Word spread quickly when Georgia head coach Kirby Smart landed in a helicopter on the Northside High School football field in Columbus earlier this year.
“The field was basically surrounded when he arrived,” Northside athletics director Morgan Ingram said. “Everyone was excited with so many Georgia fans here. It was definitely a day to remember.”
It was yet another example of a college football program pulling out all the stops to try to land a commitment from a prospective student-athlete. The Northside football team featured defensive lineman Caleb Johnson, who Smart hoped to recruit.