Will UGA be able to flip the commitment of top Auburn recruit this weekend? (UPDATED)
Georgia's No. 1 WR, JaQuay Williams, is scheduled to visit UGA this weekend and maybe Florida the next. Williams is committed to Auburn (AJC)
UGA will take its best shot at one of Auburn’s best football recruits this weekend.
Sandy Creek High School’s JaQuay Williams, who is ranked as Georgia’s No. 1 prospect at WR by some, is scheduled to make an official visit to Georgia this weekend. Williams is part of a small group which includes another Auburn commitment, WR Ricardo Louis of Miami Beach, and two players pledged to the Bulldogs – OL John Theus of Jacksonville and Dodge County DE Leonard Floyd.
Loading ...The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Williams has been committed to Auburn since last summer.
“That’s what JaQuay told me today, that he was going for sure to Georgia this weekend,” Sandy Creek coach Chip Walker told the AJC on late Thursday night. “Now Florida next week? He said he didn’t know if he was going there or somewhere else.”
WR is a position of need for UGA after two former commitments at the position, Flowery Branch’s CJ Curry and Georgia Military junior college’s Lonnie Outlaw, won’t be signing with the Bulldogs. Georgia has one commitment at the position with ML King’s Blake Tibbs.
UGA recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner made a late offer to JaQuay Williams a couple of months ago and has been vigorously pursuing him ever since.
“Coach Garner came down here and explained to JaQuay what happened during the recruiting process from their side,” Walker said. “They were waiting on his grades after the first semester, they had a couple of early commits, they have the kid from MLK that they really like, and they are after a JC kid [Cordarrelle Patterson] … Georgia has come back in on JaQuay and tried to do a really good job of touching up.”
What does UGA like about JaQuay? “I think his size and his ability to make plays down the field,” Walker said. “He’s a guy that’s going to go up and make plays. He’s a physical presence on the football field. And he’s got speed. I know Malcolm Mitchell can fly. Everybody knows that. He’s something special. But JaQuay may be more explosive than the other guys they have after Malcolm Mitchell.”
Walker knows wide receivers. He coached the greatest WR ever produced by the state of Georgia. That would be NFL All-Pro Calvin Johnson, who played at Sandy Creek High School.
State's No. 1 WR Jaquay Williams is taking a peek at other schools after Auburn's staffing changes but remains committed to the Tigers (Photo by Allyson Merrill)
“It’s not fair to compare anybody to Calvin Johnson; he was 6-4, 215 pounds, ran a 4.4 and power-cleaned 330 pounds when he was here,” Walker said. “I think from a physical standpoint, JaQuay is the second-best we’ve ever had out of all our D1 wide receivers. JaQuay is going to be a really, really, really good football player at the next level. You know who he reminds me of? Justin Blackmon of Oklahoma State. He’s 6-3 or 6-2, he’s thick and muscular, and really put together. That’s JaQuay Williams.”
More than 30 colleges have stopped by Sandy Creek to check on JaQuay in the last couple of months. Just on Thursday, Missouri and TCU called to see if they could enter the sweepstakes. There have been a lot of rumors circulating about how solid his commitment was to Auburn after all the coaching changes. It appears that Auburn patched things up with Williams during his official visit last week.
“I think the visit to Auburn was really good for JaQuay and his entire family,” Walker said. “I think coach [Gene Chizik] did a good job of making sure JaQuay knew what was going on, and understanding the direction he was taking the program. I think JaQuay and his family are a lot more comfortable with everything now.”
Williams is still committed to Auburn. So why visit UGA and maybe Florida? “I think for JaQuay and his family, this is going to give them something to see besides Auburn, and to be able to compare places.”
Williams has been sensitive to the rumors, tweeting:
How [are] people saying I’m going to flip when I been screaming War Eagle since July. Hate when ppl put words in your mouth.
Auburn is first offer for Westminster's Harrison Butker (AJC)
RELATED: On Thursday, Auburn was the first school to offer Westminster’s Harrison Butker, who is the state’s No. 1 kicker for the class of 2013. This past season, the 6-foot-4 Butker made 16 of 17 field goals, including a long of 51 yards. His only miss was from 59 yards. He averaged 39.5 yards per punt.
Grayson QB Nick Schuessler and OL Fred Zerblis are scheduled to visit Colorado State this weekend. The 6-4 Schuesller helped Grayson win the state championship in Georgia’s largest classification and has been compared to former UGA QB David Greene by his coach … Buford DL Dequan Clark committed to Georgia Southern … Kentucky made an in-home visit with twins committed to the Wildcats, Zack and Daron Blaylock, sons of former NBA All-Star Mooke Blaylock. Kentucky is also making a late run at Liberty County RB Shadrach Thornton and North Hall RB Imani Cross …
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241 comments Add your comment
GTBob
January 20th, 2012
11:59 am
The fact that CPJ is not on the hot seat speaks volumes about the intelligence of Tech fans.
