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PRACTICE REPORT: 4/3

By on April 3, 2012

Thoughts and observations from the 15-minute portion of football practice the media was permitted to view on Tuesday, which marked the eighth day of practice for Georgia this spring: The first set of drills featured quarterbacks and running backs working counter plays. Aaron Murray handed off to Ken Malcome, who ran left, while fullback Merritt [...]

MARK RICHT

Richt: Bulldogs are ‘taking care of business when it comes to discipline’

By on April 2, 2012

Georgia football head coach Mark Richt was feisty last Saturday. Facing the prospect of beginning the 2012 season with four defensive starters suspended following reports that Alec Ogletree and Bacarri Rambo could be joining Sanders Commings and Branden Smith on the sidelines, Richt felt the need to aggressively defend the Bulldogs’ disciplinary rules and policies. [...]

Though he had only four carries for 19 yards in Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage, Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell was praised by head coach Mark Richt for running the ball with authority. KRISTY L. DENSMORE/Staff

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bulldogs hold first scrimmage of spring in Sanford Stadium, Richt says Crowell ran ‘pretty physical’

By on March 31, 2012

For the first time since November, the Georgia football team appeared in Sanford Stadium as the team conducted an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday morning. Following the scrimmage, Georgia head coach Mark Richt said he was pleased with what he had seen from his team, both offensively and defensively. “I do think the offense is picking [...]

MARC DEAS

Safety Marc Deas becomes second Bulldogs in two days to transfer

By on March 31, 2012

Somehow a week of bad news just got a little bit worse. A day after the Georgia junior defensive end Derrick Lott announced he was going to transfer, sophomore safety Mark Deas decided to follow in Lott’s footsteps and also transfer out of the program, with the news surfacing on Saturday. Deas appeared in all [...]

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Bulldogs DE Derrick Lott to transfer from program

By on March 30, 2012

Georgia’s football team lost another player on defense when it was announced that junior defensive end Derrick Lott had decided to transfer on Friday. Lott played in five games as a Bulldog and tallied 10 tackles, which included 1.5 tackles for loss. The junior’s decision to transfer was based on finding more playing time at [...]

Georgia head coach Mark Richt refused to comment on Thursday regarding reports that safety Bacarri Rambo (above) and linebacker Alec Ogletree would be suspended for two to four games at the beginning of next season. Richt said that 'when there is something to report, I'll report it to everybody.' JACOB DEMMITT/Staff

Richt ‘can’t confirm anything’ on reported suspensions for Rambo, Ogletree until ‘process has run its course’

By on March 29, 2012

After suspension rumors for two Georgia players, Bacarri Rambo and Alec Ogletree due to drug policy violations surfaced late Wednesday night, all media members were handed a single sheet of paper before Mark Richt’s press conference on Thursday that had just two sentences on it. “There is a process we follow regarding team guidelines and [...]

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PRACTICE REPORT: 3/29

By on March 29, 2012

Thoughts and observations from the 15-minute portion of football practice the media was permitted to view on Thursday, which marked the sixth day of practice for Georgia this spring: Despite the reports of suspensions of linebacker Alec Ogletree and safety Bacarri Rambo for violation of team rules that surfaced Wednesday night, both participated in their [...]

Alec Ogletree (9) is one of four starters returning to Georgia’s defense this fall that has run into problems away from the field since the offseason arrived. Cornelius Washington and Christian Robinson both admitted that the situations with their teammates have been distractions, but they both believed staying focused and setting a good example for younger players will help solve the issues.  FILE/The Red & Black

REPORT: Georgia loses Rambo, Ogletree for start of 2012 season (UPDATED)

By on March 29, 2012

And the hits keep on coming. DawgPost.com reported on Wednesday night that two starters on Georgia’s defense — senior strong safety Bacarri Rambo and junior inside linebacker Alec Ogletree — will be suspended for at least two games at the beginning of the upcoming season for a violation of team rules. The Athletic Association has [...]

JARVIS JONES

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Jones not resting on laurels, says ‘anything less than what I did last year is a fail’

By on March 24, 2012

Jarvis Jones is coming off a breakout season where he garnered the kind of awards and praise reserved for the best linebackers in college football. But don’t tell him that. He’s taking this spring just like the last one — with a desire to learn and improve. “I’m going into the spring the same way [...]

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PRACTICE REPORT: 3/24

By on March 24, 2012

Thoughts and observations from the 15-minute portion of football practice the media was permitted to view on Saturday, which marked the fourth day of practice this spring: Georgia practiced in full pads for the first time this spring after beginning in just helmets before moving into “shells.” Saturday was also the first time the Bulldogs [...]