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I’m really not sure how to begin my weekly offering be-cause like everyone in the Bulldog Nation the Auburn mir-acle still has me scratching my head. However, one thing isfor certain, you will get no finger pointing from me. At theend of the day, the 117th meeting between the Bulldogs andthe Tigers was an instant classic. And at the end of the day,like it or not, the football gods ruled in favor of the plains-men.

Like many, my heart goes out to our football team, whofuriously fought back to what would have been the biggestfourth quarter comeback victory in Georgia football history.But I feel the most for our two defensive backs who were in-volved in the tip ball that led to Auburn’s victory.

Now, my own football career didn’t get past high schooland UGA intramurals, but to this day I can still rememberthe plays I was involved in that did and didn’t go my way.And what occurred this past weekend really strikes a cordwith me because I was a defensive back.

From high school, I’m still plagued by a 4th and longplay, where, despite being in the right position, I jumped toosoon, which resulted in a game-changing touchdown for theother team. After that play, our team never recovered and welost the game. However, a few weeks later, I would break upanother 4th down play that ensured a victory for the team.

And while in college, I was on both sides of “Hail Mary”plays. In fact, the victorious one was very similar to what oc-curred at Auburn. A tipped ball fell into my teammateshands in full stride … touchdown. That victory was oh sosweet. However, the jump ball “Hail Mary” that an opposingreceiver sneered in another buzzer beater still causes meangst to think about.

Now my own little journey back down football memorylane, certainly pales in comparison to anyone playing foot-ball at the college level. But I thought it was worth includ-ing because anyone who has ever been involved incompetitive sports knows that unfortunately the agony ofdefeat is very real. However, most of the time, something

good is right around thecorner and that’s whatI’m hoping will be thecase for our defensivebacks.

Finally, I will addone last tidbit from myown football experienceto all the folks that thinkknocking the ball downat full speed is a simpletask. It’s not and that’s afact. In the perfectworld, our defensive

backs would have been further back, where coming up ona play makes knocking a pass down much easier. Howeverat 4th and 18, that luxury wasn’t available. Personally, I’m abig proponent of blitzing in these types of situations becausea receiver can’t get to the first down marker quick enough ifthe quarterback has to get rid of the ball.

Now, it’s time to turn the page and what better way todo that than paying homage to our seniors, who will play inSanford Stadium this Saturday night for the last time. Ofcourse, this group was most certainly led by quarterbackAaron Murray, but please make sure to read Murray Poole’scolumn on page 5 to remember all of his peers that con-tributed to many great wins during their time at Georgia. Tome, this group has earned rock star status for turning theFlorida series. 3-1 over the reptiles is a beautiful thing and Icertainly thank all of them for it.

The photo on our cover is of a building as you comeinto downtown Athens on Lexington Highway. In early Au-gust, the banner appeared on it, so I had a photographerfriend of mine, McGinnis Leathers, capture it. Of course,like all you, I had lofty expectations of what Aaron Murrayand this senior class might accomplish in 2013. And whilethings didn’t turn out as expected, the respect I have for thisgroup certainly hasn’t changed.

However, I do have a favor to ask of them. What better way to show the future leaders of the Geor-

gia team how things should be than to play sound footballthe remaining three games of the season? Shake off theshocker at Auburn by coming out against Kentucky with thesole purpose of showing the college football world that thefuture is bright for the University of Georgia football pro-gram.

Speaking of the future, don’t miss our Q&A session(page 13) with BI’s two recruiting gurus, Carlton DeVooghtand Trent Smallwood. Their knowledge on how the 2014class is shaping up will definitely get you fired up.

Also, Loran Smith is back this issue talking with formerDawg, Daryll Jones. It’s always great to see Bulldogs doingawesome things at the next level, whatever it may be. Speak-ing of that, kudos to former UGA golfer Harris English forwinning this past weekend’s PGA event. Yes, that’s two Bull-dog victories in a row on the tour. And I could go on and onabout all the Bulldogs in the NFL, but Matthew Stafford andBrandon Boykin get top marks from this past Sunday.

