MaxCohen216 514 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) https://www.yahoo.com/news/georgia-offensive-line-coach-matt-210544490.html Georgia offensive line coach Matt Luke to resign after two seasons in Athens Georgia offensive line and associate head coach Matt Luke is expected to resign after two seasons on the Bulldogs' staff. UGASports.com was first to report that Luke is stepping down. Luke, 45, joined Kirby Smart's staff ahead of the 2020 season after spending eight seasons as head coach at Mississippi, the last three as head coach. During his time in Athens, Luke has been a prime recruiter at the OL position and the offense as a whole. In 2021, left tackle Jamaree Salyer and left guard Justin Shaffer were named to the All-SEC second team. Luke also coached first team All-SEC tackle Ben Cleveland in 2020. Georgia signed 14 offensive linemen while Luke was on staff, including five-stars Broderick Jones and Amarius Mims. Four linemen signed with the Bulldogs in the most recent recruiting class: four-star Earnest Greene, four-star Aliou Bah, three-star Jacob Hood and three-star Griffin Scroggs. Georgia currently has two offensive line commits in the 2023 recruiting class in four-star offensive tackle Bo Hughley and three-star IOL RyQueze McElderry. This is the fourth on-field assistant to leave the program, joining defensive backs coach Jahmile Addae, wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton and defensive coordinator Dan Lanning. More to come as the story develops. Edited February 22, 2022 by MaxCohen216 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 47 minutes ago, MaxCohen216 said: This is the fourth on-field assistant to leave the program, joining defensive backs coach Jahmile Addae, wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton and defensive coordinator Dan Lanning. Are they melting down like us yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbo 7,967 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, oracle79 said: Are they melting down like us yet? Their situation is just a little bit different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxCohen216 514 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 I wonder what's up with this. He's only 45 years old and all the jobs are already filled for next season. And he was doing so well at Georgia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,320 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 15 minutes ago, MaxCohen216 said: I wonder what's up with this. He's only 45 years old and all the jobs are already filled for next season. And he was doing so well at Georgia. Auburn suddenly has an upcoming OL opening... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxCohen216 514 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, WDE_OxPx_2010 said: Auburn suddenly has an upcoming OL opening... I wish. Luke is a great coach and recruiter. But we couldn't be that lucky, could we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxCohen216 514 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) So now the word, from Kirby Smart, is that Luke "just wants to spend more time with his family". Personally, I don't believe that. Edited February 22, 2022 by MaxCohen216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 37 minutes ago, MaxCohen216 said: I wish. Luke is a great coach and recruiter. But we couldn't be that lucky, could we? As of right now we have no reason to give Harsin any benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,055 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 For all the turnover Harsin must really like Friend to keep him around. I think most thought Friend would follow Bobo out the door. I really wanted Gus to land Luke after Ole Miss canned him. If there is more to the story I’m sure it’ll come out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,235 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Investigation! Investigation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootskii 264 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 9:56 AM, Randman5000 said: Investigation! Investigation This is what I am thinking. That young and so good at what he does and he steps away.. Although, nowadays I don't think anyone should be afraid of the NCAA. They have no teeth, the head person in charge is incompetent, and they never really get around to doing anything about rule breakers in the first place, i.e. Louisville Basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,235 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, bootskii said: This is what I am thinking. That young and so good at what he does and he steps away.. Although, nowadays I don't think anyone should be afraid of the NCAA. They have no teeth, the head person in charge is incompetent, and they never really get around to doing anything about rule breakers in the first place, i.e. Louisville Basketball. I was being alittle sarcastic but he seems like a straight up guy. Players liked him at Ole Miss. I bet he got tired of working for Smart. And that's okay.. if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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