Micah Abernathy commits to Tennessee

Tennessee picked up another commitment for the class of 2015 on Friday morning when Norcross, GA cornerback Micah Abernathy announced his intent to play for the Vols.

“I’m happy and blessed to say I have officially committed to the University of Tennessee! I can’t wait for the next 4 years #VFL,” he tweeted shortly after the announcement. 

At 6-foot, 181 pounds, Abernathy is considered a four-star cornerback according to the 247sports composite rankings. He’s rated the No. 19 player in the state of Georgia and the No. 21 cornerback in the country.

Abernathy had an impressive offer list including schools such as Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and USC, among others. He took official visits to Tennessee, Georgia and Oregon, but in the end it came down to a Tennessee/Georgia battle for his services.

According to Michael Carvell of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Micah may be a package deal with his brother, Ralph David Abernathy, who is currently at Cincinnati.

The rumor mill: A couple of sources told the AJC on Thursday night that Abernathy may be leaning toward Tennessee. And the reason that Tennessee may lead allegedly has to do with his older brother. First of all, it’s well-known that Tennessee’s Butch Jones coached Abernathy’s older brother, Ralph David Abernathy, at Cincinnati – and that the Abernathy family is fond of the way that he was treated there. But here’s an interesting twist that we’re still trying to confirm: Apparently, Ralph David will take a medical redshirt at Cincinnati this year, and graduate in December – and Tennessee has agreed to take him on scholarship as part of a package deal. The same source said that UGA finally agreed to the same package deal on late Thursday night, but that it may have been too late.

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