Georgia Bulldogs offer scholarship to Isaiah Crowell’s close friend
As Isaiah Crowell prepared to leave Columbus for Tuscaloosa and his official visit to Alabama Friday afternoon, Georgia was making moves behind the scenes to try to ensure that the state’s No. 1 player comes their way.
The Bulldogs offered a scholarship to Crowell’s teammate and close friend Quintavious Harrow on Thursday, Carver-Columbus coach Dell McGee confirmed. Better known as “Cootie” to his family and friends, Harrow (5-foot-10, 180 pounds) played a linebacker/safety position known as the “pony” in the Tigers’ 3-5-3 defense. He’s expected to played defensive back in college.
“It’s good to see Quintavious get a great offer like UGA,” McGee said.
By all accounts, Georgia is the only school from which Harrow has received an offer so far. The only reference to him among the recruiting services is an account of him running a 4.46-second 40-yard dash — pretty impressive — at the Scout Showcase combine in Atlanta last summer.
“Cootie? I really don’t know too much about it,” Crowell said as he prepared to leave his Columbus home with his parents Friday afternoon. “I heard that [he'd been offered by UGA] but I haven’t had a chance to talk to him about it. His phone’s not working right now.”
Crowell said he believes Harrow recently obtained a qualifying ACT score and that has boosted interest from college recruiters.
“He’s been overlooked this whole season,” Crowell said. “It’s about time he got some offers. I’m happy for him.”
Crowell was asked if he felt like the offer to Harrow was a ploy by the Bulldogs to get him to sign with them on national signing day.
“We’re really close. That’s true,” he said. “But I don’t know whether it has anything to do with me or not. I do know he’s a good player.”
Crowell, a five-star prospect and the No. 1-ranked player in the AJC Fab 50, has narrowed his choices to Alabama, Auburn and Georgia. He takes official visits to UGA next weekend and Auburn on Jan. 28. As of now he expects to announce his decision on national signing day.
Crowell is one of a number of elite recruits that will be in Tuscaloosa for official visits this weekend. Also expected are Valdosta’s Malcolm Mitchell and Jay Rome — both of whom will make their decisions public on Thursday — and DE Jadeveon Clowney of Rock Hill, S.C., the consensus No. 1 prospect in the nation.
So what does Crowell expect on his official visit to Alabama? “I don’t know. I’m just trying to have a good time is all,” he said.
Asked if he expected to get a lot of pressure from Bama coaches to commit, he laughed, “Yeah, I do.”
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Dawgtime
January 14th, 2011
6:37 pm
Mark Richt was at Dodge County High School today recruiting Leonard Floyd.
bigtime
January 14th, 2011
6:41 pm
I would like to welcome ” The Georgia Trio” Malcom Mitchell, Isaiah Crowell,and Jay Rome to Tuscaloosa for their official visits this weekend. Don’t worry dawg fans , we’ll treat ‘em real nice and I guarantee that they will enjoy their visit to T-Town………ROLL TIDE
Also this via scout.coms AndrewJBone twitter– Georgia head coach Mark Richt stopped by Wayne County HS (GA.) today. Home of 2012 National 100 QB Greyson Lambert
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christian
January 14th, 2011
6:44 pm
Looks like rennie jr.
Destin Dawg
January 14th, 2011
6:47 pm
I like Cootie… cool name.. he’s fast.. and Yes.. Zander Ogletree.. is a great FB.. OLB.. kick off team… plays with heart..
collegeballfan
January 14th, 2011
6:48 pm
In the 1960’s Tennessee offered scholarships to the best friend and girl friend of their top prospect.
It worked!
Destin Dawg
January 14th, 2011
6:53 pm
how could you trust a Nick Satan… who offers all these kids and dumps.. greyshirts.. etc.. do you think he cares if they get a college degree ???? he sure is no Bear Bryant !!!!
LakeDawg
January 14th, 2011
7:00 pm
The kid looks like he has some quicks and is a disciplined player. He doesn’t over pursue and is there for the cut back or bounce out. A quick kid with a high football IQ, who knows how to tackle. I’ll take him.
poopdawg
January 14th, 2011
7:04 pm
If he has 4.4 speed , a heart and a desire to tackle he is a starter on D. I kind of like fewer stars by our defensive players.
dcbl
January 14th, 2011
7:05 pm
Hi guys. I graduated from Dunwoody High – class of ‘87
Billy Ray was one grade ahead of me – I had one class with the guy.
