UGA assistant recruiting coordinator for football resigns (UPDATED)
Charlie Cantor, pictured here at the Mark Richt Football Camp last month, resigned as a UGA football recruiting assistant. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Georgia is going through a transition in its football recruiting office.
Charles Cantor, who has served as an assistant recruiting coordinator under coach Mark Richt since March of 2008, resigned from that position last month. The Bulldogs are currently in the process of seeking a replacement.
UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity, responding to a freedom of information request for details, declined to comment on speculation that Cantor was asked to leave because of his alleged involvement in NCAA violations.
“He just resigned,” McGarity said. “Charles moved on to other things. We wish him well.”
In a one-sentence resignation letter to the UGA Athletic Association’s human resources office dated June 14, Cantor — who went by “Charlie” and “Chuck” — wrote that he was leaving “to pursue other opportunities.” His resignation came four days after Georgia football legend Herschel Walker was in Athens for a two-day visit with the football team.
Cantor’s resignation comes on the heels of the Bulldogs inking a top 10-ranked recruiting class in 2011. However, he has been directly or indirectly involved in several NCAA secondary violations committed by the football program the past three years.
Reached by telephone Tuesday, Cantor declined to answer questions about his resignation but instead offered a written statement, which he sent via email:
“It has been a pleasure working with Coach Richt and the staff at Georgia football,” Cantor wrote. “The future looks bright at Georgia . This past year we assembled an outstanding recruiting class that [the] Bulldog nation should be very proud of and allow the Bulldogs to have the increased competition at every position across the board. It is competition that will allow Georgia to get to the top of SEC. Georgia is in a great position to finish out through signing day with a great 2012 recruiting class. I know I gave my all to Georgia football and every one of the past and present recruits that ever stepped foot in Athens knows that.
“I never knowingly broke any recruiting rules at the University of Georgia . We have worked within the framework of the NCAA recruiting manual to present Georgia as a ideal place for many young men to pursue their college football aspirations. Great opportunities lie ahead in my future and I am prepared to pursue those now.”
Cantor would not say where he will resume his career but acknowledged it will be in the recruiting side of college athletics.
Cantor’s vacated position is an important one in the recruiting process. He served as a human database of information for Richt and his assistant football coaches and was a point person for arranging and orchestrating visits for prospects. His duties are currently being absorbed by recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner and assistant Connie Connelly.
Cantor came to Georgia from Rutgers, where he served in a similar capacity, in March of 2008. Before that he was a graduate assistant coach, graduate recruiting assistant and student manager at Florida State. He holds sports science education and sports management degrees from FSU.
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225 comments Add your comment
gatorade
July 5th, 2011
1:56 pm
@1953Dawg, I know the majority of UGA fans are idiots, but you sir, have just raised the bar!
Effie's of Athens Boarding House
July 5th, 2011
1:57 pm
Attempts to reach Charles Cantor were unsuccessful.
puppydawg
July 5th, 2011
1:57 pm
C’mon Chip, where’s the story here? If this is all you got, it was a waste of your time to write it and a waste of our time to read it. What NCAA violations are you talking about and what does Cantor’s departure have to do with Herschel being in town? Did you stop in the middle of writing this article in order to meet a deadline?
Coach Steve Spurrier
July 5th, 2011
1:59 pm
Is this blog still reserved for jock sniffers that live in their parent’s basement?
beebee's girlfriend sleebee
July 5th, 2011
2:00 pm
Yo! Bama’s worrying about the pressures that will surely come being preseason No. 1, plus our weakness issues, what weaknesses there may be.
You Georgia people shut up and worry ’bout your own dawg business without dragging the Bama name into it!
slee
Bored Dawg
July 5th, 2011
2:10 pm
You can tell we’re in July with this kind of “news”. Who cares??
Ga Peach
July 5th, 2011
2:13 pm
Hope we get somebody great right away – Go Dawgs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxg1I1jA29c
Saban
July 5th, 2011
2:14 pm
Boise State 66 DAwgs 3
sheeesh
July 5th, 2011
2:14 pm
Anyone with a moniker of “WDE” should get a bad vibe. JUDGMENT COMETH AND THAT RIGHT SOON!
