Saw an article online with quotes from Kamara after his UGA visit that implied his mother preferred him to stay close to home at Georgia. Not sure how accurate the information is though. Proximity shouldn't exclude UT if that's a big factor though.
not sure if you read this, but here is part of an article about kamara's visit to UGA.
A few days ago, Kamara came down with the flu. What had him feeling down and out might have actually helped the Bulldogs in their pursuit of the talented offensive weapon.
I had been scheduled to visit Clemson for a month now and all of the coaches had expected me to be there, but I got sick with the flu and had to cancel, Kamara said. But then on Saturday my mom said she wanted to go up to Athens since it was only 45 minutes away.
It was definitely a pleasant surprise for the Georgia staff.
The Georgia coaches wanted me to visit Saturday, but were not expecting me so when I popped up around the corner Mark Richt saw me and was, like, 'Alvin?' And then he was all excited that I made it, Kamara said. Then I went into the running backs meeting with Coach [Bryan] McClendon and Derrick Henry (Yulee, Fla./Yulee) and he was not expecting me either, so he was pretty excited when I came through the door.
Henry has been committed to Georgia since last July, but the 6-foot-3, 242-pound running backs presence on the Bulldogs commitment list hasn't deterred Kamara from considering playing for the defending SEC East champions. In fact, he thinks the two could do very well together.
I feel like me and Derrick Henry could do some good things in that offense, he said. In the SEC one back cannot carry the entire load, so we could be that 1-2 punch and make big things happen in Athens.
Kamara and his mom were in Athens for only a short time Saturday, but the highlight of the day might boost Georgias chances to sign the top in-state running back.
"We went out to the field and watched the pregame video on the JumboTron, and then when we went to eat lunch I got to talk with Mark Richt with my mom for 45 minutes, Kamara said. We talked about everything from academics to football, and life, really.
Kamaras mom took advantage of the time and put the Bulldogs head coach to the test.
My mom asked Coach Richt every question in the book," he said. "She was grilling him."
One question in particular stood out to Kamara.
She was like, 'If Alvin came here, would he play?' and then Mark Richt said, 'Heck, yeah, he would play!' and I had to laugh, Kamara said. My mom was laughing too, though, so ... she was happy with his response though.
According to Kamara, it seems Richt and his staff have earned the support of Kamaras mother, possibly including her blessings to stay in-state and suit up in the red and black.
Last week was the first time my mom got to visit a college with me, and she loves Georgia, Kamara said. She wants me to stay close to home, so she definitely loves Georgia. Of course I am going to listen to my moms input, and she says, 'At the end of the day it is your decision, but I would understand if you went to Georgia.'
