DL Derrick Lott becomes latest roster casualty for Bulldogs
ATHENS — Defensive lineman Derrick Lott has become the latest roster casualty for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Lott, a 6-foot4, 303-pound junior from Kennesaw, decided to transfer “in order to obtain more playing time,” according to an announcement Friday night by head coach Mark Richt. No word on where Lott is headed but, if it is on the FBS level (formerly Division 1) he will have to sit out a year.
Lott
“Derrick and I met and he believes he will have opportunities for more playing time elsewhere,” Richt said in a statement. “We support him and will assist in any way possible during this process.”
Lott could not be reached for comment. He was probably attending a show.
Lott played in just five career games. He concludes his UGA career with 10 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss.
Defensive line coach Rodney Garner spoke glowingly of Lott’s progress and abilities earlier this week. Though a career backup, Lott had tripped over some bad fortune — he ripped open his leg in a scooter accident before this past season — and appeared to be coming into his own this spring. According to several accounts of recent interviews with Lott, he spoke excitedly and optimistically about the upcoming season and the prospects it held for him.
Lott’s decision comes on the heels of the news that two more defensive players — All-America safety Bacarri Rambo and star linebacker Alec Ogletree — had flunked drug tests and are going to be suspended for multiple games at the beginning of the season. Alan Ingram, Rambo’s coach at Seminole County High School, said yesterday that as many as five Georgia players had failed surprise post-spring-break drug screenings.
Two other defensive starters are also expected miss games due to arrests in the last two months. So that’s 10 players that have either left the Bulldogs, been dismissed from the team or are expected to miss games due to suspensions since the calendar flipped to 2012. The others are:
- TB Carlton Thomas, Sr.: Three separate one-game suspensions in 2011. Quit team before spring practice
- CB Branden Smith, Sr.: Faces suspension of at least one game for marijuana arrest.
- CB Sanders Commings, Sr.: Gets 2-game suspension for simple battery, disorderly conduct conviction.
- WR Sanford Seay, RFr.: Dismissed from team in January for rules violation.
- DB Chris Sanders, So.: Dismissed from team in January for rules violation.
- DB Nick Marshall, So.: Dismissed from team in January for rules violation.
- CB Jordan Love, Jr.: Quit team shortly after season due to a lack of playing time.
– Chip Towers, The UGA Blog
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Delbert D.
March 31st, 2012
11:24 am
I don’t think AltamahaDawg needs anyone to reinterpret his comments for him.
Paul Midler
March 31st, 2012
11:25 am
get a life people.
Stinger2
March 31st, 2012
11:28 am
Gene: The UGA football team cheapens your degree?
Just curious. Can you explain how the two are connected.
Are you going to get a pay cut because of the current
football situation? If you interview for a promotion or a new job, will the football team problems be used against you?
Todd G
March 31st, 2012
11:29 am
Mark Richt needs to go. How is it that nothing is ever his fault. He coaches these kids. I don’t see how anyone can think it is good for so many players to leave the program. If Mark Richt was a good coach he would inspire these young men to work hard and stay the course. I am beginning to think that none of his players (even the ones not going anywhere) are really buying into his coaching style. He can not motivate his best players or his weakest players.He needs to go
Goofy Henderson
March 31st, 2012
11:29 am
I ain’t woreed bout tha dwags . My truk looked good wif dat bigole G on it .
Support the program
March 31st, 2012
11:30 am
embarrassing to log on in the morning and see our stellar ‘fan base’ was up all hours of a March night ranting about a coach who won 10 games and took us to the SECC last year. You people embarrass our program and university. What were you saying in early December last year?
Dawg Whisperer
March 31st, 2012
11:31 am
Evil… if you think a degree from UGA is stinky, tell that to all of the Georgia high school seniors that are not admitted because their SAT is not 1300 and their grade point average is less than 3.8. That is the average for those currently gaining admittance to UGA. I’m guessing you’re not interested in facts.
