Georgia commit football player arrested in connection with Texas shooting

University of Georgia football commit Chace Calicut, a Top247 four-star prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a shooting that occurred on July 6 in Houston, according to news reports.

The reports say that a 17-year-old boy was driving with a 17-year-old girl in the passenger seat when a vehicle driven by Calicut pulled up behind them. The teen alleged Calicut then passed them, swerved in front of their car and hit the brakes, forcing the teen to brake hard to avoid a crash.

The teen reportedly tried to get away by driving around Calicut's vehicle, but Calicut caught up and pulled alongside him again, according to the documents. Calicut was allegedly swerving both in front of and next to the teen's car in an aggressive manner. At some point, the teen said he saw a man in Calicut's passenger seat -- Isaiah Phillip, who later was fatally shot at a Houston-area pool party over the weekend -- pointing a handgun at him.

The teen managed to make a U-turn to escape, but soon after heard gunfire, the documents state. A separate witness, a friend driving in another vehicle behind the teen, told investigators he saw Phillip firing out of Calicut's car window as they drove away.

Calicut recently committed to Georgia on June 27. The Houston (Texas) North Shore standout ranks as the No. 194 overall prospect and No. 15 safety in the class.