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Georgia in Bidding War With ACC Contender for Coveted $2 Million Star

Updated May 9, 2025, 11:17 a.m. by Athlon Sports 1 min read
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The Georgia Bulldogs are embroiled in a fierce recruiting battle for the nations top prospect from the class of 2026, Jackson Cantwell, who has trimmed his list to Miami, Ohio State and Oregon besides Kirby Smart's camp.Out of the four finalists, Miami has put on table a contract with the highest payout.

Pete Nakos wrote on Wednesday, "Sources have said that Miami has the most lucrative first-year deal on the table, sitting around the $2 million mark.

Schools are expected to submit final offers to Cantwell in the coming days.""Represented by Rosenhaus Sports, negotiations are ongoing.

Its not believed that Cantwell has shared his school of choice with his representative as of Wednesday afternoon." He added.Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart speaks with the media.

Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Miami is really making a concerted effort, a source told On3 on Wednesday.

Theyre pushing hard.A high-paying contract might not matter in the end.

Cantwell and Jared Curtis, the recent signal-caller UGA recruit, have gone back and forth multiple times on social media, sending cryptic messages to each other.

With Curtis now in the Bulldogs' camp, he might also draw Cantwell to Athens.#NSGB.

pic.twitter.com/mCc3vdj0YJ Jackson Cantwell (@jcantwell2499) April 23, 2025A commitment announcement now appears likely around May 13, after Cantwell postponed his April 30 pledge date and added an unofficial visit to Athens this weekend to audition Georgias coaching staff and facilities."Well, I do know what I will make in college right now, Cantwell said via dawgnation.com.

The good thing about that for me is that it is very very similar across all four teams among my finalists.

That will not affect my decision, because honestly, all of them are so close to where it cant really.

So thats something that is not going to get in the way of that."Related: Historic College Football Program Gets Hometown Discount on Projected $2 Million QB.

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