The running back from Mater Dei (Calif.) quickly became friends with the Bulldogs.
Nate Frazier was never going away, regardless of what you heard.
It was impossible to persuade him otherwise. He’ll tell you what he knows. But Yomeisha Moore, his mother, will tell you. The first thing she spontaneously said to this particular writer last year when she learned he covered Georgia was, “Oh my god. Nate has an immense affection for Georgia. No matter what they said, nobody could make him modify his opinion of them,” she remarked.
“She’s like, I know my son,” Frazier recollected with a smile after recounting the All-American Bowl encounter earlier this month. “When my mother found it appealing. when my parents found it appealing. And that time, bro, when I went to one of those Georgia games. I was thinking to myself, “nah, I ain’t going nowhere,” after attending one of those Georgia games. I acknowledged that I am a Dawg. It’s in this location.”
In April 2023, Frazier made a single trip to Georgia, and he was aware. He was so knowledgeable that he let Georgia running backs coach Dell McGee know what to anticipate.
Even though it was just his first visit, he had a feeling that Athens was the place for him.
“After I left the visit, I told Coach McGee, don’t be surprised if I commit in a month or two,” Frazier stated. “My first encounter with Georgia was the best possible first impression. Everything. The coaching staff, RBU, the number of running backs selected in the draft, and Coach McGee’s development unit. I simply felt that way.”
Frazier claimed that he had informed McGee that he intended to become a Bulldog by the time he got back to Athens.
He had no drama in mind when he committed to and signed with Georgia; he would just keep it a secret for a few more months. Frazier was so certain that he lost himself in the excitement of fellow signing and running back Chauncey Bowens’s Florida flip. During an evening of family entertainment during June’s official visits, Bowens grabbed the mic. Frazier was an uninvited guest who attended. Frazier took the stage and lost himself in the moment as Bowens told the gathering he was flipping to Georgia.
Now he laughs at it.
“I had already made my quiet pledge when Chauncey turned around and fulfilled his promise. Yes, I was. I came so close to breaking my promise. I can now finally disclose that I was on the mic and I said, ‘I’m home,’ then I attempted to play it off as ‘He’s home,'” stated Frazier. “At the time, I was assuring everyone, ‘No, he’s home,’ but everyone was correct that Nate Frazier had committed to Georgia. I made an effort to clarify, but I believe that’s what revealed it and the reason why everyone assumed I was heading to Georgia.”
Now that Frazier has admitted it, Georgia was the obvious option, so none of that mattered.
He previously discussed the link with the other heads of the Class of 2024 monster. Frazier states that he was sold on Georgia from the start due to Dell McGee’s impact and his track record with players like Nick Chubb, Sony Michell, D’Andre Swift, James Cook, Zamir White, and others.
Now, recruiting is recruiting, and Georgia faced tough competition from other teams. Rightfully so, Oregon has traditionally been seen as Georgia’s greatest flip threat. Undoubtedly, the Ducks came in second in that recruitment.
Simply put, Georgia checked too many boxes.
“He has shaped all of the running backs you’ve heard about over the past ten years into the individuals they are now. “I want Coach McGee to help me grow,” Frazier declared. “I simply wanted to participate in SEC football.” Every day during practice, I wanted to compete against the best players. I want to improve as a player and reach my full potential.”
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