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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BIG DAWG
November 15th, 2010
1:47 am
Trasha,
That means you too are still welcome. We will find someone who will spend some quality time with you though it make take some time. Just try to stay patient! I KNOW you have had lots of practice.
BIG DAWG
November 15th, 2010
1:55 am
Just kidding Trish, you are not welcome
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
2:07 am
@Big Dawg
I was reading an article on bulldog breeding, and how thanks to the Silers and others performing such close inbreeding, the breed is suffering horrific health issues. I quote from the article..”English Bulldogs have been consistently bred to have compact faces. Their skulls and jaws have become completely contorted to the point of malfunction and they can no longer breathe with ease. Most pregnant English Bulldogs can no longer deliver litters without surgical assistance due to being bred to have a heavier frame and lower center of gravity. ”
so there you have it!! Over time, animals DO take on the characteristics of their masters!
legionaire
November 15th, 2010
5:45 am
Farley is a cheap shot artist. Auburn has always been a sleezy operation, remember turning water hoses on fans after we won a game? They have a history of cheating and it looks like they have not changed one bit.
BoWeevil
November 15th, 2010
6:23 am
Unless Aaron Murray is a liar, there is no word yet.
Updated SEC Standings show that Georgia is # 8 in The SEC.
CMR is the # 5 Coach in The SEC.
CMR is the # 6 highest paid coach in all of college football.
His coaching staff is horrid, has been horrid and continues to be horrid.
There are now two (2) teams CMR lost to this season who are not ranked and got no votes in either the USA Today Coaches’ Poll nor a vote in the AP Poll. There is 1 game left. We lost to Florida and Colorado. God Almighty don’t tell me we will lose to Georgia tek. They suck. So did Florida and Colorado.
Maybe 2 games left, so beating Georgia tek makes us both 6-6 and gives UGA a chance to go to Birmingham for the Birmingham bowl. That is another month of this same “coaching staff” to continue to screw up our players.
43-20 over the last 5 years now for Coach Richt.
95-33 overall over the last 10 years
52-13 the first 5 years with Jim Donnan’s recruits
33 Losses, 20 other 10-year periods better in UGA history fewer 33 losses
We didn’t seem prepared to play for 60 minutes
10-42 the final 3 quarters
# 54 Total Offense NCAA Rank this am for UGA
# 52 Total Offense NCAA Rank Average all 10 years of CMR Era
So, we are slightly worse this year than CMR’s usual crappy Offense
# 6 game this season where the opposing QB out-played our QB on the field
# 6 resultant loss for the starting QB now with a 5-6 record
David Greene had the most wins in NCAA history as Starting QB when he graduated
There is some other measure now for our best player all season long, nowadays
Not sure what that is, other than he is the about the only clean kid on our team with all the late piling on, chop blocks, penalties, fisticuffs, offensive pass interference, shoving down of Auburn pass defenders with the ball in the air and celebrating by our guys during the game we lost by nearly 3 TD, such as the fist pump by Aaron Murray on the 15-yard late hit penalty in Nick Fairley which gave us a score or they beat us by nearly 4 TD. Both teams were having at it. Pardon me. 1 has the Fulmer Cup this season.
blord
November 15th, 2010
6:51 am
What a bunch of thugs you dogs are and then you accuse and jump all over somebody else and call them dirty. thats like the pot and kettle. thUGA you got your butt handed to you again take like a man and go on.
lawdawg
November 15th, 2010
6:57 am
To Auburn “What Goes Around” From a suddenly tremendous Alabama and South Carolina fan.I hope you get drilled.
Daniel
November 15th, 2010
7:15 am
You want to talk about coaches’ sideline actions? You obviously missed when your beloved Richt ran 10 yds out on the field to emphatically wave Auburn’s offense back after a penalty AND even more emphatically pointing at the penatly flag!!! Funny how Auburn has not been involved in a fight all year until the UGA “thugs” and their coaches…yes, they’re just as bad (read lips and observe sideline actions)…come to town! For all that attended the game, also please note that the entire UGA bench ran on the field when the fight broke out to take on the AU defensive 11, while the AU team stayed on the sideline where they belonged!!!
NOTE: AU player was blocked into A.Murray…all non-UGA fans can easily see it!!! Also, note that pic (a clean hit) on AJC online sports page is NOT play Murray was hurt .
AND when the UGA fans get involved, the Toomer’s Corner tree gets burned for the first time!
