Friday, May 18, 2012

Recruiting

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Sixty-Eight UGA Student Athletes to Receive Degrees on Friday

By on May 8, 2012

Sixty-eight University of Georgia student-athletes will receive degrees at the annual Spring Commencement to be held at Sanford Stadium, Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. The following student-athletes will be receiving degrees: Baseball: Kevin Ruiz, Finance, Alpharetta, Ga. Men’s Basketball: Matt Bucklin, Marketing, Marietta, Ga.; Connor Nolte, Masters in Sport Management, Alpharetta, Ga.; Dustin Ware, Sport Management, Powder [...]

HOUSTON KESSLER

Georgia legacy Houston Kessler picks Bulldogs, becomes fourth commit for men’s basketball team 2012 class

By on April 26, 2012

After Mr. Georgia Basketball Tony Parker announced his intentions to sign with UCLA over Georgia on Monday, Bulldogs head coach Mark Fox wasted little time in putting the final touches on his 2012 signing class. On Wednesday, Fox announced the signing of Houston Kessler, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound power forward out of Landmark Christian School in [...]

MAX GARCIA

Gators beat out Bulldogs for offensive line transfer Max Garcia

By on April 23, 2012

Although Georgia accomplished victory over the Florida Gators on the football field this past season, it was the Gators who beat out the Bulldogs for the services of Maryland transfer offensive lineman Max Garcia. Garcia, originally from Norcross, decided to commit to Florida over Georgia on April 21, citing he wanted to be closer to [...]

TONY PARKER

Distance not a factor for Mr. Georgia Basketball Tony Parker, picks UCLA over Georgia

By on April 23, 2012

Monday did not go the way Georgia basketball fans had hoped. Mr. Georgia Basketball, Tony Parker of Miller Grove High School in Lithonia, made his highly-anticipated decision public when he announced his intentions to sign with the UCLA Bruins on Monday afternoon. Parker chose UCLA over Georgia and his other finalists, which included Duke, Ohio [...]

Reggie Wilkerson

2013 cornerback prospect Reggie Wilkerson commits to Bulldogs after coaches show ‘a lot of love’

By on April 19, 2012

The decision to commit to a school is often a daunting task for many of the nation’s top college football recruits. There are many factors for high school juniors and seniors to weigh before deciding on where they will spend the next three to five years of their playing careers.  And knowing the right time [...]

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Bulldogs add two more football recruits over G-Day weekend

By on April 16, 2012

G-Day proved once again to be beneficial to the Georgia football team after receiving two verbal commitments following the game this past weekend. Reggie Wilkerson, a class of 2013 cornerback from Citra, Fla., had been leaning towards the Bulldogs since receiving an offer in early March, and after visiting Athens, he committed to head coach [...]

KENNY GAINES

Men’s Basketball Recruiting Primer

By on April 12, 2012

Wednesday was National Signing Day in college basketball, and while Georgia head coach Mark Fox was able to sign three highly sought after in-state prospects for this year’s class back in November during the early signing period, he still has work left to do. So far, Fox has been unable to land a commitment from [...]

REGINALD CARTER

South Gwinnett linebacker Reginald Carter becomes 13th recruit for Bulldogs’ 2013 class

By on April 10, 2012

Another one is in. Reginald Carter, a 6-foot, 220-pound linebacker out of Snellville, decided to become the 13th member of Georgia’s 2013 recruiting class on Monday. He was the fourth commitment for the class of 2013 in less than three days, joining Aulden Bynum, Ryne Rankin and Kyrin Priester, who all committed to Georgia last [...]

Kyrin Priester

Class of 2013 wide receiver commit Priester said Bulldogs ‘told me that they need me’

By on April 9, 2012

Kyrin “Ky” Priester has spent the past year doing his best adjusting to all the recent changes in his life. He first had to rehab a season-ending injury that he sustained while playing during his junior season, and then he had to catch up at a new school after moving from Florida to Georgia in [...]

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Bulldogs add four more commits on recruiting trail in past week

By on April 7, 2012

Georgia remained red-hot on the recruiting front after receiving four commitments in the past three days. Class of 2014 recruit Nick Glass of Atlanta kicked things off after his commitment on Wednesday. Glass, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound defensive back  from St. Pius X, is considered to be one of the best safety prospects in the nation [...]