4-star defensive back announces decommitment from Florida
Florida just lost its only commitment for the 2023 recruiting cycle.
That’s because Shawn Russ of Dunbar High School in Fort Myers, Fla., just announced his decision to back off his commitment to the Gators. Russ committed to Florida back in April of 2020.
“I would like to let everyone know and would like everyone to be aware of me Decommitting from the Gators. I would like to thank Coach Rat, Coach Grantham and Coach Mullen for da time we shared and I would definitely still be in contact with them,” Russ shared.
Following his public decommitment from Florida, Russ noted that the Gators remain in his top three schools at this time.
Considering he’s a 2023 prospect, he has plenty of time to rejoin Florida’s program before he even has the opportunity to sign with a college program.
The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Fort Myers native is rated as a four-star recruit and the nation’s No. 2 cornerback prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle by 247Sports. Russ also holds scholarship offers from Florida State and Miami.
He must have heard from Kirby.
Everybody wants on the G Train.
Yeah who wouldnt want to join a program that has historically under performed while paying out the nose and hasnt won it all since 1980?!!?
Who told you to stop grabbing your ankles, back to work, the truckers are in a hurry
You may be confusing me with your friend boxster as Ive been so balls deep in him the past few days my wang is turning brown!
You’re sick
Willybob
There’s cutting up and then there’s Freudian Slips
I didn’t realize you really do get into buggering guys
Wilybob, seeing a SoCar fan talk about when we last won the NC is rich! Tell us about your last time, or how about the last time you won the SEC or maybe the East?
Being a Carolina fan is nothing but pain, except for when we come between the hedges and lay a fat dook to ruin yalls season!!!
Dude! Georgia leads the series 52–19–2.
aaaah heell, you done gone and said it now
que the “not all history matters when talking about history” babble
LOL
@Willybob………Well one thing is certain. He ain’t decommitting in order to jump the south Carolina express!!! Wanna know how I know that?
Because it only goes in one direction and that is OUT!!!!!!!!!
The days of south Carolina getting elite recruits is probably over for a while. Plus it’s about time a few of those 5 stars that picked SC over UGA. It’s time they get in the portal. So they can come play with their coach at UGA!!!!
PS. A reminder guys. Muschamp works for UGA now! Hurry over so you don’t miss spring!!!
Negan
The obsession continues. UGA trolls infatuated with our program. Posting on these boards is the closest tehy will ever get to winning another National Title with Coach Bangs driving the “G Train.”
Do a YouTube search for “UGA 5 star problem” and see what one of UGAs biggest proponents says about his own team.
Proof: We aren’t the only ones who see it.
In all seriousness I can’t believe the kid decommitted
I mean who wouldn’t want to play defense for 3rd and Grantham????
Maybe mullet can put on the Darth Vader suit, do an in-home visit and PUUULL the kid back in.
since mrs mullet likes sobering on UF players she could tag along in one of those skimpy Princess Leia outits
SMH. What’s next? “I’m rubber and you’re glue?”
How quickly you run back to non-football related tripe.
Run back into the oyster shell Daffy Duck so I can snap it shut.
Weaksauce
LongtimeturdDude
sounds like you need to quit sniffing the glue
In all seriousness you do realize you are getting all wet about a 2023 commitment.
To translate that for you stupid Morons, this is a meaningless story
too funny
this may sound strange to you, but the majority of the world was either not alive or old enough to remember the last time Georgia was considered a national champion
Georgia is like talking about how advanced the Mayans were, and expecting them to take over the world next year
It may even sound stranger to you…the entire world has never seen Florida play a 15th game in a season (spring game doesn’t count)…hopefully soon, your generation will know what CFP stands for…
I think the kid will look great in crimson.
I don’t usually troll but this thread is just too entertaining not to dive in a little late.
@Mister2Bits…..I thought I would give you a small sample of what you’ll face this coming season.
CORRECTION. I THINK I LEFT OFF A VERY IMPORTANT LINEBACKER/DE
ADAM ANDERSON = 5 STAR! Probably as good of a pass rusher as UGA has and that’s saying a bunch! Adam Anderson’s speed and quickness along with pure strength and instincts. Are what made him the #1 guy at his position in the country coming out of high school. If he stays healthy. He will terrorize QBs all season!!!
Again. I don’t know how I left Adam Anderson off this list. That is like taking K Reeves out of the matrix! Sorry Adam. : )
Defensive Tackle
Carter = 5 star freshman of the year last year!
