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Recruiting 2022: Playoffs Round Two
Season 2022 Episode 14 | 30m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the top recruiting news from around the state.
Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the latest recruiting news around the state during playoffs, and reveal their picks for "Make That Kid An Offer."
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Recruiting 2022: Playoffs Round Two
Season 2022 Episode 14 | 30m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt Stewart and Jon Nelson discuss the latest recruiting news around the state during playoffs, and reveal their picks for "Make That Kid An Offer."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ >>> WELCOME TO GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2022, FASTEST HALF HOUR IN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE HAVE A GAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, WHICH I HEARD IS A GOOD ONE.
>> GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD ONE.
>> SNOWMAN AND BANDIT FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR, LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF RECRUITING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> COMING UP NEXT 30 MINUTES WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP PROSPECTS TO WATCH IN THAT HUGE NUMBER FIVE MILL CREEK AT NUMBER FOUR NORTH COB SEMIFINAL.
I THINK THE WINNER WILL GET TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP PROSPECTS AND ONE PLAYING IS JAMAL ANDERSON.
HE'S COMMITTED TO CLEMSON.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND HEAR FROM HIM IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH GOODEN.
>> AND MATT'S GOING TO DO THE DIRTY BIRD.
>> NO, I'M NOT.
>> STORY COMES TO US FROM A FACTORY IN MIDDLE FLORIDA.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF NEWS.
GOING TO START WITH THE NUMBER ONE SENIOR EDGE RUSHER IN THE COUNTRY.
SET A COMMITMENT DATE, AND THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS ARE IN HIS FINAL FOUR.
THE FACTORY TO WHICH YOU ARE REFERRING IS IMG ACADEMY, WHERE SAMUEL M'PEMBA MADE HIS ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWITTER, WITH THE DOGS AMONG THE FINALISTS.
THE '24 SPORTS CRYSTAL BALL IS PREDICTING THAT THE BULLDOGS WILL BE THE WINNER.
M'PEMBA TOOK AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO GEORGIA, WHERE THE DOGS BEAT TENNESSEE.
TOOK HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO TENNESSEE WHEN THE VOLS BEAT ALABAMA.
PLAYING HIS HIGH SCHOOL BALL IN ST. LOUIS, TRANSFERRING TO BRADENTON, FLORIDA.
HE'S BEEN PLAYING WIDE RECEIVER THIS YEAR.
NEXT STOP.
>> WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME TUCSON SOUTH POINT CATHOLIC TO THE PROGRAM.
>> AND 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE, NUMBER ONE JURN EDGE RUSHER IN THE COUNTRY.
6'6", 235 POUNDS, HAS FLORIDA, MICHIGAN, AND TENNESSEE IN HIS TOP 12, ALONG WITH GEORGIA.
HIS DAD WAS A TIGHT END AT FLORIDA IN THE EARLY '90s.
BROTHER A PREFERRED WALK-ON THERE NOW.
SO, 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE, GEORGIA'S GOING TO WIN.
>> FAMILY THERE.
>> >> 18 SACKS AND 64 QUARTERBACK HURRIES.
>> LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE TRAVELING FROM HIS INITIAL COMMITMENT.
>> MIAMI GULLIVER PREP DANIEL HARRIS HAS DECOMMITTED FROM GEORGIA.
NUMBER 18 SENIOR CORNER IN THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
SPECULATION IS HARRIS COULD NOW BE HEADED TOWARDS PENN STATE.
HE HAD BEEN COMMITTED TO THE DOGS SINCE JULY 1st.
TWO WEEKS AFTER HE TOOK HIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO ATHENS.
ALSO TAKING AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO PENN STATE, OHIO STATE, AND MICHIGAN.
94 CAREER TACKLES FOR HARRIS.
>> STORY NUMBER FOUR BRING US BACK INTO THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> NORTH OCONI, KHALIL BARNES ANNOUNCES HIS TOP THREE.
COMMITMENT DATE DECEMBER 17th.
HE SAYS HE'LL CHOOSE WITH CLEMSON, NOTRE DAME, AND OKLAHOMA.
HE WAS ORIGINALLY COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST BEFORE CHANGING HIS MIND DURING THE SEASON.
TOOK AN UNOFFICIAL VISIT TO CLEMSON TO SEE THE TIGERS BEAT SYRACUSE, AND WILL TAKE HIS OFFICIAL TO CLEMSON DURING THE NOTRE DAME GAME.
