(Photo by John Kelley)QUARTERBACKS
For just the third time in Mark Richt’s 15 seasons as coach, the Bulldogs have spent August trying to determine their starting quarterback. Four years of Aaron Murray and one year of Hutson Mason have given way to a battle among Brice Ramsey, Faton Bauta and Greyson Lambert, who joined the mix this summer after transferring from Virginia. Lambert, a UVA graduate, made nine starts last season for the Cavaliers but lost his grip on the starting job in Charlottesville this spring.
Ramsey entered last December’s Belk Bowl after Mason suffered a knee injury, but Richt and new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer have rotated all three in camp. There have been struggles by all three in the portions of practice that have been open to the media, particularly Lambert early on, and Richt has said that there is no timetable on his decision and that it could carry into the Louisiana-Monroe opener.
RUNNING BACKS
This pecking order has been pretty simple throughout this month, with Nick Chubb leading the way followed by Sony Michel, Keith Marshall, A.J. Turman, Brendan Douglas and freshman Tae Crowder. Chubb is a Heisman Trophy candidate after rushing for 1,547 yards last season, including 1,323 in the last eight games when Todd Gurley was either suspended or injured.