South Carolina game moves Dogs up with several recruits
Georgia appears to have reaped some recruiting rewards — at least in the short term – during its thrilling 41-37 win over South Carolina on Saturday.
The Bulldogs hosted dozens of elite prospects for the game on unofficial visits, including a number of players that are also considering South Carolina. It appears that Georgia moved up at least a notch or two for virtually all of them.
The Bulldogs appear to have made some major headway with running back Marcus Lattimore, who is considered the No. 1 back in America. The Duncan, S.C., resident, who stars for Byrnes High School, did not previously have Georgia among his top five but does now after his unofficial visit.
“I have to say that they are back in it for me,” Lattimore told Scout.com’s Chad Simmons. “Georgia has never pressured me and that meant a lot. . . . Me, my dad, and my cousins went down to the game and it was crazy. The atmosphere, the crowd, the game, it was all ridiculous. The students were so loud the entire game and it was great to be there for that. I couldn’t even hear myself think on that last play because it was so loud in there.”
As impressed as Lattimore was with the game-day environment, he said he was even more moved by separate letters from Georgia coach Mark Richt he and his mother received the same day earlier last week.
“He listed 10 reasons why I should go to Georgia,” Lattimore told Scout. “He said that I fit the offense like a glove, he said that the location is not too close and not too far, and things like that. They were all legit reasons for me to look at Georgia again. I was not expecting anything like that so it kind of blew me away.”
Lattimore said he intends to return to Georgia for an official visit. If that’s the case, he’ll have to pare down his list of schools. Lattimore previously listed Auburn, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oregon and Penn State in his top five. Now he says he has added Georgia to that group along with Florida State. Recruits are allowed just five official visits. Auburn and South Carolina have generally been considered the leaders, so at least two others will have to be eliminated soon.
The South Carolina game also appears to have helped the Dogs with cornerback Johnovan Fulton of Manning, S.C. The recruitment of this 4-star prospect has generally been considered to be between the Gamecocks and Alabama. But Fulton told Rivals.com he really liked what he saw while visiting Athens with teammate Dexter Morant, a defensive end who is already committed to Georgia.
” I got to see the fans and the action,” Fulton told Kipp Adams of ugasports.com. “We got there three hours early and it was still packed to where we had to park really far away. That just shows you that the fans do not mess around with these SEC games.”
Fulton (6-1, 180) said he’ll probably return to Georgia for an official visit. Currently he has two planned: LSU on Oct. 10 for the Florida game and Alabama on Oct. 17 when it hosts South Carolina.
Attending the game also moved Georgia to the top of the list for Spartanburg, S.C., wide receiver Charone Peak. Peak is considered one of the top junior prospects in the country.
One of the Georgia had only one official visitor this past weekend and that was linebacker Khairi Fortt of Stamford, Conn. The four-star, Class of 2010 recruit reportedly was very impressed on his visit and told Rivals.com he’ll choose between the Bulldogs, Penn State and North Carolina.
In recruiting news outside the Classic City this past weekend, Lattimore’s Byrnes High teammate Corey Miller has reneged on his commitment to Florida State and committed to Tennessee after his visit there this past weekend, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
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AlabamaRamblinwreck
September 15th, 2009
11:59 am
41-37 you wishful DAWG fan!!
AlabamaRamblinwreck
September 15th, 2009
12:00 pm
This reminds me of UGA having the GT-UGA score showing 45-45 from last year in the program…LOL
getthepicturenow
September 15th, 2009
12:32 pm
yeah, almost as funny as the chik-fil-a bowl huh wreck??
Tech82
September 15th, 2009
12:37 pm
AlabamaRamblinwreck – You have to understand that’s the Bulldog way. If you can’t make history, you rewrite it. The Media Guide misprint of the Tech score is classic.
Cuz
September 15th, 2009
12:39 pm
Yeah Mark Richt has got to go, can’t coach, can’t recruit.
Lattimore shows why we have a great coach and why players want to come to UGA. Great article Chip.
