105 players report for Georgia’s preseason football camp
The University of Georgia reported Tuesday night that 105 players reported for preseason football camp. That is the maximum amount allowed by NCAA rule. Unofficially, 76 of those players are on scholarship, which is nine below the NCAA limit.
The Bulldogs will undergo physicals and conditioning tests on Wednesday and several players will be taking final exams from summer semester. Then the first of 28 preseason practices will be held Thursday afternoon. UGA Media Day will be conducted at lunchtime Thursday. The season opener is Sept. 1 against Buffalo.
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Dosta Dawg
July 31st, 2012
8:54 pm
Lets play some football.
Nick SATAN
July 31st, 2012
8:55 pm
First
Nick SATAN
July 31st, 2012
8:56 pm
Dag nab it! O well first in the Polls
Dawg_Mike
July 31st, 2012
9:07 pm
Just give me 11 on each side of the ball that want to GATA and we will be fine. Go Dawgs !
TDawg
July 31st, 2012
9:14 pm
Fired up for some football. Saturday in Athens GATA
GATA Time!
July 31st, 2012
9:15 pm
Erk speaking from his grave and in heaven!
UGA…it’s time for the Crystal Trophy! It’s been long enough. Bring it home and shut these “fools” up.
Fools = Bammers, Barners, Tennerrsee, Floriduh, Ole Sis, Gux Tigre, Southcakalakka, Others irrelevant.
Texas A&M and Missouri – you get 1st year pass.
LOL.
UGA24-7
July 31st, 2012
9:19 pm
DOESN’T USC HAVE TO PULL A SCHOLARSHIP FROM SOMEONE TO MAKE ROOM FOR SILAS REDD? CHIP?
UGA24-7
July 31st, 2012
9:22 pm
OH AND GOOOOOOOOO DAWGS
Pago Pago DAWG
July 31st, 2012
9:36 pm
Let’s see, UGA opens vs Buffalo. ‘Bama opens vs Michigan. We bet Bama/Mich will have some “jacked up” practices and will be ready for the whole year while UGA may be asleep vs Buffalo.
General Mills
July 31st, 2012
9:50 pm
yep
General Mills
July 31st, 2012
9:51 pm
Well Okay then
Cmdawg99
July 31st, 2012
9:56 pm
Enter your comments here
Butter Bean Floyd
July 31st, 2012
10:48 pm
I bet Ricky Bobby Richt is gettin the boys ready for swiming and high diving at the Ramsey Center while Bama and LSU is hittin the practice fields really hard.
Wow!!
July 31st, 2012
10:55 pm
Butter Bean Floyd! With a name like that you’ve got to be from Bama.
Chip Towers
July 31st, 2012
10:55 pm
UGA24-7: It’s my understanding that USC will indeed have make room for Mr. Redd.
kingdaddy
July 31st, 2012
11:07 pm
Chip T.
Now that 10:55 pm, sounds like news worth reporting. Will you be giving us a wrap-up of the practices starting Thursday???
The Bear
July 31st, 2012
11:11 pm
Enter your comments here
The Bear
July 31st, 2012
11:12 pm
Keep em straight king
derekross
July 31st, 2012
11:15 pm
Having the biggest slowest o-line in college football still didn’t help the Dawgs push the LOS. Lets hope these quicker younger guys can get off the ball and put a hat on their man.
GATA
kingdaddy
July 31st, 2012
11:24 pm
How’s it going Bear? I’m watching the Braves, the Olympics and posting…Life is good my brother…
kingdaddy
July 31st, 2012
11:25 pm
Now, just waiting on some football. One month!!!
The Bear
July 31st, 2012
11:35 pm
Right on Braves getting on a roll. I really like the trade they made, sucks about Hanson but you could tell over his last few starts something was wrong, Football right around the corner.
William
July 31st, 2012
11:41 pm
Gymnastics gold, Phelps, gold. Georgia ?????. Go Dawgs, GATA.
TGT
July 31st, 2012
11:59 pm
GATA Time
That’s pretty funny, but you left out Missy State, Slanderbilt, and, Barfkansas.
Yeahyeahyeah
August 1st, 2012
12:11 am
While in tenn on vacation I ran across an Arkansas fan who told me the only thing worse than a gator fan was a ga fan. I was like wth has ark ever done besides have a good year last year. They’ve never won anything. Needless to say he shut the hell up.
