Another sign of Ealey’s progress
Washaun Ealey fell just shy of his goal of his first 100-yard rushing game for Georgia on Saturday. But Ealey’s performance against Auburn was good enough for him to be named the SEC Freshman of the Week today.
Ealey led Georgia with 98 rushing yards on 18 carries and scored a touchdown in the 31-24 victory over Auburn.
Ealey, whose progress has been a late-season highlight for Georgia, has led the Bulldogs in rushing in each of the past four games — 71 yards vs. Vanderbilt, 70 vs. Florida, 89 vs. Tennessee Tech and 98 vs. Auburn. Since making his debut against LSU in the fifth game of the season, Ealey has 379 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
Against Auburn on Saturday, he had six carries for 36 yards in a third-quarter touchdown drive that he capped with a 1-yard run to put the Bulldogs ahead 17-14, their first lead of the night.
And on a four-play, 39-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown drive that broke a 24-24 tie and provided the margin of victory, Ealey carried three times for 15 yards before Caleb King scored on a 24-yard run.
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Saint Simons
November 16th, 2009
11:56 am
(((((( 45-42 )))))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Saint Simons
November 16th, 2009
12:00 pm
GT will hang 50+ points on Uga!!!!!!!!!
San Francisco Dawg
November 16th, 2009
12:11 pm
And UGA will hang 51+ on Tech!!!!!!!
McDawg
November 16th, 2009
12:14 pm
he is finding the holes rather than running into the backs of the lineman-thought King ran well also–hopefully we can turn it up a notch next weekend build some momentum for Tech game
Saint Simons = Douche
November 16th, 2009
12:15 pm
((((((1 out of 8))))))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Haywood Jablomey
November 16th, 2009
12:28 pm
is uga in line for the outback or chickfila if they beat uk?
or will those bowls choose sc or ut who have worse sec
records but have flashy coaches?
Spike
November 16th, 2009
12:52 pm
If Tech wins again this year, will they get themselves new rings?
Reggie Ball
November 16th, 2009
1:01 pm
CPJ is an A$$hole.
ghldawg
November 16th, 2009
1:12 pm
The O-line is also starting to GATA a little better than before as well. That combined with hard running is a nice combination.
So what happened to Samuels? Is he relegated to the bench now? Is he playing any special teams in hopes of the start of his LB career?
We’ll need a running game against UK for sure. GO DAWGS!!!
GeoffDawg
November 16th, 2009
1:21 pm
If he’s not already on there, Samuels needs to be put on kickoff coverage at the very least. If he’s not starting at RB, he needs to be contributing somewhere.
Attn: Mr. Tucker
November 16th, 2009
1:25 pm
I have attempted to bring it to the attention of your fellow AJC writers, but you need to ban “Saint Simons” for his crude, offensive language. My children read this blog and you need to do something about his lascivious comments.
Pi$$onaDog
November 16th, 2009
1:26 pm
Before we get started, I just want to let you know how great I am. I am so full of myself!
Saint Douchebag
November 16th, 2009
1:31 pm
Saint Simons, your mother is a trollop.
Saint Simons
November 16th, 2009
1:32 pm
I am a pitiful 12 year old who should be in his 6th grade class right now, but my mom lets me stay home so I can eat Doritos and hit F5 frantically until a new blog appears so that I can be the first to comment. My life is so well spent.
Saint Simons
November 16th, 2009
1:32 pm
<——— has never used offensive language!!!!!!
Saint Simons
November 16th, 2009
1:36 pm
I guess ((((((( 45-42 ))))))) might be offensive to some!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Techie Daddy
November 16th, 2009
1:36 pm
Tech plays Duke, has a coach named “Johnson”, lives in the ACC, fails to fill their miniature stadium, and is playing in a semi-championship game that even the original host city (Jax) no longer wants….Does this sound like a program on the way up or a place that is a “destination” program? You know as I do that we are watching this season’s comet…QUICK LOOK FAST that was it, it’s gone.
I want answers
November 16th, 2009
1:44 pm
I’m starting to think Saint Simons has either hacked the AJC, in which case he/she should go to jail, or is actually one of the moderators or writers at the AJC. How else could he/she/it comment first on every article unless they sit in front of their computer literally all day, every day. If that is true, Saint Simons, you’re either a child, unemployed, retired (which would be really sad if you’ve decided to spend the rest of your life doing this), or a homeless person who lives at the library and uses their computers until someone calls the cops and has you removed. From your disgusting sexual comments in the past, I’m thinking the latter. Care to explain yourself??
I want answers
November 16th, 2009
1:45 pm
Oh yes you have, Saint Simons. About a week ago, you made a disgusting sexual comment about your body.
kauai dawg
November 16th, 2009
1:50 pm
Ealy seems to have that “it” factor similar to Knowshon. He makes a loss of yardage play end up in a 1-2 yard gain. Then he finds the hole and doesn’t run up the linemans back.
I didn’t think coming in that he did and thought of him more of a Richard Samuel type. By the way is Samuel still on the roster? Looks like a middle linebacker after all. Go DAWGS!
Josh Nesbitt
November 16th, 2009
2:07 pm
Does anybody know if I’m still academically eligible for this football season? I heard Joe Hamilton couldn’t read and write but the Tech athletic department did a good job of covering it up. Maybe I’ll be just as fortunate.
St. Simons
November 16th, 2009
2:07 pm
2008 Chick-fil-A LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3
2007 Humanitarian Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28
2006 Gator West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
2005 Emerald Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Yellow=Pee
November 16th, 2009
2:18 pm
Enter your comments here
godawgs
November 16th, 2009
2:27 pm
Ealey rocks. He ran for more td’s and yards than Knowshn Moreno or Herschel Walker in High Schoool, 133 td’s, and over 8000 yards. He is averaging over 5 yards a carry and got us going several times in the game when things were negative.
When Richt gets a 100 yard rusher, he has 38 wins and only 3 losses.
Run Ealey Run! Live up to your potential my man! Go get your Heisman and get Ga a Natl’ Championship!
All The Way Turnt Up
November 16th, 2009
2:46 pm
Ealey goes off for 100 plus in each of these next two games… oh and does anyone else remember the hit caleb put on that guy at the line of scrimmage saturday night?! knocked him out cold… i heard it from my seat! gotta have more of that from caleb
BobDog
November 16th, 2009
2:47 pm
GeoffDawg, I’m pretty sure I saw Samuels playing on special teams, I think on kick coverage.
All The Way Turnt Up
November 16th, 2009
2:51 pm
i want answers… stop stalking saint simons “about a week ago…” who remembers that?!
Tech's Depth???
November 16th, 2009
3:00 pm
once tech loses dwyer, nesbitt, burnett, morgan, and allen who do they have coming in? just curious. oh yeah and bebe forgot about bebe.. a grown man who calls himself bebe. wow.
Saint Simons
November 16th, 2009
3:11 pm
I am gay : )
BobDog
November 16th, 2009
3:20 pm
Samuels was on kick coverage. he was held at the corner that allowed the Auburn return man to break the big run.
Nick
November 16th, 2009
3:33 pm
I’d also like to see if he can catch the ball and do anything with that as well.
CovDawg
November 16th, 2009
3:43 pm
Was at the last 2 games and Samuels was indeed on kickoff coverage..playing 2nd to last on the outside of the right side. he was in on a couple of tackles saturday night.
Sid
November 16th, 2009
3:43 pm
Hey BobDog:
Glad you saw that hold too.
Samuels may have at least slowed the guy down !
Oh Well,
4 straight.
Sid
November 16th, 2009
3:43 pm
Hey BobDog:
Glad you saw that hold too.
Samuels may have at least slowed the guy down !
Oh Well,
4 straight.
Gratefuldawghead
November 16th, 2009
3:56 pm
Way to go EALEY! Time to worry about Kentucky!
HAHAHA gotta laugh at Tech’s OBSESSION with GEORGIA…They should Thank us for Filling thier stadium!
Don
November 16th, 2009
4:17 pm
Love that Ealey! Need to give props to C. King as well. This could be the start of a nice 1-2 punch for the next couple of years.
Richard Samuel
November 16th, 2009
4:31 pm
My last name does not have an “s”. When will you people learn this?
chazzo
November 16th, 2009
4:40 pm
St. Simons,
We don’t play Tech this week. You are a little pre-mature. (Probably indicative.)
dogman
November 16th, 2009
5:56 pm
Screw Kentucky….. i can’t want till Nov 28 2009 at 8pm….. then i’ll get up early like it’s xmas to read what tech fans have to say after we bust them up.
Go dawgs
happy days are here again
November 16th, 2009
6:04 pm
Dogs looking good! Take a look at this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8GuH9oDHrU
dawgs
November 16th, 2009
6:12 pm
that 45-42 is geting old that was last year and uga beat tech 7 year in a row
BS Patrol
November 16th, 2009
7:11 pm
Don’t worry. Ealey’s “progress” will come to a screeching halt in 2 weeks. You doggies think everybody’s Herschel, don’t you? Ealey is weak. That all you got?
chazzo
November 16th, 2009
7:19 pm
Love the “I”. Backs hit the holes much quicker than those shotgun draw, misdirection, forward hand off to a man running sideways kind of things.
Big time?? Not
November 16th, 2009
7:42 pm
Four tickets, four hot dogs, four cokes
AJ
November 16th, 2009
7:51 pm
dogman, you will get up, go to your outhouse, read about the a$$ whippun you just got, then go back inside your doublewide!
The Other St. Simons
November 16th, 2009
8:03 pm
I think St. Simons has a lot of time working as a security guard for the Jones’ farm.
dawgstephen
November 16th, 2009
8:28 pm
Ealey is making exactly what you say.. PROGRESS. Improving and contributing in all the right ways right now. He even endures the “gouging” and poking from the other team. WAIT!! he hasnt had to fend off any poking yet, that is what comes in the saturday after thanksgiving.
20 wins in a row
November 16th, 2009
9:07 pm
20 wins in a row for your friends the Florida Gators. Send us a card and a gift basket.
BigDawg
November 16th, 2009
10:36 pm
Ealey is the next Moreno! King is going to be a great alternate – be like Auburn’s duo of Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown! Bulk Samuel up a little more and put him at FB next year. That would be a great running 1-2-3 punch. 6-4 Green, 6-4 Brown and 6-5 Durham at WR so should be a great receiving core next year with our young blossoming TE’s. Who will step up at QB? Murray, Gray, Mettenberger?
Supes
November 16th, 2009
10:42 pm
Need to give Ealey 20+ carries per game!