Richt says no timetable for Gray decision but position switch possible if he stays
Georgia coach Mark Richt said Thursday afternoon that if quarterback Logan Gray “wants to stay at Georgia, I’ll work with him on what position he plays.”
Gray, the No. 2 quarterback on Georgia’s post-spring depth chart, met Monday with Richt to discuss his status on the team and the possibility of transferring to another school. Richt said Thursday there is no timetable for Gray to make a decision.
Richt reiterated that Gray still has a shot to be Georgia’s starting quarterback but said he also would have the option of playing another position. Gray previously expressed interest in playing wide receiver if things did not work out at quarterback. He was listed behind redshirt freshman Aaron Murray at quarterback on the depth chart released last week.
Gray “wants to play, and right now he’s not sure that he can,” Richt said. “I made it real clear, as clear as a bell, that we just had a post-spring depth chart that did not name anybody a starter at any position, including quarterback. But when he ended up No. 2 behind Murray, I’m sure that’s what triggered it.
“So he’s trying to decide what he wants to do – whether he wants to stay here and, if he stays, what position he wants to play and all that kind of stuff. If he wants to be at Georgia, then I’ll work with him on what position he plays and all.”
Richt said it’s not unusual for a player in Gray’s situation to consider his options.
“This type of thing actually happens a whole lot more than anybody ever knows,” Richt said. “It usually doesn’t become a public issue. But I guess nowadays, with the way word travels, somebody caught wind that he had come to see me discussing what to do. Usually those things are done in private, and those kids have a chance to think about it without everybody hammering them on it and wondering what everybody’s opinion of it is.
“But the bottom line is, if he wants to be at Georgia, we’re glad to have him. And we are certainly a better team with him than without him.”
Part of the reason the Gray issue has caused such a ruckus is that if he were to transfer, Georgia’s only scholarship quarterbacks would be Murray, who has never played in a college game, and incoming freshman Hutson Mason, who arrives this summer from Marietta’s Lassiter High School. Gray is a junior but has thrown only 12 passes in college games himself.
“Whether he’s here or whether he’s not here,” Richt said, “we have a tremendous amount of inexperience at the quarterback position.”
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Duke
April 30th, 2010
11:28 am
Richt has lost his touch. Don’t like seeing a new QB every year, not good for continuity, shows a lack of looking ahead. Don’t like Richt picking QB’s who throw too many interceptions—that’s not smart ot overlook the one thing Alabama looks for in a QB–ball protection–maybe that’s why they’re Champs and UGA is Chumps. This is his last year to pull a sudden miracle out of the hat, or time for UGA to move on with coach who knows how to not repeat making same errors every year. It’s one thing to have a new QB every year, for 3 years, it’s another to continue to have problems with penalties, turnovers, and losing to Meyer at Florida–year after year without correct adjustments.
Bad Plans against Florida:
Richt is unable to make a high probability plan against Florida and his plan against Florida
fails 7 out 9 times.
how2fish
April 30th, 2010
11:35 am
Duke CMR is 3-1 against Bama..your next point?
Bill
April 30th, 2010
11:45 am
The Richt haters gripe my backside. I live in the heart of Gator country and us Dawg fans are few and far between, but the comment I hear most about my Dawgs is that we have a good coach who is a class act. I agree.
Our winning percentage during the Richt era is not too shabby and from what I have been reading, justice (not knee jerk reaction) to violating the rules is pretty swift and not always easy.
We have a coach that is respected throughout the country. We should be proud of that. Go Dawgs.
BigTimeTECHFan
April 30th, 2010
11:46 am
Why would he go to receiver, would he even be in the rotation for a top 4 receiver spot? I would think he would have to beat out:
Marlon Brown
Kris Durham
Tav King
AJ Green
Rantavious Wooten
Isreal Troope
If he wants to play. Can he? I don’t knew him that well
How2fish
April 30th, 2010
11:49 am
Bill good points!
Oversight Committee
April 30th, 2010
12:06 pm
Wisdom comes from older folks. 6 years to get your degree? An undergrad degree? Please tell me you begin your name with Dr…..
