Georgia WR Colbie Young reaches plea deal, opening door for potential return
Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young had one charge changed, one charged dropped, and reached a plea deal with the Athens-Clarke County solicitor general’s office on Wednesday. DawgsHQ has confirmed that Young pled no contest to an altered charge of disorderly conduct and received 12 months probation. Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald was the first to report.
Young must also pay a $500 fine and complete a program centered around family violence intervention. Neither of the original charges, domestic battery or causing harm to an unborn child, ultimately stood.
When the season started, Young was in his final season of eligibility and played in five games. His college career would be over in most seasons.
But in December the NCAA Division I Board of Directors made a blanket ruling allowing former junior college players and those who played at least one year at a “non-NCAA school” an extra year of eligibility. A federal judge’s decision to grant Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia getting an extra year prompted the NCAA’s ruling.
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Young in year one at UGA
Young made the move to Georgia last January and turned heads during spring drills. He was on the receiving end of Georgia’s first touchdown of the season and caught 11 passes for 149 yards and two scores in the first five games. Young’s most recent game as a Bulldog is his best as a Bulldog. He caught three passes for 51 yards in a 31-13 win over Auburn. Prior to arriving at UGA, Young spent two seasons at Miami where he caught 79 passes for 939 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Georgia’s offense and pass game struggled some with Young in the fold and it struggled even more with him out of the picture. The Bulldogs lacked a true X receiver and a guy who could make contested catches. The receiving corps led the country in drops per Pro Football Focus.
