Arrested tailback will transfer from UGA
ATHENS — Georgia backup tailback Dontavius Jackson, arrested on DUI and other charges last weekend, has decided to transfer to another school, UGA said Wednesday night.
The latest development came three days after Jackson, a redshirt sophomore, was suspended for at least the first six games of the 2010 season by Georgia coach Mark Richt.
Jackson will leave UGA after summer semester. He played in four games last season, rushing for 38 yards on four carries. He was well behind Washaun Ealey, Caleb King and Carlton Thomas on the Bulldogs’ depth chart at tailback.
Jackson was arrested by UGA Police early Saturday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, underage possession of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, following too closely, violation of the move-over law and violation of learner’s permit.
He is the fourth player to leave the Georgia football program after arrests this year. Richt dismissed linebacker Montez Robinson, quarterback Zach Mettenberger and backup punter Trent Dittmer from the squad.
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Henry County stinks like a Wal Mart bathroom
July 14th, 2010
9:52 pm
Goodbye, kick them all off that get in trouble; hey kick out Adams too while your at it.
Then, would somebody please get a Coach Paul Johnson a polo that fits his turkey neck properly. The excess hang under his chin makes me nervous, like the nervous you feel while a person is being made fun of to their face.
If you’re name ends with an “vious” or “vius” or “tion”; you are going to get kicked off the team, so just don’t show up.
Henry County stinks like a Wal Mart bathroom
July 14th, 2010
9:53 pm
…..thank you, that will be all.
aubietiger
July 14th, 2010
9:54 pm
Wow! How many arrests has ga had….can’t count them. But your AD has to top all in college football. Seems the only thing to make so of you get through the day is to bring up UT and Rogers. People….you need to worry about Ga.
Delbert D.
July 14th, 2010
9:55 pm
Thanks for the rewrite on the headline, Tim.
bad apple dawg
July 14th, 2010
9:58 pm
LMAO @ HC stinks !!!!!
dawgdude
July 14th, 2010
9:59 pm
I have never been so embarrassed and sad with UGA as I am now. Where does it end. I know alot of schools have problems. But we have had far too many and again it is just embarrassing. Damon Evans just took it to a whole new level. The people that feel it necessary to bring up Rogers and Tennessee just don’t get it. We are in trouble big time. We need a change. I cringe each day I look at the AJC….afraid of what else has gone wrong.
Damon Evans
July 14th, 2010
10:03 pm
Sorry Guys but I’m not quitting 2 a days!
dawgster
July 14th, 2010
10:03 pm
tdog, UGA is no more a joke than many, many schools that have kids get in trouble, and yes there have been too many, but kids have been dismissed and punished, perhaps more is needed but that is not up to us to decide their fate, it is the responsibility of the university and the dawgs coaching staff to deal with it…I believe they have and at no time have i seen Coach Richt ignore or not punish a young man for his actions…There is alot that goes on behind the scenes that we don’t see, but i can asure he takes it seriously, you just don’t agree with his handling of it and thats your right, but i trust his judgement along with the other coaches on what is the appropriate punishment to hand down..We may think he should be much harder on them, and maybe he should but true dawg fans will trust his judgement…I can tell you this with absolute fact, as i was in school there many, many years ago and believe me some of the things that went down and unreported happened almost every weekend..not excusing it but trying to say that its not something that has happened under Coach Richt’s watch…Lets give him the benefit of the doubt and since the university puts alot of faith in him, perhaps we should also…I
Bulldog59
July 14th, 2010
10:04 pm
Not to be cold-hearted, but this is excellent news. Jackson was suspended for at least 6 games in 2010 already. His season was shot. A wasted scholarship for the Dawgs in 2010, due to player stupidity.
The good news is that we have another scholarship to offer in 2011. Hopefully awarded to a solid athlete and student that will represent UGA the right way.
And yes, the guy in Bar Knoxville is declining to prosecute Da’Rick so he’ll skate on most of the charges. Dooley will probably slap him with a one or two game suspension. But, most likely, this is not the last time Mr. Rogers will have his picture taken, both profile and full-face. He doesn’t seem to be too bright.
