Joe Tereshinski III Joseph Peter Tereshinski III ( born July 23 , 1983 ) was an American football quarterback that played for the University of Georgia . He was a third - generation Georgia Bulldogs football player . After serving two seasons as a graduate assistant at Wake Forest , in January 2012 , Tereshinski was hired as the inside receivers coach at Charlotte . Playing career . 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 . College . 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 . Georgia ' s Tereshinski led offense had a considerable lead going into halftime , but after a disastrous second half , Georgia suffered a 51 - 33 loss to Tennessee . Tereshinski started again the next week , against the Vanderbilt Commodores , and the entire Georgia offense was once again lackluster in a 24 - 22 loss . After the game , Richt benched Tereshinski in favor of Stafford . Coaching career . After graduating in 2007 , Tereshinski embarked on a career as a consultant in the finance industry in Atlanta . In 2010 , he enrolled at Wake Forest University to serve as a graduate assistant under defensive coordinator Brad Lambert . In 2011 he was promoted to tight ends coach . On January 4 , 2012 , Tereshinski accepted the inside receivers coach at Charlotte . 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 .