Richt: Murray is expected to play vs. Tech despite knee, chest injuries
Georgia’s open date comes at a good time for quarterback Aaron Murray.
Murray might miss some practice time this week because of knee and chest injuries but is expected to play in the Bulldogs’ next game Nov. 27 against Georgia Tech, coach Mark Richt told the Touchdown Club of Atlanta on Monday.
“He’s beat up pretty good, actually,” Richt said in a speaking engagement that was streamed on the Internet.
Richt said “luckily there is no structural damage” to Murray’s left knee, which took a shot from Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley’s helmet late in Saturday’s game.
“It was more just a blow to the knee, to the bone, and it’s bruised up pretty good,” Richt said. “I think he’s going to be fine.”
Richt said Murray also suffered “a pretty deep bruise in his chest” against Auburn.
Officially, Georgia director of sports medicine Ron Courson lists Murray as “day-to-day” with knee and sternum bruises.
Georgia will hold its first practice of the week Tuesday, and Richt was uncertain whether Murray will participate.
“We’ll see how he handles it, if he’s able to throw the ball,” Richt said. “We think by game time he’ll be able to play, but right now practice is day-to-day.”
UPDATE: Asked about Murray’s status on his radio call-in show Monday night, Richt put it this way: “There is no guarantee he will play in the game, but we’re thinking there’s a good chance he will.” Richt said the bruised sternum “is probably bothering [Murray] the most right now.”
Both Saturday night and Sunday, Richt declined to comment about Fairley’s hits on Murray in Auburn’s 49-31 victory. But the coach did make a fleeting reference to the issue in his remarks to the Touchdown Club.
“I thought offensively we blocked No. 90 [Fairley] pretty good most of the game,” Richt said. “There were some times he did get free. Sometimes he got free a little bit late, but he did get free.”
Murray, a redshirt freshman, has 2,580 yards passing this season — the third most all-time for an SEC freshman. He has thrown 21 touchdown passes and six interceptions — “a tremendous ratio for any quarterback, even if you’re a veteran,” Richt said.
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Georgia’s A.J. Green was named Monday as one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to college football’s top receiver each year. The field will be reduced to three finalists on Nov. 22 and the winner named on Dec. 9.
Green has 41 catches for 674 yards and nine touchdowns this season despite missing the first four games while on NCAA suspension for selling his Independence Bowl jersey for $1,000. He had nine catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns against Auburn.
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Hunker Down
November 15th, 2010
3:37 pm
Radio announcement says channel 2 is airing a report tonight on 6 o clock news (believe an interview) regarding Cecil Newton, Cam’s father. Should be interesting to hear. For his sake I hope he is clean. However, after the game and what I saw of dirty playing by Fairley it will be hard for me to root for AU the reminder season even though it is best interest of SEC football. Normally I would in hopes of gaining a NC for the SEC but this makes it really really difficult and has tarnished a great southern rivalry between the Dawgs and the War Eagles. To have AU fans boing when you have a hurt player on the field insuating he is not is in such poor taste.
Markie Richty
November 15th, 2010
3:37 pm
Funny thing, I dont remember complaining when I was an assistant for Bobby Blowden when the criminoles hit late in every game.
chainz
November 15th, 2010
3:38 pm
better yet do they even have a post grad school at auburn……if they do how much do they pay you to go…..?
dawgcrap
November 15th, 2010
3:38 pm
CHdawg, key word “accused” ..No proof = innocent. When you have the proof he don’t play. Auburn will pay if they did anything wrong. But thank God thats not your call.
Susie
November 15th, 2010
3:39 pm
Hey, Dawg fans…they’ve only beat us one time in the last 5 years – that is, unless the NCAA takes all of their wins away from them because of Cam-scam.
question
November 15th, 2010
3:41 pm
Was CLeMay watching Murry all year? Does he think he has a chance to supplant him?
WDE99
November 15th, 2010
3:42 pm
To UGA fans I apologize:
I apologize for hitting your player late and getting flagged for it. That was wrong. I hope the players is punished.
I apologize for having players who hustle.
I apologize for having players who hustle on the field instead of getting arrested off the field.
I apologize for having my players tackle people on the field instead of hitting them with cars and leaving off the field.
I apologize for having coaches keep players from leaving the bench and going on the field.
