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Coley proves to be one of Smart’s most integral coaching hires

Georgia wide receivers coach James Coley was making a routine trip to Florida to see a recruit when things suddenly went awry.

On one of his days down in the Sunshine State to visit recruits before National Signing Day on Feb. 1, Coley was on a small plane heading into Jacksonville en route to Miami. According to Jeff Pond, the defensive coordinator at Mater Academy – Coley’s eventual destination to visit prospect Latavious Brini – the aircraft was shifted off target during descent.

It created a difficult situation for the pilot, having to suddenly pull up and restart the descent into Jacksonville.