Numbers
April 30th, 2010
12:31 pm
Apparently CMR has asked Hutson Mason to sitout the rest of the Lassiter Lacrosse season to avoid any chance of an injury. Looks like Coach is protecting his second option (Maybe First IMO). Smart move.
Obvious
April 30th, 2010
12:37 pm
Wisdom comes from older folks
April 30th, 2010
10:50 am
“my UGA education made it all happen. That Japanes firm was very impressed…30-24 and it keeps on kepping on”
Don’t look now but your “UGA education” is showing! Apparently ‘wisdom comes from older folks’ unless they’re UGA grads. LMAO
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
12:40 pm
What WAS the correct adjustments the Florida game plan Duke? Scoring more points?
I think the problem with some fans is they really do think college football is about pulling rabbits out of hats.
That and they tend to hero worship whoever is hot lately. What Alabama looks for ….geez. How the hell do you know what Alabama looks for?
JMac 01203
April 30th, 2010
12:42 pm
Coach, Tech will again play in a better bowl than the puppy dogs.
Ric, UGA is like the Braves – OVERRATED.
And yes, everyone knows that college kids drink, BUT… when you are in a position of being an athlete on a middle of the road program like UGA, there should be some kind of pride, responsibility and ACCOUNTABILITY that goes along with that. To me, a college athlete that goes out and drinks does not understand his role and his coaches have not done their job by teaching him character. Any athlete that drinks is letting his team down. That is unless alcohol consumption is a part of their training regimen. CMR may be a good man, but he is horrible at translating that to his players, and his players, by their actions, have no respect for their school. That goes for ANY school.
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
12:52 pm
I am tired of Richt doing the same stuff every year, new QB, penalities, turnovers, losing to Florida, absolutely, that needs to change this year, or we need to get a coach in here who has shown good in those areas, like the Boise St. Coach. The hotseat for Richt is getting flaming hot if he has ANOTHER bad year.–in fact, if he starts 4-4 again, he’ll be fired. He’s running out of excuses, AND QB’s.
How2fish
April 30th, 2010
1:07 pm
JMac 01203 Any athlete that drinks is letting his team down??? WTF what planet are you on? Not earth but perhaps Scotty can beam you back someday. A athlete that gets in a fight drunk or gets caught drinking underage etc is letting their team down..but many of the these young men are 21 or older and have every right to drink if they want.
it's gonna be freaking LOUD
April 30th, 2010
1:21 pm
at williams-brice baby! are you ready Mr. Murray? Did you have 80 thousand screaming their lungs out at you at Plant? Did you have one of the top SEC defenses breathing down your neck? A team that was inside the UGA 10 yd line when time ran out in athens last year?
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
1:40 pm
Smitty, you wouldnt happen to have a couple of alias names in here now would you?
Dawg Max
April 30th, 2010
1:50 pm
South carolina? Get real—the Dawgs, even with freshman murray at QB will beat usc like a rented mule! Garcia’s terrible and spurrier’s 1990 offense doesn’t work anymore. Dawgs win that game easy–mark it down.
Passing time
April 30th, 2010
1:55 pm
Richt doesn’t have to let him out of anything. He is only committed through this year. Football scholarships are annual events. He will have to sit out a year if transferring to a Div 1A school. Richt can only stop him up until spring semester is done.
Les W. Moore
April 30th, 2010
1:59 pm
Atta girl Angela! The boys think it but it took a girl to say it….
Logan Gray should transfer as he’ll never see the field as a QB. Saint Richt plays favorites and he doesn’t play the backup. Which sounds likes a guy who once won a lot of games and a few SEC titles in his first 8 seasons before becomming satisfied with mediocre and undisciplined teams (Phil Fulmer). See Angela was right.
Terry
April 30th, 2010
2:03 pm
JMac 01203, Its the responsibility of the parent to teach their child accountability not a coach, or anyone else, if you wait for your child to get into college before teaching them, then you might as well for get it. And even then you might have a child that has a rebellious nature, and those kind are unreachable they have to learn from experience. And you can not teach character you either have it or not, it all starts at home, sounds like you want someone to raise your child for you. Tell me do you go around blaming everyone else for your actions.
