Back and forth recruitment of Georgia 4-star LB target ends in despair

There have been a lot of interesting recruitments for Georgia football fans to follow this offseason, but the recruitment for four-star linebacker Thomas Davis Jr. has been potentially the most intriguing.

Davis has been committed to Notre Dame since last November, but that is something Kirby Smart and Georgia were looking to change when they offered him in May. Davis immediately shut down any chance of flipping to Georgia two days after this offer was made, but he later changed his mind on that front.

Even after saying he was locked in with Notre Dame after receiving an offer from Georgia, Davis ended up taking an official visit to Georgia beginning May 30. This made it seem like Georgia had a very real chance of flipping him from Notre Dame, until On3's Hayes Fawcett shared the below quote on social media on Wednesday.

“I’m locked in, this place is special and there’s no where else I’d rather be. I’m excited for this journey. Go Irish!”

Thomas Davis Jr. eliminates any chance of flipping to Georgia

At the end of the day, Georgia fans shouldn't be too upset after losing this recruitment because of how difficult it is to flip a recruit committed to another program. That task is especially difficult when the player is committed to a blue blood program like Notre Dame.

But this loss will sting a little because Davis is a legacy recruit for Georgia. In fact, his father was an All American at Georgia, so one would assume he would have been a little more interested in Georgia because of that history.

Smart and his staff however likely got involved a little too late in Davis's recruitment to really stand much of a chance, but at the end of the day there is no need to panic. The Bulldogs appear to be closing in on a commitment from the No. 1 linebacker in the country, and if that happens then no one will remember this loss.