FS Jakar Hamilton out for season, TBs out for scrimmage
ATHENS – Georgia has likely lost free safety Jakar Hamilton for the season.
Hamilton
The senior, who started five games last season and played in all 13, was diagnosed Wednesday with a stress fracture in his right ankle. Since it will require two to three months to heal, “my guess is he won’t play this year,” coach Mark Richt said.
Hamilton has been sidelined since the beginning of preseason camp with a hamstring pull. Richt wasn’t sure if Hamilton had suffered a new injury but said it required a bone scan to detect Hamilton’s fracture.
Hamilton will be able to redshirt. He transferred to UGA from Georgia Military College last year.
Meanwhile, junior Shawn Williams appears to have locked down the starting job at free safety. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound graduate of Early County High continues to draw praise daily for his good work in practice. He was second among defenders with seven tackles in Wednesday’s scrimmage.
Junior Sanders Commings and freshman Corey Moore will provide depth.
Richt on TE Orson Charles
Richt said he was fairly confident Orson Charles would not face eligibility issues in the wake of his inclusion in the Yahoo! Sports report on a rogue booster at Miami.
“I wouldn’t say I didn’t get too concerned about it, but I didn’t think about it a lot or dwell on it much,” Richt said after Wednesday’s practice. “I felt like it was something I couldn’t control and until I heard one way or another I was just going to move forward as if everything was going to be OK.”
Charles, a junior tight end and preseason All-SEC selection, was among dozens of athletes listed in a Yahoo! Sports story who allegedly had interactions with convicted felon Nevin Shapiro. Shapiro claims to have provided millions of dollars worth of improper benefits and services to former Miami players and recruits from 2002-2010.
Richt mum about Miami troubles
Richt is a Miami alum and football lettermen, but he was very measured in what he said about his alma mater’s problems.
“I haven’t read the report but I’ve been hearing about it,” he said. “It just sounded pretty dramatic, I guess would be a good word for it.”
Richt said he heard a brief radio report on Miami while driving to the Athens Holiday Inn to speak to the Rotary Club.
“I’m not one to throw stones because I know the bottom line is it’s hard to be perfect,” Richt said. “So, we’re just trying like mad to do things right.”
Crowell, Samuel miss scrimmage
Georgia conducted its second controlled scrimmage of the preseason on Wednesday at Sanford Stadium and it did so without its top two tailbacks.
Isaiah Crowell (pulled groin) and Richard Samuel (strained quad) were unable to participate due to injuries. Former walkon Brandon Harton (12 carries, 51 yards) and redshirt freshman Ken Malcome (5-10) filled in on the first team instead.
Richt said he’s not overly concerned about the running backs missing time at this point.
“I’m not too concerned now,” he said. “If they get to the two weeks prior to the game, I don’t think it will be took problematic.”
Richt said Crowell could return as early as Friday but Samuel will likely be next week.
Scrimmage standouts
Quarterback Aaron Murray was 11-of-16 for 108 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Backup Hutson Mason was 13-of-27 for 125 yards with no TDs or interceptions.
Rantavious Wooten led all receivers with 61 yards on five catches and a touchdown and Israel Troupe added five catches for 50 yards. Malcolm Mitchell had three for 37.
As he did in the first scrimmage, linebacker Alec Ogletree led all tacklers with eight. He also had a sack and a pass breakup. Bacarri Rambo and Jordan Love added six apience and Jarvis Jones had five and a sack. Rambo also had an interception.
Richt said there were no injuries but that center Ben Jones suffered from cramping, likely because he had a one-hour aerobics class earlier in the day.
Picture Day on Saturday
UGA’s annual Fans’ Picture Day is Saturday in the Reed Plaza area of Sanford Stadium. Due to recent NCAA issues raised over the sell and trade of autographed memorabilia, fans will not be able to bring any outside items to be signed. The only thing UGA will permit to be signed is schedule posters. A limit of two per person will be provided.
Gates will open at 1 p.m. Head coach Mark Richt and players will be available at 3 p.m. Special ticket coupons are required for access to Richt and bulldog mascot. Those tickets will be distributed to the first 150 fans at 8 a.m. from the East End ticket windows on East Campus Road. All other teams will be available at 1.
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266 comments Add your comment
Joey
August 18th, 2011
10:42 am
What Lex said, plus tap our own energy resources. This bunch bans and shuts down new drilling but loans Brazil $10 Billion to drill??
JB
August 18th, 2011
10:43 am
Lex, I agree about Arkansas. Say what you will about that guy ( Peterno…sp?) but the guy is a pretty good coach.
