CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- While defensive end Carl Lawson (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) left little doubt Sunday at the Nike Football Training Camp that he was among the elite prospects in the country, he was not the only participant to have an outstanding performance. Throughout the day, linebacker Larenz Bryant (Charlotte, N.C./Vance) led his group from drill to drill, dominated the 1-on-1’s, and showcased the athleticism needed to excel at the next level en route to earning linebacker MVP honors and a trip to The Opening, a four-day competition at Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.
College coaches are well aware of the 6-foot-2, 210-pound prospect, as 21 schools have offered Bryant so far. After last weekend's competition, Bryant said five schools stood out for him because of location, defensive coaching staff, and having a solid program in the his desired major, communications.
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Results: Georgia swept Auburn over the weekend to complete its first SEC sweep since last year. The Bulldogs won 5-2 Friday, 6-5 in 11 innings Saturday and 9-3 Sunday.
Georgia record: 28-20 (12-12 SEC)
Highlight of the week: Kyle Farmer drove in Curt Powell with the winning run, following Powell’s RBI on a fielder’s choice, as Georgia scored twice in the bottom of the 11th inning to rally past Auburn in Saturday’s win.
Georgia record: 28-20 (12-12 SEC)
Highlight of the week: Kyle Farmer drove in Curt Powell with the winning run, following Powell’s RBI on a fielder’s choice, as Georgia scored twice in the bottom of the 11th inning to rally past Auburn in Saturday’s win.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Being superstitious sorts, Georgia golf coaches Chris Haack and Jim Douglas missed nearly all of Hudson Swafford’s final round in the Stadion Classic at UGA.
In fact, they went out of their way to do so.
Although their former player shot a course-record 9-under 62 Sunday to win the Nationwide Tour event by a single stroke over Luke List and Lee Janzen, Haack and Douglas gleefully admitted that they abandoned Swafford after his bogey on the first hole and didn’t watch another of his shots the rest of the day.
In fact, they went out of their way to do so.
Although their former player shot a course-record 9-under 62 Sunday to win the Nationwide Tour event by a single stroke over Luke List and Lee Janzen, Haack and Douglas gleefully admitted that they abandoned Swafford after his bogey on the first hole and didn’t watch another of his shots the rest of the day.
ATHENS, Ga. -- A Georgia player won the Nationwide Tour's Stadion Classic at UGA for the second straight year.
All it took was for Hudson Swafford to shoot a course-record 9-under 62 -- capped by a chip-in for birdie out of the sand on the 18th hole -- to finish at 17 under and win by one stroke over Luke List and two-time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen in Sunday's final round.
"I heard it hit the pin and then I heard everybody just go nuts so I just had a feeling when I went up there and saw it disappeared," Swafford said. "I don’t know, I just kind of blacked out to be honest with you. I didn’t expect it, but I was pretty fired up when it was in the hole."
The former Bulldog entered the day in a tie for 15th place at 8 under, five strokes behind leader Tyrone Van Aswegen. He fell even further behind with a bogey on the first hole Sunday, but that turned out to be his one and only bogey of the day.
All it took was for Hudson Swafford to shoot a course-record 9-under 62 -- capped by a chip-in for birdie out of the sand on the 18th hole -- to finish at 17 under and win by one stroke over Luke List and two-time U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen in Sunday's final round.
"I heard it hit the pin and then I heard everybody just go nuts so I just had a feeling when I went up there and saw it disappeared," Swafford said. "I don’t know, I just kind of blacked out to be honest with you. I didn’t expect it, but I was pretty fired up when it was in the hole."
The former Bulldog entered the day in a tie for 15th place at 8 under, five strokes behind leader Tyrone Van Aswegen. He fell even further behind with a bogey on the first hole Sunday, but that turned out to be his one and only bogey of the day.
Bulldog trio five back entering last round
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ATHENS, Ga. -- If a Georgia player is to win the Nationwide Tour’s Stadion Classic at UGA, one of the three remaining Bulldogs will have to mount a charge from the exact same position in the final 18 holes.
