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Georgia
vs. Arizona State
September 26, 2009
Game Preview, 2
5 Keys for UGA, 4
How They Match Up, 7
Two-Deep Lineup, 8
Georgia Roster, 9
Around the SEC, 14
GAME PREVIEW
Georgia vs. Arizona State| September 26, 2009
Dawgs need to get offense
rolling early against Sun Devils
Georgia left Arizona State with a victory and
high hopes a year ago.
Those hopes didn’t last that long, but a year
later, Georgia coach Mark Richt is pretty sure
the Sun Devils’ bad memories did.
“I’m sure they aren’t too thrilled about the
fact that we beat them last year; they’ll be
ready to go. They are outstanding all the way
around,” Richt said.
And the R word?
“They are undefeated. I’m sure they are excited about the opportunity to come and play
an SEC team and maybe get a little revenge,”
he said.
Before anyone gets too carried away, victories over Idaho State and Louisiana-Monroe
do not exactly inspire Top 10 rankings. As for
revenge, Florida and Texas were just happy
with wins last week against teams that had
mortally offended a year ago. The lesson:
Leave the revenge to someone better at it than
football teams, like divorce lawyers.
Arizona State is like last week’s opponent,
Arkansas, in that two games into the season
the only thing we know about them is that
they are better than Louisiana-Monroe and
Idaho State. Not much to go on there.
Georgia’s biggest problem in the game will
probably be Georgia.
Take away the giveaways, and the Bulldogs
would look better on offense and defense.
Nine turnovers in three games is not a confidence builder.
Richt knows this. So does every player and
Week 4
Who: Georgia (2-1, 2-0)
at Arkansas (2-0, 0-0)
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Television: ESPNU
Georgia Radio: 630 AM, WBMQ
Date
Opponent
Time/
Result
Sept. 5
at Oklahoma State
L, 24-10
Sept. 12
SOUTH CAROLINA
W, 41-37
Sept. 19
at Arkansas
W, 52-41
Sept. 26
ARIZONA STATE
7 p.m.
Oct. 3
LSU
TBA
Oct. 10
at Tennessee
TBA
Oct. 17
at Vanderbilt
TBA
Oct. 31
Florida*
3:30 p.m.
Nov. 7
TENNESSEE TECH
TBA
Nov. 14
AUBURN
TBA
Nov. 21
KENTUCKY
TBA
Nov. 28
at Georgia Tech
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* at Jacksonville
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GAME PREVIEW
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sound team and the level of play in the Pac-10
in general, he is not someone to mess around
with. Georgia needs get rolling early and get
that defense working.
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back to do some of the heavy lifting inside.
All-in-all, the offense looks pretty good.
Defensively, things are not so bright.
Georgia needs a better rush from its defensive front. And, by the way defensive backs,
keep those receivers in front of you, and just
for the record you, too, have a right to the
football.
“The better you cover, the longer the quarterback has to hold the ball and it allows your
pressure to get to him. We also know that if
we put pressure on the quarterback he tends
to throw the ball too soon or a little bit off
balance, and that helps your coverage. It’s as
simple as that. We have to cover better and
we have to put more pressure,” Richt said.
Unfortunately, the simplest things are
sometimes the hardest.
Arizona State’s biggest claim to fame is
coach Dennis Erickson, who knows about
winning national titles and coaching in the
NFL and packing up things to move. Given a
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coming.
“I think we’ll roll a whole lot faster if we
don’t have the two anchors out the back of the
caboose that are stuck in the ground dragging
behind us, and that is our turnover ratio is
very poor and penalties have cropped up on
us,” Richt said. “If we can just cut those anchors lose, I think we will fly even better and
if we just improve in those two areas, I think
everything will improve.”
It certainly couldn’t hurt. The sooner Georgia goes weighs anchor, the better. Everyone
drops the ball, it just seems like the Bulldogs
never drop on it.
Offensively the Bulldogs have hit high gear.
Quarterback Joe Cox is playing like a veteran.
