BG Football Commits

BG has two more football verbals, as the portal continues to turn.  These are two highly recruited and ranked players...the first in a while.  Be interesting to see how their time at BG unfolds.

The first is WR Austin Clay.  Austin was at one point a verbal to BG (this is what I wrote about him at the time).  The original verbal was in June heading into his senior year.  Clearly, BG had found a guy on his way up, because Clay had an incredible senior season that ended up getting him recruited to MSU.

Here is where he was by the time he switched.

Ranked one of the top overall prospects in the state of Ohio by On3 (No. 40), 247Sports (No. 42) and ESPN.com (No. 48) . . . rated the second-best wide receiver in the state of Ohio for the Class of 2024 by 247Sports . . . first-team all-state selection in Division 1 by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association . . . tallied 49 catches for 739 yards and seven touchdowns for the Titans . . . collected 1,652 all-purpose yards after racking up 913 return yards with three touchdowns . . . named the Southwestern Conference Special Teams Player of the Year . . . first-team honoree on the Division 1 Northeast Lakes All-District Team .

He did not appear in a game for the Spartans in one year, but I'm certain he will for the Falcons.

 Next is Andrew Hines III, who is transferring from Wake Forest, where he was recruited by Dave Clawson. He's from Alpharetta, GA and was also a highly recruited player.  ESPN had him at 4 stars and 247 at 3.  Also, highly productive in HS.

Four-star recruit according to ESPN and the 27th-rated linebacker in the country…Named 2023 All-State in Georgia 6A while also earning First Team All-Region honors… Preseason Butkus Award Watch List member for the best high school linebacker in the country…Recorded 185 total tackles with 115 solo tackles and 22.0 tackles for loss during his career at Woodward Academy… Ended his career with 8.0 sacks, four hurries, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and one blocked field goal… Posted 84 tackles including 59 solo tackles while having 10.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two pass deflections and a forced fumble during his senior season…Helped lead Woodward Academy to an 11-1 record in 2021, an 11-2 record in 2022 and a 12-3 record, leading Woodward to the Georgia 6A State Playoff Championship appearance.

He did not appear in a game at Wake Forest.

Both of these guys walk into positions of need.  Welcome to the Falcons, Austin and Andrew.  Note that the portal document in the sidebar is updated.