Murray drops the glove (plus other news and notes from UGA camp)
ATHENS — Here you go, the first bits of news from Georgia’s preseason camp:
- After wearing a glove on his throwing hand throughout spring practice, quarterback Aaron Murray said he has rethought the matter and will not wear a glove in preseason camp or during the season. “I tried it on and off throughout the summer but just decided I felt more comfortable without the glove,” Murray said today. “I think I’m fine without it.”
- The plan, at least at the moment, is for quarterback-turned-wide receiver Logan Gray to take no practice reps at QB. But coach Mark Richt said Gray has been told to stay “mentally prepared” to play QB, and that the situation might be reassessed in a few weeks depending on how true freshman Hutson Mason is progressing as Murray’s potential backup.
- So for now Georgia has a redshirt freshman (Murray), a true freshman (Mason) and two walk-ons (freshmen Parker Welch and Greg Bingham) at quarterback. “The quarterback room has got to be youngest room in the history of college football,” Richt said. “A little bit scary in there.”
- Starting inside linebacker Akeem Dent will miss most of preseason camp after undergoing toe surgery last week, but Richt says it’s still possible Dent could be ready to play in the Bulldogs’ season opener Sept. 4 against Louisiana-Lafayette.
- Freshman offensive lineman Kolton Houston is sidelined with a foot injury. Not clear how long he’ll be out.
- Richt said he doesn’t know how long it’ll take the NCAA investigation to play out but said all players are eligible for practice.
- Georgia takes the practice field for the first time of the 2010 preseason at 3:25 p.m.
More from first day of Georgia camp: click here.
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185 comments Add your comment
Junkyarddawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:21 pm
Aaron Murray did win the elite 11 QB camp and won UF’s QB camp!
GO DAWGS
PAUL R.
August 2nd, 2010
5:22 pm
COACH OUT TO KNOW BY NOW…………….
A FRESHMAN STUD RUNNING BACK IS NOT EQUAL TO A FRESHMAN QB1 WITH A GLOVE!
IS YOUR QB1′S MIDDLE NAME “PRINCE”?
No Glove?
August 2nd, 2010
5:22 pm
Why isn’t he going to wear a glove? All the top NFL QBs use gloves. With murray’s little hands, the ball will be slipping out half the time for fumbles. Richt should make him wear gloves.
AltamahaDawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:24 pm
There are only 2 gator fans on SSI. One is a successful local businessman with way too much class, and too busy to be blogin about some other school all day, and the other one is a do next to nothing county employee with all kinds of time on his hands. Which one are you?
Midget U
August 2nd, 2010
5:24 pm
It’s time for the midget to lead the Preseason No 1 team (in their minds) into battle!!!!
Lake Oconee Dawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:25 pm
Damnthebutcher! I guess he was looking ahead, If I red shirt him he can be around 5 yrs., If he’s that good he’s gone after his Soph year. Cox need to be subed for last year but no, no, no. If Coach Richt come through this year he need to be voted “Coach of the Year” in college football. GO DAWGS!!!
BigCaliDawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:26 pm
How Bout Them Dawgs!
So good to be a DAWG. Amazing how many members of the North Avenue Trade School wish so badly they could be us, that they just leave their blogs (if they have any) come over here, and behave like scorned females.
It’s almost here.
SOOHSO
August 2nd, 2010
5:28 pm
Will he replace the glove with red panties!!!
kevin
August 2nd, 2010
5:29 pm
The midget thing would be funny if a man of the same height was not the best passer in the NFL the last 2 seasons and won an MVP for his efforts. However, since that’s the case, the midget comment is completely idiotic. Thanks for playing, nerds!
kevin
August 2nd, 2010
5:30 pm
The midget thing would be funny if a man of the same height was not the best passer in the NFL the last 2 seasons and won an MVP for his efforts. However, since that’s the case, the midget comment is completely idiotic. Thanks for playing!
SSIgator
August 2nd, 2010
5:30 pm
The center for UGA should be a little concerned if he hears the snap of that latex glove behind him.
Dawg 1
August 2nd, 2010
5:32 pm
Lake Oconee Dawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:16 pm
GO DAWGS!! Have no fear with Murphy!
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ugag is irrelevant
August 2nd, 2010
5:34 pm
what a nothing school
BigCaliDawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:34 pm
“UGa just named top party school (in addition to being top panty school).”
