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Spring issue, April 26, 2011

From the editor : vance leavyAhhhh, don’t you just love springtime in Georgia?

There’s nothing like seeing all the beautiful plants and flow-ers in full bloom. And the weather is absolutely perfect withwarm days and a few remaining cool nights. But really whatI love most about this time of year is the optimism sur-rounding Georgia football. The Dawgs are undefeated rightnow, which has fans giddy about what the upcoming 2011season holds.

Since I’m the editor of BI, folks are always curious tohear my feelings toward the upcoming season. Unfortunately,I’m not giving them much fodder because until I see thisteam suit up in the Georgia Dome against Boise State, I’mtaking a Switzerland stance which means I’m neither up ordown on this Georgia season

However I will say that four months into 2011, MarkRicht and company continues to impress with their progress.First there was the amazing recruiting class they put togetherin early February (see our signee profiles on pages 28-30).And now spring drills are in the books and while the G-Daygame wasn’t the prettiest brand of football I’ve ever seen therewere some good signs.

The best highlight certainly is the fact that our playersappear to be physically bigger which is absolutely necessaryif this season is to be better than the last few. Our playershave bought into the tough-love philosophy of new strengthand conditioning coach, Joe Tereshinski. With nutrition atthe center of Coach T’s program, players are bulking up thatneed to, while others are slimming down if that is what isrequired to perform best at their individual position.

Keep it coming, Coach T.And if you want another good sign, then make sure you

read Murray Poole’s story on the Georgia defense in year twounder Todd Grantham (page 22). Evidently, a Florida playerbasically called our Dawgs soft after last year’s game and goodold, Coach T is reminding our players of it every time they

hit the weight room. I love it!Okay, I need to temper things

a little as I’m not staying neutral likeI promised.

Like Jeff Dantzler accuratelysays in his column on page 4, the2011 season will come down towhether Georgia can have a pro-ductive running game on the of-fensive side of the ball. And

whether the Georgia D can stop the run better than they didlast season.

However I will add one more element that I deem to bethe most important to Georgia getting back to playing cham-pionship football. Something has to give in 2011 on the dayof games. Too many times in recent years our entire programfrom the head coach down has been a discombobulatedmess highlighted by unnecessary timeouts, predictable playcalling and way too many missed assignments by players onboth sides of the ball.

I’m not exactly sure how you teach better game daypreparation or actually it’s game day reaction, but I must saythat it’s quite obvious that some of the changes athletic di-rector, Greg McGarity has helped Coach Richt implementdefinitely has our headman the most at peace I’ve seen himin many years. I think after 10 years, Richt found himselfoverwhelmed with many of the requirements that were puton him that had nothing to do with coaching football. Someof those have now been redirected with the hope that thisfound time is going to prove most beneficial for not onlyRicht, but the entire program.

I sure hope that is the case because I’m ready to see abrand of Georgia football where at the end of each game ei-ther we will be the victor because we were the better team orthe loser because the other guy was. That certainly hasn’tbeen the case the last few years.

All right that’s enough for now. Please enjoy our spring issue of BI. Like in previous

years, Murray Poole spent a week in Athens putting togethergreat stories for our readers. And don’t you know there aretons of photos from the G-Day game to the Bully Ball toUGA’s Celebration of Support, just to name a few. Find some-one you know and make sure you tell them you saw theirphoto in BI.

And please don’t miss Cheri’s pages in this issue. She isdetermined not to let me get too sports crazy this year. Readabout two Dynamic Dawgs (page 24) from Athens, JennySligh and Kitty Culpepper. These ladies are real dynamos.And if you’re looking for an incredible beef brisket recipe,do not miss Cheri’s In the Kitchen with David Abernathy fea-ture on page 12. I speak with authority because I had twoplates and was still nibbling out of the pan when leaving.

Well, that will do it. Enjoy this wonderful springweather and we will see you June 5 with our Season Previewissue. Until then, Go Dawgs and all hail to Switzerland!

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Alabama, the 2009 national cham-pion is not on Georgia’s schedule, norwere the Crimson Tide a year ago.LSU, the 2007 national champion, isnot on Georgia’s schedule, nor were theFightin’ Tigers last season. The fourteams who had the worst four recordsin the Southeastern Conference lastseason – Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Ten-nessee and Kentucky, all of whoseleague wins with the exception of theWildcats victory over South Carolinacame against one another – are onGeorgia’s docket.

Urban Meyer, who guided Floridato a pair of national championships anda trio of 13-1 campaigns since 2006, isno longer at the Gators’ helm. FormerGeorgia defensive back and Texas de-fensive coordinator/coach-in-waitingWill Muschamp is steering the Gators’ship.

Heisman Trophy winner CamNewton, who accounted for an as-tounding 51 touchdowns on Auburn’srun to the national championship, isbound for the National FootballLeague.

You would get little argument forany fan, follower, player, coach or ad-ministrator that the Bulldogs 6-7 cam-paign of 2010 goes down as one of themost disappointing in Georgia’s proudand storied football history. No Bama.No LSU. Florida goes 8-5. Tennesseegoes 6-7. Tech goes 6-7.

And so does Georgia. Mark Richt has led the Bulldogs to

great heights in his decade-plus tenure,highlighted by two Southeastern Con-ference championships and five con-sensus top five finishes – including aNo. 3 in 2002 and No. 2 in 2007 – overa six-season stretch bookended by theaforementioned final rankings that arethe program’s highest since the GoldenEra of 1980-83.

But the disappointment of last yearthat reached a maddening crescendowith a head-pounding 10-6 LibertyBowl loss to Central Florida from Con-ference USA.

I woke up and it was 1974. As a quick historic reference, that

promising Georgia team went 6-6, lostin a freezing rainstorm to Tech and thenfell in the Tangerine Bowl to Miami. OfOhio.

That disappointment, under-achievement and poor performance ledVince Dooley and Erk Russell to rallythe program as underdogs and “Junk-yard Dawgs.”

Georgia responded in 1975 byposting a 9-2 regular season and Cot-ton Bowl berth highlighted by a sweepof Florida, Auburn and Tech.

One year later, the Bulldogs wonthe SEC championship, again sweepingthe “big three” and finishing with a 10-1 regular season mark that earned aSugar Bowl date for the national titlewith Pittsburgh.

So the big question, will the Bull-dogs of 2011, like the “JunkyardDawgs” of 1975, resiliently respondwith a championship caliber campaign?

Optimism is high around the pro-gram, based largely on a recruiting classthat is generally regarded as one of thecountry’s top five, and one of the SEC’sthree best.

Headlining the crop is tailback Isa-iah Crowell of Columbus, the PeachState’s top prospect, and a potential dif-ference-maker early in his career.

Going back to 1980 and the emer-gence of the greatest college footballplayer ever, Herschel Walker ran for1,616 yards and the led the Bulldogs toa perfect 12-0 season and the nationaland SEC championships.

Since the Goal Line Stalker, severalBulldog runners have shined as fresh-men, including Tim Worley, Keith Hen-derson and Rodney Hampton.Knowshon Moreno was unfortunately aredshirt freshman in 2007, as he ledGeorgia to an 11-2 record, No. 2 na-tional ranking and victories over Ala-bama, Florida, Auburn, Tech and

undefeated Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. Meanwhile, last season’s two SEC

Championship Game combatants,Auburn and South Carolina both fea-tured magnificent freshman tailbacks,Michael Dyer, who broke Bo Jackson’sTiger freshman rushing yardage record,and Marcus Lattimore, arguably the na-tion’s premier runner.

Is Crowell in the class? Can he be Georgia’s next great

back? Well, we’ll know early. Richt said on signing day that

Crowell may even touch the football onthe first play of the season.

It’s a lot to put on a freshman,but if Crowell is an elite back, most ofGeorgia’s offensive question marks – re-placing Trinton Sturdivant, A.J. Greenand Kris Durham – will become moot.A great tailback combined with sopho-more signal caller Aaron Murray, a tal-ented passer and runner, would givethe Bulldogs a dangerous backfieldcombination.

But if Georgia is to become a legit-imate national player and SEC champi-onship contender in 2011, perhapsmost important is overall defensive im-provement – particularly against therun.

If you can’t stop the run, you can’twin big, especially in the rough andtough SEC.

And in Georgia’s big games lastyear, Georgia was buried in the rungame. Lattimore, in his second colle-giate contest, ran for 184 yards on 37carries. Georgia couldn’t stop Missis-sippi State on critical fourth quarterthird downs. Colorado had an averageback run for 148 yards. Florida had itsfinest rushing performance of the sea-son. Auburn, led by Newton and Dyer,absolutely gashed the Bulldogs.Thanks to fumbles, Georgia was able toovercome a monster rushing perform-ance by Tech, and the Bulldogs chalkedup a 42-34 victory over the YellowJackets. The other aforementioned per-formances were all losers of course. Aswas the Liberty Bowl, where Georgiagave up 100 yards rushing to a CentralFlorida tailback.

There is hope though on the frontseven.

The emergence of Kwame Geathersand the signing of junior college defen-sive tackle John Jenkins – providing theBulldogs hope that he could follow inthe footsteps of Alabama’s TerranceCody and Nick Fairley of Auburn –gives Georgia the potential for vast im-provement and a much more stout de-fensive front.

