BREAKING: Running back de-commits from UGA

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BJ Emmons, who had been committed to UGA since last December, backed away from his pledge to the Bulldogs on Thursday, his coach told the AJC.

Emmons is a 4-star running back from Morganton, N.C. He had academic issues, but improved his grades enough this year to get recent offers from Alabama and Florida, among others. Emmons visited Tennessee last weekend.

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