Another no-show for UGA’s Caleb King, who’s a bowl no-go
This remains the highlight of Caleb King's UGA career. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Caleb King won’t play in the Liberty Bowl due to academic concerns, which means the Georgia tailback will complete 2010 having missed five games three different ways — two with an injury, two more due to suspension for failing to appear in court regarding a speeding ticket and now this latest suspension, incurred for missing at least five “academic-related appointments.”
Caleb King, it would seem, isn’t particularly skilled at showing up. He needs to remedy that. Because it’s clear even the endless patience of Mark Richt is nearing its end. Speaking of King, Richt told reporters in Memphis on Sunday: “We’ve played some games without him before, and we’ll do it again.”
It’s not as if King has been indispensable: He has had two 100-yard rushing games in three seasons. The first was his 166-yard showing against Georgia Tech in 2009 on a night when Washaun Ealey gained 183. This season King gained 100 yards at Colorado on a night that will be remember for his strange spin-around fumble at game’s end.
It has been a while now since King caused a stir by leaving Parkview High to play his senior season at Greater Atlanta Christian. He was a big deal then — the No. 1 player in Georgia who was bound for UGA. He hasn’t been nearly as big a deal since, and his time’s almost up. He’ll turn 23 next month. He needs to start showing up.
By Mark Bradley
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D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
2:52 pm
yeah…..
um…. I have NEVER heard of a “Lindale Scott” either….
uuugh...
December 27th, 2010
2:52 pm
I think Lindale is Lindsey’s brother.
Yellow Fuzz…really? It is everyone else on these blogs poormouthing the dawgs all the time? You would probably never take part in such foolishness.
Dusty…Are you Caleb King? Only the actual Caleb King would be this delusional.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:52 pm
Hugh Hefner is engaged to a girl 60 years younger than he is.
I’m sure she loves him.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:53 pm
That’s like getting a book for Christmas ” The Golden day’s of the Robbie Dodd era at Tech”……………..WHO ?
DUSTY
December 27th, 2010
2:53 pm
The team was 6-6 with the pass-happy approach, right?
Yellow Fuzz
December 27th, 2010
2:53 pm
BJ
“Our only joy is beating you guys just about every year, well, 9 of 10″.
Glad to hear you finally admit it. Glad you AH’s no longer think of yourself as a BCS bowl or championship caliber program.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:54 pm
Ole Viagra extended Hugh’s career 45 years.
Yellow Fuzz
December 27th, 2010
2:55 pm
I mean Lindsey Scott. Sorry about that
Greg
December 27th, 2010
2:55 pm
I agree with Dusty.
You win the SEC by running the ball for 220 a game, and scoring 40 points a game.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:55 pm
We deal in Reality around here yellow. We suck, but then, what does that make you guys?
Perry
December 27th, 2010
2:56 pm
Bobo does waste RB talent, no doubt. Ealey & King would both be Heisman contenders if they played for SPurrier or Bama.
still@the bar
December 27th, 2010
2:56 pm
Jarvis Auburn has Engineering and it is not a member of the AAU. You can add Bama, USC, UT, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Miss St., and LSU that all have engineering and Medical school that are not members of the AAU. So, now UGA gets Engineering and Medicine and you really think the AAU will come knocking on UGA’s door? 2 of 12 SEC schools are members and it looks like UGA is 1 of 12 schools that didn’t have Medical school or Engineering. HAHAH sounds like UGA was dumb not to start that stuff earlier. Well, Truthfully I think the State of Georgia did it right buy havein different colleges do different things. Why should the taxpayers have to pay for redundant programs of study at different schools? Tech is Great at what it does. Medical College of GA is good at what it does plus we have Emory as a privite school. Why does UGA need to reinvent the wheel other than to try to Stroke Politicans egos that went to UGA?
uuugh...
December 27th, 2010
2:56 pm
Hey-Oh! Yellow Fuzz is really shooting straight today!
Don’t you clowns have your own suspensions to discuss on the GT Blog…or has it derailed into comic books and World of Warcraft again?