This is a must. So is improvement at linebacker. The Bulldogs are aiming for new-

comer impact here as well. Highly touted sophomore Alec

Ogletree has moved up from safety.Jarvis Jones sat out last season, aftertransferring from Southern Cal follow-ing a neck injury. Richard Samuel red-shirted last season after sliding overfrom tailback.

Justin Houston, who will soon beGeorgia’s first defensive player draftedin the first round since Thomas Davisand David Pollack following the 2004campaign, leaves a big void on defense.He’s a stellar play-maker and saved theday in the win over Tech.

Winning the running game andcoming up with explosive plays are thebiggest factors in Georgia making thejump this season.

It’s a unique schedule as arguablythe two toughest contests show up outof the gate, as the Bulldogs play BoiseState at the Georgia Dome and thenhost South Carolina.

Everyone will know how goodGeorgia is two games in. If things don’tgo well, the schedule does set up forthe Bulldogs to get back in the picture.If things do go well in the first two, thestage may well be set for the Bulldogsto make a run at a second appearancein the Georgia Dome.

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Three thousand and 49 yards passing,which is a Georgia freshman record and the sec-ond most yards by a freshman in SoutheasternConference history.

Twenty-four touchdown passes, which tiesEric Zeier, D.J. Shockley and Joe Cox for the sec-ond most scoring passes in a single season inBulldog history … only one back of the schoolrecord of 25 set by Matthew Stafford in 2008.

3,216 total offensive yards, which ranksfirst in UGA history for a freshman and secondin SEC history.

Tied for first in Georgia history (with D.J.Shockley, 2005) for touchdown responsibilityin a season with 28 (24 passing, 4 rushing).

A passing efficiency rating of 154.48 whichranked 14th nationally (top freshman) andfourth in the SEC.

Was named Freshman All-America by TheSporting News, College Football News.com,and Rivals.com and selected to Phil Steele’s All-Freshman First Team. Also selected to SECCoaches All-SEC Freshman Team and namedto SEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a mere redshirt freshman, was namedGeorgia’s Most Valuable Offensive Player as wellas Newcomer of the Year on offense.

Really, after scanning through all the aboveaccomplishments, you have to ask the question:How can this guy, now redshirt sophomorequarterback Aaron Murray, get any better in hisupcoming second season of directing the Bull-dogs’ offense?

Although Georgia struggled through a 6-7season in 2010 – the only losing season for MarkRicht in his 10 years at the UGA helm – the 6-1, 209-pound Murray did everything he possi-bly could to help the Bulldogs win footballgames. Indeed, if anything, Murray more thanlived up to all the recruiting hype that envelopedhim coming out of Tampa’s Plant High Schoolwhere he earned Parade All-America honorsand came back from a broken leg in his seniorseason to pace Plant to the Class AAAA statechampionship … in the process throwing for344 yards and three touchdowns.

And that’s saying something.But Murray is the first to tell you he can de-

velop into a much more efficient quarterback inthe fall of 2011. Those numbers he put up inhis redshirt freshman campaign last season areindeed nice to ponder over but Murray is quickto point out that a college quarterback is judgedonly by team numbers, like in wins and losses,and his only goal – the only reason he pushes sohard in the weight room, in the film room andon the practice field – is to help make the Bull-dogs SEC, and yes, national champions.

And while many Southeastern Conferencepundits see Murray as the top returning startingquarterback in America’s best collegiate league,Murray says there are absolutely no guaranteeshe’ll be as good, or put up the same kind ofnumbers, that he did in his first season of bark-ing the Georgia signals.

“Not at all,” he declared. “In the SEC, you’replaying against tough guys every year and youhave to come out with that hunger and deter-mination and just have to stay focused. Coach(Mike) Bobo makes sure we stay grounded andcontinue working on our skills and making surewe’re just working hard at all times.

“I’m not satisfied until we win a nationalchampionship,” added Murray. “Quarterbacksare not determined by how many touchdownsand interceptions they have but their greatnessis determined on how many championshipsthey win. You look at guys like Dan Marinocompared to Tom Brady. Marino is one of thegreatest quarterbacks of all time but, no ring. Allthat matters is how many championships you’vegot and that’s all I really care about.”

Murray, who completed 12-of-17 passesfor 122 yards and a touchdown and a two-pointPAT to lead the Black team over the Reds in therecent G-Day game, said there’s a number ofareas he can improve on to become the kind ofQB who can put his team in championshipgames.

“I just need to keep working on my foot-work, get into my progressions faster, get my feetinto the right position to throw the football ontime,” he said. “I definitely feel comfortable outthere, I feel good. I think I’ve definitely maturedas a quarterback when it comes to not lookingat the rush. Young quarterbacks are also wor-ried about guys flying around them and seeingthe game and the biggest parts are getting youreyes off what’s going on in front of you andworry more about what’s going on downfieldwith the coverages, with the receivers and thingslike that so I feel like I’ve definitely developedwhen it comes to not seeing all those ghosts

around you and not being concerned with therush the entire time.”

Another thing Murray wants to get betterat this season is playing consistent over all fourquarters.

“Coach Bobo has talked to me about that,”Murray related. “It usually starts off slow andthen second and third quarter I usually get reallyhot but at the end of the game I start going downa little bit. I just have to stay focused throughoutthe game and mentally not lose it at times. I don’tknow if there are any drills to prepare yourself.I just think it’s experience and understandinghow the game goes and how the flow is and justmaking sure I’m mentally in it at all times.

“I don’t want to say last year I wasn’t pur-posely focusing on every play,” said Murray, “butyou just have to make sure that every play you’rehoned down on and have to make sure you’reperfect when it comes to your footwork, to yourprogressions, things like that, and I definitelythink with a year under my belt and a little moreexperience, I understand that and I know howmuch each play is worth. As I go back and lookat the film of last year, if we could change 10 or15 plays, the whole season could have been dif-ferent for us. You never know when those playsare going to happen.”

Georgia offensive coordinator Bobo saysMurray is one of the most studious, conscien-tious and hard-working quarterbacks he’s evertutored when it comes to having the desire tomake himself a better football player.

“There’s no question Aaron is one of themost diligent guys in preparing I’ve ever had andas a result, he’s benefitted and had some successat a young age,” Bobo said. “And I haven’t seenany letting up of that. He knows that he’s got tocontinue to improve every day to get where hewants to be and where we want to be as a foot-ball team.

“You saw improvement as the season wenton last year,” said Bobo. “You saw him gettingbetter every week and improving on little thingsand now this spring was about going back andaddressing those things we’ve got to continue towork on … why are we not being as consistentas we should be, as accurate as we should be?What are those reasons? Is it footwork here, areour eyes in the right spot, working on the littlethings of trying to make us better at that posi-tion.

“Obviously, there’s a lot of little things hecan improve on in the fundamentals of playingthe position and that’s big in spring. Funda-mentals and getting your timing right and thefootwork, understanding your progressions bet-ter and knowing when to check it down, the lit-tle things of playing the position which comeswith the more reps and the more experience youhave. And a great opportunity in spring is to getbetter fundamentally.

“I think another thing,” said Bobo, “wewant to take his leadership to the next level. Ithink he’s a natural leader in the way he worksand his work ethic and people respond to a guythey see put in the time and obviously performlike that on the field but I want his leadership togo to the next level where he’s inspiring his team-mates to play harder, to work as hard as him. Itcan’t be just you spending the extra time, I wantthat to carry over into affecting others, that partof the leadership. You’re obviously going to be inthat leadership position, playing quarterback,and it’s hard for a young guy to kind of put him-self out there and take control and I think he’searned that right and he’s in that phase wherehe’s got to go to the next level and start to affectchange with other people and not just himself.And that’s kind of a big thing we’re working onwith him and talking about in the spring andthis off-season as well. The off-season is alwayshuge in college football because the quarterbackhas to run it. So that’s what we want him to workon and just the fundamentals and mechanics ofplaying and just to improve on leadership.”

And Murray truly believes – even thoughhe’s still a very young college football player –he’s making great strides in evolving into thekind of leader Richt, Bobo and his teammateswant him to be.

“I feel like that’s growing and I have to keepworking toward that,” he said. “One of my maingoals besides the play is really to try and developas a leader for this team.”

The sky would seem to be the limit for theguy who wears No. 11 for the Georgia Bulldogs,and if Aaron Murray does indeed get better overthe next couple of seasons, he could becomethat Tom Brady-type quarterback he’s shootingto be … you know, the one who does nothingbut win championships.


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Spring depth chart moversCompetition at all positions is just what thedoctor ordered for a team seeking vast improvement

By Murray Poole

hen you talked to Georgia’s football playersand coaches during the recently-completedspring practice, to get their opinions on Bull-dogs making a serious move on the depth

chart, many of the same names kept popping up over andover.

It all seems to start with Kwame Geathers, the huge(6-6, 340) redshirt sophomore who improved so much atthe nose tackle position over the course of the 15 practicesessions he was named as the Bulldogs’ defensive MVPfor the spring drills.

