Bulldogs search for answers at left tackle

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,” [...]

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. [...]

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 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 [...]