No word yet on Murray’s knee injury
Georgia’s loss to Auburn on Saturday ended with Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray out of the game after taking a blow to his left knee, and there was no definitive word Sunday on the extent of the injury.
Coach Mark Richt indicated after the game Saturday night that he did not believe the injury was serious, and Murray seemed to be walking fine as he made his way to the locker room.
But on his regular Sunday evening teleconference with the media, Richt had no update on any injuries, including Murray’s.
With Georgia having an open date this week, the team and staff were given a day off on Sunday, and Richt, who conducted the conference call from home, said he had not met with director of sports medicine Ron Courson.
“I’m not going to talk about injuries in this conference,” Richt said. “I’m just going to hold off on that. I’ve got to get a clear picture from Ron . . . When I get with Ron, I’m sure we’ll have a discussion and will have a better idea of what is going on in that regard.”
Murray was on the sideline for the final five plays of Saturday’s game after his knee was jarred in a collision with the helmet of Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley.
“We don’t think there was any kind of structural damage [to the knee],” Richt said in his postgame news conference Saturday night. “We think it was more just a blow on the knee, the bone or whatever. He actually wanted to go back in and play. He was able to. I just told him no.”
Murray was not available for interviews after the game because he was receiving medical attention. Later in the night, he posted on Twitter: “Knee is all good, just gotta get some sleep and [I'll] be feeling good.”
Murray took a battering throughout the game, mainly from Fairley.
Asked Sunday if he took issue with some of Fairley’s hits, Richt said: “That’s another subject I’m not going to make a comment on right now.”
Tensions boiled over near the end of the game, and two Auburn players, defensive end Michael Goggans and defensive tackle Mike Blanc, were ejected for throwing punches.
“Just really disappointed in that,” Auburn coach Gene Chizik said after the game. “That’s a lot of reflection on us as coaches, and I am embarrassed by it. That’s not who we are.”
Richt said Sunday he had not heard from Chizik since the game and does not expect or need to.
“I know our guys were highly emotionally charged also, so I’m not going to sit here and try to say their guys were doing one thing and our guys were doing another,” Richt said. “I had enough concern about what was going on that we took a knee on that last play [of the game] just to try to defuse what was happening out there.”
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After this week’s open date, Georgia closes its regular-season schedule Nov. 27 in Athens against Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs (5-6) need a win to become bowl-eligible for the 14th consecutive season.
“It is very important for us to go play in a bowl game,” Richt said Sunday, “but the most important thing for us is to beat our in-state rival, Georgia Tech. That’s more important to me and everyone else. That’s the main focus for us. Bowl eligibility comes along with it.”
Richt said the team will practice Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and take the weekend off. Georgia has played games in 11 consecutive weeks.
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I'm a dawg!
November 14th, 2010
9:46 pm
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaaaaaa
kyle
November 14th, 2010
9:47 pm
let Cam Newton and Auburn enjoy this while they can. Its coming back
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 14th, 2010
9:47 pm
kerryb, nope..AU will get sanctions if thats the case but it has to be active pay for play on behalf of the university and ongoing for that…
It is laughable that the school with 11 arrests on their team this year is so fired up over getting their ass whipped by the best player in football.
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
9:47 pm
Auburn has a long and storied history of dirty boosters. Just ask Tommy Tuberville.
Everybody Knows
November 14th, 2010
9:48 pm
A two ga fan get hit from behind by a truck, one gets out of car goes to talk to the truck driver. Ga fan says to truck driver, I’m going to sue you. Truck driver tells Ga fan to su$k his di$k. Ga fan turns to friend and says never mind lawsuit, truck drive wants to settle out of court.
Trisha fan
November 14th, 2010
9:48 pm
Dawgfan12- What is creditability? Whatever it is, I get the feeling you don’t have any either.
Talk about Sex...
November 14th, 2010
9:50 pm
Is in-breeding still common on the Plains?
Jethro and Ellie Mae?
Vince The Prince
November 14th, 2010
9:51 pm
For all you Georgia fans, check out what one of your fans did at Toomer’s corner last night.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/517511-georgia-fan-sets-fire-in-down-town-auburn
Talk about stupidity and lack of class……No wonder the rest of the country despises your fans.
Breaking news!
November 14th, 2010
9:51 pm
Aaron Murray will miss the Georgia Tech game due to a vaginal tear.
Auburn Fan
November 14th, 2010
9:52 pm
Just think about this Bullpups. Why did your team rush the field?
Because your Coach has no control on the bunch of thugs he has recruited. That is obvious.
Your team started the dirty play with a personal foul on the first play. Get over it.
