Home Former UVA starting QB Greyson Lambert sets NCAA record
Football

Former UVA starting QB Greyson Lambert sets NCAA record

Chris Graham

greyson lambertGreyson Lambert lost the starting quarterback job at UVA in the spring, and according to coach Mike London, the battle between Lambert, the 2014 starter, and last year’s backup, Matt Johns, “wasn’t even close.”

Lambert transferred to Georgia, and things seem to be working out pretty well for the redshirt junior.

Lambert set an NCAA single-game record for completion percentage, going 24-for-25 passing for 330 yards and three touchdowns in the seventh-ranked Bulldogs’ 52-20 win over South Carolina on Saturday.

A spring graduate of the University of Virginia, Lambert was able to play immediately at Georgia, with two years of eligibility remaining.

He won the starting job for coach Mark Richt after a close three-way competition coming out of the August training camp.

For the season, Lambert is 43-for-58 passing (74.1 percent) for 587 yards and five touchdowns, without an interception, and a 187.6 passer rating.

Johns, at UVA, is 64-for-96 passing (66.7 percent) for 790 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions, and a 150.2 passer rating.

 
 




Featured Video

 

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected]. Support AFP by signing up for our newsletter and/or powering our work with a one-time or monthly contribution.

Latest News

uva football jahmal edrine
Football, Go 'Hoos

Rape, abduction charges against former UVA Football player Jahmal Edrine dismissed

louise lucas abigail spanberger
Politics, Virginia

Spanberger on Louise Lucas indictment: ‘Presumed innocent until proven guilty’

Gov. Abigail Spanberger is taking the closest thing to the high road that she can take with respect to the news that her political nemesis, Louise Lucas, has been charged in a multi-count racketeering indictment by the Trump DOJ.

healthcare
Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: Update on the injury list, with notes on key guys

Good news: only 24 guys are on the injury list for UVA Football this week, ahead of Friday night’s game with Duke; that’s down from the 25 that were on the list last week for SMU.

ty jerome uva basketball
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Basketball: Ty Jerome goes 45-7-6 for Memphis in season-opening win

northern virginia
Virginia

Virginia State Police trying to track down family of deceased Colorado man

richmond map
Virginia

Richmond man arrested in connection with Sept. 25 fatal hit-and-run

Louise Lucas
Politics, Virginia

Trump DOJ announces multi-count indictment of Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas