Last season, a lot of Greene County football players helped the team make the state playoffs for the first time since 2018, and some of them are starting to get recognized by college coaches for their talents.
Rising juniors Kevin “Juju” Wynn and Steve Miller have experienced an active recruiting cycle this summer. They have been on visits and talked with coaches about potentially playing at the next level.
Tigers’ second-year head coach, Terrance Banks, told the Lake Oconee News how the two athletes’ recruitments have gone so far and that he’s proud of them for sticking with it.
“I tell the kids that one guy opens up the door for everybody else, and that is kind of what’s happened with Juju. College coaches have come in to take a look at him, and in turn, that helps Steve get recognized, and in turn, helps everybody else get recognized,” Banks said. “I think by the end of the season, we’ll have two or three more players getting looks, but for Juju to get that Georgia offer is huge. Now, he’s in the position where every school in the state has offered him a scholarship, which is huge for him and the program.”
Wynn is a 6-foot-4, 320-pound defensive lineman who can cause absolute havoc for any offensive line he lines up against.
As a sophomore, Wynn finished the regular season with 45 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He anchored an aggressive Tigers’ front seven that gave up just over three touchdowns a game.
Wynn’s performances last season earned him the honor of being named the Class A Division II, Region 8 Defensive Player of the Year on top of the college recognition.
Up to this point, Wynn has received offers from many Power 5 schools, including Georgia, Tennessee and many others.
Additionally, Miller has found success on the recruiting trail as well. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound quarterback is an athlete that can play both sides of the field at multiple different positions.
Last season, Miller threw for 1,500 yards with 20 touchdowns and only eight interceptions. He was very accurate through the air as he completed 67 percent of his passes. Miller got it done on the ground as well, having carried the ball 33 times for 129 yards during the regular season.
Miller also played in the Tigers’ defensive backfield, where he contributed seven total tackles and forced a fumble in his nine games on that side of the ball.
Since the end of last season, Miller has visited schools such as Georgia State and Georgia Tech and has even been offered by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Banks has been able to help facilitate some of these visits and couldn’t be more proud of his players.
“For Steve, more teams are wanting to peek in. Georgia Tech has wanted to peek in, Georgia State has wanted to peek in, and Western Kentucky went ahead and offered him,” Banks said. “I’m just so proud of them because they’ve stuck with it and now they’re starting to see the results by getting offers, and we have more that will be up next.”
Ultimately, the Greene County football team has plenty of talent going into next season, and Banks believes if they continue to work hard, others will find the same success as Wynn and Miller.
“It’s hard to tell a 14-to-18-year-old that if they do X, Y, and Z, these are the results you will get at the end,” Banks said. “It’s just getting started for some of those guys, but they’ve stuck to the process. It’s good for them, and it’s good for all the other guys to see that this ‘mythical’ process coach talks about is really going to pay off.”