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Vince Dooley’s grandson will walk on at Georgia

Related Topics: Walk-on (sports), Wide receiver

The grandson of the most famous coach in Georgia Bulldogs history is going to get a shot on the team as walk-on wide receiver.

Really happy to hear that Derek Dooley's son, John Taylor Dooley, has been an invited walk-on for Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs. Great kid

— John Brice (@JohnBrice247) January 23, 2017

John Taylor Dooley should be able to get some good advice on the experience: His father Derek was a walk-on receiver at Virginia.

According to Gridiron Now, J.T. Dooley won a high school state title at Dallas’ Highland Park High as part of a team quarterbacked by Jerry Jones’ grandson John Stephen Jones.