Georgia QB-turned-WR Logan Gray to transfer
Georgia quarterback-turned-wide receiver Logan Gray plans to transfer to another school for his final season of football eligibility after graduating from UGA in May.
According to UGA, Gray told coach Mark Richt that he wants to play at an undetermined school closer to his Columbia, Mo., home while pursuing a Master’s degree. He will complete his bachelor’s degree in speech communication at Georgia this semester.
Gray’s departure means Georgia will head toward the 2011 season without three wide receivers from last season’s team. A.J. Green left school early to enter the NFL draft, and Kris Durham completed his eligibility.
After redshirting in 2007 and serving as a backup quarterback in 2008 and 2009, Gray competed for Georgia’s starting quarterback job in spring practice last year. He was moved to receiver after Aaron Murray won the No. 1 quarterback job.
Gray considered transferring before the 2010 season but opted to remain at UGA. He played in all 13 games last season, starting none and catching nine passes for 105 yards and one touchdown.
Gray said in a statement Tuesday that he hopes to play his final season “where my family can attend all of my games.” He thanked Richt “for giving me the opportunity to be a Bulldog the last four years and [for] sticking beside me throughout the whole experience.”
“I would also like to thank my teammates for everything,” Gray said. “They are like another family to me, and I know I will be close to several of them for the rest of my life.”
Richt wished Gray well, saying in a statement: “I want to express sincere appreciation to Logan for his many contributions to our program the last four years. He’s been an asset to our team and program as both a player and student, and we wish him nothing but the very best.”
Coming out of high school, Gray was ranked the nation’s No. 7 quarterback prospect by ESPN. As a quarterback at Georgia, he completed five of 12 passes for 31 yards and two interceptions — all in 2009.
Under NCAA rules, a football player who transfers to pursue graduate studies for academic reasons can be eligible to play immediately at his new school, rather than having to sit out a year as is ordinarily required.
Rebuilding the receiver rotation will be a high priority for Georgia before next season. The Bulldogs’ top returning receiver is Tavarres King, who started five games and caught 27 passes for 504 yards and three touchdowns last season.
The Bulldogs return three other wide receivers with limited college experience –- Marlon Brown, Israel Troupe and Rantavious Wooten –- and one who redshirted as a freshman last season, Michael Bennett. In addition, Chris Conley — a 2011 recruit – enrolled this semester and will participate in spring practice. The Bulldogs are expected to sign several receivers to letters of intent this week.
Georgia also expects major pass-catching contributions from a deep group of tight ends, including Orson Charles and Aron White.
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271 comments Add your comment
Biggdawgk
February 1st, 2011
10:05 pm
Hate to see you go Logan Gray. You were a class act and a DGD.
It’s not too far of a reach to think LG timed his decision to free up another scholarship in time for signing day. The guy stuck around last year when UGA was thin at QB and has always been a team player which is something every program can’t have enough of.
Any real UGA fan here slamming on Logan Gray is a fan we could do without.
Anonymous 'Cos
February 1st, 2011
10:05 pm
…By the way, full story just went up on the AJC/UGA home page for more reading.
Columbus
February 1st, 2011
10:54 pm
The next 10 years of the Mark Richt Era as head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs will be better than the last 10 years. The first 10 were good and the next 10 will be great years for Bulldog fans. McGarrity will be patient and not look to make his mark and it will payoff BIGTIME. You heard it hear first. Just like you heard Drew and Rome were Dawgs and that Crowell was not going to Auburn here first. UGA has paid their dues and now the storm is passing and we will reap our harvest. So many people on here cannot see the forest for the trees they are focused on so to say. Just watch and see and then apologize for the harsh criticism and lack of faith to your program that you (dont) support in the tough times. Its not too late to change your perspective and thinking and support the coach and your school and be a part of the great future that is about to take place. Maybe East champs in 2011 and people want to fire the coach because we lost Stafford and Marino and more and had Cox at Qb in 2010 then a freshman in 2011. Even Bear Bryant and Vince Dooley had losing seasons more than once but you cant handle it because UGA had one? You better grow up or you wont be able to handle life’s storms you must go through. Richt will make it through the fire without smelling of smoke. Watch and learn how to deal with adversity and keep a smile on your face and joy in your heart while doing what is necessary to make it through and come out the other side stronger and better than before. Watch and learn boys on how to become a real man…..
Columbus
February 1st, 2011
11:27 pm
UGA has beaten the Tide and VERY recently if you will go check…2007 26-23 in TUSCALOOSA. Bama 41-30 in 2008. That is the last 2 times….before that UGA won in 2003 37-23….put that in your elephant trunk….And to UGA fans, Richt has been in 3 SEC championship games winning 2 in the last 10 years…..Only the best coaches have done that in the SEC….Alabama has ONLY been in 2 the last 2 years, the LAST 2! Florida and LSU have been in 4….3 of Florida’s were with Tebow…Mark Richt is among the best coaches in the nation you morons and he will soon have us in the SEC championship game again, maybe in 2011! Some many people on here dont have a clue!