A.J. Green is playing like the superstar he is,
and the cameo players at the other receiving positions are doing their parts. Richard
Samuel has the running game well in hand as
long as there are big holes, and Caleb King is
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SCOPING IT OUT
Five keys to a Georgia win
Don’t let them roam free
Arkansas rocked Georgia for seven
pass plays of 30 or more yards and
threw for 408 passing yards and five touchdowns last week. On several plays, Bulldog
defenders appeared several steps behind and
at times looked lost. Fortunately for Georgia,
Ryan Mallett won’t be dropping back to pass
this week. Danny Sullivan makes his first
collegiate road start and thus far has only
completed two passes this season for more
than 23 yards. Defensive coordinator Willie Martinez says he plans to turn to redshirt
freshmen defensive backs Bacarri Rambo and
Sanders Commings more Saturday. A change
in personnel probably can’t hurt any worse
than what the Bulldogs got a week ago.
Prince Miller, Bryan Evans, Branden Smith and
Brandon Boykin all were victims on big plays
last week.
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Kelly Lambert/Morris News Service
Georgia’s Prince Miller pushes Arkansas’ Michael Smith out of bounds in the third quarter of the Bulldogs’ 52-41 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday at Donald W.
Reynolds Razorbacks Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.
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SCOPING IT OUT
Rattle them on the road
Arizona State is making its first
non-conference road trip since 2006
against Colorado. This is the Sun Devils’ longest trip since playing at Miami in 1997. They
were 1-4 last season on the road, with the
only win coming at a Washington team that
went 0-12. Georgia has only lost one nonconference game at home under Mark Richt—
to Georgia Tech last season. The Bulldogs are
34-4 under Richt in non-conference games
home and away. “We’ll find out a little bit
more about ourselves after this week,” Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson said. “Going
to the South and playing football on the road
is a hard thing to do, but we need to find out
about ourselves.”
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Minimize easy giveaways
It sounds like a broken record now.
Three turnovers against Oklahoma
State. Three turnovers against South Carolina. Three turnovers against Arkansas. There’s
been a pick six for a touchdown against South
Carolina. Too many turnovers on the Georgia
side of the field. Against Arkansas there was
a mishandled pitch by Richard Samuel and
Brandon Boykin bumped into Prince Miller on
a punt return. Georgia is 116th in the nation
in turnover margin. Arizona State is No. 1. If
that trend line continues Saturday, the Sun
Devils could put a scare into the Bulldogs.
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Cover those kicks
Georgia has kicked it deep into the
end zone and kicked it shorter on
directional kicks, but its kickoff coverage
remains a trouble spot. The Bulldogs are
ranked 108th in the nation in kickoff return
yardage defense with opponents averaging
26.73 yards per return. The Bulldogs have
four touchbacks this season, but opponents
have returned kickoffs for 50 or more yards in
each of the first three games. Arizona State
leads the nation in kickoff returns with an
average, yes an average, of 50.8 yards per
return. Omar Bolden took the opening kickoff
89 yards for a touchdown against LouisianaMonroe. The Bulldogs’ biggest yardage plays
given up each game haven’t been on defense,
but on kickoff returns.
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SCOPING IT OUT
Fire up the weapons
Tight end Orson Charles and receiver
Tavarres King got their first career
touchdown catches last week and tight end
Aron White had his first of the season. With
defenses trying to slow down A.J. Green, the
Bulldogs offense will flourish if the complementary players continue to take the pressure
off of Green. Rantavious Wooten could be
next. The Bulldogs gave the freshman receiver a handoff last week and threw his way.
Receiver Michael Moore isn’t flashy but he’s
been effective. The senior has 10 catches for
120 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
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Wide receiver A.J. Green falls into the end zone after catching a 28-yard game-winning
touchdown from Joe Cox in front of Arkansas defender Jelani Smith. The Georgia Bulldogs
beat the Arkansas Razorbacks 52-41 Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in
Fayetteville, Ark.
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HOW THEY MATCH UP
Offense
Defense
Intangibles
Coaching
The Sun Devils are averaging
almost 400 yards per game
total offense. Better yet, they
are third in the Pac-10 in team
defense. Sounds good, right?
If you were buying a house,
there would be a Truth in Lending clause about what that new
paint is hiding. Here it is: Those
numbers came against Idaho
State and Louisiana-Monroe.
Buckle up, Devils, you get a reality check this week. Georgia’s
quarterback, Joe Cox, has found
the range and the confidence.
