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Former Last Chance U star has final chance to shine for Louisville football

He made his name in high school, became a loveable household name on the Netflix show Last Chance U, and has spent his last three years with Louisville football. However, Gary MaCrae’s football career has been at a standstill since his arrival in Louisville in 2016.

Coming out of high school, the 6’4,” 240-pound outside linebacker from Cuthbert, Georgia was a big-time name in the world of recruiting. McCrae committed to Georgia as a near consensus four-star recruit, but ultimately never enrolled with the Bulldogs after failing to qualify.

Instead, McCrae enrolled at East Mississippi Community College, the subject of the first two seasons of the increasingly popular Netflix series Last Chance U.