Why is Georgia QB Aaron Murray wearing a glove on his throwing hand?
Glove-wearing QB Aaron Murray passes at practice as Mike Bobo watches. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Murray gets a play from Bobo at Tuesday's practice. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
ATHENS — Some of you have noticed in photos from Georgia’s spring football practices that quarterback Aaron Murray is wearing a glove on his throwing hand.
Which, of course, has led to the question: What’s up with that?
Basically, Murray said after practice Tuesday, it’s a spring-practice experiment.
Surrounded by a half dozen reporters in the Butts-Mehre building -– hey, welcome to life in the limelight — Murray said he just happened to wear a glove for the first time when throwing on his own on a particularly cold day this winter, surprisingly liked the results and has stuck with it, even on a nice, sunny day like Tuesday.
“The ball is pretty slick,” Murray said. “I felt good with [the glove], so I tried it out for a couple of more weeks and continued to like it. So I finally talked to the coaches about it. They said if I want to try it out, spring is a good time to try it out. ”
So far, he feels it provides a better grip and more control of the ball.
Whether Murray, who is battling for the starting quarterback job, continues to wear the glove into the season remains to be determined.
Gloves have become a bit of a trend among NFL quarterbacks, with Kurt Warner, Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady, among others, wearing them in games in recent seasons. Warner wore them in all games the past three years, even in Arizona. Others wear them only in cold-weather games.
As with many things in football, there are arguments on both sides of quarterbacks wearing gloves. Some say it improves grip and ball security and perhaps offers protection against hand injuries. Others say a glove hurts passing accuracy and that a quarterback needs full feel of the ball.
Murray, by the way, reports no problems with his arm this spring after missing a big chunk of practice time last season, his redshirt year, with tendinitis in his triceps and forearm. “Arm feels great. Arm feels strong,” Murray said. “I’m taking good care of it.”
Murray and fellow quarterbacks Logan Gray and Zach Mettenberger are sharing snaps evenly in spring practice, and Murray said there are more than enough snaps to go around. “Oh, it’s plenty of reps,” he said Tuesday. “I was talking with Logan today, and at one point in practice, we’re, like, ‘Man, there’s a lot of reps we’re getting right now.’ . . . They’re working us out there pretty good, which is good because we need as much practice as we can get right now.”
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RAMMER JAMMER YELLOW HAMMER
March 17th, 2010
3:30 pm
hey scott and and the other dawgcatchers, just give it time and CMR’s record will be like all the other UGA coaches records against BAMA… unless he leaves now. RTR
Sweet Home Alabama
March 17th, 2010
3:50 pm
To TOP DOG and the rest of you mutts.AS far as scheduling Bama,we tried to get Ga.on a every season basis,For some strange reason YOU could not bear the thought of having to give up the COMMODODORES AND THE MILDCATS.
Heck i dont blame you.
Ps.sorry you cant even beat the MILDCATS any more.Coach Suntan needs to pick it up.
ROLL TIDE ROLL……………..
Milburn Drysdale
March 17th, 2010
3:52 pm
The fact is JS that this is a football blog, and the last time I checked there was a red jersey running wild down Techwood Drive.
Milburn Drysdale
March 17th, 2010
4:11 pm
And for Mr Sheet Hole Alabama, You guys never tried to get a yearly head to head. Each team in the SEC East plays one team from the West each year. Georgia plays Auburn every year. Bama plays Tenn every yr. Florida plays LSU every year. The conference is too big for everybody to play everybody. Does that make sense Bozo? Or are you going to keep posting flat out BS that you obviously know nothing about. And Mr Suntan is 3 out of 4 against you guys.
tt44
March 17th, 2010
4:15 pm
Hey all you Dawg Fans, be on the lookout for a great new band out of Columbus GA………STEREOMONSTER! CK UM OUT! GO DAWGS…..
JS
March 17th, 2010
4:23 pm
I’m talking football, Dawgs brought up cheating, I’m just giving you the facts. Georgia has a history of cheating heads and tails above Florida. Just a fact! Too bad that red jersey only ran wild down Techwood, but sucked running down lumpkin. Glad you guys had a running game for one whole week! But don’t worry, I’m sure you think your running game will carry the load next year.
Cuz
March 17th, 2010
4:27 pm
He is wearing a black jersey too. Wooohoooo, Blackout in 2010.
