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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Johnson’s take on the O-line
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m here at the Cobb Galleria listening to Georgia Tech’s coaches on the first stop of the Spring Coaches Caravan. Beforehand, I spent a few minutes talking with golf legend/football coach Paul Johnson.
After congratulating him on his hole-in-one, I asked him a bit about the offensive line. Cord Howard, he said, probably will begin the preseason practices at guard. Howard, you’ll remember, missed spring practice because of a broken foot.
The biggest surprise came when I asked him about depth at center, where Dan Voss is the center but Trey Dunmon, his presumptive back-up, is transferring. Nick McRae, the freshman from Dublin, is one option, Johnson said, and I nodded my head. Then: “A.J. Smith might be a guy,” he said, and I wasn’t expecting that. Smith, 6 feet 7, 299 pounds, is huge for a center.
Johnson saw my reaction. “He was one of the quickest guys off the ball,” Johnson said.
Another option, he said, might be Omoregie Uzzi, the 6-3, 291-pound freshman from Chamblee.
Other tidbits from the Caravan:
—Tech’s Lewis Clinch has bounced back quickly from minor postseason knee surgery, Hewitt said. (An earlier version of this blog misidentified the player.)
—Tech’s women’s basketball team will play an early-season game at Connecticut on ESPN, coach MaChelle Joseph said.
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