Georgia awaits NFL decisions by its stars
By Charles Odum| Associated Press
Saturday, January 03, 2009

ATLANTA --- College underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to enter the NFL Draft. Matthew Stafford says he won't need that much time to make his plans.

After winning MVP honors in No. 16 Georgia's 24-12 Capital One Bowl win over Michigan State on Thursday, Stafford said he's struggling to decide if he'll return for his senior season.

"I am going to take this next couple of days ... to think about it and figure out what I want to do," Stafford said.

Georgia's plans for 2009 also await the NFL Draft decision of redshirt sophomore running back Knowshon Moreno.

"I'll celebrate the victory now, and make my decision later, after I've had time and talked to my family, and my coaches," Moreno said after the game.

Stafford passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns to lead Georgia (10-3) over Michigan State, capping the Bulldogs' sixth 10-win season in eight years under coach Mark Richt. His 3,459 yards passing this season are the second-highest total in school history, behind Eric Zeier's 3,525 yards in 1993.

Moreno rushed for 1,400 yards this season. The only players to rush for more yards in a season for Georgia are Herschel Walker and Garrison Hearst, the former Lincoln County star.

In possibly his last college game, Moreno was held to only 62 yards rushing but he added a career-high six catches for 63 yards and a touchdown.

Stafford and Moreno are projected as first-round picks.

Even Richt seemed to be thinking of Stafford as a player who was departing. Richt thanked his seniors after the game, then said, "Of course Matt has done great things for us too."

Stafford said his three years in Athens have been "great."

"It's something that I am contemplating continuing," he said. "Obviously there is the lure of the NFL but to tell you the truth, I am 50-50 right now and I really don't know what I want to do. I love playing for Georgia and it has been an outstanding time."

From the Saturday, January 03, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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