JMac 01203
April 30th, 2010
2:52 pm
Yes it the parents responsibility to teach their kids right from wrong, but that does not release a coach that is in charge of these kids for many months of the year to instill pride in their team and school. Did Zach let his team down?? Yes he did. Age should not play into the equation. An athlete should be accountable for his actions, and going out and getting drunk and doing other things that get him in trouble is nothing more than spitting in the face of his coachs, family and school.It shows a total lack of respect for everyone. Athletes are supposed to have a training regimem and there is no room in that training regiman for alcohol, or for anything that can bring dishonor to them, their families, their team, and their school.
JMac 01203
April 30th, 2010
3:03 pm
and Terry, IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT TEACH CHARACTER, THEN I MUST QUESTION HOW MUCH YOU HAVE. You are not born with character. Character has to be taught. It must be learned. It must be instilled into a person. Yes it should be taught by family, but it must also be taught by everyone a person comes in contact with. CMR is supposedly a very good Christian person. If that be the case, then he has a responsibility to his players and their families to try to instill character into everyone he comes in contact with. You have no idea what kind of upbringing kids have had. A football coach needs to be a role model for his players, and he should try to instill some pride, responsibility, and accountability into each of the players.
CLEVON LITTLE
April 30th, 2010
3:10 pm
If I was a D-1 player & I new my time was running out to get playing time, I would mull the dicision too.
Ruler Dawg
April 30th, 2010
3:34 pm
How much longer will adams and evans give richt to turn the program around? This is getting old quick. I’m sick of bama and florida winning everything and UGA stuck in minor bowls.
High school grad
April 30th, 2010
3:36 pm
If the drinking age was 18 there would be less problems. More drunks but less problems. Dont you find it kind of a nanny state to tell you can fight a war but can not drink beer, wine, or liquor? Sympathy laws and PC laws over civil rights.
Gatormeat
April 30th, 2010
3:37 pm
Makes no difference if gray stays or not, the Mighty Gators will beat down the dogs down. Again
High school grad
April 30th, 2010
3:38 pm
Well if you do not get to play then your nfl chances for outrageous salaries are nill.
Charles
April 30th, 2010
4:01 pm
Logan Gray beat Murray over the Spring scrimmages overall, so no ownder he feels unfairly treated, especially after his g-day game beatdown of Murray, and Gray has that right–he certainly doesn’t have to play backup when he was a top QB coming out of high school too. It doesn’t make sense to give the #1 on the depth chart to a player who didn’t earn it like Murray. I agree, based on what the Murray kid did back in his high school glory days.
Coach Richt don’t have to name Logan #1 on his depth chart, but Logan don’t have to name Coach Richt #1 on his team depth chart either–both have power, and can use it as they well please. Coach Richt might have underestimated how much power Logan Gray has.
Fed Up
April 30th, 2010
4:02 pm
UGA loses to Florida & Meyer 80% of the time under Richt, so who cares who’s playing quarterback, it won’t make a difference.
Kelton
April 30th, 2010
4:06 pm
Man, all I know is, Aaron Murray not to go figure how to get his guys playin’ hard for him, like they did for Mettenberger, and getting all the guys who keep dropping those pass on baord the Aaron Murray train, that’s what I need to see out of him. Right now, ain’t nobody ridin’ the Aaron murray train.
T'VILLE DAWG
April 30th, 2010
5:21 pm
Angela, it’s frustating somtimes but don’t be like the crowd which asks what have you done for me lately? This fine christian has been an asset to everything Georgia, maybe you should give your total allegiance to the bugs right up the road, as for me and my family we’ll honor the honorable!
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
5:48 pm
Gray lost to Murray in scrimmages 2 out of 3 times. What makes the 1 time carry more weight?
Since the job at stake is to play in actual games over the cource of the season, the criteria aught to be more reflective of how a season actually works dont you think. you know, on any give day?
