📝 4-star DB Rico McGraw flips from Georgia to Bama

[PhillyGirl]

Got an alert from B/R, via Athens Banner-Herald. Tried to copy and paste link but it won't work (grr) so here is a summary:

The DB prospect out of Nashville, TN flipped on Monday night, according to a source close to the situation (whatever that means).

He committed to Georgia on January 16th, the 3rd commitment in the UGA Class of 2015, becoming close with Coach Pruitt.

Bama and Tenn. were in hot pursuit.

According to Dawgpost.com, while he has flipped to Bama, he is still interested in UGA and that they may fight back and forth until signing day.

He is the no. 17 CB in the country (Scout.com) and no. 128 overall player.

 

[psychojoe]

That gives us 21 verbals so far. Yawn, another boring NSD. Rodney Orr indicated on his TV show that he expected us to sign 26 this year. That was before McBride had to go the juco route.

 

[alabama mike]

What high school does he attend in Nashville?

 

[PhillyGirl]

Ensworth School

 

[alabama mike]

Ensworth School

Thanks Philly Girl! My youngest son, who works at a college in Nashville, lives near Ensworth. I am sure he will watch him play this season bc he always goes to some game on Friday night.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Thanks Philly Girl! My youngest son, who works at a college in Nashville, lives near Ensworth. I am sure he will watch him play this season bc he always goes to some game on Friday night.

Nice! He better be sure to give us a report

 

[bama alum]

Why did McGraw flip?

http://recruiting.blog.ajc.com/2014...ll-facilities-contributed-to-flip-to-alabama/

Rico McGraw revealed this week that Alabama’s superior football facilities were a contributing factor his recent switch from UGA to the Crimson Tide.


DB Rico McGraw on UGA: “They always seem to come up short in the big game …” (247sports) (highlighting this for the laugh! )

The 4-safety had been committed to UGA for six months before flipping to Alabama on July 31.

McGraw told the alabamintel.com that he was impressed with Alabama’s upgraded facilities, including the indoor practice facility (IPF). UGA is expected to present a proposal for an IPF next month.

“Every program in the country wants to win the ‘wow’ factor with recruits,” McGraw told the website. “Certainly as a recruit, Alabama’s facilities catch your eye immediately.”

A couple of other highlights:

• Alabama was the first school to offer McGraw – as a sophomore before he even started a varsity game at Nashville’s Ensworth high school. The Alabama assistant who noticed the talent before everybody else? Jeremy Pruitt, who is now UGA’s defensive coordinator. “Georgia is a sleeping giant in the SEC,” McGraw said. “They always seem to come up short in the big game such as the SEC Championship several years ago. However, I believe Coach Pruitt will help Georgia turn it around.”
• Former Alabama linebacker Lemanski Hall is an assistant coach at Ensworth, and serves as a mentor to McGraw. “I love Coach Hall, I have a good relationship with him,” McGraw said. “He never put any pressure on me to commit to Alabama. He was excited to hear about my commitment. He has always wanted the best for me and my family. Of course he won a national championship for Alabama (in 1992) and he has always been a role model for me.”