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If we cannot have the HS RB that the coaching staff loves, then they need to go get a quality Juco RB to provide immediate depth and competition. That solidifies our needs next year but also makes AU a very appealing destination for 2019 RBs bc there is no immediate competition from the class a year ahead of them. JMO

For all the gloom and doom, it is very possible we cooled on Pierce and are going all in to get James Cook. Sunshine, pumped.

What makes you so certain of this? I don't necessarily disagree but given the sample size of all our WR I think it's tough to definitively say that one is undoubtedly head and shoulders above the rest. I would love for this to be the case because I always like seeing GA natives become great players at AU. If you have any insider info please share!

Just saw this as well, my immediate response: WTH?! 😳

Would love to play Ok St in a neutral site like Dallas, Houston, or Nola.

Anterrious Williams or Travis Williams. As a high school linebacker I tried to model my game after them because neither was over 6'1" 215, they just left everything on the field. Those Tubbs defenses were extremely fun to watch in the mid 2000's.

Every year Tucker HS has 3-6 power 5 recruits. The program is the best in talent rich DeKalb county and not only puts kids into power 5 programs but FCS and D2 programs as well. Kids want to play there, when kids want to go to your school such as is the case here you can put rules than 98% of HS in the country wouldn't be able to. The purpose of having these kids commit early is so they can focus on their HS TEAM and not be kid a distraction to not only the team but their own performance as well. I wish more coaches would be like Bryan Lamar (who I know and respect) and not allow the recruiting process to affect the overall success of the program. Also, I coached against Harris last season when he was at Lovejoy HS and in an all-star game in December and I think he's a very talented kid that would look good on the Plains.

If we are able to land Fields, Stidham declares, and Sean White transfers we better dang well be looking at a back up plan for Gatewood. We'd have 2 scholarship QB should JG decide to go elsewhere.

I'm sorry for derailing this thread slightly but can an insider please explain why White may not be part of the team next year? I understand that Stidham will start, and that Willis has potential to be a weapon but aren't we discrediting White's experience here? Dude has started almost 20 games and would be for sure the top back-up in the SEC. I looked in the football forums for any info and couldn't find a thread on this. Rumor season is in full swing but losing White would hurt from several different angles; depth, competition, and experience all would be affected by his loss. Also, I coached on a team Justin Fields was on in an All-Star game and dude is legit, the D. Watson comparisons are spot on. Don't think UGA is out of the running here, Kirby realizes that Richt lost his job bc he allowed Cam and Watson to end up outside of GA. He can't afford that with T. Lawrence and Fields unless, Fromm is as good as I think he is and starts over Eason by mid-season.

Any news on why Zakoby McClain couldn't make it?

He is legitimately the best DT- QB in the southeast. If he had played since he was a freshman and not behind Lorenzo Nunez (USCe QB) his 9th and 10th grade seasons, it is conceivable that he would be as big of a national recruit as Trevor Lawrence. HS coaches in GA love this kid and his ability

Quindarious Monday is the top DB prospect in GA this year imo. He's probably the top safety in the Southeast. He has the talent to be a 3 and out kid. I absolutely love that kids ability, and personality.

In those 20 minutes he caught his only career touchdown in the National Championship game vs Oregon. We saw bigger improvements from that position last year than we'd seen since Kodi was a player, let the man do his job.

Kid is a stud