2020 Recruiting: Coach Todd Hartley, Recruits Could Be Hinting At Upcoming Commitments
What a weekend it was for the Georgia Bulldogs, not only on the field but in recruiting as well.
The Bulldogs showcased new stadium experiences with the light show and won a hard-fought battle against the #7 ranked Notre Dame Irish, which might be the biggest matchup of the regular season.
Isaac Nauta stopped to talk to TE Target, Theo Johnson & Darnell Washington
While sitting in the stands for over four hours on Saturday, I can't count the number of times I heard fans shout "How could you not want to play here?"
After seeing that scenery, and that atmosphere on that high of a stage to play a regular-season game, I don't know how any recruit could turn that down.
Now, fans are waiting to see who is going to be the first commitment, post-Notre Dame game.
There are plenty of candidates out there, and no one truly knows which domino will be the first to fall.
Zykevious Walker? Noah Sewell? Both are possibilities.
However, recently, the most noise has been coming from national level tight end prospects, Darnell Washington and Theo Johnson, who were both in attendance this past Saturday.
In fact, both of the prospects sat with quarterback commit, Carson Beck, and were seen chatting with former UGA tight end, Isaac Nauta.
Isaac Nauta hanging out on the sidelines prior to kickoff.
But, the real noise started up after the visit. It all started when UGA tight ends coach, Todd Hartley posted a tweet of a fire and snowflake emoji.
While it doesn't seem like it would have any meaning, multiple Georgia fans have translated the snowflake emoji to represent Theo Johnson of Ontario, Canada and the fire emoji for Darnell Washington of Las Vegas, Nevada.
This all made more sense when Johnson later posted some pictures on Instagram from his visit with the snowflake caption.
While Darnell Washington didn't use the fire emoji, he did join the party by posting some pictures on Instagram of his visit to Athens, which includes some with Johnson.
Georgia still looks as if they're the team to beat for the 6'7.5 260 lbs. tight end, Darnell Washington as crystal balls continue to flood in on 247sports. While Georgia doesn't have any crystal balls for Johnson, their stock is rising there, and the Bulldogs are amongst the top of his list.
With about 3 months left before early signing day and only 16 commits on board, there is still plenty of work left to be done for Georgia. The class currently ranks 6th nationally, yet has the least amount of commits in the Top-20 for 2020 recruiting classes via 247sports. Given that Georgia still has a handful of spots left to fill, the possibility for the #1 overall class is very much insight.
The UGA-Notre Dame experience should eventually pay off in these recruiting battles. Time is ticking, and other schools and coaches will now enter "panic mode" on these recruiting battles after the show that Georgia put on this weekend.
