Georgia quarterback-turned-wide receiver Logan Gray plans to transfer to another school for his final season of football eligibility after graduating from UGA in May.
Gray said he wants to play closer to his home in Columbia, Mo., while beginning work on a master's degree. He will complete his bachelor's degree in speech communication at Georgia this semester.
Gray’s departure means Georgia will head toward the 2011 season without three wide receivers from last year's team. A.J. Green left school early to enter the NFL draft, and Kris Durham completed his eligibility.
After redshirting in 2007 and serving as a backup quarterback in 2008 and 2009, Gray competed for Georgia’s starting quarterback job in spring practice last year. He was moved to receiver after Aaron Murray won the quarterback competition.
Gray considered transferring before the 2010 season, but chose to remain at Georgia. He played in all 13 games, starting none and catching nine passes for 105 yards and one touchdown.
Gray said in a statement Tuesday that he hopes to play his final season “where my family can attend all of my games.” He thanked Georgia coach Mark Richt “for giving me the opportunity to be a Bulldog the last four years and [for] sticking beside me throughout the whole experience.”
"I want to express sincere appreciation to Logan for his many contributions to our program," Richt said in a statement. "He’s been an asset ... as both a player and student, and we wish him nothing but the very best.”
Coming out of high school, Gray was ranked the nation’s No. 7 quarterback prospect by ESPN. He completed five of 12 passes for 31 yards and two interceptions at Georgia -- all in 2009.
Rebuilding the receiver rotation will be a high priority for Georgia this year.
The Bulldogs’ top returning receiver is Tavarres King, who started five games and caught 27 passes for 504 yards and three touchdowns last season. The Bulldogs return three other wide receivers with limited college experience -- Marlon Brown, Israel Troupe and Rantavious Wooten -- and another who redshirted as a freshman, Michael Bennett. In addition, Chris Conley -- a 2011 recruit -- enrolled this semester and will participate in spring practice. Several other receivers have committed to sign with Georgia this week.
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