Georgia safety transferring
Makiri Pugh, a reserve safety on Georgia’s football team, will transfer to another school in search of more playing time, UGA said Wednesday night.
“We are appreciative of Makiri’s contributions during his two years at Georgia,” coach Mark Richt said in a statement. “We understand and support his decision to transfer and wish him great success the remainder of his career.”
Pugh, who was redshirted as a freshman in 2008 and appeared in nine games (no starts) last season, was behind at least four other safeties in spring practice: Bacarri Rambo, Nick Williams, Jakar Hamilton and Shawn Williams. The Bulldogs also have rising senior Quintin Banks at safety, and prized recruit Alec Ogletree will join the crowd at the position this summer.
Pugh, from Charlotte, had two tackles last season. He played in Georgia’s G-Day spring scrimmage on April 10, recording two tackles.
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139 comments Add your comment
Jasont13
April 22nd, 2010
2:12 pm
Still funny to see Tech fans posting they have 4 National Championships to UGA’s 1. Well thats not true at all as UGA has FIVE recognized National Championships!!
AltamahaDawg
April 22nd, 2010
2:21 pm
“So, while you all sit there and jump on the (safety transfer) bandwagon, I point out that I said all along that we would have (safety trasnfer) last year. And, that this is exactly where we would be in the (safety) race. Exactly as I said all along.”
17 of 20
April 22nd, 2010
2:27 pm
I hope the kid can get with a good school. Georgia is a team that is stuck in 3rd place in eastern division.
17 of 20
April 22nd, 2010
2:40 pm
Jasont13
I think you are mixed up. You are confusing National championships with the number of bulldogs buried in the cemetery.
Gator
April 22nd, 2010
2:41 pm
Did anyone watch the independence bowl last year? Who won the game, I missed it? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA LOSERS!
Gator
April 22nd, 2010
2:42 pm
Jason- You’re wrong! I would love to hear the 5 years that UGA won the NC. Please list them for me? GT does have 4 by the way, including one in 1990, not 1980. LOSERS!
fez
April 22nd, 2010
2:46 pm
Seriously, he should go to State.
Gator = Embarrassed Yech fan
April 22nd, 2010
2:47 pm
Hey “Gay-tor.” Why are you too ashamed to admit that you’re a lowly bee fan? And no, Yech didn’t win National Titles in ‘52 or ‘90. Michigan St. and Colorado did. HOLLA!!!!
Gator
April 22nd, 2010
2:48 pm
17 OF 20- I think he got confused with the off season arrests this year. Oh wait, never mind, there’s more than 5 HAHAHAAH. Damn Georgia, y’all make Miami look like the youth tabernacle choir.
Gator
April 22nd, 2010
2:52 pm
GT was the only unbeaten team in 1990 that year idiot! Do your research.
AltamahaDawg
April 22nd, 2010
2:53 pm
Gator, that’s too bad, the replay was on just the other night. It was on right after the replay of the 08′ Cap One Bowl.
Taylor
April 22nd, 2010
2:59 pm
Tech trolls run rampant again! sigh…
GT BABY
April 22nd, 2010
2:59 pm
Believe it or not GT has more conference titles than Georgia 16-12
Facts
April 22nd, 2010
2:59 pm
1927
1942
1946
1966
1980
Taylor
April 22nd, 2010
3:00 pm
UGA has 4 MNCs, but that’s not really going to help them with recruiting right now. Likewise with Tech
Gator = Embarrassed Yech fan
April 22nd, 2010
3:00 pm
GT played a JV schedule in 1990, while Colorado played a man’s schedule. They received the most first place votes combined. Ya douche.
feb
April 22nd, 2010
3:03 pm
Actually GTBABY, it’s 16-14.
James T. Kirk
April 22nd, 2010
3:04 pm
Tech actually has 27 nationally recognized titles
Taylor
April 22nd, 2010
3:05 pm
I’d love to know what how many MNCs each team has won has to do to with Pugh transferring
GT BABY
April 22nd, 2010
3:10 pm
1927=Illinois
1942=Notre Dame
1946=Notre Dame
1966=Notre Dame
1980=Georgia
Try again idiot!
Taylor
April 22nd, 2010
3:14 pm
GT BABY, that’s what’s so funny about the MNC debate, there used to be so many polls and so many different “champions”. I am sure Illinois will be wooing recruits with the 27 championship. Just you wait!
Good Grief
April 22nd, 2010
3:28 pm
What’s the head-to-head record vs. GIT again? LOL.