I apologize for players not talking trash before the game.
I apologize for not targeting your best player and trying to ruin his career by breaking both knees during multiple chop blocks
I apologize for my players not getting two of their teammates and jumping on one player and kneeing and punching him on the ground.
gadawgs
November 15th, 2010
3:42 pm
49-31…Not saying we didn’t get our butts beat. Auburn was the better team and won. What I am saying (not whining) is that Fairley is a punk. He does not play to the whistle he CLEARLY plays well AFTER the whistle and that shot to the back was not just a late hit. That was intent to injure by taking 2 top 3 steps after the ball was released and spearing Murray in the back. BTW..Our OL did block him until the whistle are they supposed to block him all the way back to the defensive huddle. There were many late hits that were not called. In my day Fairley would be on crutches about right now mulling a career at McDonalds,. .
chainz
November 15th, 2010
3:43 pm
Susie…not a question of IF….It’s WHEN they strip em……. hope its right before the national Title game….
PreyDawg
November 15th, 2010
3:43 pm
You Auburn apologists slay me. Fairley was most emphatically NOT blocked into Murray at the end. I have watched it 20 times. He dove for it on purpose. Fairley also was not chop blocked all game. You Auburn Dunderheads saw ONE chop block called and that wasnt even on Farley. You cannot point to a single other incident of a chop block.
Farley is not a dirty player he borders on Criminal. Leave it to Auburn fans to make it all okay. As someone else said, this is no longer a friendly rivalry. I will never forget Fairley trying to end Murray’s career repeatedly and Chizik cheering it. And Chizik WAS cheering it no matter what War EaglePlainsmenTiger split personality, fight song copying hicks say. Enjoy your probation no program deserves it more.
Markie Richty
November 15th, 2010
3:44 pm
question,
Lemay might have a chance unless he get charged for rape after he joins the team.
chainz
November 15th, 2010
3:44 pm
WDE please appologize for your limited IQ as well……
3rd undisclosed injury
November 15th, 2010
3:45 pm
They didn’t mention his vaginal tear.
SEC whiner
November 15th, 2010
3:45 pm
“”"”"”"”as far as Ben Jones cheap shot at the end of the MSU game, he was sat the next game, personally wrote a letter to the guy he hit apologizing, and wrote a letter to the AD doing the same.”"”"”"”"
I knew there would be a rationaliztion for the cheap shot. Great he showed contrition, but that wouldn’t have been worth much if the MSU player’s career was done. But for uga to call out someone for being dirty is like the pot……
JOE
November 15th, 2010
3:45 pm
OkefenokeeDawg-Its simple you guys have an excuse for everything that is all I am saying. I dont need to justify myself to you to know that it happened just go back and look at last years game when he got hurt and Jaybo Shaw came in and threw an int on the next play and see for yourself
RiffRaff-What has Wisconsin ever won in the last 10 years? Suddenly they beat Indiana and they are great? They beat Ohio St and they are great. Ohio St is the same school all SEC people say are overrated every year and now you want to use them for an example to make a point?
This is real simple, you guys have a better team than us and should beat us next week but for the love of God quit whining about everthing!
Note to 'Barners: GFY
November 15th, 2010
3:45 pm
Read the blog title:
“Richt: Murray will play vs. Tech despite knee, chest injuries.”
No ‘Barn there–and no “whining” here. You won you bunch of cryin’ fools do you think UGA folks are suppposed to somehow like it?
Dipsh!ts! ES&D A$$Hats
Markie Richty
November 15th, 2010
3:46 pm
Georgia players are pu$$ies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSCFE33ZEKs
dawgfan
November 15th, 2010
3:47 pm
I think the most telling thing is that objective reporters with no dog in the fight have pointed out how dirty the Auburn players were – ESPN, Chris Low, etc.
Tiger fan
November 15th, 2010
3:48 pm
Look I feel your pain and if we meaning Auburn are guilty we will be the ones to suffer not GA. I do appreciate your concern. Something happen in a game we as fans can’t control. I wish UGA the best in future.
Techmania
November 15th, 2010
3:48 pm
Tech guy here. Glad to see Murray is ok. Seems like a good kid. Will be great down the road. Look forward to another great game Nov. 27. Go Jackets!
War Goat Humpers!!
