July 20 marks the commitment date for five-star running back Derrek Cooper. Throughout the past few months Georgia has been one of his top teams if not the team leading in his recruitment. However, the last few days have seen multiple recruiting experts predict Cooper to Texas.
There theoretically is still time for Georgia to come back and win this recruitment, but that seems nearly impossible at this point. So what went wong for Georgia in this recruitment?
It's hard to know exactly how Georgia lost this recruitment, but a few experts have hinted at the sole reason being financial.