Thanks UGA University and your fans!! One class group from Athens!
ATL
November 15th, 2010
7:21 am
UGA fans start working on your lame excuses for the Tech game now. Maybe Tech will be dirty, or lucky, or unfair. Maybe you can find a way to blame Auburn for your Tech loss too! Perhaps, it will be Nick Fairley’s fault that you lose to Tech. Poor Murray will be so emotionally scarred fromt he unfair and mean tackles of Fairley that he won’t be able to find the groove against Tech. I bet this sorry rag of a paper will write 3 or 4 articles to make all you losers feel better about not going to a bowl game.
Seriously
November 15th, 2010
7:22 am
Waaa Waaa Waaa
Cry you little puppies cry. If football’s to physical for you then go play badmitton.
MAKING EXCUSES IS FOR LOSERS!!!!
UGA is classless
November 15th, 2010
7:25 am
UGA players stormed the field looking for a fight – CLASSLESS.
UGA players team up to jump on an Auburn player while on the ground – CLASSLESS.
CMR was 15-20 yards out on the field all during the game – CLASSLESS.
UGA fans try to burn Toomer’s Corner – CLASSLESS.
UGA players arrested 11 times this year – CLASSLESS.
UGA fans crying and making excuses – CLASSLESS.
ATL
November 15th, 2010
7:27 am
UGA Off In This Hoe
Watch Me Lean And Watch Me Rock
Super Man Dat Hoe
Then Watch Me Crank Dat UGA DAWG
Super Fresh, Now Watch Me Whine and Complain
Jocking On Them Haterz Man
When I Do Dat Soulja Boy
I Lean To The Left And Crank Dat Dance
(Now You)
I’m Jocking On Yo Auburn Fans
And If We Get The Fightin
Then I’m Crying About Late Hits
You Catch Me At Home on New Year’s Day
Yes I Crank It Everyday
Haterz Get Mad Cuz
“I Got Me Some Richt & Bobo
David
November 15th, 2010
7:28 am
Why is that the comments section of any AJC article seem to attract the absolute worst quality of people? As an Auburn fan, I refuse to believe the 200+ comments thus far reflect accurately the level of maturity intelligence of the vast majority of UGA fans. Both teams played very aggressively, both teams took some cheap shots, and both teams got the benefit of some bad calls. In other words, it was a typical SEC game. Nasty personal accusations against any particular player, coach or the opposing fans serve no purpose other than make people look like angry fools.
Here’s hoping that Murray’s knee is fine and that UGA goes on to represent the SEC well against Georgia Tech and a bowl game. War Eagle and Go Dawgs.
UGA Alum
November 15th, 2010
7:41 am
Still no recollection of any Dawg fan making excuses for this loss I think we all know that we were out-played/out-coached. Am I missing something here?
David, classy comment. Best of luck to y’all too.
Marshall
November 15th, 2010
7:47 am
I am a Clemson fan with no love for UGA. With that said, I want to say that Auburn is the dirtiest team I have ever seen. Some of you may recall that our QB was deliberately speard in the back in our game at Auburn, and nothing has changed since. The SEC really needs to look at the film of that game Saturday and suspend about 8 Auburn players.
And as for David, who made that incredible statement a couple of posts above. You are as dumb as your team is dirty.
Big Dawg Daddy
November 15th, 2010
7:53 am
Keep Richt, fire Mark Bradley
jtdawg
November 15th, 2010
7:54 am
TrishaDishaWarEagle – you and Auburn belong together
= T R A S H
jtdawg
November 15th, 2010
7:57 am
Marshall –
We got our arses handed to us by a better team, but their dirty play was inexcusable. Their coaches either encourage it or have zero control over their players.
I don’t give a squat about the loss. I care deeply about someone wanting to intentionally hurt 18-22 year old players, or any player for that matter.
jtdawg
November 15th, 2010
7:58 am
UGA Alum
YOu are missing the fact that almost all of the Auburn fans on here are the same trash heading that bunch of kids on the Flats that condone headhunting and bodyslamming. THey are one and the same = trash.
jtdawg
November 15th, 2010
8:01 am
Auburn was always a hated rival to me that I took a lot of pride in. I never despised them like I did Florida or GT.
That changed Saturday with that classless, disrespectful act.
Karma has a way of working things out. There will be much pain in Auburn before long…. and I have to say that even after the classless bunch of losers booed a Georgia player after yet another shot to the knee by an Auburn player, every single one of you deserve it.
