Georgia’s Jarvis Jones says he’s not considering an early exit for NFL
ATHENS – The Georgia Bulldogs received a lot of accolades following Saturday’s 24-20 win over Florida. Weekly awards and national recognition have been rolling in for individual player performances in the the game.
But probably the biggest treat as far news for Bulldogs fans is Jarvis Jones’ assurance on Monday that he plans on hanging in college for a good while longer.
Jones, who was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, for his performance against the Gators, met with UGA beat reporters early Monday afternoon to discuss that and his recent nomination as a Butkus Award semifinalists. The Butkus annually goes to the player deemed to be the nation’s best linebacker.
As a redshirt sophomore — he sat out one season after transferring to Georgia from Southern Cal — Jones (6-foot-3, 241 pounds) is eligible to enter the 2012 NFL Draft. As was inevitable with the season he’s having, Jones was asked he was considering that option.
“Not at all,” he said without a moment’s hesitation. “I’m going to be here as long as I can. I mean, I love the university, I love the guys here, I love being in Athens. Most of all, school’s going to come first. And I love my coaches, too. Right now I don’t feel like I’m ready to play in the NFL anyway. I’ve still got a lot to learn.”
Jones looked pretty well-versed against the Gators this past Saturday. The outside linebacker and pass-rushing specialists recorded four sacks — the second-most in a single game in school history — five tackles overall and forced a fumble that Georgia recovered and led to an eventual touchdown.
In addition to the SEC award, which he shared with Arkansas’ Jerry Franklin, Jones’ performance also reaped him the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, the Rivals.com SEC Player of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards National Player of the Week honors.
“It’s been great,” Jones said. “I think I’ve dealt with it well. It was a big game and I expect it was for the rest of the guys around me. It was Florida and we hadn’t beaten them since ‘07. So we’re proud and walking around with our heads held high right now. But we’ve got to keep pushing and getting better every week.”
Jones now leads the SEC with eight sacks in eight games and is ranked fifth nationally. He helped anchor a defense that held the Gators to minus 19 yards rushing and a single offensive touchdown. In fact, Georgia’s defense has allowed just six touchdowns in the past 24 quarters.
Here’s a few other news and notes stemming from the Bulldogs’ victory in Jacksonville:
- Georgia senior left tackle Cordy Glenn was named the SEC’s Offensive Lineman of the Week. The 6-5, 348-pound native of Riverdale graded out at a team-best 82 percent with three “intimidation” blocks while starting his 41st consecutive game for the Bulldogs. A captain for the third straight contest, Glenn was a part of an offense that racked up 185 yards on the ground and 354 total yards as the Bulldogs have now scored 20 or more points in every game this season. Glenn also helped give quarterback Aaron Murray time to direct a comeback from a 17-3 early deficit. Georgia finished 3-for-3 on fourth down conversions in the game, scoring touchdowns on a pair of them.
- Also on Monday, senior cornerback Brandon Boykin was included among 15 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the top defensive back in college football. The SEC has seven semifinalists on the list claimed the last two winners of the award (Eric Berry, Tennessee, 2009; Patrick Peterson, LSU, 2010). Georgia has never had a Thorpe winner. The award is named after history’s greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. A native of Fayetteville, Boykin has started in 32 career games, including the last 16 for the Bulldogs. For the year, he has recorded 31 tackles and his seven pass break-ups, 5.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions are all second on the team. Boykin has also totaled two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble this year, is the SEC’s active leader and fourth in conference history with 2,393 kickoff return yards (24.42 average) and has returned four punts for 43 yards this season.
- CBS is now considering the Georgia-Auburn game for its national broadcast on Nov. 12. The SEC’s primary television rights holder exercised its six-day option on Monday, meaning and it will wait until Sunday to decide what games it wants to televise the next weekend. CBS will choose between Georgia’s home game and Alabama at Mississippi State, Florida at South Carolina and Tennessee at Arkansas. The game could also be played on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. or ESPN at 7:45 p.m.
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Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
CHDawg
WOW the WR wouldn’t THROW his QB under the Bus after a once in a lifetime win. Never would have seen that coming.
Snoop Dawg
October 31st, 2011
8:36 pm
This is some of the best news I’ve read in the past three years about UGA Football. Jarvis Jones is true to his school. He’s a true blue Dawg. So is Richard Samuel. This development is significant. This is evolution from the ignorant dumb inner city gangsta types who just wanted to hang in long enough to qualify for NFL. JJ and RS want diplomas! They love Athens and the Bulldog Nation. This could get infectious! Hope so…
I’m thrilled that the Jacksonville demons may have been exorcised last Saturday against a lousy UF team. We won, but it was ugly–because of poor coaching mainly, but also poor execution. Grantham and the defense is becoming spectacular. The win in Jacksonville should not make Richt’s Penny Stock increase at all. Nor Bobo’s. Richt could resign tomorrow, we could make Grantham the acting coach, and we would be much better all around–including recruiting. Kids want to join a winning football program, not a missionary outfit.