This is a great place for me to end because my head isback in the right place. Sure, Auburn was gut-wrenching,but at the end of the day I love anything that has to do withthe University of Georgia. And for that reason, I encourageyou to be in Sanford Stadium 30 minutes before kickoff onSaturday to send off another great senior class of GeorgiaBulldogs. See you there!

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This has been one of the most bizarre sea-sons in Georgia football annals. Expectationswere sky high heading into the 2013 campaign.The Bulldogs then began getting ravaged by in-juries, literally on the heels of the first touch-down of the year, and what has ensued havebeen a series of white-knuckling knee-knock-ers which have taken the Georgia people on aroller coaster ride of emotion.

In one of the most highly anticipated open-ers of the season, Georgia and Clemson, bothpreseason top ten teams, both coming off of out-standing years in 2012, squared off in Death Val-ley. Clemson took an early 7-0 lead, but Georgiastruck right back as America’s best tailback ToddGurley went 75 yards for a touchdown. On thecelebration, the Bulldogs top wide receiver, Mal-colm Mitchell, jumping up to do a chest bump,came down funny and tore his ACL. He wouldbe done for the year. As the game wore on, bothGurley and fellow running back Keith Marshallwere shaken up and missed several series. Itwas a near miss, the first of three thus far thisseason that Georgia has lost by five or fewerpoints, as the Tigers prevailed 38-35.

Georgia would “burn the boats” the nextweek, putting on a tremendous offensive dis-play and coming up with a critical goal linestand in a 41-30 victory over South Carolinathat got the Bulldogs right back into the con-versation as a top ten team in 2013.

Following an open date and a win overNorth Texas, the Bulldogs welcomed in LSU fora third top ten vs. top ten showdown of the year.It goes down as one of the great games in San-ford Stadium history. Neither team had a leadof larger than seven. The Bulldogs would takethe lead on an Aaron Murray touchdown toss toJustin Scott-Wesley and hang on to win an all-timer, 44-41. In the second quarter of the vic-tory, though, Gurley, who appeared on his wayto a monster game, suffered a high ankle sprain.He would not return.

It was unclear how long he would be out. Unfortunately, it was all of October. That’s

the month that began with the worst singlegame injury rash any team suffered this season,and maybe the worst Georgia has ever gonethrough.

In a scintillating 34-31 overtime victoryover Tennessee, with Gurley on the sidelines instreet clothes, the Bulldogs lost a trio of stand-outs to knee injuries. Keith Marshall was hit lowon a swing pass and tore his ACL. Scott-Wes-ley, who also had an 85-yard touchdown thatput the Bulldogs on top 41-30 in the victoryover South Carolina, was lost for the year witha torn ACL. It came without contact while cov-ering a punt. Standout receiver Michael Ben-nett also suffered a knee injury on a non-contactplay. Fortunately Bennett would return for theFlorida game.

With so many players gone, the Bulldogsfaced an uphill battle against Missouri. Georgiaturned the ball over four times while forcingnone. The Dogs didn’t have the firepower toovercome the miscues and Missouri held off afourth quarter Georgia comeback to pull awayand win 41-26.

Then came another gut-wrenching roadloss. Georgia had three catastrophic specialteams meltdowns and lost at Vanderbilt 31-27.A blown targeting call by the zebra’s didn’t help,and suddenly the Bulldogs were 4-3 and a shellof the team that began the season in the top ten.The injuries simply had cost Georgia the juice tocombat the team’s shortcomings.

Fortunately there was a week off prior tothe Cocktail Party.

