Mind-blowing number of Georgia recruits flipped

Feb 14, 2013, 9:31 AM

By Michael Carvell

This is a mind-boggling statistic:

Around a fourth of the state’s high school seniors that signed D1 college football scholarships this year switched their commitment at least once.
Georgia projects to have around 190 seniors sign with FBS schools (formerly NCAA Div. I-A). The majority signed last week, but a few more will linger in by June.

How about this stat? At least 55 flipped between colleges once before signing the official paperwork.
55!

I know, it sounds like a gigantic headache. (Note: The 55 includes kids who were once committed to FBS schools and signed with non-FBS schools)

The most notorious flipper was Demarcus Robinson, the AJC Super 11 wide receiver from Peach County High School. He was a four-time offender. That’s the stuff of recruiting legends. Or infamy.
Robinson committed to Clemson, switched to Florida, dramatically flipped back to Clemson and then shut it down with Florida. If Robinson hadn’t been forced to enroll early in college in January (at Florida), he might’ve flipped into the double digits.

But before you start ranting how we need an early signing period, you must know that the majority of flips were rooted in coaching changes. In other words, it was colleges – not the kids – that ignited the flips.
Some other interesting tidbits:

One high school (Alpharetta) had five de-commits. Unreal.
Georgia Tech lost five commits but gained two. Clemson lost four and gained one. UGA lost three and gained three.

LIST OF GEORGIA 2013 FLIPPERS

Marcus Adams, DT, Tri-Cities: Switched from Western Kentucky to Alabama State
George Adeosun, OL, Alpharetta: Switched from William & Mary to Virginia
Shon Akins, DB, Norcross: Switched from Cal to Middle Tennessee St.
Edmend Banks, DT, Stephenson: Switched from Southern Miss to Alabama State
Peyton Barber, RB, Milton: Switched from Ole Miss to Auburn
Zach Barnes, LB, Grayson: Switched from Tennessee to Texas Tech
Mikey Bart, DE, Buford: Switched from South Florida to UNC
Davin Bellamy, DE, Chamblee: Switched from FSU to UGA
Dashawn Benton, DB, Grady: Switched from Cincinnati to East Carolina
*Nigel Bowden, LB, Central Macon: Switched from Vanderbilt to Georgia Tech to Vanderbilt
William Bussey, DB, Thomson: Switched from Marshall to Georgia Southern
Tolando Cleveland, DB, Hillgrove: Switched from Georgia Tech to Mississippi State
Kight Dallas, LB, Stephenson: Switched from South Carolina to Georgia State
Deonte Davis, DB, South Gwinnett: Switched from Georgia State to Wake Forest
Jarrad Davis, LB, Camden Co.: Switched from Auburn to Florida
Paul Davis, LB, Cairo: Switched from Temple to Georgia Tech
Joshua Dobbs, QB, Alpharetta: Switched from Arizona State to Tennessee
Andy Dodd, OL, Pepperell: Switched from Alabama to LSU
Brendan Douglas, RB, Aquinas: Switched from Georgia Tech to UGA
Darren Dowdell, DE, Grady: Switched from Kentucky to East Carolina
Eason Fromayan, OL, Milton: Switched from Cincinnati to TCU
Keyante Green, RB, ELCA: Switched from UCLA to Purdue
Corey Griffin, DB, Sandy Creek: Switched from UAB to Georgia Tech
Kelsey Griffin, DT, Mill Creek: Switched from UGA to South Carolina
Jeremi Hall, OG, Tri-Cities: Switched from Georgia Tech to South Florida
Jordan Harris, OL, Dutchtown: Switched from Middle Tennessee State to Alabama State
D'Von Isaac, DT, Alpharetta: Switched from Western Kentucky to UAB
A.J. Jackson, TE, Lovejoy: Switched from Auburn to Ole Miss
Ryan Jenkins, WR, Lassiter: Switched from Clemson to Tennessee
Trey Johnson, LB, Central Gwinnett: Switched from Auburn to Ohio State
Donovahn Jones, QB, Dutchtown: Switched from Missouri to Minnesota
David Kamara, DB, Grayson: Switched from Clemson to Ole Miss
Taylor Lamb, QB, Calhoun: Switched from South Alabama to Appalachian State
Tiquan Lang, DB, Lowndes: Switched from South Alabama to Marshall
Brendan Langley, DB, Kell: Switched from South Carolina to UGA
Jacarthy Mack, LB, ML King: Switched from Louisville to Texas Tech
Mario Mathis, LB, Thomasville: Switched from Ole Miss to South Florida
Daletavius McGhee, DB, Cedar Grove: Switched from Memphis to Minnesota
Demetrius Monday, DB, Pebblebrook: Switched from Cincinnati to Kent State
Naim Mustafaa, LB, Alpharetta: Switched from UGA to Oklahoma State
Robert Nkemdiche, DL, Grayson: Switched from Clemson to Ole Miss
Nathaniel Norwood, LB, Lovejoy: Switched from Jacksonville St. to Appalachian State
Joshua Outlaw, OL, M.L King: Switched from Florida to Texas Tech
*Kyrin Priester, WR, Brookwood: Switched from UGA to NC State to Clemson
*Eddie Printz, QB, Lassiter: Switched from SMU to UCLA to Missouri
Jumichael Ramos, WR, Lovejoy: Switched from Georgia Tech to NC State
**Demarcus Robinson, WR, Peach Co.: Switched from Clemson to Florida to Clemson to Florida
Blake Rowlinson, WR, Alpharetta: Switched from Troy to Yale
Shannon Smith, WR, Westside-Macon: Switched from Troy to Middle Tennessee State
Sean Spencer, DT, Northgate: Switched from Vanderbilt to Navy
Brett Sheehan, QB, Collins Hill: Switched from FIU to South Alabama
Terence Waugh, LB, Henry County: Switched from Buffalo to Kent State
Dontravius Wilson, RB, Buford: Switched from Western Kentucky to Central Florida
Myles Willis, ATH, Marist: Switched from Central Florida to Boston College
DeAngelo Yancey, WR, Mays: Switched from Kentucky to Purdue

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Mind-blowing number of Georgia recruits flipped

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Kight Dallas, LB, Stephenson:Switched from South Carolina to

Yep. Can't blame a kid for thinking about academics first.

What can you expect from descendants of a "penal" colony??***

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