Notre Dame commit Tai-ler Jones may look around
Gainesville wide receiver Tai-ler Jones has already had one change of heart in recruiting. Could another one be afoot in the wake of Charlie Weis‘ dismissal at Notre Dame?
Not yet at least.
The AJC Super 11 selection said Tuesday morning he remains committed to the Fighting Irish. However, he may be inclined to take a look around regarding the latest developments in South Bend, Ind.
“It really hasn’t affected my commitment,” said Jones, who was committed to Stanford before switching to Notre Dame back in October. “I was excited about the chance to play with Coach Weis. But now it just opens up a chance to develop a new relationship with the new head coach they hire.”
That said, Jones admitted there is a crack in the door to his recruitment.
“It might push me to take some of my officials,” Jones said.
Georgia made a late play for both Jones and quarterback Blake Sims, who is committed to Alabama. But Jones said he has not heard from the Bulldogs’ coaches since Weis’ dismissal on Monday. The Crimson Tide will likely come after Jones as well. And Tennessee, which already has a commitment from junior linebacker A.J. Johnson, probably won’t be far behind.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish will be fighting to keep their prized recruit. Notre Dame wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Rob Ianello — who was designated interim head coach Monday evening — was flying in to visit with Jones after Tuesday’s practice.
In the meantime, Jones and his Class AAA-No. 1-ranked Red Elephants continue to roll in the state playoffs. After this past Friday’s 32-16 win over Cairo in the quarterfinals, Jones has nine catches for 299 yards and three touchdowns during the playoffs. For the season the 6-foot, 180-pound wideout has 65 catches for 1,235 yards and 17 touchdowns along with two rushing touchdowns.
Like they have all year, Jones and Sims have proven an unstoppable offensive combination in the playoffs.
“I definitely think it’s just our experience and playing together and just kind of knowing each other,” Jones said. “And our line is playing great. They’re giving Blake time to find the holes in the defense.”
Gainesville is confident as it heads into the semifinals to face Flowery Branch. The Red Elephants defeated their crosstown rivals 49-17 in the regular-season finale.
“We know it’s not going to be the same team we faced a few weeks ago,” Jones said. “But we feel good about the matchups think we’ll come out victorious.”
Here’s some video highlights of Jones this season:
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44 comments Add your comment
Dean
December 1st, 2009
1:04 pm
Well, they just dismissed Wiess last night. I’m thinking Georgia will be in contact soon.
Dean
December 1st, 2009
1:06 pm
6 feet-10 pounds, sounds like a monster! He should be plenty quick!
Thas a fact Jack
December 1st, 2009
1:14 pm
Somebody is gonna need to put some weight on him quick!
ATLnative
December 1st, 2009
1:21 pm
It was not Charlie Weis that lured Tai-ler to South Bend. It is his family ties. The only way I see him changing his pledge is if the new head coach has a “run first” mentality.
dap01
December 1st, 2009
1:25 pm
Why go to ND? They stink. They have one of the weakeast schedules and they are still terrible.
I hate that Weiss has been fired, ND and Weiss fit together. They were both very overrated. They were both terrible.
GeoffDawg
December 1st, 2009
1:30 pm
Hmm, I’m not sure a ten lbs. receiver would survive in the SEC. With Notre Dame’s schedule, he’ll probably be fine.
UGA
December 1st, 2009
1:37 pm
Damon Evans should be at his HS alma mater recruiting for his college alma mater
dawg nation
December 1st, 2009
1:54 pm
He’s not a Dawg. Let him be. His loss
Chip Towers
December 1st, 2009
1:54 pm
dap01: Why Notre Dame for Jones? Because his father Andre played there and won a national championship under Holtz. Also, he’s an extremely intelligent young man who is putting a premium on his education. That’s why he was at first going to go to Stanford. Notre Dame is also an academic power.
cj
December 1st, 2009
1:57 pm
We want kids that want to be Bulldogs! He has not shown that his is interested in UGA thus far dunno why he would now. Although you would think some of these G-ville kids would come together and represent their state and be DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GATA DAWGS
clueless
December 1st, 2009
1:59 pm
You would think some of these G-ville kids would come together and decide to represent their state and become DAWGS. We are on the way to the top you’ll see shortly! GATA DAWGS!!!!!!!
Jaded Jacket
December 1st, 2009
2:15 pm
Why the hell would an intelligent person ever consider going to UGA, UT or Alabama? It’s like Einstein going into the military to drive a tank instaed of becoming a physics guru.
