Recruiting: Jordan Jenkins Commits to Georgia

by LanceDavis on Jan 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST in Florida Football Recruiting

In somewhat of a shocking decision, elite 2012 defensive end Jordan Jenkins committed to Georgia earlier tonight on Fox Sports South’s "The New College Football Show: Next Class 2012." Jenkins chose Georgia over Florida, Alabama and Auburn.

The 6'3", 245-pounder was recruited by Will Muschamp to play the Buck position, and would have competed for serious playing time right away. The possibility of early playing time and his interest in pursuing engineering in college had many believing the Gators would win out in the end.

Ultimately, the Harris County product elected to stay in state, an impressive recruiting victory for Georgia over runner-up Alabama, and, more specifically, Todd Grantham over Kirby Smart.

Florida will now set its sights on Dante Fowler, Darius Hamilton, Leonard Williams, Jamal Marcus and Alex McCalister to fill the holes at defensive end.

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I don’t think UGA even has an engineering program. They were talking about starting one a couple years ago, so at the very least, it is a brand new program. If he wanted to stay in state and study engineering, there’s an obvious choice for that…..

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by skigator93 on Jan 9, 2012 8:36 PM EST reply actions

But I mean, who wants to go to GaTech?

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by FlaGators on Jan 9, 2012 8:37 PM EST up reply actions

someone interested in engineering?

or someone who wants to catch game winning TDs in overtime from Tebow!!!

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by skigator93 on Jan 9, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

GaTech is like UCF and USF. Nobody really wants to go there and play sports, it’s just they weren’t offered by UGA (or as UCF and USF – no Florida, Florida State or Miami offer).

But good call on the Tebow connection.

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by FlaGators on Jan 9, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

You don’t think UGA recruited Calvin Johnson?

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by skigator93 on Jan 9, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions

and GA Tech has won a national title, so they aren’t exactly UCF/USF either

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by skigator93 on Jan 9, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions

Oh I know. Just picking on somebody else this year.

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by FlaGators on Jan 9, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions

FYI, UGA has an engineering program. I thought about applying to their engineering grad program after college.

by GatorJustin on Jan 9, 2012 10:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Oops, never realized they only had a program for my discipline of engineering (agricultural and biological engineering). From what I read, they started their full program last year.

by GatorJustin on Jan 9, 2012 11:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

That’s interesting. New program and all. Still building their rep.

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by FlaGators on Jan 9, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions

I still don't think they have an engineering program yet

The last I remember reading about it was President Adams’ desire to add a program a little over a year ago

I couldn’t find any announcement of a decision and the UGA website does not list engineering amongst its programs of study.

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by skigator93 on Jan 10, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions

I would think, that it would be listed on their website if they had it. Might just have to ask the folks at DawgSports.

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by FlaGators on Jan 10, 2012 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

The AJC reported in November 2010 that Georgia and Georgia Southern were adding engineering programs. No timetable though.

by GatorJustin on Jan 10, 2012 6:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Ahhh. So I wonder if Jenkins will do the program then … if it is ready.

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by FlaGators on Jan 10, 2012 6:09 PM EST up reply actions

Oh well

Can’t get’em all.

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by Gatorbuc15 on Jan 9, 2012 9:08 PM EST reply actions

just gotta get some

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by sportsman on Jan 9, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

We have the #4 class right now. #3 according to Rivals I believe. So I think we’re fine right now. And I fully expect that we’ll pick up some more recruits from now until signing day.

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by Gatorbuc15 on Jan 10, 2012 12:13 AM EST up reply actions

I’d be surprised, but not blown away, if UF pulled away Fowler. Since the UA all american game he’s been pretty vocal about how he tries to recruit other players for FSU. Recruiting can always surprise you, though.

Also I thought UF’s engineering program would make them the favorite for Jenkins, and am pretty surprised it was UGA that beat UF, rather than ’Bama.

by najabaas on Jan 9, 2012 9:54 PM EST reply actions

I think Fowler is just playing Florida

I expect him to be a nole on NSD. Losing Jenkins hurts, but this is still a very solid class being put together. Hopefully Jenkins to UGA persuades Josh Harvey Clemmons that Florida is the place for him. I too am surprised that UGA pulled Jenkins. It was Bama and Florida all along, and somehow UGA and Grantham somehow swooped in and stole him in the last hour. Oh well, that’s recruiting for ya. Been a tough day for Florida recruiting, but all is not lost….we’re still Florida.

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by Cardsfan25 on Jan 9, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions

We’ll be fine. Like you said, we’re Florida. Top 5 at least.

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by FlaGators on Jan 9, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions

This is the first year that I have been able to follow the recruiting process

And I gotta tell ya, It’s stressin me out!

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by DustinFLA on Jan 9, 2012 10:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I could never do it as a full-time job. I have some serious respect for those who do.

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by FlaGators on Jan 9, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions

I totally agree

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by DustinFLA on Jan 10, 2012 11:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Ugh. And Alabama won on top of this. That was pretty cool that Upshaw passed the award over to the other guys on the Defense tho.

by Gators1 on Jan 9, 2012 11:46 PM EST reply actions

Engineering and UGA?

Seriously? We have one of the top programs in the country last I checked.

by htrcooler on Jan 10, 2012 12:36 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Falcons need to hurry up and hire Grantham so we can have Jenkins back. Poor guy… UGA? Really? I grew up in ATL and didn’t know a UGA fan until my friends found out the HOPE would give them money to go there. Their academics aren’t good either.

by Andrew Nordine on Jan 10, 2012 12:43 AM EST reply actions

lol whut?

by Mark Mandingo on Jan 10, 2012 7:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

You lived in Atlanta and didn’t know a UGA fan? Did you live under a rock somewhere?

Also, UGA is extremely strong academically and due to the Hope Scholarship, getting into UGA has become amazingly difficult. It is probably pretty close to the admissions standards at UF. UGA might even be the third strongest school in the SEC behind Vandy and UF.

Oh, and in the latest US News rankings, UF’s engineering ranked a very respectible 32nd best in the nation (tied with CU, UC-Davis and Penn-Philly.

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by skigator93 on Jan 10, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions

Isn’t it near the top 10 for public schools? Hard to judge verse the private schools. When I was there I think it was the 11th best public engineering and civil was top 5.

by GatorJustin on Jan 10, 2012 6:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Oh, and every time ive been to Atlanta Ive met more UGA fans than Tech. Hopefully he was being sarcastic or that’s ridiculous.

by GatorJustin on Jan 10, 2012 6:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I checked in at Rivals today

and we are still in the running for virtually every good recruit left on the table.
Hopefully we’ll get our chare of those and this will end up a stellar class.

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by skigator93 on Jan 10, 2012 3:17 PM EST reply actions