Academic issues sideline Caleb King, 2 others from Liberty Bowl
Tailback Caleb King and two other Georgia football players won’t play in the Liberty Bowl because of academic issues, UGA said Sunday.
The other players are backup cornerback Derek Owens and reserve offensive lineman A.J. Harmon.
According to UGA, King won’t be allowed to play in the game because he violated the athletics department’s attendance policy by missing five academic-related appointments, while Owens and Harmon are ineligible for the game under NCAA academic rules. Those rules require players to earn at least six credit hours in the semester preceding a bowl.
Georgia plays Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
The game will be the fifth this season missed by King, who is the Bulldogs’ second leading rusher with 430 yards on 80 carries. He was held out of two games because of a high ankle sprain and was suspended for two others because of an arrest for failing to appear in court to address a speeding ticket.
King, a junior, started four games this season at tailback. Washaun Ealey, who started seven games at the position, is expected to get the start in the Liberty Bowl, with Carlton Thomas also likely to see action.
Harmon, a redshirt sophomore, played in four games this season, while Owens, a freshman, appeared in all 12 regular-season games. Neither Harmon nor Owens started a game.
King, Harmon and Owens will be eligible to participate in spring practice.
The Georgia team reported Sunday to Memphis. Some players were delayed by weather-related travel problems. The team’s first practice in Memphis is scheduled for Monday morning.
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Hit A Single
December 26th, 2010
8:38 pm
When is the last time we have had a running back take it to the house. Moreno, I guess but he would take himself out of games to much. I am ready for a Garrison Hearst type if there is one out there. The kid at Columbus has some issues from what I hear.
Stewart
December 26th, 2010
8:42 pm
Ealey & Ingram both average 4.57 yards per carry against ranked teams.
Pretty good company.
Statistics are for losers
December 26th, 2010
8:43 pm
Stewart,
If Ealey did get 100 yds a game on 25 touches that’s only 4 yds a carry which is just not good enough. An effective running game needs to average 5 or more yards per carry.
Also stats can be misleading. Ealey may have slightly better stats than Lattimore but that is because in games against big time competition they tried Ealey a couple times- he got slammed and so they just quit feeding him because it wasn’t working to begin with. His stats were helped out by games against bad defenses like Vandy, UK, and Tech. Does anyone on this planet besides yourself actually believe Ealey is better than lattimore??? Nope. Only you.
Mark holier than thou Bradley
December 26th, 2010
8:48 pm
IM SORRY BUT THIS IS FUNNY I DO NOT CARE WHO YOU ARE, YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS UP ESPECIALLY SINCE MOST OF YOU JUMPED ALL OVER THE BRADLEY BLOG ABOUT THE GT PLAYERS…BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
“Good grief! How can anybody lose academic eligibility at UGA? You major in glorified grade school stuff like “Housing” and “Leisure Studies”. Heck, even Ealey is somehow managing to stay “eligible”, and he couldn’t even legitimately graduate HIGH SCHOOL!”
Stewart
December 26th, 2010
8:50 pm
Ealey is better under pressure than Ingram, Richardson, or Lattimore.
In the 4th quarter, Mark Ingram gets 3.6 ypc, Richardson 4.4 ypc, Lattimore 5.9 ypc.
Ealey, in the 4th quarter?
6.8 ypc
Larry
December 26th, 2010
8:53 pm
More of the same negative news that has gone on the last few years. The low ticket sales for the Liberty Bowl is a bad sign for the program, and I’m slowly losing interest myself. Can’t think of any reason why next year will be any different.
Stewart
December 26th, 2010
8:53 pm
Do your homework rookie.
Against RANKED teams:
Lattimore gets 3.8 ypc
ealey?
4.6 ypc
It’s actually Lattimore that’s jacking up his stats against weak teams, not Ealey.
Statistics are for losers
December 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
Stewart,
Sounds like made up statistics to me. And just who was Ealey piling up this high yardage in the 4th qtr against- yep- Vandy and teams just as bad as Vandy. Does anyone think Ealey was racking up 6.8 yards a carry against Florida, AU, Miss State, South Carolina, Ark? I wonder what his ypc was in the 4th qtr against these teams. Not much.
TampaGator
December 26th, 2010
8:54 pm
To all you TIM TEBOW haters from UGA who said he could never make it in the NFL and was a system QB at Florida…..he threw for over 300 yards and ran for the winning TD today vs. the Texans. Nope….he will never make it in the NFL. Not Ever! Wrong once again…Dawg breaths.
K
December 26th, 2010
8:55 pm
Now, just tell me, how can you have “academic issues” at UGA?????
You can’t fail there.
Statistics are for losers
December 26th, 2010
8:55 pm
Lattimore 188 yards vs Georgia. So what did Ealey do head to head against South Carolina????????
TampaGator
December 26th, 2010
8:56 pm
You think Crowell will go to classes when he gets to the University of No Class…..??? Probably not. Good reason for him to go to a a school where the head coach “makes you” go to classes. Or at least has enough interest to check to see if you are. I guess reading the Bible takes up to much of Richt’s time.