GO GAYTUH
September 15th, 2009
12:40 pm
oh you know them jacket don’t take no jive either
Cuz
September 15th, 2009
12:41 pm
Tech82, as a Dawgfan I had to laugh at the media misprint. I guess that was wishful thinking on their part. Good luck Thursday night. Tech by 14.
chris
September 15th, 2009
12:48 pm
tech wins one game against uga in what 8 years and now all the techies come out of the woodwork..we were u the past 8 years ???
Thursday Night Lights
September 15th, 2009
12:54 pm
Wreck, come back here on Friday when Miami stomps Tech by 24.
Brent Cunningham
September 15th, 2009
1:02 pm
If Lattimore thought it was great Saturday night, he should have been there last November against Tech, YOU COULD HEAR A PIN DROP, or that may have just been Reshad “dancing machine” Jones.
BuzzSwallows
September 15th, 2009
1:06 pm
Have you techsters booked your tickets to Boise yet?
Tech Losers
September 15th, 2009
1:09 pm
Cunningham,
Are you seriously calling Jones “dancing machine” and comparing him to a pin dropping. I think your bar got raided this past weekend. Your season will be lost after Thursday night.
Preston
September 15th, 2009
1:11 pm
Yeah the Canes won’t be sleeping like Clemson and let you guys fake field goals. That’s the only way you beat a mediocre Clemson squad. Stay happy while you can. UGA will have a better year with a MUCH tougher schedule. Bank it!
Preston
September 15th, 2009
1:14 pm
Chip, why would you even allow an idiot like dixie clear (? everclear ?) post on here? What a jackass! Maybe his mom will kick him off the computer soon.
GeoffDawg
September 15th, 2009
1:15 pm
If you consider a media guide misprint a “classic”, then you my friend, should get out more.
Paddy
September 15th, 2009
1:28 pm
dixieclear…your post made no sense. Chip has a job and he is reporting on recruiting. Thats his job and thats why he gets paid. And imho, does a great job keeping us fans informed. You don’t get out much do you?
Shane
September 15th, 2009
1:30 pm
Can we sign Fulton today and him play saturday? Secondary is terrible!!!!!!
murfdawg
September 15th, 2009
1:31 pm
Is this kid better than Ealy? I didn’t see GT on his list. Maybe he doesn’t like to play on Thursdays, with all the other jv games.
Who Cares?
September 15th, 2009
1:40 pm
Who Cares!
Vick=Dog killing thug
September 15th, 2009
1:47 pm
Good to hear this. Let’s keep the South eastern players in GEORGIA !!! I hope a few top quality Defensive Coordinators send their resume to CMR
Big DAWG
September 15th, 2009
1:49 pm
I am calling it now, UGA beats the TIDE!!
kauai dawg
September 15th, 2009
1:52 pm
Mahalo Chip for a grea article! Go DAWGS!
DentalDawg
September 15th, 2009
1:59 pm
all the tech fans need to get a life. I understand there are no exciting tech blogs to post on, but just keep the crap off of ours!!!
I along with all the other Dawg fans cannot wait until thursday night when miami stomps tech into the ground, and after the season is over when tech has another sub par ACC season, and ends the season by getting stomped by UGA and in their bowl game. Then all the tech geeks will burrow themselves back into hiding where they were the last 8 years!!!
Chip Towers
September 15th, 2009
2:02 pm
Sorry for the typo on the score in the initial blog, folks. I was in kind of a rush to finish and get to the UGA news conference (new blog coming on Branden Smith) and didn’t catch it.Too bad spell check doesn’t know what the correct score is. Anyway, no excuses but it’s fixed now. . . .
“dixie clear” ’bout to go bye-bye.
Jefferson
September 15th, 2009
2:03 pm
UGA get the best high schoolers, Gators get the most wins. GT has the streak now vs UGA – 1 in a row.
armydawg
September 15th, 2009
2:08 pm
who needs mack brown if we could end up landing lattimore!!
WK
September 15th, 2009
2:10 pm
Chip: me thinks C. Peake (from S.C.) is a wide receiver, not a defensive back.
