UPDATED: ILB Shawn Williams highlights 4 new starters on Georgia’s defense
ATHENS – Georgia’s Shawn Williams, who started the first two games of the season at strong safety, got the start at inside linebacker Saturday against Coast Carolina
Williams, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound junior from Damascus, got the nod at the “Mo” linebacker position where regular starter Alec Ogletree was lost to a foot injury in the season opener. Ogletree is expected to be out at least two more weeks. Freshman Amarlo Herrera started the South Carolina game at Mo.
Georgia also had a new starter at the “Mike” inside linebacker position on Saturday. Junior Mike Gilliard filled in for Christian Robinson, who went down late in the South Carolina game with an ankle injury.
Williams’ switch from safety to linebacker created a domino effect on Georgia’s defense. Sanders Commings, who normally starts at cornerback, slid back to Williams’ strong safety spot. That meant that nickelback Branden Smith got the start at cornerback.
Also, John Jenkins was slated to get the first start of his young Georgia career at defensive end for the injured DeAngelo Tyson. But at the last second the Bulldogs subbed for Jenkins before the first snap and sent in cornerback Damian Swann as a nickelback.
Jenkins, a 6-4, 350-pound junior college transfer from Meriden, Conn., is primarily a nose guard but was filling in during the game at Tyson’s defensive end position. Tyson had started 11 consecutive games on Georgia’s defense but did not play Saturday because of an unknown injury. UGA officials said head coach Mark Richt will discuss Tyson’s situation after the game.
Other notable players to sit out Saturday’s game included tailback Richard Samuel (leg) and wide receiver Marlon Brown (ankle).
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confusadog
September 17th, 2011
5:52 pm
old women are probably snoops only option, besides young boys.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
5:53 pm
Have two guys ever been more disappointing than M. Brown and R. Samuel? Well, maybe the other tailback (Malcome) who can’t even get in any game. When we recruit these guys, we’re told how great they are. They are anything but great.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
5:54 pm
What’s the deal with Tyson not playing today?
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
5:55 pm
How about them Dawg coaches?
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
5:55 pm
Confusadog, your mamma is my preference.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
5:57 pm
Dawgtired, I can think of two guys off the top of my head much more disapointing than Samuels and Brown. That would be RICHT AND BOBO.
Quit blaming the players.
SatillaDawg
September 17th, 2011
5:58 pm
Go Dawgs!
A win, is a win, is a win.
Even if it is over a high school team.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
5:58 pm
Dawgtired, who is responsible for scouting and assessing HS talent before they are recruited? Please don’t say Scout and Rivals….
Timmy
September 17th, 2011
5:58 pm
Alright… so I think I need OU to beat FSU, then Texas to eventually beat OU…… then LSU to win out…. and Boise to win out….. and then we beat LSU for the SEC championship…. and rematch with Boise St for the National Championship…. How Bout Them Dawgs!!
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
5:59 pm
another round of koolaid, satilla….
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:00 pm
Timmy, how much koolaid have you consumed? I hope you have a designated driver….
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:00 pm
I’m not blaming them. I’m just pointing out how sorry they are. If you can put 2 and 2 together, you should realize the ultimate blame goes on those who recruited such players who simply can’t play at this level. BTE, 2 + 2 = 4.
JAWJeRDAWG
September 17th, 2011
6:01 pm
Dang, sorry I got back on and scrolled down through this nattering.
Anyway, Go Dawgs!
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:02 pm
Thank you Dawg Tired. Please join the revolution.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:02 pm
Sorry Snoop Dawg – I see you can add. So maybe we are actually on the same page.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:04 pm
I’m convinced we could be pretty good in the Big South Conference.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:07 pm
The real question is how bad is Ole Miss? Next week, we’ll see if Vandy is better than we are. They had zero trouble with Ole Miss. Wonder how we’ll do?
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:09 pm
Maybe we could just trade coaches with Ole Miss. Might improve both teams.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:11 pm
I may be slow, but I’m ahead of you….
Houston Nutt to Markt Wrecked
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:12 pm
After watching UT and UF for a half, I’m convinced CWM would not have made it through 3 games at UGA as a head coach before having a stroke. He actually has a pretty good team and is about to go bonkers. Just think how he would deal with the bunch we have.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:12 pm
We’re about to lose Mark Richt to North Carolina. They don’t care about winninng, they just want someone who will run a clean program.