Bama gave his girlfriend an acedemic scholy – it worked as he signed with the Tide
transfered to Duke after one year…
bigtime
January 14th, 2011
7:09 pm
This is excerpts from interviews I recently saw. Notice what Crowell’s coach had to say. Enjoy dawg fans…… Roll Tide
The other top recruit who will make his official visit to Alabama this weekend is running back Isaiah Crowell. Crowell, who is considered one of the top backs in the country, has the Crimson Tide among his top three, along with Auburn and Georgia.
“It’s a great school with great tradition,” Crowell’s head coach Dell McGee said. “You can’t go wrong going to a school like that, fresh off a Heisman Trophy winner at his position. You’ve also got a great person there in Trent Richardson to learn the ropes from.”
The Columbus, Ga. native also plans to wait until signing day to make his decision. He and teammate Gabe Wright will announce their decisions together at their high school. Wright visited Tuscaloosa last weekend.
Two other Georgia high school teammates will take their official visit to UA this weekend in tight end Jay Rome and athlete Malcolm Mitchell from Valdosta (Ga.) High School. Mitchell will arrive Friday and spend the weekend, but Rome won’t be able to make it until Sunday because of basketball. However, because of the holiday, Rome will extend his visit through Monday.
“It gives them one last time to be around the coaches and see the facilities,” Valdosta head coach Rance Gillespie said. “It gives the individual schools a chance to get the kids on campus along with the parents and show them everything they have to offer.”
Bitter vince dooly
January 14th, 2011
7:12 pm
ITS ALL GOOD in the SEC yaaw, chin up and get ready to support the dawgs 2011 first game against a bit— of a game against boise st 2 star playa’s and yes they will be ready to FIGHT
spike lee
January 14th, 2011
7:13 pm
Says that college athletes should be paid black and white and he calls the NCAA “pimps”
Vandy Dawg
January 14th, 2011
7:13 pm
One word. DESPERATE. The CLOSER,COACH SKIP, would not advise this move.
ESPN Town Hall Meeting
January 14th, 2011
7:17 pm
It was also said that coaches tell their players NOT to take difficult classes and try to major in something not to difficult…because of the work load that comes along with sports i.e weight training, practice, and games just to name a few.
Nate the Great
January 14th, 2011
7:21 pm
This kid is NO Rennie Curran!! Cootie can WRAP-UP!!!! Curran always was around the ball, but tried to “lay wood” or knock the runner out of bounds and never seemed to wrap the guy up.
Case in point: Who’s “tackle” did Charles Scott run through when LSU beat us in 2009? RENNIE CURRAN.
baloney
January 14th, 2011
7:32 pm
Where is the uproar over this? Do no of the the rock throwing Dawg fans (including Towers) not see the similarities to Nash Nance and Da’Rick Rogers?
ANTI TIDE
January 14th, 2011
7:35 pm
Why are the Tide still recruiting these kids. They are 12 spots over their alotment already.
RRTDawgs
January 14th, 2011
7:35 pm
Hey bigtime i think now that UGA has offered Crowell’s best friend might be the icing on the cake and there has been some info that Drew , Rome and Mitchell will announce together it could be a very good day for the dawgs next week go dawgs .
Bitter vince dooly
January 14th, 2011
7:39 pm
GROW A SET BAMMER FANS AND RAISE YOUR ON FOOTBALL PLAYAS!!!stop being so pathic that you have stop teaching the basic skills that all georgia high school coach’s teach. stay in your on da–state LOOSERSSSSSS
dawgerbrown
January 14th, 2011
7:44 pm
Why do these kids continue to take visits the the Bamer Grey Tide? Don’t they have about 13 more commitments than they have scholarships available? Better enjoy school, gonna be there a long time.
tide roll
January 14th, 2011
7:46 pm
They should have offered Quincy McKinney, a huge offensive guard, who Crowell ran behind for three years at Carver. He’s going to South Carolina.
Slimy??
January 14th, 2011
7:48 pm
This move is only slimy if Crowell goes elsewhere and Richt pulls the kid’s ship. Say what you want about Richt, but he does not do things like that.
I would wager this kid sees more playing time at UGA than Nance does at UT.
He is the fastest player on a team full of elite prospects, and if he had a qualifying test score earlier would probably have several offers.
