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Spring game 24 vs 23

Call me crazy but as I have been watching the spring game because I wasn’t able to go, but the first half it was a total of 31 points. I know spring games aren’t meant to see how good an OC or DC is! Maybe someone in here can say the same as me, this defense is gonna be damn good

And of course on the weekend I wake up when I’m suppose to as oppose to waking up for work 🤣🤣

GT Golf: Jackets Remain in 3rd Place at ACC Golf Championship


Lamprecht fired bogey-free 69, tied for third place, Forrester tied for 5th



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Charlotte, N.C. – Christo Lamprecht is tied for third place individually after carding a 2-under-par 69 Saturday, while No. 16 Georgia Tech posted a second-round score of 282 (-2) and remains in third place at the 70th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship.

The Yellow Jackets, at 8-under-par 560, are eight shots off the lead of North Carolina (552, -16), the top seed in the championship, and three strokes ahead of fifth-place Wake Forest (563, -5). Florida State holds second place at 555 (-13), with Duke in fourth at 562 (-6). The top four teams on the leaderboard following Sunday’s final round will advance to the match play semifinals, which will be contested Monday.

Tee times for Sunday’s final round have been moved earlier to 8 a.m. in anticipation of inclement weather in the forecast. Tech, FSU and UNC will be in the last groups to tee off, beginning at 9 a.m. on tee No. 1.

The Yellow Jackets and Demon Deacons are tied for the most all-time ACC championships, with 19 each. Tech won last year’s title with a 3-2 victory over Wake in the championship match, and the Deacons won the 2022 title over the Jackets by the same score.

TECH LINEUP – Bogey free through 36 holes in the championship, Lamprecht made birdies at the par-4 second hole and the par-5 12th, parring the remaining holes to finish his two rounds at 6-under-par 136, two shots off the lead and tied for third place. The senior from George, South Africa has a career-high finish of a tie for third at 2022 ACC Championship in Panama City, Fla.

Bartley Forrester was unable to duplicate his career-best round from Friday, but made the shot of the day with a pitch-in eagle at the par-4 14th hole on the way to an even-par 71. The senior from Gainesville, Ga., completed 36 holes at 5-under-par 137 and is tied for fifth place, well ahead of his career-best finish (T22 in 2022).

Freshman Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) started off hot with four birdies in his first five holes, gave them all back with three straight bogeys, but steadied himself and played the final 10 holes at 1-under-par and posted a 1-under-par 70. Fellow freshman Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, Calif.) provided the Jackets’ fourth counting score with a 1-over-par 72.

Sophomore Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) didn’t count Saturday after carding a 73. He and Fontenot are tied for 34th place overall at 2-over-par 144.

TEAM LEADERBOARD – North Carolina, with three players breaking 70, and Florida State, which got a pair of 67s from its top two players, surged to the top of the leaderboard Saturday, with the Tar Heels posting a 7-under-par 277, and the Seminoles a 9-under-par 275. At 16-under-par 552, UNC has a three-shot lead on FSU (555, -13) heading into Sunday’s final round.

Tech is in third place at 8-under-par 560, while Duke played Saturday’s round at 5-under-par 279 to move into the fourth position at 562 (-6). After taking a seven-stroke lead after the opening round, Wake Forest tumbled all the way to fifth place after posting an 8-over-par 292, and the Demon Deacons at one stroke behind the Blue Devils.

Virginia (-6 Saturday), Clemson and Louisville (-5 Saturday) remain in contention for match play, tied for sixth place at 4-under-par 564.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD – Peter Fountain of North Carolina, who won the individual title as a freshman in 2021, shot his second consecutive 67 Saturday and claimed the top spot on the leaderboard at 8-under-par 134. He is one stroke ahead of Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup, who also shot 67 Saturday.

Tech’s Christo Lamprecht (69 Saturday) and FSU’s Luke Clanton, also with a 67 Saturday are tied for third place at 6-under-par 136. The Jackets’ Bartley Forrester is in a group of four players tied for fifth place at 5-under-par 137.