Rick
July 5th, 2011
2:15 pm
Promote Connie or Lindsey. UGA is pretty much a girls school anyway.
I say do away with the FB program and focus on Womens Softball and Golf.
I say in reality, cut enrollment to Universities in half. We already have way to many over educated overstuffed kids with student loans that can’ get a job. All of the jobs are in China so kids all go to college, get advanced degrees cost that cost taxpayers billions of dollars, then work at McDonalds.
Not that is a real budget cutter. What a joke…
bruce mac
July 5th, 2011
2:16 pm
GT Fans, we will be all right. Just worry about that piece of crap program on 10th Avenue.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
2:16 pm
Good one JB.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
2:21 pm
sleebee girlfriend……..if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sounds?
WDE
July 5th, 2011
2:34 pm
@sheeesh anyone that uses “moniker” can’t be all bad and WDE is my initials..I like to confound and confuse the Barners..I know not a huge trick but what the hey..
WDE
July 5th, 2011
2:35 pm
@Rick really that was the most worthless post of the day…your raising the bar for the other trolls.
In a Few Weeks
July 5th, 2011
2:36 pm
I expect the big hammer for BIG NCAA violations will drop on UGA in a few weeks!!!
GT BBall Fan
July 5th, 2011
2:39 pm
bruce mac – It’s on North Avenue. aka the North Avenue Trade School.
WDE
July 5th, 2011
2:43 pm
@In a Few Weeks Dude the NCAA can’t even catch Cam and Daddy Newton in a few weeks, let me know how this works out for you…a few weeks really.
Trojan
July 5th, 2011
2:53 pm
I heard that Canter suggest that UGA oversign like Saban does. I don’t know what is wrong with his suggestion.
Roll Tide 1964
July 5th, 2011
2:54 pm
Another one bites the dust. It’s amazing the childish attitude when the JailBird Dawgs take pride in posting 1st. Guess that’s the highest grade they completed. THWG and ROLL TIDE!!!!!
T Dawg
July 5th, 2011
2:54 pm
Every SEC football office has one guy that does the shady side of recruiting behind the scenes, and Charlie was ours. He did it very well and will be missed.
Trojan
July 5th, 2011
2:55 pm
I heard that Canter asked why UGA did not bargain with Cam’s father. It worked for Auburn, didn’t it?
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
3:08 pm
In a Few Weeks
July 5th, 2011
2:36 pm
I expect the big hammer for BIG NCAA violations will drop on UGA in a few weeks!!!
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WRONG MORON!
We all hope the hammer drops on your head soon.
The Truth
July 5th, 2011
3:13 pm
GA Tech Lies & Cheats & Everyone knows it. GA Tech, Tennessee, Auburn and Ohio St. are the four biggest outlaw schools in America!
BIG BEE
July 5th, 2011
3:23 pm
Back off idiots, you cannot blame this on GT.
---> The Truth
July 5th, 2011
3:24 pm
Seriously? Have you not been reading the news the last couple of years? Stay away from the red koolaid!
David C
July 5th, 2011
3:26 pm
Why is Georgia Football Program Down? This could be why.
6 of the 14 commitments for Alabama are from Georgia. 3 of them are on ESPN 150. That is a lot of Talent going out of State. The State of Georgia has 13 Players on ESPN 150 of that The University of Georgia has 1 of them… Ouch. Bama and Auburn have more than that…
gdawginkalamazoo
July 5th, 2011
3:29 pm
David C, all that tells us is that there is no talent in Alabama so you HAVE to get it from somewhere. Might as well be Georgia since we have plenty.
South GA Dawg
July 5th, 2011
3:40 pm
Get off of UGA back. The recruiting is fine we are not looking for 5-9 DB or 210 pound defensive linemen. UGA has a game plan let the coach pick his team and then judge him on the field. ENOUGH,
Summer National Champs
July 5th, 2011
3:42 pm
South GA Dawg – It was judged on the field by South Florida 6 – 7.