Eric the Dolphin
December 27th, 2010
2:57 pm
King will absolutely play in the NFL, he’s like a Thurman Thomas guy. And Ealey will make a run for the Heisman trophy before he’s done.
Shawn
December 27th, 2010
2:58 pm
I’m a big C King fan too. The guy is an excellent pass blocker, and is dangerous on screens.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:59 pm
Georgia AND Tech are in trouble in football. They will both have average years in 2011.
Kyle
December 27th, 2010
2:59 pm
Time for CMR to make a statement to the team….kick this moron off the team….he has been the biggest disappointment based on all the hype when he was recruited…..what a waste of a schlorship!
Shawn
December 27th, 2010
2:59 pm
Greg-
I agree, I am sick of throwing the ball so much and going 8-5 or 6-6. If it’s not working, stop doing it.
Auburn got what, 280 yards a game RUSHIGN the football?
uuugh...
December 27th, 2010
3:01 pm
WTF are you people talking about!?
Are we talking about the SAME Caleb King that isn’t strong enough to run through an arm tackle?
Heisman trophy winners generally play a full season. Caleb does not. My money is on at least one game next year missed because of suspension.
D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
3:01 pm
I love how Tech thinks 2.5 down seasons and UGA has been demoted to play in Conference USA for the rest of time.
Yes, UGA still is a BCS calibar program. We have the resources, and MONEY to succeed for a LONG LONG time. But in college football, every program goes through waves of ups and downs.
I am pretty sure Penn State will once again be good, Michigan is going nowhere, Texas will be ranked in the near future, and UGA will play better football VERY soon.
The fact that Tech fans think if UGA does not win a National CHampionship every year, they are a disappointment, is a true compliment to the program.
Thanks Nerds!!!
You guys work on that State Championship thing, and we will continue to figure out this National thing.
9-1
Joey
December 27th, 2010
3:01 pm
King reminds me of Eric Dickerson, can just gallop down the field effortlessly, like the 75 yard score aganst Tech, can also work well as a receiver out of the backfield. I havn’t seen a better RB pass blocker, the guy just crushers rushers.
JB
December 27th, 2010
3:02 pm
Kyle, I agree, but Ealey is teetering and we have no other SEC proven RB’s on campus.
We red shirted a guy this year, but that’s it. I’d like to see him back, after punishment ( remember, some of Tech’s players are sitting out a half today, wow). suspend him for Boise State next year in the dome.
Reese
December 27th, 2010
3:03 pm
More than likely, King & Ealey will both be in the running for the Heisman, like the USC backs, both are unreal.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
3:04 pm
still, I’ve already answered your last question. We don’t have enough engineers in this state.
And I know this pains you to hear, but UGA is consistently rated as a top 20 public school in the country. I will give you that Tech is a top 10, and a better school, but UGA is no slouch.
The University of Georgia does almost everything it ventures into pretty well. (I credit this to the support it receives monetarily.)
What makes you think that it will be unsuccessful at it’s two newest programs?
We’re all unsuccessful drunks? Even both US Sentors and the last 5 governors?
JB
December 27th, 2010
3:05 pm
Two hours before the Tech kickoff………….or 11/2 hours of peace on here. ( game over by half)
Reese
December 27th, 2010
3:06 pm
Look at Caleb as the Reggie Bush (without the cash scandal), and Ealey as the Lendel White.
JB
December 27th, 2010
3:06 pm
Not a single Tech gamer on here has answered my question in the last hour. When was Tech’s last bowl win?
uuugh...
December 27th, 2010
3:06 pm
Joey…King reminds me of Eric Delaney, a guy on my flag football team. He shows up to about a third of the games.
still@the bar
December 27th, 2010
3:07 pm
JB
Hall just graduated with a Civil engineering degree. Bedford was a WALK-ON that earned a scholarship too.
LawDawg the kids said he wanted a life outside the lab an class work. He stated it would be easier at UGA. I am not putting words into his mouth. He said it would be easier at UGA and he would not have to be studying all the time or in the lab. WHY? How will it be easier to Party at UGA if the work is equal to the work at Tech? Answer is the work at UGA will have to be easier or the kids will be 2.0 gpa engineers because they wanted to party over studying. The math and phyics don’t get easier by not being in the lab.