Statistics are for losers
December 26th, 2010
8:56 pm
TampaGator,
Good for Tebow. Nice to see him proving the haters wrong. And I’m not even a gator fan.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
December 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
Man, glad I didn’t make fun of GT for all the players that got bounced from their bowel, oops I mean bowl game.
Oh crap… wait.. I did make fun of GT …. dohhhh
yogi2
December 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
Coach Richt and BoBo cannot keep going to small Christian and private schools to offer scholarships. Most players in these schools would be subs in 5-AAAAA schools. THe competition is so much greater. Sometimes you may get lucky but not very often. Caleb just keeps Screwing up and the injuries keep coming. I do expect him to have a very good year. Coach Richt should draft at least two 4 or 5 star running backs every year.
MCG DAWG
December 26th, 2010
9:01 pm
Time to cut ties with Caleb….enough is enough.
Crowell's choice
December 26th, 2010
9:02 pm
Crowell- where will he go?
Door # 1- Go to Bama where Saban develops pro prospects, demands discipline- no team arrests in 2010 and none since July 2009, and Bama competes for titles.
Door # 2- Go to Georgia and lose to Florida, be surrounded with teammates that are thugs- 11 arrests in 2010, where the coach is most likely going to be fired after the 2011 season, and where the team has been 8-5 and 6-6 the last 2 years and is out of the championship picture for years to come.
Um. I believe I’ll take door no. 1 thank you.
Old Gold
December 26th, 2010
9:04 pm
Looks like Caleb is a great student…….
Stewart
December 26th, 2010
9:06 pm
Who cares where Crowell goes, does he have 133 td’s, & 8100 yards rushing in High School like Ealey did?
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:11 pm
I doubt Crowell will come to PBU? You know, the place where 5 star RB’s turn into glorified Passblockers for Bobo’s pass-happy offense. Pass blocking University, that’s Georgia. If Crowell like to pass prtect, Georgia’s the place to go. On the other hand, if he wants to run the ball, try South Carolina.
Skitty Fritty
December 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Dear Mr. King:
Please go Pro, you have been a huge disappointment at UGA. Good luck at the next level.
Lester Miles
December 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Tampon Gator You should be more like Coach Richt and read the Bible more. Why do devil worshippers like you have to make small of his religeon when referring to his coaching, His coaching will not improve or decline beause of his Bible reading BUT you chances af going to hell is rapidly improving with your stance against God. Your mother giving herself to the garbage man and conceiving you was a real waste of sperm. You are a godless creep and so are all the others that bring religeon into this blog in a negative manner. Have a great day.
Roger
December 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
Caleb King is not worthy of playing for the Dogs. Kick him off of the team and find some walkon that at least knows how to behave. Character counts for something!
Crowell's choice
December 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Stewart aka Patrick Sulley,
Ealey’s high school stats? Serious? Lotta good that did Ealey when he tried running against AU, UF, ARK, S Carolina, Miss State, and everyone else that put a whooping on him. I guess those teams weren’t too impressed with his high school stats when they were busy flattening him.
Skitty Fritty
December 26th, 2010
9:15 pm
Dear Walmart Fans:
Please go back to North Avenue and study!
Bubbadawg
December 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
Well, tomorrow morning everyone will be calling for Mark Richt to be fired because he didn’t follow every one of these freeloaders to class. These will be the same geniuses that would have been calling for him to be fired if he had lost these freeloaders to scholarships from some other schools.
Supes
December 26th, 2010
9:16 pm
TampaGator,
I knew there will be at least one FLA fan crowing about Tebow’s game against…hmmm…the NFL’s worst PASSING DEFENSE. Go ahead and crown his a&& if you want, but he’ll never be an elite franchise QB.
Onto King…most everyone knew this earlier in the week…just wasn’t official.
King should apologize to his team mates and coaches and then humble himself enough to accept any role given to him by the coaches and do that role to the best of his abilities. To say he’s been disappointing is an understatement.
Reggie Ball
December 26th, 2010
9:17 pm
Caleb:
Transfer to Tech and get the great degree I received. They taught me how to count to 3, just haven’t mastered counting to 4 yet.
jumbeauxtiger
December 26th, 2010
9:17 pm
I’m glad to see Tebow have a big game today.
Caleb King is a waste of talent.
Spellchecker.
December 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Lester Miles,
Its religion. Not religeon. There. You ignorant dawg fans learned something today. There’s a difference between a typo and someone that’s too ignorant to spell correctly- of which you are the latter.
Paul Johnson
December 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Caleb:
Transfer to Tech and we will teach you how to lose by 8 instead of 1 and win once every 10 years.
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
I hope Crowell doesn’t believe it when Bobo promises him he’ll turn Georgia into a running offense if he comes. Not true. Don’t buy it. Look at what happened to King, Ealey, and the rest. Just turns them all into pass blockers. That’s all the ex-QB Bobo likes to do, throw it around and turn 5 star RB’s into glorified pass blockers.
