Grayson Lambert was named the starting quarterback for the season opener Saturday in Athens against The University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks.
Lambert arrived on campus this summer after playing at The University of Virginia since graduating from Wayne County High School in Jesup, Georgia.
Lambert started 9 games for Virginia last season, completed 59% of his passes for 1632 yards, 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He carried the ball 35 times for a net loss of 6 yards. The Cavaliers finished 3-6 in the games Lambert started.
Coach Mark Richt made the following statement to media following today's practice.
“Lambert is going to start the game, there may be others that get
in the game, but he’s the starter. It’s been a very, very close competition and
it’s still being contested. But at this point, we felt it was wise to name the
starter and get him the reps with the No. 1 unit.”
Richt said he
continues to have faith in all three quarterbacks.
“They all can get us
in the right plays, they all can get us in the right protections and they all
can function well and help us win,” Richt said. “That’s what made it so
tough.”
Asked what separated Lambert from the pack, Richt responded, “It
was just a cumulative grade so to speak, a cumulative performance.”
Richt
said offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer told the quarterbacks before
Monday’s two-hour practice.
“Coach Schottenheimer and I were pretty sure
on Saturday. This morning, we talked about it one last time,” Richt
said.
Richt said this decision was one of the toughest, personnel-wise,
of his career.
“It really has been,” Richt said. “It’s a big deal because
it’s a big position, and it’s one where normally you don’t roll guys in and out.
Every other position you do that, but quarterbacks tend not to do that. It was a
tough decision because they’re all extremely hard workers, they’re smart and
they’re talented. They’ve all done well in our opinion.”
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