Spring Break
Signee picks red, not orange
National Signing Day 2008
JASON BUTT
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Sports
While King's father might have loved for his son to attend his alma mater, Tavarres said his father was fine with his decision.
"My dad wrote me a note a couple days ago that let me know he is proud of me," King said. "That he's going to be here for me and that he's going to cheer hard. He let me know how proud he is."
Head coach Mark Richt said he knew it would be a challenge to pull King away from Clemson, but felt King would feel like he fit in well at Georgia.
"He wasn't a whole lot different from anyone else we recruited in that we were doing the same thing - working him as hard as we could work him," Richt said. "And we could tell he really loved Georgia. We're just glad he chose Georgia over Clemson. I think he's lived in the state of Georgia long enough to have a love for Georgia and it probably helped us."
King, a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com, was heavily pursued by Georgia Tech and Florida as well. Before the NCAA banned coaches from sending text messages to recruits, King said he would receive about "50 a day."
When King decided, he chose to end his recruitment fast. He committed, graduated Habersham Central High School a semester early and enrolled in Georgia for this spring semester - something he advises early commitments of the 2009 class to do.
"It's a great opportunity to get a jump on things," King said. "You get to go through spring practice and you can get stronger. I've already gained six or seven pounds, and it's only been a month. You get to experience things that you wouldn't get to experience otherwise."
In his short time on campus, King has decided to major in Sports Science because he wants to be a physical therapist, he said, and is making plans to attend graduate school.
King said he is open to redshirting this season, but will wait for the coaches to decide.
However, he would like to play this season since the Bulldogs will be one of the top-ranked teams in the preseason.
"I'd love to play and contribute to this championship-caliber team," King said. "I'd love to be on that. I'm just going to give it my all."
"My dad wrote me a note a couple days ago that let me know he is proud of me," King said. "That he's going to be here for me and that he's going to cheer hard. He let me know how proud he is."
Head coach Mark Richt said he knew it would be a challenge to pull King away from Clemson, but felt King would feel like he fit in well at Georgia.
"He wasn't a whole lot different from anyone else we recruited in that we were doing the same thing - working him as hard as we could work him," Richt said. "And we could tell he really loved Georgia. We're just glad he chose Georgia over Clemson. I think he's lived in the state of Georgia long enough to have a love for Georgia and it probably helped us."
King, a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com, was heavily pursued by Georgia Tech and Florida as well. Before the NCAA banned coaches from sending text messages to recruits, King said he would receive about "50 a day."
When King decided, he chose to end his recruitment fast. He committed, graduated Habersham Central High School a semester early and enrolled in Georgia for this spring semester - something he advises early commitments of the 2009 class to do.
"It's a great opportunity to get a jump on things," King said. "You get to go through spring practice and you can get stronger. I've already gained six or seven pounds, and it's only been a month. You get to experience things that you wouldn't get to experience otherwise."
In his short time on campus, King has decided to major in Sports Science because he wants to be a physical therapist, he said, and is making plans to attend graduate school.
King said he is open to redshirting this season, but will wait for the coaches to decide.
However, he would like to play this season since the Bulldogs will be one of the top-ranked teams in the preseason.
"I'd love to play and contribute to this championship-caliber team," King said. "I'd love to be on that. I'm just going to give it my all."
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