A title this Dawg is proud of.
College is a time to develop a work ethic, matriculate, focus in on ones career, drink and poke smot, and of course, tap as much split tail as possible. Why would you NOT party!?
There is a time to work AND a time to play.
All work and no play make for some vaginated Techies.
SSIgator
August 2nd, 2010
5:37 pm
AltamahaDawg -
Long time since you have been to SSI? Next trip, take off your rose-colored red glasses and look around. A lot more Gator fans here now than in 1980. FYI, Ronnie, the successful businessman you spoke of, does not live on the island.
Gatorbait 17-3
August 2nd, 2010
5:41 pm
marcweiszer The entire practice was supposed to be open to media, but Richt changed those plans more than halfway through and closed rest of practice. Athens Banner
They must have looked terrible, especially the children at QB. In Richt’s own words:
“The quarterback room has got to be youngest room in the history of college football,” Richt said. “A little bit scary in there.”
AltamahaDawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:49 pm
my point remains!
Tara
August 2nd, 2010
5:57 pm
AJC headline: UGA named the nation’s No. 1 party school
Cesspool of the South
42 player-thugs arrested
Red panties
Anyone see a connection here?
Junkyarddawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:58 pm
Gatorbait…Murray WON UF’s QB camp and was begged to sign there!
GO DAWGS!
superDawg
August 2nd, 2010
5:58 pm
future reference don’t bring a donkey to a fish fry.
SSIgator
August 2nd, 2010
5:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Alberto VO5
August 2nd, 2010
6:02 pm
Yeah, the Cesspool of the South. The place does stink, doesn’t it!
And look at those panties!!!
Florida… 17 wins in 20 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This year:
Florida 45
Georgia 13
Beatdown City again!
bushwacker
August 2nd, 2010
6:06 pm
Don’t be scarred CMR, remember a few years ago when we started a freshman no one had heard of and not nearly as highly recruited, I think he went on to set the record for all times wins for a college qb, what was his name, DAVID GREENE ??
bushwacker
August 2nd, 2010
6:07 pm
Tara, at least we wear panties!!
bushwacker
August 2nd, 2010
6:07 pm
Well, not me , I mean , well , hardly ever!
Saben
August 2nd, 2010
6:11 pm
Believe Richt`s hairdresser ended up with the red panties.
The beatdowns this year will be awesome.
Even South Carolina will join the party.
New daddies everywhere for Saint Richt.
Willie Wonka Dawg
August 2nd, 2010
6:11 pm
Richt couldn’t remember the names of backups for QB. Closed the practice so he could learn the names of his players so he wouldnt get embarrassed by the media. Oompa Loompa QB was messing up big time without the glove too.
NRBQ
August 2nd, 2010
6:13 pm
Tim:
Check back for updates?
Updates?
Lilburn Dawg
August 2nd, 2010
6:53 pm
Anybody know anything about the two walk-on QB’s? Haven’t heard about them. Where are they from and what’s their potential?
HappyDawg
August 2nd, 2010
8:05 pm
I can’t understand why everybody assumes Murray will not be a factor. He has the same experience David Greene had (who won the most games in college history prior to Colt McCoy), and Murray comes in as the 3rd best QB in the nation. Y’all are acting like he’s a real problem. I think he’ll have a lot of bloggers eating crow by game 3.
Gayders don't have genitals
August 2nd, 2010
8:09 pm
We won’t even need a qb this year. The “D” will hold everyone in check. The city of Jacksonville will be able to lay off 40 people from the clean up department because we will mop the town with Gayder azzzz.
john
August 2nd, 2010
8:35 pm
Yea Tara……..nobody invited you to the party…..How bout that dog!!!!!
Buzz
August 2nd, 2010
10:00 pm
What’s all this talk about red panties? I find that they breathe nice underneath my costume. Nobody is taking my red panties. I get three to a pack on sale at Target. Like my fellow North Avenue students it’s the only way I get to actually put my hands on some, although ugag is irrelevant has offered me his but he’s way too fat for me.
jeff
August 3rd, 2010
9:49 am
Hey Techies, how is that new Harry Potter club going? Dont forget your six pack of Zima and a blowup doll for the football season.
Murray > Brantley
August 3rd, 2010
6:26 pm
I’ve seen both play in HS—murray is much better. Brantley will go down after a couple of hits if he tries to run. Tebow’s gone, gators—your run is over.