Yes, we should fire our coach who has the best winning percentage at Tech since Bobby Dodd and is the first Tech coach to win 8 games 3 of his first 4 years. That sounds like a smart plan. With our recruiting obstacles, he is probably the best we can get.
Mike
January 20th, 2012
12:00 pm
I’m still laughing about RMikel58’s comment on the previous page about better access to malls and shops.
Come to UGA….we have top notch malls!
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 20th, 2012
12:06 pm
@Tampa Gator:
Your 6:44 am post was hilarious. Quick wit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 20th, 2012
12:10 pm
Stevie B:
Did you NOT read Tampa Gator’s 6:44 am post? Pay attention son!
Rick James
January 20th, 2012
12:10 pm
@GTBob
What recruiting obstacles Bob? Dont you get tired of hearing and making that excuss.Vandy pulls good players out of Georgia and I would think that Tech should be doing the same.In spite of your feelings I still believe that Gailey signed higher caliber talent.
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 20th, 2012
12:15 pm
@Destin Dawg:
Just start posting as “Tide Roll”. Everybody(including his parents) hate him. That way you can get your messages across and help pile on Tide Roll.
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 20th, 2012
12:23 pm
@GT Bob:
That winning 8 games could be slightly enhanced by the fact that GT like most teams now play 12, 13 or 14 games but I certainly agree with your assessment of CPJ. He does a damn good job with the limitations placed on him. If only GT and UGA fans could all get their heads out of their fannies long enough to look around and actually see that the universe is not controlled or powered by FOOTBALL.
GTBob
January 20th, 2012
12:26 pm
Vandy pulls good players out of Georgia and I would think that Tech should be doing the same
Vandy’s recruiting rankings the past 5 years (Rivals):
Unranked, Unranked, Unranked, Unranked, Unranked
Are you really using Vandy as an argument for positive recruiting? They might end up with a top 30 class this year. Whoop dee do.
NiquePhotog
January 20th, 2012
12:26 pm
Vandy is a great school, better than GT and much better than UGA. But they still offer jock majors (PE, Housing, Turf Management…sound familiar?). The easiest GT can offer is a BS in MGMT which is a joke compared to all of the engineerings. But it is still ranked ~30 in the nation and harder than normal MGMT degrees since it is a Bachelor of Science degree.
GT’s joke major is ranked higher than UGA’s “most highly esteemed” and hardest major. Hmmmmm
Garyl
January 20th, 2012
12:27 pm
As bad as PJ needs a kicker, heres one in your own backyard—Butker !!!!
IL Jacket
January 20th, 2012
12:28 pm
Given our kicking woes, I hate to see Auburn beat us to Butker. I know we are purportedly working on a couple of options. Michael, do you or anyone else for that matter, have any update on Tech’s kicking recruits?
IL Jacket
January 20th, 2012
12:29 pm
Garyl, my thoughts exactly and going to Westminister we should be able to get him in.
NiquePhotog
January 20th, 2012
12:30 pm
Brainiac,
You may possibly be the most intelligent…errr should I say a true Brainiac. We should be proud to have GT and UGA as our primary state schools, but it’s sad that there’s so much emphasis on sports that generally more than 50% of the athletes are special admits.
GTBob
January 20th, 2012
12:31 pm
In spite of your feelings I still believe that Gailey signed higher caliber talent.
He signed Calvin, and had one decent overall class where the players actually overperformed when they got into CPJ’s system. Other then that he was terrible. Way worse then CPJ.
IL Jacket
January 20th, 2012
12:33 pm
GTBob, don’t be so dismissive of Vandy. I do think something different is going on there. I just get the sense that the administration has empowered their coaching staff to go out and get better players and they will admit them. The next couple of years will tell the tale.
Ferguson Jenkins
January 20th, 2012
12:45 pm
@ Rick James…GT fans do have notoriously thin skin–but I think you might be giving Auburn fans way to much credit. Have you ever talked to an Auburn fan about Cecil Newton? Wow…Their skin is as thin or thinner than Tech Fans. At least Tech fans realize they have bad football.
Recruiting hurdles for GT:
Would be recruits are actually allowed to see other Campuses.
Campus is the epicenter of Crime in Crimeheavy Atlanta.
They have 3 pretty girls and 12,000 ugly ones.
