3 players dismissed by Georgia for team rules violations
ATHENS — Three players have been kicked off the Georgia football team for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
UGA coach Mark Richt announced this morning that defensive back Nick Marshall, wide receiver Sanford Seay and defensive back Chris Sanders have been dismissed from the team. All three are freshmen and were members of Georgia’s 2011 “Dream Team” recruiting class.
The school did not address what precipitated the dismissals.
“It’s a privilege to play college football and to be a part of this team and University,” Richt said in a statement. “Along with that privilege comes certain responsibilities. Mistakes were made, and part of our job is helping them learn from mistakes. Going forward, we are committed to assisting them find opportunities where they can continue their education.”
Marshall’s high school coach, Mark Ledford, was reached by the AJC this morning.
“I don’t want to comment on what Nick did,” said Ledford, head football coach at Wilcox County High. “All I’ll say is I’ve been informed he is going to be released from UGA. As far as the details, I’d rather wait and see what Georgia is going to say officially.”
Marshall, a former AJC Super 11 player, was expected to play a significant role in Georgia’s secondary next season. He played sparingly as a cornerback and nickelback and extensively on special teams as a true freshman last season. A four-star prospect as a guard, he was also expected to join the Bulldogs’ basketball team at some point.
“There were going to be a lot of opportunities for him,” Ledford said. “It’s a shame he’s wasting those opportunities at Georgia. He’s going to have to accept the consequences and hopefully learn from them.”
Sanders, an all-state safety at Tucker, played in the first three games for Georgia before being sidelined with an injury the remainder of the season. He was expected to have four years remaining and contribute in the secondary.
Seay, who is from Leesburg, was redshirted last season, while Sanders, who is from Tucker, played in the first three games before missing the remainder of the season because of injury.
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Joe Hill
February 3rd, 2012
10:39 am
If is funny how a GA fan turns around and bad mouths 2 other schools. Why? Because of his or her insecurity for this embarrasing truth. Keep our schools out of your trashy attitude.
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:39 am
“We all know how he treats players and recruits.”
Yes. He treats them very well and gets them degrees and prepares them for the next level. In fact he treats em so well that he just keeps landing no. 1 rated recruiting classes year after year.
“Guy only cares about himself.”
Not intended to be a factual statement.
BigTimeTechFan
February 3rd, 2012
10:39 am
30% of the Dream team gone, oh my…………………..lol
George Stein
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
I’m a Tech fan, but I just can’t believe the stupidity of some of these players. Not to be difficult or anything, but it sure would have helped UGA if they jacked the stuff last week so y’all could sign another player or two.
BCSEC
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
CMR is such a nice guy. Gosh darn it… shucks… (hands in pockets, kicks at the gravel)
LCDawg
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
WTF??????? Why in the world are these grown men stealing from any one much less a team mate? Truly disgusting! I just can’t believe this. Terrible news.
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
Dumb Bammer,
Your jealousy knows no bounds ma’am.
See if you can guess who I am
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
It’s called deflection Joe Hill. Remember when you were little and did something wrong and tried to blame it on the other kid? Classic UGA defense strategy.
ETech
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
these players will not be starters or richt wouldn’t kick them off the team. At the university of football, keep the stars eligible!
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
See if you can guess who I am
February 3rd, 2012
10:34 am
wow thanks for showing the real stupid in you. Try and keep up
We lose 21 seniors next year, plus those that leave early and could cost us all 11 starters on D. Then add the walkon scholly’s and extra scholly’ from attrition. For next year it will add up to 30.
Satan doesnt do this. He sign 27- 30 every year and then kicks kids off the team, finds a way to get a medical red shirt, or finds a minor violation and runs them off.
And signing 30 isnt over signing when you are under the 85 scholly limit cap. Satan gets to the cap then removes players to make room for others.
So once again not even close to the same thing.
Rev Al
February 3rd, 2012
10:41 am
Yall dun dun it now. We commin! Where Jesse?
GTBob
February 3rd, 2012
10:41 am
Tech would have never kicked those two kids off the team.
We just kicked a kid off our team (a kid that we needed) for violating team rules before a bowl game. You really think we would keep kids who steal from their teammates? If the situation ever comes up I guess we will see. I doubt it will ever happen though.
Rome
February 3rd, 2012
10:41 am
And what about the multiple girlfriend beater Commings? Oh that’s right. He’s a starter.
