After a morning and early afternoon full of recruiting wins, Kirby Smart’s luck finally ran out. Within fifteen minutes this afternoon both the top offensive and defensive lineman in the state, Archer’s E.J. Price and Lanier’s Derrick Brown, announced they’d be leaving the state to play their college football. Price, forecast by many to reaffirm a prior commitment to the Bulldogs, instead elected to head west to Southern Cal. Brown, as many had expected, chose the Auburn Tigers over the instate school.
Price’s decision was a little bit of a surprise given the distance to L.A. But the Trojans do have a solid history of turning out offensive linemen, a current need for players at the position, and a locale that can’t be beat on a January visit.