH AND EVERY WEEK HERE AT "GPB RECRUITING 2021."

>> THIS IS MY CHOICE THIS WEEK.

IAN HACKBY, 6'1" AND THE SON OF COACH RYAN HAGBY.

HE HAD A MONSTER GAME IN RIVERDALE'S WIN.

17 TOTAL TACKLES, 10 SOLO, INTERCEPTION, FUMBLE RECOVERY, PBU, TOTAL 144 TOTAL TACKLES LAST SEASON WITH 88 SOLO AND THREE QUARTERBACK SACKS EARNING ALL REGION HONORS, THE BIG REGION WHY THE RAIDERS SHOULD WIN 4A FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.

THEY'VE NEVER WON BACK-TO-BACK REGION TITLES.

THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT THIS YEAR.

OF COURSE, THEY GOT TO THE STATE QUARTERFINALS LAST YEAR.

"MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER."

NEXT UP.

>> LET'S GO TO BROOKS PANGLE, SENIOR QUARTERBACK FROM GREENBRIAR.

6'2", 180 POUNDS.

HE SET ALL KINDS OF RECORDS ALREADY.

SEASON RECORD FOR PASSING YARDS, 258 PASSING YARDS.

SINGLE GAME RECORD 462 YARDS.

GHSA REGION 8 5A OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

HE WAS IN CLASSIFICATION 5A.

BROOKS PANGLE, "MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER"!

>> UPDATE ON SENIOR DV MOSS WHO WE MENTIONED LAST WEEK.

LAST YEAR LED THE TEAM WITH TEN PFL, FIRST REGION LINEBACKERS, SECOND REGION ALL-COUNTY, PARTICIPATED IN THE SHOW AT IMG.

BRANDON MOSS, SENIOR BD, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!

>> WE'RE UNDER 30 SECONDS.

BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?

SEND AN E-MAIL TO US, BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

SEND US THAT E-MAIL, GIVE US THE TOTAL PACK ANYONE.

HE'S MATT, I'M JOHN.

THIS IS ANOTHER ROUND MUCH SPORTS RECRUITING 2021.

FOR EVERYONE HERE AT GPB, THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.