Sam
December 27th, 2010
3:07 pm
We have enough farmers in the Alabama program, but could use more people in our best in class AG program.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
3:07 pm
Hey lovers of the run, Tech led the nation in rushing….news flash…they suck.
Paul
December 27th, 2010
3:08 pm
Alabama has the best Ag program in the country.
papadawg
December 27th, 2010
3:09 pm
We need some real men, mentally and physically, at running back
Maroon 6
December 27th, 2010
3:09 pm
I think Fla got 250 a game rushing in 2008, Bama got 225 in 09, and Aub got 278 in 2010.
Yes, the ONLY way to win the SEC now is to RUN THE FOOTBALL.
As every REAL SEC fan knows.
Loran, Whatayagot?
December 27th, 2010
3:09 pm
Mark, this comment is so far down the line, you may never read it.
I agree that Caleb King needs to man up. I agree that he has some serious character flaws that hurt his team. His personal irresponsibility is tiresome and he is just about out of second chances. But I do not think a major newspaper columnist like yourself should hold up an amatuer athlete to public ridicule, even one who goes to Ga. Tech. A pro athlete accepts public scrutiny because he plays sports for a living, a college athlete does not. Even though he is being paid with a college education, we should let his coaches reprimand and punish him. Caleb King needs to change for the better and I hope the UGA staff gets through to him. Think about it , Mark.
sally
December 27th, 2010
3:09 pm
23 is the new 13
Flanders
December 27th, 2010
3:10 pm
Bama does have a killer ag state of the art.
JB
December 27th, 2010
3:10 pm
OK, I looked it up….. 2005 with a win over Syracuse…… Gotta a drought going on…..Maybe today guys. Good luck.
Eddie the Bruiser
December 27th, 2010
3:11 pm
If King had played for Spurrier, he’d have scored 20 td’s, and rushed for 1500 yards.
Jim
December 27th, 2010
3:11 pm
76 is the new 47.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
3:11 pm
Loran…that “amateur” is a 22-year-old grown ass man who repeatedly does not learn from his lessons.
By the way, arrests are public record, so go talk to your Congressman if you want that surpressed.
still@the bar
December 27th, 2010
3:12 pm
There was one? I posted during the week of the GT v UGA game. All the majors for UGA and GT players. Tech has many MGT majors, but there are many Engineers too. not just 1 or 2.
Goto the http://www.ramblinwreck.com and check the players Bios before you run your mouth. Check http://www.georgiadogs.com and do the same, then you will understand the JOKE of UGA student ATHLETE compared to Tech.
Randy
December 27th, 2010
3:12 pm
Eddie-
So true, Bobo is a knucklehead when it comes to strategy on how to win the SEC.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
3:13 pm
If King had played for Spurrier, he’d have had his scholarship pulled and have been asked to transfer the minute Lattimore showed up on campus just like their other former starter.
Willie
December 27th, 2010
3:14 pm
I’m starting to see the King/Ealey bandwagon. 3000 yards rushing, 25 td’s, it can be done.
uuugh...
December 27th, 2010
3:14 pm
In what world does Caleb beat out Lattimore for playing time Eddie!?
Lattimore runs through tackles…Caleb does not.
Caleb probably looks awesome in practice against our defense…because every running back looks awesome against our defense!!
You people are crazy.
Uh Huh
December 27th, 2010
3:14 pm
Alabama is also well known for it’s AG focus.
Eddie
December 27th, 2010
3:15 pm
Doesn’t Caleb average more yards per carry than Marcus?
Eddie the Brusier
December 27th, 2010
3:16 pm
In the SEC WORLD man, it’s yards per carry than count.
JB
December 27th, 2010
3:17 pm
Richt coaching Dawgs is like having a new BMW convertible that the top won’t go down on. Nice ride, but just not quite getting all the benefits of it.