Star Linebacker in Georgia, Committed to Alabama, Flips to UGA With a Flourish

2018-02-07 1

Georgia native and star linebacker Quay Walker reversed his June 2017 commitment to the University of Alabama with a flourish, delighting hometown fans by flipping to the Georgia Bulldogs on February 7.

Walker, an outside linebacker, made the announcement at the Crisp County High School gym in Cordele, Georgia, on National Signing Day.

Walker can be seen in a clip posted to Twitter by UGASports.com reporter Radi Nabulsi surrounded by family and friends and picking up a Tennessee Volunteers hat before throwing it away and revealing a Georgia Bulldogs shirt, to the appreciation of hometown fans.

The clip had earned over 79,000 views at the time of writing. Credit: UGASports.com via Storyful