Mark Richt looks to a higher power to help land top recruit

Mark Richt is praying for his next commitment — literally. On Wednesday, Richt is attending Baptist church in Clyattville, Ga., with recruit Josh Harvey-Clemons and his family. Harvey-Clemons, a five-star, 6-foot-5, 200-pound linebacker from Lowndes High School, has Georgia in a three-way tie with Florida and Florida State and will make his final decision on National Signing Day (Feb. 1). In the meantime, those three head coaches have done their best to win the affections of the nation's No. 2 player, who Rivals said reminds it of Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Ware. Richt's recruiting tactic is exactly original. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Florida coach Will Muschamp attended services with Harvey-Clemons in an attempt to with both his — and we figure God's — favor. "We gave everybody a heads up, and they were surprised to see [Muschamp]," Josh's grandfather, Woodrow Clemons, told the AJC. "And the collection plate was equally...