J Davis = 4 star that might be the most important DT on the team at 6.7 340!!! All American.
J Rochester = 5 star and a senior. Will be coming for blood and NFL MONEY this season!!! 6.5 315. He is great against the run and can also make plays in the backfield. Also provides pass rush!
DT Walker = 5 star. He can get after the QB or the runner. At 6.5 and a skinny 310 pounds. He has NFL written all over him.
One I haven’t heard anything about as far as leaving is Robert Beal Jr. 247 still list him as being a bulldawg in 2021. THIS GUY WAS RATED AS A 5 STAR AND THE #1 PLAYER FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA. BEFORE HE TRANSFERRED TO IMG. HE WAS BRIEFLY IN THE PORTAL THEN CAME BACK TO UGA.
Robert Beal Jr = 5 star defensive end. 6.4 250 and super talented. If all is well. This should be his year! Here is something I found written about him.
Robert Beal as you’ll see ranked as THE NATION’S #2 DEFENSIVE END! I forget who was #1 that year. But honestly it wouldn’t surprise me if UGA got him to! BELOW IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE 5 STAR!
” The nation’s No. 2 defensive end committed to Georgia on Tuesday morning with a crafty Bleacher Report video that ended with him as the highest-rated commitment for 2017 in Athens. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder is now the 13th commitment for UGA in what is expected to be a fruitful month for Georgia on the recruiting front.
Beal played the first three seasons of his high school career at Norcross but is no longer the top-rated prospect in Georgia. He has announced he will transfer to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior year. Prior to that, he had been the top-rated player in Georgia for 2017. ”
AGAIN ADAM ANDERSON = 5 star SUPERMAN needs to be added. As a defensive end/hybrid linebacker. He also had mad cover skills at times because of his speed. Again he was the #1 linebacker/DE at his position in the country. Coming out of high school.
AGAIN A THOUSAND PARDONS FOR FORGETTING YOU! TAKE IT OUT ON THE GATORS LOL!!!
Listen we have a room full of talented defensive ends and hybrids. I don’t feel like listing everyone. This should be more than enough to let you know EXACTLY WHAT YOU MISSED OUT ON. THIS PAST SEASON. BECAUSE MOST OF THESE GUYS ESPECIALLY THE BEST WERE ON THE BENCH INJURED!!! I hope the 5 stars just on the defense warms your heart. : )
CONSIDERING MOST FEEL THE OFFENSE WILL BE THE MAIN STRENGTH OF UGA IN 2021. As for me personally. I look for both to be very evenly talented!!! IRON SHARPENS IRON!!!! I CAN’T WAIT. OH KEEP READING. : )
Nolan Smith = 5 star. High 5 star and the #1 player in the country via 247 AT ANY POSITION!!!
Nakobe Dean. = 5 star #1 middle linebacker in the country coming out!
Will: Quay Walker. = 5 star
LB3: Channing Tindall = 5 star super pass-rusher
LB4. Rian Davis = High 4 star. Injury probably held him back from a 5 star rating.
LB5: Xavian Sorey = 5 star
LB6: Smael Mondon = 5 star
LB 7: Trezman Marshall = high 4 star and big-time
potential.
LB. M Sherman = 5 star and at one point was ranked #1 at his position.
Yes, seven players on the linebacker list. That’s how loaded Georgia is at the position right now. Only four or five will contribute this year maybe, but in case of injury, Georgia has talented players it can call on.
Dean is the clear leader of the group and the defense will revolve around him like it did with Monty Rice before him. Walker started several games last season because of Rice’s injuries. He lacks consistency, but he’s an All-American caliber player at his best.
Tindall is Georgia’s best pass rusher from the second level. Davis was a solid special-teams player in 2020 and saw meaningful action near the end of the season.
AGAIN DON’T FORGET ADAM ANDERSON. #1 5 STAR LINEBACKER AT HIS POSITION OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. MONSTER TALENT!!!!
One more REPEAT. Again I think it needs to be pointed out again. NOLAN SMITH = SUPER 5 STAR! He was the #1 OVERALL PLAYER, PERIOD. VIA 247 RECRUITING RANKINGS. The year he came out!!!! MONSTER TALENT NOLAN SMITH IS COMING!!!!!
Cornerbacks
CB1: Kelee Ringo = 5 star top db in the entire country from the 2020 class. Absolutely shutdown cornerback potential. Injured and missed the season. But he is all better now or will be.
CB2: Jalen Kimber= High 4 star, out of Florida. He is really really fast! Shutdown corner potential.