Indeed, Geathers has been so impressive he hasclearly sounded a warning … that he’s not going to relin-quish the starting nose position to incoming junior collegeAll-America Johnathan Jenkins without a fight. In thisyear’s G-Day game, won by Geathers’ Black team, 18-11,the Georgetown, S.C. product had four solo tackles in-cluding two crushing hits of Red backs behind the linefor eight yards in losses and also forced a Red team fum-ble.

Said Georgia head coach Mark Richt in his post-gameremarks: “Well, when you get named the defensive MVP,you’ve done some good things and Kwame has donesome good things. Kwame has gotten himself in goodcondition. You hear this term he’s got better pad level,well, you've got to play low. A man that tall, if you get lowat all they’re going to get underneath your pads, run youand dump you, so to speak.

“Kwame probably heard big Johnathan Jenkins wascoming to take his job and I’m sure that lit a fire underhim to a certain extent,” Richt added. “That’s what com-petition does, and that’s what we tried to make sure we re-established in the spring.”

Bulldogs defensive coordinator Todd Grantham saidall the credit goes to Geathers for his making huge stridesthis spring.

“Kwame is a guy that came back in the winter andworked his tail off in the weight room,” said Grantham.“He’s gotten stronger, he’s actually probably lost weight(10 pounds, in fact) but gotten less body fat. He’s reallychanged his body and is playing hard and is playing phys-ical. And that’s a credit to him. As competitors, you thriveon competition and anytime you’re competing with

somebody, it makes each one of thembetter which ultimately makes our teambetter. So I think the competition hasbeen good there and it will continueand we’ll see how it unfolds as we moveforward.”

But Geathers is hardly the onlyBulldog who impressed both the coach-ing staff and their fellow players thisspring. There are a number of othermaybe not-so-well-known Bulldogswho have made their presence felt and,accordingly, have solidified theirchances of contributing to the team onthe field this coming fall.

Such players as redshirt freshmanreceiver Michael Bennett, redshirtfreshman tailback Brandon Harton,and new linebackers Jarvis Jones andAlec Ogletree all had excellent springsand were continually cited by Georgiateam members and their positioncoaches. Also coming in for accoladesover the course of the April practicesessions were the likes of rising juniorwideout Marlon Brown, redshirt fresh-man tailback Ken Malcome, sopho-more guards Kenarious Gates andChris Burnette, redshirt freshmanguard Kolton Houston, junior outsidelinebacker Cornelius Washington,sophomore tight end Arthur Lynch and sophomorebackup quarterback Hutson Mason.

“I tell you what, I’m sure you’re going to hear thebuzz,” related junior flanker Tavarres King, expected tobe the leader of the Georgia wide receivers in 2011 afterAll-America A.J. Green exited school early to join the NFLranks. “The freshman walk-on running back, BrandonHarton, looks tremendous, coming out of nowhere andthat’s great. Having a number of guys to compete, it’s awe-some. If you’re competing and going head-to-head, you’remaking everybody better so it’s good for him to step up.Michael Bennett, he’s playing well, Marlon’s (Brown) play-

ing well, we’ve got a lot of guys playing well for us,” saidKing.

“We’ve got a little running back, Brandon Harton,who bought out in the first scrimmage,” offered Georgiasenior center Ben Jones. “He’s been playing good. KenMalcome’s been playing well; Michael Bennett has had alot of good catches on the offense. (Alec) Ogletree, mov-ing down from safety to linebacker, has really been play-ing hard and moving around. And, of course, (Kwame)Geathers has really been playing good – he’s coming offthe rock on the defense and that’s who I see there everyplay. He’s definitely putting his work in this spring.”

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Depth Chart movers Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo tells what

Georgia coaches look for out of their players whenit comes to making changes on the depth charts.

“Coach (Richt) has done a great job,” saidBobo. “The players have embraced it and we’ve allembraced it. It’s competition, it’s open competitionin the spring and we’re going to compete in prac-tice, one, against the defense, two within your seg-ment … the competition within your segmentwhere you compete through yourself to get betterevery day. Those guys have really competed andplayed hard and kind of juggling the depth chartdaily keeps people on their heels. A guy sittingthere saying, ‘hey, this is my job,’ really, there’s nojob that’s yours. There’s nothing guaranteed. Theseguys have had good days and bad days but theyknow they’ve got to perform and they’ve got to beable to show us as coaches they’re someone we cancount on this spring because when fall rollsaround, we’re going to give the freshmen a chanceto make an impact. Don’t say ‘I’m going to waituntil the fall and, hey coach, I’m ready to go.’ Youropportunity is now.

“And in saying that,” continued Bobo, “thislittle running back Brandon Harton, a guy whoplayed receiver last year who we’ve put at tailback,has really impressed us because he’s ran hard, he’sbeen physical and made some nice plays. It’s a newposition for him and he doesn’t know all the littlethings that go with that position but he’s flashedthe ability to make plays … good speed. He’s justmade plays. The bottom line is when you’ve gotan opportunity to make a play, you’ve got to makeit. There’s only so many opportunities in a gamewhen we might block something exactly right orthe defense might have blown a gap or somethingand we’ve got a chance to take advantage of it,we’ve got to do it. And he’s (Harton) taken advan-tage of his opportunities.

“The same thing with our receivers,” saidBobo. “When the ball is in the air, there’s the op-portunity to make a play. Either they’re going tomake it or you’re going to make it. You want toprove to your coaching staff you can make them,not that you’ve got potential and so forth. You’vegot to make them in practice in order to get on thefield and at receiver Michael Bennett has made a lotof plays. When the ball has come his way, he’scaught the ball so he’s caught people’s eye. At tightend, Aron’s (White) been banged up but ArtieLynch has made a few more plays. He’s had a lot

more opportunities. This has been a big spring forhim and he’s made plays. There’s not a change inthe depth chart but Orson Charles (voted springco-MVP of the offense along with Murray) hasbeen outstanding. He’s really competed his tail offevery day and he wants to leave no doubt that he’sthe guy and he’s practicing like it.”

“Kenarious Gates has done a very good jobup front,” said Bobo. “Two other guys on the lineof scrimmage would be Kolton Houston and ChrisBurnette. Chris Burnette, who we thought highlyof last spring, battled injuries all fall and didn’t re-ally get in the mix but he’s come out this time andhad a good spring. And then Kolton Houston hasimpressed. Both of those guys, if they continue toimprove, could be somebody we can count on.Marlon’s (Brown) done a good job, just has to takeadvantage of his opportunities more. But HutsonMason, the little running back, Brandon Harton,and Kolton and Burnette, those guys are the oneswho have really impressed and made some plays.”

Defensive coordinator Grantham really likesthe progress of Alec Ogletree at inside linebackersince he made the move from strong safety andalso the performance of Jarvis Jones at outside‘backer, after Jones sat out last season after trans-ferring from Southern California. Ogletreerecorded seven tackles to lead the Red team in therecent G-Day contest.

“Moving Tree there was 100 percent the rightthing to do,” said Grantham. “He’s obviously stillgot to develop as a linebacker but based on the fewdays we’ve had that was the right place to put himand we’ve just got to continue to develop him. Thesame thing with Jarvis, there’s no doubt that play-ing him where we’re playing him is going to helpus. One advantage of having the bowl practiceswas that we got to practice Jarvis and some otherguys a lot who we knew weren’t going to play inthe bowl game,” said Grantham. “(Jarvis) playedin the middle during those practices and he couldprobably play there too. But he’s very athletic, hasgood hands and is a fluid outside linebacker andshould be able to make a difference there. I thinkJarvis is ahead of the guys last year at linebackerjust from the standpoint of understanding the line-backer position.”

Bottom line, there’s going to be a wholeplethora of Georgia Bulldogs who haven’t exactlybeen household names in the past but promise tohelp this football team win in the autumn of 2011



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G-Day game rewindDespite very few offensive explosions, Richt ispleased with effort of both Black and Red teams

By Murray Poole

s is often the case in spring football games, the team’sfans will come away with more questions than an-swers.

That certainly is applicable to Georgia’s 2011 G-Day game, held Saturday in Sanford Stadium and won by theBlack team 18-11 over their Red counterparts.

And likely the biggest question from the intrasquad scrim-mage that was played on a sunny, wind-swept afternoon beforean announced crowd of 43,117 is this: Will the Bulldogs be ableto come up with more offensive firepower than they displayedover these four 12-minute quarters? After all, after three periodshad been completed, the Blacks led the Red team by a baseball-like score of 10-5. The Black team would put eight more pointson the board late in the contest while the Reds would score sixin the fourth to make for the final tally.

Certainly not the sort of point production Georgia is goingto need in the 2011 season opener on Sept. 3 to keep pace withan explosive Boise State team.

And, a few other area of concerns as the Bulldogs now geartoward the summer workouts and the beginning of fall camp inearly August:

(1) Are the Bulldogs going to be able to discover a solidrunning game to complement the passing of All-SEC quarter-back candidate Aaron Murray? After all, Georgia didn’t run theball very effectively in their final Saturday scrimmage leading upto G-Day, nor did the Bulldogs show a solid ground game in thespring game. The winning Black squad rushed for just 65 yardson 21 carries while the Reds attempted 26 running plays andnetted only a total of 73 yards. Redshirt freshman tailback KenMalcome was the Black’s leading ground gainer with 39 yards onseven carries while junior-to-be Carlton Thomas paced the Redswith 48 yards on 13 totes. Rising senior Caleb King had onlyfive carries for 30 yards.

