A big weekend on the field was preceeded by a big recruiting win off it this afternoon when Woodward Academy tailback Elijah Holyfield committed to Georgia over Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, and South Carolina. The 5’10, 205 pound senior is rated by 247Sports as the #5 tailback in the country for the class of 2016 and also claimed offers from the likes of Arkansas, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, and USC.
Holyfield, rated the #17 player overall in the state of Georgia by 247Sports and #14 by Rivals (which ranks him the #3 tailback nationally), is the son of former world heavyweight champion (and heavyweight Bulldog fan) Evander Holyfield.