Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 at 10:14 pm
Star Georgia running back Todd Gurley has been suspended an extra two games by the NCAA - meaning that he'll be back for the Auburn game at Sanford Stadium on November 15th.
Georgia already suspended Gurley for two games - the road wins against Arkansas and Missouri - after finding out he had taken money for signing autographs. It was thought to be around the $400 mark, but the further investigation found that it was far more than that.
The NCAA said that Gurley was suspended for "accepting more than $3,000 in cash from multiple individuals for autographed memorabilia and other items over
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Every Georgia fan on Twitter seemed to erupt in celebration with the news that Georgia had applied (well, at least they had at the time of writing since it was 4 hours ago) to the NCAA to get Todd Gurley out of playing purgatory and restated to the team.
According to a release from Georgia, the University said that it "plans to file the necessary paperwork with the NCAA later today."
Seth Emerson, a writer from the Macon Telegraph and Columbus Ledger-Enquirer wrote that the "The NCAA and UGA have been working together on Gurley's situation, so UGA's request seems almost assured of being approved."
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Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 2:20 pm
On a weekend that the No.2 team in the nation go and play the No. 3 team, and the team which beat Alabama goes down to a cauldron of noise to play in butt-hurt Texas, it's funny how one incident can steal a spotlight for another team completely.
And that incident and spotlight was stolen by Georgia, which has suspended their Heisman Trophy candidate/frontrunner indefinitely because he was photographed signing autographs (apparently he accepted $400 to do it in the spring).
It's strange, because there's also spotlight on Florida, which suspended QB Treon Harris while it investigates an accusation
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Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 10:14 pm
The only word we had to say for this news when we saw it was: "Wow". Today Georgia suspended its best player and Heisman hopeful running back Todd Gurley indefinitely for an "alleged violation of NCAA rules".
According to Andy Staples at Sports Illustrated - who cites Georgia's compliance department, "Gurley was paid $400 to sign 80 items in Athens last spring", and there is photo evidence of Gurley doing the deed.
"I'm obviously very disappointed," said UGA head football coach Mark Richt. "The important thing for our team is to turn all our attention toward preparation for Missouri."
Allegedly
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Monday, July 28th, 2014 at 3:11 pm
In shocking news, this weekend news emerged that yet another UGA player had been arrested - the seventh this off-season.
This time it was reserve lineback Davin Bellamy for DUI and speeding in Athens.
According to the Athens Banner-Herald, Bellamy was "clocked going 52 in a 35 mph zone heading east on College Station Road in Athens at 2:58 a.m when his 2001 Volvo was pulled over in the Kroger parking lot."
And when police smelt booze on his breath, he failed the sobriety test and police noted that he had "red, watery eyes".
He refused to take a blood-alcohol test to determine his BAC,
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Friday, June 6th, 2014 at 12:21 am
Georgia linebacker James DeLoach and freshman defensive end Jonathan Taylor will not face suspensions from Mark Richt after being arrested for cashing checks illegally.
The two players were told that they would face "significant internal discipline" but no suspensions, according to a number of reports.
They were accepted into a pre-trial intervention program.
The other two players - safety Tray Matthews and WR Uriah LeMay - appeared alongside DeLoach and Taylor. Matthews left the team earlier this week and LeMay has also left UGA. Both players intend to transfer.
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 at 11:31 pm
You can't make this up - Georgia has dismissed another secondary player. This time, it's rising sophomore Tray Matthews.
With Josh Harvey-Clemons and Shaq Wiggins off the team, the Bulldogs' secondary was already looking a little thin, and then Mark Richt hit the Bulldog Nation with this bomb.
"We are trying to make room for guys who want to do things right", Richt said.
Matthews refused to mention why he'd been dismissed, saying that he "couldn't talk about it right now". He also tweeted that he could end up playing for Auburn or Louisville. Matthews had been arrested for three counts
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 at 12:01 am
Georgia coach Mark Richt has said that there will be "consequences" for the four players who were arrested for double-dipping on their stipend checks on Monday night.
"Obviously we had some guys that did foolish things, and there will be consequences", he said in a press conference after Georgia's Spring Practice on Tuesday, even though safety Tray Matthews, defensive linemen Jonathan Taylor and James DeLoach and wide receiver Uriah LeMay all practiced on Tuesday.
The four were charged with 'theft by deception' for cashing in stipend checks from the Georgia Athletic Department, totalling
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 at 11:01 am
Four Georgia players were arrested on Monday night for theft, the Athens Banner-Herald has reported.
The four arrested are safety Tray Matthews, defensive linemen Jonathan Taylor and James DeLoach and wide receiver Uriah LeMay.
The four were arrested and charged with 'theft by deception'.
Here's the definition of what the crime means on Reference.com: "There are a number of crimes in the state of Georgia that fall under the definition of theft by deception. Generally speaking, theft by deception occurs when a person uses deceit to acquire property, money or services from another individual,
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 at 8:08 pm
Clemson has suspended four players before the season-opening clash against Georgia.
Defensive end Corey Crawford, guard David Beasley, cornerback Garry Peters and offensive tackle Shaq Anthony were all told that they weren't be going to Sanford Stadium to face the Bulldogs....who dismissed starting safety Josh Harvey-Clemons earlier this off-season.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said: "A huge part of our program is teaching accountability, responsibility and that there are consequences for your actions. These are four good young men, but they broke a team rule and as a result, they will each
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