Football Fridays in Georgia
Recruiting 2021: Week 6
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Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the top recruiting news from around the state.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> WELCOME TO RECRUITING 2021, PRESENTED BY OUR FRIENDS, ALWAYS THE HOME TEAM, HALF HOUR PUBLIC BROADCASTING BANDIT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF GREATEST HITS.
IT IS MATT, IT IS JOHN, IT IS RECRUITING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE TALK ABOUT DRAMA.
TALK ABOUT SUBPLOT.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
THEY'RE RESURRECTING THE MARLENE IN A POSSESSED PLOT.
>> POSSESSED BY WHAT, THE GHOST OF KNUTE ROCKNE?
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF SALEM HIGH HAS A WAY TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS.
WE HAVE A SUBPLOT WE WERE TABBED LAST WEEK, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NO LONGER HAS THEIR HEAD COACH AND OUR LEAD STORY THIS WEEK IS FIGURING OUT WHERE THEY MAY WANT TO GO NOW.
>> THAT'S ONE OF HIS TOP FOUR, WE'RE FOUR DAYS AWAY FROM THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT OF CARVER COLUMBUS FOUR STAR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ELIJAH PRITCHARD, NUMBER NINE RATED TACKLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
SOUTHERN CAL IS IN HIS TOP FOUR INCLUDING GEORGIA, FLORIDA STATE, ALABAMA, AND SOUTHERN CAL.
6'6", 280-POUND SENIOR.
CRYSTAL BALL IS PREDICTING THE SEMINOLES.
IF YOU FOLLOW, MAYBE IT'S THE BULLDOGS.
PRITCHARD'S LAST OFFICIAL VISIT WAS AT GEORGIA LAST WEEKEND.
THE CARVER COLUMBUS STAR VISITED SFU THREE TIMES SINCE JUNE 1 INCLUDING AN OFFICIAL.
HE ALSO TOOK OFFICIAL VISITS TO ALABAMA, USC AND ARKANSAS AND WE'VE GOT BIG PRITCH SCHEDULED TO BE ON NEXT WEEK'S SHOW TO TALK ABOUT HIS DECISION.
>> NEXT STOP, BUFFORD THREE STAR LINEBACKER VIJAY PAYNE, CHOSE THE WILDCATS OVER 16 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING HIS OTHER TWO FINALISTS, VANDERBILT AND BOSTON COLLEGE.
HE ALSO RECEIVED OFFERS FROM ARKANSAS, MICHIGAN, AND USC.
TOOK AN OFFICIAL TO K-STATE AND THAT APPARENTLY SEALED THE DEAL.
IT'S A HURDLES AND RELAY STAR FOR THE TRACK TEAM.
16 TOTAL TACKLES AND BUFFORD'S FIRST THREE GAMES, FIVE TFL LAST SEASON AS A JUNIOR ON THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
>> STATE HAS A BIG HISTORY IN TRACK.
SHILOH LINEBACKER ISAAC PRINCE COMMITTEES TO MERCER, 6'1", SENIOR PICKED THE BEARS OVER GEORGE STATE AND U-MASS.
MINUTEMEN OFFERED IN FEBRUARY.
BUT WHEN MERCER OFFERED FOUR DAYS AGO, HE COMMITTED RIGHT AWAY.
PRINCE HAS RECORDED 25 TACKLES, THREE TFL AND A QUARTERBACK SACK.
TOUGH TIME FOR THEM TONIGHT.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN AND THEY'RE PLAYING AT NUMBER 5 WESTLAKE.
IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING, WE LIKE TO FIND OUT WHERE'S WALDO.
>> LATEST EDITION OF WHERE'S LT, THE NUMBER ONE JUNIOR PROSPECT IN THE NATION, LT OVERTON IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN NORMAN FOR THE GAME AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA, THE SECOND WEEKEND IN A ROW THAT OVERTON HAS VISITED ONE OF HIS PARENTS' ALMA MATERS.
HIS DAD WAS A STANDOUT OFFENSIVE LINEMAN IN OKLAHOMA.
HIS MOM WAS AT KENTUCKY.
LAST WEEK, LEXINGTON.
WATCH KENTUCKY BARELY HANG ON TO BEAT CHATTANOOGA.