Nothing Could Be Finer
August 18th, 2011
10:44 am
Will be interesting to see how Ark fares without Kniles Davis and Mallett.
Gay Dawg
August 18th, 2011
10:45 am
All this politic stuff is really not for here, but I do support whichever party supports the legalization ofon ething will get my vote and I don’t mean Mary jane. I thinkk its important thjat we legalize…..English as the only language. That will get my vote.
JB
August 18th, 2011
10:45 am
Add tourist visiting our country to the list. They would pay the 5%.
DawginLex
August 18th, 2011
10:45 am
I think tyler wilson steps right in and does great. They have other backs but clearly Davis was the best. Not equal to you losing Lattimore but pretty close
Kiss The Ring
August 18th, 2011
10:45 am
Sly dog is a libtard? Classic.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
10:46 am
@SLY
Jobs are in the pharmaceutical field along with Google being located in Ireland. The jobs are of the higher end variety. I am not up to speed on the overrall scope of Irish econmy but essentially Congress cannot enact laws that Corporate tax lawyers cannot circumvent. Our government is failing us because we have leaders making careers out of being politicians. Term limits should be set across the board. No one individual who has been in Washington for 20 years can honestly relate to what is going on in hisor her district. Again just my two cents.
urban redneck
August 18th, 2011
10:47 am
they failed to mention that the fracture happened while he was on a scooter. maybe the team should get go-carts or something else with 4 wheels.
JB
August 18th, 2011
10:48 am
True Gay Dawg, you’ll probably have to visit Bookman to get many amens here on that. This is pretty much a tax paying pro american bunch here…. And proud of it by the way….and you may be also, but those views are rare here.
Atlanta87
August 18th, 2011
10:48 am
Good Morning ALL! One day closer to kickoff!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
10:49 am
Here is the story from 60 minutes if anyone cars to watch, back to football though. Sorry for getting sidetracked.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7376848n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel
Joey
August 18th, 2011
10:50 am
Seems like yesterday that the SEC West was LSU, and everybody else. Richt used to feast on them. Now those everybody elses are kicking the East’s (and Richt’s) butts.
Nothing Could Be Finer
August 18th, 2011
10:52 am
The Ark game is a ways away (Nov).
More interested in the Georgia game.
Although East Carolina does have a good passing game and could give SC a scare. I’m actually more worried about their passing attack than Georgia’s.
DawginLex
August 18th, 2011
10:53 am
Petrino is a scumdog of the highest order but he can coach. Folks don’t realize how good Louisville was when he was there. He is an offensive mastermind. Also watch out for Illinois. The Zooker hired Paul Petrino to run the offense and has Vic Koenning running the defense. I don’t even think Zook can mess that up.
DawginLex
August 18th, 2011
10:54 am
East Carolina is horrible. They may not even score on your D
Comparing their QB to Murray is laughable
JDawg1785
August 18th, 2011
10:56 am
Arky will be in the discussion all season to win the West. I honestly think they can do it. Petrino is total trash, but the man knows what he’s doing. Based on what I’ve seen and read about Wilson, the hype is deserved.
slydog
August 18th, 2011
10:57 am
My comment somehow disappeared. Anyway, here is a suggestion: Allow all workers under 30 to elect out of being taxed for SS and medicare. This will increase their spending power by 20-30%. More spending means more demand, which means job creation. The number one goal of any business is a profit, not creating jobs. There is not one business school that teaches the principles of job creation…hahahha. If UPS closed it’s doors tomorrow, would one investor or shareholder miss a mortgage or rent payment, a meal, gas,etc? No. What about the salaried or hourly employees? You bey your life. But somehow, the “shareholders”, they need more spending money to do what with? Save it and keep collecting interest. And you know it. Increase spending power and all revenues will raise across the board. And everyone knows it because its common sense.
Lowcountry Bulldawg, why does everybody have to reach at the very bottom of the barrel for a few bad apples. So, is everybody on welfare and those receiving foodstamps have 5 and six kids, pay subsidized housing rates, and drive SUV’s? Everybody in the projects balling out of control? They just sit at home all day and somehow come up with the $500-600 car note for that same SUV? C’mon man. Most of those folks don’t even have cars. So does one swindler mean they are all swindler’s? My suggestion: If you accept public assistance, it is only good for 24 months.Period. However, that is unrealistic in a capitalistic economy. There will never be enough chairs for everyone to sit down once the music stops.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
10:58 am
Arkansas has a running back returning this year that was injured last season. Had he not been injured Kniles would not been the starter. So the running game may not even take a step back. Loses some depth obviously, but talent wise may not be hurt.
JB
August 18th, 2011
10:59 am
Imagine if Obama came out and said starting Jan 1, I’m asking both houses to dend me bills, that I will sign, that will:
1. reduce the corporate tax rate to 25%
2. Capital gains will be reduced to 20% for short and 10% for long
3. Cut all deprecation schedules in half
4. Open up all oil lands and waters for energy
5. task force to find and kill the 300 billion a year in medicare/medicaid fraud
6. Reduce military involvement in all conflicts to just advisory and air support
7. Review regulations on banks to get them loaning money again.
This country would go nuts. Revenues would increase. But people who really didn’t want to work would still not be working…LOL
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
11:01 am
sly,
We gotta leave our politics aside in this blog or else we will not co-exist. Our politics obviously do not see eye to eye. No big deal though.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
11:02 am
JB that would take way to many committee’s and about 20 years worth of them.
Delbert D.
August 18th, 2011
11:02 am
I’m pretty sure Coach Richt is trying to do the right thing. Between player and staff issues, scooter accidents and pocket dialing, he’s got to be pounding his forehead in frustration. It brings to mind the classic Super Bowl ad, “Herding Cats.”
DawginLex
August 18th, 2011
11:03 am
that’s why it is better to agree on being Dawgs and that our blood is red just like the color of our helmets!
slydog
August 18th, 2011
11:05 am
JB I won’t argue with not one suggestion you made in that list. But it only benefits the top end. The government should immediately kill all subsidies to foreign nations and business. TODAY!!! These funds should be immediately transferred into public works projects, such as new infrastructure, schools, and a public health option for low income workers. Is that fair?
You can tell about the Tech Guy because ...
August 18th, 2011
11:05 am
The Tech Guy is really not a legit GT guy. How do I know? Um, ah, the CEO of WALMART IS a GT alumnus and if Tech Guy were too, he would not be badmouting Walmart. Nice try twirp.
It is so easy to see through about 88% of the so called GT bloggers on this site. They are stay at mommy’s home guys with big a URANGE and giant bag of Fritos purchased at Walmarts.
Gooooooooooooooooooooo Dogs.
JB
August 18th, 2011
11:06 am
Gay Dawg. Yes, i would like to, but the reality is those folks are here. they are part of the economy. They ARE not going to learn English. They have to be dealt with as far as communicating. I would like to see us seal the border. Really seal it. Then start , over time evaluating every illegal here. Honest and family and hard working, put them on the path to citizenship. Criminal, low life sucking our resources, deport them. My 2 cents
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2011
11:08 am
We can conclude that having an 11% corp tax in Ireland is not the end all, cure everything, everybody is going to have high paying tech jobs, complete fix for thier economy. Did they ever claim it would be?
JB
August 18th, 2011
11:08 am
slydog, the top end is the fuel that runs this place.
Joey
August 18th, 2011
11:09 am
Right after BHO said all that, JB, pigs would fly out of stys.
slydog
August 18th, 2011
11:10 am
@Lowcountry Bulldawg I think we are closer than you think, it’s just a matter of us talking it out rather than standing on opposing sides throwing eggs at each other…lol There are many people stuck in the middle, like many members of my family, who have too many assets to qualify for public assistance, but not enough income to stay ahead of their utility bills. Everyone isn’t strong enough to sleep in a car. It’s just a matter of perspective and experience, which is different from one person to the next. At least we can compromise, but our “leaders” ignore common sense.
Scooters can be fun or dangerous for anyone
August 18th, 2011
11:12 am
I crashed a Honda into a metal storm drain in an apartment complex in Athens in 71 or 72 with my wife of 37+ years, with her sitting on the back of that bike, both B+ students at UGA. We matured, grew up, raised family in Dunwoody and now have two grown, mature, ultra successful kids. By the way …………..last time on a motor bike. Both unhurtthen but we got the message …………….they can either be fun or dangerous.
Crashing a bike happens to us all. Ask Gary Bussy who won an OSCAR. It has nada to do with UGA athletes or their IQs or the school, or what their major is, or anything but being careless and sort of reckless.
Go Dogs.
DawginLex
August 18th, 2011
11:13 am
ball gag and jumper cables
That there is funny I don’t care who you are
slydog
August 18th, 2011
11:15 am
JB If not one person showed up for work tomorrow, who will be running this place? If not one person followed the law, how could there be law enforcement? It’s the bottom who gives power to the top, less, they wouldn’t know they were on top at all, right? Who gives politicians power? They didn’t buy it, we gave it to them.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
11:16 am
Agreed Sly our leadership lacks common sense, but as long as they have a couple of talking points and do not get in some scandal then they always look to the next mid-term election. They are in th ebusiness of politics. Not in the business of average Joe American.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
11:17 am
Gay Dawg has some unsettling funny lines.
