Rivals is reporting that Joe Cox has shoulder problems and won’t play Saturday night.
If that’s the case, I’m incredibly sad for the kid and floored by the news, to say the least.
Also, if true, when did it first surface?
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UPDATE: Here’s a link to a message board post with the details.
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UPDATE #2: David Hale is skeptical about the story.
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UPDATE #3: On the other hand, ESPN is also reporting that Gray is likely to start Saturday night.
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UPDATE #4: Per the AJ-C, Mike Bobo puts the rumor to bed.
“Joe is the starter,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said in a text message to the AJC. UGA spokesman Claude Felton said in an e-mail,” Joe will be the starter Saturday.”
That’s good news on two fronts. First, I’d like for Cox to have the opportunity to get the bad taste out of his mouth from the OSU game. Second, the idea that Gray wasn’t ready to start ahead of an injured Cox in that game, but would be expected to do so against a stout defense this Saturday didn’t exactly give me the warm and fuzzies.
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UPDATE #5: So, what to make of this note from ESPN?
Earlier Thursday, a person close to sophomore quarterback Logan Gray told ESPN’s Joe Schad that Gray was expected to start due to an arm issue that limited Cox’s repetitions this week.