JS
March 17th, 2010
4:30 pm
The red shoes do look nice with the black jerseys or is that the other way around.
Cuz
March 17th, 2010
4:31 pm
Sweethome, aint it a little early for bong hits. Our every year West team is Auburn. The oldest rivalry in the South. Move to the East if you want to play us every year.
JC in Powder Springs
March 17th, 2010
4:32 pm
Bobo’s been coaching QB’s for 9 years, and has been the OC for the last few years. Why is he looking at a playbook in the photo? Doesn’t he know the plays by now?
Milburn Drysdale
March 17th, 2010
4:36 pm
Oh yeah! those puke colored jerseys are beeeautiful.
The truth
March 17th, 2010
4:42 pm
Glove or no glove what does it matter? It won’t help him against the gators and if Georgia ever did win the east again it dang sure wouldn’t help him against the Bammers. Matter of fact I don’t think it will help him against the Kentucky mildcats.
I’m betting that the chickens, the mildcats, and the gators of course all beat UGA this year to make Richt 12-13 against the east over the last 5 years. And that my friends is a cause for firing. Murray can’t be very good if he couldn’t even beat out Logan Young for the backup job. How bad is Logan Young. Just ask the gators and Brandon Spikes after his pick 6 against young mr. Logan Richt is gone after this year. Book it.
6-5
March 17th, 2010
4:43 pm
You walk this state
Walked in the winning run
SickandTired
March 17th, 2010
4:54 pm
Look, the reason he’s wearing the glove is so that he doesn’t leave any fingerprints on the ball. Then when he throws an interception and blows up games, Mark Richt can blame it on Joe Cox. He brilliantly came up with this idea cause the dawg nation hated Joe Cox and blamed him for everything and Richt knows that as long as they don’t discover that he’s an offensive mental midget, he’ll be able to keep his job long enough to pay off the dentist.
tom tom
March 17th, 2010
5:20 pm
Murray will CRUSH Brantley (like everyone says n this blog—has never been tested in high school (2b division) or college (florida international & troy & charleston southern).
With or without a glove. Murray’s been tested against the BEST competition, and won 2 state championships, and has a 4.8 gpa. 62 td’s and 5000 yards in 1 season, 55 scholarship offers.
baddog
March 17th, 2010
5:37 pm
Ohhh Nooo!!! Tech beat us in baseball!!! Must hide now!!!! Give me a freaking break!!!!
Kingtata
March 17th, 2010
5:45 pm
Wow look in the first pic Bobo has another large dip in his mouth. What a wonderful image to portray to the parents of recruits.
jzdawg
March 17th, 2010
5:48 pm
When you are in the South and have a last name like Bobo you better have dip!!
jon
March 17th, 2010
6:03 pm
Seriously…do you get your stories from UGASPORTS.com? Really?
Aaron (Michael Jackson) Murray
March 17th, 2010
6:13 pm
Enter your comments here
Really ????
March 17th, 2010
6:18 pm
tom tom
March 17th, 2010
5:20 pm
Murray will CRUSH Brantley (like everyone says n this blog—has never been tested in high school (2b division) or college (florida international & troy & charleston southern).
With or without a glove. Murray’s been tested against the BEST competition, and won 2 state championships, and has a 4.8 gpa. 62 td’s and 5000 yards in 1 season, 55 scholarship offers.
Brantley will go in the 1st round and all 5′ 10″ of Murray will go in the 10th if at all. Not saying Murray won’t be a great college qb at Georgia (like David Green or Tebow at FL) but am saying he will hit the brick wall in college. Don’t think he can separate himself from the other two untill 2011.
Murray's a big kid
March 17th, 2010
6:42 pm
Don’t know why some chowderheads think Murray’s not over 6 foot, but if given the chance you’ll see that he’s easily 6′ +, and he’s built like an athlete. He’s not tall and gangly, but he’s a very solid 210 lbs. The kid’s an athlete and he could have been successful at any sport.
As far as using a glove, golly gee wilikers I wonder why WR’s wear them. The gloves provide an advantage in controlling the ball. So, why wouldn’t someone use a glove. Standing back in a shotgun formation and the ball comes back a little off kilter and you put out a gloved hand(s) and the ball sticks while your eyes remain down-field. He’s a smart kid and I’m sure by watching a few NFL QB’s using them, why WOULDN”T he try them out. Isn’t practice where you try out new things? I wouldn’t loose any sleep over this, the kid’s no dummy.
dootlebug
March 17th, 2010
6:43 pm
I agree. Murray will rock, Colt McCoy called Murray “one of the best he’d ever seen”. I think Colt McCoy knows a bit more about the college QB position than Florida bloggers. Ha, too funny.
