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Gators having strong offseason
If Florida were to win the SEC East, the state of Georgia could receive part of the blame. Five players who could significantly affect the Gators’ chances of dethroning the Bulldogs are from the Peach State. Max Garcia (Norcross High) is penciled in at left guard. Neiron Ball (Jackson) is ...
Has Johnny Manziel grown too big for Texas A&M?
It was a great story: Redshirt freshman wins quarterback job for Texas A&M, a team facing its first season in the high-falutin’ SEC; he engineers a famous upset of Alabama; he wins the Heisman Trophy; he becomes a brand unto himself – Johnny Football. Seven months after claiming his Heisman, ...
Who will be honored in Atlanta
The former players and coaches who will be honored at College Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies in Atlanta on Aug. 28: FBS (formerly known as Division I-A) players: Charles Alexander, TB, LSU (1975-78); Otis Armstrong, HB, Purdue (1970-72); Steve Bartkowski, QB, California (1972-74); Hal Bedsole, SE, Southern California (1961-63) ...
Hall of Famers to be enshrined in Atlanta in August
The College Football Hall of Fame is scheduled to open in Atlanta in the fall of 2014, but some of its members will arrive here a year earlier. Because the Hall of Fame is temporarily homeless as it relocates from South Bend, Ind., this year’s enshrinement ceremony will be held ...
AS I RECALL | JEFF MONKEN
Georgia Southern’s Jeff Monken recalls his dad, an Illinois high school Hall of Famer, who “coached like he fathered … a great model of leadership.” I have heard it said, “Giving your son a skill is better than giving him a thousand pieces of gold.” As the son of a ...
Calvin Johnson giving back through foundation
Calvin Johnson’s legacy may not be only records and Pro Bowl invitations. It may well also be young men such as Major Smith. Smith, a rising senior at Georgia State, has received scholarship money from the foundation started by Georgia Tech’s legendary wide receiver to defray costs at LaGrange College ...
Tech’s Preston hopes for head-coaching shot
Georgia Tech wide receivers coach Buzz Preston has head coaching experience — he was the head coach of the junior varsity basketball team at his high school just after he graduated. Landing the second head coaching job has been a considerable wait. His coaching career began as a grad assistant ...
Phil Steele tabs UGA No. 9 in land, No. 2 in SEC
A lot of Georgia fans swear by Phil Steele, who in his 2007 College Football Preview picked the Bulldogs to tie for the SEC East title at a time when not many people were all that high on them. They wound up tying for the SEC East title but losing ...
Georgia football player won’t be benched for arrest
Georgia freshman John Atkins was arrested Friday for two minor traffic violations. He will not miss playing time as a result.Atkins, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound defensive tackle from Thomson, was pulled over by UGA Police for not wearing a seatbelt. It was then discovered the 20-year-old did not have a valid ...
GSU home schedule includes Petrino visit
Georgia State’s 2013 season-opening football game against Samford on Aug. 30 will kick off at 7 p.m., and all other home games during Trent Miles’ first season as coach will begin at 2 p.m. The Panthers’ 12-game schedule, their first in the FBS and the Sun Belt Conference, includes seven ...
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