QB Gray meets with Richt; no decision yet on transfer (UPDATED)
(Updated 8 p.m.)
Logan Gray, Georgia’s No. 2 quarterback, met Monday with coach Mark Richt to discuss his status on the team and the possibility of transferring to another school.
Gray remained with the Bulldogs as of Monday night, associate athletics director Claude Felton said, but “he is weighing options for the remainder of his playing career.”
The uncertainty about Gray’s future surfaced four days after Richt revealed the Bulldogs’ post-spring depth chart, which has Gray, a junior, behind redshirt freshman Aaron Murray at quarterback.
Richt’s dismissal of Zach Mettenberger from the team on April 18 left Murray and Gray as the only quarterbacks in the Georgia program until recruit Hutson Mason arrives this summer from Marietta’s Lassiter High.
So if Gray decides to transfer, that would leave a true freshman, Mason, as Murray’s apparent backup in the fall.
There was no indication Monday night that Gray has made a decision. He was not available for comment.
Gray has two years of eligibility remaining at Georgia but, under NCAA transfer rules, would have only one year to play if he moved to another Division I-A school. He would retain two years of eligibility if he transferred to a school in a lower division.
Richt said last week that Murray’s spot atop the depth chart does not guarantee he will be the starter in the Sept. 4 season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette.
Gray, from Columbia, Mo., was Georgia’s backup quarterback last season but played minimally behind senior starter Joe Cox.
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Watching it all fall apart
April 26th, 2010
5:12 pm
So if Logan transfers we’re already going into the season with a freshman qb who would be backed up by a true frosh. So what happens if Murray gets hurt? What if he gets the flu? Sprained ankle? Season ending knee or shoulder injury?
Bama2010
April 26th, 2010
5:12 pm
I smell a losing season
Dave In Tampa
April 26th, 2010
5:12 pm
IT’S CALLED A RUMOR PEOPLE!!
Someone or people are out there trying to stir the pot. If Gray was going to transfer he would have done it last year. He knows that he has a good chance of getting play time in. He’s not going anywhere.
Just as well, it was probaby a Tech person who started the rumor to see how many would bite. Congrats, a good many did.
Dawg1
April 26th, 2010
5:13 pm
When LG came to UGA, we all had visions of an attacking ’spread offense’ that would take advantage of his skill sets. The kid can ‘fly’ and has a strong enough arm for this type of offense. It is pretty clear that UGA will run the ball this year and in most cases the QB is simply going to be the one handing it off. While this suits a redshirt freshman, it is a different story for a rising Junior. If he does leave; we should all wish the kid well and pull for him wherever he decides to go. You couldn’t blame the kid if he left. He’s been loyal to the program. Has done everything that has been asked of him. The truth is that the kid was better suited for Missouri’s offense and maybe should have stayed home.
d dawg
April 26th, 2010
5:13 pm
it’s all good Hutsons for real, Murray is awesome and if I’m not mistaken, Mark Richt is a man of God who not only seeks guidance but will do the right thing. Logan in game time situation has never looked like the guy…
yoda
April 26th, 2010
5:14 pm
Go CMR…you’ve managed to keep your word to Murray that he’d be the last (only) QB standing after Spring practice
bravesfan
April 26th, 2010
5:14 pm
two words: who cares
Floyd
April 26th, 2010
5:15 pm
If Logan Gray couldn’t beat out Joe Cox last year, it’s probably best he moves on if playing time is his priority. The competition isn’t going to get any easier.
Watching it all fall apart
April 26th, 2010
5:15 pm
ugaaccounntant
“reactionary”. What a big word there dude.Maybe you’re happy with a losing coach. I’m not. Maybe you’re happy losing 17 of 20. I’m not. Maybe you’re happy with a rogue program where our players get arrested every other day. I’m not. The sheer number of arrests of our players ought to tell some of you that something is wrong with our program. The inmates are running this asylum.
ryan
April 26th, 2010
5:16 pm
Are you kidding me loosing Logan Grey is doom a gloom we have a real good chance now of getting Le may .
Kirby Smart
April 26th, 2010
5:16 pm
This would not have happen if UGA paid the big bucks to bring me back.
athdog
April 26th, 2010
5:18 pm
Branden Smith, Caleb, Ealey, and Rantavious Wooten in the backfield, run the ND box, or the single wing. Gimmick offenses work…for awhile. 30-24, 8 of 9
d dawg
April 26th, 2010
5:20 pm
Logan Gray is not DJ and Blake Sims from Gainesville you you should have come to GA
GaGator
April 26th, 2010
5:20 pm
If ya’ll didn’t have bad news, you wouldn’t have any news at all—sad.