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
9:52 pm
Trisha, you are wrong. Bush was taking money from an agent and the school did not actively pay him and look what happened to them. It’s called institutional control. Yes, we have had 18-20 year old kids get caught drinking underage. I’m sure you did it too and never got caught. I’ve never heard of our players being paid to come. I guess you would have to pay someone alot of money to play at Auburn.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
9:53 pm
Trisha….did you go to Auburn? If so, you did not learn punctuation or grammar…..”Cam’s” is possessive – as in “Cam’s laptop was stolen from a student at Florida.”……… It is not a contraction for “Cam has” done that all season. Also, “ITS” is possessive as well. An example of the proper use of the word would be “Auburn will have to forfeit ITS national championship when the NCAA finds evidence that Bobby Lowder paid Daddy Newton.” I think you meant to say “it is” which would be the contraction “it’s”.
Are you from the state of Alabama or just an Auburn graduate?
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 14th, 2010
9:53 pm
Born and raised in Alpharetta..Chattahoochee HS grad..accepted at GA Tech and AU (UGA has no engineering program, wasn’t interested in going there). Chose AU and never looked back..I love AU , and the loveliest village on the plains.
yes..anything not flagged is a good play…same as any deduction on your taxes not flagged by the IRS, was a great damn call by your accountant!
THATS REAL LIFE!!!!
It’s GREAT to BE an AUBURN TIGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAR!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jp
November 14th, 2010
9:53 pm
trish the dish you moron .you need a big fat cam shot on your face
4th and Long Gone
November 14th, 2010
9:53 pm
I just watched the video of the hit on Murray’s knee ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nhl66fjqlI ). I don’t understand all of the comments. Farley had his own knees cut and he was failing at the time. The 790 the Zone comments are all saying how bad it was, I just don’t see it looking at the video. I do agree the earlier hit it the back was one of the latest hits on a QB I have seen, but that one actually worked out to UGA’s advantage. I didn’t see the hit on the knee live, but obviously had heard about it. I was expecting it to be as flagrant as the first. But it wasn’t even close. I see why the official didn’t throw a flag. Farley actually hit the ground at the same time as he hit Murray. I hope Murray is okay, but this seems much ado about nothing. Again, the earlier hit in the back WAS terrible.
Dawgfan12
November 14th, 2010
9:53 pm
Trisha- your statement was ignorant. So there are no plays that should be penalties in which flags are not thrown. What you don’t understand is that the UGA fan base is not whining because we lost. We are upset because your classless player tried repeatedly to injury our QB and then celebrated when he did. Hopefully something is done soon to stop him before he injuries someone else.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 14th, 2010
9:54 pm
it’s a blog , not a Resume’…I put the effort into the things I care about..
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
9:55 pm
I guess you would have to pay players to come to Auburn. Why else would they go there when they could go to Alabama. Unless they are a player that Alabama rejected.
Breaking news!
November 14th, 2010
9:56 pm
Mark Rich = Helen Hunt
Breaking news!
November 14th, 2010
9:56 pm
Richt
Vince The Prince
November 14th, 2010
9:56 pm
Boy you Georgia fans sure are poor losers. Then to top it off, one of your fan base sets fire to Toomer’s corner. What a classy bunch of fans you are.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/517511-georgia-fan-sets-fire-in-down-town-auburn
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
9:57 pm
Breaking news…..Gene Chizik has a bigger nose than Claudell Washington……Paul Johnson has a triple chin and moobs.
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
9:57 pm
What classy bunch toilet papers trees?
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
9:59 pm
I can understand traditions like ringing the bell when you win a game but, toilet papering trees? Come on man.
Typical
November 14th, 2010
9:59 pm
Vince- What do you expect from UGA fans? Have you ever been witness to what they do to their own campus?
http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/uga-tailgaters-warned-to-140564.html
MikeP
November 14th, 2010
9:59 pm
Back when Vince Dooley, Ray Goff and Jim Donnan were the coaches at Georgia this rivalry was always hard-hitting but clean. Since Richt came to UGA from FSU and brought that hoodlum culture with him the Georgia players have turned into cry babies and jailbirds.
Yes, two of Auburn’s players were stupid and let themselves get caught retaliating. It’s always the second guy that gets caught. UGA still had 5 unsportsmanlike conduct calls in the game.
Go whine until the whole team gets an unsportsmanlike call for charging the field at the Tech game. Or y’all could meet up in Athens New Years Day and dance the Soulja’ Boy. If you do get to a bowl, it will be over and done way before Jan 1st. 49-31 WooT!
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
10:01 pm
“We won a game, hey lets go toilet paper some trees”.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
10:01 pm
Mike, do you think Fairley’s hit on Murray’s knee was a cheap shot? Please have courage to admit it. Ben Jones’s shot was a cheap shot…..
