Tampa (Fla.) Plant offensive lineman Richy Klepal received offers from Georgia and USC in the past week and will try to make a final decision in the next few months.
The 6-foot-5, 275-pound lineman has an offer list of close to 25, but he is ready to make some cuts. Klepal has enlisted Plant head coach Robert Weiner to help him through the process.
"Things have gotten pretty crazy in the last few weeks," Klepal said. "It's been the most exciting time of my life but also the most stressful time in my life.
The 6-foot-5, 275-pound lineman has an offer list of close to 25, but he is ready to make some cuts. Klepal has enlisted Plant head coach Robert Weiner to help him through the process.
"Things have gotten pretty crazy in the last few weeks," Klepal said. "It's been the most exciting time of my life but also the most stressful time in my life.
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Roundtable: Next SEC coach in hot seat? 
May, 16, 2012
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Entering last season, much of the talk was about the temperature of Mark Richt’s hot seat. After compiling a 6-7 record, the natives were restless. One year, one division title, one top-five recruiting class and one new contract extension later, Richt appears to be sitting atop the icebox at the SEC coaches’ picnic. But some of his fellow coaches are sweating, and after seeing the situation up close, we are wondering: “Which SEC coach has the most pressure on him going into the 2012 season?”
David Ching: Although it is somewhat unfair given the disaster he inherited, I believe Tennessee coach Derek Dooley's seat is probably the hottest entering the season. The Volunteers went 5-7 last season and are a mediocre 11-14 in his two seasons after taking over from Lane Kiffin.
It is apparent that the fans in Knoxville are dissatisfied after the team missed out on the SEC championship game through four straight years -- the Vols' longest drought since 1992-96, when Florida went to each of the first five league title games. The Vols have given no indication that they are ready to contend for an SEC East title, so their drought is likely to reach five this fall.
David Ching: Although it is somewhat unfair given the disaster he inherited, I believe Tennessee coach Derek Dooley's seat is probably the hottest entering the season. The Volunteers went 5-7 last season and are a mediocre 11-14 in his two seasons after taking over from Lane Kiffin.
It is apparent that the fans in Knoxville are dissatisfied after the team missed out on the SEC championship game through four straight years -- the Vols' longest drought since 1992-96, when Florida went to each of the first five league title games. The Vols have given no indication that they are ready to contend for an SEC East title, so their drought is likely to reach five this fall.
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Georgia
2011 overall record: 10-4
2011 conference record: 7-1 (T-1st)
Returning starters: Offense: 7; defense: 9; kicker/punter: 0
Top returners:
2011 overall record: 10-4
2011 conference record: 7-1 (T-1st)
Returning starters: Offense: 7; defense: 9; kicker/punter: 0
Top returners:
Check out DawgNation's photo gallery live from the Georgia state high school track championships.
JEFFERSON, Ga. -- Coming off a personal record in the 100 meter of 11.10 seconds, Brendan Langley (Marietta, Ga./Kell) can now say he is a state champion, as the Longhorns clinched the Georgia AAAA state track title Sunday. Now the 6-foot-1, 186-pound cornerback can focus on trying to earn a championship ring on the gridiron as well. He took a step in the right direction at last month the Charlotte NFTC, picking up an invitation to summer's elite event, The Opening, held at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.
“I learned a lot about backpedaling, hip placement and coming out low in your breaks to make it easier for a taller cornerback like myself,” Langley said. “I am very excited to be a part of The Opening, especially since I have never been to the West Coast.”
JEFFERSON, Ga. -- Coming off a personal record in the 100 meter of 11.10 seconds, Brendan Langley (Marietta, Ga./Kell) can now say he is a state champion, as the Longhorns clinched the Georgia AAAA state track title Sunday. Now the 6-foot-1, 186-pound cornerback can focus on trying to earn a championship ring on the gridiron as well. He took a step in the right direction at last month the Charlotte NFTC, picking up an invitation to summer's elite event, The Opening, held at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.
“I learned a lot about backpedaling, hip placement and coming out low in your breaks to make it easier for a taller cornerback like myself,” Langley said. “I am very excited to be a part of The Opening, especially since I have never been to the West Coast.”
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Paring down the list to six was just too tough. So Josh McNeil went with a top 12.
McNeil told ESPN via text message that he was still considering only Ohio State, Alabama, Florida, Miami, North Carolina State, Oregon, California, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame and East Carolina.
McNeil told ESPN via text message that he was still considering only Ohio State, Alabama, Florida, Miami, North Carolina State, Oregon, California, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame and East Carolina.
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Results: The Bulldogs went 1-2 this week, losing the season finale against Georgia Tech 8-6 and splitting a weekend series against No. 3 South Carolina. The Bulldogs won 6-5 in 10 innings Saturday after falling 3-0 in Friday’s series opener. Sunday’s rubber match with South Carolina was rained out and will not be made up. Georgia has clinched a spot in the 10-team SEC tournament in Hoover, Ala.
Georgia record: 29-22 (13-13 SEC)
Georgia record: 29-22 (13-13 SEC)
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MACON, Ga. -- When he arrived at the University of Georgia, Mark Fox circled the summer of 2012 as the ideal time to take his Bulldogs basketball team on an NCAA-permitted summer tour.
