QB Hutson Mason considers transfer due to lack of playing time
ATHENS – Georgia backup quarterback Hutson Mason said he is seriously considering transferring due to a lack of playing time behind starter Aaron Murray.
Mason, a sophomore from Marietta, said he would prefer to remain at Georgia — “I love this place even more than I expected,” he said – and would consider taking a redshirt year next season to put a year between him and Murray.
In any case, Mason said he will have to make a decision after the Bulldogs’ season is completed with the Jan. 2 Outback Bowl against Michigan State.
“I’ll just try to sit back and get away from the every day stuff and people telling me what I should do,” Mason said. “I’ll go home after the bowl game and talk to my family and talk to people I look up to. I talked to D.J. Shockley. He’s somebody who has been very valuable to me. I’m just trying to look at it from every angle. I ponder on it a lot and it’s extremely tough.”
Mason (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) signed with Georgia in 2010 after becoming the state high school record holder for passing yards (4,560) and touchdowns (54) as a senior at Lassiter High. But after his second full season with the Bulldogs, he has gotten minimal playing time and then only in mop-up duty.
In two seasons, Mason has appeared in eight games, completing 57 percent of his passes for 356 yards with 3 TDs and no interceptions. His first college play from scrimmage was a TD pass to Logan Gray.
“He’s got an uncanny ability to hit the open receiver,” quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “He has great vision and feel. He has great pocket presence and a very quick release. He throws all the intermediate balls extremely well. The deep ball is something we continue to work on that he’s got to improve on. But his ability to get rid of the ball quickly and spread it out underneath, he does very well.”
Bobo said that the Bulldogs are considering redshirting Mason next season and have current redshirt freshman Christian LeMay and walkons handle the backup duties. But it’s not something they’ve decided on yet.
“It’s something we’re going to talk about after the season,” Bobo said. “I’d rather not get into it now.”
Redshirting is something Mason said he would consider.
“I would. It’s something I’ll have to sit down and talk to Coach Richt about and see how they feel about it,” Mason said. “I don’t think that would be something that they’d be opposed to. I want to stay here. I really do. I want to be here; I want to be at UGA. I love this place more than I expected I would. My goal is to stay here and I want to stay here. I just need to find out whether that allows me to play the most or not.”
Mason probably would have played more by now if he hadn’t been behind one of the most durable quarterbacks in the business. Despite taking numerous shots the last two seasons, Murray has missed only a couple of snaps in any significant, meaningful games.
“You can’t take away from Aaron being that tough,” Mason said with a laugh. “It’s just the way the ball rolls. You see guys have severe injuries when they barely get hit and then you see Aaron take a shot like he did against Auburn, where he did a quadruple flip and landed on his neck. I’m like, ‘he’s got to come out after that.’ But he just gets up and trots back to the huddle.”
Malcome on top of depth chart
Redshirt freshman Ken Malcome is currently running No. 1 at tailback for the Bulldogs. Leading rusher Isaiah Crowell is No. 2 and Brandon Harton is No. 3.
That’s the way it was as of Saturday, at least, as Richard Samuel (ankle) and Carlton Thomas (knee) remained sidelined. Samuel, however, was able to practice in a limited role on Saturday. He is returning for the bowl from Nov. 1 ankle surgery.
“We expect both those other guys back, but it’s hard to have a real full-fledged competition when they’re not getting an reps,” Bobo said. “So Ken and Isaiah and Brandon are the only three we’ve got right now.”
Injury update
Starting right guard Chris Burnette did not at practice Saturday due to an illness, line coach Will Friend said. . . . Middle linebacker Mike Gilliard (ankle) and defensive end DeAngelo Tyson (ankle), both starters, still were not practicing on Saturday. . . . Wide receiver Rantavious Wooten, out since late September with a concussion caused by a car accident, is practicing in a green jersey. He will not play in the bowl, however, to preserve a medical redshirt season.
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“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 19th, 2011
12:27 am
TAMPA WHO WANTS TO GO TO TAMPA NOT ORLANDO? So, we earned $2.2 million less and don’t go to Favorite Tourist Spot Orlando, but instead to Tampa. I mean who in their right mind would live in Tampa ? Or chose Tampa over Orlando ? Great Scott. Tampa has Clearwater; I’ll give it that and St Petersburg and good restaurants – but Tampa proper is the pits compared to great Orlando. Even Virginia Tech Michigan in the Sugar Bowl is BETTER THAN THE CRUDOLA TEAMS THE BCS HANDS TO THE SUGAR BOWL EVERY YEAR for our SEC teams to play. I mean really some of the dumpy NOBODY teams the BCS assigns to the Sugar Bowl for SEC to play have been HORRID. This is what the Fox Sports Bowl rankings is. Jeez, and you guys sit in here all day this afternoon talking about and NONE OF YOU READ IT. I did. I like this year’s bowl games for a change.