BBBieUgaVIII
November 14th, 2010
10:02 pm
kerryb
UGA fans just crap and urinate in the buildings and leave 70tons of trash on your beloved campus. Now that is a tradition. UGA the Cesspool of the South.
birddawgbill
November 14th, 2010
10:03 pm
Auburn won the game, no doubt. Auburn had the best player on the field, no doubt. Auburn was the better team,no doubt.The refs let this game get out of control both ways. The Auburn RB got facemasked no flag. Jones performed a cut block no flag. But Fairly was cheapshotting from the getgo. Not only was he late hitting and driving Murray into the ground but he routinly grab the blockers jersey to throw him out of the way. Twice he nearly pulled the jersey off by grabbing the back of it. I think yall AU fans are missing the point. AU won,they deserved to win But you have to admit trying to injure a QB is wrong. Have some pride about yourselves. You know good and well Tuberville, and Dye would not have stood for this kind of dirty play. As for Newton I hope AU did nothing wrong. But Chizik may have ruined your school for many years by playing him. If this hits like many think it will Tenn. will recover bfore AU. But then again Chizik was in a tough position he is the coach no one wanted so he has to win. I just hope another SEC school doesnt suffer because of a greedy coach.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
10:03 pm
The only decent thing about Auburn is the Von Mises Institute…..other than that it sucks like the state of Alabama.
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
10:04 pm
I don’t believe I ever heard of anyone crapping and urinating in a building. Get your facts right.
dawgfan
November 14th, 2010
10:06 pm
Which one of you piece of white trash Barners was BOOING our injured player last night? Please identify yourselves.
I think the Barners have sold their souls to the Devil for a national title. I really do. This is not the classy Auburn that we came to respect under Tuberville. These are not the classy Auburn fans who handled the ‘04 snub with character and dignity. I simply do not recognize this current brand of Auburn Tiger. You are an embarassment.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 14th, 2010
10:06 pm
Wait…I watch squidbillies, and Earlie Cuyler tells exactly how (some) UGA fans celebrate after a game..
“Allow me to explainify the process. Pine cones goes in here[top], party liquors comes out here[bottom] and proceed to here. [points to mouth] …..Fights begin, finger prints is took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates is ignored, cycle is repeated…#1 g8trh8tr !!!go dawgs woof woof!”
BBBieUgaVIII
November 14th, 2010
10:07 pm
And Belue never tried to hurt any of the Gator receivers right? UGA give up the who is dirty. UGA has ben Dirty for decades. YOU beloved IRK Russell was not about kissing the QB and that is for sure.
Auburn just played the game like UGA does and beat the Dawgs at their own game.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 14th, 2010
10:08 pm
Kerryb
yes they did check the Red & Black one of the UGA students wrote about it.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 14th, 2010
10:11 pm
The booing was not at the injured player, many felt he was faking an injury to give his defense a rest..a fact even the CBS announcers noted he may well be doing…
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
10:11 pm
dawgfan, you are absolutely right. I use to look at Auburn as like a friendly rivalry between cousins. Had a lot of respect for them and always pulled for them against BAMA. have a friend at work who is a big Auburn fan. Went to the UGA-Auburn game last year and sat in front a friendly Auburn fan and talked to him for a while. I don’t recognize these guys either. Think I will be pulling for BAMA this time around.
birddawgbill
November 14th, 2010
10:12 pm
Belue was the QB. DUH
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
10:12 pm
Why will Cam Newton stay at Auburn for his senior year rather than go to the NFL?
He cannot take the pay cut……Bobby Lowder…….Bobby Lowder…..Bobby Lowder…..Bobby Lowder……
Scott
November 14th, 2010
10:13 pm
Ga sux
Tech sux more
Thankfully the falcons are good
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
I was the same way, Kerry B….I even have family members that went to Auburn so I did not ‘hate’ Auburn like GT, UF, or TN…..that has now changed…..Nick Fairley is a goon and a disgrace to College Football, the SEC, but apparently not to Auburn fans on this blog.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
birddawgbill
Greg Belue the Safety. He didn’t spell his last name BLUE.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
You are wrong, BBBieUgaVIII….
Gregory B. Blue, Jr. (born March 12, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a safety for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
DIDN’T the clean Dawgs try to TWIST Nesbitt’s leg off in a pile last year? Yes, the dawgs are so classy.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 14th, 2010
10:19 pm
OK I thought he spelled like Buck and just pronunced it different. O Well You knew who I was talking about and it wasn’t a QB as a Head Hunter.
kerryb
November 14th, 2010
10:20 pm
I watched all of that GT game and don’t recalling seeing anyone twisting Nesbits leg.
Skitty Fritty
November 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
Looking forward to AU getting the same treatment as SMU when the dust settles on the Cam payola scandal.
Also, Fairly is clearly a Thug! I would watch out if I was him against Bama and Carolina.
MCG DAWG
November 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
Used to think of Auburn the same way….bloody fight between brothers, then shake hands and wish the winner well. Totally a different feeling now. Karma will come back around to you!
Skitty Fritty
November 14th, 2010
10:21 pm
Cam Newton – The Best Player Money can Buy.