Archive for August, 2009

Notebook: Washington feels like freshman at D-end

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Marcus Washington is one of the veterans on the Georgia football team, but he’s feeling like a rookie again this preseason as he gets extensive time at defensive end.

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Richt hands Georgia offense to Cox

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

ATHENS, Ga. — A wealth of individual stars made Georgia the star of the preseason polls one year ago.

Mark Richt is hoping improved team play makes up for the loss of the big names to the NFL. (more…)

Good News, Bad News from UGA Camp

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

The problem with preseason practice, when your players are only going against each other, is that if your offense or defense is doing particularly well, it raises concerns on the other side of the ball.

While it’s generally a given that the defense has an edge in early practices, all these reports out of Athens over the past week about a bunch of takeaways by the Georgia defense, especially Darryl Gamble, who had another interception Monday, raises concerns about the Dogs’ offense. I’ve heard more than one fan ask with alarm: Which quarterback is throwing all those picks? (more…)

Georgia trying to get leg up on kicking

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

ATHENS – Kickoffs left many Georgia fans kicking and screaming last season.

Coach Mark Richt addressed the issue in March by signing junior college kicker Brandon Bogotay, who displayed an ability to boot it deep. (more…)

Georgia headed for tailback committee

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

ATHENS, Ga. — Mark Richt isn’t ready to predict the winner of Georgia’s tailback competition. He won’t even predict that one winner will emerge in the effort to replace first-round draft pick Knowshon Moreno.

Georgia fans, brace for a tailback-by-committee approach. (more…)