ALSO AT THE GEORGIA CLEMSON GAME HE VISITED THE BULLDOGS TIGERS TEXAS A&M ALABAMA AND OHIO STATE DURING THE SUMMER AND BY THE WAY HIS DAD MILTON IS THE A.D. AT KEN I SAW STATE AND HIS DAD WORKED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS OF ALABAMA AND TEXAS A&M AS WELL SO HE'S GOT A LOT OF CONNECTIONS NO TELLING WHERE LT IS GOING TO GO SO YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH RECRUITING 2021 TO FIND OUT WHERE HE IS EVERY WEEKEND.
>> WE HAVE OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY AND GEORGIA GAME OF THE WEEK COMING UP.
THE BACKYARD BRAWL WHICH YOU SAY IS BETTER THAN WEST VIRGINIA.
>> ONE BACKYARD BRAWL.
>> THEY DON'T BURN SOFAS AFTER THE VICTORY.
>> OR AT LEAST WE DON'T KNOW THIS YET.
THAT'S OUR GAME TONIGHT, BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, THE 34th RENEWAL AND YOU'VE GOT FOLKS UNTIL THE SHADOW.
>> HORNETS ARE OFF TO A 4-0 START THIS SEASON RANKED NUMBER 8 IN THE GPB TOP TEN AND WE START WITH ETHAN NATION, 24-7 SPORTS, 13 CORNER BACK IN THE CLASS OF 2023.
NATION HAS 44 OFFERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
GEORGIA, GEORGIA TECH, MIAMI TOOK ON OFFICIAL VISITS THIS SUMMER TO HURRICANES AND ALSO CAMPED AT ALABAMA.
HE HAD AN INCREDIBLE EIGHT INTERSECTIONS LAST SEASON.
THAT'S NOT EASY FOR HIM TO DO BECAUSE TEAMS DON'T EVEN THROW TO HIS SIDE OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD ANYMORE.
HE'S PLAYED ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE FOOTBALL.
YOU'LL SEE HIM LINE UP AT WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE HORNETS TONIGHT.
HE'S CALLED 18 BALLS FOR FOUR TOUCHDOWNS.
>> ROBBIE ROPER ONE OF YOUR MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER UNDERRATED BETTER OFFER GUYS.
>> TOTALLY UNDERRATED WITH THAT TWO STAR, 6'2", 192-POUND SENIOR QUARTERBACK HAS BEEN OFFERED BY WESTERN CAROLINA AND WESTERN STATE BUT ALSO DRAWING FROM GEORGIA TECH, OL' MISS, AND VANDY.
NO QUARTERBACK IN SEVEN, MAYBE THE ENTIRE STATE HAS HAD A BETTER FIRST MONTH OF THE SEASON THAN ROPER.
HE'S THROWN FOR 1400, 25 YARDS.
THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF 356 A GAME.
THAT'S MORE THAN MORE TEAMS HAVE IN TOTAL OFFENSE.
HE'S COMPLETED 73.5% OF HIS PASSES, 19 TOUCHDOWNS, TWO INTERCEPTIONS.
PERHAPS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN ROBBIE ROPER'S GAME THIS YEAR AS A SENIOR, REALLY WORKED ON HIS MOBILITY.
AND NOT ONLY MOBILITY, RUNNING THE BALL, BUT MOBILITY, KEEPING HIS HEAD UP, THROWING THE BALL DOWNFIELD AND MAKING BIG PLAYS THAT WAY.
>> WHO ELSE IS ON YOUR LIST FROM ROSWELL?
>> JAMON HALL GREW UP IN THE HORNETS JUNIOR PROGRAM.
THOSE TWO SCHOOLS ARE REALLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
NO OFFERS YET BUT HE IS RECEIVING INTEREST FROM GEORGIA TECH, PENN STATE, MISSISSIPPI STATE, AND UAB.
CASE BARNETT, SENIOR LINEBACKER, 39 TOTAL TACKLES, SEVEN TFL, A QUARTERBACK SACK.
NO OFFERS YET.
ETHAN KREITZ, JUNIOR, WIDE RECEIVER, TEN CATCHES FOR 317 YARDS THAT'S 31 YARDS PER CATCH, FOLKS.
