This time last month, Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs were in full celebration mode. After all, they went full throttle on the recruiting trail. They landed their 14th in-state commitment in June. Reports suggest that it was the highest number of June commitments during Smart’s tenure. June also came with the commitment of Georgia four-star safety commit Chace Calicut. But who would have thought that it would make Smart regret the move?
On June 26, the Bulldogs gained the commitment from the North Shore (Texas) product. Smart might be on cloud nine then. After all, Calicut has been a highly sought-after safety. He held offers from Power Five programs like Michigan and Texas. 247Sports describes Calicut as a “huge and functionally athletic” recruit. But poor Smart! He now has to deal with the uglier side of Calicut.
Here came the shocking news for the Bulldogs fam on July 22. On3 tweeted, “Georgia commit Chace Calicut arrested, charged in violent driving incident, per @FOX26Houston.” Now what’s the hoopla all about? As reported by FOX 26 Houston, two Houston-area teens are accused of a violent driving incident involving two other teens they know from school. The names as reported are 17-year-old Calicut and 17-year-old Isaiah Brice Phillip. Smart’s 2026 commit has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, following an incident that occurred on July 6. What happened exactly?
