Padres’ draftee Cole Wilcox getting right to work

(Matt Thomas / San Diego Padres ) Padres third-round draft pick Cole Wilcox signs his contract and poses for photos June 30 at Petco Park.Ties to Georgia Bulldogs were strong, but opportunity with the Padres was too good for third-rounder Cole Wilcox to pass up

The way Cole Wilcox puts it, Georgians have two choices: Bulldogs or Yellow Jackets.

His allegiance was decided long before he decided to take his right arm to Athens and be a Bulldog. It’s why the 20-year-old Wilcox was more than willing to stay home until the Padres made their third-rounder an offer — a record $3.3 million — he couldn’t refuse.

“I grew up in Georgia,” Wilcox said this week. “I grew up on that campus going to football…