Stovall: Since you decommitted from Georgia, what’s the recruiting attention been like, and how are you approaching the whole recruiting process now?
Hagans: “Really, I’m just being open for everybody right now. So everybody’s opening up to me and showing how much they’re interested in me. But I’m very open. I’m waiting on things to fall into the right place right now, and I’m going to take my time and let things play out to the end this time.”
Stovall: Surely you’ve heard of the hire at UGA of coach Tom Crean. Has he tried to reach out to you yet?
Hagans: “I was the first one he called. We had a good talk, and he was telling me that he loved my game and the way I play.”
Stovall: How much do you know about Coach Crean?
Hagans: “Actually, we’ve had a relationship before this. We’ve had a relationship this summer at the Adidas camps and all that. And once he found out he was going to interview for the job at Georgia, he contacted me, and we just kind of picked up our relationship from where we built it over the summer.”
Stovall: What are your impressions about Crean and his fit for the UGA job?
Hagans: “Well, from what I’ve seen from the camps this summer, he cares about what he’s doing. He loves everyone. When we talked he said he felt like the fans at Georgia love him and that he can’t wait to be a Dawg.”
Stovall: That said, there have been lots of rumors about you reclassifying to 2018 and trying to graduate early. In your USA Today blog, you said you would stay 2019. Is that still your plan, and, if so, does that mean you’ll return to Newton next year?
Hagans: “Yeah, I’m going to stick with 2019. And as for me coming back to Newton next year? Of course.”
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Hagans: “Really, I’m just being open for everybody right now. So everybody’s opening up to me and showing how much they’re interested in me. But I’m very open. I’m waiting on things to fall into the right place right now, and I’m going to take my time and let things play out to the end this time.”
Stovall: Surely you’ve heard of the hire at UGA of coach Tom Crean. Has he tried to reach out to you yet?
Hagans: “I was the first one he called. We had a good talk, and he was telling me that he loved my game and the way I play.”
Stovall: How much do you know about Coach Crean?
Hagans: “Actually, we’ve had a relationship before this. We’ve had a relationship this summer at the Adidas camps and all that. And once he found out he was going to interview for the job at Georgia, he contacted me, and we just kind of picked up our relationship from where we built it over the summer.”
Stovall: What are your impressions about Crean and his fit for the UGA job?
Hagans: “Well, from what I’ve seen from the camps this summer, he cares about what he’s doing. He loves everyone. When we talked he said he felt like the fans at Georgia love him and that he can’t wait to be a Dawg.”
Stovall: That said, there have been lots of rumors about you reclassifying to 2018 and trying to graduate early. In your USA Today blog, you said you would stay 2019. Is that still your plan, and, if so, does that mean you’ll return to Newton next year?
Hagans: “Yeah, I’m going to stick with 2019. And as for me coming back to Newton next year? Of course.”
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