Joe Cox doesn’t own a computer.

Well, technically he does, but it’s been broken for awhile now, and he’s not using it to read any of the criticism he, his teammates and his coaching staff are garnering.

“I don’t even have a computer,” said Georgia’s quarterback. “And even if I’m near one, the last site that I’m going to go check is one that’s blogging about football. Anybody can get on that and talk about sports. That’s like me going on WebMD and talking like I’m a doctor and telling these guys what they should be doing in hospitals.”

Head coach Mark Richt thought the hullabaloo that could ensue involving a potential change in quarterback this week could be distracting enough that he went ahead and cleared things up Monday, saying that Cox would be Georgia’s starter against Tennessee Tech.

Richt said Tuesday that backup Logan Gray would get at least a series of action Saturday, and that it’s “pretty safe to say” freshmen quarterbacks Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger would retain their redshirts.

Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said Gray’s series would likely come in the first half.

“Right now you can count on at least a series with Logan more than just a situation like red zone or something like that,” Richt said.

“We want to give him a chance to play at least one series. You hate to promise any more than that because sometimes things will make you decide not to do that, and you don’t want to tell somebody something [and not deliver].”

Cox will not have wide receiver A.J. Green against the Golden Eagles, as he sits out with a lung bruise. Freshman Rantavious Wooten and redshirt freshman Tavarres King practiced as the team’s No. 1 receivers Tuesday.

Cox, the fifth-year senior who has thrown 12 interceptions, was honored by Richt’s vote of confidence, but isn’t taking it for granted.

“It meant a lot, but at the same time I still had in the back of my mind that they were still considering making a change,” he said.

“That’s a reality check. You really have to look at yourself and how you’ve been performing and see what you can do to make it better the next time. I was glad he told me what he told me and now it’s just a matter of working even harder.”

King to get start at tailback
Freshman Washaun Ealey was the Bulldogs’ leading rusher against Florida, going for 73 yards on 17 carries.

But it will be redshirt sophomore Caleb King getting the start at tailback for the Bulldogs this week, and not necessarily because of what he does (or what Ealey didn’t do) with the ball.

“Washaun will continue to play, but Caleb has proved to be the one guy – at least between him and Washaun – that is much stronger in his pass protection right now,” Richt said. “He played a pretty solid football game.”

Protection, and knowing which defensive player to pick up and block on passing plays, is typically the slowest development in a young running back’s game – even guys like Knowshon Moreno.

“[Ealey] didn’t have a great day protecting the passer [against Florida],” Richt said.

“On the [second] pick that Joe [Cox] had, we had it real deep in our territory and we’re moving the ball, and I think might have even crossed the 50 and we’re only down by two scores, [Ealey] ended up going for the right guy but didn’t do a good job of finishing it. He’s a true freshman. That’s one of the main reasons why Knowshon ended up redshirting because when it got time to doing those kind of things, especially early on in camp, he was a freshman. He was struggling at it.”