Friday, July 13, 2012
The Longhorns' safety decided in secret last week to play for UGA.
In a move that was meant to surprise his mother, Kell High School football safety Quincy Mauger announced his verbal commitment to the University of Georgia Bulldogs before the start of the school's prospect camp on Friday. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mauger had picked Georgia over the University of Central Florida last week, but kept his decision close to the vest until the announcement just before the annual "Dawg Night" camp. “I picked Georgia because it has everything I need to be successful with academics and on the football. It’s a great opportunity, and I took it,” said Mauger in the AJC. It remains to be seen whether or not Mauger's decision will influence Brendan Langley, who is also attending the camp despite …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
It's not entirely clear what bumped the Dawgs out of Brendan Langley's top spot.
University of Georgia football fans who were looking forward to Kell High School star cornerback and wide receiver Brendan Langley donning a Bulldog cap on National Signing Day may be in for a disappointment. “I had a little bit of a misunderstanding with Georgia but it’s already been cleared up for a while now,” Langley told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday. Despite making amends with UGA, Langley has dropped the Dawgs to number four on his list of favorite colleges. The decision, made earlier this month, puts fierce SEC rivals Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina in the top three and knocks the Dawgs out of their previous number one spot. UGA did earn some points with Langley for offering a scholarship to Kell cornerback and …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Now that the computerized Bowl Championship Series is a lame duck, it's time to look forward to the college football playoff system.
A landmark decision regarding the controversial Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and a potential playoff system for Division I college football was made by a group of college chancellors, conference presidents, university presidents and an oversight committee on Tuesday. As of 2014, the BCS will cease to exist. In its place will be a four-team bowl game playoff system. The winners of the semifinal games will go to the non-bowl National Championship. The semifinal games will be rotated between six bowls. The four playoff teams will be selected by committee, much like the NCAA Basketball Tournament. This will herald the end of the much-maligned computer calculations that determined rankings in the BCS. The new criteria will be win-loss record…