When the world comes crashing down on the program, not a one has a right to say anything….
Joe Chapman
November 15th, 2010
8:02 am
Auburn = Once a cheater, always a cheater! Now you have a complete thug that wears #90…
poor little uga
November 15th, 2010
8:17 am
jtdawg – get a life.
UGA took just as many cheap shots. Problem is, your players ain’t good enough for their cheap shots to count!!!
Christopher
November 15th, 2010
8:21 am
There is no doubt that Auburn has a very talented football team this year. But the behavior of the fans in general, the team and coaches in general (and some players in particular), shows they do not have any class.
Funniest UGA Blog ever....
November 15th, 2010
8:26 am
If you’re having a bad day keep a copy of this blog…has to be the funniest ever! Georgia has more than one “dirty” player…happens week after week after week but then we hear..”This is football”. It is football, put the blame on your weak line that can’t figure out how to block one guy! I hope Murray is OK, he’s the best you’ve got! A week ago though everyone was calling for him to be benched and bring on Hutson! Face it UGA you lost to a better team! Quit calling out all the other teams that you are no better than either…you have as many thugs as any in the SEC and I admit, the SEC has alot. A coach has to be a coach and a probation officer to be in the SEC! Now go back and read this blog and laugh all day! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
WALLACE BUTZ
November 15th, 2010
8:40 am
After all Cam was only doing the Lord’s work.
He had to take the money to pay for repairing the church.
Don
November 15th, 2010
8:46 am
certainly those Auburn “Men of Integrity” would never do anything intentionally to harm another player – ask Dorsey of LSU about the intentional Chop blocks taught at that University which almost ended his multi-million dollar career and ability to earn his NFL salary. Hurting another player intentionally like Auburn seems to teach it’s “men of Integrity” and win at any cost should receive the death penalty – Karma will stop them – Just ask Newton
Goggans and Blanc to play next game for free
November 15th, 2010
8:57 am
At Auburn do you get suspended when you are thrown out of a game, or do you just have your wages garnished?
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
8:58 am
I know you UGA fans get sh*t faced drunk on pine cone liquor during games, but try to keep up a little..it was UGA flagged for chop blocking..part of your 4 personal fouls in the game..
Big Bob
November 15th, 2010
8:59 am
Auburn is the scum pit of the south. They recruit dirty players that have not character. I guess that is what coaches who have no character do.
Jacket Fan
November 15th, 2010
9:04 am
I am a Tech fan and like most UGA folks pull against us I never cheer for the Bulldogs. I must say though that after watching that pack of thugs for a few minutes I wouldn’t cheer for Auburn for any reason against any team. This Auburn team plays the dirtiest of any team I’ve seen since the University of Miami 20 years ago. Coach Richt should file a complaint against this bunch of knuckleheads immediately and now I hope the NCAA finds enough evidence to keep these idiots out of the BCS voting.
I hope Alabama beats them by 50.
BirdDog
November 15th, 2010
9:06 am
AU won pure and simple, no excuses. They are the better team this year and are undefeated. With that being said, nothing will change my mind that Fairley is the dirtiest player in the Nation! He speared Murray with the crown of his helmet in his lower back way after the pass was thrown. In fact, he even purposely hit him in the kidney area off to the side of the flack-jacket. He knew exactly what he was trying to do. And, you can’t say that he was blocked into Murray on the hit to the knee. He got around the block, had his helmet up and went straight toward his leg, again with the crown of his helmet. If you defend his actions, then you too are a POS!
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
9:15 am
Every DB will tell you their job is to do their best to get to 2nd string QB into the game….EVERY last one of them..even the ones who can;t do it..Fairley can..and will be doing it on sunday a lot soon.
atltiger15
November 15th, 2010
9:21 am
At AU, we stay out of jail and take are agression out on the field instead of fellow students and innocent bystanders. UGA might want to try that one day. It seems to work well. If you play with a purpose, you get results. Yes fairley abused the QB with the late hit, but when he rolled onto murray’s knee, that wasnt intentionally. You remeber Tom Brady’s injury, same here.There is a reason why other than the ARKY game, the AU defense has been stronger in the second half.After the first quarter saturday, AU outscored the dawgs 42-10. UGA just ran into a team playing with a me against the world attitude that some of you help them get to. I just wanted to take some time to say thank you all along with the media.