UGA will go 14-0 in 2010 and 2011.
I agree, Brantley will be a flop and struggle against competition. He’ll be crying when Bama & LSU play him, much less UGA’s Grantham.
Meyer won’t be able to shield his little pup anymore–no more Charleston Southerns, or 2b foes, Brantley will FINALLY, for the 1st time in his career, face a tough set of foes. And he will flop.
Brantley's no chump..
March 17th, 2010
6:57 pm
Brantley’s no chump, and the 2B competition in Florida is pretty good. Madison County, JAX Boles, and numerous other Div 2 schools send plenty of players to Div 1 programs. Murray played in a higher division, which equates to SCHOOL SIZE. Take a look at some of the teams Plant played and their records. Middleton, Blake, Leto, etc. all had loosing records and only a handful of good players. So, don’t sell short the competition Brantley played ith/against. That being said, Murray maybe the BEST H.S. QB ever. He destroyed Robert Marve’s records and looks way smoother than Marve, or for that matter Stephen Garcia ever did in H.S (watch the videos and you’ll see). You DAWG fan’s will love the next four years. With proper coaching, he’ll be rewriting some record books. Hang in there with him.
Buzz
March 17th, 2010
7:29 pm
If Aaron Murray is 6′ tall I will buy the next round of Koolaid
11-3 GT
March 17th, 2010
7:36 pm
………..Josh Nesbitt for Heisman………
NC Dawg
March 17th, 2010
7:44 pm
So, how has this created a stir? I don’t get your headline. BFD, he’s wearing a glove. Where’s the stir?
bulldawgj
March 17th, 2010
8:00 pm
UGA RULES – your 10:40am comment –
id Kentucky have a PRO day too?
Good question – seeing that Kentucky beat UGA in football AGAIN this year – making 2 wins out of the last 4 years – it is obvious that the two programs are comparable.
Saw this in a post the other day:
Donnan’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 13-7
Richt’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 10-10
Florida’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 19-1
WOW – I knew UGA had slid back – but 10-10??????????????
ha! haha! hahaha! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
IF UGA has a PRO day – and they got BEAT by Kentucky – then I
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You better go look at the NFL rosters! We have more players in the league than anybody else in the SEC. The Gators may have won the last few years in college games but the NFL they produce nothing but busters! UGA feeds the NFL!
Old Coach
March 17th, 2010
8:11 pm
JC in Powder Springs
You must be the biggest moron in America if you find fault with a coach (Bobo) having a play sheet in his hands during Spring practice. I am positive you never coached any sport especially football. Have you EVER seen a coach during any practice or game without a play sheet or script? I am sure you do not have a clue what either one is. You sir are an absolute idiot!!
Big L
March 17th, 2010
8:14 pm
Who gives a fuzzy squirt if Murray is 5′11 or 6′0. Tebow can’t take a snap from under center or read defenses. did’nt hold him back.
Debose
March 17th, 2010
8:14 pm
“With speed and skill the norm in Florida, size is sometimes in short supply. Over the weekend at the BadgerSports Elite 7-on-7 event, that was far from the case. Florida commit A.C. Leonard dominated the tournament, leading his team to a championship and leading a line of jumbo athletes that were impossible to stop all weekend long.” – Rivals
John
March 17th, 2010
8:21 pm
“You better go look at the NFL rosters! We have more players in the league than anybody else in the SEC. The Gators may have won the last few years in college games but the NFL they produce nothing but busters! UGA feeds the NFL”
Probably but that doesn’t mean much for the UGA football team. No trophies for most NFL players, those players already in the NFL didn’t bring anything special to UGA during their 3-4 years, and seeing that Florida has had a top 3 class according to Rivals 4 of the last 5 years shows recruits don’t care too much about which school sends more players to the NFL. They want to win and if they are good enough they will make it to the pros anyway.
Big L
March 17th, 2010
8:35 pm
Thank you John. I been sayin forever, i dont care how high our players go in the draft. what does that get UGA. I dont care if our QB runs all the time out of the wing T. i want Goergia to win and the NFL can be damned.