Max
March 31st, 2012
11:31 am
When Seminole County coach Alan Ingram talked about the possible suspension of Baccari Rambo one of the first things he said in defending his former high school player was that the University of Georgia was guilty of stupid timing in conducting drug tests right after spring break. That’s seems to indicate that he feels using drugs on spring break is OK and Georgia should look the other way. Did anybody else read it that way as well, and should he be coaching a high school team with that attitude?
Goofy Henderson
March 31st, 2012
11:32 am
We was a sayin we tha bess teem in merica. Ann we was to.
AltamahaDawg said it best : what Mark Richt is doing AltamahaDawg is convinced, is NOT working - as he's said so many times.
March 31st, 2012
11:32 am
No one interpreted AltamahaDawg’s statement.
He said it straight up, which is why he has no issue with the statement he made.
I, on the other hand, do need to have my comments interpreted, since one poster has taken it upon himself to put my handle in what he now uses to logon and discuss, whomever he is talking to.
This despite all these saying Mark Richt
IS NOT GETTING THE JOB DONE :
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SEC Fans for Richt March 14th, 2012 11:04 am
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Pago Pago DAWG
March 31st, 2012
11:33 am
UGA has a Top Ten recruiting class for years and years, so it should be easy replacing players…right?
Delbert D.
March 31st, 2012
11:36 am
Stinger2 – “If you interview for a promotion or a new job, will the football team problems be used against you?”
That is not an easy question to answer. In my experience, southern “football factories” are perceived negatively in California, Chicago, Boston and NY/NJ/Philadelphia. I can’t say for places where I haven’t lived and worked.
jebstuart
March 31st, 2012
11:37 am
Where is all the outcry about ROSTER MANAGEMENT?? If one kid transfers from BAMA, for whatever reason, playing time, suspension, grades then it must be Saban shuffling his roster but a non-starter transfers from GA and nothing is mentioned??????
AltamahaDawg said it best : what Mark Richt is doing AltamahaDawg is convinced, is NOT working - as he's said so many times.
March 31st, 2012
11:39 am
“log on in the morning and see our stellar ‘fan base’ was up all hours of a March night ranting about a coach who won 10 games and took us to the SECC last year”
_____________________________________________
SEC Championship ? You mean the 10-42 game ?
_____________________________________________
10-Win Season 2011 ?
I-A Win/Lost 2011-2012 Season FBS :
Win Percentage
(01) 13-1 LSU
(02) 13-1 Houston
(03) 12-1 Alabama beat 11-2 Arky 13-1 LSU 9-4 Penn St
(04) 12-1 Oklahoma State
(05) 12-1 Boise State
(06) 12-2 Southern Miss
(07) 12-2 Oregon
(08) 11-2 Arkansas
(09) 11-2 South Carolina
(10) 11-2 Stanford
(11) 11-2 Michigan
(12) 11-2 TCU
(13) 11-3 Virginia Tech
(14) 11-3 Wisconsin
(15) 11-3 Northern Illinois
(16) 11-3 Michigan State
(17) 10-2 Southern California
(18) 10-3 Baylor beat 11-2 TCU 10-3 Oklahoma
(19) 10-3 Arkansas State
(20) 10-3 Cincinnati
(21) 10-3 BYU
(22) 10-3 Kansas State beat 10-3 Baylor
(23) 10-3 West Virginia beat 10-3 Cinci 10-4 Clemson
(24) 10-3 Oklahoma beat 10-3 Kansas St 9-4 FSU
(25) 10-4 Clemson beat 11-3 Va T twice 9-4 FSU
10-4 Georgia beat two 8-5 neither ended ranked, so while Climpsum won games twice against teams with 11 wins and once against a 9-Win team, all Georgia could muster was 2 wins against the top 48 teams with 8-Win seasons.
01HAWK
March 31st, 2012
11:39 am
And to think UGA gave CMR a 5 year contract. Mediocre program he has run and he gets a raise. In todays society he would have been FIRED on any job.