David Ford, the third Tar Heel player in the top 10, is tied for ninth place with Louisville’s Cooper Claycome and NC State’s Joey Lenane at 138 (-4).

OT: Kids taking athletic scholarships to low level schools

My kid is 12 and not athletic at all, so this is not an issue for us. However, I see announcements in the local papers about high school kids signing with very small colleges for the traditional non-revenue sports (golf, tennis, track, softball, etc.). There is no doubt that a lot of these kids are good students and could do well academically anywhere. There is also no doubt that you can get a good education at smaller, lesser known colleges.

But I sometimes wonder if the kid has put so much into athletics over the years that the sole focus becomes getting a sports scholarship at the expense of a better education and opportunities somewhere else where they might not have varsity options.

If anyone has any experience with this situation, I would be interested to know how that went.
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Russell’s Ramblings, pres. by MyPerfectFranchise.net: A story on 2nd chances, Augusta National, RCS Atlanta preview

April has been a big month in the Johnson household.

From a 4:30am wake up call last week on Tuesday for a trip to Augusta National, to a birthday celebration for my middle child’s stuffed animal on Thursday afternoon, the month has been full of unique family experiences.

For my oldest daughter and I, the trip to what should be considered the 8th wonder of the world was something that will not be soon forgotten.

I made a mistake when I was younger, turning down a chance to go to the Masters in 2018 on the Sunday in which Spieth, Fowler, and Reed went at it before finishing 3-2-1 respectively.

What would quickly be realized as a bucket list item as I began to get older and appreciate golf more (and soccer) had paled in comparison at the time to a much more instantly-gratifying opportunity in Memphis.

Back in 2018, former Atlanta Falcons QB (and my second favorite athlete of all-time behind Allen Iverson) Michael Vick was looking to find his role in the game of football after hanging up the cleats.

With a side gig in broadcasting, Vick was eager to work with the next generation of athletes, and was scheduled to be in Memphis, Tenn. on that Sunday for a football camp.

I wasn’t really aware of the camp originally. I had heard he would be in town, but didn’t realize that he was looking to have someone like myself there to help him spot the talent.

What happened next, I thought at the time, was going to change my life forever. I remember having just sat down at a restaurant in Oxford after ordering my food when my phone lit up.

“Michael Vick: Yo Russell”

I cleaned my glasses several times, surely that couldn’t be right? THE Michael Vick had reached out to me?

Throughout our conversation, he asked if I’d be interested in working the camp on that Sunday, and working alongside him to determine MVP’s, set up best-on-best, and get video out there of the event.

I jumped at the chance, even denying the chance to have my gas reimbursed out of excitement.

And so I thought that my chance to ever go to the Masters had come and gone. Especially when my sister had moved from Augusta to Colorado.

Then this opportunity presented itself. Up until the very last minute, I wasn’t sure if I was even going to make it to Augusta this time either.

I had just gotten back from a week off of my day job for a trip to Florida, and my wife and I were unable to find a babysitter that could handle watching both non-school age kids.

After getting home from work the Monday before, in talking with my oldest, she asked what my plan was for “The Tuesday” she called it.

I told her that my plan was still really unknown, but that I really wanted to go to the Masters if I could figure out a wa… wait.

Why didn’t I just take Emory, call her off of school, and call off work?

That last statement was likely the hardest thing to do, as those of you who know me best know that I am sometimes a little bit too dedicated to my work.

Moments before leaving for softball practice that Monday, I sent a long text to my boss letting them know that I had won tickets to the Masters, and that I wouldn’t be able to work the following day.

All of softball practice and tee ball practice (yes, I coach both even though I thought I had retired) my mind was racing. What does one wear to the Masters? Will Emory be the only kid at the event? Is she even going to have fun? Did I just make a huge mistake?

