After all the suspensions, dismissals and transferring that has plagued Georgia’s football program recently, the Bulldogs managed to work in their first spring scrimmage Saturday morning at Sanford Stadium.
Not that there wasn’t more off-the-field news to report.
Coach Mark Richt announced after the scrimmage that redshirt sophomore safety Marc Deas is transferring because of a desire to get more playing time. The 6-foot-1, 197-pounder from Kissimmee, Fla., played mostly on special teams last season and recorded three tackles, and his departure came one day after Richt announced that redshirt junior defensive lineman Derrick Lott was transferring for the same reason.
“They had a choice to make, and they decided to move on,” Richt said. “They’re great kids, and we wish them well. Their teammates understand they’ve got decisions to make and lives to live, but no one likes losing a teammate.”
Since the Outback Bowl, the Bulldogs have had four players transfer — cornerback Jordan Love and tailback Carlton Thomas left before Lott and Deas — and three dismissed from the program: cornerbacks Nick Marshall and Chris Sanders and receiver Sanford Seay. Cornerbacks Sanders Commings and Branden Smith have been suspended for early-season games, while safety Bacarri Rambo and inside linebacker Alec Ogletree reportedly have been suspended, though the school has yet to confirm penalties for those two.