If passing stats are all that detemines win and losses, we have some serious record books to rewrite. If “overall” stats and having a great day (and that outweighs others) were the goal, then Joe Cox gets to go back and claim a victory over OSU, because his SC numbers the next week were outstanding. Does anybody consider Cox’ overall passing stats in listing the record for the 2009 season?
Stafford had 3 int one night and won, better stas and lost. When he finally started to be a valuable QB for us, his stats were quite vanilla, but he learned what and when.
I would also offer up the idea that the other scrimmages should carry more wieght. With a new DC frantically trying to install a new defence, you would have to imagine as some point in the spring they actually tried to do some things. Seeing how its widely accepted that G-day was NOT the day they showed anything, then some where in those first 2 closed scrimmages had to be where they ramped up the pressure. Its a fact that Murray had better performances in those, and reportedly the rest of the spring. And then there was the G-day game.
It’s quite possible that the coaches are considering something besides the results from the exhibition scrimmage where the opponent was scripted more than simulated. Obviously that is only a part of the story.
Your Sofa
April 30th, 2010
8:12 pm
TECH FANS: Reserve your new LaZ Boy chairs today as you will be going to lose at seven games without Dwyer in the MIGHTY ACC this year. The new line of LaZ Boy’s have a built in tissue dispenser to insure that after UGA beats you for the 9th time in 10 years, you will be able to wipe your tears with ease!
GO JACKETS! GO FOUR HOTDOGS! GO FOUR COKES! GO (insert lame gimmic here)!!!!!!! GO ALL YOU SCREAMING 20k TECH FANS!!! WOOOOOOO
Tech Stinger
April 30th, 2010
8:21 pm
Tech beats UGA easily this year. Tech will be loaded, Ga has a 5′11″ QB and an overrated D, even with a $750,000 coach! Paul Johnson’s got the date of the UGA game circled on his calendar–the rest of the schedule will be a pretty easy. Tech 33 Dawgs 23—bank on it!
shane#1
April 30th, 2010
8:42 pm
Give me UGA football anytime. It’s the off season and UGA gets more ink than Tech did winning the ACC. Lets face it, CPJ is a good coach, but boring, like Tech’s offense. Give me Stafford and bombs away anytime. Without a ball being snapped we have all this drama. It is good the Dawgs hired a coach from the Cowboys. They were my favorite team in the old days, along with the Raiders. The Steelers won a lot of Super Bowls but they were BORING! You were never bored with “Hollywood” Henderson, “Dandy Don” Meridith, “Big Tooze”, “Snake” Stabler or Lester Hayes. So Techies, if you are tired of that rickety old stadium and half a$$ed fans that sit on their hands come on over to the wild side and live a little. Become a Dawg!
shane#1
April 30th, 2010
8:45 pm
Damn, I forgot the “Stork”! He was another of the Raider’s “misfits”.
AltamahaDawg
April 30th, 2010
9:16 pm
How is the UGA D overrated? by what standard? You just heard somebody use the word overrated and you thought you would give it a shot , eh?
Anyway, Johnson might have it circled, but the only way the average tech fans knows when the game is, will be that they see the Tech game on the Georgia Football Schedule that they all have taped to the wall in thier room.
shane#1
April 30th, 2010
9:19 pm
Hey Alt, GOOD ONE!
shane#1
April 30th, 2010
9:28 pm
Listen up Nerd Trolls, this is not meant for friendly enemies, just trolls. There are four southwest Ga. guys in that defensive backfield. Gamble, Rambo, Nick Williams and Shawn Williams. They get to the ballcarrier quickly and with bad intentions. They all weigh 200 lbs. or better and they will knock your package into the dirt! Rambo played QB in high school running the Ga. Southern system. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Nice Try Richt
April 30th, 2010
9:46 pm
Translation: We’ll dangle the QB carrot in front of the kid as long as we have to. He is never going to be our QB, but it is in UGA’s best interests for him to stay, just in case the other kid goes down. It is a win-win for us. Ultimately, Gray will become a casualty of the “business” and that is not my problem.