FIVE TOUCHDOWNS.
>> NO MATH ON THIS SHOW.
>> HE REMINDS THE COACH OF A YOUNG MARQUIS WILLIS WHO HE SAW LAST YEAR ON FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA.
AND NYE DAVENPORT, SOPHOMORE LINEBACKER, RUNNING BACK, PARDON ME, AVERAGES FIVE YARDS PER CARRY.
THEY DON'T RUN THE BALL VERY MUCH.
YOU'VE GOT ROPER THROWING, THEY DON'T RUN IT VERY MUCH.
BUT WHEN THEY DO, DAVENPORT GETS THE BALL.
COACH PRUITT DESCRIBES HIM AS A BABY GIRAFFE, STILL NOT THERE YET, BUT HE'S GOING TO BE A FREAK ATHLETE.
>> TURNING THE PAGE TO RAIDER VALLEY.
>> WALTON FOUR STAR MARCUS ALLEN 6'2" 175 SENIOR.
FOUR STAR CORNER COMMITTED TO NORTH CAROLINA OVER 29 OR OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA TECH.
VISITED THOSE SCHOOLS ON SUCCESSFUL WEEKENDS IN JUNE, CLOSING WITH UNC AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
HIS DAD PLAYED COLLEGE HOOPS FOR ARMY.
HIS BROTHER DEREK STARTED AT NOTRE DAME, IS NOW AT GEORGIA TECH.
ALISON THE LEADING TACKLER IN THE SECONDARY WITH 22 STOPS AND THREE GAMES.
>> WE'LL SEE ALL OVER THE PLACE, PROBABLY.
>> THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL SUTTON SMITH.
>> 3D.
>> WHAT DOES THE 5'10", 180-POUND SENIOR NOT DO?
HE FITS THE DEFINITION OF SWISS ARMY KNIFE.
PLAYS RUNNING BACK IN THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
COMMITTED TO MEMPHIS.
OVER 11 OTHER OTHERS INCLUDING NEBRASKA, MARYLAND AND NAVY, TRANSFER FROM McETIRN.
FIRST COMMITMENT FROM THE TIGERS IN THE CLASS OF 2022 BACK IN APRIL.
IT APPEARS THAT MEMPHIS HAS THE SAME KIND OF PLAN THAT DANIEL BRUNER HAS FOR HIM AT WALTON.
USING HIM ALL OVER THE FIELD, CREATE MISMATCHES.
>> NOT A BAD IDEA.
WHO ELSE IS ON YOUR MIND IN RAIDER VALLEY?
>> A BUNCH OF GUYS THAT ARE GOING TO GO PLAY SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
CASEN HENRY, THREE-STAR OFFENSIVE TACKLE, COMMITTED TO SOUTH CAROLINA OVER FLORIDA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
YOU'VE GOT ZACK ROSEMAN, THREE STAR, QUARTER, 6'2", 200.
A DUAL THREAT, COMMITTED TO AP STATE OVER GEORGIA.
FOUR TOUCHDOWNS.
HE SPLITS WITH ANOTHER SOPHOMORE PROSPECT, JEREMY HECKLYNSKEY.
RAWSON McKNEEL, THREE STAR WIDE RECEIVER, 6'5", 190, COMMITTED TO RICE OVER NINE OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING IOWA STATE AND TULANE.
THE GEORGIA ELITE CLASSIC IN ROME LAST DECEMBER, THINK OF ROSS AND McNEILL.
THIS GUY IS A MATCHUP NIGHTMARE.
GOING TO RICE, HE'S SMART, THEY GRADUATE ASTRONAUTS.
AJ BROWN, 6 FOOT, COMMITTED TO UAB OVER EIGHT OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA STATE AND BOSTON COLLEGE.
AND EVAN BACKS, OFFENSIVE GUARD, THAT'S NOT AN COMMITMENT BUT AN OFFER FROM TENNESSEE TECH AND EXPECTED TO GET SOME OTHERS BECAUSE HE'S DRAWING INTEREST FROM OTHERS AS WELL AS.
>> ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE 6'4", 280 POUNDS.
THAT IS THE "A" BLOCK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, TIME TO LIVE ON THE EDGE AND FIGURE OUT WHO THE STATE'S TOP EDGE RUSHERS ARE.