Russell Hall
August 1st, 2012
12:16 am
Go you hairy Dawgs!
Bulldoghuff
August 1st, 2012
3:00 am
If we beat mizzou!!!I THINK WE GO ON A ROLL THAT TAKES US TO THE SECCG. GO DAWGS!
Terrence
August 1st, 2012
5:09 am
How are all these dummies doing in their remedial studies courses?
chris
August 1st, 2012
5:09 am
how bout dem DAWGS……
chris
August 1st, 2012
5:10 am
@ Terrence just like you.
Bulldoghuff
August 1st, 2012
5:33 am
@ Terrence you must be another never was that hate on these kids, because they made it farther than you!
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
6:49 am
29 walkons? Hmmm! Any potential offensive linemen in that group?
Buckeye
August 1st, 2012
7:02 am
It’s all downhIll from here, dogs. Your off season reign at #1 ends today.
Woof
GT = 10 time loser to Mark Richt
August 1st, 2012
7:26 am
Kiffie pulled the scholarship from a former walk-on awarded a scholarship last year to make room for Redd.
Game Changer
August 1st, 2012
7:30 am
Another start to football season, consistant failure over the past several years, not one win to hang our hat on the past four years, irrelevant to the national scene, irrelevant to the sec conference, will UGA take a step forward this year, New Year, Same Hype, hum, 2012 is the last chance for UGA to be competitive the next few years.
RedandBlackDAWG
August 1st, 2012
7:50 am
Remember this about anybody that takes a Penn. State player this year, and is allowed to go beyond their recruiting limit for 2013. You have on less scholarship to give for the 2014 class. That kid better be a mighty good investment and help immediately, because you are using future resources to try and win today. I hope the QB LSU took, turns out to be special.
GO DAWGS and GATA
Bail Bondsman
August 1st, 2012
7:58 am
105 mug shots is a dream come true!
kingdaddy
August 1st, 2012
8:14 am
Bail Bondsman
Wow, you had a large family reuinion. Next time you’re at the penal colony, give all your sisters a hug for me, lol…
Destin Dawg
August 1st, 2012
8:17 am
Go dawgs !! Missouri game in Columbia.. at night will be HUGE !! Win that one one and we”ll go on to SEC Champs !!!
Moneyball
August 1st, 2012
8:20 am
Terrence
August 1st, 2012
5:09 am
How are all these dummies doing in their remedial studies courses?
******************************************************************
Why don’t you ask them yourself since you sit next to them in class?
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
8:31 am
59, EVERY SEC team has at least 20 walk-ons in camp. And we have 19offensive linemen on scholarship. How many would you like to see?
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
8:35 am
What do you not like about next year’s chances to be competive, Game Changer? I actually think that will be a better team than this one.
kingdaddy
August 1st, 2012
8:37 am
Moneyball
Terrence flunked-out of “remedial studies”…He’s in a new class called “Big Dummy 101″, I heard he’s still over his head, lol…
old dog
August 1st, 2012
8:51 am
Altamaha,
A million, if that is what it takes to effectively BLOCK…..something we were NOT adept at last year!!
Joey
August 1st, 2012
8:53 am
Team will be better next year, AD. Schedule is bound to be tougher with one or more of the top 3 West teams, plus Clemson.
Richt needs to put up 11 or more wins this year. Win that Mizzou game on the road, and he’s got a good chance to do that.
Russ the spotted bulldog
August 1st, 2012
8:57 am
I have been working on my synchronized diving with Coach. We are going to wow ‘em at the pool party.
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
9:06 am
A tougher schedule, even if that means losing a game(s) does not equate to “not competitive”. IMO.
And even IF he does win 11, some folks will post tirelessly to discount that based on it not being 11 of the top teams.
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
9:09 am
But I am interested in Game Changer’s explaination. It was an honest question. Why will UGA cease to be competitive in the next few years, after 2012.
dawgfan
August 1st, 2012
9:10 am
“And we have 19offensive linemen on scholarship.”
That sounds nice on the surface, but some of them are probably injured. Others are probably being redshirted or only weigh 270 lbs or something and are not ready for big time SEC football. Or, some are just not very good. Whatever is going on, we always seem to have depth problems on the SEC line. I know this is a common problem across all of college football, but it is a persistant problem with us that this coaching staff has never been able to figure out. The truly elite teams are able to put together a strong O-line every 2 or 3 years. We have not fielded a decent O-line in ages. It is always a weakness. It is the #1 thing holding the program back right now if you ask me.
