OL prospect unfazed by Tech’s wait-and-see approach
By DARRYL MAXIE / dmaxie@ajc.com
If Georgia Tech is taking a wait-and-see approach with Knoxville Catholic offensive guard Zak Tait, it should hardly be surprising, given the severity of the 2007 knee injury that cost him all of 2008 as well.
But it’s hardly fazing the 6-foot-4, 295-pound rising senior, who suffered three torn ligaments in his left knee on Sept. 21, 2007, and two surgeries since to repair them.
Tait tells Dave Hooker of the Knoxville News Sentinel that he’s already got more scholarship offers than he needs, with Colorado, Iowa State and New Mexico having anted up. And even with the injury and the time it has cost Tait on the playing field, the News Sentinel ranks him the state of Tennessee’s ninth-best prospect.
“I could have 100 offers but at the end of day I’m only going to go to one place and play for one team,” Tait told Hooker.
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32 comments Add your comment
Diamond Dawg
July 6th, 2009
7:39 am
Great Story! blah
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
July 6th, 2009
8:21 am
I agree. Its not as interesting as reading about a member of your football team being arrested…
Chewbacca
July 6th, 2009
8:30 am
This a Tech story…….let’s talk D&D, Star Trek, and tickle piles. My Light Saber really gets stiff talking these topics with my fellow nerds!
I smell like Corn Dogs
July 6th, 2009
8:38 am
Wow another kid that is unfazed by the prospect of an offer by Tech – hardly worthy of making the news.
Jimbo
July 6th, 2009
9:23 am
Awww, you UGA fans are precious. You poor guys must be so bored.
pensacola dawg
July 6th, 2009
9:32 am
That knee would be a real problem trying to evade the the robbers on techs ghetto campus!
Bimbo
July 6th, 2009
9:51 am
Turn about is fair play Jimbo
Don't Tase Me Bro
July 6th, 2009
9:55 am
Offers from Colorado, Iowa State and New Mexico. And Georgia Tech doesn’t do anything for the kid. Enough said.
Flag Boy
July 6th, 2009
9:56 am
I can’t wait to get my … er I mean… Georgia Tech gets it’s hands on this kid.
Diamond Dawg
July 6th, 2009
10:03 am
UGA talks about big time recruits and Tech talks about this guy with a bum knee! hahahahahahah
Its a gator world
July 6th, 2009
10:35 am
Not as interesting as a player getting arrested. Speaking of that I saw where the tallies are in for the Fulmer cup. Looks like the dawgs lead the conference in arrests over the last 4 years with 30 so this dawgs senior class has the fulmer cup wrapped up. We ran a distant second with 24 arrests and UT was third with 21.
Micheal
July 6th, 2009
10:51 am
and yet 3* Roddy Jones rushed for over 200 yards against Georgia’s finesse defense. Georgia needs to recruit some grown men that can tackle.
Those who don't matter until they beat you
July 6th, 2009
10:54 am
8 of the first 10 post by dogs and you guys love to tell us how much we don’t matter. hmmm
wreckmaniac
July 6th, 2009
11:02 am
Chewy: All dawgs have a great time until the season starts. Those recruitin stars that UGA always has turn to mush by the 5th or 6th game.
misterwax
July 6th, 2009
11:13 am
Essentially what you have here is a complete non-story about an athlete being written as a worthwhile story and then commented on by a slew of non-athletes…go figure…remind me to reading all this blather, OK?
BILLY JACK
July 6th, 2009
11:22 am
To Tommy Jack-read the article hick-the headlines read Eric Berrys brother commits to Tennesee.It is impossible to commit if you were never offered.Great that you are back Tony,maybe Tennesee can stop recruiting 13 yr olds and tech can forget thier fantasy of beating UGA more than once a decade.
Bimbo
July 6th, 2009
11:31 am
“Those who don’t matter until they beat you”:
again, turn about is fair play. You can dish it out but you can’t take it!
Diamond Dawg
July 6th, 2009
11:52 am
We’re on the page cause this is our state retard!!!! Funny part is you Tech nerds know it. hahahahah
hem o'roid
July 6th, 2009
12:46 pm
Diamond dog and pensacola dog playing in the loft, diamond dog ate pensacola dog’s dingleberries off.
witty 'roid !!
July 6th, 2009
12:54 pm
“Dingleberry”?…….how old are you? Besides, isn’t “dingleberry” John Dewberry’s nickname?
hem o'roid
July 6th, 2009
1:15 pm
Witty ‘roid–First you gotta know dingleberries. Ask some intellectual genius what they are, then you’ll appreciate it. If it was John Dewberry’s nickname–that’s funny as h—! By the way, I’m 67, pushing 68.
The General Feeling
July 6th, 2009
2:35 pm
Most outside of northeast Georgia are happy Tech spanked the under-achieving state school. The rivalry is back on… To H3ll with blank!
bb
July 6th, 2009
3:27 pm
Poorly written story. Follow the link to the Knoxville paper’s story for a better account. This kid is being considered by several big time programs including Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn and Georgia Tech; but those programs are all taking a wait-and-see approach considering he hasn’t played in a year and a half.
Maddog
July 6th, 2009
3:43 pm
bb, thanks for the update. I thought it sounded strange that the 9th best player in the state of Tennessee wasn’t recruited hard by UT. Shoot, with him being in-state, I don’t think Kiffin and staff will have to remove their shirts to gain his interest.
Not Disappointed
July 6th, 2009
6:53 pm
Thinks for the update…..”I think?” Dah Ramblin Wreck!
Supersize that order, mutt
July 7th, 2009
9:11 am
Let’s see—diamond dawg is “on this site because it’s our state.” So does that mean you go on the GSU site too? I sort of doubt it, because you don’t care about GSU. You do, however, apparently care about Tech. In fact you’re probably concerned about Tech, even fearful of Tech. And to use the words you used in your post…”funny thing is, you know it.” So admit it, bubba. BE AFRAID, DIAMOND DAWG, BE REAL AFRAID!!!
THWG
dogpoop!!
July 7th, 2009
11:16 am
uga and it’s fans just keep on sucking. May they rest in hell.
dawg3fan4
July 9th, 2009
12:41 am
All I can say is congrats to the kid for keeping a positive attitude despite all the set backs. Best of luck wherever you end!
dawg3fan4
July 9th, 2009
12:42 am
end up! (oops)
a fan
July 10th, 2009
10:42 am
you people who are talking about this kid like this are sick, I myself have suffered a knee injury and it isnt a cake walk, kudos for this young man for keeping a positive outlook on the whole situation
Big Bee
July 10th, 2009
8:20 pm
PENSCOLA DAWG, why don’t you go count some hanging chads or something worthwhile?
Big Bee
July 10th, 2009
8:22 pm
DIAMOND DAWG, UGA just talks and that is all!!!