Dawgs247 has confirmed with multiple sources on Thursday morning that Georgia wide receivers' coach James Coley is indeed staying in Athens to remain part of Kirby Smart’s staff, turning down an opportunity to become the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M

Jimbo Fisher interviewed Coley and offered the position earlier this week according to sources. The two coaches had worked together previously at LSU and Florida State. At FSU Coley served as the offensive coordinator but did not call the plays. He eventually moved on to Miami where he did have play-calling duties and coached quarterbacks on Al Golden's staff.

He hit the open market when Golden's staff was fired and was quickly scooped up by Smart as a part of his first staff in Athens two years ago. He's currently ranked as the No. 26 recruiter in the 2017 class according to the 247Sports Recruiter rankings.

He has played a key role in the recruitment of current commitments several -- running back James Cook (Miami Central), athlete Kearis Jackson (Peach County), wide receiver Elijah Moore (St. Thomas Aquinas), and safety Rachad Wildgoose Jr. (Northwestern; Miami, Fla.). He also spearheads the Bulldogs' recruiting in the Sunshine State, a place where he had spent his entire post-graduate-assistant career.

Since arriving at UGA he has helped take senior wideout and junior position mate Terry Godwin to new heights. Wims has 38 catches feor 631 yards and six scores on the year after pulling in just 16 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown last season. Godwin is averaging over 18 yards per catch in 2017 with 29 grabs for 540 yards and six touchdowns. Both of the latter are career highs.

Coley has been paid $450,000 a year his past two years at UGA. Stay tuned to Dawgs247 for more on this breaking news.

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