Georgia tailback Caleb King (4) runs for a touchdown in front of Louisiana Lafayette safety Maurice Rolle, center, during a September in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)Georgia football coach Mark Richt wasn’t into confirming or refuting Tuesday after the Bulldogs finished on-campus preparation for their New Year’s Eve game against Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl.
There have been unconfirmed reports in recent days that junior tailback Caleb King did not pass enough hours in the fall semester to be eligible for Georgia’s 14th consecutive bowl. Richt was asked Tuesday if every player was in good standing academically and replied, “We won’t have the full report until tomorrow.”
Richt then was asked specifically about King and said, “We’ll know everything tomorrow. I’m not going to make any comment.”
Practice was closed Tuesday, but the Athens Banner-Herald reported that King was working at fourth-team tailback during the brief portion of Monday’s workout that was open to the media.
King’s year already has been adventurous. He scored Georgia’s first touchdown of the season on a 20-yard run against Louisiana-Lafayette but sprained his ankle in the same game and sat out the ensuing losses to South Carolina and Arkansas. He notched Georgia’s first 100-yard game with a 12-carry, 100-yard showing in the 29-27 loss at Colorado on Oct. 2, but his numbers were overshadowed by a fumble in the final two minutes after the Bulldogs had driven into field-goal range.