Georgia RB Has Made His College Decision

Many a college football coach has frequented the halls of Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia this past college football recruiting cycle to pay a visit to Running Back Mike Davis. Well yesterday, Davis let out via a tweet that he has made up his mind on where he will play his college football. Per Phil Kornblut, Davis says, “He chose his university because it is close to home and a good fit for him.”

The younger brother of former Clemson running back, James Davis, has already made official visits to Tennessee (Dec. 3rd) and Florida State (Dec. 16th). Even though his decision is made, the Georgia native plans to use his full allotment of five official visits in the month of January: South Carolina (Jan. 13th), Georgia (Jan. 20th) and Clemson (Jan. 27th)
Davis was a Florida commitment until early December of this year when he de-committed from the Gators. The former Gators commitment says only his mother and older brother are aware of his college decision. Davis will not announce a public decision until National Signing Day, Wednesday February 1, 2012.

SPURspective’s Prediction: South Carolina

Newly “minted” Defensive Coordinator, Lorenzo Ward, has been cultivating the relationships at Stephenson HS for over three years now and this year he will reap quite a recruiting haul for the Gamecocks. Ward was one of the only recruiters to continuously maintain contact with Davis during his commitment with Florida and that is why Ward’s persistence with Davis will benefit USC on National Signing Day.

The new job title Ward now carries with him at USC will only enhance his recruiting prowess in the Atlanta Metro area in the upcoming years. There is a reason Spurrier wanted to keep Ward on his staff and continuing to “mine” Georgia’s state capital for high school football talent is a very big reason why Ward was elevated to defensive coordinator position. With Ward’s new responsibilities, he will recruit much less on the road but when he does recruit, USC’s new defensive coordinator will reach across the border and pluck talent from the fertile recruiting grounds of the Peach state.

Go Gamecocks!