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Murray Going To Georgia

Posted Apr 24, 2008 by Katherine Smith

Updated Apr 24, 2008 at 07:46 PM

Plant junior quarterback Aaron Murray made up his mind weeks ago and couldn’t wait any longer to let everyone know.

Aaron Murray

He didn’t do the “hat thing” or open his shirt to reveal his choice. Murray simply stated where he will play college football.

Murray announced he will attend the University of Georgia on Thursday at the Panthers fieldhouse. Hillsborough County’s leading passer selected the Bulldogs over the Florida Gators. He’s on schedule to graduate from Plant in December so he can early enroll at Georgia in January and participate in spring practice.

Before his announcement on Thursday, Murray had received 54 scholarship offers from Division I schools including Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame and LSU. In recent weeks, he took unofficial visits to Georgia, Florida and UCLA.

One of the top passers in the nation, Murray set a state record last season with 51 touchdown passes. He’s garnered national accolades such as his selection as the first quarterback for the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp and the Army All-American Bowl Game.

Reader Comments

Por (tmanning) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Hey pretty boy, you have officially become GATORBAIT. 2006 National Champs, When was Georgia’s last?

Hopefully Georgia won’t play Armwood, you see what type of performance he turns in against the Hawks!

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Por (Bryan Gregory) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Funny how Fla is a perrenial power. Before the 90’ and Spurrier they were Duke.  Nice run but Spurrier’s gone and ##### now has to win with his own players.  good luck with that!

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Por (gatorboy) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

stafford go pro!with a 55% passing avg. only 19 passing td’s last year, but WITH 10 INTERCEPTIONS!whats that close to 50% interception ratio!! just like the year before except HE HAD TWICE AS MANy INT AS HE DID TD’S. ...go pro.what a joke. 2 running td’s.TOTAL rushing yard for the year. ready…..-18!! wow thats impressive. i guess thats why he wasnt invited with the other great qb’s to new york. TEBO 55 td’s with 4,181 TOTAL YRDS!  GO GATORS.. when georgia gets both national championships in the SAME year then you have the right to talk smack.

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Por (JD) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Gator Boy,

Why don’t you learn how to spell????  The kid made the right choice.

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Por (Chris Jones) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Tom, I can only say that I wish he was still with the team that won the title in 93 and 99.

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Por (dan moore) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Hey Gator fans,

I don’t blame this kid for choosing UGA. He won’t have to worry about some idiot coach running him between the tackles like a full back 20 times a game. And after last year’s win 42-30, your silly head games are over. Ya’ll were lucky to even get to the national title game and like LSU, had all the breaks go your way with teams losing ahead of you. UGA got screwed out of it’s title game, so I don’t want to hear that crap. So you Gator fans can have fun with your 9-4 records and your embarrasing losses to Michigan, and leave the championships to teams that actually deserve them.

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Por (gatorboy) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

everybody knows the brantley didnt play last year because of the hurt shoulder and newton tore up his ankle. thats why they didnt bring him in when tebo was hurt. and yes he was hurt and finished the ga game with a broke hand.

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Por (mitchell) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

What is TEEBLOWS record aainst Georgia?  How many east division titles does he have?  How did FLA do against Michigan in that bowl game?  What was their final record last year? Notmuch to brag about other than Teeblows Bloated stats.

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Por (terry sands) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Hey, pretty boy QB.  As a graduate of the University of Florida you can take that ##### bait bulldog and cram it up your ...... we don’t need jerks like you!  Go Urban!

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Por (gatorboy) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

embarrasing losses ... georgia lost to who… gamecocks! now thats funny.ga only scored 12 points againts them!

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Por (gatorboy) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

TEBO ALREADY HAS A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RING!

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Por (Ross Butler) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

EVERYONE NEED TO GO BACK AND READ THE COMMENTS OF ALL THE FANS WHO HAVE POSTED A COMMENT.  THAT IS EXACTLY WHY AARON IS COMING TO UGA.  THOSE GATOR FANS ARE CLASS ACTS!  IF YOU DO TALK WITH 4 LETTER WORD, YOU DON’T GET INTO UF.  AARON WAS SET ON GOING TO UF UNTIL HE CAME TO ATHENS!  BETTER CAMPUS, COLLEGE TOWN, FOOTBALL TRADITION AND ALL AROUND A CLASSER FAN!

