NFL Draft weekend a mixed bag for Georgia
May 2, 2012 by RYAN BLACK
Filed under Blogs, Dog Days, First & Goal, Football, Sports
This past weekend should have been a celebration of Georgia football. And it was — to an extent. The NFL Draft took place over the weekend at Radio City Music Hall in New York and the Bulldogs figured prominently. People can recite the stats by now. Seven players drafted — the most Bulldogs selected since [...]
Georgia’s Cordy Glenn taken by Buffalo Bills with 41st overall pick in NFL Draft
April 28, 2012 by RYAN BLACK
Filed under Featured, First & Goal, Football, Sports
Cordy Glenn is headed to New York — just not the Big Apple. The Buffalo Bills selected the former Georgia offensive lineman with the No. 41 pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday. Glenn started 50 games during his Bulldog career, tied for the most in school history along with fellow offensive [...]
DOG DAYS PODCAST: April 25
April 25, 2012 by RYAN BLACK and JASON BUTT
Filed under Audio, Blogs, Dog Days, Multimedia, Sports
Editor’s Note: In this installment of the Dog Days Podcast, Sports Editor Ryan Black talks with CBS Sports.com (and former Red & Black) sports writer Jason Butt to discuss various topics, including Butt’s time at the paper, the NFL Draft and the negativity that continues to surround the New Orleans Saints organization.
Dog Days Video Blog: April 24
April 24, 2012 by RYAN BLACK and DANIEL RODRIGUEZ
Filed under Blogs, Dog Days, Men's basketball, Multimedia, Sports, Video
Editor’s note: In this edition of the Dog Days Video Blog, Sports Editor Ryan Black sits down with recruiting beat writer Daniel Rodriguez to discuss the Georgia men’s basketball team’s 2012 recruiting class and beyond. Rodriguez also gives his thoughts on which player from the 2012 class will make the biggest contribution for the Bulldogs [...]
Celebrity’s glare transforms Georgia athletics
April 19, 2012 by RYAN BLACK
Filed under Featured, Trends, Variety
Some things never change. The games are one constant: there will always be another season. Stars on the gridiron remain as large off the field as they are on it. In other sports, standout athletes remain anonymous students. But some things do change — and technological breakthroughs have transformed the job requirements of those who [...]
Petrino exhibited hubris, a tragic flaw plaguing those in athletics
Hubris has long been a downfall of man. Whether with ancient Greek mythos or modern-day public figures, the supreme arrogance exhibited has been stunning. Enter Bobby Petrino. The Arkansas head football coach was in a motorcycle wreck on April 2, about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville, Ark., that left him in a whole heap of trouble. And [...]
Safety Marc Deas changes mind on transfer, decides to return to Bulldogs
April 10, 2012 by RYAN BLACK
Filed under First & Goal, Football, Sports
Take Georgia safety Marc Deas’ name off the list of players leaving the football program. In a short, one-sentence release from the athletic department on Tuesday, it was announced that Deas had decided to stay at Georgia. “Marc Deas, who said he was transferring last week, has had a change of heart and will be [...]
Freshman golfer Nicholas Reach fulfills feeling, ends up as Bulldog
April 6, 2012 by RYAN BLACK
Filed under Golf, Sports
Nicholas Reach always knew he would end up at Georgia. But the freshman golfer’s unwavering belief that he would one day tee it up for the Bulldogs didn’t come from a visit to the University’s Golf Course. Instead, it came after a trip to the most well-known sports facility on the Georgia campus with a [...]
Dog Days Video Blog April 3
April 3, 2012 by RYAN BLACK, YOUSEF BAIG, and ROBBIE OTTLEY
Filed under Baseball, Blogs, Dog Days, Multimedia, Sports, Video
Editor’s note: With the regular season well underway, Sports Editor Ryan Black sits down with baseball beat writers Yousef Baig and Robbie Ottley to discuss various topics regarding the Diamond Dogs, including their thoughts on the closer situation as well as how they think the team will perform in the coming weeks.
PODCAST: Dog Days April 3
April 3, 2012 by RYAN BLACK and GENTRY ESTES
Filed under Audio, Blogs, Dog Days, Multimedia, Sports
Editor’s Note: In this installment of the Dog Days Podcast, Sports Editor Ryan Black talks with Dawgs247.com (and former Red & Black) sports writer Gentry Estes to discuss various topics, including Estes’ time at the paper, the differences in covering Alabama’s football program versus Georgia’s, as well as touching on the the Bulldogs’ off the [...]