12 TD PASSES VS 8 TEAMS ENDED UP TOP 25 AARON MURRAY
Or, did you want to try to point out the ??????????????????????????????
45 TD PASSES VS TEAMS NOT ENDING TOP 25 AARON MURRAY
?
With his 55 % completions all games 20 fumbles and 20 interceptions in 26 games,
DEER IN HEADLIGHTS vs 8 teams so far ended top 25.
Outback Bowl at 1 pm on 2 more Mondays after tomorrow is not the # 5 Best Bowl. It is ranked the # 5 Best GAME to watch of the bowl games. This is because we play the Big 10 (12) as a supposed top SEC team prior to the BCS NC Game between ONLY SEC Teams. We are supposed to validate The SEC sending BOTH of our best teams to play each other AGAIN, instead of Big XII, Big 10, PAC-12 teams. I see no way personally that Aaron Murray all of a sudden in a game vs a team who obviously finishes in the top 25 that Aaron Murray will not AGAIN as he has in 8 previous 9 now such games, play like a deer in headlights.
“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 19th, 2011
1:20 am
TreDog December 18th, 2011 1:45 pm
“The team doesn’t rally late in big games for Murray Murray just doesn’t have the “it” factor. His teammates don’t make big plays for him in big games late when it counts. After 2 years, that’s not going to change. My guess is it’s because Murray is to “me” focused.”
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Murray is a JOKE December 18th, 2011 1:50 pm
“it’s the blind loyalists of UGA that are empowering Aaron Murray to make selfish, stupid decisions like what he’s doing.”
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Lowcountry Bulldawg December 18th, 2011 2:32 pm
“He was a RS Sophomore with a sporadic running game and a rough shot OL at the beginning of the year. Give him Bama’s OL and Richardson or LSU’s OL and the 4 deep RB positions they have and I dare say AM is a Heisman candidate.”
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OH LOWCOUNTRY BULLDAWG, YOU HAVE OUTDONE YOURSELF AND THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING IN YOUR CASE, WITH THIS ONE. IF AARON MURRAY HAD A GOOD OFFENSIVE LINE AND GOOD RUNNING BACKS, HE WOULD BE A HEISMAN CANDIDATE ? I WILL BE PLAYING THIS 1 BACK FOR YEARS.
REALLY ?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
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12 TD Passes versus 8 teams who finish top 25
LOST ALL 8 GAMES
20 INTERCEPTIONS 26 GAMES
20 FUMBLES 26 GAMES
1 YARD PER CARRY
7 CARRIES A GAME
BALL HOG
DEER IN HEADLIGHTS
VS TEAMS FINISH TOP 25
And, the nation is going to make Aaron Murray
HEISMAN TROPHY.
How in the name of college football, can YOU sit there and say AARON MURRAY and HEISMAN TROPHY in 1 thought ?
There are 25 All-America lists, and he MADE NONE OF THEM : Not 1st Team, Not 2nd Team, Not 3rd Team, Not Even Honorable Mention.
He holds on to the football too long, is deer in headlights vs the 8 teams he has played who finish top 25, is a ball hog who steals 7 carries a game from the running backs with 20 fumbles in 26 games to-date, who has 45 TD passes vs teams NOT finishing top 25 while only 12 TD passes vs 8 teams who did finish top 25, while LOSING 40 PERCENT OF HIS GAMES. His OL and RB were VERY GOOD THIS SEASON and his WR were and his TE were. It was JUST HE is CHOKED. He lost us the USCe game BY HIMSELF. He was YANKED in the SEC Championship Game, you know ? The last game YANKED. He was HORRID vs Boise State. He will NOT DO WELL vs Michigan State either for the SAME REASON. 10-4.
5-7 Colorado beat Hawaii. Hawaii beat Nevada. Nevada beat Boise State and mighty Georgia averaging # 7 recruits all 12 years of Mark Richt era averaging both Rivals and Scout rankings, has NO TALENT ACCORDING TO YOU LOWCOUNTRY BULLDAWG with all this talent oozing out our pores cannot even give a game to Boise State.