(2) That said, how much will Georgia’s ground game bebolstered when junior Washaun Ealey rejoins the lineup in fallcamp …. after sitting out nearly all of the spring drills with astrained hamstring? Most assuredly, there would seem to be agolden opportunity for a newcomer to make an impact here,say a guy such as Isaiah Crowell, the nation’s top-rated prep tail-back who will be arriving on campus in June.

(3) And, now to Todd Grantham’s defense. The troublethe Black and Red teams had scoring for most of the afternoon,can that be attributed to this 3-4 defense being much more for-midable the second time around under Grantham or, again, wasthe lack of point production due to the fact neither offensive unitestablished enough of a run game to keep the defenses honest?

(4) And finally, though the defenses ofthe two teams acquitted themselves well againstthe run, the Red quarterbacks completed 14 of28 passes for 193 yards and the Black team QBscompleted 15 of 23 attempts for 160 yards, thiscoming mind you in a 48-minute game wherethe clock kept moving rather than the regula-tion 60-minute games of the regular season. Isthere going to be any pass defense issues forthese Bulldogs when they begin playing gamesfor real?

In actuality, however, maybe none of theabove questions are reasons for the Bulldog Na-tion to be concerned. At least that’s the feelings of rising sopho-more quarterback Murray – who completed 12 of 17 attemptsfor 122 yards for the Black team, including a short throw out tojunior Branden Smith, who raced down the right sidelines tocomplete a 28-yard scoring play.

“I’ve been working with all those receivers, those runningbacks (that comprise No. 1 unit) and those offensive linemen,we’ve all worked together (in practice), so it’s kind of hard to gelas an offense when you haven’t worked with the guy next to you(as was the case with the two drafted teams in G-Day),” saidMurray. “But I think we definitely moved the ball pretty well andespecially in the second half. So just putting teams together andnot really practicing with those units, I thought we did prettywell.”

Georgia head coach Mark Richt also wasn’t overly con-cerned with the fact there wasn’t an explosion of touchdowns inthe spring game, or the lack of a potent running game by eachsquad. In addition to Smith’s 28-yard touchdown reception fromMurray, the only other six-pointers came on a 5-yard run byThomas and a 12-yard run by Malcome, with just 2:53 left toplay. Blair Walsh and Brandon Bogotay booted 43 and 33-yardfield goals, respectively, the Reds got a safety when they trappedMurray in the end zone early in the first period and Murray hada two-point PAT pass to Taylor Bradberry after Malcome’s score.

“I thought it was a pretty well-played game overall,” saidRicht. “The draft made the game a bit more interesting. It’s noteasy to split up the units but I think by splitting them up, it re-ally created some excitement for the guys. Today was tough onthe offensive line because the first and second teams were mixedup,” added Richt. “To think they were going to knock people offthe ball on every play was a bit unrealistic but I think they playedwell regardless of the circumstances.”

Receiving-wise, junior flanker Tavarres King paced the Reds

with five catches for 62 yards while senior tight end Aron Whitecaught three balls for 44 yards. Rising juniors Marlon Brown andOrson Charles had four receptions each for the Blacks, for 47 and41 yards, respectively. Red quarterback Hutson Mason followedMurray in the passing department, completing 8-of-16 for 109yards with one pick.

Defensively, sophomore linebacker Chase Vasser paced thewinning Blacks with seven solo tackles while walk-on safetyConnor Norman and also safety Lucas Redd followed with fivestops each. Norman also notched the game’s only interception.Rising sophomore nose guard Kwame Geathers, who wasnamed the spring’s defensive MVP, had four tackles, two well be-hind the line when he crashed through the Red’s offensive line-men. Rising sophomore Alec Ogletree seemed to take to his newinside linebacker position as he paced the Red defense with seventotal tackles, followed by cornerback Corey Dunson with sixtackles. Sophomore defense end Derrick Lott was credited withthe tackle on Murray that produced the Red team’s safety.

One thing was for certain after this year’s G-Day. No matterwho played well, or who didn’t play well, Richt made it clearthat every single position on the team will be up for grabs whenAugust practice starts, that is, with the exception of quarterbackwhere Murray may indeed be the top returning starting signal-caller in the SEC and at tight end, where Richt said this aboutOrson Charles: “Orson has great hands, speed and is a toughmatch-up for linebackers and defensive backs. I would sayOrson is our MVP of the entire spring.”

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By Murray Poole

ow motivated are members of the Georgia defenseto make the second season of Todd Grantham’s 3-4alignment much more successful than the defensethat made its debut under first-year coordinator

Grantham in 2010?Listen to the words of Bulldog redshirt sophomore defen-

sive end Derrick Lott: “Every time we walk in the weight room, Coach T.

(Strength and Conditioning director Joe Tereshinski) tells usthat the guy from Florida said, ‘Playing the game against Geor-gia was easier than practice’ so that kind of stuff stuck with usas a defense. So hearing Coach T. say that, we’re now in theweight room working harder, we’re on the field working harder… I feel like our defense wants it more now.

“Last year,” added Lott, “we learned the defense, now we’regrasping it and going out on the field and executing it. Really,our defense as a whole, we really want it and you can tell bywatching practice and watching us work and do film. Each guyon the defense whether the first group, second group and eventhe third group, we want it as one together and want to go outthere and show the coaches what we can do and go win moregames.”

It’s not that the Georgia defense was all bad in the Bull-dogs’ first endeavor with the 3-4 last autumn. They improveddrastically in turnover margin, in fact climbing to second in theSEC with a plus-10 finish … when measuring turnovers gainedagainst turnovers lost. Georgia ranked fourth in the league intotal defense in 2010 while surrendering 328.5 yards a gameand was fifth in scoring defense, allowing 22.1 points per out-ing.

But, conversely, there were also a number of things theBulldog defenders didn’t do so well while helping contributeto a 6-7 season finish … Mark Richt’s only losing year in his 10seasons at the UGA helm.

Georgia was seventh in the SEC in rush defense, giving up147.2 yards per game; the Bulldogs ranked only ninth in sackswith 24 total and in the all-important area of opponents’ third-down conversions, Georgia finished 12th and last in the con-ference, allowing Bulldog foes to convert on 72 third downs, or41.9 percent of their attempts.

And, let’s face it, allowing point totals of 31, 24, 29, 31,34, 49 and 34 in seven different games last season is hardly theaccomplishments of a top-notch defensive team.

But then, that was last year. As the Bulldogs workedthrough the recently-completed spring drills, Grantham andhis defensive players saw enough signs that lead them to believeit’s going to be a much more ferocious Georgia stop-em crewthat will be taking the field in the upcoming 2011 campaign.

The fact that the Bulldogs are no longer in strictly a learn-ing process with this defense, as they were this time last year, isgoing to pay huge dividends the second time around, they allsay.

Says Georgia sophomore quarterback Aaron Murray, whofaces the Bulldog defense each day in practice including the Sat-urday scrimmages at Sanford Stadium: “Compared to last year,they just know what they’re doing more. It definitely helpswhen you’re not thinking and second guessing and you canjust go. A lot of times last year,” said Murray, “they were not ex-actly sure where to line up and now I look at the safeties,whereas last year when they were new to the defense, those

guys would be in coverage before Ieven snap the ball and now they’redisguising, moving around and try-ing to play games with me becausethey feel more comfortable.

“They know what they’redoing, know where they need to goand are able to do more things dis-guising, maybe showing a blitz,maybe showing a different cover-age,” Murray said. “Last year, theybasically just came out with that de-fense and you knew pretty muchwhat they were going to do so nowthey’re a little bit more freedom andgoing out and making plays.They’re definitely moving a lotfaster. It’s a huge improvement.”

Defensive coordinatorGrantham, while acknowledginghis guys have grasped the conceptsof the 3-4 much better now, said it’sgoing to continually be a work inprogress for the Bulldogs to get to where they need to be onthat side of the ball.

“First off, to improve our defense is the No. 1 thing,”Grantham related during the next-to-last week of spring prac-tice. “I think we’ve got to be physical up front. We’ve got to beable to get a hand on guys and knock them back and controlthe line of scrimmage. We’ve got to know where our run fits arebased upon the coverage and based upon where guys are. Andthen we’ve got to get off blocks and be relentless in our pursuitto the ball, from that standpoint. So I think that’s critical then asfar as improving. I think the communication has improved fromlast year, which it should,” Grantham said. “You’re in your sec-ond year so I think the players are communicating better andthey’re also communicating faster which allows guys to playfaster. So I think that’s important.

“I think guys have to continue to develop themselves be-cause we do have a young team,” he pointed out. “I mean, de-fensively, Tree’s (Alec Ogletree) basically playing first yearlinebacker, Jarvis (Jones) is only a first-year player (at outsideLB). We’ll see what happens at the nose position; Kwame’s(Geathers) coming on and doing a good job, (Outside LB) Cor-nelius Washington is moving to a new position so we are stillyoung but the guys have played. I think the biggest thing isright now to know the defense, honing on your techniques andunderstanding the ability to play fast and running to the ball.”