Hunker Down
July 14th, 2010
10:05 pm
Kid made a mistake and CMR dealt with it. He did what he felt he needed to do in his best interest and I have no problems with his choice. He was down on the depth chart and missing half of a season so why not transfer. Now UGA has freed up a scholly in the process so I think no one should complain as it probably serves all parties equally well in damage control.
Hairy Dawg
July 14th, 2010
10:09 pm
Nance and DuhRick got to the victim. Let’s see if CDD has a set.
Houdawg
July 14th, 2010
10:11 pm
To ” Typical UGA Fan ” ……. so you position as something a Dawg fan would say ……
You racist piece of human waste …….. kiss it you F**K !
And a coward to boot …….
PMC
July 14th, 2010
10:13 pm
Smart for him, he’s not going to get a chance to play at GA anyway and he’ll have a better shot out of the spotlight somewhere else.
Dawgs are Number 1 in my book
July 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
Dawgs are number 1 in my book….err number 1 in being booked.
http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/index.php?title=Fulmer_Cup
To the Asheville Dawg fan who ignorantly says about TN…. “At least our guys, especially the under age ones, aren’t bar brawling!”…. yea DipWad…. your UGA players are just out on the road driving drunk putting innocent families at risk. W.A.U.T?
gator forever
July 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
Dawgster…you say the university has faith in Coach Richt. Well, didn’t the university have faith in Damon Evans? Sure did and see where that got Ga.
PMC
July 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
Good luck to DJax. Here’s hoping he can stay healthy and out of the limelight for the wrong reasons.
Ramguy
July 14th, 2010
10:15 pm
I don’t think Jackson getting a DUI makes him a thug. I hope he rights his ship and does good wherever he lands. GO DAWGS!!!!!
dawgster
July 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
I believe if additional info comes out regarding Mr. Rogers, then whether the guy at the Knoxville Bar wants to prosecute or not will probably be decided by the Mr. Dooley…Evidently it was felt that he needed an attorney, and yes he is innocent until proven otherwise..I don’t believe we have heard the end of his involvement for now, and with little infor regarding his involvement would make you think that they don’t want to rush to decision that could cost this young man a scholarship….I hope the off duty officer is doing much better as we don’t seem to be getting alot of info on his health…
Dawgs Run This State
July 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
Why has Typical UGA Fan’s comment not been removed? Somebody at the AJC should take a peek every now and then.
aubietiger
July 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
To Dawgs are Number 1 in my book…how right you are. And not only are uga players out driving drunk but their glorius AD was driving drunk with red panties between his legs. May not have been in a bar brawl…but sure could have killed someone with DUI. Way to represent uga.
jimmymack
July 14th, 2010
10:19 pm
let’s sign a prospect who might play
TThomas
July 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
One less drunken thug to worry about in Athens. I hope the jerk moves far, far away.
If Richt had any cojones, he would suspend at least half the team.
dawgdude
July 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
dawgster, I like you. You seem like a man of reason and I like your passion for Ga and I like that you are not trashing another school…UT. You are a wait and see guy and seem to realize we have our own problems. Just hope not to see any headlines about arrests in the morning.
Roll Tide
July 14th, 2010
10:23 pm
Calling all dawg fans. Victoris Secret is having a sell on red panties!
Iowa corn fed dawg boys
July 14th, 2010
10:23 pm
We can play football and stay out of trouble ! Quit recruiting those with character issues …you’ll be glad you did!
Panty Raider
July 14th, 2010
10:25 pm
Give Jackson a parting gift of red panties, he’s earned them.
When was the last time?
July 14th, 2010
10:25 pm
That Coach Richt suspended one of our STARTERS for more than a game and who was it? It seems to be a double standard…. yea if you look on paper King was “just” drinking underage riding along….but when you read between the lines, King duped Jackson into driving HIS car. Seems to me like Jackson is the scapegoat here and King could have stopped the whole thing by not giving his keys to Jackson and tricking him into driving his car.
