Jay Woods: Georgia Tech and UGA make top 11
Georgia Tech and UGA made the cut for Jay Woods (AJC)
Jay Woods, who is one of the state’s leaders in football scholarship offers with around 30, narrowed his list down to 11 on Monday. Here they are from the 6-foot-2, 278-pound defensive tackle from Jackson High School (in no order):
- Missouri
- UGA
- Georgia Tech
- Clemson
- UCF
- Kentucky
- Duke
- Vanderbilt
- South Carolina
- Nebraska
- Texas A&M
“These are the 11 schools recruiting me the hardest, so I’m going to focus on them,” Woods said. “My three priorities in choosing a school will be education, my relationship with the coaches, and the opportunity to come in as a freshman and make an impact.”
Woods said he will likely wait until taking five official visits after his senior season before making his decision. “I’m not trying to rush things; this is supposed to be fun.”
SINCE THE WEEKEND
- Ex-Georgia Tech commitment waiting for clearance from the NCAA
- Good news! UGA and Georgia make the cut for Georgia DT
- How did Alabama visit go for … UGA’s TOP recruit?
- UGA edges out Georgia Tech in rare head-to-head battle for in-state recruit
- OL who appeared to be on brink of committing to UGA … picks South Carolina
- Steve Spurrier strikes again: Two Georgia commits in two days
- Nick Saban finally lands a Georgia QB for Alabama
- Robert Nkemdiche’s teammate will go west
AND THE RECRUITING NEWS KEEPS COMING
- Son ex-UGA player commits to play QB at LSU
- Notre Dame plucks away one of Georgia’s best prospects
- Should UGA be worried about 5-star RB Derrick Henry visiting … Alabama?
- Georgia Tech’s entire recruiting class gets GREEN LIGHT
- Hmmm … Florida and UGA agree to NOT host recruits for annual showdown
- UGA football signee forced to delay enrollment
- Georgia Tech FLIPS commitment of 4-star LB
YOU’VE GOT MAIL
- Nick Saban shares stamps; Recruit gets 52 letters in ONE DAY from Georgia Tech
- Mark Richt has a little secret
- Robert Nkemdiche: No. 1 prospect officially delays his college decision
- Nick Saban on his Georgia recruiting success: “Well, I still have a home in Georgia”
– By Michael Carvell, AJC Recruiting Blog
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7576DAWG
June 12th, 2012
3:41 pm
I was a very good athlete when I was young but was too short to be considered Pro material but one thing I know is ; when Grantham took up for his defensive back in the Vanderbilt game that one thing did more good than anything to get recruits interested in playing under him. That is exactly the kind of coach I had and is appreciated by every player on the team. To know that your coach has your back means the world to a player. Now that doesn’t mean he want get in your face a chew your rear end up but it does prove he cares a lot about his players.
So for some of the Georgia fans that criticized him for that, never played competitive sports in their live. Good players never take it personal when they get chewed out because they are team players and only want to improve but they love a coach that will back them unconditionally.
Grantham coached in the Pro’s for 11 years and were used to being around MEN so there was a learning curve for him also. What happened never bothered me , any but for the fans that it did bother, how about giving him a break. He will prove to be a great coach and an even better recruiter.
kingdaddy
June 12th, 2012
3:48 pm
Nowhere in this article did he say education was his top priority. It was important though and I’m pretty sure, UGA was near the top (#2) of his list. All this talk about who has the smartest school, is just that, TALK… Not sure what Missouri has to offer other than they are out of state. Good Luck to Jay and everyone in the recruiting picture. Go Dogs and Go Michigan!!!
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
3:53 pm
old dog………..Sanduskie…………will get his JUSTICE in JAIL………..Why waste effort? The Prison Justice System will handle that.
evil empire
June 12th, 2012
3:55 pm
if LSu or Bama aren’t after him….