CB3: Nyland Green = 5 star Enough said.
CB4: Ameer Speed = 4 star Talented not slow! This is his year maybe?
They say that georgia was decimated at cornerback. Losing its top four players at the position to the NFL Draft and transfer portal. Well that is true. But it’s next man up. For guys like K Ringo. And, the Bulldogs don’t lack talent. Ringo was the top player in the 2020 recruiting class, but labrum surgery forced him to miss his freshman year. With it being a shoulder issue, the injury shouldn’t slow him down as a player. LOCK DOWN CORNER!!!
Kimber is an overshadowed member of Georgia’s 2019 class. He received a lot of playing time in the Peach Bowl, and should build on that experience with a strong showing this spring.
Speed is a career special teamer, but he is a fifth year senior. And in my opinion. All that EXPERIENCE WILL PAY OFF!!!!
Star
ST1: Latavious Brini = 4 star and looking good.
ST2: David Daniel = 4 star
ST3. Javon Bullard = 4 star guy with lots of talent.
With Tyrique Stevenson gone, the star position belongs to Brini. (They say) The rising senior had an impressive performance in the Peach Bowl. If that game was an audition for younger players, Brini certainly made the cut. (He is not that young. But they wrote that about him.)
Daniel and Bullard are members of the 2021 class and both are working to learn the extensive playbook at star. Daniel is also moonlighting as a safety.
Safety
SA1: Lewis Cine = high 4 star just missed 5 star. Already looks like the next great safety at UGA! He was a star in high school and has not disappointed. Strong tackler and big hitter with nice speed and ball skills.
SA2: Christopher Smith = 4 star improved near seasons end. Can be great. Was thrown to the wolves to replace Richard Le’count. Is improving quickly.
SA3: Latavious Brini = 4 star. Might be a sleeper. But he is talented as all these dawgs are. And has gotten his experience in and out for a while.
SA4: Major Burns = 4 star flipped from LSU.
Has real potential. LSU did not like losing this one.
SA5: David Daniel = 4 star really good looking athlete. Has ability to be great with a few breaks.
Alright kids. I think this is more than enough just on defense. To be giving Emory Jones and gang nightmares!!! Considering an OU bunch with not even 20% as much talent on defense just RAPED THEM!!!!! Yes, Florida knows UGA better than they did OU. And vice versa! But sometimes you can know all you want. And there is nothing you can do about it!!! IF UGA WAS CONSIDERED THE MOST TALENTED ROSTER LAST YEAR. ( WHEN HEALTHY ) Then I wonder what they will say about this group?
PS. Enjoy the nightmares kids. : )
Negan
I think there is a perception that Grantham and possibly Mullen may not be there when 2023 gets here.
I don’t know that but Gator fans seem to upset with the defense and Mullen has expressed a desire to coach in the NFL.
*seem to be….
whats it like knowing georgia tech won a natty more recently than uga?
What does that have to do with the kid’s de-commitment?
By the way, I’m happy for Tech to have won the Natty.
UGA was going nowhere and couldn’t get it’s stuff together under Ray Goff.
What’s it like to lose a game, lose a CFP birth, lose a Heisman then get curb stomped by Oklahoma
over a frigging shoe
LMAO
ZING!
That’s a shame.
The kid had too many stars, wasn’t a good fit
Everybody knows the secret to dominating the SECW then the SECE, winning all those SEC Championships, all those BCS Bowl Wins, all those CFP wins and all those Natty’s over 12 seasons as a HC
Recruit the non blue-chip players then coach um up, do more with less.
TDOHTheDipsh*t – Drawing at straws pretending that Miss State is capable of dominating the SECW, winning a bunch of BCS Bowls, CFP games and Natty’s. Even the almighty Kirby couldn’t pull that off. Anyone with sense realizes that Mullen has continually exceeded expectations wherever he’s been.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s 247Sports Composite Recruiting Rankings:
2021 – #4
2020 – #1
2019 – #2
2018 – #1
2017 – #3
Yet, nothing to show for it… When bangs took over, Florida was coming off it’s worst stretch of football since the 80’s, Tennessee hadn’t been playing at a high level since the 00’s and still…. nothing for the pups. We study history, so we can learn from the past. It seems like just the other day that ole Steve was joking about all those gosh darn good Georgia recruits who somehow got 52 hung on them between the hedges…
I’m sorry what bowl game did mullet and the turds win in 2020? What was that ranking in the final polls?
I know in 2018-2019 mullet was the all-time NY6 bowl coach, surely he keep that historical streak alive in 2020.
