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Seven more recruits send in letters-of-intent to Georgia

By on February 1, 2012

Georgia’s recruits continue to trickle in, as seven more members of  its 2012 class have inked their name on their letters-of-intent and faxed them in over the past hour and a half. That group includes Jordan Jenkins, Leonard Floyd, James Deloach, Jonathan Taylor, Ty Smith and Marshall Morgan. Josh Dawson, who committed to play for [...]

Recruits become familiar with Georgia head coach Mark Richt (left) and defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner when the Bulldogs are in the running for their services. FILE/The Red & Black

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Upcoming senior class plans to ‘do something big next year’

By on January 13, 2012

The senior class of next year’s Georgia football team will have a lot of familiar faces. Georgia head coach Mark Richt held a press conference Friday afternoon to announce the entire senior class of the football team — minus tight end Orson Charles, who announced he would enter the NFL Draft earlier this week. “Today, to [...]

JORDAN JENKINS

State’s top unsigned prospect commits to Bulldogs over Crimson Tide

By on January 9, 2012

Georgia pulled off perhaps its biggest commitment for the class of 2012 when defensive end Jordan Jenkins announced his intentions to play for the Bulldogs on “The New College Football Show” on Monday night. Ranked by many publications as the No. 1 overall prospect in Georgia, it was thought Jenkins was all but locked by [...]

Georgia coach Mark Richt commented on many different topics regarding his team in this final teleconference with media members on Monday. FILE PHOTO

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Richt says ‘team came a long way this year,’ refuses to comment on possible draft depatures

By on January 9, 2012

Just a week after Georgia’s loss in the Outback Bowl to Michigan State, Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt has already turned his attention to the areas where the team needs to improve in next season. “I think there’s no doubt that we’ve got to be a whole lot better on special teams top to bottom,” Richt [...]

JORDAN LOVE

Georgia cornerback to leave team, seek transfer

By on January 8, 2012

Jordan Love will not be returning to Athens next season. The redshirt sophomore cornerback from Glen Allen, Va. will transfer from the Bulldogs’ football program to try to continue his career elsewhere. Love Tweeted on Saturday evening that, “It’s been real Athens. . . . All good things come to an end.” Georgia sports information [...]

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FOOTBALL NOTES: Georgia’s Outback Bowl wounds minor

By on January 4, 2012

A pair of Bulldogs who were injured in the Outback Bowl should be ready to go by spring practice. Nose tackle John Jenkins (left shoulder joint sprain) and tailback Ken Malcome (concussion) both suffered injuries during Georgia’s Outback Bowl defeat to Michigan State on Monday. According to Georgia sports information director/senior associate athletic director Claude [...]

BRANDON BOYKIN

GAME REWIND: Georgia vs. Michigan State (w/final stats)

By on January 3, 2012

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Brandon Boykin The senior cornerback won the Outback Bowl’s Most Valuable Player Award, so why shouldn’t he win this “award,” too? Yes, it may have come in a losing effort, but that doesn’t take anything away from how impressive Boykin;s performance really was. He scored on offense (touchdown reception), defense (safety) [...]

Senior cornerback Brandon Boykin scored on offense, defense and special teams in Monday's Outback Bowl, which helped him win the bowl's Most Valuable Player Award. KRISTY DENSMORE/Staff

Boykin says winning Outback Bowl MVP ‘wasn’t a good feeling’

By on January 3, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Boykin was named the Most Valuable Player of the Outback Bowl and he couldn’t have cared less. “Honestly, I don’t care about accolades,” Boykin said. “[Leaving Georgia] what I’ll remember the most [is] getting that ‘W’ and how I felt in the locker room for the rest of my life. It wasn’t [...]

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Georgia falls to Michigan State 33-30 in Outback Bowl thriller, ends season on two-game losing streak

By on January 2, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. — Blair Walsh ended his career at Georgia as a record-setter. But he couldn’t end his last game as a winner. The senior kicker from Boca Raton, Fla. became both Georgia’s and the Southeastern Conference’s top point-getter with his 47-yard field goal in the second overtime of Monday’s Outback Bowl, which gave him [...]

Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray completed 20 of 32 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns against Michigan State. However, he also threw two interceptions which contributed to the Bulldogs' 33-30 triple-overtime loss to the Spartans. KRISTY DENSMORE/Staff

Bulldogs see best and worst of Murray in Outback Bowl defeat

By on January 2, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. — If you look at the numbers for Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray in Monday’s Outback Bowl against the Michigan State Spartans, they don’t look that bad: 20 for 32, 288 yards and two touchdowns. If you look at his numbers for the season, they look even better: 218-for-371 (58.8 completion percentage) for 2,861 [...]