Most Universities would have Fired CMR after all of the BS that is going on at UGA.
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
11:39 am
What do you expect? Yall are the richest program in the SEC yet you don’t put money back into your program. Your coach is mediocore, you let your loyalty to him cloud your judgement on what is best for your Football program as a whole, your top talent in Georgia chooses to go to Florida, Bama, Auburn pretty much any school other than UGAH. You guys will continue to be mediocre as long as Richt is leading this team. GO GATORS!
evil empire
March 31st, 2012
11:39 am
i’d call those who didn’t get in…fortunate…life’s winners, as opposed to degreed dawgs…
If it is so easy for us to replace our players you all say GOOD RIDDANCE to, why do we only have 77 on Scholarship today ?
March 31st, 2012
11:41 am
Mark Richt Signed Scholarships for 2012 to :
1.AJ Harmon SR # 10 OT nation 5-Star, academic failure transfer
2.Dontavius Jackson SR # 23 TB 4-Star, DUI transfer
3.Carlton Thomas SR TB suspended 3 times 2011 alone, 1 of the 3 times Isaiah Crowell, Ken Malcome, and Carlton Thomas were all 3 suspended the same game 1 game after the Florida game for failing a drug test on Thursday two days before the Florida game, now he transfers – is he one of the 5 who failed the drug test, not disclosed ? Isaiah Crowell ? Ken Malcome again ? Aaron Murray who has been given byes for all his transgressions including a sex photo him with glasses on spring break with 3 men in his motel room ?
4.Brent Benedict SO # 10 OT 4-Star, transfer over S & Cond
5.Nick Williams SR Safety, transfer could’ve redshirt 2011, should’ve been suspended for late hit, dirty hit trying to hurt star player Tim Tebow, also had Todd Grantham grab him up by the scruff of the neck near end Todd’s 1st G-Day Game and drag him off the field for a similar hit then too.
6.Marcus Dowtin R SR # 7 LB nation 4-Star, transfer could’ve redshirt 2011, charged with second-degree assault in his home state of Maryland in 2010, suspended by coach Mark Richt for the Bulldogs’ bowl game before he transferred, now hopes to be drafted by NFL in 5th round.
7.Bryce Ros JR # 22 TE listed med disq like Jeremy Longo
8.Johnathan Owens SR # 39 OT listed med disq like Jeremy Longo
9.DE Jeremy Longo SR with Sanders Commings when he beat up girl
10.Xavier Tyrone Avery SR RB, signed 2009 UGA instead baseball
11.Toby Jackson SR # 9 DE 4-Star failed qualify transfer
12.Makiri Pugh SR Safety CB, transfer Suspended Colorado 11/10/11
13.Montez Robinson SR # 10 DE 4-* beat up girl transfer
14.Washaun Ealey SR # 15 RB nation 4-Star, suspended 1 game hit and run driving suspended license car owned by Jakar Hamilton, also suspended again later undisclosed not Georgia way, transfer
15.Lonnie Outlaw JR WR failed qualify, transfer
16.Jakar Hamilton SR Safety 4-Star, allowed Ealey drive suspended lic transfer
17.Derek Owens JR CB, Academic Failure suspended bowl transfer
18.Demetre Baker JR # 23 LB 4-Star, kicked off DUI transfer
19.Jalen Fields JR DE 4-Star, failed qualify, transfer
20.Kent Turene FR LB failed qualify Dream Team # 1
21.Chris Mayes SO DT failed qualify Dream Team # 2
22.Chris Little SR # 12 OT 4-Star transfer, ruled ineligible what ? Steroids ?
