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By CARTER STRICKLAND
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/29/08
Georgia secured its sixth commitment of the recruiting season, according to Scout.com and Rivals.com. Shawn Williams, a safety from Early County, has committed to the Bulldogs.

Williams, who had 60 tackles and three interceptions last season, is the third defensive player to commit in what is expected to be a very light class. Georgia might have between 15 to 17 scholarships to give because of a small senior class.

Earlier this week, recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner, addressed the difficulty of recruiting such a small class. "You have to work harder," Garner said. There are several reasons for this he said.
The first is Georgia is not exactly sure how many scholarships it may have.
"There is always attrition," he said.

So while Georgia might not have the scholarship to give now, it could have it in the future. But other schools are able to tell recruits that they have a spot for them right now. Georgia has to hedge its bets when it comes to recruiting 20-25.

"It's a Catch-22," Garner said.

Georgia wants those players, may even needs those players, but it can only offer so many scholarships or it might find itself in a pinch like Clemson, which oversigned its 2008 class and was forced not to renew Ray Ray McElrathbey's scholarship. (Scholarships are given on a year-by-year basis.)

Georgia coach Mark Richt has always said he once a player signs at Georgia his scholarship is good for all four or five years. So Richt and Georgia do not want to get themselves into a situation where they would oversign.

That means having to tell recruits to hold on before they commit. Not many 17-year-olds have that type of patience.

It becomes even more difficult when considering specific positions. Take linebacker: Georgia has two committed, Dexter Moody from ECI and Chase Vasser from Chestatee. Vasser committed right after Moody because he had been told there were only two spots for linebackers and he wanted one of those. But Georgia is also extremely interested in Jarvis Jones from Carver-Columbus.

Add to that Georgia has several young linebackers in the program, and the strongside linebacker spot is becoming less and less utilized in defensive gameplans and you have a possible overflow of talent at that position.
But, then again, what if someone transfers, fails out or is removed from school. All have happened and could happen again.
"You think you may not have a spot at that position but then you may have one," Garner said.
But sometimes it is hard to know until it is too late.

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I seen him play he is pretty good