Greyson Lambert Beats out Brice Ramsey to Win Georgia QB Battle

Georgia head coach Mark Richt named Greyson Lambert the starter for the team's season opener against Louisiana-Monroe on Monday, ending the quarterback battle with Brice Ramsey.

Radi Nablusi of UGASports.com shared the confirmation of the news, with Richt adding it was a "very, very close competition, still being contested in my mind," per Seth Emerson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Prior to naming a starter, Richt left the door open for both players to lineup under center on Sept. 5.

"I don’t think we’re set to say 100 percent we’re going to name a starter after this thing," Richt said, according to DawgNation.com's Chip Towers. "…My gut is we’ll keep going in some way, shape or form. It may keep roll into the game. There may be more than one guy playing. If it was today, my feeling would be we’d play more than one guy."

Lambert is a junior transfer who played the last two seasons with the Virginia Cavaliers, whereas Ramsey is a rising sophomore who saw minimal opportunities as a freshman in Athens. 

Player	Completions	Attempts	Pass Yards	TD	INT
Greyson Lambert	187	336	1,972	11	13
Brice Ramsey	24	39	333	3	2

"Lambert's biggest asset is the experience he gained while serving as the starting quarterback in Charlottesville," Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee wrote. "No, the stat line isn't exactly Heisman-worthy."

Lambert is the safer pick based on his more expansive track record, but Ramsey offered more upside after grading out as the sixth-ranked pro-style quarterback in his recruiting class, according to 247Sports.

The Virginia transfer will have a chance to solidify his role on the team prior to Georgia's SEC opener on Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt.