Found January 26, 2012 on Shirts With Random Triangles: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mark Richt
TEAMS: Georgia Bulldogs

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How far would Georgia head football coach Mark Richt go to land a blue-chip prospect? To jail, apparently. Richt was in Valdosta, GA for the obligatory in-home visit with Josh-Harvey Clemons, an outside linebacker declared by ESPN to be the number one high school football prospect in the state of Georgia. Clemons grandfather and legal guardian, Woodrow Clemons, owns a bail bondsman service, which Josh works as a bail bonds agent. Richt, along with offensive coordinator Mike Bobo in tow, went to a Wednesday night Church service with Clemons' family and friends. "In the middle of the church service, Clemons got a business call. He’s the co-owner of a Bail Bondsman’s service in Valdosta, and three people needed a get-of-out-jail card immediately. Clemons quietly got Josh’s attention and explained the situation, eventually dispatching his grandson and daughter – who are both bail bond agents – to do the prison job. “I told Coach Richt ‘Josh has t...
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