There's a ton of smoke going up right now in the recruitment of Fla. LB Gavin Barthiel.
Barthiel has offers from schools like Nebraska, Louisville, Pitt, Missouri, and several others.
Many sources around his recruitment believe it is going to come down to two schools: Louisville and Georgia Tech. An announcement could come as soon as this week. Louisville appears confident based on a couple of conversations I have had this morning.
Were he to choose Louisville, I am under the impression that will further push in-state LB Jackson Hamilton closer to announcing a decision, as he will see that time truly does wait for no one.
Hamilton's got a solid group of schools involved in his recruitment, but it seems that Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Louisville had separated themselves from the rest of his offers, including SEC programs such as Kentucky and Vanderbilt among others.
Georgia Tech is in a very good position with Hamilton, to the point that I have on several occasions been on his profile ready to put a pick in for him, but have held off until at least one of the other dominoes drop.
Staying at the linebacker position, and I will keep this brief, there has been no let-up from the staff on the Flats in the recruitment of Trenilyas Tatum despite his commitment to South Carolina. If they are going to miss out on Tatum in the end, it will not be due to a lack of effort.
Lastly, there's some divide in opinion around the recruitment of Tex. LB Terrence Cooks. Regarded as one of the best linebackers in the country (and overall players in Texas) Cooks is a priority for the in-state schools, most notably Texas. Is this a two-team battle between just Texas and Georgia Tech? Not at this moment, but it is certainly trending that way.
I have said it on multiple occasions, but that visit he took right before the shutdown made a lasting impression on him and his family.
Barthiel has offers from schools like Nebraska, Louisville, Pitt, Missouri, and several others.
Many sources around his recruitment believe it is going to come down to two schools: Louisville and Georgia Tech. An announcement could come as soon as this week. Louisville appears confident based on a couple of conversations I have had this morning.
Were he to choose Louisville, I am under the impression that will further push in-state LB Jackson Hamilton closer to announcing a decision, as he will see that time truly does wait for no one.
Hamilton's got a solid group of schools involved in his recruitment, but it seems that Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Louisville had separated themselves from the rest of his offers, including SEC programs such as Kentucky and Vanderbilt among others.
Georgia Tech is in a very good position with Hamilton, to the point that I have on several occasions been on his profile ready to put a pick in for him, but have held off until at least one of the other dominoes drop.
Staying at the linebacker position, and I will keep this brief, there has been no let-up from the staff on the Flats in the recruitment of Trenilyas Tatum despite his commitment to South Carolina. If they are going to miss out on Tatum in the end, it will not be due to a lack of effort.
Lastly, there's some divide in opinion around the recruitment of Tex. LB Terrence Cooks. Regarded as one of the best linebackers in the country (and overall players in Texas) Cooks is a priority for the in-state schools, most notably Texas. Is this a two-team battle between just Texas and Georgia Tech? Not at this moment, but it is certainly trending that way.
I have said it on multiple occasions, but that visit he took right before the shutdown made a lasting impression on him and his family.