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NEVADA HAS BETTER FOOTBALL TALENT THAN THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Lowcountry Bulldawg
“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 19th, 2011
1:50 am
A person SMART enough to know…… December 18th, 2011 2:49 pm
“Lowcountry…………..but UGA gets all the best recruits and they just don’t deliver at UGa. Problem is Richt has the TALENT and still can’t do anything with it. Like it goes, BEAR was playing God in football. After Bear beat God with his players, He took Gods team and beat HIM again.”
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Lowcountry Bulldawg December 18th, 2011 2:57 pm
“Nice joke, but its simply not true. If semantics is what you want to have then fine”
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Lowcountry Bulldawg rest his case on that, and left this blog and posted nothing else at all after this. Excuse me Lowcountry Bulldawg, it is not a JOKE. It is TRUE what A person SMART enough to know…… said. It is not just semantics – semantics is a Greek word whose definition is the study of the MEANING behind what is said. It is, in fact, THE STUDY OF THE MEANING OF THE WORDS. Remind me again, you didn’t go to college, right ? You told us you either didn’t go to college or didn’t go to UGA, right ? Is that what you told us ? The fact is that A person SMART enough to know…… is absolutely 100 percent correct that it is the COACHING and what we have a result WITH AARON MURRAY as our ONLY QB TO EVER GET TO PLAY THE LAST ENTIRE 2 YEARS OF NOTHINGNESS, yet Mark Richt recruited THE DREAM TEAM. Everything is EVERYBODY’S FAULT except for Mark Richt with you. EVERYTHING AARON MURRAY DOES is EVERYBODY’S FAULT except for Aaron Murray himself. And, by the way Lowcountry Bulldawg, an example of leadership by Aaron Murray is NOT THAT HE IS A BALL HOG, but that when IC for example talks trash to nobody opponents that he steps up and speaks to him about it to stop it as the LEADER. That he gets in the huddle great opponent being played and TAKES CHARGE. I played db; and I am sorry – but saying he is A BALL HOG – is NOT LEADERSHIP, nor an EXAMPLE OF LEADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP is when a WR drops a pass, NOT STANDING THERE WAVING YOUR ARMS AT HIM SHAKING YOUR HEAD, but quietly going back to the Huddle and there looking at the guy and SAME PLAY. You didn’t play the game of football, obviously – either that or you are JUST SITTING THERE MAKING EXCUSES to see what sticks. This 1 doesn’t. (NEITHER DOES HEISMAN TROPHY AARON MURRAY.) We haven’t been playing well against the top teams all 11 years, yet only 1 other football program has recruited better TALENT than Mark Richt these 11 years, sir.
1 OTHER PROGRAM BETTER TALENT 11 YEARS
The facts are :
MARK RICHT 11-YEAR ERA :
3-10 vs teams finishing top 10
17-27 vs teams finishing top 25
17 losses teams wouldn’t end top 25 w/o win over him
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 19th, 2011
5:36 am
Nice name Matthew Ciafaro/Thomas Brown/buLLdawg/4.29 and now this…..sure several other names along the way. I left the blog because I have a life. Something you may want since I was on your mind for well over a hour at 1 in the morning. Thats rather creepy Matty. Go find a girl or something.
“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 19th, 2011
6:22 am
Don’t flatter yourself child. I spent an hour on this blog while you were sleeping. If it seems that investing that much time reading everyone’s posts, was really just your own – that is a personal problem because you are not that important. You just think you are.
Now, you go spend the NEXT NINE (9) HOURS ON THIS BLOG telling everyone ELSE how important you are, and how unimportant they are.
Do THAT for the next 5 business days.
While everyone wonders JUST WHAT KIND OF A LIFE IT IS YOU HAVE.
We all note by the way, that you have no reply to the point that you say
AARON MURRAY DESERVES THE HEISMAN TROPHY
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 19th, 2011
6:31 am
Explain how you posted about me at 1:20 and then again at 1:50? Without me even responding? 30 minutes went by and my posts where so in your head you sat and stewed about a retort. At the wee hours of the morning YOU where concoting some retort. That is pathetic.
