Mark Matthews is a five-star recruit who is the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2027 recruiting class. He originally committed to Texas A&M in May and had Georgia as one of his finalists, but when picking the Aggies he was seen throwing his UGA hat off his table.
Fast forward to November and Matthews decided to decommit from Texas A&M. He hasn't come out and said anything about Georgia since this decision, but since they were one of his final four schools it feels like they could have a chance at winning his recruitment.
BREAKING: Five-Star Plus+ OT Mark Matthews has Decommitted from Texas A&M, he tells @Rivals
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) November 8, 2026
Matthews is ranked as the No. 1 OT in the 2027 Rivals Industry Rankings
His previous final 4 schools before committing to Texas A&M: https://t.co/MGozxifYSS https://t.co/oX7eh2lhks pic.twitter.com/EQvsAWJcx2
Georgia could use their newfound momentum to land Mark Matthews
Georgia has about everything going their way right now that could attract Matthews to Athens. They not only have found a lot of success at sending offensive linemen to the NFL in recent years, but they've won more than every other school during the NIL era as well.
On top of that Georgia just became the No. 1 team in the country on the same day Matthews decommitted from Texas A&M. All of these factors make it seem like Georgia could have a chance to land his commitment now, but only time will tell.
Unfortunately for Georgia new reports surfaced just hours after he decommitted from Texas A&M that say Miami is trending in his recruitment already.
FONG BOMB: Rivals' @SWiltfong_ has logged an expert prediction for Miami to land Five-Star Plus+ OT Mark Matthews🙌
— Rivals (@Rivals) November 8, 2026
Matthews recently decommitted from Texas A&M.
Read: https://t.co/be7GYIMFle pic.twitter.com/zvfVG33Rqb
Miami is already trending for Mark Matthews
Just like how Georgia has a lot of things going in their direction right now that could attract Matthews to them, so too does Miami. The Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the country this year who just suffered their first loss of the season at Notre Dame on Saturday. They also made it all the way to the national championship game a season ago and have a head coach in Mario Cristobal who specializes in developing offensive linemen.
Miami also has more NIL resources than Georgia as well. It isn't clear how much that matters to Matthews, but if it does then Georgia might not stand much of a chance.
At this point Georgia probably shouldn't expect to get any good news from Matthews. Since this report about Matthews trending to Miami came out just hours after he decommitted from Texas A&M there's a great chance that it is accurate. It still wouldn't hurt for Kirby Smart to reach out to him and see if they have any chance to win his recruitment though especially considering all the momentum they have on the field right now after destroying Ole Miss.
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