The good news? Georgia is
averaging 34.3 points. The bad
news? Georgia is giving up 34
points per game. Let’s face it,
the defense that started the
season with so much potential
has been a bust. Kicked around,
run around and passed around,
Georgia’s defense has yet to
have a defining moment, much
less a defining game. Arizona
State is one of those teams that
remains an unknown quantity
two games into the season. That
comes from playing nobodies.
I would like to give the edge
to Georgia. The kicking game
is vastly improved, and ASU’s
kicker is out. Plus the Bulldogs’
special teams are special and
Georgia is on a roll. But … you
can’t keep coughing up the
football three times a game with
Georgia’s defense. And, hello,
penalties are not a good thing.
The feeling here is that Georgia
is going to be overconfident
for this game (for no discernible reason) and the Bulldogs
are ripe for, if not an upset, real
trouble between the Hedges.
Offensively, Georgia has its
coaching act together. The
points are coming in bunches,
and the Bulldogs are showing
more weapons and potential
every game. Defensively, it’s a
train wreck. Arkansas may be
an offensive machine, but South
Carolina isn’t. Arizona’s coach,
Dennis Erickson, has made more
stops than MARTA. He has spent
time at seven organizations,
including Miami and Washington
State. Presumably, he learned
something along the way.
Advantage:
Georgia
Advantage:
Georgia
Advantage:
Arizona State
Advantage:
Arizona State
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BOTTOM LINE: Georgia’s offensive firepower gives them the win in a close one: 35-28.
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uga two-deep lineup
Offense
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Defense
12
82
72
60
71
63
61
63
79
79
60
59
81
7
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6
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48
22
30
8
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LT
LG
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RT
TE
QB
FB
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DT
DT
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SAM
MIKE
WILL
WC
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42
83
95
91
56
94
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75
44
52
51
50
51
35
39
23
1
6
18
3
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2
25
Justin Houston
Cornelius Washington
Jeff Owens
Kade Weston
Gino Atkins
DeAngelo Tyson
Demarcus Dobbs
Kiante Tripp
Marcus Washington
Darryl Gamble
Akeem Dent
Darryl Gamble
Akeen Dent
Rennie Curran
Nick Williams
Prince Miller
Branden Smith
Reshad Jones
Bacarri Rambo
Bryan Evans
Sanders Commings
Brandon Boykin
Vance Cuff
(6-3,259, So.)
(6-4, 243, RFr.)
(6-3, 300, Sr.)
(6-5, 320, Sr.)
(6-1, 290, Sr.)
(6-2, 294, So.)
(6-2, 274, Jr.)
(6-6, 275, Jr.)
(6-0, 256, Sr.)
(6-2, 250, Jr.)
(6-2, 226, Jr.)
(6-2, 250, Jr.)
(6-2, 233, Jr.)
(5-11, 222, Jr.)
(6-2, 219, So.)
(5-8, 198, Sr.)
(5-11, 171, Fr.)
(6-2, 214, Jr.)
(6-0, 208, RFr.)
(5-11, 190, Sr.)
(6-2, 214, RFr.)
(5-10, 182, So.)
(5-11, 177, Jr.)
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(6-1, 178, RFr.)
(6-1,207, Sr.)
(6-8, 325, Sr.)
(6-5, 304, Jr.)
(6-5, 328, So.)
(6-4, 290, Jr.)
(6-3, 294, So.)
(6-4, 290, Jr.)
(6-5, 328, RSo.)
(6-5, 328, RSo.)
(6-5, 297, Jr.)
(6-4, 274, Jr.)
(6-4, 227, RSo.)
(6-3, 230, Fr.)
(6-1, 198, Sr.)
(6-2, 192, RSo.)
(6-2, 238, Jr.)
(6-2, 224, Jr.)
(6-2, 216, So.)
(5-7, 178, RFr.)
(6-4, 207, So.)
(6-1, 215, RSo.)
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Tavarres King
Michael Moore
Vincent Vance
Clint Boling
Gordy Glenn
Chris Davis
Ben Jones
Chris Davis
Justin Anderson
Justin Anderson
Clint Bolings
Casey Nickels
Aron White
Orson Charles
Joe Cox
Logan Gray
Shaun Chapas
Fred Munzenmaier
Richard Samuel
Carlton Thomas
A.J. Green
Israel Troupe
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GEORGIA ROSTER
Name
Smith, Branden
Boykin, Brandon
Bradberry, Taylor
Evans, Bryan
King, Caleb
Braue, Stephen
Mettenberger, Zach
Gray, Logan
Charles, Orson
Green, A.J.
