NEWS
By Bud L. Ellis
The University of Georgia could be without one of its projected defensive starters when the season begins.
Senior linebacker Akeem Dent underwent surgery on an injured toe earlier this week, and likely will miss the next four to six weeks. (Read More…)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 4:00 am by bud
Tags: Akeem Dent, Georgia Bulldogs news, Georgia Bulldogs schedule, Georgia Bulldogs tickets, Louisiana-Lafayette, Marcus Dowtin, South Carolina, Southeastern Conference
By Bud L. Ellis
Four members of the Georgia Bulldogs have been named to the All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Team.
Junior wide receiver A.J. Green, senior offensive lineman Clint Boling, junior place-kicker Blair Walsh and junior punter Drew Butler drew first-team honors from the conference’s coaches. (Read More…)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 4:05 am by bud
Tags: A.J. Green, Alabama, Blair Walsh, Brandon Boykin, Clint Boling, Cordy Glenn, Drew Butler, Florida, Georgia Bulldogs news, Georgia Bulldogs schedule, Georgia Bulldogs tickets, Southeastern Conference
By Bud L. Ellis
The times are changing, and one more sign of that evolution comes later this summer at the University of Georgia.
Following the lead of many college programs around the country, the Dogs will ditch two-a-day workouts from the schedule for the first time. (Read More…)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 4:15 am by bud
Tags: Georgia Bulldogs news, Georgia Bulldogs schedule, Georgia Bulldogs tickets, Louisiana-Lafayette, South Carolina, Southeastern Conference
By Bud L. Ellis
In the span of one week, Dontavius Jackson went from trying to inch his way up the depth chart at the University of Georgia to looking for a new school and a second chance.
Stemming from his arrest for DUI and a host of other charges early Saturday morning, Jackson was suspended by UGA head coach Mark Richt for the first six games of the 2010 season. Wednesday, the school announced the redshirt sophomore tailback will transfer. (Read More…)
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 8:30 pm by bud
Tags: Damon Evans, Dontavius Jackson, Georgia Bulldogs news, Georgia Bulldogs schedule, Georgia Bulldogs tickets, Louisiana-Lafayette, Mark Richt, Tavarres King
By Bud L. Ellis
For anybody who wonders if there was any way for Damon Evans to keep his job as athletic director at the University of Georgia, the Saturday morning arrest of two football players should quiet those lingering thoughts once and for all.
Dontavius Jackson and Tavarres King did what college kids are prone to do: make a mistake. In this case, it allegedly involves Jackson leaving the scene of an accident, driving drunk and a few other violations, enough to land the backup tailback a six-game suspension. King, cited for underage possession of alcohol, will sit out one game. (Read More…)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 6:59 pm by bud
Tags: Damon Evans, Dontavius Jackson, Georgia Bulldogs news, Georgia Bulldogs schedule, Georgia Bulldogs tickets, Sanford Stadium, Tavarres King
By Bud L. Ellis
Less than two weeks following the DUI arrest and subsequent resignation of the school’s athletic director, alcohol problems once again have hit the University of Georgia.
Two members of the UGA football team – redshirt sophomore tailback Deshawn Jackson and redshirt junior split end Tavarres King – were arrested early Saturday morning in Athens. (Read More…)
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 7:59 pm by bud
Tags: Damon Evans, Deshawn Jackson, Georgia Bulldogs news, Georgia Bulldogs schedule, Georgia Bulldogs tickets, Louisiana-Lafayette, Mark Richt, Tavarres King
By Bud L. Ellis
The Damon Evans era officially ended Monday, as the University of Georgia athletic director resigned following his arrest for DUI last week.
Tuesday, Georgia president Michael Adams turned the reins over to Frank Crumley, but only temporarily. Crumley, the executive AD for finance and administration, inherits the title on an interim basis, as Adams stated he would look outside the university family for the next full-time AD. (Read More…)
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 9:40 am by bud
Tags: Damon Evans, Frank Crumley, Georgia Bulldogs, Michael Adams
The Georgia Bulldogs wasted a good first half performance in an 80-68 loss to the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats.
Jeremy Price came off of the bench to provide a spark with 19 points and Trey Thompkins added 12.
The Bulldogs saw a four-point halftime deficit get away from them, and the final score is not indicative of the rout that took place in the second half.
It’s a disappointing loss for Georgia, but they will go into the SEC tournament as one of the most dangerous teams.
They have played well in spurts down the stretch but have just struggled to close out potential victories.
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:51 pm by steve
By Bud L. Ellis
Nine times, the Georgia Bulldogs have hit the road this season looking for a victory. Nine times, the Dogs have been denied.
Perhaps their luck away from Stegeman Coliseum will change on Thursday, when Georgia travels to face a team it’s already beaten this month.
Georgia heads to Nashville to face No. 20-ranked Vanderbilt, in a game that on the surface looks like it heavily favors the Commodores. Vandy is 20-6 overall on the season, 9-3 in the SEC and in second place in the SEC East, two games behind Kentucky.
But the Dogs, who at 4-8 in conference play are last in the East, weren’t deterred by Vandy’s standing on Feb. 6 in Athens, when Georgia handed the Commodores a 72-58 defeat.
Any chance Georgia has of snagging its first road win of the season rest with the two-pronged attack of Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie. Thompkins leads the Dogs in scoring at 17.6 points and rebounding at 8.2 boards per contest. Leslie is averaging 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
After the trip to Nashville, Georgia closes the regular season with home games Saturday against Florida and next Wednesday against Kentucky, and a road contest March 6 against an LSU team that’s winless in the SEC this season.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 5:23 am by bud
Tags: Florida, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky, LSU, Southeastern Conference, Stegeman Coliseum, Travis Leslie, Trey Thompkins, Vanderbilt
By Bud L. Ellis
Typically this season, the Georgia Bulldogs have been the one blowing a lead in the second half. But on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum, it was the Dogs storming back up the hill in the second half.
Trey Thompkins and his teammates went off in the final 12 minutes, the Dogs rallying from a 52-39 deficit to take a 76-70 victory.
Thompkins led the way with 21 points and 17 rebounds, 14 of his points coming in the final nine minutes as Georgia improved to 11-3 at home this season.
Georgia (12-13, 4-8 Southeastern Conference) earlier blew leads in the second half against Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and South Carolina. But not this time. Shooting 54 percent from the floor, the Dogs pulled away down the stretch.
The Dogs finish the regular season with two road games, at Vanderbilt Thursday and at LSU on March 6, and a pair of home games, against Florida on Saturday and against Kentucky on March 3.
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Monday, February 22, 2010 at 8:21 pm by bud
Tags: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Southeastern Conference, Stegeman Coliseum, Trey Thompkins, Vanderbilt