TOOK AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO NOTRE DAME WHEN THEY BEAT THEM, AND HE REPORTEDLY RUSHED THE FIELD FOR THE REST OF THE FANS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR CLEMSON.
PROBABLY NOT.
ONE OF HIS COACHES, A GUY NAMED DAVID POLLACK.
>> LET'S GO FROM TONY COUNTY TO GWINNETT COUNTY AND GO TO THE CITY WHERE EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY.
>> THAT WOULD BE SNELLVILLE?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> BRICE DOBSON COMMITS TO GEORGIA TECH.
DOBSON PICKED THE YELLOW JACKETS OVER THREE OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA STATE AND ARMY.
COMMITMENT CAME TWO DAY AFTER THE BRONCOS GOT UPSET BY HARRISON.
HE'S A FANTASTIC SWIMMER AND TRACK ATHLETE.
REPORTEDLY HAS OFFERS IN THOSE SPORTS AS WELL.
CAUGHT TEN TOUCHDOWN PASSES FROM ALABAMA.
>> FOR OUR FINAL STORY, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ONCE AGAIN IN GWINNETT COUNTY WHERE ONCE AGAIN, NOT ALL THE NEWS IS GOOD, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE TALKING MORGANTOWN.
>> NOT GOOD NEWS FOR V.A.
JORDAN HAD A FABULOUS SEASON FOR THE MUSTANGS.
ONE SEASON PLAY IN THE TUSCALOOSA.
DECOMMITTED FROM THE MOUNTAINEERS.
HAD BEEN COMMITTED SINCE JUNE.
HAS SIX OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING OFFERS FROM POWER FIVES ARKANSAS, GEORGIA TECH, AND LOUISVILLE.
WE'LL WAIT SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH HIM.
HE'S A GREAT TALENT.
OUT THERE ON THE MARKET.
>> WEST VIRGINIA, HE GOT TO GO NOW.
WE HAVE A GAME STILL BOTTOM OF THE HOUR.
>> BIG ONE.
>> AND WE'VE GOT TWO TEAMS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT AND WE'VE SEEN BOTH OF THEM ON FOOTBALL FRIDAY.
YOU WANT TO TELL FOLKS ABOUT THE GAME?
>> IT'S A GOOD ONE TAXPAYER LAST TIME THEY PLAYED, THE 2012 QUARTERFINALS.
AND TYLER QUEEN, COACH QUEEN'S SON WAS A QUARTERBACK AND LED THEM TO A 42-45 VICTORY, AND SHANE BELIEVES THAT WAS KIND OF THE START OF THIS NORTH COBB RUN THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ON OVER THE LAST DECADE.
>> START OF OUR RUN!
>> IT WAS.
IT WAS THE START OF THEIR RUN.
MILL CREEK GOING FOR THEIR THIRD QUARTERFINAL IN FOUR YEARS SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME, AND I THINK THE WINNER HAS A GREAT PASS TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TOP PROSPECTS TO WATCH.
WE START WITH THE NUMBER ONE PROSPECT IN THE STATE, FIVE STAR CALEB DOWNS.
HE'S NUMBER 11 OVERALL IN THE NATION.
COMMITTED TO BAMA OVER 33 OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING GEORGIA, OHIO STATE, NOTRE DAME, AND NORTH CAROLINA.
SEEN AS A COLLEGE-READY PLAYER RIGHT NOW.
COACH CALLS HIM A GENERATIONAL TALENT.
PLAYING A LOT OF OFFENSE THIS YEAR.
SCORED 17 TOUCHDOWNS.
HE'S A GREAT GUY ON THE BACK END.
HOLDS THE CAREER RECORD AT MILL CREEK.
18 ALL-TIME PICKS.
NEXT UP, SOMEONE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM IN SHORT ORDER, AND THIS IS WHERE YOU DO YOUR DIRTY BIRD.
>> THIS IS JAMAL ANDERSON.
NINTH RANKED LINEBACKER, CLASS OF 2023.
COMMITTED TO CLEMSON, OVER 23 OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING USC, MICHIGAN STATE, AND UTAH, WHICH WAS HIS DAD'S ALMA MATER.
163 TOTAL TACKLES IN HIS CAREER.
SIX SACKS.
NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BUTKUS AWARD.
HE'S GOING TO PLAY TIGHT END, TOO.
HAS NINE CATCHES FOR 120 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN.
