For now, seeing the student and teacher go head to head in recruiting will have to suffice.
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And Thursday provided a taste of the competitiveness between the two.
Four-star QB Jake Fromm decommitted from Alabama and committed to his in-state Bulldogs.
Here’s basically what happened:
— Former Georgia coach Mark Richt and his staff didn’t offer Fromm.
— Alabama did.
— Like athletes are prone to do, Fromm felt spurned and decided beating the Bulldogs was the best remedy. So he committed to Alabama.
— New Georgia coach Kirby Smart offered Fromm a scholarship in December and things began tilting in the Dogs’ favor.
“I feel really strongly about it but I didn’t want playing football at Georgia to be the only thing," Fromm told 247Sports. “I wanted Georgia to also be the best place for me to be succeed as a person. Everything Georgia has to offer right now is the best place for me to strive and be the best person and football player I can be.”
Despite the defection, Alabama remains No. 2 in the team recruiting rankings for 2017. Georgia is seventh.
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The Crimson Tide signed four-star, dual-threat QB Jalen Hurts for their 2016 class and five-star Blake Barnett in 2015.
Georgia didn’t sign a quarterback in 2015, but just brought in five-star Jacob Eason, an early enrollee who will participate in spring practice.