Junior Samples
August 18th, 2011
11:20 am
i got a deal on tech toilet paper at the walmarts. does that count as merchandise sales?
Delbert D.
August 18th, 2011
11:21 am
I ride a scooter myself, but it weighs 370 pounds and has a 350 pound load capacity. The idea of 275 pound people on those Chinese 50cc things that don’t require a motorcycle license is ludicrous.
Prozac Dawg
August 18th, 2011
11:21 am
Insider had it right last night about Hamilton. Very sorry for any injury to any player.
Any of you guys ever visit OBNUG (One Bronco Nation Under God)? You should. There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of trash talking there but the Kool Aid is being served by the bucketsful.
That being said, they are convinced their ‘D’ (particularly Chase Baker) will be able to handle any thing the Dawgs have. As a matter of fact, “they could go 10 deep and still beat most of the teams they face”. You can read the post for yourself. My point being, does anybody think the BS players are as overconfident as the fans. Are they THAT well coached. Talking about their ‘D’ now??
Delbert D.
August 18th, 2011
11:25 am
Prozac – Chase Baker, ok. Here’s a look at their DL starters:
Defense:
***DE Shea McClellin 3L 6-3 258 (13.5 TFL, 9.5 sacks)
DE Tyrone Crawford 1L 6-4 276 (3.5 TFL, 7.0 sacks)
DT Chase Baker 3L 6-1 296 (6.5 TFL 4.5 S)
**DT Billy Winn 3L 6-4 295 (9.5 TFL 4.5 S)
DT Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe 1L 6-3 307 (6.5 TFL 2.5 S)
**Winn is preseason AA-1st Team – SN and Athlon; 2nd Team Phil Steele and Lindy’s
*** McLellan is preseason AA – 2nd Team Athlon
Tman
August 18th, 2011
11:27 am
Sly dog I agree with you totally These people keep blaming the unemployed and poor for our problems. I am against oppression and the Tea Party and somehow you say I am racist? Our biggest problem is the unsightly military spending in supporting 2 wars and young men dying needlessly We are slaves to the Oil companies as well (I am a vietnam vet)
Tman
August 18th, 2011
11:28 am
By the way I am GT fan I hate it, but UGA is way too big and fast for the Bronco Brigade
DawginLex
August 18th, 2011
11:32 am
Tman
He was just kidding with you.
Congratulations and thank you for your service to our country. It’s folks like you that allow us to talk and give our opinions freely
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2011
11:34 am
Tman, sounds like you actually have a lot in common with the tea party.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 18th, 2011
11:36 am
I went over to the Boise blog. I thought whining was rampant onthe AJC,but that sight is nothing but flagged posts, deleted posts and administrators telling people to be careful.
reebok
August 18th, 2011
11:44 am
I was at the game a few years back when Georgia totally throttled Boise State…went down by the field pregame, watched both teams warm up, then went back to the stands and told my wife (who bleeds red & balck) not to worry…Boise State looked like a JUCO team compared to UGA. I’m curious how much (if any) the Broncos have closed the size & speed gap on Georgia in the intervening years…what’s the actual weight differential on the lines? Happy Thursday to all the college football fans out there!
Delbert D.
August 18th, 2011
11:46 am
More info on Boise St. top players, this time on offense:
Nate Potter is Lindy’s #1 OT, Kellen Moore is #2 QB, Doug Martin #14 RB. NFLDraftScout.com has Martin rated #2 RB out of 162; projected 3rd or 4th round. 40 Time: 4.48 40 Low: 4.38 40 High: 4.58
By the way, I’m not a Boise State supporter; I just like to compile info on Georgia’s opponents. I’ve been updating my info on the Broncos since April.
JDawg1785
August 18th, 2011
11:46 am
Lowcountry, have you seen the nonsense those folks spew on the ESPN blogs all day? If their team is half as arrogant and overconfident as their fans, it could be a good night for the Dawgs.
Prozac Dawg
August 18th, 2011
11:55 am
Lowcountry,
I don’t know how to check for flagged, deleted posts, etc but I fully expected to see a unicorn with a blue uniform.
@Delbert,
Good job on the stats. So they do have some playmakers. My biggest concern is our ‘O’ and thus their ‘D’.
Kellen Moore and not Doug Martin will probably have me make an extra call to the pharmacy.
washaun
August 18th, 2011
11:57 am
miss me yet?