World B Free
July 5th, 2011
3:48 pm
Is this considered a well written piece by the AJC now?? Good grief, this is all over the place.
The Truth
July 5th, 2011
3:51 pm
Canter leaving will really hurt UGASports.com with all the inside information he fed them
tide roll
July 5th, 2011
3:51 pm
Look at the guy’s picture. he’s obviously responsible for bringing in Andrews, Theus, Dantzler, Dabell, and Long. When you most need legitimate offensive lineman. this guy evaluates and approves 5 athletes that don’t belong on the field in the SEC. I’m sure Richt/Bobo are finding that out now that these guys have reported. Two are brothers of current players or prospects, one’s a long snapper, and one’s the son of a former player. The only class I’ve seen worse is the one the Beta’s landed, headed up by Flounder
Turnaway Dawg
July 5th, 2011
3:57 pm
Hopefully, sleazebag Mark Richt will be the next one out the door.
Slattery
July 5th, 2011
3:59 pm
The athletic history of UGA is full of so many sordid incidents – dating back to Vince Dooley and continuing through Mark Richt – that it’s impossible to overlook. The school has come to stand for drunkenness and lawlessness, coddling of illiterate athletes who should never have been admitted to college, and rampant cheating by coaches.
Coach Paul Johnson
July 5th, 2011
4:01 pm
Somebody oughta punch him in the face.
AltamahaDawg
July 5th, 2011
4:02 pm
Yea, Flounder was a white guy. You a bigger fan of Ottis. We get it.
Pat Dye
July 5th, 2011
4:02 pm
I’ll drink to that.
Poopdawg
July 5th, 2011
4:04 pm
Shut the hell up Tide roll you racist pig!
tide roll
July 5th, 2011
4:07 pm
Uga’s offensive line recruiting is so bad, “It makes me want to shout!”
Jborodawg
July 5th, 2011
4:11 pm
1953Dawg @ 1:150pm…..What a joke he has made of UGA football.LOL!! …”
What a joke you have made of being a fan.LOL!!
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
4:12 pm
tide roll, your agenda is always clear.
No white boys allowed on the OL in the SEC
I guess Russell Wilson wasn’t asking you when he decided to go play at lily white Wisconsin and get protected by a bunch of corn fed white boys who will road grade to a big 10 title????
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
4:13 pm
Slattery
July 5th, 2011
3:59 pm
The athletic history of UGA is full of so many sordid incidents – dating back to Vince Dooley and continuing through Mark Richt – that it’s impossible to overlook. The school has come to stand for drunkenness and lawlessness, coddling of illiterate athletes who should never have been admitted to college, and rampant cheating by coaches.
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the only thing sordid around here is your breath
Mark
July 5th, 2011
4:13 pm
Something very strange about this resignation…can you spell NCAA VIOLATION?
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
4:15 pm
Mark
July 5th, 2011
4:13 pm
Something very strange about this resignation…can you spell NCAA VIOLATION?
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Can you spell “asked to leave and no one can comment publicly for fear of lawsuit”?
Good lord some of you are dumber than a bag of hammers.
tide roll
July 5th, 2011
4:16 pm
“Throw my hands up and…”
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
4:19 pm
tide roll
July 5th, 2011
4:16 pm
“Throw my hands up and…”
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Are you used to throwing your hands up and placing them on the hood of the car for the officers???
Makes you want to shout but you can’t????
dawgcr*p
July 5th, 2011
4:23 pm
dude, what color is the sky on your planet?
tide roll
July 5th, 2011
4:26 pm
Thank you guys so much for Atlanta Westlake’s Chance Warmack, and Fairburn Cedar Grove’s Brandon Greene. You’re going to help us get another National Title. Kinda like ya’ll helped Auburn with Atlanta Westlake’s Cam Newton.
DawginLex
July 5th, 2011
4:30 pm
Bama ain’t gonna win jack this year.
No QB
Arkansas wins the west.
Bama finishes 4th again