While a charge for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana has been dropped, Georgia inside linebacker Natrez Patrick's standing with the football program still awaits a final decision.
According to a report from ESPN Thursday morning, the Barrow County District Attorney's Office elected to drop Patrick's charge. Asked if this decision meant Patrick would not be considered a third-time offender under the UGA student-athlete handbook, athletics director Greg McGarity declined to comment.
The handbook states that three drug-related incidents results in expulsion from the team a student-athlete participates on. Patrick has been arrested twice before on marijuana-related charges.