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Georgia fans offer support to Luke Ford as former Bulldog tight end awaits results of waiver request

SDS Staff

By SDS Staff

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It may seem like these days the NCAA hands out waivers to play immediately as easy as kids get candy on Halloween, but that’s not necessarily the case.

While many players that lawyer up apparently get first priority, some players have to wait it out for significantly longer periods. One of those players is tight end Luke Ford. The former U.S. Army All-American signed with Georgia out of high school but announced his decision to transfer back home to Illinois early this offseason.

Ford continues to wait for the NCAA to announce the status of his waiver request but in the meantime, Illinois fans have started to rally behind the tight end by creating a campaign to draw attention to the situation. Using #FreeLukeFord,

To Ford’s delight, the hashtag is currently trending on Twitter.

While he may have left Kirby Smart’s program this offseason, it hasn’t take Georgia fans long to rally behind Ford and support the cause. Check out some of the posts we found from Georgia fans issuing their support for the tight end:

https://twitter.com/JohnAntGA1/status/1118895230516961280

https://twitter.com/gdawgsfootball/status/1118880186311827457

SDS Staff

Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.

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