Ranking Georgia’s toughest opponents

This article was originally published with The Red & Black on August  8, 2015 and can be found here.

Georgia is hoping for an unforgettable football season this fall. If the Bulldogs are going to make it a year to remember, it won’t happen without a good amount of luck.

The Bulldogs have several games that look as though they could go either way. This is usually the case when you play in the Southeastern Conference, especially when you also face quality non-conference opponents.

 

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Georgia adds Ohio State football signee

This article appeared with the Red & Black on July 6, 2015 and can be found here.

It may be July, but it’s not too late for Georgia to add to its 2015 recruiting class.

Mirko Jurkovic Jr., a six-foot-five, 276-pound offensive offensive lineman, announced his commitment to Georgia via Twitter on July 6. Jurkovic had been committed to Ohio State since Dec. 4 and was part of the Buckeyes’ class that Rivals.com ranked ninth in the nation.

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The early signs: College football flirts with the idea of an early signing day

This article originally appeared with The Red & Black on July 3, 2015 and can also be found here.

Verbal agreements in the business world don’t guarantee much. They are worth even less in college football recruiting.

College coaches can extend written offers to high school players from Aug. 1 until the first Wednesday in February, aside from a month-long dead period in mid-December. One of the most useful tactics for recruits is verbally committing, which means the player pledges to attend a school. The problem is these commitments are non-binding until pen hits paper on National Signing Day, which leads to chaos when players back out.

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