Georgia football once again made a lot of headlines on Thursday as they quickly became one of the leaders for a five-star linebacker who recently decommitted from a blue blood program. On top of that, Georgia baseball got a much needed win on the diamond as well on Thursday
But let's first begins with some eye opening NIL comments that were made by Kirby Smart.
Kirby Smart indirectly comments about Jackson Cantwell NIL drama
Earlier this week, Georgia lost the recruitment for five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell. After Cantwell decided to go to Miami (FL), many speculated it was because of a last ditch NIL offer from the Hurricanes that led him to choose Miami over Georgia.
It's impossible to know if that is the real reason or not, but it has been reported that Miami is paying Cantwell $5 million across two years, so it's impossible to think this didn't have a major impact on his decision.
Smart appeared on Paul Finebaum's podcast on Wednesday and spoke about NIL in general, and he expressed how he doesn't want a freshman coming in and making more than the seniors on his team. While Smart didn't mention Cantwell specifically, it's hard to think that this comment wasn't directed at him after hearing of all the massive NIL numbers thrown around in Cantwell's recruitment.
New 5-star visitor heading to Athens this weekend
Five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin is a name that Georgia fans are going to want to monitor. Griffin had been committed to USC for about a year now, but he ended up decommitting from the Trojans on Wednesday. Then just one day later, Griffin announced that he will be making a visit to Georgia this weekend.
Griffin is from the state of Georgia and is the No. 1 linebacker in the country according to 247Sports, so it's clear how important this visit is. Griffin will take multiple official visits throughout June this summer, so a commitment won't be coming soon, but Georgia has a chance to put themselves in the lead with a great visit this weekend.
Georgia baseball downs Texas A&M
Georgia baseball began their final three game series of the regular season as they welcomed Texas A&M to Athens. Game one was Thursday night, and the Bulldogs came from behind to beat the Aggies 10-6.
Georgia has their spot in the NCAA Tournament locked up no matter what happens the rest of the season, and they also likely are guaranteed to earn a top 16 seed as well. But the goal is to earn one of the top eight seeds so they can host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, and one more win this season could accomplish that.
Georgia will square off against the Aggies two more times this weekend, with game two beginning at 6:00 pm EST Friday night with senior night festivities will take place before the first pitch of this game as well.