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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Skitty Fritty
February 3rd, 2012
10:52 am
GTBob:
Didn’t one of your O Lineman get kicked off the team about a month ago by CPJ and he was a starter? What did he do?
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:52 am
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:39 am
Yea look at the bottom of your class hahahahaha good at the top, horrible at the bottom. Ill take UGAs class over Bamas any day of the week.
Big Crimson 75
February 3rd, 2012
10:52 am
TDF — y’all cant even lock down Michigan St. hahahahahahahaha
Orlando Dawg.
February 3rd, 2012
10:53 am
So it’s ok for Crowell to break the same rules twice.We keep pot smokers but we can’t punish these guys and make them pay and work there way back on the team.Also Coach Richt has had several recrcuiting voilations in recent years and he gets a slap on the wrist.
Lets see how manny people are upset when Nick Marshall signs with someone like LSU and burns UGA.
just the truth
February 3rd, 2012
10:53 am
I hope the thieves that broke into my home 2 weeks ago find forgiveness and healing and hopefully get there life back on track.
Skitty Fritty
February 3rd, 2012
10:53 am
TDF:
You have do have 2 titles but you also have Harvey Updyke and a fan who was arrested for sexual misconduct after this year’s game and he is an alumnus of Bama. What a great fan base!
William Smith
February 3rd, 2012
10:53 am
Freshman thanks for the response. I like to think we are people who are concerned about people even college football players. Coaches say they love there players and they do in a way. However, after the Les Miles and Brian Kelly explosions during signing day I believe they love the money made by these players much more. I would like to know how many of the Super 11 over the last years have had a great career in life. This opposed to how many have served jail time. This has nothing to do with football but I wonder if any major university would settle for 7 win seasons and spend that money and cure cancer would they.
creaky
February 3rd, 2012
10:53 am
My wife works with a member of Wet Willie ,he’s now a band director at a high school.
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:54 am
ETech
February 3rd, 2012
10:40 am
Retard statement try again
The Bear
February 3rd, 2012
10:54 am
Everybody has made a mistake in their life at some time and will make many more. Hopefully this will be handled in house and these kids learn a valuable life lesson.
Good Luck to them.
Roll Tide
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:54 am
“How does it feel knowing you didnt earn that trophy??”
21-0 says we did earn it. Sorry ma’am but all I know is the facts ma’am. Fact is that the bcs crystal trophy resides in Tuscaloosa for the 2011 season. That’s all I know. That and that the AP also gave Bama the AP title. Sorry ma’am but I just deal with the facts. Just the facts ma’am.
The Factor
February 3rd, 2012
10:54 am
@GTBob,
Only a stretch to the illogical…..
Devil's Advocate
February 3rd, 2012
10:54 am
You people do realize how many non-athletes get in trouble for fighting, woman attacking in various forms, underaged drinking, DUI, possession of illegal anything, stealing, destroying property, dealing drugs, etc at every school in the country right? Why do regular students get a pass when they are supposed to be smarter the dumb ol’ jocks and should know better? You say athletes should get more attention because they are in a privileged position but then bash UGA when they dismiss these guys for misbehaving while giving every other school a pass for only reacting after they get caught hiding things.
This isn’t about UGA since we’ve had stories from schools like Miami, UNC, OSU, USC, Auburn, Tech, Florida, UT, South Carolina, LSU, [goes on and on and on] about athletes doing wrong. It’s just funny that UGA-haters love to say that it’s only UGA bringing in people who would do these things when it seems that UGA self-reports and acts on the most discipline issues of any BCS school in country. I could understand the UGA-bashing if it was a case of hiding these things in some grand scandal but UGA typically acts on them without the SEC or NCAA having think about it.
Grow up people.
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:55 am
Rome
February 3rd, 2012
10:41 am
Only happened once, good try though. Funny how retards try and make so much out of a checked box!
SteveL
February 3rd, 2012
10:55 am
The dream team is quickly becoming a nightmare!
TDF is silly
February 3rd, 2012
10:55 am
TDF.. To compare Bama’s recruiting class this year or any other in the last 5 years is akin to comparing our trophy cabinets. UGA gets respectable classes and the coaches at UGA are able to coach the kids “up”. All the way up to a bunch of ten win seasons and appearances in mediocre bowls, with an occasional good bowl thrown in the mix.
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February 3rd, 2012
10:55 am
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GTBob
February 3rd, 2012
10:55 am
Didn’t one of your O Lineman get kicked off the team about a month ago by CPJ and he was a starter? What did he do?
Nobody knows. Some said that he came in before curfew and left after curfew. He has had a few incidents now though so he was on a really tight leash.
Big Crimson 75
February 3rd, 2012
10:55 am
TDF — there is no bottom of our class.
