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Grady Linebacker Commits to Tennessee

John Law commits to play at Tennessee

A senior has officially committed to play football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Senior John Law, who originally committed to University of Cincinnati in the fall, decided to sign with Tennessee when he was offered the option to grayshirt and start school in January of next year.

"They'd been recruiting me for a long time and I got to know them pretty well," Law told the Times Free Press. "I liked talking to [defensive line coach/Atlanta recruiter] Jimmy Lindsey a lot, and I really liked [defensive coordinator] Adam Fuller's enthusiasm."

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He also had offers from Georgia Southern and University of Alabama.

Law, who played inside linebacker at Grady, is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs in at 227 pounds.

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The Grady High School Knights finished the 2011 season 7-3.

Grady High School is the feeder school for Inman Middle School, Springdale Park Elementary School, Morningside Elementary School and Mary Lin Elementary School, among others.

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