It feels like it has been forever since Georgia football has had a home game in Athens. That's because it hasn't happened since they beat Mississippi State 41-31 on Oct. 12.
Having a long stretch without home games is not the best for recruiting, because Kirby Smart and his staff aren't able to host recruits on campus like other schools have been. Thankfully that will pick up again very soon after their game against Ole Miss this weekend.
The next time Georgia will play at Sanford Stadium is in their SEC finale against Tennessee on Nov. 16. As you would likely assume, there will be a lot of recruits visiting Athens for this game, whether they are committed to Georgia already or not.
Steve Wiltfong of On3 confirmed that Georgia's QB commit in the 2025 class, Ryan Montgomery, will be one of many players on campus for this game.
Findlay (Ohio) High QB and Georgia commit Ryan Montgomery will be back in Athens for the Tennessee game. https://t.co/337YwrqE7b pic.twitter.com/Ey6oLZgy35
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) November 6, 2024
This visit is very standard, but there is another QB who will be in town this same weekend that could ruffle some feathers.
4-star QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is a four-star QB currently committed to Cal. According to 247Sports, he is the No. 106 player in the country and the No. 8 QB in the 2025 class. He also is the top ranked player from the state of Hawaii.
About two weeks ago, Georgia offered Sagapolutele and he quickly scheduled an official visit to Georgia for the Tennessee game, which just so happens to be the same game that Montgomery will be in Athens.
The reason this could be a little awkward for Georgia and both of these players is because it is rare for a program to have two QBs committed in the same class. Montgomery has been committed to Georgia since mid-April, so it would be surprising to see Georgia move away from him this late in the cycle. But how will Montgomery feel after seeing Georgia target a new QB who is ranked slightly higher than him in the recruiting rankings?
There's no telling how Georgia, Montgomery or Sagapolutele feel about this right now, but it certainly is something all three parties will have to discuss. Those conversations potentially have even already happened behind closed doors at some capacity as well.
Georgia fans will learn a lot more about the future of the position in this recruiting class after next weekend's game, but this is definitely something to monitor that has a chance to balloon into a major story.