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Georgia commit flipping to Texas adds fuel to Sarkisian's recruiting fire

Steve Sarkisian had a great morning of recruiting. He landed five-star linebacker Trey Atkinson straight out of the state of Georgia. Then, his day got even better when he ruined Kirby Smart's recruiting campaign once again.

On Tuesday afternoon, Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns flipped former Georgia Bulldogs commit James "JJ" Johnson, a five-star prospect out of Florida.

Johnson had been committed to the Bulldogs for less than a month. In fact, it had been just 17 days since he had announced his commitment to Smart and Georgia. Just like that, Johnson decided to wear burnt orange instead of

Similarly to Atkinson, who is the No.