YOU'RE WATCHING "GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2011" PRESENTED BY OUR FRIENDS AT FARM BUREAU INSURANCE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2021" BROUGHT TO US BY OUR FRIENDS AT FARM BUREAU INSURANCE.
HANNAH GOODEN CATCHES UP WITH SOME OF THE BEST HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
THIS TIME AROUND WE TAKE A VISIT TO CEDAR GROVE AND HER CONVERSATION WITH CARLTON MADDEN.
>> HEY, GUYS, I AM NOW JOINED BY CEDAR GROVE LINEBACKER CARLTON MADDEN, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
YOU COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LAST WEEK ON SEPTEMBER 16.
CONGRATULATIONS, FIRST OF ALL.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE DOGS?
>> YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE GREAT RELATIONSHIP I HAVE WITH THE COACHES.
IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL ALL AROUND.
ACADEMICALLY, ON THE FIELD, THEY HAVE A GREAT DEFENSE.
WITH IT ONLY BEING AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME, THAT PLAYED A BIG FACTOR IN THE DECISION.
>> HOW DID YOU COMMIT?
TAKE ME THROUGH THAT DAY.
>> THAT DAY, I WAS ACTUALLY IN SCHOOL.
I ALREADY HAD MY VIDEO MADE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO ON THE DAY, I WAS IN SCHOOL, THIS WAS AROUND LUNCHTIME, SO IT WAS PERFECT.
I DROPPED IT, I JUST FELT RELIEVED.
I TEXTED MY FAMILY.
THEY WAS REALLY EXCITED FOR ME, THEY WERE HAPPY.
THAT IS IT.
>> I'VE SEEN YOUR COMMITMENT VIDEO, IT LOOKS AWESOME, IT'S UP ON YOUR TWITTER IF YOU GUYS WANT TO WATCH IT.
YOU WERE COMMITTED TO COLORADO BEFORE THE SUMMER BEGAN.
WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE FOR YOU?
>> YOU KNOW, DURING THE SUMMER, MY RECRUITING PROCESS STARTED TO BLOW UP, ME BEING ABLE TO GO OUT TO SCHOOLS AND CAMP.
AND JUST SHOWING WHAT I CAN DO TO COACHES.
A LOT OF THINGS CHANGED.
I JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS BETTER FOR ME TO REEVALUATE SOME THINGS.
>> UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL VISITS CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING.
ATHENS WELCOMED YOU TWICE TO THEIR TOWN WHERE YOU GOT TO MEET DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND COACH DAN LANNING.
WHAT IMPRESSED YOU ABOUT THEM?
>> COACH LANNING IS A VERY GOOD GUY.
HE GRABS YOUR ATTENTION, HE'S A VERY ENERGETIC DUDE.
WE FACETIME EVERY OTHER DAY, IT SEEMS.
HE'S A GREAT GUY.
HE CARES ABOUT YOU OFF THE FIELD AS MUCH AS HE DO ON THE FIELD.
>> ON YOUR CURRENT TEAM, CEDAR GROVE, YOU ARE TEAMMATES WITH DEFENSIVE TACKLE KRISTEN MILLER, ANOTHER TOP TARGET FOR GEORGIA IN THE 2022 CLASS.
ARE YOU TRYING TO SWAY HIM TO THE DOGS?
>> WE'RE TRYING TO SWIM HIM OVER TO THE DEFENSE.
A VERY GOOD GUY, A GREAT DUDE, REALLY LIKE MY BROTHER, WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY.
HE WAS BORN ON THE SAME DAY.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET HIM OVER TO GEORGIA.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S PRETTY MEANT TO BE.
HAVE YOU GOTTEN TO KNOW ANYBODY ELSE IN THE 2022 GEORGIA RECRUITING CLASS?
>> DEFINITELY.
I WAS ADDED TO THE GROUP A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
OTHER THAN -- OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST ME BEING IN THE GROUP CHAT, I KNOW A FEW DUDES, LIKE MARQUISE, THINGS LIKE THAT, THE WAY OF PLAYING FOOTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> CARLTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOU AT GEORGIA AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FINISHING OUT YOUR SENIOR SEASON.
