Bulldogs in Lead For Ridgeland Athlete

One of the fastest rising stars in the state of Georgia was in town for G-Day this past weekend. Devin Bowman made his first trip to the University of Georgia and was greeted by none other then Head Coach Mark Richt. Bowman comes from a line of division one talent as his two brothers both play for D-1 schools, Adarius Bowman (Oklahoma State) and Micheal Bowman (Alabama). Bowman has been making a name for himself throughout the state of Georgia and currently has offers from Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Notre Dame and Oklahoma State. Bowman has been gaining a lot of interest from Alabama and expects them to offer soon.

Bowman came away really impressed with the Bulldogs and enjoyed the one-on-one time he had with coach Richt when he rode with Richt over to the G-Day game in his truck. Bowman and Richt had a chance to talk about football, academics, and why Georgia wants Bowman. Bowman has stated the only other school that will compete with them for him is Alabama, but the Tide has not offered yet. Currently Bowman has stated that the Bulldogs are in the lead.

Bowman has became a fan of current Bulldog Brandon Boykin and spend most of the game watching him, but he paid attention to the offense as well, as he does not know for certain where the Bulldogs would play him. Most people think Bowman would play corner for Georgia and with him coming in at 6-0 you know that makes coach Lakatos happy.

Bulldogs on the Short List for Pippens

Of the recruits that were on campus for Junior Day recently, the one that seemed to get along best with coach Scott Lakatos was Ra'Chard Pippens. Pippens is a 6'0" 174 lb DB out of Ola HS in McDonough, GA. Pippens has played safety mostly in high school but Lakatos and the Bulldogs are looking for him to switch and play corner. Pippens had this to say about the coaches "The defensive coaches were joking with me when they were trying to get me to visit that we would all be new to Athens," he said. "It seems like they know what they are doing. Coach Lakatos told me they really like tall corners and they are interested in me as a corner. I also talked to head coach Mark Richt and he shook my hand and we talked about some stuff other than football. It was a nice feeling." To read the whole interview click on the link

Pippens currently only has an offer from South Carolina, but many schools are beginning to show interest in him. Behind South Carolina, the Bulldogs are showing the most interest in Pippens and are the only team looking at him as a corner instead of a safety. Pippens is planning on taking visits to Florida State and Florida in the near future.




 

Possible Offer Going Out

Kipp Adams of Rivals.com is reporting that Chris Milton has been in contact with the Bulldog coaching staff. Milton is a 6'0" 175lb QB/DB out of Charlton County HS in Folkston, GA that runs a 4.4 40. Milton could be a nice addition to the Bulldog defense. The Bulldogs are looking at him as a CB or possibly a S. He has a great first step and can change directions extremely well, all aspects that point more towards the CB position. With Milton coming in at just over 6 feet he is ideally for the CB position, especially since Coach Lakatos has stated many times that he is wanting to get taller CB for his secondary.

He currently has offers from Georgia Tech, Purdue and Illinois.

Bulldogs on Top For 2012 CB

Mark Richt and the Bulldog coaching staff got some good news on Saturday from Carver HS RB/CB Deion Bonner when he named the Bulldogs as his #1 team right now. When Bonner spoke with Chad Simmons of Scout.com he had this to say:

"I can see myself spending four years at Georgia and that is why they are number one right now. I always have fun when I go up there, I really like the players there, and the coaches are a lot like me. They have to be on top for me right now."

Bonner has a laid back personality and looks for the same thing in the coaches that he wants to play for. Bonner had this to say about Coach Richt:


"Coach Richt is a great person and a great coach He always reminds me when I see him that he wants me to go to Georgia, how many corners they have leaving in the next two years, and how they need me there. He is a laid back coach too and I like that because I am pretty laid back too. I have always liked Coach Richt since I met him last year."

Currently he holds offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Southern Miss and Tennessee. 

Bulldogs Offer Athlete Devin Bowman

Devin Bowman got the offer that he has been waiting for when Mark Richt called him and gave him the news Tuesday. 

"Coach Richt spoke to me on the phone today and offered me personally, This is the big one I have been waiting for and I am really excited. Georgia is my leader now for sure."

