ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray knows what kind of quarterback he wants to be at Georgia.
The kind who brings the same effort and enthusiasm to every workout, every practice, every game. The kind who always seems to make the right call. The kind who inspires confidence in his teammates and spurs them on to greater heights.
Most of all, he wants to be a winner.
You know, someone just like Boise State's Kellen Moore.
"He's consistent game in and game out," Murray marveled Tuesday. "He does all the right things on and off the field, with the way he works and how responsible he is, the kind of leader he is. He's a tremendous leader. Those are all the things I'm striving to be myself. He definitely has a couple of years on me, but I hope when I'm in his situation -- going into my senior year -- I'll be in the same sort of spotlight that he is."
Moore still has one more season left with the Broncos, but all he's doing now is adding to an already brilliant career. By the time he's done, he likely will be the winningest quarterback in major college history and could hold a slew of other records, such as completion percentage or touchdown passes.
Murray's rsum is still very much a work in progress, but he's coming off a brilliant debut season with the Bulldogs, one that was largely overlooked because his team struggled to its first losing season since 1996. If Georgia is to reclaims its spot among the nation's elite programs, Murray must lead the way.
First up, Moore and the Broncos on Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
"This will be good for Aaron," said Georgia defensive back Sanders Com-mings, one of those who will try to stop Boise State's star. "Kellen Moore has all the hype coming into this game. He's the Heisman candidate. Aaron is a good quarterback, a good SEC quarterback, but people don't think he's Kellen Moore. This is a great opportunity for him to show he can be that guy."
While Murray's individual numbers as a redshirt freshman were impressive -- 24 touchdowns, just eight interceptions, 61 percent completions, more than 3,000 yards passing -- the results of his team were not. Georgia finished 6-7.
"At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is wins and losses," Murray said. "If I had thrown five touchdowns and three interceptions, and we'd have gone undefeated, I would've been the happiest man in the world. At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter what kind of stats you have. I just want to win football games."
Winning has not been an issue for Moore.
Since taking over the starting job as a redshirt freshman, the Prosser native has guided the Broncos to a 38-2 record. He's virtually assured of passing Colt McCoy's 45 wins at Texas unless there's an injury or some unforeseen collapse.
Coach Chris Petersen chuckled when someone asked this week if he knew Moore would turn out to be this good when he came to Boise State in 2007.
"Absolutely," the coach said facetiously.
Then, he turned serious.
"He was one of those under-recruited guys," Petersen said. "I don't think anybody would have predicted this. He's just got a great feel for the game. He's an accurate thrower, and he does such a great job for us. I'd like to say I had predicted it. He just came out of the gate and played at a high level right from the start."