A Lack of meaningful Fan Support
Paul Johnson
That Offense
And…supposedly (as Tech fans will have you believe) the players have to be able to read good too.
Ferguson Jenkins
January 20th, 2012
12:49 pm
Franklin will leave Vandy a mess. He is super mouthy and oversigns alomost as bad as Saban. He is the new Lane Kiffin…though he might stay a bit longer.
KilroyDawg
January 20th, 2012
12:56 pm
the pendulum swinging back up
this is a good time to look at the sec and the mark richt era so far.
sometimes we see the good seasons a team outside of uga has and don’t see the
times they struggle. this is how the sec has stacked up over the last 11 seasons–
most wins–
1-lsu–115
2-uga–106
3-florida 105
4-auburn–101
5-arkansas–86
5t-tennessee–86
7-south carolina–80
8-alabama–77 note they have won 98 but had to vacate 21 for ncaa rules
violations.
9-ole miss–62
10-kentucky–59
11-mii st–50
12-vanderbilt—39
second most wins is pretty solid in my opinion.
how have we matched up with the other sec teams and rival tech?
against tech 10-1
vandy 10-1
kentucky 9-2
auburn 7-4
south carolina 7-4
tennessee 7-4
ole miss 5-0
arkansas 5-1
bama 3-1
miss st 3-1
lsu 3-4
florida 3-8
winning record against everyone but lsu and florida with only the gators really bad.
overall against other sec teams 62-30.
how many times has each team finished ranked?? always a sign of a good season—
uga 9
lsu 9
florida 7
bama 6
auburn 6
tennessee 5
south carolina 3
ole miss 3
arkansas 2
miss st 1
kentucky 0
vandy 0
only 2 “bad” seasons in 11.
who has the most sec titles–
lsu 4
uga 2
florida 2
auburn 2
bama 1
who has the most division titles?
east-
uga 4
florida 3
tenn 3
sc 1
west-
lsu 5
bama 2
auburn 2
arkansas 2
how many coaches each one has had–
uga-1
lsu-2–both saban and miles have done well
auburn 2–tuberville was solid and chizik has the one great season
arkansas 2–nutt had a good run and petrino looks like a really good hire.
south carolina 2–holtz had a couple good seasons then fizzled. spurrier is a great coach.
tennessee–3–fulmer dropped off, kiffen made a mess and dooley looks to be a failure.
kentucky 3
miss st 3
florida 4–spurrier left, zook struggled, meyer had a great run and fell apart the last year, jury is out on muschamp.
ole miss 4
vandy 4
alabama 5–hot right now with saban but a mess before him.
I’m honestly the most excited about uga’s future that I have been in several years.
we started back working, looks like we have a great defensive staff, recruiting is strong.
i understand what we are up against. the last 6 years the national champ has
come from the sec but its more than just that—
during those 6 seasons the sec has had 11 teams finish ranked in the top 5.
six DIFFERENT teams have done it. –bama, auburn, arkansas, florida, uga and lsu.
to compare the pac 12 has had 6 top 5s, the big 12 had 5, the big ten had 4 and neither the acc or big east has had a single top 5 finish.
i know its easy to focus on what we havent gotten done yet–the national title.
thankful for the POSITIVE things cmr has done for uga.
most sec east titles during his tenure
second most wins
10-1 against tech
no probations
no vacating wins
great class last year and looks like another this year.
2009 and 2010 were tough but 2011 was a good rebound and I’m really excited about 2012 and forward.
GO DAWGS!!!!
G-Dawg
January 20th, 2012
12:57 pm
Oh Snap…Fergie stirring the pot!! What for it……LOL
WDE
January 20th, 2012
1:23 pm
KilroyDawg well played !
5150 UOAD
January 20th, 2012
1:28 pm
NEVER………..NEVER………….NEVER go after a Kid that wears #1 in Pop Warner and High School. He probably holds his #1 and his pants up the majority of the day. ME ME ME and that ain’t Mechanical Engineering.
Kmac
January 20th, 2012
1:33 pm
I am aware that this is a Georgia board but I have to give my noles major props. They just flipped a WR who was an Auburn committ. The amount of talent Jimbo is collecting is getting downright scary folks! They already have three five starts and will probably get two more this class. Of course this does not include the ten recruits that are in the Rivals 100 and Rivals 250. This is getting downright nasty.
RxDawg
January 20th, 2012
1:35 pm
Kilroy, why you gotta bring all dem facts up in here? This is the AJC blogs.
TampaGator
January 20th, 2012
1:38 pm
@Happy…..