Gurley was back, and Bennett was too. Inthe first quarter, Gurley had 150 total yards andtwo touchdown s, including a 77-yard scoringreception. Georgia leapt to a 23-3 halftime lead.But Florida would come flying back. The Bull-dogs, on the strength of a Corey Moore sack,forced Florida to punt, while clinging to a 23-20lead. Georgia would then eat up the final eight-plus minutes on an epic drive to put the gameand the Gators away. It was a third straight winover Florida. Georgia sat at 5-3, a disappointingrecord to be sure. But the Bulldogs had beatenSouth Carolina, LSU, Tennessee and Florida.

Georgia cruised to a 45-6 win over Ap-palachian State to improve to 6-3.

It was just the second game that wasn’textremely tight in the fourth quarter. In a sea-son of ups and downs, filled with heart-break-ing losses and memorable wins, many Georgiafans had to be thinking they had seen it all.

Then came Auburn, and it takes the cake. In a series littered with unforgettable fin-

ishes, epic, memorable clashes, and season-spoiling upset victories, Georgia-Auburn hasbeen one of the most entertaining rivalries in allof college football.

It started in Piedmont Park in 1892. Everyseason since 1919, the Bulldogs and Tigers haveplayed one another. It is the south’s oldest ri-valry.

Heading into this past Saturday’s roller-coaster, heart-breaking loss, the series was evenat 54-54-8. This rivalry has had it all. This sea-son has had it all.

Then there was this past Saturday. Rallying from a 37-17 fourth quarter

deficit, Georgia took a 38-37 lead with undertwo minutes to go. Auburn, facing a fourth and18 from its own 27 yard line, hit a hail-mary,with two Georgia defenders right there. Thetipped pass went for a 73 yard touchdown andthe Dogs were stunned. Georgia somehow gotoff the deck and made it to the Auburn 20. Butthe Tigers held.

And a roller coaster season, fourth quarterand final two minutes added yet another chap-ter to this most bizarre of seasons.

What is left now for this season is a Ken-tucky team that is in the midst of a tough year,then Tech, then a bowl.

It is vital to finish strong – especially beat-ing Tech for a fifth straight season – and carrythe momentum over. Perhaps next season, fatewill shine much more favorably on Georgia. Butthis season, a combination of 1965, 1973 and1978, is one that the Georgia faithful will neverforget. The good, the great, the bad, and the un-believably painful.

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When Georgia's 2013 senior class is rec-ognized prior to the kickoff of the Bulldogs'final home game against the Kentucky Wild-cats Saturday night, get on your feet and giveeach of the players a rousing round of applause.

For in the past four years of wearing thered and black, these UGA senior leaders havemade some notary accomplishments, both fortheir school and the Georgia football team. Ac-complishments that should make the BulldawgNation proud.

Yes, this senior class has experienced anumber of ups-and-downs along the way sincethey were true freshmen, or redshirt freshmen,in 2010 but they've also played in some of themost memorable games in UGA's glorious his-tory.

Following the defeat at the hands of No. 7Auburn on the Plains last weekend, the Geor-gia seniors own a 4-year record of 34-17 andhave gone 21-10 in the Southeastern Confer-ence.

Of course, they started out in Athens hav-ing to go through Mark Richt's only losing sea-son in his 13 years at the Bulldog helm, withthat 6-7 (3-5 SEC) finish in 2010.

But talk about learning from adversity,those Georgia freshmen players came togetherafter the disappointment of '010, bonded evenstronger with their upper-class teammates, re-solved never to go through that again and con-sequently brought a completely new work ethicto both the practice field and weight room tobecome the best football team they could pos-sibly be over the next three seasons.