Bowman is listed as a running back but the Bulldogs are more interested in moving him to the CB position. With his 6'0" 175lb frame and being able to run a 4.49 40 he should  make for an excellent corner. All signs right now point to that Coach Scott Lakatos wants his corners to be on the taller side. Bowman had this to say about the switch:

"Georgia wants me as a corner in their new 3-4 defense, they also want me to touch the ball on offense some like they did with Branden Smith this year. I am just so excited about it this offer."

Bowman is supposed to be in attendance for the Bulldogs Junior Day this weekend. I will be providing all the players that will be attendance as soon as they are available.

Bulldogs offer Waisome

The Bulldogs offered Nick Waisome, 4 star CB, out of South Lake HS, FL yesterday. Waisome is 5' 10" 170lb CB that has offers from Arizona, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, N.C. State, South Carolina, Stanford, and UCF. The Bulldogs have had Waisome on their radar since November and finally decided to pull the trigger with an offer. Coach Brian McClendon and Coach Scott Lakatos have been recruiting Waisome. Waisome had this to say about the two coaches:

"Coach McClendon seems really cool, and he really wants me to get up to Athens. Coach Lakatos said he loved my film, and he said I had some qualities that will allow me to get on the field. I call them once a week to update them on my status, Coach Lakatos said I am exactly what he is looking for. He wants to moves guys around in the defensive line, and they feel a lot safer if they can keep their defensive backs close to the line,"

The Bulldogs are extremely short on corners right now and Waisome will have a very good chance at playing his freshman year and he knows this:

"Georgia is low on corners going into next season. They said they need top level corners, and I fit what they are looking for," said Waisome.

Most people think that he is a Florida lock since he has grown up a Gator fan. With the gators signing 5 DB this past class and bringing back 5 CB from their current roster, Waisome would have to think that he has a lot better chance at early playing time with the Bulldogs. He would be a huge pickup for the Dawgs.

Nickell Robey Still Committed

There had been speculation that Nickell Robey, 4 Star DB, is not committed to Georgia anymore and "probably" will not be signing a letter of intent. This was reported by Chip Towers of the AJC after he spoke with the Athletic Director of Robey's high school Charles Loveless. Loveless had this to say about Robey:

"Georgia’s listing him as a soft commit but I don’t think he’s going to Georgia, I’m a close friend of Mark Richt from our Florida State days. But basically he liked Coach Martinez a lot and wanted to play for him. He told them when all that happened he was not happy with the change. You have to realize, Coach Martinez was sitting in his living room one day and was gone two days later. That’s pretty tough on a kid.”

This will be fully understandable if this is the reason that Robey does not sign with the Bulldogs, however everyone needs to realize that Robey has not meant Coach Todd Grantham or Coach Scott Lakatos. Both coaches are scheduled to visit Robey this week. Kipp Adams, State of Georgia Recruiting Writer for Rivals.com, posted on his blog that he spoke with Robey tonight and Robey stated "that is not true" and "I am fully committed to Georgia". Robey will be calling Adams to give him a full update tomorrow.

Scott Lakatos Hired as DB Coach

The Georgia Bulldogs announced today that Scott Lakatos will be secondary coach next year. Lakatos has spent the past six seasons at University of Connecticut. Whie under Lakatos the UConn secondary has put up some good numbers Under the 6 seasons that Lakatos has run the secondary they have averaged giving up 187.2 yards a game. The team has picked off an average of 15.3 passes a season and given up on average 12.6 TD's a season. Here are UGA's numbers for the same catergories last year compared to UConn over the last 6 years:

Yards per game: UGA 200.8          UConn   187.2 
Interceptions:   UGA   10             UConn    15.3
TD's                   UGA   23             UConn    12.6

Grantham is a Dawg full-time now

The Minnesota Viking beat the Dallas Cowboys handily 34-3. With this win Dallas Cowboys are now knocked out the playoffs. Todd Grantham can now start working full-time for the University of Georgia.This comes at a great time with National Signing Day only 16 days away.

Georgia has interviewed UConn DB coach Scott Lakatos for a position. People would have to assume that the position is for the open secondary coach position. Rumors have emerged that Lakatos has been offered the position but nothing has been confirmed with any certainty yet.