Miami fullback commit Realus George made the trip down to Coral Gables from Mechanicsville, Georgia this weekend for his official visit. He spoke with CanesInSight about his three days in south Florida.
George took a visit to Miami for the Notre Dame game and has been a commit ever since. He described the difference between this weekend and the time he previously visited.
“This trip was basically more of a family thing,” George said. “Everybody was getting to know each other and we were able to hang around the current players and coaches so it was good to see how everyone moves and interacts with each other.”
Nothing necessarily surprised him about Miami’s scenery, but the camaraderie amongst the Storm 18 class caught his attention more than anything.
“The weather was nice, the views are beautiful, and everything else that people say about Miami, I was ready for. What was eye-opening was just how well everyone got along and got to know each other. Again, it felt like a family,” he reiterated.
The 6-2, 250-pound nimble-footed fullback knows he’s lucky to be coming in with two extremely talented backs in Lorenzo Lingard and Cam Davis.
“It was good to meet Cam and get to know him. We played video games and all that kinda stuff — it was good being with Lorenzo and him as a group because that’s probably the crew I’ll be spending most of my time with when I’m there. It was good to meet their families too.”
I asked George if he noticed any differences between recruits from Georgia and from south Florida. His answer was priceless.
“The funny thing is that we are a lot alike. We have more similarities than you would think,” George said. “Well, besides a couple of them — my boy Gilbert (Frierson) has the gold teeth and the chains. They all got chains, so I need to get me a few neck pieces. I definitely will, because that’s what you do when you play for The U.”
Canes strength and conditioning coach Gus Felder might be more excited about George than anybody else in the class given what he’s going to be working with. George himself already senses that Coach Felder is going to be an integral part of his success.
“I got the vibe that he’s going to be hard on me and push me a lot,” George said. “He’s definitely going to motivate me to become a better athlete and I can’t wait to work with him.”
The most surreal moment for him was putting on the orange and green for the first time.
“Putting the uniforms on was like — I was ready to come out of the tunnel. We were talking about teams we were gonna play and they’re in trouble. We went 10-2 this year and hopefully 11-2 after the bowl game, so it’s only gonna get better,” he said.
“I’m excited, I can’t lie to you. I just want the fans to know that we’ll keep winning and The U will get back to being known for that.”
George took a visit to Miami for the Notre Dame game and has been a commit ever since. He described the difference between this weekend and the time he previously visited.
“This trip was basically more of a family thing,” George said. “Everybody was getting to know each other and we were able to hang around the current players and coaches so it was good to see how everyone moves and interacts with each other.”
Nothing necessarily surprised him about Miami’s scenery, but the camaraderie amongst the Storm 18 class caught his attention more than anything.
“The weather was nice, the views are beautiful, and everything else that people say about Miami, I was ready for. What was eye-opening was just how well everyone got along and got to know each other. Again, it felt like a family,” he reiterated.
The 6-2, 250-pound nimble-footed fullback knows he’s lucky to be coming in with two extremely talented backs in Lorenzo Lingard and Cam Davis.
“It was good to meet Cam and get to know him. We played video games and all that kinda stuff — it was good being with Lorenzo and him as a group because that’s probably the crew I’ll be spending most of my time with when I’m there. It was good to meet their families too.”
I asked George if he noticed any differences between recruits from Georgia and from south Florida. His answer was priceless.
“The funny thing is that we are a lot alike. We have more similarities than you would think,” George said. “Well, besides a couple of them — my boy Gilbert (Frierson) has the gold teeth and the chains. They all got chains, so I need to get me a few neck pieces. I definitely will, because that’s what you do when you play for The U.”
Canes strength and conditioning coach Gus Felder might be more excited about George than anybody else in the class given what he’s going to be working with. George himself already senses that Coach Felder is going to be an integral part of his success.
“I got the vibe that he’s going to be hard on me and push me a lot,” George said. “He’s definitely going to motivate me to become a better athlete and I can’t wait to work with him.”
The most surreal moment for him was putting on the orange and green for the first time.
“Putting the uniforms on was like — I was ready to come out of the tunnel. We were talking about teams we were gonna play and they’re in trouble. We went 10-2 this year and hopefully 11-2 after the bowl game, so it’s only gonna get better,” he said.
“I’m excited, I can’t lie to you. I just want the fans to know that we’ll keep winning and The U will get back to being known for that.”
