Chester Brown declared his intention to go to the University of Georgia way back in July. July 15, to be exact.
It's a date he isn't likely to forget, since he was so excited about attending UGA that he had the date tatooed on his arm. Unfortunately, because of a new immigration policy passed by the school's board of regents, Brown won't be able to attend the school and will have one awkward story when explaining his ink.
Brown, an offensive line recruit checking in at 6-foot-5, 340-pounds, withdrew his commitment to the school due to what he was calling "personal reasons." However, sources tell the Atlanta Journal-Constitution it's actually because of a policy adopted by Georgia's Board of Regents in 2010 meant to give Georgia residents priority over undocumented immigrants.
"It"s not because I don't want to play for Georgia," Brown said. "Everyone knows that I still have love for the Georgia family."
The policy 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," according to the AJC. Brown, who has Samoan parents, apparently has no documentation to prove he was born in the United States, as his mother claims.
Brown's high school principal hasn't given up on him, though. Scott Carrier has indicated that the school is not giving up on Brown and is searching for an immigration lawyer.