YOU HAVE A REGION BATTLE WITH CARVER THIS WEEK, GOOD LUCK, AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> DEFINITELY, THANK YOU.
>> INTERVIEWING THE STARS, CATCHING UP WITH CARLTON MADDEN.
FOOTBALL FRIDAY IN GEORGIA PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OS OF HIGHWAY SAFETY.
SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE HALFTIME SHOW.
SHE'S ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE POST GAME SHOW.
ONCE THE GAME IS OVER, IT'S NOT OVER.
HALFTIME SHOW IS PART OF FOOTBALL FRIDAYS IN GEORGIA, 7:30 HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.
IF YOU'RE A PART OF CEDAR GROVE, THIS CHUCK'S ACTUAL JACKET FROM HIS TIME AS A SAINT.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
THIS IS 1977 VINTAGE RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT'S 1977?
THAT MAKES THAT AN ARTIFACT.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THIS NEEDS TO BE IN ONE OF THOSE HERMETICALLY SEALED FRAMES.
I THINK I'LL TAKE IT HOME.
>> KEEP IT.
>> SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIVING ON THE EDGE.
THE DEFENSE FROM CARLTON, THAT WAS A SLY THING HE SAID.
>> WE ARE SO FAR PAST THE HOLD@TRICK.
THESE GUYS PRODUCING THESE VIDEOS, THEY'RE SPECTACULAR, PROFESSIONAL VIDEOS WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CARLTON MADDEN IS A THREE-STAR.
FORGET ABOUT THE STARS HERE.
GEORGIA DID THEIR HOMEWORK ON THIS GUY.
THIS WAS A GUY, THIS WAS THE PLAY LAST YEAR, ONE JV GAME WHEN HE TRANSFERRED INTO THE CEDAR CONTROL PROGRAM HE WAS RULED INELIGIBLE, HE HAD NO GAME FILM FROM LAST YEAR.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HIS RECRUITMENT DIDN'T BLOW UP UNTIL THE SUMMER.
YOU HEARD HIM ALLUDE TO THAT.
HE'S GOT 16 OFFERS.
HE PICKED UP EIGHT OF THEM SINCE JUNE 1.
SO YEAH, HIS RECRUITMENT BLEW UP.
GEORGIA DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE THREE STAR THING.
THIS GUY IS A TREMENDOUS RUSHER.
DARE I SAY, HE'S EASILY A FOUR-STAR WHEN THEY GO BACK AND START EVALUATING AND REEVALUATING THINGS.
HE'S GOING TO BE A BIG TIME EDGE RUSHER.
>> WE'VE GOT TO FLY.
WHO ELSE IS ON YOUR MIND?
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT FOUR-STAR DARREN SMITH COMMITTED TO GEORGIA A LONG TIME AGO.
HE COMMITTED BACK IN DECEMBER.
6'6", 225.
PICKED THE BULLDOGS OVER TEN OTHER OFFICERS INCLUDING FLORIDA, AUBURN, AND TENNESSEE.
TOLD 24/7 SPORTS HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A BULLDOG FAN.
HIS MOM IS EVEN BIGGER.
>> BIGGER.
>> THAT SEALED THE DEAL.
ALSO A THREE-STAR WITH THE PIRATES PLAYING CENTER ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM AND COMPETES TRACK AND FIELD.
NEXT ON THE LIST.
>> NORTH COBB FOUR STAR JOSH JOSEPH, 6'3", 215, HAVING A GREAT SENIOR SEASON FOR THE SECOND RANKED WARRIORS.
TOP FOUR OF MICHIGAN.
PENN STATE.
TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
THE 24/7 SPORTS CRYSTAL BALL PREDICTING THE WOLVERINES AS WE REPORTED RECENTLY ON "RECRUITING 2021."
TAKING ON OFFICIAL VISITS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
ALSO SOUTH CAROLINA AND AUBURN, THOSE WERE UNOFFICIAL.
THREE OF HIS FIVE OFFICIALS IN THE BOOKS AS WELL.
HE'S TAKEN OFFICIALS TO TENNESSEE, MICHIGAN AND PENN STATE.
>> NEXT STOP, ONE OF THE MOST HIDDEN GYMS YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF.
