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Murray to have surgery this week

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray (11) yells in pain as he is helped off of the field by trainers after he was injured on a play in the first half of their game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium Saturday night in Athens, Ga., November 23, 2013. Murray, a senior, threw four touchdown passes and one interception in the first half of his final home game of the season.

Credit: Jason Getz / AJC

Credit: Jason Getz / AJC

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray (11) yells in pain as he is helped off of the field by trainers after he was injured on a play in the first half of their game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium Saturday night in Athens, Ga., November 23, 2013. Murray, a senior, threw four touchdown passes and one interception in the first half of his final home game of the season.
By Chip Towers
Nov 24, 2013

The University of Georgia officially announced that quarterback Aaron Murray has a torn ACL in his left knee and will undergo surgery this week.

Murray was injured in the second quarter of a 59-17 victory against Kentucky on Saturday night. The injury means that he will miss both this Saturday’s rivalry game against Georgia Tech and the bowl game that Georgia has already qualified to play in. Redshirt junior Hutson Mason, who finished Saturday’s game, will now assume the starter’s role.

Murray, the Bulldogs’ record-setting quarterback, was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens by halftime and he was re-evaluated by team physicians Sunday morning, the school’s media release said.

It further said that Murray experienced minimal swelling and it was determined to proceed with the surgery this week, according to UGA Sr. Associate Athletic Director and Director of Sports Medicine Ron Courson, who said a full recovery is expected.

Check back for updates from Mark Richt’s teleconference this evening.

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