Good Grief
April 22nd, 2010
3:29 pm
How many times has GIT beat UGA in the past 10 years? How about 20 years? haha
RT
April 22nd, 2010
3:29 pm
Hey Nerds, the talk is about a guy transfering to another school to get more playing time. Man, I can get the UF & Bama fans on here talking trash. They earned. NERD HERD has no room to speak at all. If we are as bad as the Nerd Herd says we are, then that makes your pitiful, pathetic team just plain awful!!! 8 out of 9 Nerds! Do I even have to talk about the series record. The last time you finished the season in the top 10? The lasttime you won a BCS Bowl game? It hurts you so bad that you have to live in a false identity as a Gator or Bama fan.
TECH SUCKS! Plan and simple. Now go crawl back under that rock you came out of. Back to the Blue Turf Bowl for you!
Mike
April 22nd, 2010
3:32 pm
He should transfer to Georgia State and catch that train that’s picking up speed very quickly.
Buzz Kill
April 22nd, 2010
3:34 pm
Hey Tech fans, you’ll always have fall of 2008. Remember the good times no matter how short lived they were. Keep that chin up you’ll beat UGA again one day. Probably in about 8 more years. Hang in there!
Dave In Tampa
April 22nd, 2010
3:44 pm
I think RT said it all!
Facts
April 22nd, 2010
3:48 pm
Sorry my facts anger you so, GT BABY
frans
April 22nd, 2010
3:51 pm
seems like any time the tools finish the season anywhere near the top 10, they try and claim that season as a “national championship” year. No wonder they are only able to falsely claim 4.
Trey
April 22nd, 2010
3:52 pm
Actually, GT BABY is currently handing me my food through the drive-thru window
I guess it's time for the reminder again......
April 22nd, 2010
4:01 pm
Georgia Tech has a losing record to Georgia in EVERY SPORT the two compete in except Men’s Basketball, and most by a wide margin.
The Trade School was founded, funded, chartered, concieved, and implemented by UGA graduates.
UGA is the flagship, Tech is a dressed up school of drafting…………and it has always been so.
Tech makes up National Championship comparisons……..despite the fact that the NCAA only recoginzes one National Championship for GTU Total, IN ALL SPORTS, in 100+ years of athletic competition. UGA has somewhere between 35-40, it’s difficult to keep up with because they usually add 2-3 per year. Georgia could claim 5 Mythical Championships to the 4 that Tech claims. But being that the NCAA doesn’t recognize any………….Georgia simply claims it’s two consesus, 1942 & 1980…………Tech can’t claim any consensus and certainly not a unanimous MNC, but they’re proud to claim two fragmented titles from two teams for which not a single letterman is still alive.
And this is why you see them to hoping for Georgia’s demise……….because they are not relevant and have little ability to be. They use the news of a safety transferring as reason to comment on a Georgia blog……….but they’d comment on anything with respect to UGA because thats the predictable reaction when you get routinely thumped…………in every endeavor for which you partake.
RT
April 22nd, 2010
4:02 pm
Trey – I’m guessing that he was still balling over the whippin he got in back of the dumpster! His boss told him to leave his baby sister alone. Typical Nerd, won’t listen
hahahahahaha!!!!
April 22nd, 2010
4:17 pm
I guess it’s time for the reminder again….
Excellent post and very informative!!!!! Nothing better than putting lowly bees in their place.
computersaremyonlyfriend
April 23rd, 2010
9:02 am
HE could start at Tech. Hey Ga state is recruiting better than tech and will make tech #3 in the state. More fans show up to G day then a normal tech game.
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
9:50 am
((((((((((((INDEPENDENCE BOWL)))))))))))
((((((((((((((((((((7-5))))))))))))))))))))))
(((((((((((((((((KENTUCKY)))))))))))))))))
((((((((((((CLARKE COUNTY JAIL))))))))))))
DONT MAKE ME COME TO ATHENS WITH MY CALVIN JOHNSON JERSEY AND START KICKING LITTLE PINK POLO WEARING %$#@!
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
9:53 am
FACTS- YOU DONT ANGER ME….GT IS THE BETTER SCHOOL AND THAT ANGERS YOU. UGA IS THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE COUNTRY AND THAT ANGERS YOU. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE GT THE BEST TEAM IN THE STATE NOW?
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
9:55 am
WAS GEORGIA ON THE BOARD LAST NIGHT? IS GEORGIA GOING TO BE ON THE BOARD IN THE SECOND ROUND? DIDNT THINK SO. GEORGIA IS A JOKE NOW AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
KENTUCKY HERE WE COME!
Facts
April 23rd, 2010
4:33 pm
GT BABY is so angry. I guess I would be too if my 2 first rounders were only able to go 1-2 against the Dawgs.
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