In other words, less with more and Georgia where 5 stars go to waste or the transfer portal
How cute, corch and DumbsOfWar humping each other’s leg. All we need now is either negan or marine pup to show up and complete the Moron Triumvirate
UGA fans start humping each other’s legs because a 2023 Florida prospect decommits. Just shows how your only claim to fame is your class ranking and the talking heads continually over ranking you to start the season because of it. Florida fans care about Championships, not class rankings. 1980.
You know what’s been a lot of fun, the WLOCTP the last few years.
I was there in 2017, it was really fun watching the Dawgs ice the game 8 minutes into the 1st qtr. Then 2018 and 2019 were nice wins.
I know 2020 was going to be the year for turd nation – finally beat UGA, win the SECE, win the SEC, play in the CFP and NC, Trask was the Heisman favorite ….
I know UGA finished #4 in the final polls, how’d the mighty gators do?
“Finally beat UGA”? LOL. Exactly how long have you been following this rivalry? I’m assuming just since 2017… Gators are 22-9 against the pups in my lifetime so sorry if I fail to see why you think Georgia is a dominant program. I was brought up with FSU and Tennessee as our biggest rivals but I guess that’s only because Georgia hadn’t had consecutive wins against the gators until I was 23 years old. Wow that sounds even worse when you type it out haha.
You had a few good years while the Gators suffered through Muffcramp and Mcelwain. NOW it’s back to normalcy.
Georgia trolls are always all over the Gator articles with trite insults (not all are trolls). The only time Gators seem to post on a Georgia article is if the article happens to show up on the SDS home page.
I think DawgNation or Dawgs 247 used to have some sort of “Gator Hater” feature. Nothing similar on Gator sites. No fan interest.
One program has three national championships in the last 40 years. The other has none.
Florida fans recognize that Georgia is their biggest rival.
But based upon trolling activity and blog content, there is objectively no question about which fan base obsesses more over the rival’s program.
More Georgia fans posting on Florida threads than Florida fans. Says all you need to know. The most pathetic fan base in the country.
Most delusional and obnoxious fan base by far
They are the saddest fans in the game. Tears of a clown. I feel bad for them.
You gotta laugh out loud when you read that its a “2023” prospect. Who would seriously expect a sophomore in high school to make a rock solid decision. Maybe this crap just needs to stop. 2023…good grief.
My sentiments exactly, yet here you have a bunch of Georgia Morons all giddy as if this was some terrible thing happening to Gator football when in reality it is meaningless at this point in time. Shows how stupid they are
@Mister2Bits…..I thought I would give you a small sample of what you’ll face this coming season.
Defensive Tackle
Carter = 5 star freshman of the year last year!
J Davis = 4 star that might be the most important DT on the team at 6.7 340!!! All American.
J Rochester = 5 star and a senior. Will be coming for blood and NFL MONEY this season!!! 6.5 315. He is great against the run and can also make plays in the backfield. Also provides pass rush!
DT Walker = 5 star. He can get after the QB or the runner. At 6.5 and a skinny 310 pounds. He has NFL written all over him.
Then we have our defensive ends/hybrid linebackers.
One I haven’t heard anything about as far as leaving is Robert Beal Jr. 247 still list him as being a bulldawg in 2021. THIS GUY WAS RATED AS A 5 STAR AND THE #1 PLAYER FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA. BEFORE HE TRANSFERRED TO IMG. HE WAS BRIEFLY IN THE PORTAL THEN CAME BACK TO UGA.
Robert Beal Jr = 5 star defensive end. 6.4 250 and super talented. If all is well. This should be his year! Here is something I found written about him.
Robert Beal as you’ll see ranked as THE NATION’S #2 DEFENSIVE END! I forget who was #1 that year. But honestly it wouldn’t surprise me if UGA got him to! BELOW IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE 5 STAR!
” The nation’s No. 2 defensive end committed to Georgia on Tuesday morning with a crafty Bleacher Report video that ended with him as the highest-rated commitment for 2017 in Athens. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder is now the 13th commitment for UGA in what is expected to be a fruitful month for Georgia on the recruiting front.
