When word first broke that Star Jackson would be transferring from Alabama, his former high school coach stated that Georgia State would “definitely be a possibility” for the quarterback.
Today, that definite possibility has become an absolute reality.
According to Gentry Estes of the Mobile Press-Register, that same coach has confirmed his former player will indeed be transferring to Georgia State, which is coached by former Tide head coach Bill Curry.
“He got his release (from Alabama) and everything,” Errick Lowe told the paper.
As Georgia State is not a Div. 1-A school, Jackson would be eligible to play immediately in 2010. That also means that Jackson could conceivably face his former team; the Tide takes on the Panthers Nov. 20 in Tuscaloosa.
It’s no guarantee that Jackson will be under center on that day, but Lowe says the opportunity will be there if Jackson wants it.
“Nothing is going to be handed to him,” Lowe said. “He’s going to have to go in there and work his butt off. But if he works hard, he’ll get a chance to play right away.”
Jackson will have three years of eligibility remaining.