georgia samuel m'pemba

ATHENS — Georgia freshman linebacker Samuel M’Pemba, one of many potential impact players in UGA’s 2023 signing class, was reportedly cited for speeding on Wednesday.

The Athens Banner Herald was the first to report that M’Pemba, ESPN’s No. 29 overall rated recruit at the time of his commitment in December of 2022, was pulled over on Wednesday morning in nearby Oconee County.

M’Pemba was ticketed for driving 88 mph in a 55 mph zone in a 2020 Dodge Durango at 10:31 a.m. on Wednesday.

The University of Georgia has not issue a comment on the incident.

Coach Kirby Smart has said the school is working to combat the issue of players speeding with education, along with undisclosed internal discipline.

One of the other UGA players previously pulled over for speeding this offseason, receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, had a reckless driving charge dismissed as he settled his case on Wednesday.

Rosemy-Jacksaint, who was pulled over driving a 2020 Dodge Charger 90 mph in a 45 mph zone on Atlanta Highway back on May 23, pleading guilty to the speeding charge as part of getting the reckless driving charge dismissed.

Rosemy-Jacksaint was given six months of probation and fined $1,013, per AJC.com, and he is required to attend classes on defensive driving along with a traffic violators impact program.