UGA Recruiting: Kirby Smart Was Not Giving Up on This Five Star and It Paid Off
“There was no different recruitment for KJ. It was just consistent, and a mutual respect probably is the right word, you know?” Kirby Smart said during his National Signing Day press conference. “I reached out to him when he committed elsewhere and just told him that I had a lot of respect for him and we weren’t going to stop recruiting him and that we thought this was the best place for him.
“Andrew Thomas’ parents taught me that consistency is the key. We were very consistent every time [KJ] was here. And, you know what, it worked out. It doesn’t always work out, but it worked out in this case, and we’re not going to change our method of how we go about things.”