Grantham said stopping opposing offenses on third downall comes down to execution.

“From a third-down standpoint,” he related, “I think it’sjust a matter of improving our rush, improving our coverage,you know mixing it up a little bit and understanding that mostthird down possessions are sticking on the routes and under-standing what the down and distance is and being able to playrelative to the situation on third down. Some of that involvesmaking decisions in zone on how to match things and some ofit is basically being able to cover guys in match-up coverage.And then from a rush standpoint, it’s a combination of, one,beating a guy one-on-one and being able to execute your pass

rush game and also being able to keep the quarterback fromrunning because, in college football, you’ve got to worry aboutthe quarterback running as much as anything on third downwhen you play certain coverages. So I think all of that is some-thing that we’ve got to do better and I think it’s really going tobe a unit effort in the sense that you know, the tighter the cov-erage is, the longer the guy holds the ball which helps the rush,the better the rush is the more erratic throws he makes, themore bad decisions he makes, so I think that’s really more of aunit improvement there.”

Grantham really likes the way his defensive leaders – peo-ple such as linebacker Christian Robinson and cornerbackBrandon Boykin – stepped up to the challenge this spring. “Ithink the guys that have come back have bought into whatwe’re doing,” said Grantham, “really since the beginning as faras the weight room, working out, how we’re going to approachevery practice … how we expect them to work because there’sno substitute for hard work to improve, and I think they’vebought into that and are doing that. And I think that when youhave good leaders on your team and it comes from within thelocker room, I think that’s a positive, and the guys have done agood job with that and we’re expecting them to continue to dothat over the summer and in training camp next fall.”

One thing’s for certain, this revived Georgia defense willbe put to the supreme test in the 2011 season opener on Sept.3, when high-scoring Boise State gallops into the Georgia Dome.

“I think they’re a very talented team,” Grantham said.“They’re explosive, they know their offense and have a reasonfor what they do. They’ve got good skill guys, they’ve got a greatquarterback and a good running game. You look, nobodystopped them last year. So obviously it’s going to be a huge testfor us and because of that kind of opening day game, it helpsyou with your preparation over the summer because you’ve gotsomething looking at you right now and you understand, ‘hey,I’ve got to push through this last 40 or this last 220, this lastrun because come September we’re opening up with Boise State’so I think it helps with your preparation for the season.”

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Five spring questions for Georgia head coach Mark Richt as he and his assistant staff seek to make last seasona distant memory and get the Bulldogs back in the SEC championship picture in the upcoming 2011 campaign:

How ready (morale-wise) are you to get to the Georgia Dome to begin a new season?

“I’m excited, we’re all excited. I tell you what, you watch that film of Boise State, you see why theywin a lot of games. They’re a great football team, both sides of the ball. They play football the wayit should be played and it’s going to be a tremendous challenge and we all know it.”

Five questions for Mark Richt

1.How do you see the 3-4 defense performing in year two under Coach Grantham?

“We’re all excited about the fact there’s a greater comfort level with our players. There’s a greaterknowledge of the system by the players. They’re working more on technique and perfecting theirtrade rather than just trying to figure out where to line up and what their assignment is. In foot-ball, you learn your assignments and then you learn how to do your assignments well. I think we’rekind of into that second phase, which is good, and I think also our coaches have a greater un-derstanding of our personnel and what they can do, too. And with the addition of this class of re-cruits that we recruited specifically for this defense, I think that will help us also.

2.

What is the number one aspect you want immediate improvement out of for the newseason?

“I think we’ve got to learn to finish better. We really were in most of the games we played. Thelosses that we had, I know in six of them we were within a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Wedidn’t finish.”

3.What would you say Coach T’s (strength and conditioning director Joe Tereshinski)new program (staff) has done for the betterment of the Georgia players?

“You know, I think there’s an awful lot of work being put in. I think when the players can actuallysee their bodies grow and see that their body fat is being reduced and see that they’re gainingstrength, that excites them. Then they see that happening not only with themselves but with theirteammates, it gives them more confidence to the team as a group. And when a group of guyswork hard together, they tend to get closer and they tend to believe.”

4.

Who is the number one leader in your program right now?

“I’ll pick one on each side of the ball. I’d say (senior center) Ben Jones on offense and (senior cor-nerback) Brandon Boykin on defense right now. They would be at the top right now (as far as teamleadership goes).”

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- Compiled by Murray Poole


Jenny Sligh & Kitty CulpepperBy Cheri Leavy

Jenny’s Brood

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Common descriptions thrown around about these two Athens grand dames run the gamut from they don’t act their age to look out for these evil twins. Don’t gasp that I would show such disrespect, evil twins is Michael Mansfield’s affectionate nickname for these two best friends and business partners. I know just the mischieviousness Michael is alluding to and feel fortunate I have been able to see it in action.

I am blessed to know them and look forward to every visit. Now let me share one of my typical Appointments at Five porch visits with you.

They constructed the concept and shop, Appointments at Five, in 1987. It is now a landmark institution in Athens specializing in English and French antiques and great gifts.

K: A chest can be moved from room to room. Antiques add warmth to your home and an old piece made from solid wood can cost less or the same as some of these new pieces made of particle board.

K: A good lamp can make a room!

Pewter napkin box with monogram weight to make it personal. Some-thing made in Athens is neat like R. Wood Pottery or Gena Knox’s cookbooks. Everyone loves candles.

J: Chanel makeup and I know I shouldn’t do it, it doesn’t hide the wrinkles.

K: Hermes perfume and Grey Goose Vodka

J: Live each day to the fullest and make the best of bad situations.

K: There is no easy way to get rich except through hard work.

J: ‘Bulldawg Illustrated’ (nice answer from a supportive mentor!) and ‘Garden and Gun’ (my favorite too!)

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Five of their children were graduated from the University of Georgia and so were they! Their late husbands, Charlie Sligh and E.H. Culpepper were Georgia graduates too. Generations of bulldogs.

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Spring practice diaryBy Murray Poole

day by day look at each of Georgia’s 2011 spring practice sessions:

Thursday, March 10 The Georgia football team opened its 2011 spring camp with a two-hour work-

out Thursday at the Woodruff Practice Fields. It was the Bulldogs’ only practice before UGA stu-dents begin spring break following Friday’s classes.

“It was a little nippy out there, but it was a good day,” head coach Mark Richt said. “I thoughtthe practice was well-organized and we had outstanding tempo from drill to drill. Players weregiving great effort and coaches were coaching hard. It was a good day.”

Tuesday, March 22Following a spring break week, Georgia’s football team returned for its second practice of

the spring at the Woodruff Practice Fields on Tuesday afternoon.The Bulldogs practiced for two and a half hours under clear skies with temperatures hov-

ering in the low 80s. Richt had mixed emotions with his team’s performance following springbreak.

“I thought we were a little sluggish out there today,” Richt said. “I think our team enjoyedspring break just like the rest of the student body. But overall, I thought they did a good job andI saw some things I liked out there. They just didn’t finish like I would have liked.”

Thursday, March 24Georgia worked out for two and half hours in shells Thursday afternoon at the Woodruff

Practice Fields. It was the Bulldogs’ final practice before they wear full pads for the first time onSaturday.

“It was a good day of competition liked I hoped it would be,” said Richt. “We got a chanceto have a little competition between the offense and the defense in some of the drills we do. Itwas highly spirited and real good competition. It was a very good day.

Saturday, March 26Georgia’s football team returned to work on Saturday morning, but had its practice cut short

by a thunderstorm rolling through Athens.The Bulldogs started their fourth spring practice of the year at Sanford Stadium as the team

hosted its annual spring Junior Day for future prospects. But 30 minutes into warm-ups, rain,along with thunder and lightning, forced the practice to be cancelled.

Tuesday, March 29The Bulldogs worked out for two hours Tuesday on the Woodruff Practice Fields.After the session, Richt had high praise for the members of the defense.“It was a very good day for the defense,” he said. “They really got after it today and they pretty

much shut down the offense. We’re still installing and that’s part of the process, but I’m seeinglots of competition.”

Thursday, March 31The Bulldogs continued spring practice on Thursday, working out for approximately 90

minutes on the Woodruff Practice Fields.Georgia is hosting a high school coaches clinic this week, meaning 175 more people than

usual took in practice.“I liked the fact that they were out there,” running back Ken Malcome said. “It helped us

get our intensity even higher. I think it was good for us to have so many people watching.”Friday, April 1Georgia practiced for 90 minutes under clear skies on Friday afternoon, marking the team’s

second practice in as many days. It was revealed that Georgia starting safety Bacarri Rambo sus-tained a sprained MCL and was expected to miss the remaining two weeks of spring practice.

Saturday, April 2The Bulldogs scrimmaged at Sanford Stadium for 90 minutes on Saturday morning. “I thought we had an outstanding scrimmage today in regards to the guys playing with en-

ergy,” said Richt. “There was great competition throughout the scrimmage on both sides of theball.”

