ATLANTA — Wednesday is the first National Signing Day for the Class of 2020, and it's when many student athletes sign their National Letters of Intent - making their goal of playing in college athletics official.
Georgia teams stand to pick up some big recruits, on this early signing day, and 11Alive Sports is following some of them.
Here's how the day unfolded:
3:48 p.m.
Georgia made some big news late in the day after missing out on a couple top recruits. Jermaine Burton, a four-star wide receiver, flipped from LSU to Georgia. He's the fourth wide receiver to sign with the Dawgs on Wednesday.
See the moment he made the announcement.
2:34 p.m.
Jordan Burch, who had been deciding between USC, Clemson and UGA, made the choice to sign with South Carolina.
2:13 p.m.
Georgia has picked up Arian Smith a wide receiver from Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida.
1:54 p.m.
Two athletes from 3A state champion Cedar Grove High School signed their letters - Alvin Williams, a three-star defensive end who is heading to Colorado, and Tee Denson, a three-star corner back who is going to Kansas State.
12:46 p.m.
Lanier High School outside linebacker Phillip Webb has also signed with the Tigers.
12:34 p.m.
Marietta High School star Arik Gilbert, who just won the National Player of the Year Award, has signed to LSU, after announcing his commit in October.
11:08 a.m.
Kendall Milton, a running back from Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, has signed with the Bulldogs.
11:04 a.m.
New UGA quarterback Carson Beck speaks after signing with Georgia.
9:50 a.m.
Georgia Tech announced the signing of Jeff Sims, a quarterback out of Jacksonville. He’s a four-star dual-threat quarterback, and had narrowed down his choices to FSU, Maryland and Tech.
He spoke with 11Alive affiliate First Coast News in Jacksonville, Florida after the signing ceremony.
9:30 a.m.
From his school in Rome, Georgia, the Darlington School, rising senior offensive tackle Tate Ratledge announced he had committed to Georgia in May, becoming the third high-profile offensive line commit in the Bulldogs’ 2020 class.
He made that commitment official, Wednesday when he signed his letter of intent at school.
9:30 a.m.
Kennesaw State University has signed quarterback DeAngelo Hardy.
8:22 a.m.
Georgia has picked up defensive back Major Burns
8:16 a.m.
Quarterback Carson Beck has signed with the University of Georgia
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