>> THREE DAY AFTER DECOMMITTING FROM NOTRE DAME.
HIS FLIT FROM THE FIGHTING IRISH TO THE COMMODORES IS CALLED ONE OF THE BIGGEST WINS OF COACH LEE'S RECRUITING CLASS.
HE HAD OFFERS FROM 'BAMA, LSU, FSU I SHOULD SAY, JUST LIKE RAVEN GAP STAR MARVIN KLEIN WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK, EGU WAS NOT BORN HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, HE WAS BORN IN IRELAND, LIVED IN ENGLAND BEFORE MOVING HERE A FEW YEARS AGO TO CONTINUE HIS AMERICAN FOOTBALL CAREER.
>> NEXT STOP, NOONAN, THREE STAR.
>> HILL COMMITTED TO GEORGIA STATE, 6'2", 230, SENIOR, PICKED THE PANTHERS IN JULY OVER TEN OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING VIRGINIA TECH AND SYRACUSE HILL.
TOOK OFFICIALS TO VISIT THE HOKIES AND THE ORANGE, HILL AND THE COUGARS, TOUGH 1-3 START, A BIG SURPRISE.
NOONAN WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THINGS RIGHT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN THEY KICK OFF THEIR REGION 2 SCHEDULE.
>> HERE'S YOUR RECAP.
>> GEORGIA, TWICE ON THE LIST.
NO BIG SURPRISE THERE.
GEORGIA GETTING IN STATE GUYS GETTING THE OUT OF STATE GUYS, GETTING A LOT OF GUYS.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY NUMBER 4 IN THE NATION IN THE RECRUITING RANK AND THERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOP FIVE ED RUSHERS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
HOW ABOUT THE TOP JUNIOR.
>> HOW ABOUT THE TOP JUNIOR.
>> DOUGLAS COUNTY, THREE STAR ZACHARIAH KEITH, COMMITTED TO GEORGIA TECH IN JUNE OVER THREE OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING LIBERTY, SOUTH ALABAMA, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
THIS IS A YOUNG MAN JUST REALLY GETTING STARTED.
HE'S JUST A JUNIOR, TRANSFER FROM NORTH SPRINGS, BIG REASON WHY, DOUGLAS COUNTY, KEEP AN EYE ON THAT TEAM.
TIGERS OFF TO A 4-0 START THIS YEAR AS THEY HEAD INTO THEIR TOUGH REGION SCHEDULE.
WE'LL SEE HOW GOOD THAT 4-0 REALLY IS AS THEY GET READY TO PLAY TEAMS LIKE CARROLLTON AND ROME.
>> GOT TO BE A STOUT SCHEDULE FOR THEM COMING UP.
AROUND THE CORNER.
WE POINT AT THE CAMERA AND LET YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER AND SHOW YOU ALSO WHO ELSE IS GETTING IT DONE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2021."
>> WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO AND A SHORT TIME TO GET THERE.
WE'RE HEADING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR WITH "FOOTBALL FRIDAYS."
LET'S START WITH AROUND THE NATION AND THE ARCH.
>> LOTS OF NEWS OUT OF GEORGIA.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE JUNIOR QUARTERBACK IN THE ENTIRE NATION.
HE'S NAME IS ARCH MANNING.
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF THE MAN.
THIS IS THE NEPHEW OF PEYTON AND ELI.
HE'S JUST AS GOOD AS THE REST OF THEM OR SO THEY THINK HE'S GOING TO BE.
HE VISITED THE GEORGIA SOUTH GAME, ARCHIE.
>> ARCH EXCLAMATION POINT.
>> GEORGIA, 'BAMA, CLEMSON, LSU, TEXAS, CONSIDERED LEADERS.
NO TENNESSEE IN THERE.
UNCLE PEYTON APPARENTLY DIDN'T GIVE HIM A BIG ENOUGH BIRTHDAY PRESENT ONCE YEAR.
COULD BE COMING TO GEORGIA.
>> NEXT STOP, LUTHER.
IT MIGHT BE AWFUL PAINFUL WHEN YOU RUN INTO HIM.