Thanks.
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
9:15 am
Altamaha, I never realized there were that many. But to answer your question I’d love to be 3 deep at position with quality.
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
9:15 am
Altamaha, I never realized there were that many. But to answer your question I’d love to be 3 deep at each position with quality.
Destin Dawg
August 1st, 2012
9:15 am
we have a tough schedule…. Missouri, S.C. Florida and Auburn.. all road games… can’t help that Tenn. sucks this year.. Gooo Dawgs !!
Phil McCreavis
August 1st, 2012
9:16 am
Wow…. 105 smelly mutts!
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
9:20 am
I agree with the joke there. And the point. But in reality, its not a matter of numbers. We HAVE the numbers. I’d imagine we have as many OL on the roster as anybody right now, and adding in Feb. (pushing it well over 20). Experience is the thing, we all know that at this point. (except for some who keep incorrectly calling it a numbers issue)
Bama=home of the T-bag special
August 1st, 2012
9:21 am
@Phil McCreavis I hope they stink ,snarl and pee on your leg and then bite you in your fat butt! GATA!
flo-ri-duh
August 1st, 2012
9:24 am
How many walk ons will get a scholarship this year? As long as they are seniors it won’t count towards the numbers in this recruiting class.
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
9:30 am
Not sure anybody is truly 3 deep with at every position. I’d also think that every SEC team has to list a few players at multiple positions to fill out thier actual 3 deep. But I certainly agree with your goal there.
I’d say we have, 12-15 OL on the roster right now, that are potentially good enough talent wise to play in a SEC game. With experience ranging from: a lot more than I think people realize (3 returning starters) to not much.
G-Dawg
August 1st, 2012
9:31 am
I could be wrong, but regarding Penn St players, i think teams are allowed to go over their 85 scholarships just for this year…but will have to make adjustments for it next year.
Dawgsgone
August 1st, 2012
9:33 am
I know we have to take into account injuries, grades, misbehavior and recruiting mistakes but it does seem that we are counting on incoming freshmen every year to play on our O line. That’s a big challenge no mater how good you are in high school. Just wish we had some stability there. Also wish we were experienced at runnign back but the past 3-5 years have been dismal in that regard. Hopefully Marshall and Gurley will start a new trend.
@Butterbean
August 1st, 2012
9:34 am
Thanks for the shoutout to the Dog Nation by bringing up the Ramsey Center, swimming home of gold medalist Allison Schmitt, who did us proud last night in the 200 M freestyle. Missy Franklin, come on to Athens, and continue the great tradition of UGA swimming.
Buzz 2011
August 1st, 2012
9:37 am
Doe tis include the 10 sitting in Clarke County Jails?
UGA Insider
August 1st, 2012
9:53 am
Good luck to the team when practice starts Thursday!
Bama=home of the T-bag special
August 1st, 2012
9:54 am
@Buzz 2011 no it doesn’t but it does count the 40+ players that saw action in the 10th beat down of Bug U in the last 11 tries.
Buckeye
August 1st, 2012
9:55 am
Too funny, theozone.net reports that the dog/Florida game is the most overated game that weekend due the dogs dismal 4-18 record over the last years.
Even funnier, the SEC! SEC! championship is also noted as an overated game because there will be a representative from the SEC! SEC! LEAST.
http://www.theozone.net
WDE
August 1st, 2012
9:56 am
Man I can’t wait for the season to start! Go Dogs!
1eyedJack
August 1st, 2012
9:56 am
“Doe tis include the 10 sitting in Clarke County Jails?”
No wonder those parking decks collapse.
WDE
August 1st, 2012
9:59 am
@Buckeye what’s really funny is a fan of a disgraces program taking shots at UGA, UF or the SEC in general…and after you ran out on the home and home with us…now go play with your sweater vests.