Big L
March 17th, 2010
8:54 pm
Good to be back, ya Jacket lovin idgit. heh. been cryin without college football. but at least we got spring bal and stupid , drunk 19 year old morons to talk about. that and the GT inferiority to the mighty UGA football program. Bring it on ladies.
Tony
March 17th, 2010
9:31 pm
Tucker
I tried to comment on one of your commenters yesterday on the story abut the ga qb. I guess you didn’t think it worthy to make the page. I was going to follow it up with a comment about a former ga student that also had fake ID issues. That issue followed him after he graduated. But since I can’t make comments on your stories no one will ever know unless the same thing happens to this young man. I didn’t read this story nor will I read anyhting you write in the future. You are not worthy of my time anymore and I really doubt this will make this page.
RED DOG 77
March 17th, 2010
11:35 pm
Altamaha Dawg 11:30am 3/17………Now, that was damn funny ! Wish you would direct me to where ol Mr. “BuLLdawg” said he was fed-up…………..All I care to say to Mr.”BuLLdawg” is…………………..”BuLLdawg tear down that wall of statistics” And our old freind “Yellow Fuzzy” has somehow learned to type upside-down, Does he hang from the ceiling ? Does he stand on his head ? or does he simply turn his keyboard upside-down ? Beats the livin poop out of me, guess he learned how to do that at GT……….Regards Altamaha, RED
RED DOG 77
March 17th, 2010
11:44 pm
Oh, just about forgot ! the subject: Aaron Murray wearing a glove on his throwing hand? Can’t everyone see clearly, that is just trick photography !
RED DOG 77
March 17th, 2010
11:58 pm
Big L……….How the hell are ya my freind? What do you think of this mysterious throwing hand glove thing?…….Good to have you back, wont be long before “G” day game. Regards, RED
RED DOG 77
March 18th, 2010
12:06 am
I still say it’s trick photography.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 18th, 2010
12:35 am
The small hand theory is bogus – O.J. has huge hands and he wore gloves.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 18th, 2010
12:37 am
Logan Grey doesn’t wear a glove – so what. Joe Cox didn’t wear a glove – he had 20+ interceptions.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 18th, 2010
12:38 am
Wearing a glove is a temporary experiment and is unlikely to carry in to the season…. but whatever is best. No law against wearing a glove.
Yellow Fuzz
March 18th, 2010
4:19 am
RED DOG 77
March 18th, 2010
12:06 am
I still say it’s trick photography.
DOESN’T SUPRISE ME AT ALL. YOU GEORGIA AH’S SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE AND THEN IT BECOMES REALITY FOR THE REST OF US. HAHAHAHA.
YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID
March 18th, 2010
4:44 am
Famous last words from the Dawg nation-
“KIRBY SMART WILL BE THE NEW DC BY NOON TOMORROW I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE IT”!
“With or without a glove. Murray’s been tested against the BEST competition, and won 2 (high school) state championships, and has a 4.8 gpa. 62 td’s and 5000 yards in 1 season, 55 scholarship offers”.
Hahahaha.
By Dawg Nation logic Murray should just skip Georgia and go straight to the NFL. No wait. Skip the NFL too and just go straight to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hahahaha.
Yellow Fuzz
March 18th, 2010
5:03 am
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/sports/tech/uga-tech-baseball0316/Friends of mine from the-
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Next up: Return to the big septic tank in cowtown for a repeat of ((((((((((((((((((((((((( 45-42 ))))))))))))))))))))))))
Hope to see you there!
Yellow Fuzz
March 18th, 2010
6:22 am
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/sports/tech/uga-tech-baseball0316/
Friends of mine from the-
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Next up: Return to the big septic tank in cowtown for a repeat of ((((((((((((((((((((((((( 45-42 ))))))))))))))))))))))))
Hope to see you there!
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Big L
March 18th, 2010
6:50 am
What’s the big deal bout septic tanks? Last I checked, the sewage was dumped in the streets in the ATL.
Topp Dogg
March 18th, 2010
6:58 am
If the glove doesnt fit you must aquit, just ask OJ.
AltamahaDawg
March 18th, 2010
7:20 am
RED , yes, that is by his own account the point to his entire body of work. Said it a couple of days ago. It was ……tada….the BIG Reveal. I would speculate that it is really more fed up with life on this planet, than it about driver Ed and fumbles.
(I assume the part of telling us all what we think and what we ‘really said’ is just a public service)