BREAKING: University of Georgia Demands Retraction of AJC Article on UGA Football
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ATHENS - The University of Georgia is demanding that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution retract an article written late last month that suggests that UGA football “rallies when players accused of abusing women.”
The letter, sent Tuesday, was obtained by Dawg Post through a Freedom of Information request.
“We demand the AJC’s prompt, clear and conspicuous retraction of the article,” UGA general counsel Michael M. Raeber wrote.
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The letter from UGA to the AJC centers around a June 27, 2023 article by Investigative reporter Alan Judd. The article, UGA football program rallies when players accused of abusing women, was refuted by UGA football coach Kirby Smart and three other UGA officials during a media briefing with selected writers. Raeber was also present - interjecting once during the hour-long session.
“I am a firm believer that our program is a good program, and we have good players in it,” Kirby said Tuesday. “Roughly ten days ago an article came out that was inaccurate. I was actually stunned by the article. We wanted to gather the information so that we could make a sound response, which is what you are seeing today.”
“We will not stand for this conjecture,” UGA AD Josh Brooks said at the start of the briefing.
UGA football is coming off back-to-back national titles. But the program has had a horrid offseason that started days after its 65-7 win over TCU in Los Angeles. The death of UGA staffer Chandler LeCroy and offensive lineman Devin Willock has been the most tragic off-the-field event for the Bulldogs. But a rash of speeding violations have become public news over the last six months as well.
“I don’t know that we can eradicate speeding, but I am going to damn sure try,” Kirby said Tuesday.
“Mr. Judd's most recent article falls far short of these standards,” Raeber wrote. “Absent the numerous and significant inaccuracies identified in this letter, there is simply no foundation for the central premise of the article that the UGA football program actively supports players accused of abusing women.”
The AJC did not immediately comment on the demand to Dawg Post.
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