Sophomore safety Marc Deas has change of heart, returns to Bulldogs
Georgia is fortunate to have gotten safety Marc Deas back into the fold to shore up depth in its depleted secondary. (UGA photo by Perry McIntyre Jr.)
ATHENS – Georgia redshirt sophomore safety Marc Deas has decided to return to the Bulldogs.
Deas told coach Mark Richt he was quitting to seek a transfer on March 31. However, Deas remained enrolled at UGA and apparently has had a change of heart. UGA spokesman Claude Felton confirmed via email early Tuesday afternoon that Deas asked the coaching staff for a chance to return.
“[Deas] has had a change of heart and will be remaining with the Bulldogs,” Felton wrote.
That’s good news for Georgia, which has been decimated in the secondary due to other transfers and disciplinary suspensions. Senior cornerback Sanders Commings is suspended for the first two games of the season as discipline for an offseason arrests. Senior Branden Smith, the other starting corner, is also expected to be suspended after his arrest last mongth for marijuana possession. And the high school coach of senior Bacarri Rambo said the All-American safety will be suspended for the first four games after running afoul of Georgia’s drug policy for the second time in a year. Meanwhile, defensive backs Nick Marshall and Chris Sanders were dismissed in January for violating team rules and Jakar Hamilton and Jordan Love quit the team since the middle of last season.
Deas (6-foot-1, 197 pounds) is a graduate of Osceola High in Kissimmee, Fla. He played in all 14 games last season but mostly on special teams.
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BigTimeTechFan
April 10th, 2012
4:05 pm
UGA did play nice D against LSU in 1st half, but LSU offense was not good at all, Alabama shut them down two games very easy.
No way LSU would have gone undefeated against schedule of Oklahoma, Baylor, TA&M, OK State, Texas, Kan St that’s harder schedule then anyone in SEC played.
Maconbulldog
April 10th, 2012
4:07 pm
WHO IS THIS GUY THAT JUST POSTED THIS ABOVE ME?!?!? really guy ??
7576DAWG
April 10th, 2012
4:29 pm
Deas found out real fast that a lot of the top 1-AA teams really didn’t need him. He was not good enough to start on defense for Georgia last year because he can’t cover anybody , so what he needs to concentrate on is improving or become the best special teams player in the league just to get a try at the next level or he needs to concentrate on getting a degree and accept the fact he wasn’t good enough to play first team at Georgia and therefore how do you expect to play at the next level. Good luck to him but he isn’t starting out very well by figuring a way to miss spring practice. That tells a lot about his character and he should have thought real hard before he left the team. Now he won’t get any real practice until the summer. If I was Grantham because he did not show any leadership or care for the team by sticking it out this spring he would have to play way over his head just to get back on the field.
AndOne
April 10th, 2012
4:59 pm
Special teams? Not this year. Coach Richt is only playing starters, Deas has absolutely no chance to play on Special teams, only the starters will play. Has a better chance of getting in the game during suspensions for starters in the secondary. He knows the 3-4 system, and he’s there as merely a back u in case more guys get suspended, injured, or transfer.
Bulldawgman46
April 10th, 2012
5:15 pm
Well I see the Mizz fans are chimming in LOL. 42-13 Our front 5 will take of business QB can’t throw from is back . on another note , Pertrino is just a joke scumb bucket.
Bob
April 10th, 2012
5:35 pm
While we’re a pretty good judge of talent, we’re a poor judge of character. And we do do less with more (talent) than any school in the country. Past time for Richt to go. Just my opinion.
evil empire
April 10th, 2012
5:42 pm
hard to believe the kid made the same mistake twice….wake up…..
evil empire
April 10th, 2012
5:46 pm
you uga-holics are under selling mizzou and over pricing your beloved dawgs…mizzou wins a close one….no shame in that, they are better than you think….and you are not close to what you think….you are a mid-tier program boys….
LakeDawg
April 10th, 2012
6:01 pm
Welcome back.
Tdawg
April 10th, 2012
6:12 pm
evil empire, Missour could kick your teams arse also, so why all the hot air? I have no problem in believing that if Georgia takes Missouri lightly, Missouri may just leave Athens with a W. They do play in Athens, don’t they? Georgia should be able to play with any team in the nation next season, but they also cannot over look anyone and I mean anyone. Missouri was not a bad team last season and I don’t look for them to be a bad team this season either. Still, the dawgs should take this one.
T-Town Dawg
April 10th, 2012
6:14 pm
And what are the Gamechickens Evil Empire? They have NEVER won anything that mattered very much. I would say mid tier or less…. at best.
baddog
April 10th, 2012
6:34 pm
Welcome back Deas! Now work hard and don’t change your mind again! Also don’t be stupid, don’t drive drunk, don’t beat your girlfriend, don’t steal anything, don’t eat any brownies or smoke any pot and earn a starting spot!
Neutral
April 10th, 2012
7:20 pm
@Missouri fan at 1:12
Surely you are talking about your team and not the Dawgs. Only mistake is you should have said a 4th rate coach and very, very slimy players. Otherwise you were very close in your description of the lions, or are you the tigers?
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 10th, 2012
7:26 pm
glad he’s back…great to have some depth back in the secondary. maybe he can prove himself over the next several months. he’s know the system and will be an asset come mizzou & vandy.
icedawg
April 10th, 2012
7:51 pm
It just goes to show that anything can happen. A player may be one injury or toke away from a starting position.
Dawg Haus
April 10th, 2012
11:04 pm
Welcome back, Marc!
SEC Football Daily: April 11th | Saturday Down South
April 11th, 2012
5:34 am
[...] Sophomore safety Marc Deas recently announced his transfer from Georgia. However, upon further evaluation and a change of heart, Deas returns to the Bulldogs’ team. Safety is a position of attrition right now for Georgia because several defensive backs will be suspended for the first couple of games. Deas played in 14 games last season but mostly on special teams. [AJC] [...]
funny....
April 11th, 2012
8:13 am
@ BigTimeTechFan:
Here I’ll sum up his post —– “me fail English? that’s unpossible.”
AltamahaDawg
April 11th, 2012
8:54 am
And One, I think the more accurate term would be “regulars”. You aren’t going to be seeing a “All Starter” coverage team sprinting down the field 7-10 times a game, every game. He certainly will be seeing some special teams assignments at some point during the season.
I-DOG
April 11th, 2012
8:59 am
UGA played “nice” D against LSU in the first half? NICE?? In the history of SEC football, no other team had been held without a first down for a half. LSU had like 18 yards of total offense. While it was only a half, it was the best half of defensive football EVER played in a Southeastern Conference game. Yeah, it was “nice”. Typical tech fan command of the English language.
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April 11th, 2012
6:14 pm
[...] got some depth in the secondary back when safety Marc Deas announced that he was returning to the program, writes Chip Towers of the Atlanta [...]