Tech Stinger
May 1st, 2010
8:25 am
To keep more good players eligible, Richt and Adams need to lobby the Athens city council for relaxed drinking rules for UGA football players! They must be proactive and take action!!! The Dawg players need to drink and party hard to get ready for practice the next day—the laws must be changed!
Angela
May 1st, 2010
8:58 am
You boys are being ugly with me. All I’m doing is pointing out the many deficiencies at UGA.
Do you want to clean up the place and restore some decency and integrity, or do you just want to shoot the messenger?
It appears that it’s the latter.
Austin
May 1st, 2010
9:29 am
Hey, don’t go blaming everything thats wrong with UGA on CMR. He’s a good guy. Althogh part of the reasson they can’t win any games was because of Willie Martinez who could not get a stop on defense and Mike Bobo passing the bomb every time. He is soooooo easy to read. On first down incomplete pass. Second down and 10 run. and third down short slants or crosses. WE NEED A NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR! NOW!
Forrest Gump
May 1st, 2010
11:03 am
I don’t know why everyone is up in arms over the possible transfer for Logan Gray. The fact of the matter is he had plenty of opportunity to win the starting job at the start of 2009, win the starting job midseason in 2009, and win the job in the spring of 2010. Obviously he is doing something (or not doing something) that indicates to Richt and Bobo that Logan Gray is not capable of being a starting Quarterback in the SEC.
As far as recruiting talent is concerned, I think people forget that 3/4 Quarterbacks that Richt developed at UGA were drafted in the NFL. 2/3 won a SEC Championship and the other was only the #1 draft pick in the 2009 NFL draft. Certainly it would have been nice to have a nice transition between Stafford and Cox, but he did recruit the #3 High School QB in Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger to eventually assume the QB duties. It’s not Richt’s fault that Mettenberger is an idiot who can’t keep his hands to himself and lies to the coaching staff about his situation.
As far as winning big games, how quickly people forget about the 4th quarter victories on the road in 2002 against UT and Auburn; or the win in 2008 at a top 5 ranked Auburn team. The last two years were certainly disappointing, but most people (and probably the majority of Richt haters on this site) were calling for Willie’s head. Did he not fire him and replace him with a substantial upgrade (hopefully)????
Anyone who thinks we had a shot of going into the 2010 season as a National Championship contender are absolutely living in the clouds. We have a realistic shot at the SEC East crown; assuming no substantial injuries. But we would be in a helluva situation if Murray were to go down, leaving us stuck with Logan Gray.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
No worries
May 1st, 2010
3:50 pm
Logan gray? What’s the big deal—he’s not that good, couldn’t even beat out a freshman QB—if he leaves, no big deal. The dawgs will be fine at QB with murray and mason from lassiter—he may be better than murray!
Come on Patrick
May 2nd, 2010
2:05 am
I love how Patrick showed all of Richt’s impressive records in bowl games, his impressive records against the SEC and breaks it down to the SEC East and SEC West and even mentions that we have lost a few in a row to Tennessee. If you are going to put these stats down you have to put the bad one down too, otherwise you lose all credibility. I am 100% in support for Richt but you cannot offer all great facts/stats, throw in one not-so-great one and leave out the worst of all. That being of course that Richt is 2-7 vs. jean shorts/mullets/gold chains.
Lane Pimpin
May 2nd, 2010
8:28 pm
This site should be closed until CMR can prove that he is man enough to even be on the same field with Urban. CMR does not win the big ones and he will continue that tradition this year when he drops three during the regular season (if the poodles are lucky) and makes reservations for another mediocre bowl game.
UGA IS ON THE DECLINE
May 3rd, 2010
1:53 am
amen angela!! Just look at the past month for the dawgs…they are all over the news with arrest…CMR is a good guy but he has done a terrible job with players..Just google matt stafford spooning with cox…what a drunk…just like half the team….Say what you want but UGA is not classy at all…
Next
May 3rd, 2010
11:10 am
I’m wondering what the timetable is to get a new article up? it’s Monday.
This article should be wrapping my online fish and chips!