One of the stranger things that have come out of the NIL era is recruits signing with agents to represent them during NIL negotiations. When the NCAA allowed NIL to exist in college athletics, this is something they probably never imagined would happen, but for better or worse this is the reality of college football now.
It isn't uncommon for Georgia's recruiting targets or even their commits to sign with representation as they seek out an NIL deal from the Bulldogs, but a recent announcement from one UGA commit on Monday gave the Georgia fanbase a little PTSD.
Georgia commit Seven Cloud announces NIL representation
Defensive lineman Seven Cloud has been committed to Georgia for quite some time. In fact, Cloud was originally a member of the Bulldogs' 2023 class, but he opted to go the Junior College route out of high school instead of heading to Georgia.
Cloud has had an excellent Junior College career, so much so that he is the No. 1 Junior College player in the country, according to 247Sports. Cloud opened his recruitment up this past year, and once again committed to Georgia back in December to officially become a Bulldog again.
Fast forward to Monday and word came out that Cloud has signed with Rosenhaus Sports to be his NIL representative. On the surface this seems like nothing noteworthy, but this group was the NIL representation for five-star Jackson Cantwell as well
Everyone knows how the end of Cantwell's recruitment went. Cantwell was predicted to commit to Georgia heading into his commitment date last week, but a reported last second NIL offer from Miami (FL) caused Cantwell to commit to the Hurricanes instead. Miami and Cantwell have pushed back against this report, but if the report is true then Cloud's new representation could partially be blamed for this outcome.
It's unlikely that Cloud signing with Rosenhaus Sports will cause him to ditch Kirby Smart and Georgia and go elsewhere, but it is definitely a little concerning seeing him sign with this group.