Then I remembered the feeling once I truly understood the magnitude of what it meant to miss that Sunday at the Masters. I wasn’t going to let fear consume me. We were going to Augusta.

Outfits are picked, the car is packed, and we hit the road well before the sun rose that Tuesday morning.

In between Taylor Swift songs (curse you SiriusXM for giving her her own channel to only play her music) Emory and I talked about what we wanted to see while we were there.

Going to the shop was obviously important, but so was seeing the guys skip balls on the water at 16. We had to get at least once commemorative cup each. Seeing Tiger Woods was on the list, too.

As a dad, sometimes it is easy to get caught up in everything you want to do or see in these situations. I like to think that every morning I wake up a better dad (and husband) than i was the day before. Some days are easier than others, but looking back I feel like I woke up that Tuesday morning ready to conquer the world with Emory. We were going to do EVERYTHING in one day at AGNGC.

After driving through some torrential rains throughout the morning, we got to Augusta and things were just starting to clear up weather wise.

We had a plan in place, both if it did rain and if it cleared up.

The biggest issue with the Masters is for someone in an on-demand profession like I am with this position on JOL, it can sometimes be nearly impossible to go minutes without your phone. Going hours without it was petrifying, in theory.

As I have grown as a father, a husband, and overall as a person, I feel I’ve gotten better at the whole “work-life balance” thing.

Going to the Masters was going to be a true test of the level of that improvement.

After parking at the Masters, Emory and I sat in the car for a while, as I played through every scenario of what could happen while I had no phone service in my head.

After preparing as much as one can with Taylor Swift blaring and a 10-year old singing in the back seat, we began the trek from the parking lot.

“Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Texas, Kentucky, North Dakota,” Emory rattled off, listing all the different license plates she saw as we walked in.

After walking in, we quickly realized that Augusta National was much more than hype and trees.

The atmosphere around the course is unmatched, to the point that Emory looked over at me and said, “I have no idea how we are going to take pictures with this disposable camera that will do this place justice.”

As we continued our walk towards the course, taking pictures at memorable places like the course record area, we walked by the scoreboard where they had listed where the golfers were at that were practicing, and I overheard one of the workers mentioning Tiger Woods.

“He’s probably only going to do 9 holes today, and he’s doing the back 9,” the worker said.

After hearing that, we knew that we needed to be quick in the Pro Shop if we were going to see him.

When walking towards it, the line didn’t appear to be too bad at first as we approached it. As we entered the line, a Masters’ worker comes up to us and says “looking to get in the pro shop line?” And then pointed to what looked an entirely separate line in the distance.

As we walked for what felt like 45867 miles to the end of the line, and proceeded to wait the next 90 minutes in the line, we began to face the reality that we might not be able to see Tiger Woods.

After finishing up at the Pro Shop, we had walked out and were headed to the course. As we were walking towards the first tee, Emory pointed to a big group of people following one individual walking towards the clubhouse.

There he was. Tiger Woods. He’s aged significantly, but the vibe around him and his following is still INTENSE.

From there, Emory and I would go on to walk over 25,000 steps each throughout the day, enjoying the company of each other, talking and pointing things out as we saw them, and having a blast. Watching the balls skip off the water was unlike anything I had ever seen in my 30+ years of life.

For that six hour span, I wasn’t Rivals Russell. I wasn’t Russell at all. I was dad, and I like to think that will be a time that neither Emory or I will ever forget.

Nothing against you, Michael Vick, but this DEFINITELY finishes on top.

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Kelly has been on the road the last two weekends at Rivals Camps, and this weekend is where things REALLY pick up for both he and I.

The Atlanta edition of the Rivals Camp takes place this weekend, and it is expected to be a loaded event. Coming off of a winning season, a bowl win, and spring practice, recruits are going to be excited to talk about Georgia Tech football.

That isn’t something that has always been the case since I joined the site on a permanent basis in back in 2018.

The start to the 2025 class has began to catch the attention of HS recruits and coaches as well. I’ll be interested to see what they have to say about things.