YES, INDEED, IF YOU WERE WONDERING, HIS DAD IS THE ORIGINAL DIRTY BIRD.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT VERSION OF THE DIRTY BIRD YOU JUST DID.
>> UNFORTUNATELY NO ONE GOT TO SEE IT OTHER THAN YOU.
MICKAEL RODS.
HAWKS' LEADING RECEIVER.
38 CATCHES FOR 717 AND 8 TOUCHDOWNS, AVERAGING 65 YARDS PER GAME.
CAREER 61 RECEPTIONS.
1,000 YARDS, 13 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS.
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL TAKING THE TOP OFF.
>> AND HE CAN DO THAT.
>> FANCY TV GRAPHIC TIME.
WHO ELSE IS ON YOUR LIST?
>> MULLENS, KEEP AN EYE ON THIS KID.
PLAYS MIDDLE LINEBACKER.
ALSO TIGHT END.
HE'S MISSED THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
CAME BACK LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
BUT HAD AN MCL INJURY.
ALSO A TOP BASEBALL PROSPECT.
AIDEN BAMFIELD, FIVE OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA TECH AND VANDERBILT.
BRENDAN JENKINS, SON OF FORMER FALCONS WIDE RECEIVER MICHAEL JENKINS.
11 OFFERS INCLUDING MERCER, LEHIGH, AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
JACOB ULRICH COULD BE A GAME CHANGER.
OFFERED BY STETSON.
KICKED A 65-YARD FIELD GOAL IN THE CORK I CAN CLASSIC AND I SAW IT, OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
9 FOR 15 ON FIELD GOALS.
HAYDEN CLARK, A BIG REASON WHY THE HAWKS ARE 10-1 ON THE SEASON.
OFFERS FROM REINHART, WASHBURN.
SIZE IS THE DEAL, BUT A PHENOMENAL TOUCHDOWN TO INTERCEPTION RATIO.
>> FLIPSIDE TO HOMESIDE.
YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE BACKFIELD.
>> NOBODY'S GOT A BETTER RUNNING BACK ROOM THAN NORTH COBB.
MAYBE BUFORD.
TAKE BUFORD OUT, NORTH COBB'S GOT THE BEST.
BEN HALL ONE OF THE REASONS.
NUMBER 18 RUNNING BACK IN THE NATION.
THIRD RATED RUNNING BACK IN THE STATE.
COMMITTED TO MICHIGAN OVER 20 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING SOUTH CAROLINA.
RESULT OF A FULL RUNNING BACK ROOM IS NOT GREAT EYE POPPING NUMBERS.
571 RUSHING YARDS ON THE SEASON, 8 TOUCHDOWNS BUT DUDE, GET IN FRONT OF THIS GUY, HE'S ONE OF THE MOST PUNISHING RUNNING BACKS IN THE STATE.
>> AT YOUR OWN RISK.
SPEAKING OF THE RUNNING GAME, THIS GUY HERE, DAVID OMUME, NUMBER FIVE ATHLETE, EXPLOSIVE.
19 OFFERS INCLUDING GEORGIA, GEORGIA TECH, AND CLEMSON.
HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER THAT THE CLEMSON TIGERS HAVE OFFERED AS A RUNNING BACK IN THE 2024 CLASS.
HE IS BEING RECRUITED BY FORMER CLEMSON STAR RUNNING BACK AND HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE C.J.
SPILLER.
SHANE QUEEN CALLS HIM PERHAPS THE MVP OF THEIR OFFENSE.
>> MVP OF OUR OFFENSE!
>> EXACTLY.
THEY LINE HIM UP AT THE WIDE WIDE RECEIVER POSITION BECAUSE HE'S SO VERSATILE.
25 CATCHES, 3 TOUCHDOWNS 4RK 14 YARDS RUSHING, 919 YARDS PER CARRY.
>> WE GO FROM THE GUYS IN THE BACKFIELD TO THE GUYS BLOCKING.
>> THESE GUYS ARE A BIG REASON WHY, SO SUCCESSFUL IN THE GAME.
BIG GRIGGS.
6'3", 310.
PLAYED RIGHT TACKLE FOR THE WARRIORS.
ONE OF THE THREE STARTER THEY HAVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THEIR OFFENSIVE LINE, STARTING WITH AT CENTER ON OUT.
THE BIG REASON WHY, THEY ARE SO DOMINANT IN THE RUN GAME.
