Red Team 32, Black Team 31
44,117 -- Attendance at Sanford Stadium.
2:10 -- How long the game took, in hours and minutes.
Offense
4 -- Number of yards by which senior RB Richard Samuel beat out sophomore RB Isaiah Crowell for most net yards rushing. Samuel, 43 yards on eight carries. Crowell, 39 on 10 carries.
44,117 -- Attendance at Sanford Stadium.
2:10 -- How long the game took, in hours and minutes.
Offense
4 -- Number of yards by which senior RB Richard Samuel beat out sophomore RB Isaiah Crowell for most net yards rushing. Samuel, 43 yards on eight carries. Crowell, 39 on 10 carries.
More good news is in for the Georgia Bulldogs, as they have added a second commitment before kickoff of the annual G-Day game. The latest addition is the 15th for the 2013 class, giving Georgia some much-needed assistance at a position sorely lacking depth at the moment.
Defensive back Reggie Wilkerson (Citron, Fla./North Marion) made the trip Saturday to Athens, and he wasted little time announcing where he wanted to play at the next level.
“I am glad to say the University of Georgia is my new home for the next four years,” Wilkerson said. "I plan to be in Athens in January to compete for the starting cornerback job."
Defensive back Reggie Wilkerson (Citron, Fla./North Marion) made the trip Saturday to Athens, and he wasted little time announcing where he wanted to play at the next level.
“I am glad to say the University of Georgia is my new home for the next four years,” Wilkerson said. "I plan to be in Athens in January to compete for the starting cornerback job."
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The Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff got great news Saturday before even taking the field for the annual G-Day game, as one of the top playmakers in the Peach State has decided he wants to play "between the hedges" in 2014.
As sophomore wide receiver Demarre Kitt (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek) watched fellow 2014 standout Nick Glass (Atlanta/St. Pius X) commit to the Bulldogs last week, he knew it would not be long before he joined Glass on the commitment list. Saturday morning he made it official.
“I have committed to the University of Georgia,” Kitt said. “When I come down here, it just feels like home. I can talk to any coach, and they all treat me like family.”
As sophomore wide receiver Demarre Kitt (Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek) watched fellow 2014 standout Nick Glass (Atlanta/St. Pius X) commit to the Bulldogs last week, he knew it would not be long before he joined Glass on the commitment list. Saturday morning he made it official.
“I have committed to the University of Georgia,” Kitt said. “When I come down here, it just feels like home. I can talk to any coach, and they all treat me like family.”
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Masters gift enhances Watson-Tebow bond
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Bubba Watson was three strokes out of the lead heading into the final round of The Masters, but one of the first things he thought about after he got to Augusta National Golf Club last Sunday was Tim Tebow.
It was hard not to, Watson said, when he was handed his randomly-selected player badge for the day. It was No. 15 -- Tebow’s jersey number at the University of Florida and with the Denver Broncos and now the New York Jets.
Watson’s immediate thought: I got No. 15 on Easter Sunday? I gotta give this to Tim.
That’s what the University of Georgia alum did Friday when he arrived at the Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic at TPC Sawgrass. It was an emotional moment between the two men, both of whom are devout Christians, and showed the kind of bond they have developed through their faith.
"I told my caddy, 'I’m going to keep it unopened and I’m going to hand it to him' " Watson said. "I don’t know if he really wanted it, but I just felt like I should give it to him because it’s his football number, and I thought he might even want it more now because I did win [The Masters]. Hopefully he thinks it was special."
It was hard not to, Watson said, when he was handed his randomly-selected player badge for the day. It was No. 15 -- Tebow’s jersey number at the University of Florida and with the Denver Broncos and now the New York Jets.
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ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesBubba WatsonThat’s what the University of Georgia alum did Friday when he arrived at the Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic at TPC Sawgrass. It was an emotional moment between the two men, both of whom are devout Christians, and showed the kind of bond they have developed through their faith.
"I told my caddy, 'I’m going to keep it unopened and I’m going to hand it to him' " Watson said. "I don’t know if he really wanted it, but I just felt like I should give it to him because it’s his football number, and I thought he might even want it more now because I did win [The Masters]. Hopefully he thinks it was special."
ATHENS, Ga. -- Hundreds of friends, family and dignitaries gathered Friday afternoon at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education to honor Charley Trippi -- a coal miner’s son from Pennsylvania who starred at Georgia in the 1940s and went on to become one of the most accomplished football players of all time.
A host of speakers paid tribute to the 90-year-old Trippi at the dais, including Athens mayor Nancy Denson, who declared Friday “Charley Trippi Day” in his adopted hometown.
“To me, this is a great day. I will cherish it the rest of my life,” Trippi said.
A host of speakers paid tribute to the 90-year-old Trippi at the dais, including Athens mayor Nancy Denson, who declared Friday “Charley Trippi Day” in his adopted hometown.
