Georgia Lands Fourth Transfer of the Week in 5-Star Penn State Target

Georgia has plenty of holes to fill from a team that lost 13 players to the 2025 NFL Draft. Then came the ruthless transfer portal that snatched away 18 players from Kirby Smart. If you think that was enough of woes for the Georgia head coach walking into 2025, then you are mistaken. In this era, where NIL plays an important role in wooing recruits or holding onto existing players, they faced a dip in the NIL valuation. 

The Bulldogs lost a hefty $5 million in their NIL. Smart could have easily panicked, ruining whatever he had on his plate. Instead, what did he do? He did not let his confidence run low. In an interview with Paul Finebaum, Smart appeared sipping on some optimistic juice. “We lost a lot of offensive and defensive linemen, like eight or nine, really good offensive, defensive linemen. When you lose those, you either replace them with guys that are vets or you replace them with youth and fire, passion and energy. And that’s what we’re counting on is having guys that have fire, passion and energy and play really hard.” And thank god, otherwise we would not have seen this day. 

On the recruiting trail, Smart yet again showed who the real hero of the recruitment trail is. Earlier, we have seen how Lincoln Riley was crowned. He sits at the top of the On3 2026 Industry Team Rankings with 28 total commits. But, Smart has now fixed the spotlight on himself. On June 12, Dawg Nation reporter Jeff Sentell reported, “BREAKING: The nation’s No. 1 kicker prospect is now Georgia’s fourth commitment of the week. 5-star PK Harran Zureikat has committed to Georgia.” With the Pennsylvania five-star, who is rated by Kohl’s Kicking as the nation’s No. 1 kicker prospect, Zureikat adds the much-needed oomph factor to the kicking game.

BREAKING: The nation’s No. 1 kicker prospect is now Georgia’s fourth commitment of the week.

5-star PK Harran Zureikat has committed to Georgia.

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— Jeff Sentell (@jeffsentell) June 12, 2025

Right now, one person is not happy. That’s none other than Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin, who missed the chance to land Zureikat. 

(This is a developing story…)

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