AND A BIG REASON WHY THE WARRIORS HAVE WON THREE STRAIGHT REGION TITLES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, AND BACK IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE STATE PLAYOFFS FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON.
>> WHAT HE SAID.
FANCY TV GRAPHIC TIME.
WHO ELSE?
>> UNFORTUNATELY AS WE ALL KNOW, MALACHI SINGLETON OUT WITH THAT BROKEN FOOT.
DUAL THREAT QUARTERBACK, COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS.
HE WILL BE ON THE SIDELINE, THOUGH, CHEERNG HIS BROTHERS AND GIVING THEM ENCOURAGEMENT.
GREAT PLAYER.
QUINN AGERIO, COMMITTED TO DUKE OVER 28 OTHER OFFERS INCLUDING WISCONSIN AND GEORGIA TECH.
MISSED ALL THEIR NONREGION SCHEDULE WITH A SHOULDER INJURY, BUT HE'S BACK.
MARCEL FELTON SR., OFFENSIVE TACKLE TEN OFFERS INCLUDING MISSOURI, GEORGIA SOUTHERN, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
DYLAN MANN, 265 SENIOR TACKLE.
AND JORDAN LONIS HAS THE SECONDARY ON LOCKDOWN IN THAT SAFETY POSITION, OFFER BY LIBERTY, MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND EASTERN ILLINOIS.
>> THIS IS WHERE MATT TAKES A BREATH AND PROPERLY HYDRATES.
BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE GUY MATT WAS DANCING ABOUT, JAMAL ANDERSON.
RECRUITING 2022.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE'S MORE AFTER THIS.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO GPB SPORTS RECRUITING 2022.
MILL CREEK AND NORTH COBB AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, BUT NOW IT'S TIME, INTERVIEW WITH THE STARS, HANNAH GOODEN CATCHES UP WITH ONE OF THE STAR WES ALREADY TALKED NOT SHOW.
HERE'S HER CONVERSATION WITH JAMAL ANDERSON.
>> TODAY WE'RE JOINED LIE MILL CREEK LINEBACKER JAMAL ANDERSON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TAKING THE TIME AND JOINING US TODAY.
>> NO PROBLEM.
MY PLEASURE.
>> YOU'RE COMMITTED TO YOUR DREAM SCHOOL.
YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TIGER.
WHY IS THAT?
>> FROM A YOUNG AGE I REMEMBER WATCHING, SEEING ISAIAH SIMMONS RUNNING DOWN THE FIELD AND COMING DOWN THE HILL.
JUST ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM TO ME, AND EVERY SINCE I GOT MY FIRST VISIT THERE AND SAW WHAT IT WAS LIKE FROM THE INSIDE OUT, IT BECAME MORE OF A DREAM TO ME.
>> YOUR ONLY OFFICIAL VISITS WERE CLEMSON AND UTAH.
YOU ARE A UTES LEGACY.
YOUR DAD IS ALSO JAMAL ANDERSON.
FORMER FALCONS RUNNING BACK, PRO BOWLER AND FIRST TEAM ALL SELECTION IN 1998.
HE COULDN'T GET YOU TO GO TO UTAH?
>> THAT WAS DEFINITELY A BIG THING FOR HIM.
HE WANTED MANY A THERE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO BEING MY DAD HE KNEW IT WASN'T HIS CHOICE, BECAUSE HE WASN'T THE ONE THAT WOULD HAVE THE GO THROUGH IT.
HE DEFINITELY TRIED TO HEAVILY INFLUENCE ME BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S MY CHOICE.
I TOOK MY VISIT THERE, PAID MY RESPECT, CHECKED OUT THE PROGRAM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I CHOSE CLEMSON.
>> WHAT ADVICE HAS HE GIVEN YOU?
HE HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND WAY BEYOND.
WHAT ADVICE HAS HE GIVEN YOU IN.
>> DEFINITELY GAVE ME GREAT ADVICE, WHETHER IT'S JUST MAKING SURE PROGRAMS AREN'T TELLING YOU SOMETHING YOU WANT TO HEAR AND LOOKING INTO THE PROGRAM.
BECAUSE I KNOW GOING THROUGH HIS PROCESS WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I KNOW USC DID SOME STUFF TO HIM HE WASN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT.