Beal played the first three seasons of his high school career at Norcross but is no longer the top-rated prospect in Georgia. He has announced he will transfer to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior year. Prior to that, he had been the top-rated player in Georgia for 2017. ”
Listen we have a room full of talented defensive ends and hybrids. I don’t feel like listing everyone. This should be more than enough to let you know EXACTLY WHAT YOU MISSED OUT ON. THIS PAST SEASON. BECAUSE MOST OF THESE GUYS ESPECIALLY THE BEST WERE ON THE BENCH INJURED!!! I hope the 5 stars just on the defense warms your heart. : )
CONSIDERING MOST FEEL THE OFFENSE WILL BE THE MAIN STRENGTH OF UGA IN 2021. As for me personally. I look for both to be very evenly talented!!! IRON SHARPENS IRON!!!! I CAN’T WAIT. OH KEEP READING. : )
Nolan Smith = 5 star. High 5 star and the #1 player in the country via 247 AT ANY POSITION!!!
Nakobe Dean. = 5 star
Will: Quay Walker. = 5 star
LB3: Channing Tindall = 5 star super pass-rusher
LB4. Rian Davis = High 4 star. Injury probably held him back from a 5 star rating.
LB5: Xavian Sorey = 5 star
LB6: Smael Mondon = 5 star
LB 7: Trezman Marshall = high 4 star and big-time
potential.
LB. M Sherman = 5 star and at one point was ranked #1 at his position.
Yes, seven players on the linebacker list. That’s how loaded Georgia is at the position right now. Only four or five will contribute this year maybe, but in case of injury, Georgia has talented players it can call on.
Dean is the clear leader of the group and the defense will revolve around him like it did with Monty Rice before him. Walker started several games last season because of Rice’s injuries. He lacks consistency, but he’s an All-American caliber player at his best.
Tindall is Georgia’s best pass rusher from the second level. Davis was a solid special-teams player in 2020 and saw meaningful action near the end of the season.
Cornerback
CB1: Kelee Ringo = 5 star top db in the entire country from the 2020 class. Absolutely shutdown cornerback potential. Injured and missed the season. But he is all better now or will be.
CB2: Jalen Kimber= High 4 star, out of Florida. He is really really fast! Shutdown corner potential.
CB3: Nyland Green = 5 star Enough said.
CB4: Ameer Speed = 4 star Talented not slow! This is his year maybe?
They say that georgia was decimated at cornerback. Losing its top four players at the position to the NFL Draft and transfer portal. Well that is true. But it’s next man up. For guys like K Ringo. And, the Bulldogs don’t lack talent. Ringo was the top player in the 2020 recruiting class, but labrum surgery forced him to miss his freshman year. With it being a shoulder issue, the injury shouldn’t slow him down as a player. LOCK DOWN CORNER!!!
Kimber is an overshadowed member of Georgia’s 2019 class. He received a lot of playing time in the Peach Bowl, and should build on that experience with a strong showing this spring.
Speed is a career special teamer, but he is a fifth year senior. And in my opinion. All that EXPERIENCE WILL PAY OFF!!!!
Star
ST1: Latavious Brini = 4 star and looking good.
ST2: David Daniel = 4 star
ST3. Javon Bullard = 4 star guy with lots of talent.
With Tyrique Stevenson gone, the star position belongs to Brini. (They say) The rising senior had an impressive performance in the Peach Bowl. If that game was an audition for younger players, Brini certainly made the cut. (He is not that young. But they wrote that about him.)
Daniel and Bullard are members of the 2021 class and both are working to learn the extensive playbook at star. Daniel is also moonlighting as a safety.
Safety
SA1: Lewis Cine = high 4 star just missed 5 star. Already looks like the next great safety at UGA! He was a star in high school and has not disappointed. Strong tackler and big hitter with nice speed and ball skills.
SA2: Christopher Smith = 4 star improved near seasons end. Can be great. Was thrown to the wolves to replace Richard Le’count. Is improving quickly.
SA3: Latavious Brini = 4 star. Might be a sleeper. But he is talented as all these dawgs are. And has gotten his experience in and out for a while.
SA4: Major Burns = 4 star flipped from LSU.
Has real potential. LSU did not like losing this one.
SA5: David Daniel = 4 star really good looking athlete. Has ability to be great with a few breaks.
Alright kids. I think this is more than enough just on defense. To be giving Emory Jones and gang nightmares!!! Considering an OU bunch with not even 20% as much talent on defense just RAPED THEM!!!!! Yes, Florida knows UGA better than they did OU. And vice versa! But sometimes you can know all you want. And there is nothing you can do about it!!! IF UGA WAS CONSIDERED THE MOST TALENTED ROSTER LAST YEAR. ( WHEN HEALTHY ) Then I wonder what they will say about this group?
PS. Enjoy the nightmares kids. : )
Negan