Jones, Reshad
Brown, Marquise
Love, Jordan
Murray, Aaron
Sulek, Jeremy
King, Tavarres
Butler, Drew
Sailors, Blake
Cox, Joe
Batson, Jonathan
Brown, Marlon
Durham, Kris
Murray, Josh
Wooten, Rantavious
Rambo, Bacarri
Commings, Sanders
Sager, Craig
Daniels, Kalvin
Samuel, Richard
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Weight
171
182
197
190
210
196
234
192
230
207
214
179
185
206
210
178
203
175
198
204
200
209
215
158
208
214
210
193
216
Year
Fr.
So.
RFr.
Sr.
RSo.
RSr.
Fr.
RSo.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
RFr.
RSo.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
RFr.
RFr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Hometown (Previous School)
Atlanta, Ga. (Washington)
Fayetteville, Ga. (Fayette County)
Winder, Ga. (Winder-Barrow)
Jacksonville, Fla. (White)
Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)
Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton)
Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee Co.)
Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)
Tampa, Fla. (Plant)
Summerville, S.C. (Summerville)
Atlanta, Ga. (Booker T. Washington)
Lanham, Md.
Glen Allen, Va. (Deep Run)
Tampa, Fla. (Plant)
Dacula, Ga (Dacula)
Mount Airy, Ga. (Habersham Central)
Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge)
Athens, Ga. (Oconee County)
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence)
Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day)
Memphis, Tenn. (Harding Academy)
Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
Tampa, Fla. (University of Tampa)
Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central)
Donalsonville, Ga. (Seminole County)
Augusta, Ga. (Westside)
Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
Eastman, Ga. (Dodge County)
Cartersville, Ga. (Cass)
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5-11
5-10
6-3
5-11
5-11
5-11
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-2
5-11
6-0
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-1
6-0
6-5
6-5
6-2
5-10
6-0
6-2
6-2
5-10
6-2
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WR
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SS
WR
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GEORGIA ROSTER
Name
Hosch, Twoey
Lanier, Greg
Miller, Prince
Ealey, Washaun
Cuff, Vance
McGowan, Rhett
Johnson, Andrew
Norton, Christian
Allen, Cameron
Jackson, Dontavius
Dunson, Corey
Troupe, Israel
Pugh, Makiri
Elliot, Eric
Thomas, Carlton
Banks, Quintin
Bogotay, Brandon
Daniels, Kalvin
Vasser, Chase
Curran, Rennie
Van Dyk, Wes
Williams, Shawn
Hebron, Akeem
Newmans, Cortney
Dowtin, Marcus
Klar, Charles
Banks, Dustin
Royston, Dustin
Williams, Nick
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Weight
191
185
198
205
177
182
194
154
209
200
175
215
196
187
178
213
200
192
208
222
208
195
223
219
228
195
210
230
219
Year
RFr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
RFr.
RFr.
Fr.
RSo.
So.
RSo.
RFr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
RSo.
So.
Fr.
RFr.
Unk
So.
Hometown (Previous School)
Buford, Ga. (Buford)
Clarksville, Ga. (Habersham Central)
Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)
Stillmore, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute)
Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt Co.)
Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
Athens, Ga. (Oconee County)
Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)
Canton, Ga. (Woodstock)
Franklin, Ga. (Heard County)
Albany, Ga. (Radnor )
Tifton, Ga. (Tift Co.)
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence)
Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain)
Frostproof, Fla. (Frostproof)
Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County)
San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont)
Eastman, Ga. (Dodge Co.)
Gainesville, Ga. (Chestatee)
Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood)
Highland Park, Texas (Highland Park )
Damascus, Ga. (Early County)
Gaithersburg, Md. (Good Counsel)
Macon, Ga. (Mount De Sales)
Upper Marlboro, Md. (Fork Union Military Aca.)