And, for the Georgia Bulldogs, improvedresults on the playing field weren't long in com-ing. Although Georgia began the 2011 seasonwith tough defeats at the hands of Boise Stateand South Carolina, the Bulldogs then re-grouped and charged to 10 straight victories,in the process capturing the SEC East Divisionchampionship. In the league championshipgame in the Georgia Dome, you will remem-ber that the Georgia defense amazingly held thetop-ranked LSU Tigers without a first downand a measly 12 yards of offense in the entirefirst half while claiming a 10-7 lead on theBayou Bengals. Unfortunately, LSU would thendominate the second half en route to a 42-10team over the Bulldogs. Georgia then also fell toMichigan State by three points, 33-30, in theOutback Bowl to cap the season at 10-4, 7-1 inthe SEC during the regular season.

And the vast improvement over the 2010season in '011 would set the stage for even bet-ter things, when these Georgia sophomoresturned into juniors for the 2012 campaign.

All Bulldogs far and wide know what hap-pened in the fall of '012 at the University ofGeorgia. Although there would be no SECchampionship, Georgia came about as close asyou can − five agonizing yards to be exact − tonot only beating mighty Alabama in the SECtitle game in the Georgia Dome but, also, surelybringing the school its first national champi-onship since 1980. That's because if the No.3-ranked Bulldogs had converted the winningtouchdown against the then second-rankedCrimson Tide at game's end, they would havegone on to dismantle Notre Dame in the BCStitle game, just as Nick Saban's guys did.

As it was, though, that grueling 32-28 lossto Alabama was one of only two defeats all sea-

son for the 2012 Bulldogs, the other coming ona truly disastrous evening in Columbia, S.C.

Then, as the freshman class of 2010 even-tually evolved into Georgia's senior class of2013 this season, great things were expected ofthese Bulldogs. There was not only consider-able preseason talk of an SEC championshipbut, also, of Georgia owning the potential tomake the BCS national title game at Pasadena'sRose Bowl.

And despite a difficult-to-take season-opening, 38-35 setback to Clemson in DeathValley, the Bulldogs' lofty goals for this seasonwere still intact as they came home to faceSouth Carolina and LSU, sandwiched around anon-conference game with North Texas. Geor-gia then immediately reinvigorated the fan baseby dropping the Gamecocks 41-30 and theTigers 44-41 in two of the most electrifyinggames ever staged between the hedges. And thedream was still alive when the Bulldogs went toKnoxville and staged a thrilling comeback toclip the Vols in overtime, by 34-31. But thencame Missouri and Vanderbilt and an injury-riddled Georgia team, one minus its top tail-backs and wide receivers, didn't have enoughfirepower to overcome costly turnovers andkilling special team blunders.

But the Bulldogs kept their flickering SEChopes alive by whipping the Florida Gators fora third consecutive time, only to see thosehopes doused for good with last Saturday's' lossat Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Still, these Georgia seniors have a lot tohang their hats on in their time in Athens: threeconsecutive wins over the hated Florida Gatorsto get that series back to the way it used to be;never having lost to the Georgia Tech YellowJackets (pending the outcome of this year's bat-tle in Atlanta); stopping a three-game losingskid against Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks and ofcourse the two consecutive SEC East crownsand four consecutive bowl trips.

Aaron Murray, truly Georgia's Mr. Dura-bility over the last four seasons and one of thevery top quarterbacks in Bulldog history whorewrote the SEC record book in all passing cat-egories, is unquestionably the leader of this out-standing senior class. That goes without saying.But if you know Aaron, he will readily tell youhe couldn't have accomplished as much with-out the contributions and support of all his fel-low classmates, who either stood tall on theplaying field itself or as members of the Geor-gia scout team.

So when Murray and the 27 other Bull-dog senior players come out from under thegoal posts at the east end of the stadium Satur-day night and run toward the open arms oftheir parents and relatives, let's all give them thehearty thanks they deserve.

