Elite Georgia TE signee Luke Ford reacts to departure of assistant Shane Beamer
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Georgia assistant coach Shane Beamer apparently didn’t inform Luke Ford that he planned to leave Athens.
If you missed the news, tight ends coach Beamer is reportedly leaving Kirby Smart’s staff to join Lincoln Riley’s Oklahoma staff. That decision seemed to catch Ford completely off guard after being recruited to Athens by Beamer.
Ford, the No. 1 overall prospect from Illinois and the No. 3 tight end recruit in the nation for the 2018 recruiting cycle signed with Georgia during the early signing period. He chose UGA over Alabama, Auburn and Illinois. It sure seems like the opportunity to play for Beamer was a factor in his decision to sign with the Dawgs.
Ford sent out this tweet soon after news of Beamer’s departure from Georgia was announced:
Wow
— Luke Ford (@lukeford82) January 22, 2018
Adding some added intrigue to Ford’s tweet, the tight end retweeted this follow up from a Georgia user: (For what it’s worth, Ford had since unretweeted this tweet)
https://twitter.com/Dawgs0624/status/955521897797693440
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
