Today could prove to be a big day for the Georgia Bulldogs football program — or not.

Two prospects from Plant High School in Tampa, Fla.,  James Wilder Jr. and Nick Waisome, have Georgia listed as finalists for their services and plan to reveal their decisions today at 5 p.m in the school’s auditorium.

In fact, Brett McMurphy from AOL Fanhouse reported Tuesday afternoon that Wilder had already made up his mind to come to Athens next season.

According to McMurphy, the factor that put Georgia over the top of other schools recruiting Wilder — which included the two other finalists Florida and Florida State — is the Bulldogs offered him the opportunity to play running back.

Wilder plays both ways at Plant, starring at running back on offense and linebacker and defensive end on the opposite of the ball. 

He rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns last season despite splitting carries with T.J. Glover, who also finished close to 1,000 rushing yards for the season.

Wilder was every bit as good on defense, posting 281 tackles and 34 sacks in the past two seasons alone.

With those kind of numbers on both sides of the ball, his high ranking from every major recruiting service comes as no surprise — he was rated the No. 1 overall prospect by MaxPreps, and the No. 3 overall prospect by Rivals.com.

However, until Wilder makes his announcement official nothing is final, as Bulldogs fans know all too well after the Da’Rick Rogers fiasco earlier this year.

Wilder’s teammate Waisome also has Georgia listed among his finalists, along with Florida, Florida State, LSU and South Carolina.

He is the No. 7-ranked cornerback prospect by Rivals.com, while Scout.com pegged him as the eighth-ranked player at the position.

If Georgia snags one or both of the Florida natives, it would add to the Bulldogs growing collection of Plant High School products — quarterback Aaron Murray and Orson Charles are also alumni of the school.

Bulldog signee forgoes senior season

Highly-touted incoming quarterback recruit Christian LeMay will arrive at the University in January a little rusty.

LeMay has decided not to play football his senior season, instead focusing on academics so he can start strong in Athens at the beginning of next season.

His decision came about after he was suspended for 30 days by the Charlotte-Mecklenberg School System earlier this year for what his family called a “youthful infraction,” but noted it did “not involve drugs, weapons or any form of violence.” 

The punishment would have forced LeMay to attend an alternative school once the suspension was over, wiping out a majority of his senior season.

LeMay looked into possibly transferring to high school powerhouse Byrnes High in South Carolina among others, but decided to make academics his focus for the remainder of the calendar year.

“Christian will now prepare himself for the next season of his life as he takes this time to become stronger spiritually, academically and physically,” his family said in a statement to the media. “With the help of fitness trainer Andy Hendel of CrossFit Charlotte and quarterback coach Steve Calhoun of Armed and Dangerous, Christian will certainly be prepared to arrive in Georgia this spring ready to compete. We are fully confident that his best days are still yet to come.”

Tennis signs record class

For a team losing three of its starters from last season, the seven men’s tennis recruits arriving this fall in Athens couldn’t have come at a better time.

With Jamie Hunt, Nate Schnugg and Christian Vitulli departing after last season’s NCAA Tournament run, the team needed reinforcements — and that’s just what they’re getting in the form of four freshman and three transfers joining the program, the largest incoming recruiting class in school history.

“It’s just weird how it all happened,” head coach Manuel Diaz told Georgia Sports Communications. “Sometimes you recruit so hard and come up empty-handed, but this year it just happened. You have kids who want to come here and be a part of the history and tradition that Georgia has, that want to help us win.”

The seven recruits — Garrett Brasseaux, Campbell Johnson, Wil Spencer, Eric Diaz, Sadio Doumbia, Ignacio Taboada and Hernus Pieters — come from a variety of backgrounds.

“This is such a diverse group,” Diaz said. “You have a kid from California, a kid from New Orleans. A local boy from Athens. Wil from Florida, coming from Texas A&M. Then Sadio from France and Hernus from South Africa, who is a 17-hour plane ride away from home.”

With all the new faces joining this team, it might be a wise decision to keep a program handy next season.