Our next challenge is Auburn which plays smashmouth football. South Carolina will lose a SEC game this year. If we can get past Auburn, we will be playing in the Georgia Dome again this year!
BE CAREFUL. This is the easiest schedule UGA has ever had. Even a trip to Atlanta should in no way save Richt and Bobo. They gotta go.
But… GO DAWGS!
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
8:37 pm
RUSS is the new UgaIX. How can the MUTTS not want RUSS? he has won more games against the the last 3 Uga’s combined.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
October 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
———–why
—————-do
——–people
———–insist
——————on
——–doing
——————–this
-CRAP!
Snoop Dawg
October 31st, 2011
8:42 pm
Russ is the Dawgs’ Lucky Dog. Don’t get rid of Russ as long as we are winning.
The vet school needs to start breeding future UGAs as I believe that Sonny Seiler’s stock has been inbred too much and now has serious genetic flaws.
UGA should not belong to a private person.
BG
October 31st, 2011
8:42 pm
John Brantley is having nightmares about Jarvis Jones.
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
8:43 pm
……..Gators than……. insert where it belongs.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
October 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Also,
Since AM beat another team with a winning record, now 2-9 or whatever, how long do we have to be reminded of this record?
Or how many victories does UGA have to run off to stop being reminded of the past 22 years?
Talk about UGA fans living in the past? Haters and losers live in the past. The players and coaches get paid to have a short term memory and right now this team is 6-2 and can make some noise the rest of this year.
Some of you need to put your big boy pants on and accept the fact that you haters of CMR did not get your wish. No Mullen, no Petersen so all your rants and supposed inside information was a bunch of bullcrap.
Its great to be a Dawg and a Dawg who stayed the course through the season when so many bit!hed and moaned and threw in the towel.
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
BG…………..not even close. Brantley is having nightmares about LSU and BAMA. He couldn’t move around the weak mutts because he has actually faced the REAL SEC Powerhouse Teams. Not the Tennessee and the Mississippi Trash.
CHDawg
October 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Still@thebar, watch the tape. It is pure QB art–a perfect laser beam that was released before the route developed. And no, the WR wasn’t obligated to say it was a great throw. It was a great catch, too. You obviously know nothing about football, or you wouldn’t be saying stuff that makes you sound so bad. Get back to your drink…it won’t talk back like we will.
athdog
October 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
I hope JJ means it, but if he changes his mind who could blame him? Either way, he’s going to get big bucks some day soon. Let’s hope it’s later rather than sooner.
H B T D
Anonymous 'Cos
October 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
“Back from the dead: Good luck in finding anybody outside the players and coaches on Georgia’s football team who didn’t think the Bulldogs were dead after those back-to-back losses to open the season. The only buzz surrounding the team following the 45-42 loss to South Carolina on Sept. 10 centered on coach Mark Richt and whether or not he was going to make it. Well, with two games to play in the SEC, the Bulldogs are alive and well in the East race and have won six straight games. There’s a mental toughness about this team that wasn’t there the past couple of seasons.”
This was posted in a Halloween themed write-up on ESPN. This was the excerpt about the change we have had this year. I particularly love the part at the end about this year’s team having a different mental toughness and comraderie. Glad to know many more than just myself are seeeing this truth…and it’s finally showing on the field. Go Dawgs!
CHDawg
October 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
Still@thebar wrote, >>Brantley is having nightmares about LSU<< Back to your drink, sweetie. Anybody who knows anything about SEC football would know that Brantley missed the LSU game–he was injured. You must be a drunk Techie?
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
CHDawg you are so right.
The last UGA QB to be GREAT was who?
Fran the man Tarkington!
Amy Murphy will not even be Eric Zier.
Will Fatt Matt STIFford last a season………FINALLY?
Dawg4Life
October 31st, 2011
8:56 pm
Our special teams fiascoes are plain and simple coaching. When Fabris was there we sucked. When Belin arrived from Vandy we go from like last to first is kick off coverage. Now that he leaves for the pros we majorly suck again. The numbers don’t lie. Time to give up one of the other position coaches for a top notch special teams coach. As badly as I feel for Blair, Bogotay deserves as shot at field goals, enough is enough. I am grateful for the win against FL and will take it any way we can get it. Let’s run out the season men.
midtown
October 31st, 2011
8:57 pm
He’s gone!
