For the second time this year, a Georgia football player arrested multiple times has seen his time in Athens come to a premature end.
In a press release, first-year UGA head coach Kirby Smart announced that Chad Clay (not pictured) has been dismissed from his football program. While no specific reason was given, the freshman defensive back was reportedly arrested Wednesday for theft by taking.
In April, Clay was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal damage and possessing a weapon in a school zone following an incident that allegedly involved a BB gun inside a dorm room. Both of those charges are considered felonies in a case that’s still pending.
“Unfortunately, Chad will no longer be a part of our football program” said Smart in a statement. “It is very disappointing, and we wish him the best in his efforts to continue his education.”
Clay was a three-star member of the Bulldogs’ most recent recruiting class who enrolled early. The cornerback participated in spring practice.
In November of last year, Chauncey Rivers was one of two UGA football players arrested on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. In December, Rivers was again arrested on a marijuana possession charge. Five months later, following yet another arrest that involved, you guessed it, Mary Jane as an accomplice, Rivers was dismissed by Smart.