Aaron Murray, Garrison Smith, Chris Bur-nette, Arthur Lynch, Kenarious Gates, Rantavi-ous Wooten, Dallas Lee, Connor Norman,Rhett McGowan, Blake Sailors, T.J. Stripling,Chase Vasser, Marc Deas, Hugh Williams, Bran-don Harton, Corey Campbell, Parker Welch,Greg Bingham, Wright Gazaway, Austin Herod,Ethan Jackson, Clinton Kirk, Greg Mulkey, AlexParsons, Jamal Payette, Drew Wilson, C.J.Wyatt and Chris Young ... 28 guys who gavetheir all and certainly made their mark for theUniversity of Georgia over these last four au-tumns.

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After a game that will go down in lore of theDeep South’s Oldest Rivalry at Auburn this pastweekend, the Dawgs limped home to Athens tobegin preparations for Aaron Murray’s finalgame between the hedges this coming Saturday.And while the SEC East is now officially out ofreach for this year’s team, there is still plenty toplay for. This weekend brings the first nighthome game of the season, and will be the finalopportunity to watch seniors like Aaron Murray,Garrison Smith and Rantavious Wooten playtheir guts out for you in Sanford Stadium. Solet’s put the heartbreak of what happened lastweek behind us, and get ready for an all-outparty under the lights at the expense of the Ken-tucky Wildcats!

Know the Opponent:

Despite the excitement throughout Big Blue Na-tion after the hiring of Mark Stoops as their newfootball coach last spring, the Wildcats post adisappointing 2-8 record coming into Athens,with an 0-6 record in the SEC. And they are notonly losing to SEC teams, but also giving up 34points per game in the process. Kentucky likesto run the ball, as sophomore quarterback JalenWhitlow has run the ball with almost identical

numbers as their leading running back, seniorRaymond Sanders. Each has carried the ball 104and 106 times respectively, and both have ex-actly 464 total yards. As far as passing, Whitlowonly has 158 attempts, completing a mediocre62 percent of them. Kentucky is coming off aloss at Vanderbilt last week, where they wereonly able to post six points. All these numbersindicate that Aaron Murray should please theUGA crowd one final time in Sanford Stadium.

The Offense:

Despite a slow start against Auburn, the offenseended up looking like the unit we saw before allthe injuries hit earlier in the season. Aaron Mur-ray was passing with pure efficiency, while run-ning back Todd Gurley finally appeared to be atfull strength, bowling over and dragging de-fenders around the field with him. Expect noth-ing to slow down this week, as the lights ofSanford Stadium will surely add some extra volt-age into the energy of not only the fans in at-tendance, but into the players as well. AaronMurray mentioned last week that he was lookingvery forward to this game, and you can expecthe will want to leave his fans in the exact samestate of awe he has continuously left them inover the past four years. Don’t worry about thisunit this week. They should put up a crookednumber, and look good while doing it.

The Defense:

The defense played their guts out during theheartbreak to Auburn, despite giving up an-other large number. They came on strong at thevery end, but came up one play short of givingthe Dawgs a huge win. Kentucky, however, doesnot have a fraction of the fire power that mostteams this defensive unit has faced all year.They will face a straightforward running attackfrom the Wildcats, which should play to theirfavor. Kentucky is not going to try and trickthem, or run any spread attacks to the edge, soall the defense needs to do is play some old-fashioned smash mouth football, and theyshould easily keep the Kentucky Wildcats fromputting up offensive numbers anywhere nearwhat the UGA offense should put up.

How the Dawgs Will Win:

Aaron Murray. That’s all there is to say aboutthat. The Dawgs take on the Wildcats at 7pm inAthens this Saturday night, and we implore youto be in your seats no later than 6:30pm tohonor the seniors that have busted their tails tohonor you the last four to five years. Bring yourcameras and tissues, as a special night is instore. Thank you seniors, and Go Dawgs!

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BI Recruiting update with Carlton DeVooght and Trent Smallwood

Both of BI’s recruiting gurus Carlton DeVooght and TrentSmallwood answer questions from editor Vance Leavy aboutthe progress of Georgia’s 2014 signing class.

Who do you consider to be the biggest recruit signedthus far and why?

