ATHENS, Ga. – Throwing to junior receiver A.J. Green was supposed to be the best part of the job for Georgia redshirt freshman quarterback Aaron Murray.
Then Green received a four-game NCAA suspension for selling his Independence Bowl jersey for $1,000. Then the Bulldogs suffered their first 0-3 Southeastern Conference start in 17 years, as the only passes from Murray to Green occurred in practice.
“I didn’t even want to throw to him sometimes, because I would be a little upset that I couldn’t throw to him on Saturdays,” Murray said Tuesday.
This Saturday he can, as Georgia’s most talented player is eligible again and will suit up when the Bulldogs visit Colorado. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound fabulous flanker from Summerville, S.C., sat out last season’s games against Kentucky and Georgia Tech with a separated shoulder, so he actually has missed six straight regular-season contests.
Green couldn’t do anything about his shoulder, but his bad off-the-field decision has haunted him.