RT
April 26th, 2010
5:21 pm
I see a Gaytor on here talking about players getting arrested. Just does not top that UF player stealing a dead womans credit card and running it up… Stay classy idiot!
RedandBlack
April 26th, 2010
5:21 pm
Logan Gray played better than any other QB in the 2009 G-Day game. We find out half way through last season that Joe Cox had a bad shoulder and does not practice one day a week during the season to keep his arm “fresh”. So, Logan Gray gets no playing time last year playing behind a weak armed QB.
Now, Logan Gray outplays Aaron Murray in the G-Day game, again, and he is still the number 2 QB, again. Now, why would Logan Gray trust Bobo and Richt to look out for him and his playing time this year?
Folks, something is wrong with the QB evaluation in Athens. After doing whatever Logan Gray has done to get playing time over the last couple of years, I do not blame him one bit for thinking about going somewhere else. Bobo and Richt have kept him in limbo his entire time in Athens, and not rewarded him at all for his sacrifices.
Gray clearly made better decisions and plays at QB in this past G-Day game than Murray. I know there were other scrimmages that the players were graded upon, but G-Day is different than a closed scrimmage, and more like a game than a closed scrimmage is. Like Shockley and Joe Cox, Logan Gray also deserves his shot at leading the team. Apparently, he is not getting a fair shot, and he is thinking about going somewhere else.
Bobo and Richt better clean up this mess real soon or the Bulldogs are not going to attract anymore good QB prospects. Go Dogs!!!
Dr Phil
April 26th, 2010
5:21 pm
C’mon Dawg fans….it’s not about yooooou! I still have a few good throws left; besides, I can handoff anything!
Michael
April 26th, 2010
5:23 pm
Well you know if there’s a rumor on Twitter or the Dawgvent, it MUST be true.
Nobody wants to coach or play @ THUGA
April 26th, 2010
5:23 pm
All you dumb dawgs was in love Logan Gray , now you rednecks want to throw the kid under the bus. BAAAAAHHH
/
April 26th, 2010
5:24 pm
Nobody wants to coach or play @ THUGA = Gay. Go back to your Tech board
Sucks to be a Georgia fan
April 26th, 2010
5:26 pm
Does Georgia have a QB?
VentingDawg
April 26th, 2010
5:26 pm
Kirby Smart,
First off the real Kirby would have used proper grammar. He was offered & has the same deal as Grantham has but he chose to stay with Nick Satin. How would Kirby have prevented this?
So now we need to get Le May & another QB in the 2011 class. That class is going to have to lean heavily to the offensive side!
Bama Bill
April 26th, 2010
5:26 pm
Logan is an athlete and wants to play on game day – he should leave with best wishes and find a place to be happy and perhaps play ball – Richt has a real problem at QB and his recruiting, development and retention has been awful. Mason is miles from being SEC ready – if he ever can compete at the SEC level which I personally doubt. Auburn solved their QB problem by going after a former Gator troubled QB and it might work ?
" G" stands for Gay u Dummy!
April 26th, 2010
5:27 pm
NICE!!
Intelligent UGA Fan
April 26th, 2010
5:28 pm
Don’t matter none. Our OL is the greatest ever. Our new defense is, too. SEC East Champs, SEC Champs, National Champs IN THE BAG !!!!!!
Fan-attic
April 26th, 2010
5:28 pm
Consider this only a, “Dawg gone” rumor!
Einsteindawg
April 26th, 2010
5:29 pm
Hope the rumor is unfounded; however, why did Gray mostly field punts and not start after the OK State game? (Joe Cox would not have started for any SEC team last year, and maybe only one ACC team.) If Cox “gives us the best chance for winning” as CMR continued to spin, then maybe he’s a Division II QB after all. Or is it Bobo’s ineptness in coaching up? My primary concern is our inability to properly evaluate talent. When Rennie Curran is the only Dawg drafted before J. Crompton (who looked like a Heisman candidate against Willie’s defense, but resembled a Tech QB in all the other games), then something is bad wrong with our staff. Hate to admit, but just maybe many of you are correct in saying Richt is not head coach material. Anyway, just my opinion.
athens inbred institute of outhouses
April 26th, 2010
5:29 pm
my bet he books for Ga Southern
foxandcoon
April 26th, 2010
5:30 pm
I heard a rumor that this rumor is in fact only a rumor…..
dawgbuddy
April 26th, 2010
5:30 pm
I guarantee God does not care what Mark Richt does with the roster.
