Johnathan Abram was not at school on Monday nor was he enrolled for 2016 spring classes at UGA. It seems that the freshman safety has left the program.
Johnathan Abram was an early enrollee of the 2015 recruiting class for the Georgia Bulldogs. His primary recruiter was former defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Jeremy Pruitt, who left UGA to become the defensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide after the firing of Mark Richt and the hiring of Kirby Smart as the next head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.
According to Seth Emerson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Johnathan Abram may have played his last game with the Georgia Bulldogs, citing the freshman safety was not on campus for the start of the 2016 spring semester at the University of Georgia or that he was even enrolled for the term.
Abram’s mother stated, “Johnathan is not at Georgia”, which brings to question where her son is and where will he end up playing college football the next three years? Abram would obviously have to either sit out a year should he transfer to another Division I school or he could enroll in a junior college and play next season before joining a Power 5 school for the 2017 NCAA season.
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Johnathan Abram reportedly told the media out loud the night Richt was let go, “If the media wants to know anything, keep Pruitt.” Abram did not play in the Georgia Bulldogs’ bowl game down in Jacksonville on January 2nd, citing ‘personal reasons’. It seems that the change of guard with the coaching staff was the final straw for Abram’s tenure in Athens.
Initially it seemed odd that the Columbia, MS native would enroll early at a school out-of-state like Abram did, but he had great intentions to prove himself for playing time in Pruitt’s secondary. He did play as a true freshman, but has some decisions to make about what his next move is as a student athlete.
Johnathan Abram may already know what his intentions are for his new team, but since UGA did not “keep Pruitt”, the Georgia media remain in the dark about Abram’s abrupt departure from the program. One could jump to conclusions that he would want to reunite with Pruitt in Tuscaloosa by 2017. However, sitting out a year after playing as a true freshman seems like a step in the wrong direction for a former three-star defensive back.
Next: Georgia Bulldogs Football: 2016 recruiting update, Jan. 11
Best of luck to Jonathan Abram and his family. Hopefully he finds another good school to spend his final three years of eligibility playing Division I college football.