Richt is not afraid to make an example out of the bench warmers, but he protects his starters…. that is why we can’t correct this problem at UGA and why it is getting worse. It is a double standard. We are an education of higher learning …. not a football team that offers classes to the players.
techster
July 14th, 2010
10:28 pm
Coach Richt is soft on his players. Has to be because he has been the coach for 9 years and the problem just keeps getting worse….face it puppies.
dawgster
July 14th, 2010
10:29 pm
gator forever, i believe you talking about apples and oranges here..regarding Damon Evans total lack of judgement has nothing to do with the university having faith in Coach Richt…I don’t see how you can compare the two…but even having faith in someone doesn’t mean they want fall from grace or let you down sometimes…i have and will always have faith in my children as my parents did with me but at times we are let down or do something that disappoints..My previous post said nothing about “blind faith” i just happen to think that Coach Richt as earned that at UGA and should be given the respect to make the judgement call on these kids as he has done on more than one occassion…Your remarks, being a gator fan obvisously was to take jabs at dawg program..well you succeeded and maybe we do deserve to hear some of that, but don’t throw stones when your program does not have a clean slate either…
gator forever
July 14th, 2010
10:30 pm
Brainiac(Dawg for life) …ole roll tide just speaks the truth. Red panties are all the rage. Buy them now and fly them proudly during football season!
Dawgs are Number 1 in my book
July 14th, 2010
10:30 pm
I need to amend my earlier post… I just noticed that not only are the DAWGS the number 1 THUGA team this year…. They are 3rd on the all-time dynasty list and that is without the author recording a single incident in 2009 (which we all know is an error). What would they be if 2009 was included?
http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/index.php?title=Fulmer_Cup_Dynasty
Mark Richt has officially brought the THUG label with him from Florida State…. I think he learned it from watching Miami…. Suspensions always follow an out of control program….
REFERENCE: MIAMI, AUBURN, ALABAMA, USC
George G
July 14th, 2010
10:31 pm
If CMR can’t handle the players, how can he handle the team?
Well, you see, that’s the problem isn’t it? If Richt can’t control his players off the field, he can’t control them on the field.
So get used to more penalties and dumb moves on the field and more arrests off the field. And not winning an SEC championship.
Eventually, when enough people connect all the dots, Richt will be sacked, but until then, get used to suffering.
savannahdawg
July 14th, 2010
10:32 pm
Good job CMR! Get the drunks out once and for all. “last time”, wake up and get a clue you idiot. If you don’t have all the facts, you should keep your opinion to yourself. You don’t know the whole story because the paper as usual didn’t give you the entire story. Double standard? GET A CLUE PEOPLE!!!!!!!
Dear Poster at 10:25PM
July 14th, 2010
10:34 pm
Dear Poster at 10:25PM….. you can’t read between the lines in that situation…. just like you can’t assume that the panties in Damon Evans lap were anyone elses but his wife’s.
james
July 14th, 2010
10:35 pm
what will happen if uga get rid of the other so called thugs and come up with a 1-9 record.cmr would have to leave uga overnight.the players read this garbage everyday like you and i.
gator forever
July 14th, 2010
10:35 pm
dawgster, you seem like a classy guy. sorry if i offended you. but ga has had a horrible run in the arrest area…and now with the AD….well that just tops it all. i think after reading so many on here just obsessing about rogers and tennessee…well it seems like ga fans should worry about their current problems. as for me i really hope the sec arrests ends. it is a same to see young people just throw away opportunities. sorry again…i did not mean to offend you. you seem like a class guy.
dawgster
July 14th, 2010
10:35 pm
I’m sure i will be called a “homer” for some of my remarks, but i don’t hide my allegence, but it does irritate me when all the other schools especially some whose past is not so great either, throw stones, and no, i don’t like it when the dawg nation throw stones either..we did that with Tenn last week and then guess what happens….
Jermaine
July 14th, 2010
10:36 pm
Mark Richt has officially brought the THUG label with him from Florida State….