Y’all better get the mojo back that Vangorder took whewn he left.
Derek Dooley
April 26th, 2010
5:31 pm
Ain’t that some sh*%! Logan would look real good in orange, right Dad?
BobDog
April 26th, 2010
5:32 pm
We have another guy on the team who was a pretty darned good high school quarterback: Nick Williams!
Dave In Tampa
April 26th, 2010
5:32 pm
Bama Bill
I agree with Logan being an athlete and wants to play and we should let him go with the best wishes. Can’t reaaly say that CMR has a QB issue because if Mett would have stayed out of trouble we would be alright if Logan did leave. I back CMR 100% on kicking him off the team. Personally I don’t see Logan leaving. I could be wrong, but I think it’s all hearsay.
radar
April 26th, 2010
5:32 pm
what does Pollack say? Oh yeah that’s right, he is a hack that doesn’t know jack squat
Jim
April 26th, 2010
5:33 pm
Can you imagine if Gray left AND Ealey isn’t able to keep his academics in line?
SoCal Dawg
April 26th, 2010
5:33 pm
Logan backed up Cox. I’m not saying its good but I’d take a freshman over Cox… just saying.
King Gator
April 26th, 2010
5:33 pm
At least the Dawgs don’t have to worry about Murray getting arrested/suspended; although he did miss half a season in high school with a significant injury. This might work out great for getting LeMay in the long run for the Dawgs.
Slaw Dawg
April 26th, 2010
5:35 pm
Based on what I saw on ESPN, its more than a rumor. Looks like its as good as done….we are in deep doodoo.
Dorsey Hill
April 26th, 2010
5:35 pm
Einsteindawg,
Clearly, you are walking, taking misnomer. You do realize that CMR’s winning percentage is third among active coaches right?
BigDawg
April 26th, 2010
5:37 pm
Odell came back, Zach, will you come back too?
Hutson Mason
April 26th, 2010
5:37 pm
Don’t fret dog fans you have the second coming ME BABY!!!!! I am a highly regarded 2 star recruit who threw 5 ints aganist the only competition I faced. The future is so bright I gotta wear shades.
elviskl
April 26th, 2010
5:38 pm
DONT WORRY BULLDOG FANS WHY DO YOU NEED A QUARTERBACK ANYWAY WHEN YOUVE GOT THOSE THUG RUNNING BACKS? REMEMBER YALL RUN THIS STATE….BAWWWWWWWWAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ryan
April 26th, 2010
5:38 pm
Its spring game people when Logan Grey played last year when Joe Cox got hurt Logan Grey got sacked a lot. And that he is leaving he is like best QB on the team are you F ing kidding me.
Tech Man
April 26th, 2010
5:38 pm
Maybe..he wants something better!!
76-Dawg
April 26th, 2010
5:40 pm
Gray was given a chance more than once last year to take over from a very inept Joe Cox. I think Cox would have done great in AA just like Gray will, when you don’t have an average 6′ 7″ 300 pound lineman with dexterity coming at you. Most QB’s can’t play in A ball let alone the SEC for one reason or another. LeMay will probably sign at UGA and if Murray play’s good enough LeMay will red shirt next year. That will leave Murray’s senior year sharing playing time with LeMay.
Anthony
April 26th, 2010
5:41 pm
It’s the head coach’s job to create an environment so that a 2nd string qb doesn’t want to transfer right after the depth chart is revealed. He should have waited to announce it right before the season. And he should know he’s only one play away from being the starter. He should think he’s still going to play in games regardless. Richt gets a big FAIL.
Harold
April 26th, 2010
5:41 pm
ESPN just confirmed that Logan Gray will transfer to Tennessee. ESPN is also confirming that there are large crowds of uneducated toothless people jumping from bridges all over the state of Georgia.
rogeriter
April 26th, 2010
5:41 pm
To most of the people on this blog…Grow Up! Y’all act like future Tech fans! Come back when you get your high school diplomas. …or act like adults for a change!
True Ga fans…don’t respond to these high school Harry’s!
BravesAreDone
April 26th, 2010
5:42 pm
Gray is aweful anyway, let him go.
Orlandodawg
April 26th, 2010
5:42 pm
Richt coached 2 heisman winners, i don’t think he forgot how to evaluate & coach quarterbacks. If anything he needs to recruit them like he used to and get more invovled. I for one think that France manages an offensive attack better than Bobo.
We cannot afford to have a Joe T, C, or Logan Gray anywhere near our depth chart as it’s been in years past.