UGA Recruiting In-State Sims
October 22nd, 2009 ║ Posted By: Josh Ward ║ Permalink
Blake Sims has been committed to Alabama since April, but that hasn’t kept Georgia from going after the athlete from Gainesville (Ga.) High School.
Georgia coach mark Richt recently called Sims in an effort to sway Sims’ commitment. The pitch by Richt has left the Sims family in a difficult position.
“That was pretty cool,” said Sonny Sims, Blake’s father. “Coach Richt has been part of Blake’s life for a long time. We’ve got pictures of Blake with Coach Richt as a 9th grader. That’s why we couldn’t understand why Georgia didn’t snag him early because he’d been groomed all his life for Georgia. Everything in our house was Georgia. We were shocked when Blake committed to Alabama. It just happened. He didn’t even give me a chance to talk to him about it. He just did it. But he did and we’ve got a good relationship now with Coach (Nick) Saban. So it’s a tough situation.”
Blake Sims has been recruited by a number of schools since he committed to Alabama, and Sonny Sims has continued to say his son will go to Alabama. The fact he calls it a “tough situation” clearly shows the Sims family is now torn.
Some people have wondered recently if Georgia and Gainesville High have a strained relationship. Several players from the schools have committed elsewhere.
Along with Sims, wide receiver Tai-ler Jones is committed to Notre Dame and safety Daunte Carr is committed to Stanford. Linebacker A.J. Johnson committed to Tennessee last week.
Still, Gainesville coach Bruce Miller told the AJC there are no problems between UGA and Gainesville.
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