Dawgs Get Uber Recruit
As every Georgia fan now knows, uber recruit Caleb King committed to the Dawgs yesterday morning at Greater Atlanta Christian School. As a junior at Parkview High School, King rushed for 2,768 yards, the most ever by a Georgia junior, before transferring and breaking a bone in his leg. The injury hurt King's recruiting stock some this year, as he fell in the rankings from the No. 4 overall player (and tabbed the best running back in America) to No. 73.
I admit that I follow recruiting, but I shouldn't. I'm going to cheer for my team's players whether they were prep all-Americans or not. But, it's still fun to follow it as long as you keep it in perspective. You still have to coach the players, keep them eligible, and keep them out of jail. Remember, Curley Hallman signed one of the best recruiting classes ever in his first year at LSU. That class never went to a bowl game. Ron Zook signed some great classes at UF before he was fired. Nebraska never had a highly regarded recruiting class when they were dominating under Tom Osborne. Times have changed a bit because the recruiting services have gotten more competitive and thus more accurate, arguably. I suppose one can win without the big recruits, but it is rare to build a prestigious program without a great class now and then.
I remember the last time UGA signed an uber recruit running back. I was a senior at UGA when word spread through campus that all-everything running back Jasper Sanks had given Jim Donnan his committment to play for the Dawgs. Everyone thought we had just signed Herschel Walker again. Well, that didn't exactly work out, except for one glorious day against LSU.
I admit that I follow recruiting, but I shouldn't. I'm going to cheer for my team's players whether they were prep all-Americans or not. But, it's still fun to follow it as long as you keep it in perspective. You still have to coach the players, keep them eligible, and keep them out of jail. Remember, Curley Hallman signed one of the best recruiting classes ever in his first year at LSU. That class never went to a bowl game. Ron Zook signed some great classes at UF before he was fired. Nebraska never had a highly regarded recruiting class when they were dominating under Tom Osborne. Times have changed a bit because the recruiting services have gotten more competitive and thus more accurate, arguably. I suppose one can win without the big recruits, but it is rare to build a prestigious program without a great class now and then.
I remember the last time UGA signed an uber recruit running back. I was a senior at UGA when word spread through campus that all-everything running back Jasper Sanks had given Jim Donnan his committment to play for the Dawgs. Everyone thought we had just signed Herschel Walker again. Well, that didn't exactly work out, except for one glorious day against LSU.
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