>> OUT OF EAST ST. LOUIS, TOP THREE, GEORGIA BULLDOGS ARE IN IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
ALSO GEORGIA, OKLAHOMA, MISSOURI, THAT'S HIS TOP THREE, 39 TOTAL OFFERS FOR LUTHER BURDEN AS THE BULLDOGS IN THE FIVE STARS TOP THREE.
NEXT STOP, HERE COMES MY HERO.
HERO KANOU.
FOUR STAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OUT OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA.
GOOD RIGHT NOW.
FIVE OFFICIAL VISITS HE IS SET.
GEORGIA'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM.
ALABAMA, NOTRE DAME, OHIO STATE, OKLAHOMA, AND THE BULLDOGS.
GOING TO BE HIS FIVE OFFICIAL VISITS COMING UP.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY.
>> ONE MORE, FIVE STAR JUNIOR WIDE RECEIVER AJ HARRIS OUT OF PHOENIX CITY, ALABAMA, NAMES HIS TOP TEN BULLDOGS.
>> TWO-MINUTE WARNING.
IT'S THAT TIME WHEN WE BOTH POINT AT THE CAMERA AND LET YOU MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
WE'VE GOT TWO NAMES AND A RECAP FROM LAST WEEK.
LET'S START WITH THE NAME ON YOUR LIST FROM LAST WEEK'S GAME.
>> MILL CREEK, AIDAN BANFIELD, BIG SOPHOMORE, OFFENSIVE GUARD.
YOU WATCH THE VIDEO, HE IS JUST DOMINATING FROM THE GET GO.
NUMBER 67, KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM, 6'4", 285.
HE'LL BE A POWER FIVE GUY.
GREAT AT 85%.
NOBODY GOT BY HIM, NO QUARTERBACK PRESSURES ALLOWED.
AIDAN BANFIELD GETTING IT DONE.
THAT'S ANOTHER SEGMENT.
MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER AND TRUST ME, AIDAN'S GOING TO GET A BUNCH OF THEM.
>> WEST LAWRENCE FOR PICK OF THE WEEK.
>> BRANDON HORN.
>> I LOVE IT, WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JUNIOR, 6 FOOT, 300.
HIS POSITION WAS SUBMITTED AT CENTER DURING HIS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS WHEN THE COACHES SAID, WE NEED YOU TO PLAY GUARD.
HE MOVED OVER THERE.
HE'S HAD A BIG SEASON.
>> THE BIGGEST.
>> HE SQUATS 515, BENCHES 315, HAS A 4.0 GPA.
BRANDON HORN, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
>> OKAY.
AND AN JUST LAST WEEK.
LET'S CATCH YOU BACK UP WITH CODY WILLIAMS.
>> WOLVERINES.
MAN, HE'S HAVING A GREAT SEASON, LINEBACKER.
ALSO PLAYING RUNNING BACK, GETTING IT DONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL.
HERE IS HE COMING OFF THE EDGE, GOING TO MAKE THE BIG PLAY, RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, MAKES THE TACKLE.
CODY WILLIAMS, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
>> I KNOW WE GOT LIKE 30 SECONDS LEFT.
HERE IS HOW YOU DO IT.
LET US KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU GUYS AROUND THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
LET US KNOW EVERYTHING ON THE FIELD, OFF THE FIELD.
MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
GIVE ALL YOUR SUBMISSIONS, JUDGMENT US ON EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON WITH ALL OF YOUR SUBMISSIONS ALL SEASON LONG BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHOWCASE THE STATE TO THE REST OF THE STATE.
>> 30 SECONDS LEFT.
HERE'S THE GUYS GETTING IT DONE, WILL ANDERSON IS ONE OF FIVE.
>> SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AND ALABAMA'S BIG VICTORY OVER ALABAMA.
NEXT, BJ OGILARI.
NEXT UP, KYLE HAMILTON OUT OF MARIS.
HE'S DOING WELL FOR NOTRE DAME AS WELL.
I'M GOING FASTER THAN THE GRAPHICS, THIS IS GREAT.
YOU'LL SEE KYLE RIGHT THERE.
WE GOT TEN SECONDS LEFT.
LAST ONE ON THE LEFT, MALIK WILLIS OUT OF LIBERTY.
SHE'S BEEN SHOCKING THEM FOR THE LAST YEAR PLUS.
HE'S MATT.
I'M JOHN.
BYE.
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