Kauai DAWG
October 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
O it’s great to be a gator hater
O it’s great to be a gator hater
Go DAWGS!
Dawg48
October 31st, 2011
9:02 pm
Still @ thebar
Is a closet dawg fan! That’s why he is always on the dawg blogs!
Dr. Morpheus
October 31st, 2011
9:05 pm
Athens loves you, too, Jarvis! It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog. You’re a great player, but better still, a great person and a Super Dawg. All the best as you move forward.
CHDawg
October 31st, 2011
9:05 pm
Still@thebar, so you are a guy who doesn’t understand football basics, and doesn’t even know enough about the season to realize that John Brantley was injured in the Alabama game, and you slam Stafford a day after he blew Tebow and the Broncos off of the field, with a great performance. So you obviously aren’t a Gator, know little of football, and you hate UGA to the point that you come on a blog and spout nonsense….weird unit!!
Dawg48
October 31st, 2011
9:08 pm
Snoop you should not even come on here to cheer the dawgs you have been negative all year long! The only thing you ever say is fire richt or fire bobo! Time for you to stop wearing the red and put on the blue, you and meschamp prob have a lot in common both are closet gator fans!
richie
October 31st, 2011
9:14 pm
The dawgs are coming along just fine.They are growing up and they are turning into a good football team…….They have some issues but that will be worked out.
Thomas Brown you are funny……Who writes your jokes…….You need to stay with your day job……lol
Harold
October 31st, 2011
9:21 pm
Why do so called “fans” get on these blogs and bemoan the fact that UGA is 6-2? Would you have rather lost the last 6 games and be 0-8? What more do you want? They very easily could have and should have beaten South Carolina but did not. Okay…so they just went out and won the next 6. Is that a problem? I mean, is that not what every Dawg fan wanted? Did they look great doing it? Not all the time. Could they help the fact that each of those teams is having the year that they are? NO! Were they perfect in each of their wins? NO! But, as any championship team can tell you, it takes some luck along the way. Do I think UGA is a championship team at this point? Who knows. Defensively–possibly. Offensively–doubtful. But how does the old saying go, Defense wins championships! Okay, be thankful for where they are right now because there is a lot of football to be played and anything can happen. GO DAWGS!!!!!
Dawg48
October 31st, 2011
9:21 pm
Thomas brown does not have a day job! Or a night job! He lives in his moms basement!
Spaceman Spiff
October 31st, 2011
9:21 pm
@ Still@theBar
Jealousy is very unbecoming of you…
Spaceman Spiff
October 31st, 2011
9:22 pm
Thomas Brown is just another technerd troll. Oh how I love it when the technerds live vicariously through us!
Dawg48
October 31st, 2011
9:23 pm
Tell em harold
Dr. Morpheus
October 31st, 2011
9:23 pm
Gotta say this: Still@theBar got pancake blocked tonight! Nice work, Dawgs
Dawg48
October 31st, 2011
9:28 pm
Still@thebar is a tech fan! The reason he left is his shift at the waffle house started and he is engineering me a pecan waffle! He needs to change his name to still@thegrill!
Spaceman Spiff
October 31st, 2011
9:28 pm
@ Harold
It’s not the fans who are doing that – its the pathetic little technerd trolls that come on here… ex. Thomas Brown…
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
Spaceman Spiff……….Don’t Harsh my JEALOUSY. hahahha
I still want to know if Ben Jones is going to practice his GUT PUNCHES under the pile against New Mexico St to get ready for AUBURN.
I guess i need to Huff some of that glue Calvin uses to have his adventures. LOL. Be good Spaceman Spiff DAWG.
CHDawg
October 31st, 2011
9:34 pm
I have to agree. A great litmus test is six wins in a row, with a hard fought, come from behind victory in Jax. No real Dawg fan would be in a whining, complaining mood. True allegiances have likely been exposed.
CHDawg
October 31st, 2011
9:36 pm
Make that, very weird unit.
Old Ga Fans
October 31st, 2011
9:39 pm
We beat top 10 teams…..new Ga fans…… we’re just glad we can beat anybody
Dawg48
October 31st, 2011
9:41 pm
We will be with out samuels and Mitchell this weekend.
Old Ga Fans
October 31st, 2011
9:41 pm
We played our way into the SEC championship game……..new GA fans……..will somebody beat SC for us so we can play in the SEC championship game………..Please, pretty please
ToccoaDawg
October 31st, 2011
9:57 pm
I hope JJ stays and graduates and solidifies himself in bulldog lore.