You, sir, are correct. Thuggery is a part of him after that kind of exposure.
savannahdawg is blinded
July 14th, 2010
10:38 pm
savannahdawg is blinded…. doesn’t want to see the truth…. got to look past him though as it is hard to see through the red panties blocking his vision. Don’t tell folks to get a clue when you are ignorant to the real world…..
Tell us how it really when down savannahdawg since the rest of the world needs to get a clue…. Did Jackson pin down King and MAKE him give him the keys to the car? You are looking through the world through rose color glasses…. er red tinted panties dude.
I Could Have Put Some Lame Name Here
July 14th, 2010
10:39 pm
Two things that Blow my mind:
1. How opposing fans think that waving red panties will in anyway bother mature fans. I’m sure there are a few crack pots that may get upset but for the most part no one really gives a flying fu*****
2. Why the inbred trailer trash continues to call these young men thugs. Those of you that call them that really really want to use another word but you are either not man enough or the filter is preventing you. I tend to believe it’s the lack of balls.
They are not thugs and if underage drinking makes you a thug then they are in great company in Athens because there are a boat load of thugs and most of them are white.
Souljaboy
July 14th, 2010
10:43 pm
For some reason, Richt never seems to punish starting players like Odell Thurman, 2 games, Danell Ellerbe, 2 games, and now King, 1 game. He only pulls scholarships of players he doesn’t expect to compete, or their crimes are too big for him to cover up, like Mettenburger, Montez Robinson, and fall guy, Dontavius Jackson. Richt continues to shoot himself and the university in the foot with his double standards.
Bambii Knockers From Pensacola
July 14th, 2010
10:43 pm
Good ones, Roll Tide! You’re almost as funny as your sweet head coach Mike Price I met at work a few short years ago. He was SO precious! I just loved the way he said, “IT’S ROLLING, BABY!”
Smooches!!!
I Could Have Put Some Lame Name Here
July 14th, 2010
10:43 pm
Football isn’t life or death. It’s a game you play in life. What’s happening to these kids is real life.
KJ
July 14th, 2010
10:44 pm
“Calling all dawg fans. Victoris Secret is having a sell on red panties!”
Calling all Tide fans: Wal-Mart is having a “sell” on Hooked on Phonics (i.e. 400-level English in Tuscaloosa)
I am man enough
July 14th, 2010
10:46 pm
Hey 10:39…. I am man enough…. thug is the word my friend. Don’t know what you mean, but it originated in India and is derived from the original word Thugee….
Becaume rooted in the US to refer to members of the mafia as THUGS…. doing things to others or themselves with no respect or concern for others…
You sir seem to be implying something else.
SiddyBoy
July 14th, 2010
10:46 pm
Enter your comments here
I Could Have Put Some Lame Name Here
July 14th, 2010
10:49 pm
You can play semantics all you want but you know and those of you who use it know exactly what I mean.
Even by your definition these “kids” are not Thugs.
Andy in Athens
July 14th, 2010
10:50 pm
Good riddance. It’s no one’s fault but your own. The easiest thing in the world to do is NOT get arrested. You can’t take the punishment for your actions, you don’t deserve to suit up in the red and black. Take your “easy way out” mentality elsewhere. As for King, he was drinking….yes. But he didn’t get in a fight, and broke no other laws himself. He was simply a passenger. He deserves the suspension for wrong place, wrong time, but not more than a game or two. If he does it again, boot him, too. I’m ready for a completely clean program with none of these off-season problems. Way to go, Richt. Thanks for stepping up the penalties for poor behavior.
I am man enough
July 14th, 2010
10:52 pm
Hmmmm, drinking and driving seems to be the epitome of doing things to others or themselves with no respect or concern for others….. do you know what happens when a drunk can’t avoid hitting innocent people? How about drinking and cheating on your wife…. I am sure his wife feels concerned for… respected….
Christophorm
July 14th, 2010
10:53 pm
way to go richt… send all these thugs packing…we’ll put in band members if we have to.good job!!!