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Herschel Walker speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on November 16, 2022 in McDonough, Georgia. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

ATHENS, Georgia. – Former Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker says he is looking forward to graduating from the University of Georgia this week.

Walker, a College Football Hall of Fame member who helped Georgia to an undefeated season as a freshman in 1980, enrolled at the school after losing his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022.

The loss helped give Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate for two years.

Walker had claimed during his campaign that he had graduated from UGA with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, but later admitted that he had left the university in his junior year to play in the US Football League with the New Jersey Generals.

After retreating from the spotlight, Walker re-enrolled at UGA and began taking summer courses.

The Republican posted on

It will now take place on Friday

The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.