Richt singled out several players who had particular strong outings. He mentioned redshirtfreshman receiver Michael Bennett, junior receiver Marlon Brown and junior tight end OrsonCharles as three of the players who stood out on offense. He also noted the play of redshirt fresh-man walk-on tailback Brandon Harton. Harton, a native of Reidsville, Ga., made several im-pressive runs during the scrimmage, including a 65-yard touchdown run.

On defense, Richt said that sophomore outside linebacker Jarvis Jones and senior corner-back Brandon Boykin both made notable plays and that sophomore nose guard Kwame Geathersis showing more development in the middle.

Tuesday, April 5The Georgia offense won three of five head-to-head competitions with their defensive team-

mates during Tuesday’s practice as the Bulldogs worked out for just over two hours in full pads.“It was a very spirited practice today,” Richt said. “We had a great, great day. The offense won

the day for the first time this spring. The offense won three of five competitions but the compe-tition was very, very good and very, very close. The first three drills were decided on the final play.”

Thursday, April 7With temperatures in the 70s and clear skies with a light breeze blowing, the Bulldogs prac-

ticed for 90 minutes during its second session of the week.“The defense won today, but I thought it was still a pretty spirited practice from both sides,”

said Richt. Saturday, April 9The Georgia football team held its second scrimmage of the spring at Sanford Stadium just

one week prior to the annual G-Day game.The Bulldogs recorded five touchdowns on the day, all coming through the air, as Michael

Bennett, Tavarres King, Orson Charles, Marlon Brown and Taylor Bradberry all caught touch-down passes. Brown and freshman tailback Brandon Harton led the team with four catchesapiece. Bennett had 94 receiving yards including a 66-yard touchdown strike from ChristianLeMay, and King had three grabs for 77 yards with a 45-yard touchdown reception.

Hutson Mason threw three of the touchdown passes, while Aaron Murray and ChristianLeMay threw one each. Mason went 12-of-19 for 192 yards, while Murray was 11-of-16 for 125yards.

“The guys protected pretty well, and we threw and caught the ball well,” said Richt. Tuesday, April 12In Georgia’s first practice since it was learned that senior tackle Trinton Sturdivant suffered

the third torn ACL of his career in Saturday’s scrimmage, the Bulldogs inched closer to the endof spring drills with a 90-minute practice.

“I thought it was a good day competition-wise,” Georgia head coach Mark Richt said. “I likedthe energy and the tempo the guys showed. I thought we got better today.”

Thursday, April 14The Bulldogs practiced for the final time of the spring at the Woodruff Practice Fields dur-

ing an hour session on Thursday afternoon.“It was a short practice today, but everyone did pretty well,” said Richt, adding that steak

and lobster will be the dinner of the victors at Saturday’s G-Day and Beanie Weenies will be thedinner for the losing team. “There was not a lot at stake between the offense and defense out theretoday since there was no conditioning after the practice. But both groups wanted to keep scoreanyway and the defense came out on top.”

Saturday, April 16Sophomore quarterback Aaron Murray completed 12-of-17 passes for 122 yards and a

touchdown and also threw for a 2-point PAT to lead the Black team to an 18-11 win over theReds in the annual G-Day game at Sanford Stadium. Only three touchdowns were scored in thegame which put the cap on the Bulldogs’ 2011 spring practice.

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Meet Georgia’s new offensive line coach WillFriend, who came to the Bulldogs from the Uni-versity of Alabama-Birmingham and succeededStacy Searels on the UGA staff:

How has the adjustment been for you since joining the Georgia staff?

It’s been good. Practice has been going good and I’ve enjoyed working withthe team. I’ve liked the attitude of the offensive team and the offensive line-men are working hard and have a lot of enthusiasm and excitement so it’sbeen a good adjustment with guys getting after it.

5 questions for Will Friend

1.

What do you think of the Bulldawg Nation thus far?

I know it’s important for a lot of people, being here before (as graduate assis-tant in 2003-04)), and it’s great to be a part of that and great to be at a placewhere it’s so important for so many people. That’s what it’s all about andnowhere is it more important than at the University of Georgia, and that’s anawesome deal.

2.

What do you think of the Georgia athletes – the offensive linemen –you’re coaching thus far?

We’ve got an older group of guys who have been around and want to improveon the last two years. They had some success early in their careers and got alittle sour taste in their mouths last year and are working extremely hard.They’re a good group and we’ve got a good young group that is pushing to tryand get on the field. So there’s a lot of competition going on and the thing that’simpressed me the most is they’ve approached everything with a good attitudeand have come to work every day so far.

3.

Do you think the potential is there under Coach Mark Richt for theBulldogs to be annual contenders for SEC and national champi-onships?

When people talk about their dream job, my dream job has always been tocoach at the highest level with people I believe in and like working for andGeorgia is the highest level. I believe in Coach Richt. I’ve seen it first hand andon top of that he’s exactly what he preaches. He’s a great man and so I’m ex-cited and that’s what was so intriguing about the job, to have the opportunityto work with Coach Richt and Coach Bobo and the rest of the staff.

4.

Who are the members of your family and what has their supportmeant to you in your move from UAB to the University of Georgia?

My wife is Carrie and my oldest daughter who is 6 is Katie. And my youngestdaughter who just turned one April 1 is Ashley Brooks. We call her Brooks. SoI’m the man of the house. My family support has been awesome. They’vebeen great. In this profession, it starts with a strong wife because of the hoursthat we’re away and they’re very supportive and are excited since I’ve beenback. We really like Athens as a town; course, I was married here as a G.A.and my wife’s been here. She liked Athens our first trip and our oldest daugh-ter actually was born here. But they’re excited and they’re fired up.

5.

- Compiled by Murray Poole, photos by Rob Saye

Meet Georgia’s new inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti,who came to the Bulldogs after serving as an assistantcoach for the Washington Redskins for 11 years and suc-ceeded Warren Belin on the Georgia staff.

How has the adjustment been for you since joining the Georgia staff?

It’s going well. I’m enjoying the staff, I’m enjoying the players, the people of Athens have beengreat … it’s outstanding. It’s been a pretty easy adjustment and once my family gets down herefull tilt we’ll be ready to go and hopefully we’ll get that done in the next week or two (speak-ing in the next-to-last week of spring practice).

5 questions for Kirk Olivadotti

1.What do you think of the Bulldawg Nation thus far?

I tell you what, my exposure to it so far has really been just through the players and the othercoaches and we’ve had a lot of fun this spring and during that fun we’ve got a lot of work done.So that’s the part that will spread throughout the Bulldog Nation. The more excited we are aboutwhat we’re doing, the more excited people are to come watch us play well.

2.What do you think of the Georgia athletes – the inside linebackers – you’re coachingthus far?

They’ve been doing a nice job. They’re trying to do what we ask them to do and that’s all youcan ask for. We’ve had some really, really good days and we’ve had some below average days soour really, really good days, we need to pile them on top of one another and minimize the baddays and that’s what we’re trying to do, make those guys feel comfortable and be excellent everyday. (Comparing coaching college athletes as opposed to NFL players) “You know, people are peo-ple and football players are football players. Yes, there is a little bit of a difference no doubt justin the maturity level and some of those things but the group we have here at the University ofGeorgia, they’re a mature group that likes to work and that’s a big thing. Like I said, they’re try-ing to do what we ask them to do and that’s half the battle and the results will come.

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Do you think the potential is there under Coach Mark Richt for the Bulldogs to beannual contenders for SEC and national championships?

I painted myself into such a corner in the NFL I was only going to leave for a very specificset of college jobs and there was probably only a couple of programs in the country I wasgoing to leave for; obviously, this was one of them because of the potential to win recruits instate. And because if you have the potential to win the SEC you have the potential to be play-ing for the national title and those are things that everybody aspires to, to be at the highestlevel of your competition and that’s what I think we have here at the University of Georgia.

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Who are the members of your family and what has their support meant to you inyour move from the Redskins to the University of Georgia?

“My wife, her name is Keely. We’ve been married for 10 years now so we’ve been through itall together. And we have a daughter coming up on four and her name is Kasyn, and then mywife wanted to make sure that we didn’t leave her little guy out. So we named him Kruz witha ‘K’ and he’s a year-and-a-half old. My daughter’s all excited. She knows we’re the Georgia Bull-dogs and I think she thinks she might be getting a bulldog right when she gets in the state orsomething like that. But she’s all excited to get down here. And my wife, this is one of the draw-backs of doing the move because I’ve been down here kind of ripping and rolling ever since Igot here and she got the house ready, kept the kids and kept life as normal as possible duringthis time. So without her, that would be very difficult. She actually is in Athens for the first time,she got in late last night so she’s here and got to see what house we’re going to live in and allthat. We’re going to have fun – we said way back more than 10 years ago as long as we’re to-gether, we’ll be able to get through anything.

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SterlingBailey

Sterling Bailey is the kind of foot-ball player who seems tailor-madefor Coach Todd Grantham’s 3-4Georgia defense. The 6-5, 260-pound outside linebacker/defen-sive end out of Gainesville’s EastHall High School is a SuperPrepAll-America and All-Dixie per-former who is rated a four-starprospect by both Rivals.com andESPN.com and the No. 8 and 16defensive end nationally by thoserespective recruiting services.Named to the Class AAA All-Statefirst team, Bailey shined in the re-cent U.S. Army All-American Bowlin San Antonio, Tex. In this ques-tion-and-answer session with Bull-dawg Illustrated, Sterling’s mom,Laura Bailey, gives a special in-sight into the player who shouldmake quite an impact in Athensthe next four seasons.

