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QB Barnes decides to transfer
Redshirt junior to suit up for final game as a Bulldog in New Orleans
By Marc Weiszer | marc.weiszer@onlineathens.com | Story updated at 11:28 PM on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Computer Slowing Down? What to Do About ItBlake Barnes will be in a Georgia uniform for the final time at the Sugar Bowl.
The redshirt junior reserve quarterback, who hasn't thrown a pass in a game since 2005, has decided to transfer to Division II Delta State University in his home state of Mississippi for his final collegiate season, Georgia associate athletic director Claude Felton confirmed Tuesday night.
Transfer rumors often cropped up concerning Barnes, with junior college coaches even calling his former coach at Baldwyn High School to check on them, but Barnes has insisted that he was content to remain at Georgia, despite his spot the pecking order at quarterback.
"I don't plan on transferring anytime," Barnes said in December of 2005 shooting down speculation otherwise.
This time, he's decided to make a move with the blessing of Georgia's coaches who will allow him to finish out the season with the Bulldogs in the Jan. 1 game against Hawaii.
Barnes declined a request to be interviewed about his decision.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Barnes was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Mississippi as a high school senior after completing a prep career in which he passed for 6,939 yards and 82 touchdowns.
Barnes, however, has seen limited action in just four games as a Bulldog, completing 2 of 3 passes for nine yards in 2005. His only appearance this season came in a 45-16 rout of Western Carolina when he did not attempt a pass.
This season he's been third string behind sophomores Matthew Stafford and Joe Cox with little prospect for playing time next season.
Logan Gray, a freshman who is redshirting, will join the mix next season.
Barnes backed up David Greene, D.J. Shockley and Joe Tereshinski previously.
Delta State in Cleveland, Miss. is about 170 miles southwest of Barnes' hometown of Baldwyn, Miss., where his high school had about 250 students. The transfer will offer Barnes a chance for playing time but any NFL aspirations still are a long shot. Delta State has had just one player drafted since 1991: fourth-round linebacker Anthony Maddox by Jacksonville in 2004.
As a transfer to a Division II school, Barnes will be eligible to play immediately in 2008 for Delta State, which reached the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs and finished with a 10-2 record. Quarterback Garrett DeWitt, who became the starter after injuries hit the position, just completed his sophomore season.
To transfer to a I-AA school (now Football Championship Subdivision), a player must have more than one season of eligibility remaining.
Redshirt junior to suit up for final game as a Bulldog in New Orleans
By Marc Weiszer | marc.weiszer@onlineathens.com | Story updated at 11:28 PM on Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Lifestyle ArticlesWhen is a Cow Like a Grape?
The Secrets of Aging Well
Computer Slowing Down? What to Do About ItBlake Barnes will be in a Georgia uniform for the final time at the Sugar Bowl.
The redshirt junior reserve quarterback, who hasn't thrown a pass in a game since 2005, has decided to transfer to Division II Delta State University in his home state of Mississippi for his final collegiate season, Georgia associate athletic director Claude Felton confirmed Tuesday night.
Transfer rumors often cropped up concerning Barnes, with junior college coaches even calling his former coach at Baldwyn High School to check on them, but Barnes has insisted that he was content to remain at Georgia, despite his spot the pecking order at quarterback.
"I don't plan on transferring anytime," Barnes said in December of 2005 shooting down speculation otherwise.
This time, he's decided to make a move with the blessing of Georgia's coaches who will allow him to finish out the season with the Bulldogs in the Jan. 1 game against Hawaii.
Barnes declined a request to be interviewed about his decision.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Barnes was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Mississippi as a high school senior after completing a prep career in which he passed for 6,939 yards and 82 touchdowns.
Barnes, however, has seen limited action in just four games as a Bulldog, completing 2 of 3 passes for nine yards in 2005. His only appearance this season came in a 45-16 rout of Western Carolina when he did not attempt a pass.
This season he's been third string behind sophomores Matthew Stafford and Joe Cox with little prospect for playing time next season.
Logan Gray, a freshman who is redshirting, will join the mix next season.
Barnes backed up David Greene, D.J. Shockley and Joe Tereshinski previously.
Delta State in Cleveland, Miss. is about 170 miles southwest of Barnes' hometown of Baldwyn, Miss., where his high school had about 250 students. The transfer will offer Barnes a chance for playing time but any NFL aspirations still are a long shot. Delta State has had just one player drafted since 1991: fourth-round linebacker Anthony Maddox by Jacksonville in 2004.
As a transfer to a Division II school, Barnes will be eligible to play immediately in 2008 for Delta State, which reached the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs and finished with a 10-2 record. Quarterback Garrett DeWitt, who became the starter after injuries hit the position, just completed his sophomore season.
To transfer to a I-AA school (now Football Championship Subdivision), a player must have more than one season of eligibility remaining.
