Cornerback Cuff arrested, suspended

ATHENS -- Georgia coach Mark Richt suspended backup cornerback Vance Cuff from Saturday's game at Vanderbilt after Cuff was arrested for driving a scooter along a closed street with a suspended license.

Cuff was arrested by UGA Police on Tuesday afternoon and suspended by Richt on Wednesday.

"He used poor judgment first in the route he took and also for being on the scooter at all with a suspended license," Richt said.

UGA said the incident occurred after Cuff -- riding a scooter, as many Georgia players do -- exited an alley at the Butts-Mehre athletics building and rode onto Rutherford Street, which is temporarily closed because of construction, and a sidewalk.

He was arrested by UGA Police and charged with driving with a suspended license and improperly "emerging from an alley," according to the Clarke County Jail booking report. He was booked into the jail at 3:24 p.m. and released less than an hour later on bonds of $1,750, according to jail records.

Cuff, a junior, appeared in the first three games this season but has not played in the past three because of an injured knee. He had been scheduled to return to action this week.

Curran owes fine

Richt said he won't  suspend linebacker Rennie Curran, who received a speeding ticket in Franklin County in July and had a bench warrant issued for him after failing to show up for a court appearance last week.

"He's supposed to pay a fine [Thursday] and be done with it," Richt said Wednesday night. "It should be done before practice."

Georgia spokesman Claude Felton said Curran missed the court date because he didn't understand at the time what was required to answer the speeding charge.

Chapas ‘doubtful'

Starting fullback Shaun Chapas is "doubtful" for Saturday's game at Vanderbilt, Richt said, because of nerve pain between his neck and shoulders.

If Chapas doesn't play, junior Fred Munzenmaier would make his first career start at fullback.

"I think [Munzenmaier] would do a good job," Richt said. "Justin Fields is a guy I think can do a good job [at fullback], too. Both of those guys will hit you [and] know what to do."

Players-only meeting

A players-only meeting was held after practice Tuesday night in an effort to rally the Bulldogs from their two-game losing streak.

"I just felt like we needed to sit down and talk as a team and figure out what was going on," said defensive end Justin Houston, one of the players who called the meeting.

Houston and several other players spoke during the meeting.

"One thing I said we can do is prepare more -- watch more film," Houston said.

Said defensive tackle Jeff Owens, who also spoke at the meeting:  "The main point was -- we got to turn things around. ... We all know what we're looking like right now. ... The main purpose was to get everybody on one accord."

Owens said he reminded teammates that after a 1-4 stretch in 2006, the team rallied to win its last three games, all against ranked opponents.

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