Any hope Georgia may have held out in getting their star wide receiver back for either this or next weekend’s game has officially and completely been dashed.
According to a press release issued by the school, A.J. Green‘s appeal of a four-game suspension has been denied by the NCAA. Georgia had hoped that the remaining two games of the suspension would either be completely reduced or, at the very least, reduced by a game.
Instead, Green won’t see a regular-season football field until the first weekend of October.
“Our concentration is the same as the last two weeks which is preparing for the next game,” head coach Mark Richt said in a statement. “We’ll look forward to A.J.¹s return for the Colorado game on Oct. 2.”
Athletic director Greg McGarity added that the school “respect[s] the committee’s decision and are moving forward.”
The NCAA, per UGA’s release, will not be releasing their own statement on the denial of the appeal.
Green had been suspended for four games for selling a game-worn Independence Bowl jersey for $1,000 to a person the NCAA considered an agent. The All-American junior will miss Saturday’s game against Arkansas, as well as next weekend’s game against Mississippi State.
