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As most expected, Aaron Murray was officially named Georgia's starting quarterback for the 2010 season, according to an announcement made by Aaron Murray on Thursday.
The announcement was made as part of Richt's releasing of the post-spring depth chart, with Murray's No. 1 status the attention-grabber.
Richt also said that Murray would've been the starter regardless of whether recently-dismissed quarterback Zach Mettenberger had stayed or not. Since Mettenberger was the far better signal caller at G-Day, Richt must have seen something this spring that no one else has seen yet.
Hopefully fans will get a chance to see what Richt saw, as Murray came to Georgia highly touted, but now faces the same pressures last year's underachieving quarterback Joe Cox faced as a first-year starter.
What may add to that pressure is that Murray didn't get the starting job easily, according to the Mr. SEC Blog. Mettenberger and once again second-stringer Logan Gray remained prospective starters all the way up to G-Day.
The About Them Dawgs Blawg (Which utilizes the same spelling of the word "dawg" in reference to Georgia football as I do), makes a good point about Murray's selection as a starter. Murray has the best footwork of the quarterbacks, while having some unreal firepower as a passer, which is a good mix for Richt's Pro-I offense.
From here until the season-opener, Richt can now fine-tune his offense and start playing to Murray's strengths. With the talent and poise Murray brings to Georgia, developing him correctly could make him one of the SEC's top quarterbacks.
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