You got to give me time to even hear or read about what Leon Orr did. Now that I know, I will post about it……they found a pinch of used weed and a pipe in his room. Unlike Dre Kirpatrick, who had enough to sell on the streets. In any case, the Orr was stupid by doing what he did. He has apologize in the press, said what he did was dumb and has learn his lesson. He has already been dealt with by Muschamp and will serve some kind of suspension and have to earn his rights back as one of the Gator football players. Muschamp is not tolerate of more than one screw up and this kid knows it. What the kid did is stupid and wrong (according to the law), and he better not mess up again while he is at Florida. But it is nothing when compared to Dre Kirpatrick.
Big Bad Dawg
January 20th, 2012
1:38 pm
Don’t waist the time on Jaquay. He visited for the GA vs AU game and was sending text messages to AU players telling what he was going to do to Branden Smith next year. He is just using us for a free trip. We don’t need to waist our time on him
Kmac
January 20th, 2012
1:38 pm
I have not talked trash for some time when it comes to my noles. They won 10 games last year and one less than Georgia this year. The offensive line problem should be fixed this year and you guys already know about the defense. they need no introduction whatsoever. Jimbo has built an SEC defense in the ACC. Just hit folks straight in the mouth baby!
TampaGator
January 20th, 2012
1:41 pm
Again….sorry for all the typing errors in that last post. My keyboard skills are simply horrible….and the results of that lacking skill set is sometimes embarrassing.
Ferguson Jenkins
January 20th, 2012
1:48 pm
@Kmac Good! Get as much talent as you can down there–because the ACC is garbage.
BiggDawgK
January 20th, 2012
1:51 pm
Georgia is the leader for the highest rated JUCO WR as well. It would be good to sign 1 or 2 more this class but not vital. The Dawgs are loaded at the position and will have the deepest most talented receiver corps next season.
BS Patrol
January 20th, 2012
2:04 pm
You doggies & gators are amused by that 6:44 post? Real sophisticated sense of humor there, guys. I didn’t know they could teach 4 yr olds how to type. I’m sure Tom & Jerry would keep you in stitches.
Rick James
January 20th, 2012
2:05 pm
@GTBob
Who signed Bay Bay,Jonathan Dwyer,Derrick Morgan,Morgan Burnette,Roddy Jones? Chan Gailey right?
BiggDawgK
January 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
Kilroy Dawg
Nice list of stats. Thanks for the effort you put in to actually gather the facts.
Rick James
January 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
@GTBob
I dont care about rankings..Right now Vandy recruits Georgia better than Tech and there is no reason for this this since both require higher academics.But I’m sure you will just dismiss this too.
Blackoutanyone?
January 20th, 2012
2:15 pm
Kilroydawg…. Those are some interesting numbers you so proudly posted. I have some numbers for ya. 5 and 0. In CMR’ s time at UGA the SEC has won 5 National Championships. UGA 0. Bama has won 2 of the last 3. But those are nice numbers you have as well. Now some leg humper will post CMR’s record vs Bama. Again… that’s nice and what not but really means very little. Roll Tide!
Blackoutanyone?
January 20th, 2012
2:20 pm
5150 UOAD… we meet again. How’s that krystal joke working for ya? Take my advice to leave out the meat gazer comment?
DP
January 20th, 2012
2:28 pm
Blackout, that would be 7 national championships for the SEC during Richt’s tenure including the last 6. LSU 2003 & 2007, Florida 2006 & 2008, Alabama 2009 & 2011, Auburn 2010.
For some reason Kilroydawg left national championships off that laundry list of statistics.
Ferguson Jenkins
January 20th, 2012
2:29 pm
Yeah Kilroy–what Blackoutanyone? said! How truly dumb of you to present statistics that display a long period of strong results! UGA should really shoot for 3 great years out of every 15 like Bama–consistancy bedamned! You can tell Richt doesn’t really want to win because he doesn’t take 45 verbal commitments for 25 available slots and hold yearly tryouts for scholarships kicking kids off the team that he begged to sign just months earlier.
The only thing decent about Saban is his outstanding taste in Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies.
KilroyDawg
January 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
BiggDawgK
Thanks
Blackout?
I for one appreciated CMR as our coach and look forward to him coaching our young players for years to come. If i had a son that was major college material, i would be honered knowing that a man of CMR’s character was helping shape his future. My post was not meant to demean your team, coach or any other. I simply am enthusiastic about where our program is headed. The facts that i posted are simply that, facts. We are headed in the right direction with the program and i cant wait for those beautiful fall days in Athens!!
GO DAWGS!!!