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
3:56 pm
KingDaddy I guess Mustang Sally was looking at the SAME on her list………..Education was HIGH on the list but GETTING to PLAY early was her real draw when she picked you!!!!!!! LOL after you had that many EX’s she KNEW she would get to PLAY early. LOL
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
3:58 pm
That was not FAIR………..KingDaddy had a long list of recruits. here is the first on the list….http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=482664541748569&set=a.307033735978318.94232.306762402672118&type=1&theater
LMAO…..!!!!!!!!!!!!
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
4:01 pm
KinfDaddy’s second was kind’a needing a few weeks to get back in the game.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=412419758802434&set=a.121356567908756.8548.121356134575466&type=1&theater
LOL
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
4:13 pm
evil empire
June 12th, 2012
3:55 pm
if LSu or Bama aren’t after him….
HE CAN READ? LOL
alex49
June 12th, 2012
4:19 pm
I hope it’s Georgia. He will make the decision that is correct for him and his family.
Thomas Brown
June 12th, 2012
4:42 pm
We beat a 4-9 Alabama
We beat another Alabama not in Coaches’ Poll Top 25
We beat Alabama same year Louisiana Monore did
We LOST to Alabama to START this SLIDE DOWNHILL
Where is the upward trend ?
-lost 7 in a row AP Poll Top 10 teams
-lost 9 in a row AP Poll Top 25 teams
-lost 9 in row SEC teams finishing winning SEC record
-signed 109 recruits to scholarships for 2012 -have 71 remaining of them, after our attrition
-beat up another little girl last month, pleadguilty to it
-arrested drugs in Alabama, paid $ 1034 fine on that last month
-no suspension for drugs in Alabama $ 1034 fine yet
-5 failed NCAA Drug Test (some for 3rd time) Spring Practice
-no suspension for any of those 5 failed NCAA drug tests yet either
-signed head coach to extension, NO RAISE
-signed head coach to extension, cost $ 1.8 m buyout end 2013, cost $ 1.2 m buyout end 2014, cost only $ 600 thousand end 2015 to fire him and buy him out of this contract that therefore took him 8 months to sign
-average recruit 3.3 for UGA and 4.56 Southern Cal, 4.00 Ohio State, 3.93 Texas and the 3.30 is based upon our only 2 commitments of the Top 100 players as QB and RB neither one of which would we lose 1 minute of sleep over flipping because of our depth at those 2 positions.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2013
JUST WHERE, PRAY TELL is this
UPWARD TREND ?
Thomas Brown
June 12th, 2012
4:45 pm
Alabama is on NCAA PROBATION having won 2 of the 3 current BCS NC ?
Mark Richt self-imposed NCAA PROBATION 71 only remaining on scholarship today 12 June 2012 of the 109 he over-signed to scholarships for 2012. That’s an NCAA self-imposed penalty of 14 under 85-scholarship limit.
Thomas Brown
June 12th, 2012
4:46 pm
Which probation looks worse ?
1. Alabama with 2 of 3 current National Championships ?
2. Mark Richt self-imposed only 71 remain of 109 scholarships he signed to play 2012 ?
Steve
June 12th, 2012
4:49 pm
Would someone please explain to me what make a person a “troll” on this message board? I read the comments all the time and I see where people are referred to as trolls especially when they say something negative about Georgia. Just wondering what that means.
General Wood
June 12th, 2012
4:50 pm
Thomas Brown, you evidently are responding to your own story. Try to ignore those voices in your head or see a psychiatrist.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
June 12th, 2012
4:57 pm
Bama is off probation but we like to operate close to the line so keep us on watch! LOL
Roll Tide
bitter coach Grantham
June 12th, 2012
5:12 pm
trolls———————————waiting on turd roll to blast richt because the kid is white
General Wood
June 12th, 2012
5:13 pm
“JUST WHERE, PRAY TELL is this
UPWARD TREND ?”
It’s the number of imaginery people living in your head. You know the ones you respond to everyday.