Carlton
January 14th, 2011
8:09 pm
I think this is a great idea..Richt’s intentions wasn’t to do it to LURE Crowell in (if all you delusional Bama fans forgot, y’all got Demetrius Hart during the Army game-meaning that the last place Crowell would want to go to to get first-year playing time would be Bama). Richt did it because the kid passed his ACT and they just now offered him. Yeah, it may be a HIGHLIGHT video, but he still shows great speed and pursuit in a high school division that made Crowell the #1 RB, so you know he has to have some skill at that level.
As far as the Alec and Xavier situation from last year..I can only say this. Xavier was a linebacker coming out of high school yet UGA and Richt transformed him into a FB and a special teams player (a stepping stone I’d say to being what he truly wanted to be going intoo college bescause he was ONLY a 2 star recruit) and if y’all remember, Alec was actually a commit BEFORE his brother got offered..so, check the facts. Richt’s on the right path and I think this offer is perfect-kid can run and close (he’s gonna be on special teams the first 2 years and based on his work ethic/determination, he may become the next great OLB in Grantham’s system)..
Carlton
January 14th, 2011
8:11 pm
Great move by Richt in my estimate..
rrich
January 14th, 2011
8:17 pm
People keep saying look at Darick …… look at him at Tennessee this past season he hasn’t done anything there find a better complaint
Dawg Man
January 14th, 2011
8:20 pm
He didn’t even get an offer from Middle Tennessee and we make fun of Tech for getting kids with those offers. Do you really think we recruited him thinking he could play. Give me a break. The kid will always be on the practice squad but if it was enough to get Crowell it was worth a wasted scholarship.
CatMan
January 14th, 2011
8:25 pm
DCBL You can’t even spell acAdemic. Maybe his girlfriend earned her own way. Billy Ray wasn’t very good so maybe he saw he had no chance at playing at Bama. As I recall, He did not do well at Duke.
Carlton
January 14th, 2011
8:27 pm
OK-first off, Dawg man is not an actual fan if he knew how Richt ran his system and saw what happened with the Alec/Xander Ogletree situation..
Second, I’m making a predicition-and ALL of everyone who reads this blog can mark it down: Drew, Rome, Crowell, and I’d even say Mitchell will all come to UGA..I highly doubt any of these IN-STATERS who are considering the Dawgs will leave them in the dust (especially since Alabama and AU have their over signing issues and UF is in transition with new coaches). The Dawgs will achieve their “Dream Team” status and these guys will work hard during the Spring and Summer to be a major part of the team over the Spring and Summer under Tereshinski..AND one more bold prediction..we’ll get a lot more ingenuity/creativity in our passing game with the departure of AJ Green. UGA is on the up-and-up..and I think Richt has us heading in the right direction.
Point though? UGA will get the remaining big name recruits from GA-mark it down!!!
dcbl
January 14th, 2011
8:31 pm
sweet – the spelling police are out on an ajc blog…
Billy Ray was one of the top QB prospects in 1986. And you’re probably right, that girl was probably super bright & could have gotten a scholly anywhere…
Intersting turn here though – Billy ray was supposed to be the 2nd coming, yet failed to make it in college & many walk ons wind up being stars – thanks for pointing that out!
Carlton
January 14th, 2011
8:33 pm
Oh yeah-and John Jenkins will commit to the Dawgs-I think he likes the idea of being the “missing piece” to our 3-4 defense..MARK IT DOWN!!
dcbl
January 14th, 2011
8:36 pm
hope u r correct Carlton (insofar as signees go)
agree 100% that Richt will right the ship this year & that we are heading the right way
sometimes a wakeup call does the trick…
go dawgs
Aggie54
January 14th, 2011
8:44 pm
Crowell, will be at Auburn, 1/28/11, along with Gabe Wright, Ray Drew, etc.Now don’t you Dawg fans get hope’s up to high, cause you are about to find out the true story.
As Saben,told Kirby Smart, when he thought about leaving year before last year. You better stay at Bama,because UGA, is about to become the cess-pool of the SOUTH. .
