Though coaches can’t directly mention recruits until pen officially meets paper in the form of a letter of intent or they enroll in classes, they can find different ways to reference them until then.
Mark Richt took advantage of that loophole in the best way possible when welcoming four-star defensive end recruit Jonathan Ford to Miami. Ford committed to Miami over the weekend, and Richt decided to talk about it on Twitter in one of the most clever messages we’ve ever seen. Richt tweeted out a Ford SUV — sans logo — covered with the logo for The U.
Check it out.
Also, Welcome To The U! #Squad17 pic.twitter.com/AQ5zTHhG4F
— Mark Richt (@MarkRicht) January 30, 2016
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