23.Orson Charles SR DUI TE said NFL who don’t accept DUI either
24. Derrick Lott, JR DE, fine looking young man, transfer
25.Zach Mettenberger JR # 14 QB 4-* sexual battery, transfer
26.Jordan Lawrence Love JR 12/31/90 # 21 CB 4-* arrested didn’t know middle name or birthday, transfer
27.Sanford Seay RFR SE theft transfer Dream Team 3
28.Chris Sanders SO DB theft transfer Dream Team 4
29.Nick Marshall SO CB theft transfer Dream Team 5
30. Sanders Commings SR CB Suspended simple battery girl
31. Branden Smith SR CB Suspended Buffalo only ?
32.Alec Ogletree JR LB Should be Safety failed drug test
33.Bacarri Rambo SR Safety 2nd of 5 failed drug test, other 3 ?
25 LOSSES last 6 seasons
March 31st, 2012
11:43 am
01HAWK
Exactly.
25 LOSSES last 6 seasons
March 31st, 2012
11:45 am
25 Losses last 6 seasons is 2 more than Jim Donnan would have lost.
evil empire
March 31st, 2012
11:47 am
delbert d is correct about the negative perceptions of “southern football factories” degrees…a 4 year georgia degree is considered the equalavent of a two-year associates degree anywhere outside of the borders of georgia…go dawgs!
21 LOSSES last 5 seasons Mark Richt is 2 more than Jim Donnan lost his 5 years here, for which he was summarily FIRED.
March 31st, 2012
11:47 am
Fired Jim Donnan for 19 losses his 5 years
Mark Richt has 21 Losses his last 5 years
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
11:48 am
Yall are the most overrated program in the SEC hands down.
Delbert D.
March 31st, 2012
11:48 am
“Blogging is graffiti with punctuation.” – Anonymous
21 LOSSES last 5 seasons Mark Richt is 2 more than Jim Donnan lost his 5 years here, for which he was summarily FIRED.
March 31st, 2012
11:49 am
It’s not just that another player has transferred, and this one looks like a really good guy to me in the photo of him; but, it is all the BAD PRESS and all the losses.
I just love this crudola about 10-win season 2011 for Mark Richt and even more so this crudola about SEC Championship Game. Obviously that poster didn’t go to the game or would remember only too well to NEVER BRING IT UP 10-42.
Support the program
March 31st, 2012
11:51 am
Altamaha Dawg – what degree(s) to you hold? how long have you been following the Dawgs? My guess is you are a 20 something redneck with no oollege experience.
01HAWK
March 31st, 2012
11:51 am
Why hasn’t CMR been fired ? Well, your President saw the need to offer a contract that will now have you looking for a has been coach if you let him go. The pay out to CMR is probably way to much to go get a decent coach.
Could any of you keep your job with the way CMR has handled all of this ?
Dawg Whisperer
March 31st, 2012
11:52 am
Evil… I’d call your comments ignorant at best. This blog allows all comers which explains your presence on it.
evil empire
March 31st, 2012
11:53 am
in truth, jim donnan was the best coach georgia has ever had…dooley included…you would have a couple of crystal footballs in the trophy case in athens if you had kept him…instead, you have a long rap sheet and participation ribbons from the liberty and outback bowls…nice…
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
11:53 am
You guys Have beat Florida..what? 4 times in the last 25 years… Then looking at your schedule it’s obvious how you have entered in the SEC game the last 10 years. You’re not good enough to win the east out right, generally getting in by default. Then when you get there you get exposed for the mediocre program you are. Then you needed to replace your Athletic Director with someone who worked at Florida. lol! You guys are an embarrassment to the SEC. I won’t even bring up losing to UCF in a bowl game. oh I guess I did. Get it together. GO GATORS
01HAWK
March 31st, 2012
11:55 am
Who did CMR train under ? Was it BOBBY BOWDEN ?
No wonder it is a mess at UGA.