Reggie Ball--Tickle Pile Expert
December 1st, 2009
2:40 pm
Yeah, why would an intelligent person go anywhere except to Tech where they could learn chemistry in Vietnamese, get shot and robbed in between classes, and whine and cry like babies about how they’ve been beaten by UGA in football 8 out of the last 9 years even though they have better players and coaches than UGA…………………..sheesh!
charles
December 1st, 2009
2:41 pm
You can tell that Tech lost to UGA last Saturday night. The Tech peoplelike Jaded Jacket are back to the UGA folks are so dumb routine. Tech people live in dream land concerning the “value” of a GT education.All of the Tech jobs are now in Bangalore, INdia.Give us a break from your delusional rantings.
Hey Jaded Jacket
December 1st, 2009
2:45 pm
30-24! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha suck it!
Bank Walker, Texas Ranger
December 1st, 2009
2:53 pm
Well at least the Jones family will have one national championship ring.
Joe Hamilton
December 1st, 2009
2:56 pm
I know Jaded Jacket. They should just come to Georgia Tech and they wouldn’t even have to go to class. I know from a first hand perspective.
Frank
December 1st, 2009
3:14 pm
Jaded Jacket, why would anyone want to play in a tinker toy stadium, in a crime infested area in Atlanta? As far as education, unless you are strong in math, wish to be an engineer working for someone else, and sit in classes with foreign exchange students, teck is not the place for 98% of the population.
THWGT!!!!!
'Bama 1
December 1st, 2009
3:38 pm
Jaded Jacket, You are an idiot! A middle of the road S.E.C. beats you a$$ last Saturday, and you want to talk smack about S.E.C. teams Get a life, LOSER!
Delbert D.
December 1st, 2009
4:16 pm
I remember Holtz’s prerecorded video piece on the ND-Michigan pregame show. He stated unequivocally the Notre Dame would win the “national championship” and Claussen would win the Heisman. That guy does a poor job at stan-up comedy.
Delbert D.
December 1st, 2009
4:19 pm
This blog is running so slow that it seems to be dropping letters in the text of the posts.
Later Tater
December 1st, 2009
4:32 pm
Jones…. stick with Notre Dame…… nobody from Athens is going to feed your or your dad’s massive ego
shards1967
December 1st, 2009
4:33 pm
Hey Jaded Jacket,
Tell me now, is um Dwyer or that moron Nesbitt majoring in Pre Med, E.E., or Biology or Finance, Real Estate- Bus Adm ??? or is it the Recreation major that all techers are involved in now over at the Flats. You all got way way from that formery fabulous all engineering curriculum to intice decent footballers to come there. Geeeeeeeeeez, be honest. We all know the story.
Ivan Allen bequeathed tons of $$ to the school for the Liberal Arts programs like Recreation or Children and Family Counseling. Be honest, tell the truth.
Grab you gun as you leave campus tonight …………danger danger there. Be careful with all the muggings going on. Can’t you all afford some off duty cops????
30-24 it hurts so good. HAHAHAHAHA
Delbert D.
December 1st, 2009
4:35 pm
Let’s get all fired up for Georgia State football! I attended that place back in a previous century. Ugh…what a dump it was back then. Dirt parking lots by Grady Hospital.
Georgia State’s tickets for their home games next year ($72 lowest price) are more expensive than Georgia Tech’s cheapest seats ($60). Caveat: student admission not included. The Georgia Dome might be emptier than it is for the high school games played there.
The opening game is against Shorter, and they wrap up the home schedule against Lambuth. Got to admit I’ve never heard of Lambuth. The Panthers travel to Tuscaloosa the next week and play Alabama. Unless the Tide plays all walkons for the last 3 quarters, they may break the record of 222-0.
Delbert D.
December 1st, 2009
4:56 pm
It’s really pretty easy to check what Tech’s football players are majoring in. Their bio’s are on the Tech web site. Majors are declared for juniors and seniors.
Here’s a sample: Dwyer, Nesbitt, Thomas: Management.
Starting OL: Mgt., Pre-Med, Aerospace Eng., Mgt., and a Freshman.
Backup OL: Soph, Soph, Civil Eng., Civil Eng.
Management majors are required to take calculus.
tech fan
December 1st, 2009
5:02 pm
Ok guys– Ga rules us and always will. I have to admit it now. I am also a gay activist at Tech. Saint Simons and I are finally together. Thanks, techie fan.. U DAWGS totally rule us!
PMC
December 1st, 2009
5:06 pm
Seriously Mr. Jones…. I’d put in a call to Coach Harbaugh at Stanford.
