QUARTERBACK COMPARISONTennessee’s Tyler Bray and Georgia’s Aaron Murray are both in their third seasons as starting quarterbacks. But Saturday in Athens, Murray will make his 20th career SEC start while Bray will be starting just his ninth league game. Here’s how the two friends stack up in a few notable categories.TYLER BRAY — AARON MURRAY6-6, 215 – Measurables – 6-1, 211Kingsburg, Calif. – Hometown – Tampa, Fla.11-5 – Record as starter – 20-114-4 – SEC record as starter – 12-73-3 – Record in road/neutral-site games – 7-82012 vs. N.C. State – Biggest win – 2011 vs. Florida5,133 – Career yards – 7,29047 – Career touchdowns – 691,301 – 2012 yards – 1,09212 – 2012 touchdowns – 1022nd – 2012 Pass efficiency rank (NCAA) – 8th5th – 2012 Pass efficiency rank (SEC) – 2nd9th – 2012 Passing ypg rank (NCAA) – 26th2nd – 2012 Passing ypg rank (SEC) – 4th
KNOXVILLE – The friendship that began during a summer quarterback camp has continued into the season for Georgia’s Aaron Murray and Tennessee’s Tyler Bray.
The communication that started following the Manning Passing Academy in July between two of the Southeastern Conference’s most talented passers didn’t even stop this week, five days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs face off in Athens.
Monday night, one of the text messages even centered on football.
“Actually, we were talking last night,” Bray said Tuesday morning after Tennessee’s practice. “We were talking about trying to put on a show and how we kind of missed some throws last year and we need to hit those throws this year.”