Also, you can keep your class. If we wanted any of them, then they wouldn’t be in your class.
Y’all still making a run @ Brandon Greene !!?? hahahahaha
Big Ben
February 3rd, 2012
10:56 am
Qualifications to play revenue producing sports at UGA
1. Be African American
2.Have a police record
3.Spell C-A-T if given the letters C & T
slydog
February 3rd, 2012
10:56 am
Losing talents such as Nick Marshall and Chris Sanders is going to hurt the secondary. Looks like another all in approach for DB’s and O-linemen in 2013.
Frank Furter
February 3rd, 2012
10:56 am
Kids nowadays!
http://www.notquitedevils.com
George Stein
February 3rd, 2012
10:56 am
Why is anyone shocked that young men that are encouraged to be uber-aggressive seem to get in trouble?
What You See Is What You Get
February 3rd, 2012
10:57 am
Is anyone surprised?
GTBob
February 3rd, 2012
10:57 am
Only a stretch to the illogical….
Yes, it’s perfectly logical to just assume every team has a crime problem because your team does without any proof at all. That is a much better thought process then trying to figure out why your team has a crime problem.
Old Blind Dawg
February 3rd, 2012
10:58 am
GT tools and trolls – your school offered Nick Marshal as did almost everyboby in the south. The kid screwed up and CMR sent him packing – what is the problem?
NUk
February 3rd, 2012
10:58 am
We dont hear about techs problems because tech covers it up. 4 YR PROBATION TROLLS!!! LOL
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
10:58 am
Mike S
February 3rd, 2012
10:42 am
I dont care who you are a fan of. If you are going to come onto a UGA blog and spew stupid garbarge it will be caleld out by me. Just the way it is. Dont care what other think of me. Im here to police the retards such as yourself. If there werent so many dumb comments i could tone it down. But I refuse to see garbage about my team from mmorons that know nothing about UGA or coolege football.
FYI graduated Magna Cum Laude from UGA in Financial Planning so yes I have earned the right to say “WE”
Try again later loser
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:58 am
” Ill take UGAs class over Bamas any day of the week.”
Yes. Of course. I’m reminded of UGA’s class every time the AJC showed pics of the north campus completely trashed after a UGA home game. And I’m reminded of it with the 40 something police contacts with dawg players the last 3 years. And I’m reminded of it with the 3 players booted just today for stealing from teammates. Jan Kemp reminded me of it. And of course when Georgia leads the nation in personal fouls on the football field I’m reminded of it. Florida was reminded of it when the whole Georgia team rushed the field after a td. AU was reminded of it several years ago when Knowshow and other dawg players were taunting them and dancing on the sidelines. Yep. You’re one classy group over there. Oh. And that AD Damon Evans with the red panties. Yep. Class definitely starts at the top.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
Choke
February 3rd, 2012
10:59 am
If the rumored conduct (locker room thievery) occurred, good for Richt. This will send a strong message. They will likely only have charges brought against them if injured parties file charges w/ the police. Still, this is really bad for our secondary. Both Sanders and Marshall were going to be big contributors. Arguably, our secondary (as a position group) got the best infusion of talent from the “Dream Team.” Now, the position is an even bigger priority next season. At least GA talent is stacked in 2013. And, at least we still have Swann and Moore, probably the best secondary players from that class at corner and safety, respectively.
Here’s another thought. If coaches were thinking about giving Mitchell a look at playing some corner in 2013 (when we had 2 other perfectly capable players at the position), I bet it’s a virtual certainty now.
kevin
February 3rd, 2012
10:59 am
GT Bob
9:57am
“No, the right thing would be to not recruit guys who steal.”
GT Bob, you’re a delusional – _____________ (insert descriptive here). I’ve read several of your comments and you’re basically an idiot. Please please tell us how you can recruit teenagers you don’t even know, no matter how much time you spend begging them to come to your school, and PROPHETICALLY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO ACTIONS.
Given the right circumstances, WE’D ALL DO EXCEEDINGLY MORE THAN WE EVER THINK WE’RE CAPABLE OF. We’re all SINNERS, and we’re all desperately hopeless and in need of a Savior – Jesus.
Red Pants
February 3rd, 2012
11:00 am
Bama fans,
We get it. You’re team is more successful, is on an all time great roll (no pun intended), and has the talent stashed away to be contenders for years to come. But I ask the question again, why are you on a UGA blog trashing Georgia? If you want to talk trash, shouldn’t you be on an Auburn or LSU or even Arkansas website? We’re not even very big rivals, we only play every so often.
Why don’t you just enjoy your success and GTFO?
