Georgia Football: Does missed commitment help UGA get Zeus?

Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart puts the Old Leather Helmet on running back Nick Chubb (27) after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart puts the Old Leather Helmet on running back Nick Chubb (27) after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Looks like the Buckeyes are out of space at RB.

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Sure you always want to make room for the top players, but there’s no way any program takes 4 running backs in 1 class. So if they continue to make him a priority what happens? They have to drop someone else. I don’t really see how they can suddenly pull scholarships from any of the three RB’s they currently have signed. It would be a bad look for the program and I think that likely means that they’re moving on.

If Ohio State is bowing out of the race to sign Zeus, I think that’s a good sign for UGA. Part of me wonders if the reason the offer went to Teague is because they had heard that White was off the table for them. It also makes me wonder whether White’s family have told other coaches that their decision has been made. Again, that could be a good sign for Georgia.

The way I look at it, Master Teague committing to the Buckeyes means that they are likely out of the Zamir White sweepstakes. That leaves Alabama, Clemson and North Carolina for UGA to overcome. That’s no easy challenge, but I like UGA’s chances particularly with the program that seemed to be gaining on Georgia now bowing out.