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Why wait? Mark Richt offers eighth-grade QB to play for Hurricanes

Related Topics: Mark Richt, Quarterback, Eighth grade

Mark Richt is wasting no time plucking recruits from Georgia, even if they haven’t stepped foot on a high school campus yet.

Miami became the first school to offer eighth-grade quarterback Harrison Bailey on Tuesday.

Blessed and humbled to receive my 1st offer from THE U! #canes! pic.twitter.com/y8iPbI8hy6

— harrison bailey (@HBailey_05) February 17, 2016

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At 6-3, 175 pounds, Bailey has an impressive eight-minute long highlight reel that shows him running through and throwing over middle school defenses.