Experience prepares duo for Stadion Classic
April 29, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Golf, Sports
Amateurs are rarely considered veterans, but Russell Henley and Harris English are exceptions to the norm. Georgia’s two senior standout golfers have made a few professional pit stops throughout the past year, and a couple things have changed along the way. But the nerves have not entirely gone away. Even veterans still get butterflies. Henley [...]
Equestrian loses bid for fourth consecutive national championship
April 17, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Equestrian, Sports
Georgia equestrian came just two points shy of a sixth national title. The Bulldogs, who have become a powerhouse in the world of varsity equestrian under head coach Meghan Boenig, were unable to capture the school’s first national championship of 2011 at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships in Waco, Texas, this weekend. Georgia was the [...]
POSITION CHANGES
April 15, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Football, Sports
As teams cope with graduating players, early entries into the professional ranks and injuries, scholarship and walk-on players alike are shuffled around positions as coaches try to fill out depth charts. The 2011 Georgia Bulldogs are no different. Georgia is replacing nine starters this offseason after graduation and the departures of star juniors A.J. Green [...]
Trinton Sturdivant injury forces reshuffling along the offensive line
April 13, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Football, Sports
Trinton Sturdivant’s injury is still making waves. Just days before Georgia football’s annual spring game, coaches are still reshuffling along the offensive line to find the best-possible unit. Linemen are playing new positions. Backups are being throw into starter’s roles. And everyone is facing an adjustment period in the wake of the devastating injury news [...]
Leslie declares for NBA Draft
April 12, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Men's basketball, Sports
Travis Leslie did not make the Georgia basketball team wait very long. The Bulldog standout junior forward, who said he will test the NBA Draft process last week, decided Tuesday that he will forego his senior season in Athens and keep his name on the list of eligible underclassmen. Leslie had until May 8 to [...]
Players like G-Day change
April 12, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Featured, Football, Sports
Trash talk is rampant among the Georgia football players this week. With head coach Mark Richt employing a new system of selecting teams for the annual G-Day spring game, competitive spirits have been raised higher than in year’s past. Georgia’s coaching staff selected team captains to hold a team draft, with players selecting the opposing [...]
Dogs’ injuries starting to pile up
April 8, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Featured, Football, Sports
The Georgia football team’s roster is starting to show the effects of spring practice’s contact. With just four practices remaining before the Bulldogs’ annual spring game on April 16, green jerseys denoting injured players dotted the sidelines Thursday afternoon. The defensive side of the ball has been hit the hardest of late, with a few [...]
Georgia’s frontcourt to be flooded with youth
April 7, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Blogs, Dog Days
Rising sophomores Marcus Thornton and Donte’ Williams were hard at work earlier this week while Thompkins and Leslie contemplated their professional futures. The workout reports came as good news for head coach Mark Fox and his staff, which will likely need the two young forwards to take on much bigger roles next season. “There’s not [...]
Thompkins enters Draft, hires agent
April 5, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Featured, Men's basketball, Sports
Mark Fox will be saying at least one goodbye this offseason. Georgia’s head basketball coach, fresh off a successful second season that saw him win 20 games and reach the NCAA Tournament, received news Tuesday that star post player Trey Thompkins would not be returning for his senior season. “I have spoken with my family [...]
Former walk-on waits for chance: ‘Chopper’ works for a future in football
March 29, 2011 by ZACH DILLARD
Filed under Featured, Football, Multimedia, Photo Stories, Sports
It’s February and the walk-on can barely walk. Georgia Bulldogs team apparel is stuck to his skin with sweat as he walks out of his third workout session in as many days. His legs are stiff and sore from a weekend’s worth of sled-pulling and sprinting in the SPEED facility, a workout center tucked behind [...]
