Greg McGarity To Replace Disgraced Damon Evans As Georgia AD

Bulldog company man Greg McGarity, former tennis coach, assistant SID, and assistant AD at Georgia, has been plying his trade down in Gainesville for almost 20 years. If local television reports are to be believed, he’s about to make a triumphant return to Athens to replace Damon Evans as athletic director:

(That’s a good habit to keep, sir. Just saying.)

SB Nation’s DawgSports has been high on this guy from the get-go, making an impassioned plea last month for McGarity as the ideal candidate:

SB Nation Atlanta has the text of Damon Evans’ parting words to the University of Georgia, and wonders why he’s still dancing around owning the situation even on his way out the door:

I would like to once again offer my sincerest apology to the University of Georgia people — the president and administration, athletic staff and coaches, fans and supporters, and especially the student-athletes. It had been my hope since taking the job in 2004 that I would have a long career at UGA.

But because of a serious mistake in judgment, that won’t be the case, and I understand that I have a long road to rebuilding my reputation and career.Read the full text at SB Nation Atlanta.

According to the Associated Press, University of Georgia president Michael Adams made an official announcement regarding the future athletic director Damon Evans in the wake of last week’s DUI arrest. The announcement? Evans is officially resigning, as was widely rumored over the past few days.

Following a conference call with the school’s executive committee, Adams made the brief announcement to the media, but refused to comment further until at least Tuesday.

It would be reasonable to think, after an athletics director of a prominent university has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk and having a woman other than his wife in the car, “How could it possibly get worse?”

The answer: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution gets a copy of the police report.