Warner Robins, Ga. (Harris County)
Augusta, Ga. (Lakeside)
Royston, Ga. (Stephens County )
Bainbridge, Ga. (Bainbridge)
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6-1
5-8
5-11
5-11
6-0
5-10
5-7
6-1
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-0
5-9
5-7
6-2
6-3
5-10
6-3
5-11
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-9
6-2
5-10
6-4
5-11
6-2
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RB
DB
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MLB
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GEORGIA ROSTER
Name
Battle, Roderick
Houston, Justin
Lanier, Kevin
White, Charles
Sailors, Josh
Washington, Marcus
Robinson, Christian
Fields, Justin
Grund, Chris
Gloer, Chad
Griffeth, Jackson
Munzenmaier, Fred
Chapas, Shaun
Veal, Jason
Gamble, Darryl
Dent, Akeem
Dewberry, Darius
Longo, Jeremy
Strickland, Tanner
Gilliard, Michael
Parrish, Josh
Atkins, Geno
Walsh, Blair
Dobbs, Demarcus
Nickels, Casey
Boling, Clint
Jones, Ben
Davis, Chris
DeGenova, Matthew
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259
259
209
224
225
256
212
215
220
193
197
222
238
215
250
226
231
245
328
200
302
290
180
274
274
297
294
290
210
Year
Sr.
RSo.
RFr.
RSo.
RSo.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
RFr.
Jr.
Jr.
RFr.
Jr.
RJr.
Sr.
RFr.
RSo.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
RJr.
Jr.
So.
RJr.
RSo.
Hometown (Previous School)
Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro)
Woodstock, Ga. (Marist)
Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood)
Athens, Ga. (Oconee Co.)
Keysville, Ga. (Burke County)
Norcross, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)
Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Baptist)
Orlando, Fla (Dr. Philips)
Fayetteville, Ga. (Starrs Mill)
Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall)
Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
St. Augustine, Fla. (Bolles)
Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview)
Bainbridge, Ga. (Bainbridge)
Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
Ft. Valley, Ga. (Hargrave Military)
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)
Nashville, Ga. (Berrien County)
Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)
Norcross, Ga. (Wesleyan)
Pembroke Pines, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Boca Raton, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)
Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Baptist)
Tignall, Ga. (Washington-Wilkes)
Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee)
Centreville, Ala. (Bibb County)
Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson)
Kenner, La. (Jesuit)
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6-3
5-11
6-1
5-9
6-0
6-2
6-1
6-0
5-10
6-2
6-2
6-2
5-11
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-1
5-10
6-2
6-4
6-5
6-3
6-4
6-1
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MLB
WLB
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SC
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MLB
SLB
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LG
LB
OL
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PK
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43
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46
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GEORGIA ROSTER
Name
Lee, Dallas
Bodin, John
Hollander, Devin
Owens, Jonathan
Burnette, Chris
Harbin, Ben
Frix, Ty
Harmon, AJ
Glenn, Cordy
Vance, Vincent
Long, Austin
Perez, Kevin
Tripp, Kiante
Harden, Ben
Sturdivant, Trinton
Davis, Josh
Anderson, Justin
Renner, Zach
White, Aron
Moore, Michael
Washington, Cornelius
Turner, Trenton
Franks, Nicholas
Lott, Derrick
Rich, Derek
Faloughi, Reuben
Spellman, Vernon
Lynch, Arthur
Figgins, Bruce
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Weight
293
300
231
294
300
255
201
310
331
325
268
270
270
303
306
300
328
195
227
207
243
234
210
270
256
220
185
240
260
Year
Fr.
RFr.
Sr.
RFr.
Fr.
So.
RFr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
RJr.
Jr.
RSo.
RSo.
Jr.
RSo.
RSo.
RSo.
Sr.
So.
