UGA’s Mark Richt and Rob Sale played key roles in a late addition to the 2015 class (Sonny Kennedy/ Special to the AJC) Former Ohio State football signee Mirko Jurkovic told the AJC that it was a phone conversation with Mark Richt on Monday evening that made him commit on the spot. The offensive lineman from Florida’s IMG Academy picked UGA over Notre Dame and Florida after not being able to enroll at Ohio State due to an academic issue. What exactly did Richt say to Jurkovic? “I talked to Coach Richt about 20 minutes ago,” Jurkovic told the AJC. “He told me that I would be admitted, so then I told him that I was coming to Georgia.” The 6-foot-5, 275-pounder went ahead and committed, despite the fact that he’s never stepped foot on UGA’s campus. He’ll take an official visit with the Bulldogs on July 13-14. “It’s just that I know I’m going to love Georgia … that’s why I committed so quickly,” Jurkovic said. “I talked to so many people about it. I talked to my uncle about Georgia, and he told me to finish it as soon as possible. I’m going to enjoy Georgia. I just know it.” Mirko Jurkovic (247sports) UGA and Jurkovic had a fast and furious courtship after he found out that he wasn’t going to be admitted to Ohio State about a month ago. After Jurkovic got a release from the Buckeyes, he started reaching out to other schools…
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