Interesting recruiting case @ UGA

A relatively new Georgia Board of Regents policy regulating the admission of undocumented students and illegal immigrants has prevented a football recruit from gaining admission to the University of Georgia.

That policy, created in the wake of the Jessica Colotl uproar at Kennesaw State earlier that year, states that an undocumented student can’t take the seat of an otherwise academically qualified Georgia resident who has been turned away because of capacity constraints.

That could explain the abrupt change of heart for Brown. The son of Samoan immigrants, he certainly didn’t sound like he wanted to go anywhere other than Georgia. He actually had the date of his commitment to UGA — July 15, 2011 — tattooed on his arm shortly after making his pledge to Georgia coaches.

Brown’s mother insists that her son was born in the United States, which would make him a citizen, but Brown may not have been able to provide documentation to that effect.

Click to expand...

Another policy requires a “verification of lawful presence.” Brown would need proof of U.S. nativity.

Click to expand...