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This piece from Rivals.com national recruiting director Adam Gorney this afternoon:
Sammy Brown was helping around the house so he could not make the Scavenger Hunt event about a half hour down the road at Georgia on Saturday.
So five-star quarterback and new Bulldogs pledge Dylan Raiola put together a group and orchestrated a throwing session at Brown’s place in Jefferson, Ga.
It was a star-studded event that featured fellow Georgia commits Ny Carr and Sacovie White and five-star Ohio State receiver pledge Jeremiah Smith, who Raiola and others are working to flip to the Bulldogs as well.
“Dylan texted me early last week and the week before and he knew he was coming with Jeremiah and all of them and he said, ‘Hey, can we come throw at your place since we can’t throw at Georgia?’" Brown said. “So it was like, why not let them come? It turned into this big thing but it was just a throwing session and it was awesome.
“It was really cool. All the people who came were super talented. You had Jeremiah Smith, Sacovie is really good, Dylan can just sling the ball. It was good to get around them and get a feel for some of the people in my class.
“It was more of us just being guys, [Raiola] said a couple things that you could tell were kind of recruiting but it was just us having fun and throwing it around.”
Rated as the best inside linebacker in the 2024 class, Brown has not committed anywhere yet and will work through his official visit schedule before making a decision.
That entails trips to Tennessee, Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State before an expected July decision. Brown plans to visit Athens this Wednesday to meet again with position coach Glenn Schumann.
The Dawgs are absolutely a major player for the local star linebacker. The weekend throwing session certainly did not hurt.
“Being around [Raiola] and having people like that and him coming to throw gives me an idea of what Georgia is going to be like in the next couple years,” Brown said. “That’s the kind of culture they’re going to have. It was cool to be around them and just learn about their personalities and a little bit of their play style. That’s what Georgia has coming up and it’s a really, really solid group. They have the potential to be one of the best classes in history.”
As for Smith, the No. 1 receiver in the 2024 class, Brown said:
“Oh my God, he’s just crazy athletic and he’s long, dude. He’s just so long.”
Something else that’s long is Georgia’s pursuit of Brown, who said it’s gotten to the point where all the recruiting pitches are done and it’s time to just keep familiarizing himself with everything the Bulldogs’ defense has to offer. That’s why sitting down with Schumann - again - this week will be nice.
“They’ve been pretty relaxed with it,” Brown said. “Most of that is just because of how close I am to Georgia. They don’t want to overdo it and have me get burned out. It’s gotten to the point where I go down there and sit down with coach Schumann and talk a little football.
“I’m going to go Wednesday and talk about pass rush and working on my pass rush so it’s almost like they’re coaching me now instead of recruiting me. There’s still recruiting me here and there.”
Brown had a busy few days which included a viral video of him power cleaning 405 pounds at his school in the latest show that the four-star definitely deserves five-star consideration.
“That was actually my second attempt,” Brown said. “I failed my first attempt but I had gotten it racked and it felt awkward so I dumped it. I felt good about getting it and I had a really good warmup. Thinking about it, I was like, ‘Holy cow, I don’t even know a whole lot of people who could do that?’
“That’s one of the few times that I’ve gotten super emotional and fired up about something.”
So after that and Saturday’s throwing session at his school and all the talk about another busy recruiting weekend at Georgia, Brown went fishing Sunday afternoon.
It’s not only a passion of his but he’s basically a step or two below being a pro at that, too.
“I’m not a professional but I’d say I’m on the upper end of the spectrum,” Brown said.
“There’s a lot more than a regular person would think goes into fishing. The most common saying I know as a fisherman is, ‘If the cows are feeding, the fish are biting.’ I just passed a cow pasture and the cows are feeding so it should be a good day.”
Brown has had a lot of good days recently.
This piece from Rivals.com national recruiting director Adam Gorney this afternoon:
Four-star Sammy Brown talks throwing session with UGA targets
By: Adam Gorney - Rivals.comSammy Brown was helping around the house so he could not make the Scavenger Hunt event about a half hour down the road at Georgia on Saturday.
So five-star quarterback and new Bulldogs pledge Dylan Raiola put together a group and orchestrated a throwing session at Brown’s place in Jefferson, Ga.
It was a star-studded event that featured fellow Georgia commits Ny Carr and Sacovie White and five-star Ohio State receiver pledge Jeremiah Smith, who Raiola and others are working to flip to the Bulldogs as well.
“Dylan texted me early last week and the week before and he knew he was coming with Jeremiah and all of them and he said, ‘Hey, can we come throw at your place since we can’t throw at Georgia?’" Brown said. “So it was like, why not let them come? It turned into this big thing but it was just a throwing session and it was awesome.
“It was really cool. All the people who came were super talented. You had Jeremiah Smith, Sacovie is really good, Dylan can just sling the ball. It was good to get around them and get a feel for some of the people in my class.
“It was more of us just being guys, [Raiola] said a couple things that you could tell were kind of recruiting but it was just us having fun and throwing it around.”
Rated as the best inside linebacker in the 2024 class, Brown has not committed anywhere yet and will work through his official visit schedule before making a decision.
That entails trips to Tennessee, Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State before an expected July decision. Brown plans to visit Athens this Wednesday to meet again with position coach Glenn Schumann.
The Dawgs are absolutely a major player for the local star linebacker. The weekend throwing session certainly did not hurt.
“Being around [Raiola] and having people like that and him coming to throw gives me an idea of what Georgia is going to be like in the next couple years,” Brown said. “That’s the kind of culture they’re going to have. It was cool to be around them and just learn about their personalities and a little bit of their play style. That’s what Georgia has coming up and it’s a really, really solid group. They have the potential to be one of the best classes in history.”
As for Smith, the No. 1 receiver in the 2024 class, Brown said:
“Oh my God, he’s just crazy athletic and he’s long, dude. He’s just so long.”
Something else that’s long is Georgia’s pursuit of Brown, who said it’s gotten to the point where all the recruiting pitches are done and it’s time to just keep familiarizing himself with everything the Bulldogs’ defense has to offer. That’s why sitting down with Schumann - again - this week will be nice.
“They’ve been pretty relaxed with it,” Brown said. “Most of that is just because of how close I am to Georgia. They don’t want to overdo it and have me get burned out. It’s gotten to the point where I go down there and sit down with coach Schumann and talk a little football.
“I’m going to go Wednesday and talk about pass rush and working on my pass rush so it’s almost like they’re coaching me now instead of recruiting me. There’s still recruiting me here and there.”
Brown had a busy few days which included a viral video of him power cleaning 405 pounds at his school in the latest show that the four-star definitely deserves five-star consideration.
“That was actually my second attempt,” Brown said. “I failed my first attempt but I had gotten it racked and it felt awkward so I dumped it. I felt good about getting it and I had a really good warmup. Thinking about it, I was like, ‘Holy cow, I don’t even know a whole lot of people who could do that?’
“That’s one of the few times that I’ve gotten super emotional and fired up about something.”
So after that and Saturday’s throwing session at his school and all the talk about another busy recruiting weekend at Georgia, Brown went fishing Sunday afternoon.
It’s not only a passion of his but he’s basically a step or two below being a pro at that, too.
“I’m not a professional but I’d say I’m on the upper end of the spectrum,” Brown said.
“There’s a lot more than a regular person would think goes into fishing. The most common saying I know as a fisherman is, ‘If the cows are feeding, the fish are biting.’ I just passed a cow pasture and the cows are feeding so it should be a good day.”
Brown has had a lot of good days recently.
