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 [...]
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 been nursing a sore [...]
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, really [...]
Early opportunity fuels fullback
Shaun Chapas has a big hole to fill and even bigger gaps to blast. Chapas is Georgia’s only experienced and available fullback available for the opener, so he’ll have a crash course in the backfield’s most anonymous position. Georgia will work without three-year starter Brannan Southerland, who is out the first part of the season [...]
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,” [...]
Dawgs Go Swimming
Ramsey Student Center lifeguard Alexander Hope received a phone call Tuesday night asking if he would come in early Wednesday for an extra shift. It turned out to be the Georgia senior’s most stressful day during his one-year on the job. The Bulldogs blew off their morning practice and instead headed to the high dives [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
True Freshmen On First Team
Make of it what you will, but there were some new faces in the lineup when Georgia’s No. 1 offense took the field for the first play of Monday afternoon’s full-squad scrimmage, the first of the preseason. Three true freshmen started: Richard Samuel at tailback, A.J. Green at split end and Cordy Glenn at right [...]