SO HE WAS DEFINITELY VERY BIG ON MAKING SURE THE PROGRAM'S NOT LYING TO YOU AND TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
SO OBVIOUSLY HIM GOING TO UTAH, HE KIND OF FAVORED THEM, BUT HE DEFINITELY -- ASIDE FROM RECRUITMENT, BUT PLAYING THE GAME ITSELF, IS TO BE PHYSICAL AND COME INTO THE GAME KNOWING YOU'RE BETTER THAN YOUR OPPONENT.
>> YOU'RE ALL PURPLE AND ORANGE.
WHAT HAS HEAD COACH DABO SWINNEY AND WES GOODWIN SAID TO YOU ABOUT NEXT SEASON?
>> JUST HOW EXCITED WE ARE TO HAVE ME UP IN THE SCHEME AND BE ABLE TO USE ME ALL AROUND.
ESPECIALLY SEEING ME COME OFF THE EDGE IN MY GAMES I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THAT AND CAN'T WAIT TO USE ME IN THEIR PROGRAM.
BUT EVEN ASIDE FROM THAT, I THINK ME AND THEIR PROGRAM ARE JUST A GREAT FIT FOR FOOTBALL AND ALSO DEVELOPING ME AS A PERSON.
BUT OVERALL I KNOW THEY'RE VERY EXCITED FOR SURE.
>> MILL CREEK IS IN THE POST SEASON, SO YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE TO WORK ON YOUR SENIOR YEAR TO PREPARE FOR CLEMSON NEXT SEASON?
>> I DEFINITELY WANT TO WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE I LEAVE.
I KNOW THAT'S MY BIGGEST GOAL RIGHT NOW IS JUST WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
OBVIOUSLY JUST BECOME A GREAT LEADER.
CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT LEADER AND GOOD TEAMMATE, BECAUSE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART.
AND THEN I WOULD JUST SAY PHYSICALITY AND LEADERSHIP ARE THE TWO BIGGEST THINGS.
>> JAMAL, SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU ARE READY FOR COLLEGE.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO DO, BUT YOU ARE SO READY.
WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU GOT TO ADMIT IT WAS A TALL ORDER TO GO TO UTAH BECAUSE OF WHAT FOOTBALL IS THERE IN THE SOUTH.
>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
CLEMSON HAS DONE SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB OF RECRUITING THE STATE OUTSIDE OF GEORGIA THEY PROBABLY GET MORE PLAYERS OUT OF THE STATE THAN ANYBODY ELSE, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST SCRUGGS.
THEY GET GOOD PLAYERS.
FOUR STARS OUT OF THE STATE.
JUST A BUNCH OF GREAT PLAYERS ARE GOING TO CLEMSON OUT OF GEORGIA, AND JAMAL ANDERSON IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM.
LIKE HE SAID, HIS BIG GOAL, WHEN HANNAH ASKED, IT'S WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND I THINK THE WINNER OF THIS GAME COMING UP TONIGHT IS GOING TAKE A BIG STEP TOWARDS ACHIEVING THAT GOAL.
>> YOU'VE GOT JAMAL AT LINEBACKER, BUT HE'S ONLY A PART OF A VERY SMALL SUBSET OF GREAT LINEBACKERS HERE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL YEARLONG.
>> INDEED.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP LINEBACKERS, SENIOR LINEBACKER IN THE STATE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS GUY.
YOU'RE SEEING HIM TOTE THE BALL.
C.J.
ALLEN, STAR FROM LAMAR COUNTY.
FOUR-STAR.
ESPN HAS HIM RATED THE NUMBER ONE LINEBACKER IN THE 2023 CLASS.
HE PICKED THE BULLDOGS BACK IN JUNE OVER 29 OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING TENNESSEE AND AUBURN.
ONE OF THREE LINEBACKERS FROM THE STATE WHO WAS A NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BUTKUS AWARD.
THAT'S BIG.
ESPECIALLY BIG WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HE'S PLAYING SINGLE "A" FOOTBALL AND HE'S UP IF THE BUTKUS AWARD.
HE'S GOING TO PLAY IN SAN ANTONIO IN THE ALL AMERICAN BOWL.
AND HIS TROJANS HOSTING BLACKLY COUNTY TONIGHT IN THE PLAYOFFS.
WHAT A FUN GAME'S THAT'S GOING TO BE.
>> IN BARNESVILLE.
HOW ABOUT RAUL AGUIRE.
NORTH GWINNETT FOUR-STAR GRANT GODFREY.
