Murray: ‘If I had a broken leg, I’m going to play in this game’
ATHENS – Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, held out of practice last week because of a bruised sternum suffered against Auburn, practiced without problem for the second day in a row Tuesday and appears set to start against Georgia Tech.
“I haven’t had any pain in two days,” Murray said Tuesday night. “I feel great throwing the ball. . . . I think I’m ready to play Saturday.”
Earlier Tuesday, coach Mark Richt said: “I think he is going to play.”
Murray, who also suffered a bruised knee and a cut chin against Auburn, said the bruised sternum –- the most significant of the three injuries — occurred early in the game. “I played the majority of the game with it, so . . . I feel like I can play through it if it re-aggravates,” he said.
Murray said he never doubted that he would play against Tech.
“I don’t care if I had a broken leg, I’m going to play in this game,” he said.
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Scott Anderson
November 26th, 2010
11:07 pm
Murray is a player.
UGA will be talking about him for a lot of years after he is gone.
He has guts and smarts.
Looking forward to next year UGA football.
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tomknight
November 27th, 2010
10:22 am
Murray is a gamer, and a great kid. You guys are very lucky to have him, as a yong man, ambassador of the program, and an athlete.
His senior year, he broke his leg, came back earlier than anyone expected, took his cast off, and limped his way to a state championship. Everyone in the Tampa Bay area was pulling for him and his team.
His HS stats were incredible, but one thing he also did was scramble out of trouble. In watching some of your games, it looked to me that it took an adjustment to learn that he couldn’t run away from everyone in college like he did in HS. Looks to me like he’s figured it out now, and my Yellow Jackets are in trouble.
As much as I dislike UGA, I will never say anything bad about this kid.
Marcus
November 28th, 2010
1:56 am
Aaron Murray is the reason UGA almost lost. He should have gone out there on defense and stopped the triple option on his own. And his completion rating was a horrid 79% with 271 yards and 3 touchdowns. Are you kidding me? He is the worst QB ever to play at UGA.