Parents names: Kevin and Laura Bailey.

Siblings’ names and ages: Lelonda, 24; Ko-rentheus, 21; Brandon, 20.

What Georgia coach did you have the mostcontact with during Sterling’s recruitingprocess and what did you like most aboutthat coach? Coach Todd Grantham. When wehad concerns or questions, he answered it withaccuracy for us and showed interest that he wasconcerned about what we were concerned about.And if it was information he didn’t know, he wouldget that information and relay it to us.

In the end, why do you think Sterling choseGeorgia? Our pastors prayed with Sterling andhe felt like God was leading him to Georgia. Andit just felt like home to him.

Can you tell the Bulldog Nation a fewunique things about him outside of foot-ball? First of all, Sterling loves Jesus Christ. He’sa young man who stays to himself and is not atroublemaker. And Sterling loves peanut butterand jelly sandwiches. He’s been eating them sincehe was four years old and still does today, likeclockwork.

What is the nicest thing he ever did for you?When my daughter Lelonda was 13, she made mea poem for Mother’s Day and then along withSterling and Korentheus, they put their handprintson construction paper and put it in there withtheir pictures and the poem and framed all of it.It’s the best Mother’s Day gift I’ve ever gotten andit’s still hanging on the wall in our hallway.

What makes him a leader on and off thefield? Sterling has got a lot of compassion andsees the need to step up a lot of times. Whateverhe has to do in certain situations, he’s ready tostep up and take charge.

Does he have any classic childhood storiesworth noting? When Sterling was younger, hedidn’t want to eat anything but those peanut but-ter and jelly sandwiches. When I would fix some-thing like green beans or fruit, something healthyfor him, he always told me he would die if he ateit. So I talked to the doctor and our pastor, Veola

Thomas, who was also a nurse and told them ofhis love for peanut butter and jelly sandwichesand would it be OK if he ate those all the time.Well, they said it was perfectly all right. So whenSterling even today comes in after practice whenhe’s hungry, he makes three of those sandwichesand eats them all. What is his favorite school subject andwhy? I think it’s both psychology and science. Heloves to understand about ways of helping peo-ple.

And least favorite and why? Math, he’s justnot crazy about math.

What is the number one thing you havetried to instill in him? Values and character.Both of those mean a lot, if not for society, cer-tainly for your own self.

What was his favorite TV show or TV char-acter? Rug Rats, that’s what he started outwatching.

His favorite college and pro football teamgrowing up? Georgia was his college team, healways followed the Bulldogs. His favorite proteam of course was the Falcons. He also liked theTennessee Titans.

In your mind, what is the best play he madeduring his high school playing days? It waswhen Sterling sacked his friend, ShunquezStephens, who was the quarterback at West HallHigh School, East Hall’s rival. Sterling sacked himtwice this past year.

Who were his heroes growing up? He reallylooked up to his brother Korentheus when Koren-theus was being recruited for football. He playedat Western Kentucky, where he was a defensivelineman.

Coach Richt is a great man of character.What else impresses you about him? CoachRicht has a humble spirit and just his spiritual con-nection with God is awesome. You couldn’t ask fora better quality in a coach and we just appreciatehim.


“... he’s ready to step up and take charge”

AmarloHerrera

Georgia’s linebacking corps re-ceived a huge boost on NationalSigning Day when Amarlo Her-rera signed his letter-of-intentwith the Bulldogs. The 6-1, 224-pound Herrera out of North Clay-ton High in College Park wasnamed the No. 9 outside line-backer in the country by ESPN,the No. 11 middle linebacker inthe nation by Scout.com and theNo. 13 LB nationally byRivals.com. A four-star ratedplayer by all three services, Her-rera was named as DefensivePlayer of the Year in ClaytonCounty and Region 4-AAAA andhis 181 career tackles set a newschool record. In this question-and-answer with Bulldawg Illus-trated, Amarlo’s mom, StacyDallas, gives the Bulldog Nationa personal look at her son.

Parents names: Stacy Dallas.

Siblings’ names and ages: Carletta Hayes,17.

What Georgia coach did you have themost contact with during Amarlo’s re-cruiting process and what did you likemost about that coach? Coach ToddGrantham and Coach Rodney Garner. Theywere very honest, cut to the chase and neversugar-coated anything. They asked us whatwe were looking for and told us what wecould expect.

In the end, why do you think Amarlochose Georgia? Amarlo liked Georgia be-cause it was close to home and he’s just al-ways been a Georgia fan.

Can you tell the Bulldog Nation a fewunique things about him outside of foot-ball? Amarlo is actually a pretty good cook.He also loves to help out around the houseand loves working with kids.

What is the nicest thing he ever did foryou? This year, my birthday was on signingday so Amarlo gave me four years of paid ed-ucation, and I couldn’t ask for a better giftthan that.

What makes him a leader on and off thefield? It’s his drive for the game. He playsbecause he really enjoys football. It’s not forrecognition or anything … he just loves thegame.

Does he have any classic childhood sto-ries worth noting? When Amarlo firststarted playing football, he didn’t have a lotof speed. He was always a good hitter butnever could run well. Well, of course, he gotbetter and improved a whole lot. And theycreated a play for him called the AmarloSneak. He would line up as a lineman and slipinto the end zone and they would throw a

touchdown to him. He could catch pretty welland scored several touchdowns on that playbefore they started figuring it out.

What is his favorite school subject andwhy? He’s very good in math.

And least favorite and why? English is theone he dislikes most.

What is the number one thing you havetried to instill in him? To get a good edu-cation and make sure you do what you’re sup-posed to do because, at the end of the day,you have to have an education. When youcan’t play football any longer, you will stillhave that education.

What was his favorite TV show or TVcharacter? It was Barney but he’ll probablykill me for saying this.

His favorite college and pro footballteam growing up? He always liked Georgia;it’s hard to say about a pro team.

In your mind, what is the best play hemade during his high school playingdays? It was in the 2009 season, his junioryear, when Amarlo picked up a fumble and ran76 yards for a touchdown.

Who were his heroes growing up? He al-ways loved sports and wanted to be a footballplayer but I can’t remember him having onecertain hero.

Coach Richt is a great man of character.What else impresses you about him?Coach Richt puts God first and is very honestabout it. And he tells you he believes inprayer. He’s just a man of honesty and letsyou know that if you have a problem, you cancall him at any time


“Amarlo is actually a pretty good cook.”


Get the inside scoop on the Georgia Bulldogs’ upcoming seasons, hear the latest news from the University, and learn more about local UGA Alumni chapters. Coaches Mark Richt, Mark Fox, and other special guests will be on hand to share their insights with host, Chuck Dowdle.

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CoreyMoore

Griffin High defensive backCorey Moore is a splendid addi-tion to Scott Lakatos’ Georgiasecondary. The 6-1, 195-poundMoore has the cover skills of atop cornerback and with hissize, hits like a linebacker. Rateda four-star prospect and the No.5 defensive back nationally byRivals.com and the No. 6 safetynationally by Scout.com, Moorewas named to the SuperPrepAll-America and All-Dixie teams,the 2010 PrepStar Top 150Dream Team and was a memberof the U.S. Army All-Americateam. In this question-and-answer session with BulldawgIllustrated, Corey’s proud mom,Lisa Moore, talks about her son.

Parents names: Oscar and Lisa Moore

Siblings’ names and ages: Oscar III, 20;Lauren, 16.

What Georgia coach did you have themost contact with during Corey’s re-cruiting process and what did you likemost about that coach? Coach RodneyGarner. He was very personable and juststraight to the point.

In the end, why do you think Coreychose Georgia? It’s been a lifelong dreamfor Corey to play at Georgia. He’s loved Geor-gia since he was a young boy and when theopportunity presented itself, Corey jumped atit.

Can you tell the Bulldog Nation a fewunique things about him outside of foot-ball? Other than football, he’s very good atplaying basketball and baseball. Baseball wasactually his first choice in sports. Corey’s alsoa practical jokester, one of those guys wholoves to be around his friends and would givethem his last penny in his pocket if he had it.

What is the nicest thing he ever did foryou? When Corey was 14 or 15, he made mea birthday card, hand-made it, and it was veryspecial to me.

What makes him a leader on and off thefield? His dedication. Whenever he decidesto get into any cause, he is totally dedicatedto it. And he’s going to put every effort intoperfecting it.

Does he have any classic childhood sto-ries worth noting? When he was playing lit-tle league baseball, he decided to take hismoney that he was going to purchase himsomething with at the concession stand andbuy all his teammates something instead. Oneof the parents came to us and told us how

sweet that was, how much they appreciatedCorey for doing that and how much of aleader they thought he was going to be.

What is his favorite school subject andwhy? I think it’s English because he’s veryexpressive and a person who likes to read andgain knowledge of things in the media and soon. He plans to major in journalism at Geor-gia.