24/7 SPORTS, 24/7 LINEBACKER.
KENTUCKY COMMIT.
SAW HIM HERE ON GPB.
HE'S ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL BUTKUS AWARD NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST.
AND NORTH GWINNETT HOSTING LAMBERT TONIGHT.
WEEKS COMMITTED TO LSU.
WARRIORS AT DARESVILLE TONIGHT.
>> LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY ALL THE NOMINEES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BUTKUS ARE COMING FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
>> GOT THREE OF THEM.
>> THREE OF THOSE IN THE GRAPHIC TO THE S.E.C., TWO TO THE ACC.
BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER BIG GAMES.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HEAR COVERING ALL OF THEM, BUT WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR MIND.
>> >> LET'S START WITH BUFORD PLAYING HOST TO WALTON.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FIVE-STAR RUNNING BACK AND ALABAMA COMMIT JUSTICE HAYNES.
WATCH THIS.
ON THE FOURTH AND GOAL PUNTING SITUATION, COACH APP WENT FOR IT.
IT WAS A HUGE PLAY IN THEIR WIN AGAINST MILL CREEK HERE ON GPB.
JUSTICE HAYNES, NUMBER TWO PROSPECT.
HE GONE.
>> BYE.
>> RIVALS NUMBER ONE RUNNING BACK IN THE NATION.
19 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS.
HE SHOULD GO OVER 7,500 CAREER RUSHING YARDS TONIGHT WITH AN AVERAGE GAME.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHT UPPER BRACKET?
>> YEAH, KEEP AN EYE ON FIVE-STAR JUNIOR ATHLETE MIKE MATTHEWS.
HE AND THE PANTHERS PLAYING AT WEST LAKE IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS TONIGHT.
YOU TALK ABOUT ATHLETES ON A FOOTBALL FIELD -- ON ONE FOOTBALL FIELD.
HE IS DYNAMIC.
KID HAS A GEAR THAT MOST PLAYERS DON'T HAVE.
THAT'S WHY RATED THE NUMBER ONE ATHLETE IN THE COUNTRY IN THE 24/7 SPORTS COMPOSITE.
NUMBER THREE OVERALL JUNIOR NATIONAL PROSPECT REGARDLESS OF POSITION.
THEY USE HIM AT WIDE RECEIVER.
HE'S GOING TO PLAY A LOT OF DEFENSE TONIGHT I'M GUESSING BECAUSE IT'S A WIN OR GO HOME KIND OF THING.
BALL HOGGER AT SAFETY.
AT LEAST I WOULD HAVE HIM PLAY SAFETY.
HE WOULD NOT COME OFF THE FIELD IF IT WERE UP TO ME.
ANOTHER GAME TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
>> WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON ALL OF THEM, AS WE HAVE 168?
>> A BUNCH.
>> WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TEAMS, A LOT OF ACTION.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK, FIND OUT WHO'S GETTING IT DONE AND WHO NEEDS A BETTER OFFER.
MORE ON RECRUITING 2022 IN A BIT.
>>> WE HAVE PROPERLY HYDRATED, STRETCHED OUR MUSCLES.
WE ARE READY TO GO.
IT IS THAT TIME WHEN WE HAVE THE TRUMPET FANFARE AND GET TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE REST OF THE STATE BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR "MAKE THE KID AN OFFER".
WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM THIS WEEK.
NO DILLY, NO DALLY ZONE.
START WITH A GAME THAT WAS LAST WEEK.
>> LET'S START WITH WES ROBERTS.
LED THE RAIDERS TO THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF VICTORY SINCE 2019.
15 OF 25 PASSING.
19.
TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
AT HIGHLIGHT OF HIS LIFE, HE GOT >> NO, BIGGER HIGHLIGHT.
>> GEORGIA COMMISSION PLAYER OF THE GAME.
I SCREWED UP MY OWN JOKE.
FIRST-ROUND WINNER.
WES ROBERTS -- MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!
>> I LOVE THIS KID.
LOGAN CURRY, FIVE CATCHES FOR 177 YARDS.
RIGHT HERE, THAT'S A 54-YARD CATCH.
HAD A HUGE PLAY BEFORE HALFTIME, BLOCKED THE FIELD GOAL.
ENDED UP BEING THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME.
RIGHT HERE.
SCREAMING OFF THE EDGE.
DIDN'T SCORE THE TOUCHDOWN, BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, IT KEPT THREE POINTS OFF THE BOARD, AND HOW MANY POINTS DID THEY WIN BY?
