UGA Recruiting: The Dawgs Shot Their Shot This Past Weekend With Five Star
“We’ve obviously been to Georgia quite a few times,” Downs father Gary told 247Sports. A seven-year pro, the elder Downs was a standout running back at NC State prior and is now a college coach at East Tennessee State. “They went in great depth of how they develop guys on the field, the different phases of yearly development for their football team, a more detailed look.
“We talked about the Georgia Way, the player development for guys off the field. Not necessarily academically but vocationally, internships, resume building and connecting you with post-career business opportunities off the field. Kirby is obviously connected a great deal to the Georgia alumni and the people that support Georgia football and the way he connects his players to those entities. That was a big piece of it.”