Head coach Mark Richt dodged one storm brewing as practice ended Tuesday before walking into another in the post-practice presser.
Richt was bombarded, as expected, with questions surrounding left tackle, now that Trinton Sturdivant is out for the season with a knee injury.
“We’re a couple of weeks away and now you’ve got to start over again,” [...]
Bulldogs search for answers at left tackle
Notes From Wednesday’s Practice
Redshirt freshman tight end Aron White worked out with the second team ahead of sophomore Bruce Figgins. … Knowshon Moreno continued to wear a green non-contact jersey, but Richt refuted rumors that he is injured. “Coach (Tony) Ball just feels better when he (Moreno) is in green,” Richt said. Moreno has [...]
Sturdivant’s substitute shows mixed emotions
Josh Davis likes the opportunity to start. But he’s not happy about why it happened.
Trinton Sturdivant suffered a season-ending knee injury this past Monday. Since Davis was first in line as Sturdivant’s backup, he gets the first chance to start at left tackle.
“It’s sad that he got hurt,” Davis said. “I’m really, [...]
O-Line Aftermath
The offensive line isn’t deterred by the uncertainty of life without Trinton Sturdivant.
Center Chris Davis and right tackle Kiante Tripp spoke solemnly about the loss of Sturdivant, Georgia’s left tackle who sustained a season-ending knee injury on Monday.
“Great teams have adversity and we got to find a way to fight through the adversity,” Davis said. [...]
Misc. Notes From Practice
Backup quarterback Joe Cox (elbow) returned to practice. … Among players in green non-contact jerseys: Defensive end Rod Battle (hamstring), cornerback Prince Miller (shoulder) and receiver Walter Hill (hand). Ends Jeremy Lomax (turf toe) ran on the side. … Strongside linebacker Akeem Dent wore tape on his chin after practice. “I got nicked up, nothing [...]
Line’s Worst Fear Realized
Another article about the Sturdivant injury (courtesy of Athens Banner-Herald):
The Georgia football team didn’t have to wait for its season to begin to confront its first major dose of adversity.
No, the Bulldogs worst fears became reality when they began their second week of preseason practice Tuesday with the realization that starting offensive tackle Trinton Sturdivant [...]
Georgia Keeping Its Options Open For Left Tackle
Georgia isn’t ruling anything out in its quest to replace left offensive tackle Trinton Sturdivant, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Monday’s scrimmage.
The Bulldogs took a look at a number of different combinations in practice on Tuesday, and coach Mark Richt said it’s too early to say which way they might go. The good [...]
Georgia Tests Five Players At Left Tackle
Athens — It was back to business but not business as usual for No. 1 Georgia on Tuesday. Much of the 10th preseason practice was spent determining how to rebuild a damaged offensive line.
The Bulldogs lost left tackle Trinton Sturdivant to a season-ending knee injury on Monday. In the process they lost their most talented [...]
Sturdivant Out For 2008 Season
Athens – Georgia offensive tackle Trinton Sturdivant will undergo reconstructive surgery on his injured left knee and will be out for the season, coach Mark Richt confirmed Tuesday morning in a statement released through the sports communications office.
Sturdivant, considered Georgia’s best lineman, injured the knee midway through the top-ranked Bulldogs’ first [...]
Dawgs Lose Banks To Injury
Athens — Georgia got hit with its first major injury of the preseason on Saturday when sophomore strong safety Quintin Banks went down with a knee injury.
Banks, who was the No. 2 strong safety and third man in the four-man safety rotation, suffered a torn medial collateral ligament during an inside drill in Saturday morning’s [...]
