Georgia Football Practice Notes - 10-1-08
October 01, 2008 by Georgia sports communications
Athens, Ga. - The Georgia Bulldogs (4-1, 1-1 SEC) returned to practice
on Tuesday for the first time since Saturday’s disappointing loss to
Alabama. The Dogs worked out in full pads for just over two hours, wrapping
up with 11-on-11 competition for about the last 20 minutes.
said. “It was good for us to have a few days to reflect and get over the
grief a little bit and to refocus. We had a nice team meeting before our
practice to do our honor roll. If the game would’ve ended after the first
half, there might not have been an honor roll. The way we finished, there
was some honor in that. We felt like it was worth it to honor the effort.
think we see where we are. We’re still No. 10 or No. 11 in the nation. We’re
still very much in control of our destiny as far as the Eastern Division of
the Southeastern Conference. If we can play a more disciplined brand of
football and continue to improve fundamentally, I think we can get right
back on track. That’s kind of where we’re sitting right now. It was very
good medicine to go out there and practice, and they did a very fine job.”
he received from the team’s conditioning efforts in his absence. Former
Georgia linebacker Randall Godfrey, who enjoyed a 12-year NFL career with
five different teams, spoke to the Bulldogs prior to their weightlifting
session. Godfrey is now back at UGA working to finish his degree.
session was fantastic,” Richt said. “We had Randall Godfrey speak to the
team, and I think he made a very positive impact on them. They went from
that to the lift and part of what he talked about was what it takes, work
ethic-wise, not only at this level but at the NFL level. He told his story
and talked about some players who, even though they were very talented, were
still outworking people. You just can’t get enough of those guys to come
talk to your bunch of guys and it was very good.”
of shoulder injuries. Starter Tripp Chandler was injured in the Alabama
game, and Bruce Figgins, the back-up, is facing a season-ending surgery.
Figgins is hopeful of playing against Tennessee a week from Saturday.
game and meet the criteria for a medical redshirt. Technically, he could
play one more game. He’s trying to get ready to play against Tennessee, and
we’re not counting him out. It’s pretty honorable for him to want to do
that. It’s strictly his decision to make. I talked to him today about it
just face-to-face and right now his goal is to try to play in the game.”
moved to tight end last week and has made progress. Tripp played sparingly
against Alabama but was in the game at tight end on Knowshon Moreno’s third
quarter touchdown run.
big man does move. The one thing that he has above all else is athleticism.
He’s actually running some decent routes, and he’s snatched the ball pretty
good. Let’s not get carried away with how many balls might get thrown to
him. We’re not building an offensive passing game around him. Right now,
we’re not certain enough at the tackle position to cut him loose to tight
end. We’ve just kind of play it out here a little bit. I do know he will add
value to our team by knowing how to play both.”
Saturday, October 11 when they host Tennessee at Sanford Stadium. That
contest will be televised nationally on CBS, with kickoff slated for 3:30
p.m. All Georgia games also are broadcast live on the Bulldog Radio Network
on AM 750 WSB in Atlanta and on both 106.1 FM and 960 The Ref in Athens. The
radio audio also can be heard worldwide on both georgiadogs.com, the
official website of UGA Athletics, and on XM satellite radio.
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