>> THREE.
>> THREE.
LOGAN CURRY, MAKE A KID AN OFFER.
GOING WITH CHARLIE "PANCAKE" ALLEN, DARE COUNTY OFFENSIVE LINEMEN.
6'5", 350.
GOT A LOT OF ROOM TO GO.
60 PANCAKES BLOCK THIS SEASON.
>> MORE THAN 80 INCHES ON THE WINGSPAN.
>> PLAYS BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL.
HAS ONE OFFER FROM NAIA.
>> EXACTLY.
THE COACH SAYS, IF YOU WANT A -- COME FLIP THE PANCAKE.
>> MAKE THAT KID A BETTER OFFER!
NEXT ON THE BOARD, CREEKSIDE.
>> VINCENT BERRY TRANSFERRED FROM LUELLA.
DUAL SPORT ATHLETE.
PLAYED FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL.
1,500 PASSING YARDS, 16 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS AND SEVEN RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS.
HIS NAME IS BERRY.
HE PLAYS AT CREEKSIDE.
HE GOT THE NAME.
MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!
>> WHAT HE SAID.
NEXT TO SOCIAL CIRCLE.
>> STRONG SAFETY OUTSIDE LINEBACKER PHILIP BANES.
FOUR YEAR STARTER.
FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON, 40 TACKLES, TEN TFLs.
500 ALL PURPOSE YARDS.
TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
DOES HAVE OFFERS FROM ARMY, AIR FORCE, GEORGETOWN, MOORHOUSE, AND CHARLESTON, BUT HE WANTS POWER FIVE OFFERS.
PHILIP BANES -- >> MAKE THAT KID A BETTER OFFER!
>> WINDER BARREL, SENIOR DEFENSIVE END.
JACOB KING, 6'2", 270.
69 TOTAL TACKLES, THREE SACKS.
MULTISPORT ATHLETE, BASKETBALL AND RUNNING TRACK.
JACOB KING, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!
>> CLARK COUNTY.
>> CENTER LINEMAN NICHOLAS PAUL.
BENCHES 295, SQUATS 550.
255 POWER CLEAN.
NICHOLAS PAUL, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
>> NEXT UP, PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN.
>> 84% ON TOUCHBACKS THIS SEASON.
DOES HAVE A D-I OFFER TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
D-II OFFER TO PLAY SOCCER.
MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.
>> LAST STOP.
>> POWDER SPRING.
>> YEAH, SENIOR D.B.
MANUEL GOMEZ PLAYS CORNER SAFETY.
16 SOLO TACKLES THIS YEAR.
ONE INTERCEPTION.
RUN A 4 HADN'T 540.
CURRENTLY HAS AN OFFER FROM -- MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER!
LET'S SEE WHO'S BEEN GETTING IT DONE THIS WEEK, WOODWARD ACADEMY AND VANDERBILT.
>> MIKE WRIGHT NAMED S.E.C.
COOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER LEADING VANDY TO THEIR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN IN FOREVER.
BEAT KENTUCKY, 24-21 HCHL THE GAME WINNING TOUCHDOWN PASS WITH 32 SECONDS LEFT.
MIKE WRIGHT, GETTING IT DONE.
>> NEXT STOP, THE FLAMES.
>> ARCH YOU'RE FOUR-STAR DEFENSIVE END, KOBE WOODEN.
HELPING AUBURN BEAT TEXAS A&M.
WHO DOESN'T?
FINAL STRIP SACK WITH SIX MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME SET UP AUBURN'S GAME WINNING FIELD GOAL.
KOBE WOOD WORD, GETTING IT DONE.
QUARTERBACK M.J. MORRIS NAMED ACC -- LED STATE TO A WIN OVER -- OTHER GUY, PHILIP RIVERS.
>> LESS THAN 30 SECONDS.
PICK 'EM.
GEORGIA.
WHERE YOU GOING THERE?
>> I'M GOING NORTH CAROLINA.
>> MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE.
>> I'M GOING U-MASS.
GOING WITH THE MINUTEMEN TO BEAT A&M.
AND THE MYSTERY WILL CONTINUE.
JUST BECAUSE THE MISERY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE AGGIES.
>> WE GOT A CAME COMING UP IN A COUPLE SECONDS.
I BELIEVE WE GOT IT COMING UP, OH -- NOW!
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