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
11:55 am
Why don’t you guys move to the PAC 10 where you belong. lol
evil empire
March 31st, 2012
11:55 am
call my comments whatever you wish…just don’t call me for a job…
maharajiean shorts
March 31st, 2012
11:56 am
@Gatorgals…your just mad I banged you last year under the overpass in Jacksonville. Sorry I never called, they said you didn’t pay your Virgin Mobile bill.
raymond
March 31st, 2012
11:57 am
The AJC is trying to make it sound like UGA has a problem but all programs have players who leave due to lack of playing time.
Dawg Whisperer
March 31st, 2012
11:57 am
Why would I call you for a job if your empire is evil?
Goofy Henderson
March 31st, 2012
11:59 am
Yall makin me mad wif yall bad talkin my dawgs .
Calhoundawg
March 31st, 2012
12:00 pm
1) Some of you guys are so stupid. Can you not read that Derrick Lott is leaving because he’s not getting enough playing time, or do you not care? We’ve got top-notch defensive lineman coming out the wazoo.
2) Georgia has a discipline problem because Georgia has a discipline policy — pure and simple. I saw this morning where a RB for the New York Giants has been suspended the first four games of the season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. According to Herschel “Stalker”, the head coach should now be fired. What a moron.
3) @ dap01 — you are correct. More yellow journalism by the AJC to garner hits on the article. Also morons (still).
4) God Bless you Coach Richt. You’re the best coach in the country bar none. God Bless Georgia.
Go Dawgs !!!!!!
Delbert D.
March 31st, 2012
12:00 pm
“Why would I call you for a job if your empire is evil?”
Microsoft pays pretty well, that would be one reason. The government doesn’t, but you wouldn’t have to do much.
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
12:01 pm
Let’s see you’ve beat the Gators twice after we won a NC game and all our players went to the league, then Zook, then new coach Champ. We can say with confidence you’ve beat us when going through our own trial and error. What’s your excuse? The Gators are in the top #3 in the country for Athletics hands down. Try again. lol! It must suck to be a UGAH
Delbert D.
March 31st, 2012
12:02 pm
Calhoundawg – Did you hear the latest news on Ryan Leaf of the Chargers?
E
March 31st, 2012
12:02 pm
Are you kidding me? Richt has run off yet another player? How does this pathetic, lying, sanctimonious, cheating, sleazy, low-life, scumbag weasel Georgia calls a coach keep getting away with cutting players? Thanks for not posting his photo with the article or I would have needed a barf bag to get through it.
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
12:03 pm
@Raymond the UGAH does have a problem. Your Program is Mediocre. You are the most overrated program period in the SEC. You guys are content with mediocracy. Your in denial. I understand. It sucks to admit you suck. lol GO GATORS
Dawg Whisperer
March 31st, 2012
12:03 pm
Delbert, I’ve been blessed. I have no desire to work for either Microsoft or the gov’t.
Delbert D.
March 31st, 2012
12:06 pm
Dawg Whisperer – You are obviously man of great resolve. I, on the other hand bought 4 lottery tickets last night.
Dawg Whisperer
March 31st, 2012
12:06 pm
Gatorgal, just because you have the right to an opinion doesn’t mean it is worth anything.
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
12:07 pm
CalhounDawg another fan in denial. The brightside?? Every other program appreciates your denial. Because you will continue to keep falling as the other’s keep climbing and doing what’s best for their program, their recruits, and the fans who spend their money. I lmao when I hear a UGAH fan support their Football program. hilarious
Dawg Whisperer
March 31st, 2012
12:07 pm
I’m wealthy where it matters the most… eternally.
AltamahaDawg
March 31st, 2012
12:09 pm
Wow, when explaining how what you did wasn’t a lie, you told yet another lie. You are just that devoid of anything to say on your own.
You may as well use me in your handle. Fitting. You are that obsessed with me.
Gatorgals
March 31st, 2012
12:09 pm
Dawg whisperer it may not be worth anything to you, but it’s fact. I mean You guys are still hanging on to the Herschel days. Were any of you even born or old enough to see that? lol Try winning something meaniful, umm let’s see a National champioship. It’s 2012. You guys are worthless. GO GATORS