DawginLex
August 1st, 2012
10:04 am
64 Dallas Lee
Buford, GA OG Junior 6-4 300
68 Chris Burnette
Lagrange, GA OG Junior 6-2 313
74 Austin Long
Memphis, TN OT Junior 6-5 302
72 Kenarious Gates
Greenville, GA OT Junior 6-5 328
75 Kolton Houston
Buford, GA OT Sophomore 6-5 291
66 Hunter Long
Memphis, TN OG Sophomore 6-4 295
63 Xzavier Ward
Moultrie, GA OT Freshman 6-7 270
61 David Andrews
Norcross, GA C Sophomore 6-2 291
78 Watts Dantzler
Dalton, GA OT Sophomore 6-7 320
76 Zach DeBell
Tarpon Springs, FL OT Freshman 6-7 285
79 Mark Beard
Adamsville, AL OG Sophomore 6-4 290
71 John Theus
Jacksonville, FL OT Freshman 6-5 305
- Greg Pyke
Baltimore, MD OG Freshman 6-5 310
bodidley
August 1st, 2012
10:12 am
How many are sweating out grades for summer session to be eligble?
Anyone know?
The Bear
August 1st, 2012
10:18 am
@Buckeye your new delta qi name is “Black eye”. I do give you credit for coming into a UGA site and crowing about your pitiful conference and your dislike for the SEC who by the way has won the last 6 consecutive National Championships. But welcome it is good to get a different view.
Just for you” Black eye”
SEC….SEC….SEC get used to it.
One other thing……..Roll Tide!
PaulPaul
August 1st, 2012
10:24 am
Does anyone know the status of Kolton Houston? I read a post the other day he was leaving. I think the line should be good this year after a few games. Those lineman last year did lots of “holler blocking”. They seemed to be standing around hollering for Murray to watch out because they had missed their blocks. We can’t be much worse.
Phil McCreavis
August 1st, 2012
10:35 am
Chick Filet appreciation day! Eat a gamechikin Today!
Pitbull
August 1st, 2012
10:47 am
Here’s to having a great year and beating the tar out of Tech.
My two favorite teams are UGA and whoever is playing Tech.
With regards to Aubarn, here’s my favorite Aubarn joke:
What are the three most common lies told by an Aubarn fan?
3 My doublewide is paid for.
2 I didn’t know she was my sister.
1 Honest officer, I was just helping the pig over the fence.
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
10:47 am
I’m sure any number of the Bama trolls can give us the exact numbers, But as I read Alabama’s roster (reputed to have a strong line again) they have 15 OL, only 8 of which have ever played a snap. . The big difference is: thier starters are all fairly expereinced, and whatever conclusions sombody wants to draw about the overall talent level. But for sure they are not 3 deep at every position with expereinced SEC linemen.
My point being, UGA is not so far off as there seems to be this accepted notion. I actually think we are in better shape depth wise this year as we have been in a while.
Eugene Mendez
August 1st, 2012
11:08 am
I am a football fan and i love your blogs! keep writing!
The Bear
August 1st, 2012
11:17 am
71 Cyrus Kouandjio SO 6-6/311 1L Tackle
75 Barrett Jones SR 6-5/302 3L Center (Outland Trophy winner)
61 Anthony Steen JR 6-3/303 2L Guard
65 Chance Warmack SR 6-3/320 3L Guard
76 D.J. Fluker JR 6-6/335 2L Tackle
Austin Shepherd, Arie Kouandjio , Kellen Williams, Ryan Kelly, Isaac Luatua and Chad Lindsay are all players who will likely be featured on the Crimson Tide two-deep depth chart and have game experience.
Hope this helps(Your favorite Troll)
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
11:33 am
As I said, that’s a pretty envious starting Line-up.
Your SID needs to look at the official roster though, because 3 of those reserves are not shown to be letterman.
Good illustration of how 2 deep, with some being underclassmen, is about as good as even the teams that are thought to have Oline as a strength are realistically..
1eyedJack
August 1st, 2012
12:02 pm
“76 scholly players. Wow. You guys are in for a loooooooong season.”
The rules still only allow for 11 at a time on the field. We’ll be fine.
+19???
August 1st, 2012
12:11 pm
So, UGA has 105 yet Richt wanted 19 additional players??? Sounds like he was gonna have try-outs for the 85 and remove current players off scholarship. SMH
I wonder how those ‘highly-touted’ RBs feel knowing Richt was planning to have them ride the pine behind Silas Redd?
