The SEC's passing king has played his final game.
Aaron Murray had to be helped off the field after suffering a left knee injury during the second quarter of Georgia's game against Kentucky on Saturday. Murray's mother first revealed on social media that the quarterback had suffered a torn ACL and will undergo season-ending surgery.
It was later confirmed by Georgia, which said Murray will have surgery on Tuesday.
Facing third-and-goal at the Wildcats' 8-yard line, Murray was hit while throwing a pass over the middle that was tipped by Georgia's Rhett McGowan and into the hands of Kentucky's Khalid Henderson.
The quarterback was slow to get up, resting his head on the Sanford Stadium turf briefly before shaking his head toward the sideline, seemingly to signal that he could not get up on his own.
Thank you for all the prayers over the past few hours. Gonna come back stronger than ever! Dawg for life. Truly love you all #GoDawgs
— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) November 24, 2013
We can confirm that Aaron Murray has a torn ACL in his left knee and will undergo surgery this week. #dgd
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) November 24, 2013
Amid a season in which Georgia had suffered multiple injuries, Murray had remained the constant. He had thrown for 3,075 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions and along the way set SEC career records for passing yards, total offense and touchdown passes.
Without Murray, the Bulldogs turned to redshirt junior Hunter Mason who went into Saturday with 16 pass attempts on the season and 63in his first three seasons.
Georgia (6-4 and 4-3 in the SEC), closes out its season on Saturday, Nov. 30 against Georgia Tech.
Before he was knocked out, Murray surpassed 3,000 yards for the fourth straight season, joining Kellen Moore and Timmy Chang as the only players in history to do so.
