In the blink of an eye, Tuesday ended up being a downright disaster for Kirby Smart. First, 5-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson, a Georgia product, spurned the Dawgs and he ended up committing to Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns. Brutal.
Then, not long after, more breaking news came in for Texas, but it was once again a major disaster for UGA. We're of course talking about 5-star defensive lineman JJ Johnson flipping his verbal from the Bulldogs to UT. What in the world?
While at SEC Media Days, Smart talked about recruiting and he said that the process for his staff when going after top targets is all about building relationships and not having things be transactional.