Jacket Man
June 12th, 2012
5:19 pm
“Brewmaster,” you’re here lecturing to me with a handle like THAT? Now how can you think ANYONE would take anything you say seriously? When Paul Johnson looks a recruit in the eye and tells them one in six graduates is a millionaire, do you think he shouldn’t use THAT as an incentive to show the value of a Tech education?
Now I’ll ask you this; how many Division 1 head coaches in America can walk into a recruit’s home, and have that same conversation with him and his parents/family? Mark Richt? I think not…
Like I said in response to the original asinine comment about “wealth,” I’d just as soon discuss the topic of the blog, but if YOU want to drop your drawers, go for it…I promise you, you’ll lose; not bragging, just saying as a matter of fact.
But at this point, I’m not going to continue to have this discussion with you because you aren’t worth my time.
Dawg Bite
June 12th, 2012
5:48 pm
Hey Jacket man. You must be the guy who gave GAT 50 big ones recently? Congrats on your success. All of us are impressed!! I also trust you give away tons to your favorite charities? Just saying.
KJ
June 12th, 2012
5:56 pm
I see Supersize is back trolling hard…. until someone gives it back to him, and he wets himself and cries NO FAIR to the ajc admins. Pathetic.
Really?
June 12th, 2012
6:10 pm
Despite a post that proves the aau is a pathetic joke that picks it’s members according to the good old boy system all the techies are still thumping their man boobs about it as if it actually means something.
We do know a degree from tech paves the way for a career in birdhouse building and sales. Other than smart aka 5150 aka kool air bar aka a few dozen other aliases I’m not even sure any other techie that posts here has a job. Sorry bugboys rubbing your boyfriends feet when he gets home from a hard day of slinging rocks on the corner isn’t a job.
KJ you are spot on about supersize he can dish it out but he can’t take it. LOL Thats the exact opposite of his homelife so maybe that’s why his partner lets him post all day every day. I bet he keeps the house clean at least.
Todd
June 12th, 2012
6:17 pm
Really?, come back to bed sweety. I’ve got something for you.
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
6:19 pm
REALLY?……………..GOOD Ole BOYS?
Hahaha
Another REDNECK that is too DUMB to know the Phrase he used.
Really?
June 12th, 2012
6:33 pm
jacket “man” LOL
does coach fish fry also look them in the eye and tell them that only a tiny percentage of football players actually graduate from the trade school? does he tell them he is a hypocrite and demands loyalty from them but they shouldn’t expect the same from them? does he tell them they need to provide their own kevlar for when they get an urge for a chili cheese dog and a frosted orange? does he tell them his system will in way get them ready for the nfl? does he tell them their so called fans won’t support them or even watch them despite the offer of free food and drinks and the cheapest season ticket packages in college football?
Don’t feel too bad. cpj will never live up to his self proclaimed genius title but he is a champion liar.
Really?
June 12th, 2012
6:37 pm
smart
Good ol’ boy network, sometimes known as an old boys’ club, describes a system of social networking/cronyism perceived to exist among communities and social strata. These networks are perceived to be located throughout the world. It is sometimes taken to refer to informal legal, judicial, social, religious, business, and political associations among members, (”good ol’ boys”).
Indian Dawg
June 12th, 2012
6:54 pm
Wow. This thread is really entertaining.
Todd
June 12th, 2012
7:02 pm
Really?, are you up for another roll in the hay?
GT = 10 time loser to Mark Richt
June 12th, 2012
7:11 pm
In 2003 UGA joined Harvard, Yale, and Brown universities as the only schools with recipients of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and Goldwater scholarships—four of the most prestigious scholarships awarded to American undergraduates. Funny, I didn’t see Tech on that list.
GT = 10 time loser to Mark Richt
June 12th, 2012
7:16 pm
# of UGA Rhodes Scholars = 21
# of GT Rhodes Scholars = 3
One Thing is for sure...
June 12th, 2012
7:20 pm
None of those Rhodes Scholars are on this blog.