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CHOICE AARON! 

GO DAWGS!

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Por (joe) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

go dawgs

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Por (Ed Rogers) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

##### are so classless!  The only reason you bash Aaron Murrey is because he didn’t choose Florida.  Had he committed to UF, you fools would have been talking about how great he was going to be.  On to Stafford and Tebow.  The only reason Tebow had the numbers he has is because Urban Lier has always padded numbers of players going back to his days at Bowling Green and Utah.  He promotes one player over the rest of the team.  Stafford will be a much better pro than Tebow.  How many quarterbacks from Florida and how many that Urban has coached has amountted to anything in the NFL?  The answer is ZERO!!!!

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Por (Mrs. Murray) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Terry, your post is despicable.  What a personal attack on a 17 year old kid who stands for everything good.  Too bad you don’t like HIS choice - Get over it and Get a life!
Congratulations Aaron and best of luck! 


Posted by terry sands, gainesville, fla on 04/24 at 03:18 PM

Hey, pretty boy QB.  As a graduate of the University of Florida you can take that ##### bait bulldog and cram it up your ...... we don’t need jerks like you!  Go Urban!

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Por (Ed Rogers) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Hey gatorboy, we only scored 12 against USC, but we scored 42 against the #####.

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Por (Jim Chupp) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Posted by terry sands, gainesville, fla on 04/24 at 03:18 PM

Hey, pretty boy QB.  As a graduate of the University of Florida you can take that ##### bait bulldog and cram it up your ...... we don’t need jerks like you!  Go Urban!


NOW THAT IS GATOR CLASS AT ITS BEST. A 17 yr old kid makes a decision that is best for him and he gets that from ##### fans. Looks like he did make the best decision !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Por (Kendall Thomas) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Ok Gators, lets talk real football if you can. Newton is a bust. He is moving to TE next year and you know it. Dont try and deny it. Brantley hasnt seen the field because he cant get healthy. Hard to play an injury prone QB. You have ZERO depth behind Tebow. You lost Logan Gray and now you lose out on Murray. Please dont forget that Meyer didnt turn to Newton until Gray committed to UGA. You lost your NUMBER ONE target in the state. Just face the facts that you lost this one to UGA and move on. You look like jean short wearing morons when you trash a good kid like Aaron. Dont try and spin this one, because the facts will prove you wrong.

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Por (tampa dawgs) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

tsk tsk. all you uf fans get into such an uproar. “well we didn’t want him anyways” is pretty much all i hear. as far the annual showdown in jax, this yr will be fun. i like to see gators cry. you win a couple of yrs and forget that the series is longer than just 18 yrs old. come talk to me about bragging rights after you guys finally catch up to total wins w/ us DAWGS!!!!
As far as the this decade, uf got lucky once and made it to the sec title game, and sprung to a nc game. but how many SEC titles did you get this decade compared to UGA’s??

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Por (Cesar L. Paz 3rd) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Congratulations to Aaron Murray. This kid comes from a great family who has helped him develop great character. I have the honor of knowing his older brother Josh, who is not only a great athlete, but also a great person. It is easy to get mixed up in all the hype, but lets not forget that this is a 17-year old kid who is getting ready to embark on a journey of a lifetime. Aaron, good luck in all you do buddy!

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Por (marc taylor) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

i love to see these two, georgia and florida fans, go at it.

it’s like the pot calling the kettle black…..............WOW.

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Por (Wallace Sterling) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

OK, new Dawg, get ready for Tebow and the Gators in Jacksonville come November.  GO GATORSSSSS!!!

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Por (Leslie Brent Bowie) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

I guess you can say I am biased but last year shattered the mojo Fla. had over us. The domination is over Lizards.It’s really gonna SUCK when this kid helps us start a string of W’s huh Lizards???!!!  The New Order won’t be kind to the Gators!!!Oh yeah Gator fans, your coach is a foul-mouthed fanatic ! His shtick will wear thin soon.

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Por (todd davis) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

good call im sick of hearing about the gators. By the way its all about the U as in the hurricanes. second game of the season gators and tebow going down…

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Por (Clyde Wells) on April 24, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Congratulations to a Plant Panther who is becoming a Georgia Bulldog. I was captain of the Plant baseball team many, many years ago and now am a solid Bulldog! Welcome aboard, Athemaron!

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