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Late addition Jurkovic explains how he ended up at UGA

Published Jul. 7, 2015 7:21 p.m. ET

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Being an Ohio State signee and a Notre Dame legacy recruit, it's hard to imagine how Mirko Jurkovic ended up with the Georgia Bulldogs. The 2015 recruit recently detailed the unique situation to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. 

“I talked to Coach Richt about 20 minutes ago,” Jurkovic said. “He told me that I would be admitted, so then I told him that I was coming to Georgia.”

Why would Jurkovic made such a hasty decision to join a school he's never so much as visited? 

“It’s just that I know I’m going to love Georgia … that’s why I committed so quickly,” Jurkovic said. “I talked to so many people about it. I talked to my uncle about Georgia, and he told me to finish it as soon as possible. I’m going to enjoy Georgia. I just know it.”

Jurkovic's relationship with Rob Sale, Georgia's offensive line coach, certainly helped the Bulldogs. 

“I knew Coach Sale late in the recruiting process, from when they first started contacting me last December after I de-committed from Nebraska,” Jurkovic said. “So I already had a relationship with them. This summer, I found out that they (UGA) needed some more offensive linemen. I wasn’t attending Ohio State … so we started talking and stuff.”

All in all, while Jurkovic failed to qualify at Ohio State, in the end he's happy with where he ended up. 

“It will be a good fit,” Jurkovic said. “I’m really happy with how it turned out.”

(h/t Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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