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<h1 style="" property="dc:title">Georgia kicks freshman QB
Mettenberger off team</h1>ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—Georgia has one less contender for
its starting quarterback
job.</div>
Coach Mark Richt announced Sunday that touted redshirt freshman Zach
Mettenberger was kicked off the team for violating team rules.</p>
Mettenberger threw two touchdowns in Georgia’s April 10 spring game
but
already was facing at least a one-game suspension after being arrested
on
alcohol charges during spring break. The team didn’t reveal if
Mettenberger was
involved in another incident, or if his dismissal from the team was the
result
of more details becoming known from his arrest.</p>
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The Bulldogs now have a two-man race for starting
quarterback: redshirt
freshman Aaron Murray and junior Logan Gray, who last year backed up Joe
Cox
during a disappointing 8-5 season.</p>
The 18-year-old Mettenberger was arrested March 7 in Lowndes County
and
charged with underage consumption and possession of alcohol, possessing
fake
identification and disorderly conduct-obstruction. The school never made
him
available to comment on the charges.</p>
“He’s already matured from it,” Gray said during spring practice.
“Zach
wishes he could take it all back. It’s definitely tough … especially
going
through the scrutiny.”</p>
Murray (6-foot-1, 206 pounds) and Mettenberger (6-5, 230) were top
recruits.
Murray, from Tampa, Fla., was rated the No. 3 quarterback in the nation
by
Scout.com and Rivals.com
and was a Parade magazine All-America pick.
Mettenberger, from nearby Oconee County, was rated the No. 11
quarterback in the
nation by Rivals.</p>
Both quarterbacks graduated from high school early to get in extra
work with
the Bulldogs, knowing they would likely be battling each other to
replace Cox
after his lone season as the starter.</p>
Now, it’s Murray vs. Gray, who has an edge in experience but has
never been
looked at as the long-term solution at quarterback. He has appeared in
25 games,
but much of that time came on special teams; he has more yards on punt
returns
than passes.</p>
In 2009, Gray completed 5 of 12 passes for 31 yards and two
interceptions.
He considered a position change after the season before opting to
compete with
Mettenberger and Murray for the starting job.</p>
In the spring game, Mettenberger completed six of 10 passes for 150
yards,
including touchdowns of 24 and 39 yards. Gray was 10 of 17 passes for
132 yards
and one TD. Murray was the least impressive of the three, connecting on
10 of 22
for 96 yards with one interception.</p>
“They have played well all spring,” Richt said after the game. “They
have
been hitting their targets. They have had few interceptions and few bad
decisions. It has been good competition. I feel we have players who can
get it
done.”</p>
Now, the Bulldogs have one less.</p>
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<h1 style="" property="dc:title">Georgia kicks freshman QB
Mettenberger off team</h1>ATHENS, Ga. (AP)—Georgia has one less contender for
its starting quarterback
job.</div>
Coach Mark Richt announced Sunday that touted redshirt freshman Zach
Mettenberger was kicked off the team for violating team rules.</p>
Mettenberger threw two touchdowns in Georgia’s April 10 spring game
but
already was facing at least a one-game suspension after being arrested
on
alcohol charges during spring break. The team didn’t reveal if
Mettenberger was
involved in another incident, or if his dismissal from the team was the
result
of more details becoming known from his arrest.</p>
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The Bulldogs now have a two-man race for starting
quarterback: redshirt
freshman Aaron Murray and junior Logan Gray, who last year backed up Joe
Cox
during a disappointing 8-5 season.</p>
The 18-year-old Mettenberger was arrested March 7 in Lowndes County
and
charged with underage consumption and possession of alcohol, possessing
fake
identification and disorderly conduct-obstruction. The school never made
him
available to comment on the charges.</p>
“He’s already matured from it,” Gray said during spring practice.
“Zach
wishes he could take it all back. It’s definitely tough … especially
going
through the scrutiny.”</p>
Murray (6-foot-1, 206 pounds) and Mettenberger (6-5, 230) were top
recruits.
Murray, from Tampa, Fla., was rated the No. 3 quarterback in the nation
by
Scout.com and Rivals.com
and was a Parade magazine All-America pick.
Mettenberger, from nearby Oconee County, was rated the No. 11
quarterback in the
nation by Rivals.</p>
Both quarterbacks graduated from high school early to get in extra
work with
the Bulldogs, knowing they would likely be battling each other to
replace Cox
after his lone season as the starter.</p>
Now, it’s Murray vs. Gray, who has an edge in experience but has
never been
looked at as the long-term solution at quarterback. He has appeared in
25 games,
but much of that time came on special teams; he has more yards on punt
returns
than passes.</p>
In 2009, Gray completed 5 of 12 passes for 31 yards and two
interceptions.
He considered a position change after the season before opting to
compete with
Mettenberger and Murray for the starting job.</p>
In the spring game, Mettenberger completed six of 10 passes for 150
yards,
including touchdowns of 24 and 39 yards. Gray was 10 of 17 passes for
132 yards
and one TD. Murray was the least impressive of the three, connecting on
10 of 22
for 96 yards with one interception.</p>
“They have played well all spring,” Richt said after the game. “They
have
been hitting their targets. They have had few interceptions and few bad
decisions. It has been good competition. I feel we have players who can
get it
done.”</p>
Now, the Bulldogs have one less.</p>