Woodstock Dawg
November 15th, 2010
9:23 am
Auburn has a better team than UGA this year, no doubt. They won the game and they are still undefeated and that’s great for them. I used to have a certain amount of respect for the Auburn program, team and school but no longer. Chizik says he’s embarrassed and he should be after that low-rent classless display he put on along with his players. It was very embarrassing not only for Auburn but for the SEC. Karma is a b#!*# and it will happen. It always does.
NC Dawg
November 15th, 2010
9:23 am
What’s No-Class? How about prancing around the field and posturing to the crowd while the QB you’ve just put down is still writhing on the field? Defend that, Auburn fans.
ryan
November 15th, 2010
9:24 am
Auburn does not deserve to go to the SEC championship i hope SC and Lattimore runs all over your A$$ you stupid Auburn fans can call winers all you want but you are dirty .
atltiger15
November 15th, 2010
9:28 am
We just won the game at that point. What do you want us to do, sit in pity. Hell no, after what we’ve been through the past 2 years. Murray will be great and all AU fans want to see the kid do well.
JimDawg
November 15th, 2010
9:28 am
ScamNewton will go pro after this year and AU will be left holding the payola bag. That will be justice served…
mattm
November 15th, 2010
9:28 am
You holier than thou Bulldawgs are a laugh.
How come none of you are mentioning 2 chop blocks
(dirtiest play in football). Cant face the truth on being the real low class team?
5-6 sucks, but dont act like my 2 yr old over it
atltiger15
November 15th, 2010
9:28 am
i remember you guys calling FLA dirty as well so i’l take that as a compliment
atltiger15
November 15th, 2010
9:31 am
Barrett Trooter or Kiehl Frazier will run the GUS BUS next year. It doesnt matter who our QB is. Obviously Cam helps, but we won 8 games last year with a non mobile and sponge armed Chris Todd. If he could lead us to 8 wins, i could lead us to 8 wins.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
9:31 am
^5 atltiger15..heck, for 4 years UGA fans whined that Tebow got preferential treatment..I’m glad they condier Cam to be in the same League as Tebow(who I still love).
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
9:32 am
sp..consider
Woodstock Dawg
November 15th, 2010
9:32 am
Yes, knocking a QB out of the game is part of football and it always has been. But, it’s supposed to be done with good, clean hits that are within the rules. Football is a game with rules and if you think the helmut-first spearing in the back several seconds after the QB released the ball is ok, then you are a low-life, classless idiot, just like Fairley.
ryan
November 15th, 2010
9:33 am
Auburn has done this before they took out Ryan Mallet because Arkansas was going to win that game those chop blocks were not intentional i saw the plays they push into the player .
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
9:34 am
Woodstock dawg, that play was a 15 yrd personal foul..what else do YOU WANT?
Michigandawg
November 15th, 2010
9:35 am
When will we know the start time time of the Tech game?
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
9:35 am
UGA, Next year, if we spot you a TD before the game starts, will you not whine at the end?
SECfan34
November 15th, 2010
9:36 am
Wow!! All these scour grape comments by the cracker nation. I thought for sure that your coach would have your dogs wear a different color uniform. It was so successful wearing black jerseys against Bama (snicker). I was expecting pink pants. Didn’t see any, probably were wearing pink jock straps. Dogs played like a bunch of pansy a$$$s. If your offensive line would learn to block then your QB would not get hurt. Learn to lose with some class. Enjoy the Birmingham Bowl at historic Legion Field. Beware the ghost of the “Bear” and don’t wear black jerseys.
nes
November 15th, 2010
9:36 am
I totally agree with JUSTAFAN comments, number 90 Nick Fairley should have been thrown out of the game! His coach needs to look in the mirror and ask himself, what if the opposing team did that to money-for-hire Cam Newton, he would have went beserk! Coach Richt needs to be fired as he is way too soft to be a head coach and can’t win big games either. At UGA. we need a Saban type of coach who wins big games and protects his players. Nick Fairley was hitting late on the QB several times and only flagged once, be for real! He was intentionally driving his shoulder into the QB into the ground to try and injure QB Murray, even the announcers said the intent was obvious and that college football needs to inact tougher rules protecting the QB, not just QB Murray. I can’t figure out the officials letting this kind of crap go on in this rivalry type game in the SEC! To intentionally try to injure another player has no place in any kind of football, if i was coach of the Bulldogs i would have chopped blocked this Fairley all day long until he got a good taste of his own medicine!