Supersize that order, mutt
June 12th, 2012
8:06 pm
Of course, Tech hasn’t had many Rhode Scholars. The majority of Rhodes Scholars through the years have come from liberal arts universities. Tech is actually fortunate to have any at all, because of the way they have been chosen. In fact, and this is a quote: “At one time, only students at Ivy League colleges were eligible to be Rhodes Scholars, but now students of almost any American university can receive the award.” Another FACT about Rhodes Scholarships (again a quote) is that: “Please keep in mind though that the Rhodes Scholarship competition has never been a national one, so state and institutional comparisons are not particularly relevant or meaningful.”
Note those final few words —- state and institutional comparisons are not particularly relevant or meaningful
Supersize that order, mutt
June 12th, 2012
8:07 pm
In other words……UGA has 21 Rhodes Scholars……. B F D
Really?
June 12th, 2012
8:24 pm
supersize you said you never went to any other blogs to insult Georgia and yet here you are. I gues that adds you to the long list of pathetic georgia text liars. Out of curiousity do you ever leave your basement? You begin posting early in the morning and continue all throughout the day and only end late at night. Is that when you finally black out from drinking cheap wine?
I would call you pathetic but in reality you are just like most other tech fans. Awwww you must be one of the few that didn’t become a millionaire. LOL Fish in a barrel.
Supersize that order, mutt
June 12th, 2012
8:33 pm
@ Really? This is a RECRUITING BLOG about a player being recruited by both Tech and UGA…..NEXT !!!!
Thomas Brown
June 12th, 2012
8:41 pm
Since almost every Georgie tek football player is a management major, an examination of the comparison with UGA Terry School of Business is in order :
1st to found undergraduate business program : UGA
1,241 Georgie tek total full-time undergraduate business
2,341 UGA total full-time undergraduate business
51 % percentage graduate within 4 years Georgie tek
93 % percentage graduate within 4 years UGA
66 % percentage graduate within 6 years Georgie tek business
98 % percentage graduate within 6 years UGA business
BS Georgie tek
BBA UGA
72 % white Georgie tek
77 % white UGA
61 % percentage of applicants who enrolled Georgie tek business
99 % percentage of applicants who enrolled UGA business
No business students grouped in learning communities Georgie tek
Yes business students grouped in learning communities UGA
55 average class size required business classes Georgie tek
56 average class size required business classes UGA
74 total business faculty Georgie tek
136 total business faculty UGA
61 % percentage of total faculty that is tenured Georgie tek business
64 % percentage of total faculty that is tenured UGA business
Top 3 leading areas of study Accounting Finance Marketing Georgie tek
Top 3 leading areas of study Accounting Finance Marketing UGA
7 % percentage full-tuition scholarships Georgie tek business
67 % percentage full-tuition scholarships UGA business
$ 19,294 outstanding mean debt at graduation Georgie tek business
$ 15,716 outstanding mean debt at graduation UGA business
164 companies recruiting business students on campus Georgie tek
671 companies recruiting business students on campus UGA
86 companies recruiting for internships on campus Georgie tek business
425 companies recruiting for internships on campus UGA business
19,640 business graduates since inception Georgie tek
54,336 business graduates since inception UGA*
* = me
http://www.uscollegeranking.org/business/top-100-undergraduate-business-school-ranking-in-2012.html
# 50 Georgie tek Business School Rank 2012
# 57 UGA Terry School of Business Rank 2012
1257 Average SAT Georgie tek business
1258 Average SAT UGA business
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
8:42 pm
Really?…………….if you run your mouth in the Hamptons saying “Good Ole Boy” do think they would KNOW what you mean?
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
8:44 pm
There is Teresa Tan…………with her copy & paste POST………….I TOLD she would be here as soon a mom headed to sling hash browns at the Waffle House.
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
8:46 pm
Teresa Tan………….Post HOW MANY uga football players actually had UGa Business Degrees……………..Please RUN your C…T and bring back the FACTS you love to preach about.
