Former Georgia safety Tray Matthews transferring to Auburn
By Jack Crosby
Former Georgia Bulldogs safety Tray Matthews was one of the casualties of this offseason for the program, as he was booted off of the team by head coach Mark Richt following a classroom incident just a few weeks ago.
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Immediately following the announcement of his dismissal, it was said that Matthews would either decide to transfer to Louisville, joining former teammate Josh Harvey-Clemons, or Auburn.
On Saturday afternoon, Matthews made his announcement, and he will indeed be staying in the SEC as a member of the Auburn Tigers going forward.
I'm truly blessed for this opportunity and second chance that God and Coach Gus has blessed me with. I'm excited and ready to Excel at AU
— TriggaTray (@Trigga_Tray28) June 14, 2014
Auburn head coach Gus Malazhn has never been shy about giving players a second chance, and Matthews is no different in this case. Matthews started in six games for Georgia last season, compiling 36 tackles with one interception and one fumble recovery. Of course, as we knew coming into his transfer process, due to NCAA transfer rules he will have to sit out the 2014 season before joining Malzahn and the Tigers’ defense in 2015.
Ready to be an Auburn Man. I'm very humbled by all that has happened . Truly blessed. Au family and fans we in this together. WDE!! #Blessed
— TriggaTray (@Trigga_Tray28) June 14, 2014
Matthews was also arrested in March as part of the infamous theft by deception case in which he and a few others cashed scholarship checks twice.