GTBob
January 20th, 2012
2:50 pm
Right now Vandy recruits Georgia better than Tech
Right now Vandy has 5 recruits from GA. Four 3 stars and one 4 star. GT has 9 from GA. One 4 star and eight 3 stars. This might be Vandy’s best recruiting class ever. How is Vandy better? Plus you need to learn the difference in academic requirements between the two schools. Not just rankings. Vandy is a great school but doesn’t have the academic hurdles that GT has.
GTBob
January 20th, 2012
2:53 pm
Who signed Bay Bay,Jonathan Dwyer,Derrick Morgan,Morgan Burnette,Roddy Jones? Chan Gailey right?
Yeah two 3 star players and three 4 star players. That isn’t exactly amazing recruiting when that is the best you could come up with over a 6 year period.
G-Dawg
January 20th, 2012
2:56 pm
Hardly doubt academic hurdles is one of Tech’s real problems.
GTBob
January 20th, 2012
3:04 pm
Hardly doubt academic hurdles is one of Tech’s real problems.
Then why do other coaches bring a Calculus book when using negative recruiting against us? Why did we wait until two days ago to offer Lynn Griffin, a recruit we have wanted since last summer? Why did Darius Caldwell de-commit last year without a fuss at all? Why do we not sign JUCO players?
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[...] http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2012…ogs_recruiting Mr. Williams is apparently unhappy at the turnover within the AU staff. He's taking a visit to Georgia this weekend and we're rolling out the red carpet for him. Hoping to turn this one around. [...]
Blackoutanyone?
January 20th, 2012
3:10 pm
DP… Thnx for the help. I didn’t know how long CMR had been there and didn’t feel the need to research it.
Kilroydawg…. Your post wasn’t offensive just typical. Most UGA fans dumb down their expectations or manipulate the numbers to feel good about the direction of the program. The truth is cold and many don’t won’t to hear it. UGA should be competing for the SEC and national championships every year. The ingredients have always been there (HS talent, rich tradition,$$$ support, facilities) but as long as you and other dawg fans are happy with an eastern division banner and an out back bowl loss to basketball schools nothing will change. BTW I believe Bama’s football grad rate is bette than that of UGA in the past 4 years and we all know the arrests are not comparable. That’s why many parents are proud to send their kids to be coached by Nick Saban… that and the championships.
RopeDawg
January 20th, 2012
3:21 pm
Dear Blackoutanyone,
How many SEC championships does bama have in that time frame? Just 1? Oh ok.. everyone here knows that BCS championship bids have become a popularity contest driven by ESPN, where SEC Championships are battled out on the field. Thats why it’s now widely called the “Mythical National Championship.” I think there’s a reason the BCS championship game had lower TV ratings than the SEC Championship game… But, congrats on the BCS trophy anyway. Bama certainly had a great season.
PR
January 20th, 2012
3:23 pm
blackoutanyone… since you just admitted that you normally speak before researching, could you please tell us the graduation rates of UGA versus Bama with actual statistics to support your claim?
Kmac
January 20th, 2012
3:23 pm
@ Ferguson Jenkins
I agree with you about the SEC being a better conference, but what does it make schools like South Carolina who we destroyed in last years bowl game while UGA lost to them. FSU believes that it can stand up against anyone and they dont care what conference that team is in. Its just the truth.
KilroyDawg
January 20th, 2012
3:26 pm
Blackout?
I have neither manipulated numbers, nor do i dumb down my expectations. UGA fans want to compete for a shot at the NC each year. Again you sound like the only pleasure you recieve is when you come on a UGA reucruiting thread to proclaim how GREAT Bama is and how BAD Georgia is. Again ,I was stating how excited i am about GEORGIA’S direction. Congrats to Bama nation on the NC this year but come on man, why must you spout all things negative about UGA. Doesnt Alabama have a paper and sports blog that you could go talk football on? Sorry if that came across wrong but C’mon Maaannnn!!!
LoLz @ the ACC
January 20th, 2012
3:27 pm
Kmac – Just because FSU believes they can stand up with anyone doesn’t mean they can (or do)… Just ask Oklahoma.
Ferguson Jenkins
January 20th, 2012
3:39 pm
Blackoutanyone?
It wouldn’t suprise me if the graduation rates are high at Bama–Saban just takes the tutors away from the kids that he doesn’t need anymore–Then he doesn’t have to pull any Medical hardship chicanery to run them off!!
As far as the arrests go…I heard Tuscaloosa police have to check with Saban before they take anybody to jail. I don’t think the A/CC PD even gets free tickets from UGA anymore. (That was a good idea Adams) So one school, the one with very few arrests, owns the local police while the other school, the one with a bunch of arrests, has pushed the local police away.