The conversation surrounding NIL from the No. 1 player in the country continues on, even though it’s been a week since they ditched Georgia and committed elsewhere at the last second. The Bulldogs former star quarterback also made headlines on Monday based on simple predictions and goals he made for himself.
But let’s first begin with the best news Georgia received on Monday, which came in the form of a prediction to land a recruit currently committed to one of their rivals.
Shadarius Toodle predicted to flip to Georgia
One of the nine official visitors to Georgia this weekend was four-star linebacker Shadarius Toodle. Toodle is a top 200 player in the country as well top 10 linebacker, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, so it’s clear how crucial this visit was. The only problem is that he has been committed to Auburn for about 10 months now.
That however could be changing in a hurry as On3’s Steve Wiltfong officially predicted Toodle to flip his commitment to Georgia. This doesn’t guarantee that Georgia will successfully flip Toodle, but it does make it seem very likely Georgia will put the Tigers back in their place once again.
Jackson Cantwell drama
Five-star Jackson Cantwell committed to Miami (FL) over Georgia a week ago already, but that hasn’t stopped the NIL discourse surrounding his recruitment from continuing. Kirby Smart previously stated that he believes a freshman shouldn’t make more than his seniors at Georgia, which seemed to be a shot at Cantwell’s $5 million NIL deal from Miami.
It appears Miami head coach Mario Cristobal saw this comment, because he responded on Monday claiming Cantwell didn’t choose Miami because of the money. Neither coach directly mentioned each other in their comments, but it does sure feel like they were taking jabs at each other.
Georgia legend David Pollack however didn’t hold anything back as he came out and directly said that Cantwell is being paid too much money for his liking.
At the end of the day, these comments mean absolutely nothing because Cantwell is headed to Miami no matter what people think of his NIL deal. But this just goes to show how much NIL matters to people nowadays, especially when it comes to the top recruits in the country.
Carson Beck has unrealistic expectations at Miami
Speaking of Miami, the Hurricanes and former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck shared some predictions for Beck heading into the 2025 season. Obviously these expectations will be lofty, because that is how every team thinks throughout the offseason, but Beck’s goals are flat out unrealistic.
Beck and Miami believe that he can work his way into becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, just like Cam Ward did this last year with the Hurricanes. While there theoretically is a chance this happens, it is such a small chance that it’s borderline laughable to discuss.
What Beck should be focusing on instead is improving on his struggles from the 2024 season in hopes that it will be enough to help the Hurricanes finally accomplish something for once. And if he becomes one of the top picks in next year’s draft, then so be it.