Brock Vandagriff can do for Georgia what Tua, Trevor Lawrence did for Alabama, Clemson
By John Buhler
Five-star quarterback Brock Vandagriff has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs. The 2021 quarterback has a chance to be Georgia’s version of Trevor Lawrence.
Brock Vandagriff will be special for Georgia.
Georgia is fertile ground for college football quarterbacking talent. In recent years, the state has produced Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Jake Fromm and Chase Brice. While only Fields and Fromm committed to Georgia, and only Fromm finished his career with the Bulldogs, Vandagriff has a chance to be the best quarterback the program has seen.
A five-star from Prince Avenue Christian School in nearby Bogart, Georgia became the third member of the Dawgs’ 2021 recruiting class. 247Sports has him as the No. 1 pro-style quarterback and the No. 8 player in the nation. At 6-foot-2.5 and 199 pounds, Vandagriff has the making to be Georgia’s version of Lawrence or Tua Tagovailoa and take the program to a national title.
It has been 40 years since Georgia last won a national title. Despite winning the SEC East three years in a row under head coach Kirby Smart, he’s been under hot water for not delivering Dawg Nation the national title it covets. Though a tremendous recruiter and an excellent defensive mind, Smart was smart enough to realize his team’s offense needed to become more dynamic in 2020.
Vandagriff should be expected to be a starter as soon as he steps on campus in 2021.
Smart hired former Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Todd Monken to run the offense. It might have been a down year for the Browns in 2019, but the 2018 Buccaneers were prolific with Jameis Winston and Mike Evans.
We know Georgia has the defense to win a national championship. The football program might as well be RBU with as many talented tailbacks it has sent to the league, recently and historically. However, Georgia has never had the passing offense needed to win a shootout in a title bout. Monken may fix that, as may Vandagriff in a few years if he holds true to his commitment.
Vandagriff said his decision to Commit to the G was “to stay closer to home.”
He also spoke with Monken about what the offense will look like going forward after years of conservative offenses that failed to take advantage of the talents of the quarterback.
“I sat down with Todd Monken Monday and what he is about to do with the Georgia offense is going to be awesome. … He told me he wants to bring more passing to Georgia.”
If the No. 1 pocket passer in his recruiting class is about to play in an offense that isn’t all about ball control and he’s empowered to let it rip, he can do for Georgia what Lawrence, Tua and Joe Burrow were able to do at their schools when they entrusted their quarterback with an aggressive passing attack.
Vandagriff’s commitment is a great sign that Georgia’s offense is moving closer to being able to win a national championship.
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