Micheal Summers may have left Georgia Tech, but the wide receiver hasn’t left the Peach State.
In November of last year, Summers abruptly left the Tech football program during the season; six months later, Georgia Southern confirmed that the receiver has been admitted into grad school -- a higher education Master’s program -- and will play for the Eagles as a redshirt senior. The grad transfer will be playing his final season of college football in 2016.
Summers grew up in Statesboro, so the move to GSU serves as a homecoming for the 6-1, 200-pound receiver.
“It means the world to me to be able to come back to my hometown and play for the school that I grew up watching,” Summers said in a statement sent out by the school. “Being a positive role model for the youth in Statesboro means the most to me because when I graduated from Statesboro High and went up to Atlanta and Georgia Tech, not a day went by that I didn’t think about my family back home. I’m just so excited to enroll at Georgia Southern, start the Master’s program and be an Eagle.
“I’m a lot more mature than I was coming out of high school, so I know what to expect when it comes to being focused and attentive in terms of the option offense. My goal is to be consistent on the field and to build relationships with Favian Upshaw and Kevin Ellison, as well as the receivers like BJ Johnson and Montay Crockett. I just want to get there and get to know everyone and bring what I have to offer to Georgia Southern.”
Through the first nine games of the 2015 season, Summers was second on the team with 12 receptions before his abrupt departure. His 178 receiving yards were third while his two receiving touchdowns were tied for third at the time.
This past season, Summers started seven of nine games. All told, he started 26 games or the run-heavy Yellow Jackets.