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
12:15 pm
That is about the most pointless argument that gets repeated in here. IF he number of scholarshiped players is what matters most, they could change that to 85 tommorrow. and some of those guys would probably be better than some other players that were recruited at various other places. What matters is talent level ON the field. IF you want to have that debate, start naming names and positions, and let’s have the debate.
The roster Number does have potential concequences, but of those, the results this year are not likely one of them.
Or, keep repeating stuff you read but put no thought into and pretend to have an actual opinion on it. Thats goes for a few Georgia fans too.
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
12:32 pm
You know this is where the AJC creates a story where there isn’t one. I think anybody with half a brain realizes that Richt wasn’t trying to sign 19 PSU players. He was just interested in gaging the interest of 19 PSU players and evidently there wasn’t any. The way the article was titled was misleading. But that’s the way the AJC rolls!
Homepage | MrSEC
August 1st, 2012
12:35 pm
[...] 4. UGA had 105 players report for practice yesterday… but only 76 of those players are on scholarship. [...]
76+19 = 95 Not 85
August 1st, 2012
12:40 pm
Somebody need to tell St. Richt to work on his ciphers…the scholarship limit is 85 not 95. Looks like he was using ‘Fuzzy Math.’
Anyway you slice it, to hover like a vulture over 19 players is pathetic! The 25 or whatever he just signed out of HS should be outraged. After giving them all kinds of recruiting promises, Richt was prepared to bring in more bodies ahead of them on the depth chart. Your RBs should be upset beyond measure that he tried to poach Silas Redd. I hope RB Greg Bryant is paying attention…
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
12:44 pm
opps….. somebody did not pass the “half of brain” test at 12:40.
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
12:47 pm
Like I said “no story here”! But I have to admit you’re really trying hard to make up one. LOL!
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
12:47 pm
LOL!
Bsnall
August 1st, 2012
12:48 pm
I wonder how many players will fail the drug test today. Then again, will they truly tell us if a player failed the test? LOL
RE: AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
12:50 pm
Richt sang Happy Birthday to Keith Marshall – http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2011/mark-richt-sings-happy-birthday-to-a-recruit/
Anything to get the signature of an 18-year-old young man. Looks like ‘Happy Birthday’ changed to ‘Backstabbers’ by the O’Jays. SMH, LOL
One can only wonder what he was planning to sing to Silas Redd??? SMH
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
12:54 pm
Don’t matter! Even if they all pass, I’m sure you’ll be happy to make something up! Some of you trolls are working overtime today!
Happy Birthday???
August 1st, 2012
1:00 pm
Isn’t that kind of kookie for a grown man to sing Happy Birthday to an HS senior?? Just askin’
You think old school coaches like Vince Dooley, Woody Hayes, Bo, Lou or Spurrier would doing something like this??
59bulldawg
August 1st, 2012
1:03 pm
No worse than a grown man trying his best to anger folks by making up stuff! Sort of like throwing dung against the wall just to see if any of it will stick! LOL! It’s really more childish than “kookie”. Just saying . . .
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
1:10 pm
Can’t imagine any of those guys skyping a committed recruit of another school for an hour and half either.
And this Keith Marshall guy, where did he sign?
AltamahaDawg
August 1st, 2012
1:11 pm
And YOU are going to lecture on the appropriate action of a “grown man”. sure.
faithfulDawg86
August 1st, 2012
1:55 pm
UGA 24/7 and Chip – part of NCAA ruling says that any team who takes a Penn State player does NOT have to make room; they will be allowed an “extra” scholarship if necessary for this year only.
RedandBlackDAWG
August 1st, 2012
4:05 pm
59 bullDAWG’
All CMR did was what the NCAA mandated as far as PSU players transferring. He was required to notify PSU of the 19 players UGA might want to contact in the near future. Not that he would contact any of them, and so far, there has been nothing said of him actually contacting any of them. After discussions with the staff, UGA decided to go a different route. Not one PSU player was offered a contract and turned it down. As fart as has been reported, not one player was ever contacted by CMR or staff. After evaluating the circumstances, I am sure that UGA decided they would rather stick with their recruiting classes and not go for maybe an immediate fix at some position or another. LSU got a 3rd string QB from PSU, and lame kitten took a one year running back. That may pan out, once he gets into the routine and learns the playbook. If he does good at USC he will be a junior and be gone after one year.
simply the best
August 2nd, 2012
12:39 pm
Go Dawgs! Make it special