UAB leading tackler Jake Ganus commits to Georgia

The demise of the UAB football program has left the Blazers’ players looking for new teams. Linebacker Jake Ganus, the team’s leading tackler in 2014, has found his.

Ganus tweeted on Friday morning that he would play his final season of college football with the Georgia Bulldogs.

In his junior season, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound Ganus registered 70 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. He also had a 56-yard fumble return for touchdown en route to second team All-Conference USA honors.

According to UGASports.com, Ganus committed to Georgia over Marshall after finding out that “his eligibility would not count” toward Georgia’s mid-year scholarship numbers. He will enroll at Georgia in January.

Several other UAB players have already found a home for their football futures. Wide receiver Marqui Hawkins committed to Indiana last week. Additionally, quarterbacks Cody Clements and Austin Chipoletti, offensive linemen Lee Dufour and Cameron Blankenship along with running back D.J. Vinson decided to follow offensive coordinator Bryan Vincent from UAB to South Alabama.

UAB’s leading rusher, Jordan Howard, reportedly visited Indiana and Notre Dame and also has offers from “Vanderbilt, Iowa, Louisville, Kansas, Nevada, Marshall, Southern Miss., Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State,” according to Al.com.

For more Georgia news, visit UGASports.com.

For more UAB news, visit BlazerSportsReport.com.

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