Toole
January 14th, 2011
8:46 pm
Here comes my babbling rant. I hope Crowell would be the 2nd coming of Jasper Sanks. We have 2 highly recruited RB’s that have no HEART or know what fighting for every yard is like. We have let several under recruited RB’s committ to other SEC schools. How many times have u seen players from Georgia playing for other teams and wondering how we let them get away. Our coaches allow amatuers to evalute talent and we can’t evaluate them ourselves. Maybe Fran Tarkenton should be allowed to be a consultant to the AD. Much more on my mind, but not enough ears.
auburn guy
January 14th, 2011
8:52 pm
I think Gabe Wright will sign with Auburn and the departure of Fairley only helps that. They are probably 50-50 on Drew. Not sure why Crowell is taking another visit to Auburn. He’s been there a number of times and I didn’t think he had any serious interest in Auburn. Go ahead with the $$$ jokes….lol
Sergeant Joe Friday, LAPD
January 14th, 2011
8:54 pm
Go ahead and get his DNA and prints on file…..the cops will need them.
Tideman
January 14th, 2011
9:03 pm
Carlton if your dream team wants to play early, they probably should go to UGA. I also think Rome & Mitchell will go to UGA. They are good kids and will help change Georgia’s thUG image. I wish you the best. Roll Tide.
Sportsrealist
January 14th, 2011
9:06 pm
People said the same thing last year about the Ogletree brothers, but looks like Zander proved to be very productive on special teams and he’s pushing to be the starting FB. Cootie has good speed and good enough size for a productive DB. I don’t think that this is a bad move at all. Hopefully, we’ll get to see him and Crowell between the hedges so we can find out.
RRTDawgs
January 14th, 2011
9:08 pm
Crowell is not going to sit behind Quan Bray and Dwyer so for get about it he is not going to Auburn .
The One
January 14th, 2011
9:08 pm
hahahaa-pups had to offer his friend to try and get him…what did they offer his dad?
Fan
January 14th, 2011
9:11 pm
I’m sure those 3rd stringers at Bama are not enjoying their weekends in T-town because if the big, bad boys from Georgia commit then Saban has to kick them to the curb to make room.
Fran
January 14th, 2011
9:13 pm
Whata joke! I just know we need to get Richt out of here so we can start to rebuild this program.
boots
January 14th, 2011
9:16 pm
I think 12 kids on my block and another 29 at church were offered by Alabama this week. How is such possible? Why can one school sign so many more players than the others. That is just not right and is out-in-out unethical if not worse.
As for our offer to Cootie, that is great. But he needs to change his name. On the other hand, I can see a lot of sales around his (retail)jersey. (Had to throw in that “retail” clarification in case the NCAA is looking over my shoulder.)
SickDawg
January 14th, 2011
9:21 pm
Please explain to me how Bama can offer these guys if they are already 12 commitments over the 85 limit. Info from Oversigning.com
FRED
January 14th, 2011
9:29 pm
I HEARD HE WAS ALSO RECRUTED BUY THE LITTLE SISTERS OF MERCY UNIVERSITY
RomeDawg
January 14th, 2011
9:36 pm
How do we expect these athletes to make it through college when they can barely pass high school? When a kid passes high school by the hair of his teeth, he is either dumb or lazy, neither of which fit well on a college football field or campus. Could be another mistake by this great coaching staff in Athens.
Gabby Hayes
January 14th, 2011
9:44 pm
OK, pretend youre a top recruit, with no family ties to any college. Youre from Georgia somewhere. Alabama, Auburn and Georgia pitches their programs to you bigtime after this last season. You go visit each dinky town. Who do you chose. Georgia, Richt? Why?
Gabby Hayes
January 14th, 2011
9:49 pm
5′10″ 180 LB/safety named “Cootie.” Either the fix is in already, or their getting desperate.
Ole Yeller Dawg
January 14th, 2011
10:03 pm
OK we have struggled through the red pantie debacle,so now I guess it’s time to bring on Cootie! They both go hand in hand……don’t they?
Since Cootie has not peaked yet, (made “Super Star” status) maybe he will fit right in, at the Junk Yard!
Boca Baby
January 14th, 2011
10:09 pm
In the spirit of Tim Wilson, if we offer Ricky Tidwell a scholarship will we also get his mother?
She has a forearm shivver that won’t quit!
RealDawgFan
January 14th, 2011
10:11 pm
How do you all expect to win a championship when the field is not level? Richt has been straight up and following the rules (even the ethical ones) and has not won a championship. All the while, Alabama, Florida, LSU and Auburn have won national championships with thugs (check the arrests records for each team). They consistently over-sign kids by as many as 20 or more. I played division 1 sports and can tell you many stories. But, Richts’ problem is that he’s been following the rules, not that he’s starting to bend them now…