Fast-rising 2019 DB Demani Richardson talks Baylor, UGA offers

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. -- Teams in the market for a physical playmaker with a nose for the ball in the secondary could start looking the way of Waxahachie’s Demani Richardson sooner than later.

The 2019 safety already holds offers from Baylor and Georgia, but even with some early attention from some notable programs, he’s not resting on his laurels.

“It feels great to know that I have schools that I can go to when I’m out of high school,” he said. “I just have to keep working hard to get more and keep pushing.”

Like many in the state that have been pursued by the Bears, Richardson his relationship with Joey McGuire has been one of the key factors in his recruitment thus far. The former Cedar Hill head coach isn’t the only one on the BU staff that has made him a priority, however, and Richardson said that the relationship with the Baylor staff is has been growing over the offseason.

“Coach McGuire, me and him talk a lot – and also the DB coach [Francis Brown],” he said. “Me and (McGuire), we’re starting to text more every day or I’ll call him and talk on the phone.”

On Baylor

“I haven’t been out there yet, but me and the coaches are working on it,” he said. “When I go out there I just want to see my relationship with the coaches and see how they make me feel and also the environment around me.”

On Georgia

“My basketball coach actually coached one of the coaches at Georgia,” he said. “He was telling him about me and they took a look and liked my size and skill. Since then we started talking on the phone and built a relationship, and that’s when they offered me.”

The Bears and Bulldogs certainly won’t remain the only schools in the mix for Richardson and between the two, Georgia is going to need to work a little harder to stay on top of him given Baylor’s proximity to Waxahachie. UGA does have one inherent quality working in its favor, though.

“Right now I like that they’re in the SEC,” Richardson said. “Playing in an SEC defense would feel pretty great.”

Otherwise, he was at Texas’ last prospect camp in June, and said that things are starting to move forward with the Longhorns as well as Texas Tech. With the positive momentum the Texas coaches have built to close out the spring, their influence can’t be discounted once they get involved with an in-state prospect at this point, either.

“It was good and me and the coaches have started talking more after that camp,” he said. “Right now they just want to build a relationship with me and told me to keep in touch with them.”