RFr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Hometown (Previous School)
Buford, Ga. (Buford)
Covington, Ga. (Paragon Academy)
Gainesville, Ga. (Shorter College)
Blountsville, Ala. (Susan Moore)
LaGrange, Ga. (Troup County)
Dalton, Ga. (Dalton)
Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County)
Riverdale, Ga. (Riverdale)
Hinesville, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
Memphis, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian)
Miami, Fla. (Killian)
Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake)
Perry, Ga. (Hargrave Military)
Wadesboro, N.C. (Anson)
Jayess, Miss. (Tylertown)
Ocilla, Ga. (Hargrave Military)
Monroe, Conn. (New Canaan)
Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (N. Broward Prep)
Hephzibah, Ga. (Burke County)
Peachtree City, Ga. (Woodward)
Midway, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)
Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb)
Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall)
Martinez, Ga (Evans)
Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry)
Dartmouth, Mass. (Dartmouth)
Columbus, Ga. (Shaw)
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6-6
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6-4
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-5
6-5
6-8
6-5
6-3
6-6
6-3
6-5
6-6
6-5
5-11
6-4
6-2
6-4
6-6
6-2
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-5
6-4
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OL
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SN
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RT
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ATH
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65
65
67
68
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
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87
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GEORGIA ROSTER
Name
Robinson, Montez
Weston, Kade
Ball, Neland
Stowe, Jordan
Jones, Abry
Bell, Robert
Johnson, Billy
Tyson, DeAngelo
Owens, Jeff
Jensen, Andrew
Wheeling, Brandon
Eichler, Scott
Wood, Brandon
Crawford, Ricardo
Dittmer, Trent
Geathers, Kwame
Lindley, Jamie
Vandyk, Wesley
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Weight
235
320
236
200
273
260
225
294
300
219
276
180
275
303
175
320
170
Year
Fr.
Sr.
RSo.
RFr.
Fr.
Jr.
RFr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
RJr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Unk
Hometown (Previous School)
Avon, Ind. (Avon)
Red Bank, N.J. (Red Bank Regional)
Jackson, Ga. (Jackson)
Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview)
Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)
Richmond, Va. (Collegiate)
Braselton, Ga. (Buford)
Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro)
Sunrise, Fla. (Plantation)
Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood)
Dallas, Ga. (West Georgia)
Oakwood, Ga. (West Hall)
Buchanan, Ga. (Haralson County)
Fair Bluff, N.C. (West Columbus)
Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
Georgetown, S.C. (Carvers Bay)
Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian)
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6-5
6-6
6-5
6-3
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
5-11
6-1
6-1
5-9
6-6
5-11
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DT
DE
PK
DT
ATH
SN
DT
DT
PK
DT
PK
DT
DT
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ATH
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91
92
92
93
94
94
94
95
96
96
97
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98
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AROUND THE SEC
Standings
EASTERN DIVISON
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
So. Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Western DIVISON
Auburn
LSU
Miss. State
Alabama
Ole Miss
Arkansas
W
2
1
0
0
0
0
W
1
1
1
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
1
1
2
L
0
0
1
0
0
1
SEC
Pct.
1.000
1.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Pct.
1.000
1.000
.500
.000
.000
.000
PF
93
23
0
37
13
12
PF
49
23
39
0
0
41
PA
78
13
0
41
23
38
PA
24
9
52
0
0
52
W
2
3
2
2
1
1
W
3
3
2
3
2
1
OVERALL
L
Pct.
1
.667
0
1.000
0
1.000
1
.667
2
.333
2
.333
L
Pct.
0
1.000
0
1.000
1
.667
0
1.000
0
1.000
1
.500
Week 4 Schedule
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Ohio...................... Tennessee............... 7
Ball State............... Auburn.................... 7
Arizona State......... Georgia................... 7
Vanderbilt.............. Rice......................... 8
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LSU....................... Mississippi St..... 12:20 PM
Arkansas............... Alabama............. 3:30 PM
Florida................... Kentucky................. 6 PM
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• Every one of his 18 completions went for a
first down.
• The interception and touchdown were both
firsts in Stevens career.
• The five TD passes ties mark set by Matthew Stafford (vs. Georgia Tech, 2008), D.J.
Shockley (vs. Boise State, 2005) and David
Greene (vs. LSU, 2004).
• The Tiger defense came up with six turnovers in the game, including five interceptions. Auburn converted those turnovers into
24 points.
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• His 44-yard TD pass to Orson Charles gave
the Bulldogs the lead for good, 42-35, late in
the third quarter.
• His 15-yard interception return helped seal
the win for the Tigers as it came with 3:41
remaining in the game and gave the Tigers
an 11-point advantage.
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with a school record-tying five touchdowns
and an interception in Georgia’s 52-41 at
Arkansas.
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Linebacker
AUBURN
6-3 • 223 • Junior
Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)
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GEORGIA
6-1 • 198 • Senior
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS)
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