November 15th, 2010
3:49 pm
Nuff said
JD
November 15th, 2010
3:49 pm
Sometimes – when a team has been chop blocking you – this sort of thing happens. UGA shouldn play so dirty- what comes around goes around.
WDE99
November 15th, 2010
3:49 pm
chainz: Really? That’s the best you could come back with? I guess it’s better than the same old “Tigers, War Eagles, Plainsmen..whatever you call yourselves.”
SEC whiner
November 15th, 2010
3:49 pm
“Georgia Has To Stay On The Sideline” Ben Jones leads the way again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuDRk9YtAo
dawgfan
November 15th, 2010
3:50 pm
I will say, too, that I am giddy at the knowledge that Auburn will be punished for their numerous violations. Then all of you fans can take your energy and write all of your excuses on letters to the NCAA and we can laugh at your death penalty.
The sad part is, all the honest and decent kids who have worked hard to be able to play football at Auburn are going to be screwed because Auburn couldn’t play fair.
CHDawg
November 15th, 2010
3:51 pm
Crap,
No, the call isn’t mine or yours, and I hope for AU, the SEC, the Newtons, and just about everyone else that his Dad was joking, or there is some valid explanation for his demands that AU or MSU pay him 100s of thousands of $$s for his son to sign with them. “Just win, baby” is what is wrong with our world today, and I really hope it doesn’t turn ugly. Fairley’s play and attitude should be easy to fix; the defense of it is inexcusable.
JB
November 15th, 2010
3:53 pm
Bama out of SEC game…National title……..That said, Fairey takes a dirty shot at Bama QB, this game will get ugly…….And I won’t feel bad….This guy is asking for it…..And his classy coaching staff is OK with it….Play the game fair, with passion, and win, but headhunting, I hope he get’s his…….It could be career ending for him with the right hit on that knee of his.
Markie Richty
November 15th, 2010
3:53 pm
What do you expect from humpers when Richt encourages dirty play and endzone dances. Humper fans want it both way. ATHENS GEORGIA, whining capital of America.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
3:53 pm
let me act out as a UGA fan would here..”I hope GATECH ends Ben Jones career and he has to use a walker for the rest of his life”
Nah, it’s just not me…
CHDawg
November 15th, 2010
3:55 pm
SEC whiner,
You are missing the point: Jones was disciplined and nobody is defending his mistake; Fairley was encouraged, and the AU fans think here approve of it. Fairley has injured multiple QBs. Your logic is faulty.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
3:55 pm
but really..if ya would..it would be karma..thas what they say..so bust him up, Tech
cry cry cry
November 15th, 2010
3:57 pm
what a bunch of crying babies from UGA on here. If the tables were turned, and he wore red and black, this same blog would be celebrating the “toughness of Fairley” the GATA attitude he displays, the new “Grantham” approach to football.
Hypocrites. crying, losing hypocrites
FOOTBALL FAN
November 15th, 2010
3:57 pm
All you pansies crying about Fairley and his hits on Murray, go play soccer or lacrosse. Football is a violent sport. Yeah, the hit in the back was uncalled for and he was penalized for it but the hit on the knee was not intentional. Everybody wants to see the big hit until it’s a big hit on their guy. Let’s put a pink jersey on the quarterbacks and start playing two hand touch. It’s where our country is headed so we might as well ruin football while we’re at it.
SHEEITIMSODRUNK!
November 15th, 2010
3:58 pm
So Cam Newton’s daddy is a preacher?! If he was worth a crap he could be one of those Televangelists and have “letter month” and get on there and bear down on it and cry and scream like Benny Hinn does. That way he wouldn’t be pimpin’ his boy out for a mere 200k.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
3:58 pm
If Fairley is thought to be so dirty by other teams, also, where are the comments..Maybe there is a Arkansas blog somwhere scribbled in crayon screaming how bad fairley was..but mostly I just hear whining by the little doggies , the Least of the East..the Best of the Less…uga
wow
November 15th, 2010
3:58 pm
Susie, Cam Scam= Don’t touch my junk!
Markie Richty
November 15th, 2010
3:58 pm
CHDawg and the Georgia players, coaches and fans are always whining. They whine about the refs in every game. What a bunch of pu$$ies.
SHEEITIMSODRUNK!