Middle Georgia Dawg
September 15th, 2009
2:11 pm
Chip love your articles. Where can Bulldog fans find this type of information South Carolina compiles below for their fans? Help.
Brian Shoemaker
GamecockCentral.com Publisher
Below are the quarter-by-quarter participation figures for the Georgia game. Please note that the figures are unofficial (compiled and calculated by GamecockCentral). In addition, they do not include special teams plays.
NAME 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q TOT
Quarterbacks
Stephen Garcia 27 21 16 18 82
Wide Receivers
Moe Brown 27 21 11 18 77
Tori Gurley 26 20 13 17 76
Jason Barnes 15 14 8 11 48
D.L. Moore 3 7 4 6 20
Dion LeCorn 0 1 6 1 8
Alshon Jeffery 1 0 3 1 5
Tight Ends
Weslye Saunders 22 18 15 10 65
Justice Cunningham 0 0 0 1 1
Running Backs
Brian Maddox 15 14 11 14 54
Patrick DiMarco 14 2 4 7 27
Jarvis Giles 11 6 5 4 26
Bryce Sherman 1 1 0 0 2
Melvin Ingram 0 1 0 0 1
Offensive Linemen
Terrence Campbell 27 21 16 18 82
Quintin Richardson 27 21 16 18 82
T.J. Johnson 24 11 16 18 69
Jarriel King 16 8 16 18 58
Garrett Anderson 20 11 16 3 50
Lemuel Jeanpierre 7 10 0 15 32
Hutch Eckerson 11 13 0 0 24
Heath Batchelor 3 10 0 0 13
Defensive Tackles
Travian Robertson 9 18 12 10 49
Melvin Ingram 6 0 6 10 22
Kenny Davis 2 0 2 3 7
Nathan Pepper 2 0 0 0 2
Defensive Ends
Cliff Matthews 9 18 12 13 52
Devin Taylor 8 6 6 4 24
Clifton Geathers 1 7 2 7 17
Byron McKnight 0 5 4 2 11
Linebackers
Eric Norwood 9 18 10 13 50
Shaq Wilson 9 17 12 8 46
Josh Dickerson 0 8 2 6 16
Tony Straughter 0 6 0 0 6
Safeties
Chris Culliver 9 18 12 13 52
Darian Stewart 9 18 12 13 52
Alonzo Winfield 9 5 6 8 28
Antonio Allen 0 8 2 3 13
DeVonte Holloman 0 5 4 2 11
Cornerbacks
Stephon Gilmore 9 18 12 13 52
Akeem Auguste 8 18 12 13 51
C.C. Whitlock 0 5 4 2 11
Jay
September 15th, 2009
2:13 pm
He was there to see South Carolina…not Georgia.
armydawg
September 15th, 2009
2:18 pm
i realize that. did u even read the article??
Mike
September 15th, 2009
2:19 pm
What a joke, UGA beating an unranked team makes recruits want to go to UGA more…
Jason
September 15th, 2009
2:21 pm
Let the America hating, terrorist harboring, cheating, middle-management Tech fans have their moment in the sun. It will only make the win on November 28th that much sweeter.
They know it’s coming. We know it’s coming.
armydawg
September 15th, 2009
2:21 pm
as opposed to not beating them??
Jay
September 15th, 2009
2:22 pm
He WAS there to see South Carolina…now Georgia.
dap01
September 15th, 2009
2:31 pm
All recruits: Notice the playing time several freshman had on Saturday. That shows that CMR will play talented freshman.
Mike: You are probably a Tech fan, if you are then explain how any of your games will impress a recruit. Perhaps it is those to 50 teams that you play or the 3/4 full stadium. That is sure to impress.
I was at the game, it was exciting. It was ugly but it was exciting.
Tech sucks
September 15th, 2009
2:52 pm
That game was insane. Glad I was there. Crowd was so incredibly loud.
Hey Tech fans, when is the last time you guys were loud at a home game?
Jason
September 15th, 2009
2:59 pm
@Tech Sucks
Considering they’ve only beaten UGA at home 7 times in 50 years, my guess would be not that much.
