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"It won't be difficult for Gainesville (Fla.) Buchholz senior Nicki Meyer to transition as a Yellow Jacket.
The daughter of Florida football coach Urban Meyer already has a distaste for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Nicki, a 5-foot-6 libero, signed to play volleyball at Georgia Tech last Monday, passing over offers from schools such as Tennessee, South Florida, Ohio, Cincinnati − her parents' alma mater − and Utah, where her father coached before coming to Florida in 2005.
"It's funny because I already have that rivalry," Nicki said. "I already hate Georgia, so it all works out."
And at least she isn't going to another school in the SEC, she said.
"That was definitely taken into consideration," Nicki said. "Tennessee is an awesome school, but my parents were afraid for me to play somewhere in the SEC. They were afraid of people being harassing and mean."
Her father had influences in other ways too, though he left the final decision up to Nicki.
Because Nicki is the oldest of three children in the Meyer family, this was Urban Meyer's first time on the parenting end of the recruiting process.
"It was different, obviously, being on the other end of the recruiting conversation," Urban said. "I told Nicki to be very respectful during the process because I understand how much time and effort a coaching staff puts into recruiting each student-athlete."
But he also didn't make it any easier on the coaches recruiting her.
Urban went along on Nicki's unofficial visit to Georgia Tech in June and had plenty of questions for coach Bond Shymansky.
"He knows everything the coach is thinking and what kinds of questions to ask, so he grilled Bond," Nicki said, laughing at the recollection.
Shymansky must have passed the test. Nicki committed the next day.
Link: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=881113
The daughter of Florida football coach Urban Meyer already has a distaste for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Nicki, a 5-foot-6 libero, signed to play volleyball at Georgia Tech last Monday, passing over offers from schools such as Tennessee, South Florida, Ohio, Cincinnati − her parents' alma mater − and Utah, where her father coached before coming to Florida in 2005.
"It's funny because I already have that rivalry," Nicki said. "I already hate Georgia, so it all works out."
And at least she isn't going to another school in the SEC, she said.
"That was definitely taken into consideration," Nicki said. "Tennessee is an awesome school, but my parents were afraid for me to play somewhere in the SEC. They were afraid of people being harassing and mean."
Her father had influences in other ways too, though he left the final decision up to Nicki.
Because Nicki is the oldest of three children in the Meyer family, this was Urban Meyer's first time on the parenting end of the recruiting process.
"It was different, obviously, being on the other end of the recruiting conversation," Urban said. "I told Nicki to be very respectful during the process because I understand how much time and effort a coaching staff puts into recruiting each student-athlete."
But he also didn't make it any easier on the coaches recruiting her.
Urban went along on Nicki's unofficial visit to Georgia Tech in June and had plenty of questions for coach Bond Shymansky.
"He knows everything the coach is thinking and what kinds of questions to ask, so he grilled Bond," Nicki said, laughing at the recollection.
Shymansky must have passed the test. Nicki committed the next day.
Link: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=881113
