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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Cord’s here, Clark’s not
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Blogmania is dead. At least for now, because time is an issue and I think the previous entry overwhelmed to the point where readers couldn’t sift through all of it. At least I hope that’s why response numbers were so modest.
Good and peculiar news from the Rose Bowl: Cord Howard is here. Pat Clark is not.
Howard, the reserve RT considered to be in competition with A.J. Smith for the starting job (although Howard missed spring practice and Smith has been pretty solid this month) was absent yesterday, and Gailey said afterward he was tending to academic issues.
Today, he showed up an hour late, but in uniform as Tech is going in full pads for the first time. He was late day one, too, when Chan said he was tending to academic matters.
From what information I gather, no players have been DQ’ed for academics, but two or three are in limbo for the time being, including Cord. Don’t know if that means appeals are under way, if they’re being allowed to make up work they missed while sick, re-take a test, NO IDEA.
And I don’t know who they are, at least not yet, other than Cord.
I’m told no starters are in this tenuous academic position. I know nothing about Clark’s absence. With him gone, the No. 2 corners are RS-Fr. Dominque Reese yet again, and for the first time, true freshman Mario Butler. CB is not a spot where Tech can be losing people. CB Jahi Word-Daniels has two interceptions in full team drills
We’ll try to report more later. Mike Knobler is doing a story on Troy Garside moving from kicker to special teams to cornerback (neat story), and tomorrow’s notebook.
I’m blogging, working on a story for Thursday about how to improve sorry kickoff coverage, then readying myself for my son’s football practice tonight (and the league draft this weekend).
No big hitting yet, as 11-on-11 work has just begun. First note from that: Jacob Lonowski working at right tackle with the first unit (he has been chiefly No. 2 RG). Hmmm.
Cord is now working No. 2 RT, David Brown No. 2 RG.
DE Michael Johnson has been a little more involved in drill work, but is not in 11-on-11s.
Peek is still wearing the boot on his right leg.
No other obvious injuries.
