xGeorgia Recruiting: Is Todd Gurley Really Still Georgia's to Lose?

The college football world will once again come to a complete standstill as they await word on where four-star tailback prospect, Todd Gurley, will be playing his college ball. Currently, there are four schools said to be in the mix: North Carolina, North Carolina State, Clemson, and Georgia. However, most are quite certain that it is really a two-school race between Georgia and Clemson.

While Georgia has appeared to be the front-runner for quite some time, there was reason to rethink that assumption after Gurley made the following statements about Clemson in his ESPN Diary yesterday:

My last school is the Clemson Tigers, a school I always wanted to play for after watching C.J. Spiller run there and break records. That was something I dreamed about and now that I have the opportunity to go there, it's just crazy to have my dreams come true. My Clemson visit was the best out of all the schools I visited because the time I had with the players was so much better then every other school, so that's a plus in my book. Even though they offered me late and stopped recruiting for a while, I didn't really care about that because that's just the business of it, so it didn't affect me too much.

You can see why there is suddenly a ton of skepticism about where this young man will land.

Has Clemson closed the gap enough that Gurley could now slip to them? Or has Georgia done enough to remain at the top of his wish list?

I'm hoping that Gurley found a lot more than good food at Georgia because the Bulldogs could certainly use a tailback of his caliber next season to go along with, hopefully, a more focused Isaiah Crowell and an eager Keith Marshall.

For what it's worth, and it's worth a ton to me, my good buddy Socrates is still confident that Gurley is going to land with Georgia, despite the recent Clemson chatter. He gives a brilliant breakdown as to why and you can read his well-stated rationale over at the Leather Helmet Blog. I encourage you to check it out.

As for me, I still feel he will select Georgia.

Yes, I've read all the different sites and tweets offered up by everyone from Todd Gurley himself to the noted gurus of the recruiting world and, for me, it still comes down to something very simple—friendship and comfort level.

For as much as Clemson may have been his "dream", it's also very clear that the relationship Gurley has with Keith Marshall as well as the coaching staff at Georgia is playing a big part in all of this as well. That said, the statements Gurley made look to me to be more about causing confusion ahead of his anticipated announcement moreso than a declaration of a flip in the making.

Just my humble opinion.

That said, I'll still be tuned in at 2 p.m. like many others just to see if my gut is right.

For those looking for a place to watch the decision live, look here. And fingers-crossed this one goes the way of the red and black once again.