Joe Tereshinski III

Joseph Peter Tereshinski III (born July 23, 1983 in Athens, Georgia) was an American football quarterback that played for the University of Georgia. He was a third-generation Georgia Bulldogs football player.

High School

Tereshinski attended Athens Academy, a private school in Georgia, where he led the Spartans for his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Tereshinski threw for 2,100 yards and 17 touchdowns in his senior year at Athens (Georgia) Academy in 2001, and was heavily recruited by Harvard University.Fact|date=February 2007

2005 Season

Tereshinski played in six games during UGA's 2005 season. He played the entire game against the University of Florida Gators, which the Bulldogs narrowly lost. Tereshinski completed 8 of 21 passes for 100 yards, with an interception, and he scored Georgia's only touchdown in the 14-10 defeat, catching a touchdown pass from tailback Thomas Brown. Starter D.J. Shockley returned the following week from an MCL sprain, and Tereshinski was not seen again until Georgia's SEC Eastern Division-clinching win over the University of Kentucky Wildcats, in which he threw his first career touchdown pass, a 27-yarder to A.J. Bryant.

2006 Season

Tereshinski was the starting quarterback until injuring his ankle in the second game of the season. He was replaced by freshman Matthew Stafford. After the 5th game of the season, Georgia coach Mark Richt said that Tereshinski's ankle had healed and that he would again be the starting quarterback for Georgia's 6th game, against the Tennessee Volunteers. In Joe's return, Georgia suffered a 51-33 loss to Tennessee in which Tereshinski turned the ball over three times, on two interceptions and a fumble, in Georgia territory. Tereshinski started again the next week, against the Vanderbilt Commodores, and the Georgia offense was once again lackluster in a 24-22 loss. After the game, Richt benched Tereshinski in favor of Stafford. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2628734]

Family

In 2005, Joe Tereshinski III became the fourth Tereshinski to play for the University of Georgia's football team, as well as the fourth to win a Southeastern Conference Championship there. Tereshinski's grandfather, Joe Tereshinski, Sr. (a tight end), played for the 1942 and 1946 SEC and National Championship teams. His father, Joe Tereshinski, Jr. (a center), and his uncle, Wally Tereshinski (a tight end) both played on the 1976 SEC Championship team. His father has also been the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Bulldogs since 1982. His younger brother, John (a tight end), plays football for Wake Forest University. Joe III was also a part of the 2002 SEC Championship team, redshirting his freshman year. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=146044]

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/gamelog?playerId=133478 ESPN.com Player information]
* [http://www.georgiadogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&SPID=3571&SPSID=40675 UGA Roster]