Ex-Georgia players Hudson Swafford, Paul Claxton and Justin Bolli are all tied for 15th at 8 under after Saturday’s third round at the UGA Golf Course, trailing leader Tyrone Van Aswegen by five strokes.
That’s a sizable margin to overcome, but they hope their home-course knowledge might be worth a stroke or two in a potential comeback.
Ex-Georgia players Hudson Swafford, Paul Claxton and Justin Bolli are all tied for 15th at 8 under after Saturday’s third round at the UGA Golf Course, trailing leader Tyrone Van Aswegen by five strokes.
That’s a sizable margin to overcome, but they hope their home-course knowledge might be worth a stroke or two in a potential comeback.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Hudson Swafford admits he glanced at the leaderboard before playing his final hole Friday, but said that was not the reason he double bogeyed to complete an otherwise solid second round at the Stadion Classic at UGA.
“There’s so much golf to be played, [the chance to tie for the lead] wasn’t really registering,” Swafford said. “I was just kind of looking to see what other guys were doing to be honest with you. I just had a kind of unfortunate finish.”
At 8 under through 17 holes, Swafford was a stroke behind then-leader Luke List before plugging his second shot on 18 in the greenside bunker. He chipped out and three-putted to finish with a 1-under 70 and head into the weekend in a tie for 13th at 6 under.
“There’s so much golf to be played, [the chance to tie for the lead] wasn’t really registering,” Swafford said. “I was just kind of looking to see what other guys were doing to be honest with you. I just had a kind of unfortunate finish.”
At 8 under through 17 holes, Swafford was a stroke behind then-leader Luke List before plugging his second shot on 18 in the greenside bunker. He chipped out and three-putted to finish with a 1-under 70 and head into the weekend in a tie for 13th at 6 under.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia announced late Friday afternoon that gymnastics coach Jay Clark has resigned effective immediately.
“I have accepted Jay’s resignation and want to express our appreciation to him for his many significant contributions to our program over a long period of time,” Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said in a university release. “Our gymnastics program has always been a source of pride for the Athletic Association and Jay has conducted the program in an admirable manner during his years of service to UGA.
“We certainly wish him the very best in his future endeavors. We’ll move as quickly as possible to begin the process of finding the best possible head coach to lead our program.”
“I have accepted Jay’s resignation and want to express our appreciation to him for his many significant contributions to our program over a long period of time,” Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said in a university release. “Our gymnastics program has always been a source of pride for the Athletic Association and Jay has conducted the program in an admirable manner during his years of service to UGA.
“We certainly wish him the very best in his future endeavors. We’ll move as quickly as possible to begin the process of finding the best possible head coach to lead our program.”
Demarre Kitt (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek), a recent Georgia commit and class of 2014 wide receiver talks with DawgNation's Radi Nabulsi at the Atlanta Nike Football Training Camp.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Believe it or not, Russell Henley views a bogey as the highlight of Thursday’s opening round at the Stadion Classic at UGA.
The tournament’s defending champion -- the Georgia grad was still in college when he won a year ago, becoming only the second amateur ever to win on the Nationwide Tour -- Henley rolled in a 10-foot putt on No. 1 to save bogey after burying his drive under a big tree.
“I hit it right at it and I knew it was going to go under there,” Henley said of the tree. “It always does. It’s like a magnet.”
The tournament’s defending champion -- the Georgia grad was still in college when he won a year ago, becoming only the second amateur ever to win on the Nationwide Tour -- Henley rolled in a 10-foot putt on No. 1 to save bogey after burying his drive under a big tree.
“I hit it right at it and I knew it was going to go under there,” Henley said of the tree. “It always does. It’s like a magnet.”
Reginald Carter (Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnett), a recent Georgia verbal commitment talks with DawgNation's Radi Nabulsi at the Atlanta Nike Football Training Camp.
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