Radi Nabulsi/ESPN.comTo focus on the Bulldogs' rebuilding, rising sophomore G Nemanja Djurisic passed up an opportunity to play with his native Montenegro's national
team this summer.Because of the leadership turnover on his roster, the Bulldogs’ nine-day trip to Italy in August will be particularly valuable as a team-building exercise. Georgia’s four new signees -- Kenny Gaines, Brandon Morris, Charles Mann and Houston Kessler -- will even be allowed to join the team in Italy, so the practice and game time allotted before and during the trip will give the Bulldogs a head start in preparing for life without departed guards Gerald Robinson and Dustin Ware.
“We thought this might be the time to go,” Fox said Tuesday at the UGA Day gathering in Macon. “It’s unfortunate that it’s an Olympic year, but it’s a perfect time for our team to go because we had a lot of young guys that played a lot last year. We return all those guys, and we’ve got a lot of new, young faces. It’ll give all those guys a chance to jell, figure out who the leader is on the court and get used to each other.”
Sophomore forward Nemanja Djurisic would have missed the trip had he decided to compete for the national team of his home country, Montenegro. Djurisic was a member of the national team several times as a junior player, but decided the timing was not right for him to join the team this summer.
“He had an opportunity to, but just felt like the time commitment was just too great,” Fox said. “He was going to have to be gone for nearly two months and he just didn’t feel like that was the wisest thing to do. So he’ll hope to play for them again later.”
The NCAA permits a basketball program to take such a trip every four years, allowing teams to practice 10 times leading up to the trip.
Radi Nabulsi/ESPN.comTo focus on the Bulldogs' rebuilding, rising sophomore G Nemanja Djurisic passed up an opportunity to play with his native Montenegro's nationalteam this summer.
“We thought this might be the time to go,” Fox said Tuesday at the UGA Day gathering in Macon. “It’s unfortunate that it’s an Olympic year, but it’s a perfect time for our team to go because we had a lot of young guys that played a lot last year. We return all those guys, and we’ve got a lot of new, young faces. It’ll give all those guys a chance to jell, figure out who the leader is on the court and get used to each other.”
Sophomore forward Nemanja Djurisic would have missed the trip had he decided to compete for the national team of his home country, Montenegro. Djurisic was a member of the national team several times as a junior player, but decided the timing was not right for him to join the team this summer.
“He had an opportunity to, but just felt like the time commitment was just too great,” Fox said. “He was going to have to be gone for nearly two months and he just didn’t feel like that was the wisest thing to do. So he’ll hope to play for them again later.”
The NCAA permits a basketball program to take such a trip every four years, allowing teams to practice 10 times leading up to the trip.
Charlotte NFTC: 8 invited to The Opening
May, 13, 2012
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia’s baseball team did itself a major favor with last weekend’s sweep of Auburn, helping the Bulldogs vault forward in the SEC standings.
With two series left in the regular season, the Bulldogs (28-21, 12-12 SEC) are still in the running for one of the higher seeds in the upcoming SEC tournament, where they were barely in the tournament’s 10-team field before taking all three games against the Tigers last weekend.
“There is a whole lot of good things going on, and it's a lot of fun getting back to .500 in the SEC,” Georgia coach David Perno said of completing the sweep against Auburn. “… We had a tough road stretch with Florida and LSU and finally got to come home and get some wins.”
With two series left in the regular season, the Bulldogs (28-21, 12-12 SEC) are still in the running for one of the higher seeds in the upcoming SEC tournament, where they were barely in the tournament’s 10-team field before taking all three games against the Tigers last weekend.
“There is a whole lot of good things going on, and it's a lot of fun getting back to .500 in the SEC,” Georgia coach David Perno said of completing the sweep against Auburn. “… We had a tough road stretch with Florida and LSU and finally got to come home and get some wins.”
The No. 1-seeded Tide will face No. 4 seed Georgia in Friday's second SEC softball tournament semifinal at 4:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. You can also watch it live here on WatchESPN.
Graham Hays: Day 1 recap from SEC softball tourney
The top four seeds advanced Thursday at the SEC tournament, and they moved on thanks to some surprising sources. Read the story here.
Graham Hays: Day 1 recap from SEC softball tourney
The top four seeds advanced Thursday at the SEC tournament, and they moved on thanks to some surprising sources. Read the story here.
Every week, I'll pull four questions I didn't have time to address on our weekly chat and answer them here:
Who are Tyrone Crowder's top schools?
The nation's 96th best prospect wants to narrow down his list soon. I think he's fond of Alabama and the Carolina schools. He's also said he likes Miami, which recently offered him a scholarship, but doesn't know much about the school. The Hurricanes need to secure a visit. That could be tough since Crowder has mainly kept his visits close to home, other than 'Bama (that could be a hint). Florida is worth watching for a couple of reasons. The Gators have recruited well in North Carolina. Also, Florida's strength and conditioning coach is an alum of Crowder's high school: Rockingham (N.C.) Richmond County.
Who are Tyrone Crowder's top schools?
The nation's 96th best prospect wants to narrow down his list soon. I think he's fond of Alabama and the Carolina schools. He's also said he likes Miami, which recently offered him a scholarship, but doesn't know much about the school. The Hurricanes need to secure a visit. That could be tough since Crowder has mainly kept his visits close to home, other than 'Bama (that could be a hint). Florida is worth watching for a couple of reasons. The Gators have recruited well in North Carolina. Also, Florida's strength and conditioning coach is an alum of Crowder's high school: Rockingham (N.C.) Richmond County.
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