ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray couldn't help but be impressed at the collection of talent gathered around him.

The Georgia Bulldogs signal-caller has been around the block a few times -- with 27 starts to his credit, Murray is by far the SEC's most experienced starting quarterback -- but even Georgia's quarterback was in awe this summer at the Manning Passing Academy, as he watched 40 of the nation's other top college quarterbacks show off their skills.

USC's Matt Barkley would take a rep. Then Arkansas' Tyler Wilson and West Virginia's Geno Smith, followed by Tennessee's Tyler Bray and Murray's former UGA quarterback competitor Zach Mettenberger, now at LSU.

"It was a sight to see just all the talent we had out there of quarterbacks," Murray said. "I would throw a rep and just sit back and watch the other guys throw. It was pretty cool. It was like a mini-combine. It was pretty much every top quarterback that would be drafted the next two years was there, so it was definitely pretty cool to see."

And yet those on hand said that Murray matched those ballyhooed talents throw for throw. Perhaps it served as a preview of the 2013 or 2014 NFL draft debates about whether the 6-foot-1 Murray can become a starting quarterback in professional football.

But before he reaches that point, Murray has something to prove in the college game: that he is a winner who can get the job done in the biggest games. Thus far, the jury is still out on that.

Work to be done

Georgia lost its first five games against ranked opponents with Murray under center before finally breaking through with wins against No. 24 Auburn and No. 25 Georgia Tech near the end of last season.

They went 0-3 against ranked teams in 2010 with Murray at QB and lost the first two games of 2011, both against ranked teams. So he was 0-5 between 2010 and 2011.

Murray has already etched his name into the Georgia and SEC record books with 35 touchdown passes last season -- a total that ranks first in school history and ties Florida's Danny Wuerffel for sixth in league annals -- but he knows statistics play only a small role in defining a legacy.

"That's all that matters: Winning," Murray said. "I want to be considered one of the best in Georgia history. I've got to win games and lead this team to victories and championships if I want to do that."