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Georgia Bulldogs: D'Andre Walker

2015 DE Walker racks up sacks, offers 

May, 21, 2013
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By Kipp Adams | ESPN.com
D'Andre Walker (Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes) racked up 105 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and a blocked punt last season as a junior. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound pass rusher played a huge role in helping his team to a 10-2 record and its first playoff berth in school history and hit the recruiting map late in January, when North Carolina became the first program to offer Walker.

Since that time, 34 other programs have offered Walker. While Walker says all schools are now even, three coaching staffs have been able to connect with him the best so far. The 2015 prospect almost committed to one of them a few months back.


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Inside the DawgHouse: G-Day edition 

April, 5, 2013
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By Kipp Adams & Radi Nabulsi | ESPN.com
DawgNation is here to take you Inside the DawgHouse -- a confidential look inside Georgia football recruiting for DawgNation subscribers only. As it will be every week, everything reported Inside the DawgHouse stays on The Pound forum. We are providing this information for our subscribers and hope that you help keep this information protected by keeping it here.

In this week's update:

  • Plenty of talent expected to visit for G-Day

  • RB recruiting close to done?

  • Latest on Stanley Williams

  • 2015 RB on the radar

  • Short visit for ESPN Watch List DE

Get Inside the DawgHouse now.


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Lessons Learned: VTOSports Prep 100 

March, 11, 2013
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By Kipp Adams | ESPN.com
SUWANEE, Ga. -- The VTOSports Prep 100 brought close to 200 prospects to compete on Sunday, including some of the top prospects in Georgia. After an educational seminar on the NCAA and the recruiting process, focus shifted to positional drills and the 1-on-1 competition with standout performances by highly coveted recruits and sleepers alike.

RecruitingNation writer Kipp Adams attended the regional. Here are five things he learned:

MVP performances

Toward the end of the camp, the top five performers at each position were singled out for showcase style 1-on-1 competion in front of the rest of the camp. The winners at each position included a few well-known names in the recruiting world, as well as a couple unknowns hoping to emerge with opportunities to play at the next level.


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Week in review: Payday for coaches

March, 9, 2013
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By David Ching | ESPN.com
ATHENS, Ga. -- The big news out of Athens this week concerned raises for each of Mark Richt’s football assistants -- including a big raise and new three-year contract for offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

Bobo received a $240,000 pay bump to $575,000 per year and assistants Will Friend and Tony Ball also got sizable raises, but all nine Richt assistants received a pay increase of some sort.

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Georgia Bulldogs, Mark Fox, Mark Richt, Jarvis Jones, Mike Bobo, Chris Burnette, Will Friend, Tony Ball, Demarre Kitt, Austin Long, Ryne Rankin, kendall randolph, Jacques Patrick, D'Andre Walker, Petera Wilson, David Cornwell, charles mosley, Lamont Gaillard

Atlanta Nike SPARQ Combine standouts

March, 3, 2013
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By Kipp Adams | ESPN.com
ATLANTA -- More than 1,700 student-athletes took part Saturday in the Nike SPARQ Combine here, a record for the event. Players from across the Southeast braved freezing conditions, snow flurries and significant wind chill to compete and test their athletic ability in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump and power ball throw. Below are the standouts from the event, which includes several prominent recruits and some off-the-radar prospects for the 2014 and 2015 classes.

Top SPARQ Ratings

Daryl Rollins, RB (Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton) - 111.21
Dillon Bates, LB, (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Ponte Vedra) - 109.05
Nick Chubb, ESPN Watch List RB (Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown) - 107.16
Khari Blasingame, DB (Huntsville, Ala./Buckhorn) - 106.89
Taj Griffin, 2015 RB (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) - 105.42

Top 40-yard dashes

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Football recruiting, Terry Godwin, Nick Chubb, Rashaan Evans, Christian Harris, 2013 SPARQ Atlanta, Racean Thomas, D'Andre Walker, Petera Wilson, Allen Anderson, blaise taylor, Brandon Watkins, C.J. Fuller, Cornelius Sturghill, Darious Latimore, Derek Barnett, Dillon Bates, Eric Abernathy, Hanson Guice, Khari Blasingame, Penny Smith, Taj Griffin, Tray Malloy, Tyler Henderson

2015 DE almost made commitment 

March, 2, 2013
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By Kipp Adams | ESPN.com
ATLANTA -- Sophomore D’Andre Walker (Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes) has made quite a name for himself already. The 6-foot-3, 213-pound defensive end tallied 105 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and a blocked punt last season while helping his team to a 10-2 record and its first playoff berth in school history.

He was rewarded with his first scholarship offer last month, which caught him completely off guard.


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David Ching
David Ching

David Ching came to ESPN.com in 2011 after six years covering UGA for the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer and Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald. He lives in Athens. Email him at davidchingespn@gmail.com.

Radi Nabulsi
Radi Nabulsi

Radi Nabulsi joined ESPN.com in 2011 after covering the University of Georgia for Rivals.com for four years and for the UGA Athletic Association since 1993. Nabulsi is a graduate of the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and lives in Athens. He can be reached at radinabulsiespn@gmail.com.

Kipp Adams
Kipp Adams

Kipp Adams joined ESPN.com in 2011 after covering University of Georgia football and basketball recruiting for five years at Rivals.com. He lives in Sandy Springs, Ga., and enjoys spending time with his two sons. He can be reached at kippadamsespn@gmail.com.

 

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