Hu Flung Pu?
December 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
can you throw rocks if you live in a trailer?
Skitty Fritty
December 26th, 2010
9:24 pm
GrillHouse:
Do you really think UGA’s problems have been on the offensive side of the ball? I guess you were one of the fans who said UGA scored to fast when Zeier played. I think the problem is and has been defense.
Hit A Single
December 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
From the way Crowell acted in the semi finals he needs to go to Auburn. He will fit right in there.
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
Bobo would sit Herschel Walker on the bench because of his lack of pass blocking skills. Bobo don’t care how well you run, how many td’s you score, or how productive you are when you run. He only cares about an RB’s pass blocking skills. After all, Ealey averages more yards per carry than Herschel Walker, and gets benched because he doesn’t see himself as a pass blocker, imagine that? If Crowell likes to pass block, call Bobo, he loves 5 star RB’s who love to pass block and don’t score td’s, look at Caleb King.
Rest of the SEC
December 26th, 2010
9:26 pm
Bubbadawg,
Nope. We’re not calling for Richt’s dismissal just cause of King. Matter of fact we’re recommending that Georgia sign him to a multi decade deal. We would love to see him at Georgia till- say 2030 or 2040.
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:28 pm
No, I’m not one of those fans who THINKS UGA’s problems are form the offensive side of the ball.
I KNOW they are.
Look at Auburn.
Auburn got 43 points a game, 287 rushing a game.
13-0.
Bear
December 26th, 2010
9:29 pm
Wasn’t Alabama rated pre-season # 1 like UGA in 2008 and finished with 3 losses like UGA did in 2008? Also, wasn’t Bama up by 3 scores against Auburn this year and decided to throw the ball instead of running it and burning the clock. Didn’t Bama have the Heisman award winning running back and a pretty solid back up. There is no way Nick Saban would lose 3 games after being ranked # 1 and then not know when to run the ball instead of passing the ball. I guess even PERFECT coaches lose their minds sometimes.
Skitty Fritty
December 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
GrillHouse:
You are a genius! I guess with your logic, Auburn will lead the SEC in rushing next year even if Cam leaves?
Hit A Single
December 26th, 2010
9:34 pm
Grillhouse – How do you know that Bobo subs the running backs, how do you know he calls all the pass plays? Bobo has actually run the ball more than when Coach Richt was calling the plays. When did you play or who do you talk to about the game plan? Man you should have been a coach.
Rich
December 26th, 2010
9:36 pm
With the support systems in place at any major school, there is no reason that a player should have academic issues. The only cause is the lack of effort.
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:36 pm
Crowell is going to Auburn, they ran the ball 600 times in 2010, 550 in 2009.
Hit A Single
December 26th, 2010
9:37 pm
I just heard Grill House is the leading candidate for the Maryland, Pittsburgh, Michigan if it opens and he is also the leading candidate for the Miami Dolphin job. Boy is some team going to be lucky to get the second coming of Bear Bryant!
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:37 pm
If Georgia COULD run the ball for 287 yards a game, like Auburn, and score 43 points a game, like Auburn, yep, defense doesn’t matter at that point. Auburn’s defense is middle of the road.
Hit A Single
December 26th, 2010
9:39 pm
Grillhouse – How much is Cecil Newton paying you or is it the Auburn boosters? Boy you are like an advertising agency for the War Eagles.
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:40 pm
How do you explain why Bobo gives King 50% of the carries, if King only scores 2 td’s vs. Ealey’s 11 td’s unless it’s because Bobo loves to turn 5 star RB’s into glorified pass blockers?
William C Smith
December 26th, 2010
9:41 pm
You have got to be kidding me. How outrageous you have to pass 6 hours.
When I studied for an received my degree in accounting I could have had a full time job and passed 6 hours. If I had told my father I was taking six hours I still couldn’t sit down, and I’m older than 60 years old. However, I didn’t play college football.
P. Bull Terrier
December 26th, 2010
9:41 pm
cantondawg
December 26th, 2010
6:38 pm
“There is nothing more pathetic than an adult ridiculing a young man while hiding behind a screen name on a message board. Everyone has made youthful mistakes…”
Give me a break. Caleb is almost 24 years old. By that age, most people are expected to show up for appointments or their job on time, obey the law, and live by the rules of society. Many 24 year olds have already graduated from college. Others have already fought wars for our country by that point in their lives.
Some people go a little overboard in their criticism of public figures, including athletes, but it doesn’t seem like it’s asking too much to expect Caleb to show up for appointments that are designed to help him obtain a college education. I too hope he learns from his mistakes and behaves more appropriately in the future, but he has earned most of the criticism that he is receiving for this latest “youthful mistake”.
GrillHouse
December 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
Just don’t want Crowell to make the same mistake King & Ealey made. They came to Georgia thinking ex-QB Bobo would run the ball. He didn’t. Auburn does.
Georgia’s great for QB’s and OL’s and WR’s and TE’s, just not the place for RB’s.