Morning Reads for Monday, December 19th — Peach Pundit
December 19th, 2011
6:32 am
[...] like the Atlanta Falcons will make it to the playoffs. – Hutson Mason, Georgia’s backup QB, is considering a transfer. – Also, Orson Charles, Bacarri Rambo and Aaron Murray are trying to find out what they can expect [...]
“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 19th, 2011
6:37 am
I posted 4 posts while investing an hour to ACTUALLY KNOW what Bulldog Football Fans think about Aaron Murray TAKING EVERY SNAP FOR THE LAST TWO (2) COMPLETE SOLID YEARS, beating
NO ONE.
I quoted SEVEN (7)
7 OTHER POSTERS.
Now, what is this about
AARON MURRAY
HEISMAN TROPHY
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hornblowermg
December 19th, 2011
8:37 am
i have always thought that Malcome & Mason were better players than Crowell & Murray, but that’s just me, and i would really hate to see Mason leave now that Malcome is at least getting a little notice.
RedandBlackDAWG
December 19th, 2011
8:45 am
A person smart enough to know. This is what you wrote.
“I am pretty sure John Denver and Horse Face Elway run Denver. LOL ”
I think John Denver has been dead now for 3 or 4 years.
What is it you are suppose to be smart enough to know anyway?
BMOC
December 19th, 2011
8:54 am
I’ve told friends & family all season that Mason may be a better QB than Murray. Murray is a good QB, but has plenty of faults, such as not throwing a good long ball, acuracy & not being able to throw over linemen because of his 5′10′ stature. I have often asked myself the question of why don’t they (UGA coaches) redshirt Mason — if he would be willing to do that. Sounds like he would, so I would do it most definetly.
DawginLex
December 19th, 2011
9:00 am
I would redshirt Mason to give him a chance to compete for the starting job with Lemay once Murray leaves.
Murray is not 5′10″. I am 6′4″ and stood right next to him and he is every bit 6′0″ or 6′1″. His arms are not long and that makes it appear he is short.
The comment about not throwing a good long ball? WRONG. He needs a consistent receiver to catch it. Malcolm Mitchell did it all year until he got hurt. T King was not as good at it.
Da man
December 19th, 2011
9:04 am
Looks like the AJC trying to stir something up.
Da man
December 19th, 2011
9:05 am
Is loyalty to your school some kinda outdated concept?
crossdawg
December 19th, 2011
9:20 am
There were several games where Mason should have been put in to get experience. GATA
what of it?
December 19th, 2011
9:32 am
don’t worry. in two years we won’t have any quarterback except for Joe Tereshinski IX, and Richt will spend 3 years rebuilding AGAIN..
Jborodawg
December 19th, 2011
9:44 am
I bemoaned the fact that Mason wasn’t getting any meaningful snaps all year. Bobo praised him with “uncanny” abilities all summer and fall. There should have been designed plays for him all year. To say Bobo/Richt have a history of not playing the backup QB is partially true. They had designed plays for L Gray and used him in most games. Or, I should say, one designed play for Gray…he would run with the ball.
As much as I like to say that Richt/Bobo are way football-smarter than I, and that I defer to their judgement on most things; I cannot fathom why a QB with Mason’s stated uncanny abilities hasn’t gotten more playing time. If the backup is that great, as propounded by his coach, there should be at least a couple plays for him in every game, if not a whole series; especially when Murray and the offense appear to be struggling or stalling.
Since it has become obvious they’re not going to play him, a red shirt is probably appropriate. However, I thought he had played enough (mop-up) where they couldn’t do that. I’m just glad he loves UGA and wants to stay. He seems to have a great team-first attitude.
Whiskey Breath
December 19th, 2011
10:15 am
You have to wonder why he didn’t consider the lack of playing time when he signed?
He knew Murray was going to be the starter unless he fell on his face. Not much chance of that happening. Probably should have went to somewhere else where the situation wasn’t so obvious.
I think the kid is really good. However, we will never know.
Doggie
December 19th, 2011
10:53 am
You wish tampagator…you wish. People know we are on the verge and they can’t stand it. And..we will have done it the right way. Not taking shorts cuts. Not cheating…. Ha you are just miserable…
Morning Reads for Monday, December 19th
December 19th, 2011
12:19 pm
[...] more like the Atlanta Falcons will make it to the playoffs. – Hutson Mason, Georgia’s backup QB, is considering a transfer. – Also, Orson Charles, Bacarri Rambo and Aaron Murray are trying to find out what they can expect [...]