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:42 am
Flying Tigers
February 3rd, 2012
10:34 am
Wow that makes no sense and make you seem like you have a little boy fetish. Run along creeper
Mike S
February 3rd, 2012
10:42 am
TDF, I am neither a Tech or UGA fan, just enjoy college football. However, for you to continue spew venom, call names, mock, belittle every single comment is just plain immature. Is an intelligent discourse even possible with you? You, yes, YOU, are the guy that gives UGA fans such a bad image. I’m sure you don’t care, obviously you are much smarter than everyone on here, but for the sake of your university, you might want to consider toning it down.
After further consideration, I feel confident that you have never set foot in a classroom at UGA, so it would be wrong to call it “your” university. Are you still enrolled at Lanier Tech?
PMC
February 3rd, 2012
10:42 am
I wish we would dispatch from the word “mistake” when speaking of criminal acts.
A mistake is forgetting to wear a belt. A poor life choice is what these adult humans made.
They aren’t children, they know right from wrong when they get to college. They chose to act poorly.
Garry Owen
February 3rd, 2012
10:43 am
For every player who is dismissed from the Georgia athletic program the University should be required to provide two academic scholarships to deserving individuals. Playing football at Georgia is a privilege, not a right. No matter how good you are the adult world is a lot different than the high school world.
J W
February 3rd, 2012
10:43 am
Enough of this.
I don’t expect the University to be able to ride herd on 30,000 young people. For the average student its up to his or her parents to keep them in check. But for athletes, football and basketball especially, the athletic department – coaches in particular, have to take some responsibility for these kids.
Sure, some are bad news, don’t know how to act and need to go, but most are just high spirited kids, turned loose in an environment full of trouble and temptation and they need a hand on their shoulder and a coach who will put the fear of God in them until they can do some growing up.
MASTER TROLL
February 3rd, 2012
10:43 am
Does anybody else get tired of hearing the same tired refrain again and again? We coulda been a contender, but well, we had some bad luck.
Don’t worry about these players being kicked off the team. It provides an excellent alibi for CMR and the toothless, bib overall wearing dawg nation to explain why UGA finishes out of the top 20 and settles for the Weed Eater Bowl again. What a bunch of morons.
PMC
February 3rd, 2012
10:43 am
It’s really not that hard to behave. It’s quite easy actually to be courteous and behave like you have some sense.
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:44 am
Orlando Dawg.
February 3rd, 2012
10:35 am
Go around and check other schools policy on pot (something that is legal in many states already) Most do nothing on first offense, we do.
So in reality one is a crime and one in the near future wont be. So no they arent the same thing. Not even close. but good try.
George Stein
February 3rd, 2012
10:44 am
You’re right, PMC, but don’t kill them for screwing up. We all did things when we were young we’d like to do over.
See if you can guess who I am
February 3rd, 2012
10:44 am
He claims he is a UGA grad but it is painfully obvious by the way he communicates that that is NO WAY even close to the truth.
Cassanova
February 3rd, 2012
10:44 am
my goal is to play in the chick fil a bowl
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:45 am
MR is a Hypocrite
February 3rd, 2012
10:35 am
Keep showing that stupidty troll.
He wanted him close to home. Only reason keep trying
The Factor
February 3rd, 2012
10:45 am
@GTJohn
Did you really just say that at 10:18. Your football graduation rate is abysmal. 33 % may be students, the rest aren’t.
@GTBob,
Do you actually think Atlanta PD has the same time to give watching Tech students off campus coming out of bars as Athens PD (5 miilion vs 125,000)? This is a fish bowl. At least be logical…
Big Crimson 75
February 3rd, 2012
10:45 am
1980 Ladies. 1980.
Red Pants
February 3rd, 2012
10:45 am
Flying Tigers
Child abuse comments are completely uncalled for and intolerable. You should be ashamed of yourself. It’s a football blog discussing something that really has no real affect on our day to day lives and you stoop to child molestation jokes. I hope you grow up.
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:47 am
“Satan doesnt do this. He sign 27- 30 every year and then kicks kids off the team, finds a way to get a medical red shirt, or finds a minor violation and runs them off.”
Nope. Saban signed 25 last year so right there you are full of it. The only players Saban kicks off the team are the ones that are discipline problems or simply refuse to go to class or get in trouble with the law. Can you prove he kicks players off for specious reasons? Nope. You can’t. So STFU clown. Medical redshirts? But of course. You know better than team surgeons and other doctors. On top of being a BS blogger it looks like you are an orthopedic surgeon. Who knew?
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:47 am
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:36 am
hahahahaha Satan wont kick players off unless he knows he will have someone to fill his spot.
