Kansas State Wildcats gain a football recruit but lose a pledge to Georgia Tech
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- Kansas State landed George Murray, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back for 2027.
- Julian Elzey withdrew his Kansas State pledge and flipped his commitment to Georgia Tech.
- K-State's 2027 recruiting class rose briefly to 15 players, then fell back to 14.
It was another eventful day of recruiting for the Kansas State football team.
On Tuesday, the Wildcats were once again able to boost their 2027 recruiting class when they picked up a commitment from George Murray. The 5-foot-11 and 175-pound defensive back from Georgia announced his intentions to play for head coach Collin Klein after receiving strong interest from Michigan State and Northwestern.
Murray was scheduled to make a recruiting visit to Michigan State this weekend, but he cancelled those plans to end his recruitment early by making a pledge to K-State.
His commitment briefly expanded the K-State recruiting class for 2027 up to 15 players.
But the Wildcats lost one of their recruits a few hours later, when Julian Elzey withdrew his commitment to K-State and flipped to Georgia Tech.
Elzey, who is from Snellville, Georgia, explained his decision to commit to Georgia Tech by saying that he wanted to “remain closer to home.”
Nevertheless, he is not a recruit that K-State wanted to lose for any reason. Elzey originally chose K-State over an impressive list of scholarship offers that included Auburn, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Miami, Tennessee and many others. He could have committed to just about any school he wanted, and his choice is now Georgia Tech.
His departure dropped the K-State recruiting class for 2027 back down to 14 players.
Still, the Wildcats have been busty on the recruiting trail with Klein leading the charge in recent days. K-State has landed five new recruits in the past week.