Florida is a Basketball School Now
December 19th, 2011
1:39 pm
Yeah Logan Gray and that 3 win Colorado team was a special season
christmas dog
December 19th, 2011
2:13 pm
Do ya think w.ealey wishes he woulda stayed a dawg?
Nom Nom Nom Chucks Taylor, or Norris if he is avaliable
December 19th, 2011
2:29 pm
Biggest complaint on Murray is he throws the deep ball like a 12 year old girl. I hope Mason can stay, I am not in the Lemay camp.
DawgCop
December 19th, 2011
2:31 pm
PLEASE TRANSFER HUTSON PLEASE! The kid doesn’t get his way, as in more playing time, some he threatens to trasfer??? That’s another opening for a true team player and besides, LeMay is a much better all around athelete than Huston will ever be. I see Mason’s family is heavy on the postings today.
AltamahaDawg
December 19th, 2011
3:00 pm
Sounds like Coach Bobo was just saying as many nice of things about Mason as he could, if he did want to transfer. As has always been the case this staff has been supportive and helped any of it’s players find the right place if they ever feel their career would be better off transferring
Sammy
December 19th, 2011
5:32 pm
Absolutely no way Hutson Mason stays. Why should he? He doesn’t get significant reps against big competition. Even against teams like Coastal Carolina, he doesn’t get any time with the first string. Even when Murray turns the ball over three or four times in once game, Richt won’t sit Murray. It’s a joke, it’s unfair, Richt plays favorties. Mason needs to send Richt a message.
Sammy
December 19th, 2011
5:34 pm
Murray has never won a game in two years against a good team, like a team that finishes in the top 29 rankings.
0-8?
Wreckmaniac
December 19th, 2011
6:23 pm
Should certainly be no surprise. What is amazing is the number of 4 and 5 stars who stay at UGA and never play much.
StackedDeck
December 19th, 2011
7:20 pm
Mason will do what’s best for him…I certainly hope he gets a ‘red shirt’ cause I do see a tough QB in Mason. Coach…”you gotta play this guy” and make this a Team Effort…GO DAWGS!!
UGA / 74′
Hale Choi
December 19th, 2011
11:05 pm
He is a better QB than Murray………….
LeMay > Mason
December 20th, 2011
1:55 am
Lemay’s going to be the starter—mason needs to transfer–he’s not that good.
BDayDog
December 20th, 2011
1:27 pm
Hopefully, Mason & Lemay can be tricked into sitting on the bench for 2 more years, in case Murray gets hurt. Geez, we all know Murray starting every game unless he gets hurt, but we need some decent back up QB’s unless Murray gets hurt.
crowell is da man
December 20th, 2011
1:53 pm
Mason will be transferring. Book it.
mashdog
December 21st, 2011
9:33 am
please redshirt we need a quaterback after murray leaves
jonkdawg
December 21st, 2011
10:28 am
God Morning folks!! 12/21/12 at 10:21
Well We have 11 more days for the game…and all injured players should be healthy by then and ready to play, Mason should transfer because he wont have a chance for playing time not when Christian Lemay is getting better and move up to No 2 Qb position.
BipolarDawg
December 21st, 2011
10:34 am
He should go somewhere and play right away at Division II
UGA fan..not fanatic
December 21st, 2011
11:34 am
AM has not one game against a QUALITY opponent. He knows he can screw up over and over and CMR wont take him out. How can anybody say this is not the case?
UGA fan..not fanatic
December 21st, 2011
11:35 am
*won one*
ugab
December 21st, 2011
5:57 pm
We should not have 2 Qbs one the same grade level. MR has always been weak at recruiting the needs. MR runs out of rbs and recruits 4 in one year. MR runs out of qbs and recruits 2 or 4 in the same season. He needs to take a note from ALs head coach on how to put a team together
UGA Fans Boo Freshman RB's
December 21st, 2011
6:05 pm
Loyalty is overrated.
Dawg
December 21st, 2011
8:31 pm
Let’s see hmm.. CMR is considering redshirting the 3 star recruit with 2 years exp as backup and letting Christian Lemay the redshirting 5 star recruit take over backup duties. This can only mean 3 star Hudson is behind 5 star Lemay which means Hudson is probably gone. Also Shockley’s situation is totally different Hudson so don’t compare your situation to his. DJ didn’t have a 5 star QB behind him.
Greg
December 23rd, 2011
12:44 pm
Maaaan! transfer already!!!!!; Hurry up and go, please.