You still get a Terrific education paid in full and you get to live in Palo Alto…. much much preferable to South Bend.
Banker Dawg's Biological Dad
December 1st, 2009
5:13 pm
Tai-ler, come to UGA! Where the majority of our fans (sidewalk) live in trailers!
See you next year in Jacksoville, mutt lovers!
charles
December 1st, 2009
5:54 pm
Delbert D– B-school kids at UGA also have to take calculus. I have 2 daughters that graduated from the B-school (marketing and econ) and both had to take calculus. Tech people think that Tech is great and UGA a dud. Both schools are ultimately controlled by the Board of Regents. Why would the Board permit one school to be great and the other lousy?
Dawg 1
December 1st, 2009
9:35 pm
Pretty easy to read through the lines here. He’ll either stay at N.D. or go to Stanford. Everything else is a waste.
Not sure if the Tech people will ever get it. The Academic gap closes a little more every year.The one’s who pay attention know this. The one’s who have nothing else to grasp – always run to that straw that gets a little shorter every year.
Why UGA?
December 1st, 2009
11:19 pm
UGA and Notre Dame had something in common coming into Saturday’s game. They were both terrible and both were 6-5…
What does he have to gain at UGA, that he can’t get at ND.
Voice of Reason
December 1st, 2009
11:57 pm
Chip Towers – I suppose your remark is meant to mean that a student athlete would not receive an excellent education at either of our two flagship universities. There also seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in your statement. Surely your comment wasn’t meant the way it came across?
IRISH25
December 2nd, 2009
9:37 am
He goes to ND and gets a great education, he goes to Ga he likely winds up drunk in a parking deck smashing out taillights…..
ugaaccountant
December 2nd, 2009
1:46 pm
Why UGA as opposed to ND – 1. We will average 10 wins a year and ND won’t 2. It’s close to his home 3. We have shown that all WR’s get significant playing time
Why Stanford – 1. Better team than ND2. better location than South Bend
Why ND as opposed to either – 1. his dad played there
I don’t think he sticks with ND. He’s already backed off his commitment before so I fully expect him to do it again. Could very easily be Stanford though that he switches to.
bluetick
December 2nd, 2009
4:57 pm
It’s OK little buddy…. You insects knew where to come when you wanted a great coach…. You even liked him so much you named the stadium after him.
bluetick
December 2nd, 2009
4:59 pm
And the link for the aforementioned comment….
Jaded Jacket
December 1st, 2009
2:15 pm
Why the hell would an intelligent person ever consider going to UGA, UT or Alabama? It’s like Einstein going into the military to drive a tank instaed of becoming a physics guru.
I won’t even play the grammar/spelling card on you…. It’s too easy a shot to take.
bluetick
December 2nd, 2009
5:00 pm
And the link for the aforementioned comment…
Jaded Jacket
December 1st, 2009
2:15 pm
Why the hell would an intelligent person ever consider going to UGA, UT or Alabama? It’s like Einstein going into the military to drive a tank instaed of becoming a physics guru.
I won’t even bother to jab you over your spelling… It’s too easy a shot to take…
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Big Bob
December 2nd, 2009
10:28 pm
This special news report just in. There is a great amount of evidence that the Tech campus robberies over the past year have been done by Tech football players.
Buckeyeboy52
December 2nd, 2009
10:47 pm
Tai-ler Jones – “Don’t need him. Don’t want him. Nothing but a T.O. in training. He will end up being a cancer wherever he goes. I hope that it is not at UGA.
Buckeyeboy52 - NOT!!
December 3rd, 2009
9:14 am
How are you going to compare him to T.O. – T.O. never carried a A average in school. T.O. never received offers from ND, Stanford, Vandy, Wake Forest, Duke or GA TECH – All great academic schools. We’ve heard so much in the paper about this kid’s attitude?? NOT!
Your right – Kid realy sounds like a cancer waiting to happen. Duh!!
The only cancer in the state of GA is UGA’s terrible coaching staff!!
At least our staff will be in tact after our bowl game. How well do you think UGA’s coaches will coach when their looking for jobs???
GOOOO!!! Yellow Jackets!!!!
Jones, come to a real school, where your intellect will be respected as much as your athletic ability.
obomaisaclown
December 4th, 2009
10:24 pm
Word out of Gadsden Ala. is that the parks dept. is reporting Ala is in trouble and is well be news after the game.
Josh Lopez
December 7th, 2009
1:29 pm
Notre Dame is a joke, a good school, but not a great school. They used to be a football power, but that is no longer the case.
IRISH25
December 7th, 2009
3:43 pm
really Josh………really???