Is it McGarity?

Weird scene here at the Butts-Mehre building. We're sitting in the media relations offices waiting for Mark Richt's post-practice interview session - while everyone is chasing down the reports that Greg McGarity is Georgia's new athletics director.

I left a message for McGarity a short time ago, and haven't heard back. (Not shocking.) A TV report and the AJC are both reporting that McGarity is expected to be introduced as the new head man on Friday.

As news develops, we'll report it here. So far the reports are unconfirmed on this end, but obviously McGarity has been the hot name from the beginning, and it would surprise no one if he were hired.

One source I spoke to this afternoon, a former ACC athletics director, said he expected Georgia would want to hire someone before classes started.