Looking at some of the information coming out of fall (summer) camp thus far, a few thoughts I have about the upcoming season.
-the NT position is in good hands as Jenkins was assumed to be the starter when he signed but Geathers is picking up where he left off in spring. Geathers has NFL in his blood, that family is NFL material and I think Kwame is finally starting to smell it. He is redshirt soph after all.
-Crowell is going to be pretty special. Defenders are already saying it is hard to get a good lick on him, coaches are already praising his work ethic and the fact he is picking up the offense pretty quickly. All good signs after the reports from some "insiders" that this kid was lazy druing the summer.
-Mitchell is drawing praise and criticism from the HEAD COACH. Folks, if Mark Richt is paying you close attention and you are a freshman WR, you must be pretty good. He is on your rear because he is coaching you up and has big expectations.
-a couple of our young OL are playing/picking things up well enough to provide us with some valuable DEPTH on the OL-David Andrews and Watts Dantzler. That is certainly encouraging because we NEED it badly.
-Branden Smith is going to push for a starting nod at corner. 5 INT's in one practice session, Richt has been quoted as saying he is playing great football. Look for Sanders Commings to move to safety and start there along with Rambo. Commings could also start at nickle corner.
-It appears that Hutson Mason is going to back up Murray with LeMay getting a redshirt. This is what I would prefer but I feel bad for Mason. I look for him to transfer after this year to a place where he can have a chance to start-maybe a smaller school but I think the kid has some talent but unless Murray is injured, he will only see mop up duty during his career.
-Still waiting to hear about Jarvis Jones, per Richt Kent Turene appears to not be headed our way. I am still not giving up hope because it took a long time for Kwame Geathers to get cleared. But, certainly if he does report, he will probably have to redshirt.
-It appears Mike Gilliard is making a strong push at inside LB. Good for him, he has put in the time and played well on special teams so now he will get a shot to get PT at LB. Also, Chase Vasser is playing behind Jarvis Jones, encouraging to see this.
-As of right now, I think you can clearly state the following true FR WILL play this year-Crowell, Drew, Herrera, Sanders, Swann, Marshall, Dantzler, Andrews, Mitchell and Rome. You could see a few more join in this group, Corey Moore and Chris Conley perhaps.
-Several players are nursing hamstring injuries, including Brandon Boykin. Overall, though, health has been in good shape to this point, granted no scrimmages yet but knock on wood to this point.
Gameday will not be in ATL for the Boise game, instead at Cowboy stadium for LSU/Oregon. That is ok, I would prefer them not be around. It seems to me we don't play well when they pick our game as the game of the day. The UGA/Boise game is still going to get a lot of attention and I think honestly for the most part because of Boise. Folks are still looking for validation that Boise is a program worthy to be playing in BCS games, and beating an SEC team basically on the road would do wonders for the Boise program. Not to mention, besides our game with Boise, they have really only one other roadblock to an unbeaten season, playing TCU-which will be minus their star QB this year. No doubt Boise will be favored-or at least I would think they would be, and most media I imagine will pick Boise. IF we can win this game, it will do wonders for the confidence of our program, both players and fans. Granted, if I had to pick one of the first two to win it would be week 2, but from a standpoint of confidence/pysche of a program, game one for us is huge.
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