The camp will be broken up as it has been in recent years, with the OL/DL kicking off the day and the skills players showing up in the afternoon.

While I can’t promise you it’ll be a big day for the program, I can promise you it will be a big day for the site. We’ll have updates on numerous top targets throughout the day, as well as some updates on guys that have seen contact cool off from GT as they make pushes for others.

I’ll stay throughout the end of 1v1’s, and from there will hustle back to get a notebook up, both with more in-depth updates position by position but also with my takeaways and standout performers.

The Rivals National team will have their standard content next week on the event, but I plan to have my own as well.

I look forward to sharing that with you.

From there it will nearly be time for HS spring practice to begin, and while I will obviously be making a trip to Grayson HS in May, I’ve got some other stops in the works as well.

In between the camp this weekend and the beginning of May, there will be a massive update done to the 2025 offer list pinned to the top of the message board.

This seems to be an exciting time to be a Georgia Tech fan, both in football and basketball.

GT Still Doesn't Get It.

Saw this post by the GT Instagram account... it's a footwear company that sells customizable shoes with NCAA options... went to the website for the brand.... obviously no GT options.

You would think GT would reach out to HYPED and say, we are going to make something happen. We need a GT option. Then make the post while saying GT options coming soon!

Nope. Just pushing the alumni's success without me being able to support him other than a simple like. GT needs to open the flood gates and let anyone and everyone use their logo.

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HOOPS RECRUITING Darrion and Doryan signed

Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball Adds Two Top Prospects

Forward Darrion Sutton, post player Doryan Onwuchekwa sign letters-of-intent to become Yellow Jackets



THE FLATS – Four-star prospects Darrion Sutton, who attends Overtime Elite in Atlanta, and Doryan Onwuchekwa from the Dallas, Texas area, signed letters-of-intent Wednesday to join Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball program, head coach Damon Stoudamireannounced.

We’re excited about this class overall,” said Stoudamire. “We’ve added versatility, athleticism and high-character guys to our young core, and we’re looking forward to seeing them develop in our program.”

Sutton is rated a four-star prospect by all four recruiting services after averaging 10.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists, hitting 58.4 percent of his shots from the floor, over a 17-game schedule for Team RWE in 2023-24. He helped RWE advance to the championship series of the OTE playoff, averaging 3.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists over seven games. Sutton played his junior year at Denver (Colo.) Accelerated Way, and participated in the NBPA Top 100 and Pangos All-American camps in 2023.

“Darrion is someone we coveted for his two-way ability to rebound and slash on offense,” said Stoudamire. “That along with him defensively being able to guard multiple positions will be a plus for us from day one. I look for him to impact our program for years to come.”

Rated a four-star prospect by three of the four recruiting services, Onwuchekwa led Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff to a 118-24 overall record, 34-0 in district play, and three state titles in the 4A level of the University Scholastic League in his four years. He earned all-state honors by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches in in 2023 and 2024, and was named to the Dallas All-Metro team by the Dallas Morning News both years. As a senior, Onwuchekwa averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks while hitting 38 percent of his three-point shots. He scored 19 points with 14 rebounds for Faith Family Academy in the state championship game.

“Doryan is one of the better shooting bigs in the country,” Stoudamire said. “He’s really worked on his body, losing 50 pounds within the last year, which showed his commitment to be the best player he can be. As he gets stronger, again just like Darrion, he can impact our program for years to come.”

Former Braves and Hawks broadcast John Sterling abruptly retired today

Of course he was very famous with the Yankees for 36 years.

Was in Atlanta in the 1980s and was very good.

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HOOPS RECRUITING GT commits in the final rankings for 2024

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Jumped up 12 spots to #47

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jumped up 11 spots to #78

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fell back 11 spots to 94 due to players entering above him in the rankings or moving up. Wasn't a true drop.


Justin Pippen who I FC to Michigan entered at 73.

GT has the 13th ranked class in the country currently.
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