Really?
June 12th, 2012
8:49 pm
Why hasn’t ken reported on that roid rage tech player that attacked 2 cops in athens last weekend? The ajc won’t allow comments on the story even though they waited half a week before they posted a small story about the psycho. If it had been a Georgia player the ajc would have put out a special edition and we would have seen updates every day about it. I wonder how many stories about the trade school the ajc has buried over the years?
Is the north avenue trade school football program out of control? It sure seems like it when some kid obviously jacked up on roids or meth or crack attacks cops when they try to escort him out of a bar. I wonder how cpj will handle this humiliating incident? Did cpj provide the steroids the kid was on or did he get them from another coach or player? Too bad the ajc refuses to investigate anything at all that puts the trade school in a negative light or we might get some answers.
Michael I don’t blame you since you cover Georgia but it’s a shame some of your fellow “journalists” ignore their beats.
Really?
June 12th, 2012
8:56 pm
“smart”
I’m sure they would know what I meant. Very few people are as ignorant as you are. On the positive side you finally get to be the best at something. You seem to have inside info about the trade school. Who do you think provided the steroids to that out of control trade school football thug?
1eyedJack
June 12th, 2012
8:57 pm
I just love when a blog about football turns into a pissing contest about academics. Understandably, this happens when an argument cannot be defended. Kind of like…well, so what, your momma wears combat boots.
kingdaddy
June 12th, 2012
9:02 pm
Smart
Do you kiss your wife with that mouth???
Supersize that order, mutt
June 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
@ Really?…….I guess you have a reading problem…..doesn’t surprise me. Ken HAS reported on it. NEXT !!!
Supersize that order, mutt
June 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
Really? calling SMART ignorant. Boy, that’s the pot calling the kettle black. If you haven’t read anything about the Tech student who was arrested, then where did you come up with the crap about steroids? And that WAS indeed crap. He was drunk, just like a great many other students at every college in the country probably were last weekend. NEXT !!!
Gorilla Biscuit
June 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
“Two police officers responded and attempted to arrest Alford, Sorrow said, but he resisted. “They tried to escort him out and he would not comply,” she said. When they tried to handcuff him, “he tensed his arms and lunged forward,” she said.”
Alford must have thought the officers said “hike,” and was trying to make a cut block.
kingdaddy
June 12th, 2012
9:16 pm
LOL,,
Vandy
Duke
Kentucky
UCF
What’s the matter little stevie, Jay not like to stay in HOTELS,LOL!!!
James Franklin looks better than the tired ol ball-scratcher…
SC at least you made the top 9, good luck…
Brewmaster
June 12th, 2012
9:23 pm
Jacketman, No one on this bolg is impressed with your BMWs or beach houses. I’ll bet that the ratio of Tech football players who have used up their eligiblility do not fit your 1 in 6 millionaires claim. How about the ratio of players who make it to the NFL ? These players are hoping for the NFL dream, not your dream. By the way, did you attend UGA Law School, by far the best in the state ? How many millionaires have attended UGA Law School, Med School, Accounting School, Business School, Vet School, and the list goes on ? Probably a hell of a lot more than from your 1 in 6 bs school. By the way, the only difference between a BMW and a porcupine is that the BMW’s pricks are are on the inside.
Supersize that order, mutt
June 12th, 2012
9:31 pm
Sorry, Brewmaster, Emory has the top law school in the state of Georgia, a full 16 places higher ranked nationally. And UGA has only the beginnings of a medical school. The real medical college of Georgia is in Augusta. So there may be millionaires with pre-med degrees from UGA, but they don’t have their full medical degrees from there.
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
9:35 pm
KingDaddy………..I use that MOUTH on Mustang Sally in other Places………..LOL
A person SMART enough to know......
June 12th, 2012
9:37 pm
The BRAVES are giving BISCUIT all he can handle right now. 4-0