And least favorite and why? Probablymath, he has a fit with that math.

What is the number one thing you havetried to instill in him? To always be hon-est, that honesty is the best policy. If you’rehonest, people will be behind you 100 per-cent.

What was his favorite TV show or TVcharacter? Probably Sponge Bob.

His favorite college and pro footballteam growing up? It was Georgia and theAtlanta Falcons.

In your mind, what is the best play hemade during his high school playingdays? It was any of Corey’s interceptions. Wealways get real excited when he intercepts theball.

Who were his heroes growing up? His No.1 hero was always his dad. And I thinkMichael Jordan and Michael Vick were his fa-vorite athletes.

Coach Richt is a great man of character.What else impresses you about him? Ilove Coach Richt’s spirituality. I love the facthe’s very in tune with God’s word and heshows that every time we interact with him..


“ ... a lifelong dream for Corey to play at Georgia”


Ramik Wilson

When the Georgia Bulldogs landedRamik Wilson in their 2011 recruitingclass, the UGA program acquired oneof the nation’s top linebackingprospects. The 6-2, 218-pound Wilson,from Jefferson High in Tampa, is rateda four-star player by Rivals.com andESPN.com, the No. 11 linebacker byESPN and the No. 27-rated outsidelinebacker in the country byScout.com. In his senior season at Jef-ferson, Wilson recorded 90 tackles, 18sacks and six forced fumbles at his in-side LB position and also caught 19passes for 258 yards and five touch-downs as a tight end. Here, in thisquestion-and-answer with Bulldawg Il-lustrated, Ramik’s proud mom, ReginaWilson, talks about her son.

Parents names: Robert and Regina Wilson

Siblings’ names and ages: Krystal, 26; RobertJr., 24; Ricky, 21.

What Georgia coach did you have the mostcontact with during Ramik’s recruitingprocess and what did you like most aboutthat coach? It was Coach Bryan McClendon and he was very pa-tient, nice and respectful. He answered everythingwe needed to know and was very informative.

In the end, why do you think Ramik choseGeorgia? It was for the education Georgia offers.Also, Georgia is not too far from home but farenough for Ramik to go away to school.

Can you tell the Bulldog Nation a few uniquethings about him outside of football? Ramikloves football, period. He tends to play it even inthe off-season. He also loves basketball. He justloves watching sports in general, lives and breathessports. Of course, he loves to eat also.

What is the nicest thing he ever did for you?When Ramik was a little boy, he was always mak-ing me those Mother’s Day cards and birthdaycards. He also loved to shop with me.

What makes him a leader on and off thefield? Ramik likes to be in charge, likes to be incontrol. He’s a little vocal and leads by examplealso.

Does he have any classic childhood storiesworth noting? When he was little, he loved todance. He would always dance around the housewith his brothers. He would tell them to call me“Mik Man,” and when they did, that would makehim dance even more.

What is his favorite school subject and why?I would say English, it’s one he doesn’t strugglewith.

And least favorite and why? Probably Math.

What is the number one thing you have triedto instill in him? The number one thing is to servethe Lord; No. 2 is always take advantage of youreducation, and No. 3 is don’t fall into the statistic ofnot making it, be better than that.

What was his favorite TV show or TV charac-ter? It was Sponge Bob.

His favorite college and pro football teamgrowing up? I’m not sure about a college teambut his pro team was the Green Bay Packers be-cause of Brett Favre.

In your mind, what is the best play he madeduring his high school playing days? His bestplay was when we kicked off and Ramik forced afumble and then picked it up and ran it in for atouchdown. That was this past year in his seniorseason. Of course, he also scored some touch-downs as a tight end.

Who were his heroes growing up? Brett Favrewas one of his heroes.

Coach Richt is a great man of character.What else impresses you about him? That he’sa Christian man and appears to be very honest andstraight-forward. But I love the Christian part ofCoach Richt, and Ramik certainly needs that Chris-tian influence. Coach Richt is just a wonderful per-son with a sweet spirit.


“Ramik likes to be in charge, likes to be in control”

HunterLong

In joining his brother Austin onthe Georgia roster, HunterLong brings much-needed tal-ent and depth to the Bulldogs’offensive line. Long, 6-3, 293,earned PrepStar All-SoutheastRegion and SuperPrep All-Dixiehonors while playing at Briar-crest Christian High in Mem-phis and was rated as the No.18 offensive guard nationallyby ESPN.com. A three-starrated player by both Rivals andScout, Long was also the 18th-ranked prep player in Ten-nessee. Here in thisquestion-and-answer with Bull-dawg Illustrated, Lisa Longgives Georgia fans a special in-sight into her son.

Parents names: Tim and Lisa Long.

Siblings’ names and ages: Austin, 20, a redshirt fresh-man offensive lineman at Georgia.

What Georgia coach did you have the most con-tact with during Hunter’s recruiting process andwhat did you like most about that coach? CoachStacy Searels. He was the one that recruited Austin andwe hit it off with him from the beginning. Hunter got toknow Coach Searels in Austin’s recruiting and always feltcomfortable with him. Hunter was really sad when Stacyleft but the new coach (Will Friend) has already contactedHunter and talked to him and Hunter said he reallyseemed down to earth, just like Coach Searels.

In the end, why do you think Hunter chose Geor-gia? In the beginning his recruiting was a lot differentthan Austin’s, with Hunter being a center and Austin a lefttackle. But Hunter had a standard and it was Georgia. Hetried to leave his recruiting open and give everybody anopportunity and he visited most of the SEC schools. Hisfirst offer was Memphis and that was special becausethat’s where his dad played. But last year he went to theMark Richt camp and Hunter wanted to prove there hewas worthy of getting a scholarship. And he really workedhard and did prove himself on what Hunter called thehottest, hardest day of his life. He got offered shortly afterthat and committed right then.

Can you tell the Bulldog Nation a few unique thingsabout him outside of football? Hunter played com-petitive baseball from age eight and was a really goodpitcher and first baseman. But in high school, he gave upbaseball to focus on football. He’s a big duck hunter andenjoys hanging out with his buddies. He’s a fun-loving per-son who likes to make people laugh.

What is the nicest thing he ever did for you? Wewould always go to different playgrounds in Memphis andtake a picnic. Well, wherever we were, Hunter would finda flower and pick it and give it to me. That was very spe-cial and I have them in a vase on my mantle today. Hunteris a sweet boy with a tender heart, to be so tough on thefield.

What makes him a leader on and off the field?Hunter is his own person, not a follower. He has his mindstraight and is very focused. Whatever he knows is wrong,he won’t do that and is not swayed by peer pressure andtrying to make everybody like him.

Does he have any classic childhood stories worthnoting? When he was little, he was so shy that whenpeople tried to talk to him, he would get behind my legand cling to me. Now, people hardly believe that becauseHunter is such a full personality, so fun-loving and wittyand likes to make people laugh. I guess he started com-ing out of his shyness around the fifth grade.

What is his favorite school subject and why? I wouldsay math because he just really excels in it.

And least favorite and why?His least favorite would bescience.

What is the number one thing you have tried to in-still in him? With Austin and Hunter, we realized earlyon they would have success in athletics and we wantedthem to just be humble and thankful, know that their tal-ents were God-given and not ever take that for granted.Also, to just treat others as you want to be treated.

What was his favorite TV show or TV character?Hunter loved “Friends.” And when he was very young, heand Austin loved Batman and Robin and they would dressup like them every Halloween.

His favorite college and pro football team growingup?His favorite college team was the University of Mem-phis. He loved to watch the Tigers because his dad playedthere. And in the NFL, it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.He loved the Bucs and Coach Tony Dungy and whenCoach Dungy came to an FCA fund-raiser, the boys gottheir team jerseys signed by him.

In your mind, what is the best play he made dur-ing his high school playing days? I think Hunter’s bestgame came in his senior year against White Station. Theywere ranked No. 1 in Memphis and we (Briarcrest Chris-tian) were ranked No. 2. They had a lot of Division-I play-ers on their defense and Hunter played really hard andreally well. He had a great night blocking and we beatthem in overtime.

Who were his heroes growing up? He always lookedup to his dad. Tim was Hunter’s offensive line coach inhigh school and was his role model. He also looked up toAustin as well. Also, when Hunter was in the fifth or sixthgrade, he was a water boy for the varsity and that’s whenMichael Oher (subject of “The Blind Side” movie) playedhere and when he left (to play at Ole Miss) he gave Hunterhis jersey and Hunter has had it pinned to his wall eversince. And Hunter’s friend, SJ Tuohy, the little boy in themovie, went with Hunter to a Ravens game and theystayed at Michael’s house. Well, Michael signed the jerseythat he had given Hunter when he left high school.

Coach Richt is a great man of character. What elseimpresses you about him? It’s Coach Richt’s honesty.With Austin’s injury last season, I think Hunter saw thatCoach Richt stood beside him and helped him get better.Everything he promised Austin in the beginning, he did-n’t dismiss him just because he was injured. When hemakes a commitment to a young man, he’s going to staywith it and we feel Coach Richt is going to make Austinand Hunter the best young men and players they can bewhen they leave Georgia..


“Hunter is his own person, not a follower.”

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