November 15th, 2010
4:00 pm
I thought Trish went back to work.
psdawg
November 15th, 2010
4:00 pm
I don’t hear much whining about losing the game–UGA got beat period. Auburn’s offense is creative–Cam makes it work. Fun to watch them execute if you are not the oppontent. Cheap shots (whether in retaliation or not) are the issue. Talk about tinted glasses. Fairley has been documented time and again in this area. The league will take action–if not it is to keep Auburn as our only title game hope. We will see.
chainz
November 15th, 2010
4:02 pm
WDE I don’t even have a dog in this race….. to me the SEC is the most overrated conference in the country……. take all the other Big conferences…look at the conduct of the players and coaches…even in defeat they have class….. UGA has a right to be PO’d Fairley is a bone headed thug with an IQ lower than even yours…. MONGO GET FOOTBALL…OK COACH….. big freakin deal you beat an opponent that has had a horrible season…… that makes it OK….STFU….Moron…..
Dawglasville
November 15th, 2010
4:02 pm
AUfam – We fans of the SEC all have fans like the ones you complain about. You just happen to be from a hometown where UGA is the state school. I did like your follow up email.
Joe – he wasn’t pulled by the ankle. Someone pulled him by his shoulder pads and it doubled him backward. The ball was loose and they were trying to keep him from getting it. And, for the record, my dad hunts and he went to Tech. I went to UGA and haven’t been hunting since I was 10 years old… 35 years ago.
taco slammer
November 15th, 2010
4:03 pm
Fairley will get his. What goes around, comes around.
mickdog2010
November 15th, 2010
4:03 pm
Its a shame we have to talk about crap like Fairley after what could have been a truely memorable game. I’ve watched these games all my life (and thats a long time) but that display of intentionally trying to injure a player was the lowest point in the history of Auburn/Ga. football. Something needs to be done, and the cost should be high for Fairley. It is hard for me to say this, but….. ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chainz
November 15th, 2010
4:03 pm
TRASHA DASHA the wind is picking up…secure that trailer……..
SEC whiner
November 15th, 2010
4:04 pm
“”"”SEC whiner,
You are missing the point: Jones was disciplined and nobody is defending his mistake; Fairley was encouraged, and the AU fans think here approve of it. Fairley has injured multiple QBs. Your logic is faulty.”"”"”"”‘
As I said, ugas would have a rationalization for one of their own for trying to end a young man’s career. I don’t know if Fairley was encouraged, I guess the Auburn coaches would he to blame for that. Because he did it doesn’t mean he was encouraged. Maybe your logic is that he was not discouraged…but we will never know that either.
I just look at the facts. What we do know is that Ben Jones charged the MSU lineman after the whistle and took out his knees…blatently dirty..to MSUs credit their players were discplined enough to stay on the sidelines.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
November 15th, 2010
4:04 pm
@ sheeit
I did..perk of having a career, not just a job…I’m trusted with my own time management….as long as I get the project completed under deadline, under budget, and preferably utilizing components from our subsidiaries to maximize margins..
Because my bosses have a a “Just produce income, Baby!” mentality…like is so common in the real world.
chainz
November 15th, 2010
4:05 pm
Auburn..the best team money can buy…lololol
CHDawg
November 15th, 2010
4:06 pm
Markie, great name for you, by the way! I haven’t whined about anything…merely pointed out the truth. Unfortunately, that makes you resort to calling names–the one you always got called because you couldn’t measure up on the field; you have to come on anonymous blogs to flex your typing muscles, so you don’t have to face the effeminate image you see every morning in the mirror!
Mike B
November 15th, 2010
4:07 pm
To all the Aubbies who are complaining about all the UGA whining: this IS a UGA blog–which in this particular instance is about UGA’s QB and his status against Tech in 2 weeks. Again: UGA blog. If you don’t want to hear it, you are at liberty to TUNE out and NOT READ the offensive material. Guess it’s just too entertaining though and you can’t stand to stay away.
As for me, I GUESS there’s an Aubbie blog somewhere (?), though I wouldn’t give a rat’s ass to go find it.
UFfan
November 15th, 2010
4:07 pm
UGA needs to clean up its own problem players just like us and forget about Auburn. That game is history. I will pull for Auburn to win SEC because they are the best team and we are out. He who is without sin cast the first stone , applies I believe and that means me too.