***BREAKING NEWS****
It appears as though the 3-way competition to be the starting quarterback at the University of Georgia is now down to 2.
The school announced today that Coach Mark Richt has dismissed redshirt Freshman Zach Mettenberger from the team.
Mettenberger had been arrested recently in the south Georgia town of Remerton for underage consumption and/or possession of alcohol, disorderly conduct, obstruction and two counts of having false identification back in early March. While bad, they would not under normal circumstances be enough to hasten his departure.
The release, did not go into details, You can read what ajc.com had to say...RIGHT HERE
Mettenberger was just involved in this year's G-Day Game at Sanford Stadium, so this does seem a bit odd in the timing department.
((HT: CSS/HerschelTalker))
6PM UPDATE: Tim Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution caught up with Associate Athletic Director Claude Felton late Sunday afternoon. Felton told Tucker that “there was not a new incident involving Zach.” He said Richt informed Mettenberger today that he would be dismissed from the team.
From Tucker's updates, again...
8PM UPDATE: Reached by the AJC on his cell phone Sunday night, Mettenberger said: “I’m not going to talk to you, sir.” Asked if he wanted to address the dismissal, Mettenberger replied: “No thank you.”
So, was G-Day an audition for anyone willing to chase after the currently-troubled Oconee County High grad...??? Looks that way...
Wonder if Jacksonville State would bite again on a quarterback with the alleged baggage Mettenberger has...???
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