Rankin an especially early enrollee 
ATHENS, Ga. -- Ryne Rankin has been planning to early enroll as a college football player since eighth grade. But the linebacker prospect plans to get an even bigger jump on his future Georgia teammates who plan to begin college in January.
Rankin traveled to Athens on Thursday with plans of participating in the on-campus practices with the Bulldogs as they prepare for a Jan. 1 date with Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl.
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