Bulldogs Gain Steam With Tuitt

The Georgia Bulldogs hosted one the top defensive end's in the state today, in Stephon Tuitt. Tuitt spent all day with his mother in Athens taking in everything that Georgia has to offer. Tuitt has been considered a Georgia Tech lean since the start of reruiting but Georgia evened the playing fields after today.

Tuitt and his mother took in the academic side of Georgia before heading down to watch the team practice. They were both able to sit down and speak with an academic advisor who explained to Tuitt that he would be able to graduate in three and half years if he desired. Tuitt is not just looking to only play football but really take in everything the university has to offer from an academic standpoint.

With Georgia and Georgia Tech both running a 3-4 defense, it will not be where he feels he fits best but more where can he receive a quality education. Tuitt feels with his size and quickness he will be able to play either DE or OLB at the next level. 

Coach Mark Richt and coach Todd Grantham explained to Tuitt that Georgia is only offering recruits that they feel will be able to make an immediate impact on the field and compete for a starting position. Tuitt strongly believes that he is more than capable of doing this.

Rumors had been spreading that Tuitt would be commiting sooner than later but with this most recent visit to Athens, Tuitt has decided to hold off on committing and is looking forward to taking his official visits in the fall.

Tuitt Would Play Multiple Positions

At 6'5" 252 lbs Stephon Tuitt is the ideal defensive specimen for the 3-4 defense. Tuitt was at Junior Day for the Bulldogs and got a chance to speak with Coach Grantham and Coach Garner.  The Georgia coaches seem to think that he could play almost any position in the front seven outside of nose tackle. When Tuitt spoke with Dean Legge of Scout.com he had this to say:

“They told me I could play as many as three different spots for them, I spoke with Coach Garner and the other defensive coaches one-on-one. They said I could play will linebacker, mike linebacker or defensive end for them.”

Tuitt's current high school team plays a similar type of defense which is giving him hope that if he decides to play for the Bulldogs that he could get on the field sooner than later.

Currently Tuitt is not ready to commit anyone despite having Amarlo Herrera telling him that he needs to commit to Georgia so the two of them can play together at the next level.

Tuitt currently has offers from Georgia, Florida, Georgia Tech, Clemson and South Carolina. According to Scout.com Tuitt has a high interest in Georgia Tech but we must also remember that he just got back from Tech's campus this past Sunday. It will be interesting to see if that changes comes Monday after his Georgia trip is complete.