Columbus
February 1st, 2011
11:28 pm
Alabama has ONLY been in “2″ Sec Championship games in the last 10 years, the last 2…
Columbus
February 1st, 2011
11:35 pm
Richt is coaching in the toughest conference in the nation and this is his FIRST head coaching job and he has been to 3 SEC champinoships in 10 years?…That is VERY impressive! He is only going to get better…UGA would be FOOLS for even thinking of getting rid of him…He has one of the best coaching records over the 1st 10 years of his career EVER…! and coaching in the SEC! What had UGA done before him and prior to Herschel….nothing much since 1975! Dang people, get a clue! We should be so thankful to have Mark Richt as head coach at UGA and as LONG as he will have us!
CLS Dawg
February 2nd, 2011
12:03 am
wonder who MIZZOU has next year at quarterback with gabbert heading to the nfl…
jeff
February 2nd, 2011
3:58 am
It should have been him playing instead of Cox 2 years ago….That still irks me to this day
Grim Reaper
February 2nd, 2011
5:47 am
Guess his “dream” of playing for UDA turned into a “nightmare”, who lied to this kid? The same Coach who’s lying to this years version of a “dream team”? Good luck Logan, or as they say in Georgia now, buenas suerte….
Thanks LG
February 2nd, 2011
6:13 am
Great young man, great athlete, will succeed on and off the field wherever he lands. Go Dawgs!!
ga
February 2nd, 2011
8:21 am
just love how other schools fans, come on here and take a shot uga. Gray seemed like a great guy, but I dont know him as 99% on this blog do not know him, but what is the big deal about what happened here. He got a degree and he is leaving to play football and get another free degree. Again, what is the neg. and big deal to this story. I dont care why he left. I dont care if he was the best athlete on the team and so on and so on. What I know is this: he didn’t produce for UGA and I dont care about the rest. I dont care if it was his fault or the coaches. Doesnt matter to me. In my opinion, it is better to give money to a young player than to a 5th year. It just makes better sense. To me that is the bottom line. This happens all the time. Again, who cares why he left. It is what it is. If I was Richt I would bring in other players and tell them they may want to look somewhere else. This would help for the players who you reached on in the recruiting process or who are not working hard or staying out of trouble. If it is “coaching” problem than CMR will eventually be shown the door. Again, he got more out of his contract with UGA than they did. Dont feel sorry for Gray, he has gotten a degree from a fine school and is leaving to play football and get another for free. At least, CMR allowed him to get a degree and play some football, unlike Saban when he shipped Jackson off the Ga State, without degree. Having said that, I can see why he did that, looked what he did for State.
Brucerugby79
February 2nd, 2011
8:29 am
Hey UGA89 I agree with T-Bone-don’t know about your mother but your comments show a complete lack of class I imagine you are a fine fella but coming on these blogs to rip people makes it obvious to the rest of us you got some problems
Alabama | MrSEC.com
February 2nd, 2011
8:29 am
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crossdawg
February 2nd, 2011
9:33 am
D G D. Another good athlete that CMR let get away. Guess he wasn’t thuggish enough to keep.
Michael
February 2nd, 2011
10:58 am
Why do I keep hearing Logan Gray is transferring? He’s graduating and choosing to attend a different graduate school. That’s not a transfer. Best of luck to him by the way.
Lavender Mountain
February 2nd, 2011
11:42 am
I graduated from UGA in 1983 and ‘86. I was in the Superdome when we beat Notre Dame; I was there when we lost to Pitt; I was at Clemson where Jeff Pyburn through a pass into a heavy wind and it went backwards (no arm strength); and I remember a tough game against Alabama at night on national television around ‘85….
But college football has become an awful monstrosity. Devoted totally to money and prestige. The attention paid to recruting is but one example. The previous post in here that football is so big now that remaining loyal to a player like Logan Gray isn’t possible…well, wow! I doubt I will ever again attend a college football game. I’d rather go to something where the concept of student athlete still exists – where an athelete chooses a school because he/she loves it, and then decideds to go out for a team. I don’t know if there are any such sports left…maybe at the NAIA level.
deandog
February 2nd, 2011
12:23 pm
Logan is but another “casualty” of a wasted talent attributable to the “sorry practice” of coaching down good athletes by this monstrosity of failure call the coaching staff a UGA. This wonderful kid has been dwelt a horrfic injustice by CMR and will never recover from the damage done to his potential. This should weight heavily on the consciences of every coach and the supporters of UGA football. SAD SAD Waste Waste Sorry Sorry.
Camden Mark
February 2nd, 2011
6:18 pm
hate to see him go, fine young man.
yamadawg
February 5th, 2011
5:23 pm
Thank you Logan!!! I am happy to see that you are leaving UGA with a degree and a network of friends and acquaintances… the basic goal around the journey through college. Thank you for the hard work and dedication. You’ll always be remembered as a DGD!!!
aladawg
February 6th, 2011
12:39 am
Redpants Dawg Lets see you get your sorry ass on the field and catch punts for the Dawgs chicken sh– My guess is that you are nothing but a snuff dipping fat turd.
aladawg
February 6th, 2011
12:45 am
Army Vet, I am a 26 year veteran of the US Army and a Combat Veteran of the Viet Nam war MOS 11B 25th Infantry Division. What were you a fat slob cook, a rear echelon finance clerk you sound like one.