LMAO look at how many top-10 recruits just signed with either Clemson or Georgia
What’d we learn in the opening day of the first Early Signing Period? That the Dawgs and Tigers are still building behemoths, first of all.
2018's top 10 college football recruits, per the 247Sports Composite:
- QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson signee
- QB Justin Fields, Georgia signee
- DE Xavier Thomas, Clemson signee
- DE Micah Parsons, Penn State signee
- CB Patrick Surtain Jr., uncommitted
- RB Zamir White, Georgia signee
- DE Eyabi Anoma, Alabama signee
- DE K.J. Henry, Clemson signee
- OT Jackson Carman, Clemson signee
- OG Jamaree Salyer, Georgia signee
In case it's not obvious, I've bolded the players who signed during the first day of the inaugural Early Signing Period with either Georgia or Clemson. This is absurd.
UGA has overtaken Ohio State for the No. 1 class, while Clemson's tiny class would certainly rank in the top five if it had a few more players. Georgia signed six five-stars, which ties various Alabamas and a Florida and a USC for the all-time record. Every recruiting service agrees the Tigers and Dawgs signed the best two quarterbacks and overall prospects, though they differ on the order.
The dynasty isn't over — Alabama's in the Playoff and slightly favored to win it, after all — but the torch has to pass at some point. The team that knocked off the Tide in last year's National Championship and the team building a Bama knockoff in a far more talented state look even more like heirs now.
Just imagine having enough clout to tweet a reaction GIF of yourself.
#RareBreed18 pic.twitter.com/WUSpkYaE3v
— Coach Kirby Smart (@KirbySmartUGA) December 21, 2017
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- The most dramatic signing of the day: five-star OT Jackson Carman to Ohio State, because any time Ohio State doesn't get what it wants, a nation descends into crisis.
- That ^ also involves Dabo Swinney allegedly implying to Carman that Urban Meyer ain't long for coaching.
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- P.J. Fleck just racked up Minnesota's highest-ranked class ever, which is kind of the reason you hire P.J. Fleck.
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