ToccoaDawg
October 31st, 2011
9:59 pm
Dawg48 as long as we have them for the Auburn game its all good.
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
10:04 pm
http://www.ajc.com/news/forsyth/forsyth-raises-big-buzz-1214005.html
UGA fans please read this and sent the DUMB ARSE a note that BEEs are GREAT for the local neighborhood.
I have kept bees off and on for years. UGA’s Keith Delaplane is a great asset to the Ga. beekeeper society. and I respect that DAWG a lot. Please send a note that you don’t mind bees in your neighborhood. They are there already and a person keeping them is an asset to the Food and plant production in your neighborhood.
austin
October 31st, 2011
10:07 pm
what ever happened to Michael Thornton and t.j. strippling ?
Rocktown Dawg
October 31st, 2011
10:10 pm
We all knew Grantham would eventually start to kicka$$.. But our offense continues to stink… Bobo has to be the dumbest O.C. I have personal witnessed… His play calls r so predictable !!! not only that but when we was running it down Florida’s throat… what does he do on first and 10… Pass… 2nd down… pass.. 3rd down.. draw play…then punt… forget the Vampire bus.. Bobo drives the shortbus… retard… and usually Murray is on it too!!! lol… He needs to spend more time on his accuracy than watching film… besides he eyes the primary reciever on most plays anyway.. He will never be a NFL QB… If it wasn’t for Bennet, King,and Conley aggressive play we wouldn’t be celebrating his victory… They r the MVP’S in my book…. Oh yea… Bobo u $uck….
Lakedawg
October 31st, 2011
10:18 pm
The D loses Brandon Boykin and DeAngelo Tyson, both hard working give it all players, that will hurt. But everyone else back plus the redshirts and a couple newcomers defense should be really really good next year.
Offense will miss the 3 starters on O Line, Figgins and depending on what Charles does. Otherwise receivers, 2 4 or 5 star RB’s coming and a couple O-Lineman capable of backup Dawgs gonna be hard to beat next year.
Course we still got chance for some freat wins left this year also. Future bright for the Dawgs!
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
10:19 pm
http://www.ajc.com/news/forsyth/forsyth-raises-big-buzz-1214005.html
UGA fans please read this and sent the DUMB ARSE a note that BEEs are GREAT for the local neighborhood.
I have kept bees off and on for years. UGA’s Keith Delaplane is a great asset to the Ga. beekeeper society. and I respect that DAWG a lot. Please send a note that you don’t mind bees in your neighborhood. They are there already and a person keeping them is an asset to the Food and plant production in your neighborhood.
ToccoaDawg
October 31st, 2011
10:20 pm
why isn’t mason playing more?
dawgenuff
October 31st, 2011
10:25 pm
Thomas Brown, Patience brother, our time is coming ! UGA will have all the ranked teams it needs in 2012! We will be much improved by then, with John Theus and Avery Young as OT’s, and Keith Marshall to spell Crowell . How about ranked teams such as Clemson,Alabama, LSU,USCe,Florida and Tennessee and Auburn by then,all in one year! It will be Murray’s senior year.and malcolm Mitchell .experience,experience,experience!
Still@theBAR
October 31st, 2011
10:38 pm
TOCCOAdawg cause Richt is a MORON. Amy Murphy will not be better in the NFL than Hutson mason. i bet MASON gets signed with his limited time and film at UGA.
Pago Pago DAWG
October 31st, 2011
11:03 pm
JJ will leave early, some agent will get a hold of him…
Brian K
October 31st, 2011
11:12 pm
Ahh you gullible mutts. They all say that. Then an agent comes calling and gives 10 million reasons why they leave. If he wins the award, he is 100% gone. Remember aj said the same thing. All these guys say it.
bugsquacher
October 31st, 2011
11:27 pm
Current assessment….
1- players have overcome much….(bad coaching, stupid examples of conduct, terrible play calling)… good for them
2- special teams leaves alot to be desired
3- kicking — (see number two)
4- defense — pretty good
5- offensive line — starting to improve
6- Samuels — where has he been all season, best running of the year against Florida
7- Murray — look good last year, hasnt been what we expected this year
8- defensive head coach — good pick up
9- offensive play calling —- CMR needs to jettson Bobo now, like he did Martinez
10- Hire a sports psychologist — send Walsh to him daily, his problem is the 4 inches between his ears
11- Cromwell needs to follow his blocks more
aladawg
November 1st, 2011
12:50 am
Hey Thomas Brown you fu–ing moron get the hell off this blog and carry your sorry scum bag ass back to Tech.