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27 George Gbesee

  • Position Cornerback
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • Highschool Oakland

Biography

CAREER: Played in 50 games with 39 starts in the secondary ... Had 149 career tackles with seven interceptions ... 2019: Started all 12 games at cornerback ... Recorded 37 tackles and had one interception, while leading the team with 10 pass break-ups ... Named second team All-Southern Conference by the media and coaches ... In the season opener at South Carolina State (8/31) intercepted a pass in the second quarter ... Against Samford (9/14) had four tackles ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/21) had six tackles ... Added five tackles at VMI (9/28) ... At ETSU (10/5) had six tackles ... At Clemson (11/2) had five tackles ... At The Citadel (11/23) had three tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) had four tackles ... 2018: Played in 12 games with five starts at cornerback ... Named All-Southern Conference first team by the media ... Finished the season with 30 tackles and had three interceptions ... At Gardner-Webb (9/29) had four tackles ... At Chattanooga (10/6) intercepted a pass by Nick Tiano in the fourth quarter ... Against ETSU (10/20) had three tackles and intercepted Austin Herink in the fourth quarter ... Had three tackles at Samford (11/3) ... At Western Carolina (11/10) had six tackles to tie for the team-high and intercepted Tyrie Adams in the fourth quarter and returned it 66 yards ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Elon (11/24) had six tackles ... 2017: Played in all 13 games with 11 starts at cornerback ... Recorded 35 tackles, five pass break-ups and three interceptions ... In the season opener against Furman (9/2) had four tackles ... At Mercer (9/9) had six tackles, including a tackle for loss, and forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter to set-up the game-winning touchdown ... Returned an interception 30 yards against Gardner-Webb (9/23) in the third quarter ... Against Western Carolina (10/7) had an interception in the second quarter and then in overtime intercepted Tyrie Adams in the endzone to end the game ... Had five tackles against Samford (10/21) ... At ETSU (10/28) one of his two tackles was for a loss ... Had four tackles wach in games against Chattanooga (11/4) and at VMI (11/11) ... In the NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota State (12/9) had a tackle ...  2016: Played in 13 games with 11 starts at cornerback ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Recorded 47 tackles and tied for the team lead with 11 pass break-ups on the season ... In the season opener at Tennessee Tech (9/1) had three tackles and broke up a pass ... Against East Tennessee State (9/24) had two tackles, including a tackle for loss ... At Western Carolina (10/8) had a season-high three pass break-ups ... At Samford (10/1) had five tackles ... Against Mercer (10/29) had six tackles ... Had five tackles each at Furman (11/5) and at Chattanooga (11/12) ... Had ten tackles against VMI (11/19) ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs, had four tackles each against Charleston Southern (11/26) and at Youngstown State (12/10) ...  2015: Did not see action as a true freshman ...

HIGH SCHOOL:  Played cornerback and wide receiver for four seasons at Oakland High School ... As a senior, had 31 catches for 731 yards on offense and three interceptions with seven pass deflections on defense ... Scored ten total touchdowns as the team was 12-2 overall and reached the fourth round of the state playoffs ... Named first team All-District and All-County, along with second team All-Area honors as a senior ... During his junior year, named All-District as he had two interceptions... Did not play football until his freshman year at Oakland High School ...

PERSONAL: Resides with Jerome and Kelly Rothacker ... Born August 19, 1996 in Ghana ... Majoring in finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'8" 170 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'8" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'8" 180 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018Junior

    Cornerback
    5'8" 180 lbs
    15
  • 27

    2019Senior

    Cornerback
    5'8" 180 lbs
    27