While coaching at Georgia, Griffith became embroiled in the controversy created when the Saturday Evening Post ran an article alleging that Wally Butts and Bear Bryant had conspired to fix games. The focus of the Post story was Georgia's 35–0 loss to Alabama and Griffith was quoted in the article as "bitterly" saying, "I never had a chance, did I" after the game. Butts sued the Post and Butts, Griffith and Bear Bryant all testified.
During his time at Georgia, Griffith became entangled in the controversy sparked by an article in the Saturday Evening Post, which alleged that Wally Butts and Bear Bryant had collaborated to rig games. The article focused on Georgia's 35–0 loss to Alabama, and Griffith was quoted as expressing his disappointment with the outcome, saying "I never had a chance, did I". Butts sued the Post, and all three – Butts, Griffith, and Bryant – took the stand.