Georgia football coaches announced several changes Thursday, and starting quarterback Aaron Murray announced one, too.
“My leg got amputated last weekend, so I’ve only got one leg,” Murray said sarcastically. “I’ve got to steal one to play the season with.”
Murray sprained his right ankle late last month in a pickup soccer game, but the Red and Black student newspaper reported that he fractured it in two places. The 6-foot-1, 209-pounder from Tampa expects to be under center next Thursday when the Bulldogs hold their first of 15 spring practices.
He also vowed to shelve soccer for a while, not that soccer violates one of football coach Mark Richt’s edicts.
“You don’t want guys to get hurt, but I’ve never put in a rule that you can’t do this or that – you can’t ride a moped, you can’t play basketball or you can’t go skiing,” Richt said. “I just haven’t ever done that. I want these guys to live their lives and enjoy it. It seems like no matter what you do, somebody can still stumble down the steps and get hurt.”