Today, Georgia fans thought they got a hint from ESPN's Mark Schlabach when he tweeted the following message:
The automatic assumption from that was Georgia had nabbed Will Friend, the current offensive line coach at UAB.
However, why would Neil Calloway (former Georgia offensive coordinator and current UAB head coach) allow one of his best assistant's to leave? It doesn't make sense—logically. It's not as if Georgia is in the habit of spending a lot of money for assistant coaches, and it's doubtful that Friend would make significantly more than former OL coach Stacey Searles.
It's not an improbable hire, but it's not one that looks promising right now.
Then there's Mac McWhorter...who retired. Is he suddenly ready to jump back into being a coach after only a few weeks out of the college game?
If he is, Mack Brown might be surprised to hear it—especially since Texas lost one of the top OL prospects in the country as a result of McWhorter's departure.
Greg Adkins' name is being thrown around too, but, as far as he's concerned, Syracuse is where he'll be come 2012—no one from Georgia has contacted him about the OL position (as of yet). And, when Adkins was recently asked about the possibility of him heading back to the SEC, he simply stated, "No, there's nothing to it...I don't know where that started."
And then there's Brent Key.
Here's all I will say about him, he's currently recruiting for 2012—as recently as last night. If Georgia has him on the radar, he's not chomping at the bit to get on a plane.
I don't profess to know much more than anyone else where this search is concerned, it's all speculation until we see an official announcement from UGA, but none of the above guys seem to really be in play at Georgia—at least right now.
Guess, we'll just have to wait and see what develops over the next few hours and days as coach Richt hopes to lock down this position very soon.