We’d better get Richt a new contract before we lose him!
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
6:14 pm
snoop………..my mama is 80. Naming you as Gay is an insult to the gay population, sorry.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:15 pm
Muchamp would have gone postal on the UGA sidelines if he were to replace Richt…. Either homocidal or suicidal. I think homocidal… He could have been on our sidelines if it weren’t for that homo$exual Michael Adams and his sidekick McCavity. Now a good and competent Bulldog is our enemy.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:15 pm
Not sure the jail in Chapel Hill is big enough.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:17 pm
Get lost, corndog. You’re too ignorant to have ever attended UGA… and your sister is has the same mole as your mamma.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:17 pm
So true about CWM. At least I can tell he actually cares about what is happening out there. SOrt of refreshing.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:18 pm
Muschamp will rub Richt’s nose in $hit in Jacksonville. Remember those responsible for putting our program in such a position.
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
6:19 pm
snoop likes it in the A$$
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:20 pm
Well, we are in a mess. It will take some time to recover.
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
6:20 pm
snoops’s parents were siblings……
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:20 pm
Cornhole, your mamma and your sister satisfy Snoop’s every desire whenever it is requested…
Bluesong
September 17th, 2011
6:20 pm
@Snoop Dawg you don’t have a job or you are really lonely. I think you made your point now please go away.
Dawg Tired
September 17th, 2011
6:21 pm
Gotta go cook the steaks.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:22 pm
snoop’s gonna go to Sat evening Mass to pray for da Preacha Man’s departure…
dmr
September 17th, 2011
6:23 pm
Anyone who downplays today’s win IS AN IDIOT. 1.) Georgia had not won a game since last November. 2.) Georgia got to play a lot of kids. 3.) IT WAS THE NEXT GAME ON THE SCHEDULE YOU MORONS.
Georgia had to play this game. Much like so many SEC schools and ACC schools had already played one or two cupcakes. So, since it was on the schedule, there were two options. Win the game. Lose the game. Georgia chose the former rather than the latter. Enjoy it today. Get back to work on Monday. Move forward and don’t look back. Judge this team by the total body of work at the end of the season.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:26 pm
what’s your point, Dumber?
Coastal Carolina? Drink that Koolaid…
We’re fortunate that we weren’t embarrassed further with the clowns driving the UGA Football bus…
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
6:26 pm
Snoop is a catholic….. must have been abused.
Cuz
September 17th, 2011
6:28 pm
Guess I will come back when the adults are on line.
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:29 pm
Confusadog is a loser. He has defective genes. You can look in his left ear and see out the right… His mamma is uglier than a orangatan
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:29 pm
You must be Confusedadog’s cuz…
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
6:30 pm
sorry cuz, I got carried away de-snooping …….
DawgNation
September 17th, 2011
6:30 pm
Don’t blame ya Cuz. To bad Chip allows idoits to hijack a forum.
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
6:31 pm
snoop, I thought you were leaving us to repent………..you back already?
Snoop Dawg
September 17th, 2011
6:32 pm
Forum? Please someone get Corndog a dictionary.
mike
September 17th, 2011
6:36 pm
Moore and Sanders are not better than commings, williams and rambo.in time they may prove to be better but they arent ready Sanders play CB not safety
Chief Troll
September 17th, 2011
6:41 pm
Sticks and stones…
Homer from Homerville
September 17th, 2011
6:53 pm
We put it on those light fixtures! We will be nationally ranked by Monday. Great effort from the whole team. We dominated from start to finish! Overall great play calling, great coaching, great fans, great adminstration, great vending, great crowd control, great police presence, great parking, great shrubbery, great colors, great uniforms, great weather, great opponent, great seating, great atmosphere, great tradition, great hot dogs, great seat cushion, great t-shirt, great ball cap, great drunken fans, great vomit control, great stadium, great fan club, great glee club, great alumni, great funds, great cheerleaders, great co-eds, great marching band, great dormitories, great appartments, great bars, great bar patrons, great smokers, great drug addicts, great bums, well…everything about the classical university of the south is great. We are back baby!! Go Dawgs
confusadog
September 17th, 2011
7:03 pm
dawgs are the bomb
Kb
September 17th, 2011
7:07 pm
Snoop dog , You prove again and again how totally ignorant you are, Tech needs and wants you. Take your tired ass act elsewhere.
bgdawg
September 17th, 2011
7:10 pm
wow… what a lame blog today…