How does it feel knowing you didnt earn that trophy?? That ESPN put you in the title game and that the players quit on Miles for his meltdown in the locker room before the game??? ahahhaha
FYI you finish at best 3rd in the west next year.
ryan
February 3rd, 2012
10:47 am
This is not good we already lack depth with DB’s yes glad to see CMR showing discipline but we did not recruit enough DB’s and we missed out on some good ones like Geno Smith and Joshua Hosley i am getting tired of hearing this every year .
RTR22
February 3rd, 2012
10:47 am
Very calculated waiting until after NSD, or Nick Saban Day to announce this lol……..JAWJA
DawgSTILE
February 3rd, 2012
10:47 am
I love to get under the skin of UGA fans, so much fun and SO easy. Here is the truth however, this IS NOT A GOOD thing. These kids by their talent and the grace of god reached the top of the football mountain and then lost it for some reason. No joy from dogSTILE today.
DawginLEX – the next time I raz you or even use your handle – remember I do have a serious side.
Shug
February 3rd, 2012
10:48 am
“It’s a privilege to play college football and to be a part of this team and University,”
Says who? Three more people big time college football used and abused, and now no longer needs.
PMC
February 3rd, 2012
10:48 am
I spent time and money in the courtroom for my transgressions too George!
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:49 am
THE MAJOR
February 3rd, 2012
10:37 am
We know you cheat. The NCAA found evidence that Scams Dad got paid. But there was no rule against what his Dad did, but now there is and will be called the Scam Newton Rule
Chuck Woolery's Love Connection
February 3rd, 2012
10:49 am
On the other hand now 3 White Georgia Co-eds are looking for new boyfriends.
michiganman
February 3rd, 2012
10:49 am
First all all, Tech does have these problems…don’t kid yourselves. Secondly, the athletes at Tech, who are not trouble makers, were former 1 or 2 star players who were not offerred by any other Div. I school. They are so excited to be playing on a Div. I team that they behave for the most part. They don’t want to blow their chance. So, I guess there are advantages to subpar recruiting.
See if you can guess who I am
February 3rd, 2012
10:49 am
Hey great! Another prediction from a UGA fan! We know ya’ll are the MASTERS of predicting how things will go NEXT year! World champs in preseason 31 years in a row! Congrats Dawgs!!!
GTBob
February 3rd, 2012
10:49 am
Do you actually think Atlanta PD has the same time to give watching Tech students off campus coming out of bars as Athens PD (5 miilion vs 125,000)? This is a fish bowl. At least be logical…
So your argument is that GT commits just as many crimes as UGA but there are less police to catch them? You don’t think that is a bit of a stretch?
Big Crimson 75
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
TDF — your obsession with Bama is not healthy.
You can’t be US.
Sorry lady.
Therapy is my suggestion.
RTR22
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
TDF, 48 wins in 4 yrs, ANOTHER SEC Record……… We could care less about your rationalizations or whatever that blabber is …….Roll Tide
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
TDF,
OH. I almost forgot. Since you said Saban signs 27-30 players EVERY year I’ll also let you know that we took 26 yesterday which is below your BS number. And one of them will back count towards last years numbers which is of course within the rules so the reality is that we took 25 just like anyone else can for the 2012 class.
One other thing on oversigning clown. The last 2 years Bama has had 3 players go pro early. If you’re losing 3 players every year cause they are going pro then naturally you should oversign due to the success of the program. Duh!
Joe
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
Loss of wasted talent???????THEY STOLE SOMETHING PERIOD!!!! ARE THEY GOING TO GET ARRESTED AND HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD OR ARE THEY JUST GOING TO BE DISMISSED FROM THE TEAM?
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
See if you can guess who I am
February 3rd, 2012
10:38 am
Good for you, you are still a moron
Embarrased
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
@this dawg want hunt….it is spelled won’t, not want, you inbred moron
GTBob
February 3rd, 2012
10:51 am
First all all, Tech does have these problems…don’t kid yourselves.
Please tell us the last time some Tech players stole from their teammates.
Skitty Fritty
February 3rd, 2012
10:51 am
I don’t understand bloggers – Everyone wants CMR to get touch on his players which he has in this situation and you still aren’t happy. He did the right thing and kicked them off the team. What do you want him to do?
Tide fan
February 3rd, 2012
10:51 am
ole yeller, I think I’d reserve the term “tragic” for something a little weightier than this.
The Factor
February 3rd, 2012
10:52 am
@Master Troll
At least come here with some knowledge of fact. Up until the 2010 season, UGA had finished in the Top 10 in the country over the last 10 years second only to Southern Cal. So my guess is (really not a guess) is we are still way up there. Care, also, to compare bowls? You win the “Pinhead” award so far today.