JB
February 3rd, 2012
11:00 am
You see, at Bama, the police would of brought them to Saban, not police headquarters. They would of hung their heads as Saban Lectured them how it is a privilege to be a Tiger… ( he forgets where’s he’s coaching sometimes)…err I mean Red Elephant…..They would of done extra running………..And life goes on
blazer
February 3rd, 2012
11:00 am
There it is -how teams make room for more offers for next year!
ugaDAWG
February 3rd, 2012
11:00 am
Sad thing is, that in Tuscaloosa, they not only oversign and pull scholarships, they also hide these type of violations and keep players on the team. In Athens, class matters, unlike in Tuscaloosa.
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
11:00 am
TDF,
Yall had quite a classy basketball program also. BTW how many points do you get for a 3 pt shot on Jim Harrick’s exam?
Choke
February 3rd, 2012
11:01 am
Can somebody please moderate Big Ben’s glaringly racist comments?
Monkey
February 3rd, 2012
11:01 am
If you cannot trust your “family” members you need to get a new “family”
George Stein
February 3rd, 2012
11:01 am
There isn’t one, Old Blind Dawg. This Tech fan agrees 100%.
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
11:02 am
The national champions- 2 bcs titles in 3 years
February 3rd, 2012
10:47 am
It is no secret everyone knows his tactics. If he didnt force medical redshirts on kids they wouldnt have put in a rule this year just for him to not be able to do it anymore.
As for kids getting kicked off the team, just see the rrecruits from this year that bama tried to grey shirt (Just as bad as kicking them off the team since they had been committed for so long)
Keep trying to defend him though. Only shows how dumb you are!
FYI Satan would sign 90 if he could and cut the excess
ugaDAWG
February 3rd, 2012
11:02 am
Red Pants, great post about ‘Bama.
Monkey
February 3rd, 2012
11:02 am
Wish you had oversigned now don’t you!
BigTimeTechFan
February 3rd, 2012
11:03 am
For real, were charges filed with police? what’s the scoop.
I really don’t want to dog UGA, this could happen at Tech or anywhere.
I hope they didn’t steal $500.00 dollars from a collage kid, or anyone for that matter, that would be bad.
This should drop UGA’s 2011 recruiting rankings, this is like 5 players now from the “Dream Team” that will never strap on a helmet of UGA.
Emma
February 3rd, 2012
11:03 am
It doesn’t matter what the offense…home training and respect! I don’t feel sorry for ANY of them! You do the crime you do the time! Wasted a scholarship at a Division I school, SMDH. It’s a prvilige not a right! FREE educaiton, I’m still paying back student loans! My cousin got a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to play basketball for Michigan and in his second year he realized he wasn’t going Pro, got in the engineer program and now is an Engineer, free education with a free degree and all he had to do was play basketball for the school not a bad trade off.
hmmm
February 3rd, 2012
11:03 am
What happened with Commings? So whatever these guys did must have been worse than beating your girlfriend multiple times.
MisterT
February 3rd, 2012
11:03 am
Interesting. I would say that this would definitely help the uga discipline problem. It may take a little while, but this should definitely get the attention of the team and make them think twice before they make bad choices.
It could make it more difficult to recruit in the future. Some of the prima donna recruits they have been able to get in the past may think again. I would still say it would be in CMR & uga’s best interest though.
Good for CMR for finally putting his foot down. I still don’t think he would have the nads to do it to an AJ Green…sorry, but being suspended for two FCS games isn’t exactly taking a chance. If he does this now though, maybe you won’t have any more repeats of Ealey or the other back. Note, IC didn’t sit for UF last year even though he probably should have.
Still commendable…here is an idea, don’t recruit bad character to begin with.
CMR kicks off three that have not yet started. CPJ kicks off a 2 year stater with one more year of eligibility. It hurts to do it, but it hurts to let it continue on a team as well.
THWg!
Two out of Three!
February 3rd, 2012
11:04 am
2 BCS titles in 3 years—-more to come. Saban’s reloading for more title runs with another #1 recruiting class. He’ll have more titles than Bear in a few years!!!
TDF
February 3rd, 2012
11:05 am
Big Crimson 75
February 3rd, 2012
10:50 am
We by no means want to be bama. We dont want to lie to teenagers to get them to come play for us, we dont want to scream and yell at them for wanting to visit other schools to make sure the are at the right place. We dont want to offer grey shirts, force medical redshirts, cut players, oversign and shatter some poor kids dreams, etc….
Sorry but you can have all those things and we will continue to do it the right way.
Big Crimson 75
February 3rd, 2012
11:05 am
Hell, We might get a game if we played the Clarke Co Jail !!
They’d call it the Orange out game !!!!
hahahahahaha
hahaha
February 3rd, 2012
11:05 am
@ hmmm – Commings is a starter which is why he isn’t off the team yet.