“To me, this is a great day. I will cherish it the rest of my life,” Trippi said.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Uga IX could greet his Bulldog kingdom as early as the Sept. 1 football season opener against Buffalo.
This according to Sonny Seiler, whose family has owned Georgia’s continuous line of bulldog mascots since 1956.
“We hope to present the dog physically at the first home game. That’s what’s in the works now,” Seiler said Friday afternoon after a luncheon honoring Georgia football great Charley Trippi. “Can it change? Yeah, it can change, but that’s all I can tell you.”
Seiler said his family hopes to choose between two or three options by the time the football team holds its picture day in August. Before making their decision, they intend to have the dog thoroughly inspected at Georgia’s veterinary school in an attempt to ensure that a healthy dog will wear the Uga collar.
This according to Sonny Seiler, whose family has owned Georgia’s continuous line of bulldog mascots since 1956.
“We hope to present the dog physically at the first home game. That’s what’s in the works now,” Seiler said Friday afternoon after a luncheon honoring Georgia football great Charley Trippi. “Can it change? Yeah, it can change, but that’s all I can tell you.”
Seiler said his family hopes to choose between two or three options by the time the football team holds its picture day in August. Before making their decision, they intend to have the dog thoroughly inspected at Georgia’s veterinary school in an attempt to ensure that a healthy dog will wear the Uga collar.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Typically by this point in spring practice, Coach Mark Richt expects a fairly listless performance from his players with the G-Day game only a couple of days away.
Richt said after Thursday’s final practice in full pads that he was surprised by the level of intensity the Bulldogs displayed.
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Don't forget to check out Saturday's culmination of spring football, the G-day game, live from Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Note: Telecast is subject to blackouts. Watch on ESPN3.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Fresh off an 8-7 comeback win against Clemson on Wednesday, Georgia (20-13, 5-7 SEC) opens another key SEC series against No. 19 Ole Miss (23-10, 6-6) today at Foley Field.
It’s the only time in this month’s crucial stretch of Georgia’s conference schedule -- also including last weekend’s series at No. 9 Arkansas and upcoming series at No. 4 Florida and No. 7 LSU -- that the Bulldogs will play a home SEC series.
Georgia was 2-7 in its last nine games entering the Clemson game and trailed the Tigers 5-0 early, but the Bulldogs rallied with a rare big inning -- a six-run fifth frame -- en route to a valuable non-conference victory.
It’s the only time in this month’s crucial stretch of Georgia’s conference schedule -- also including last weekend’s series at No. 9 Arkansas and upcoming series at No. 4 Florida and No. 7 LSU -- that the Bulldogs will play a home SEC series.
Georgia was 2-7 in its last nine games entering the Clemson game and trailed the Tigers 5-0 early, but the Bulldogs rallied with a rare big inning -- a six-run fifth frame -- en route to a valuable non-conference victory.
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ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia’s offensive coaches and players told everyone who would listen last summer that the leading player to watch was receiver Marlon Brown -- right up until the end of training camp, when Brown suffered an injury that would hinder him throughout the season.
“It was actually our last day of camp, the last play of camp,” Brown said. “I rolled my ankle and since then it was just nagging me the whole season -- the whole season until maybe the last game of the year, until Michigan State.”
Instead of becoming the star everyone expected, Brown struggled to perform. He posted career numbers in the win against Vanderbilt with four catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns, but otherwise caught just 11 passes for 113 yards the rest of the season.
“It was actually our last day of camp, the last play of camp,” Brown said. “I rolled my ankle and since then it was just nagging me the whole season -- the whole season until maybe the last game of the year, until Michigan State.”
Instead of becoming the star everyone expected, Brown struggled to perform. He posted career numbers in the win against Vanderbilt with four catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns, but otherwise caught just 11 passes for 113 yards the rest of the season.
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Under Armour All-American Reuben Foster is on the move.
The 6-foot-2, 242-pound inside linebacker is transferring from LaGrange (Ga.) Troup County High School to Auburn (Ala.) High School.
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Robert Nkemdiche wants to visit Texas.
He doesn’t know when he’d do so and hasn’t had much contact with Texas coaches lately, but the elite junior defensive end from Loganville (Ga.) Grayson told HornsNation he is interested in seeing UT.
Nkemdiche is arguably the top 2013 recruit in the country and is considering Ole Miss, Alabama, LSU, Clemson and Georgia among his favorite schools so far. Still, he’s willing to give Texas a chance.
He doesn’t know when he’d do so and hasn’t had much contact with Texas coaches lately, but the elite junior defensive end from Loganville (Ga.) Grayson told HornsNation he is interested in seeing UT.
Nkemdiche is arguably the top 2013 recruit in the country and is considering Ole Miss, Alabama, LSU, Clemson and Georgia among his favorite schools so far. Still, he’s willing to give Texas a chance.
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