One of the biggest stories surrounding Georgia football this season unfortunately happened off the field. This story involved Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young who was arrested in early October on charges of battery and assault of an unborn child.
Young pled not guilty to these charges and even had the support of the woman involved in the case, but those charges were unfortunately not dropped. This made it impossible for Young to make a return to the field this season, but the final update to Young’s case makes it once again possible for Young to get back on the field.
Colbie Young accepts plea deal
According to the Athens Banner-Herald's Marc Weiszer, Young has reached a plea deal that includes 12 months probation, a $500 fine and the completion of a family violence intervention program.
Now that Young’s case is complete, he will finally be able to get back on the field and prepare for the 2025 season. And that is not an assumption Georgia fans are making, that is coming directly from his attorney Kim Stephens.
"I would expect that to happen," Stephens said via 247sports.com. "Young people are arrested for disorderly conduct downtown every weekend. I've never known a student to be suspended for the length of time Colbie already has been suspended and not allowed to play for a disorderly conduct."
Young will join a revamped wide receiver room next season that features two elite transfers in Zachariah Branch and Noah Thomas. Those three along with many other contributors in the room should be a large improvement from Georgia’s wide receiver room that really struggled this pas season.
Colbie Young’s attorney’s final statement
"I'm glad that Colbie can finally move forward in his life," Stephens shared. "That's what he and the accuser of the case both wanted for several months now. I'm happy that that will happen. I think the solicitor's office worked diligently to reach a resolution that they thought appropriate for the case. The reality is I feel the case should have been dismissed but I understand the solicitor's position and don't think it is unreasonable."