Nation's No. 1 OT set the stage to break Georgia's heart

Mark Matthews is a five-star offensive tackle who is nearing a final decision. He is the No. 1 tackle in the country and No. 3 overall recruit, so everyone is anxiously awaiting to see where he ends up committing.

Georgia has a lot of interest in his decision considering they have prioritized his recruitment for a long time. Matthews rewarded Georgia's efforts on Saturday by naming the Bulldogs one of his final four schools, but that is where the good things end.

While this is a positive update, it unfortunately looks like he is setting the stage to break Georgia's heart again.

Georgia has work to do to land 5-star OT Mark Matthews

Also included in Matthews' top four is Texas A&M, LSU and Miami. Each school has a great pitch as to why he should play at their school, but it is Miami who has made the biggest impression on him so far.

247Sports has one crystal ball prediction in Miami's favor right now. On3 also is high on Miami's chances as well as they give the Hurricanes a 92.1 percent chance to win this recruitment. That is all any Georgia fan needs to see to know how this recruitment is likely going to go, but anything is possible in today's day and age.

But Georgia just hasn't had a lot of luck when it comes to recruiting against Miami. Not only did they take Carson Beck from them last year, but throughout the 2026 recruiting class they stole multiple recruits that were committed to Georgia as well. A lot of that has to do with the massive NIL money Miami regularlay throws around, and that is something Kirby Smart said he won't compete against.

At the end of the day any one recruiting loss isn't that bad for Georgia, but this is one that would've been nice to win. But if Matthews cares about NIL money as much as it seems then no one at Georgia should worry about losing this recruitment.