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The fact that a former NFL coach who can show off a Super Bowl ring dispensed important advice to a high school recruit isn’t really big news. The fact that Charles was intelligent enough to exploit that resource demonstrates it would be an important factor in his decision. What is interesting though is what it was about Dungy’s counsel that impacted Charles’s decision to come to UGA.

“I know Orson was having a little trouble making his decision,” Dungy said. “He had it down to a few schools. He came by my house and the last thing we talked about was, ‘Hey, just assume you get hurt the first day you ever step on campus. You want to go to a place where you’re going to enjoy the school, [the] players that you’re around, [the] coaches. And you’re going to able to have that great atmosphere outside of football. Don’t think of football, but how it’s going to be as a family.’”

More validation of the “Georgia Way” producing results on the recruiting trail. We should again all be thankful that Richt is building a productive, sustainable foundation that is producing Championships on the field and winners off the field.