Jason
September 15th, 2009
3:01 pm
@Tech sucks
Also I’m sure it’s hard to yell over the roar of traffic on the Connector and the hail of gunfire from beautiful Techwood homes.
Roll Tide Roll
September 15th, 2009
3:03 pm
Jason,
When’s the next blackout? We miss you.
Nick
JACKETfan12
September 15th, 2009
3:54 pm
Preston:
Oh, you mean the mediocre clemson squad that raped south carolina last season?? Face it, SC was not much of an opponent either, and you guys barely squeeked by them. Dont label Clemson as a “mediocre squad” when they handedly beat one of UGA’s opponents that played yall a close game as well.
Tech is my hero
September 15th, 2009
3:57 pm
hello everyone. i’m a drunk redneck working at the union 76 gas station and my best vacation has been the Tanger Outlets in Commerce. I love ‘dem dawgs of mine but Petrino’s gonna spank us this week.
Mo Mo
September 15th, 2009
4:02 pm
A tie with Tech is considered a loss. Would anyone care for for some oven-baked potted meat? Mr. Paul Johnson loves it.
Tech is my hero
September 15th, 2009
4:11 pm
My name is Homer and I’m a ‘dawg fan. I raise a couple of goats and I’ve worn these rustler overalls for more than 2 decades. I wish Steve Spurrier was my grandpa.
Burdell
September 15th, 2009
4:36 pm
From dap01: “All recruits: Notice the playing time several freshman had on Saturday. That shows that CMR will play talented freshman.”
HA! Tell that to Aaron and Zach!
DentalDawg
September 15th, 2009
4:38 pm
@Tech is my hero
You see you are trying to be funny but its not working considering it is harder to get into UGA than Tech. I know many students that got accepted to Tech and not UGA. So therefore by your dumb jokes Tech fans are even dumber, so keep them coming!!!
I know tech used to be the harder school to get into but it is not so anymore!
Burdell
September 15th, 2009
4:42 pm
Dental(Asst)Dawg–
Yeah, everyone knows that the best judge of academics is acceptance ratio! Brilliant.
Tech is my hero
September 15th, 2009
5:36 pm
hi. my name is dentaldawg. I carry a toothpick with me all the time so that I can scrape the corn out of the hard to reach places of my kins’ teeth at our family backyard bbqs. My friends say I’m really really really smart. I may be delusional but I’m not stupid. I scored an 85 on my SATs.
Brian Jones Tech Fan
September 15th, 2009
6:25 pm
Why does every fan base have its share or idiots. Look I am tech fan and would hate to see uga get this kid. Tech has themselves back of future in charles perkins but why do ignorant tech fans find it they need to get on here and try to poo poo on uga fans parade. Hell yes we beat them but we havent done anything yet we havent even won a conference championship. Sorry to all normal uga fans why cant we just enjoy that here in future both GA teams are going to be relevant in the national picture
Dawgone
September 15th, 2009
8:36 pm
Everybody should have one of those degrees from tech. I have a buddy who acually played Quarterback and was the starting punter for tech in the late 70’s who has one. Hes real smart. Barely gets by running a roadside BQ stand and lives in about a 40 year old single wide. The only thing he got out of his degree from tech was how high to set the degrees on his BQ smoker.
DoctorC
September 15th, 2009
8:58 pm
51 to 7 – now that is the kind of score that lasts a lifetime. If you are old enough to post on this blog, then you were alive and well when it happened and there has never been a more embarrassing loss in tech football history! Take that score to your graves little Techites along with your overly and often stated 45-42 gift of a win for the first time in 8 seasons. If you are gonna post the past, then we may as well let the whole record speak. UGA leads tech in the overall series with a record of 59-39-5, including 22 of the last 30. So, talk smack if you like, but it is almost assured that tech will never catch UGA in the football series while YOU are still breathing…yes, that reality must be painful. I suggest do some more talking on your own blogs about tech and the “powerful ACC conference” which has an amazing 123 – 255 – 10 record against the SEC.