Carlton- There is no doubt that five star RB Sony Michelfrom Plantation, FL has received the most attention of thecommitments in this class, but I am a fan of the big uglieson the line. I really like Dyshon Sims, and OT from Lown-des County HS. His recruitment flew under the radar ini-tially, but blew up after his offer from UGA. He has the sizeand length to be a prototypical left tackle, and his footworkis really impressive for a guy his size.

Trent - Georgia has commitments from some big timeprospects in this class. The average star rating per commitis tops in the country. If I had to pick one guy, it would goto offensive tackle Dyshon Sims. Sims, from Valdosta, GA,is the cousin of current UGA safety Josh Harvey-Clemons.Dyshon is the top offensive tackle prospect in the state ofGeorgia and his athleticism is second to none among offen-sive lineman.

Entering his senior season, Sims was an unknownprospect trying to earn his first offers. Since UGA offered inthe summer, Sims' recruiting has blown up and he hasworked his way up to a 4-Star prospect.

One thing UGA has lacked over the last several years isa true left tackle to protect that backside of the QB. Simshas a chance to be that guy for the Bulldogs. After the 2013season, Georgia will lose current left tackle Kenarious Gatesto graduation. Sims has a chance to come in and earn im-mediate playing time as a freshman and he has all the toolsto be a good one in Athens.

What are the most important needs that must be ad-dressed in the closing months of recruiting and why?

Carlton - Ideally, this class will have up to two moreoutside linebackers, one more receiver, and either a stud in-side LB or another lineman (either DL or OL). All of theseneeds are due to depth concerns or elite talent at the posi-tion. The OLB's will come from a combination of RashaanEvans, Lorenzo Carter and current Bama commit ChristianMiller, most likely Lo Carter and possibly Evans. The onlyWR Georgia is pursuing is Josh Malone from Gallatin, TN,an early enrollee who is considering UT, FSU, Clemson, andUGA. Raekwon McMillan, from Hinesville, GA is a stud at-middle linebacker, who you make room for if he commits.On the line,the Dawgs have an outside shot at elite OTDamian Prince from MD, who is deciding after Signing Day.The UGA coaches are also heavily recruiting DT Elisha Shawfrom Atlanta.

Trent - In the months until National Signing Day theBulldogs will attempt to add a few more defensive playersin this 2014 class. Out of the 4-5 spots UGA has left in thisclass, half of them will likely go to linebackers and edgerushers for the 3-4 scheme. Two of the final three linebackertargets are 5-Star prospects from the Peach State. LorenzoCarter (outside linebacker from Norcross High) and Raek-won McMillan (linebacker from Liberty County) are twoprospects the Bulldogs are pursuing heavily. Another line-backer, Rashaan Evans (Auburn AL) has the Bulldogs in histop 3.

With Georgia running the 3-4 scheme under ToddGrantham, the linebacker spot is arguably the most impor-tant position on the field. Adding any two of these three re-maining targets will be another step in the right direction ingetting this UGA defense back to dominating every Satur-day between the hedges.

Name a recruit in the current class that might not behigh on the national radars, but you think will be a hugecontributor (and why)?

Carlton - Malkom Parrish from Quitman (BrooksCounty HS), GA. It is hard to say a guy rated as the#6 player in the state and #6 CB in the country isunderrated, but I think he is. He is the top playerin Georgia this year, in my opinion, just a notchabove fellow commit Nick Chubb. His footworkand physical style of play will put him in a positionto contribute next year.

Trent - The most underrated prospect in thisclass for the Bulldogs has to be inside linebackerfrom Tucker High, Detric Dukes (6-1 225). He isonly a 3-star prospect, but he is a star in the making.Dukes is a versatile linebacker who can move side-line-to-sideline very quickly. He has 4.6 forty speedand he’s an outstanding tackler in the open field.One aspect in his game that could make him anearly contributor for the Bulldogs is his pass cover-age skills from the linebacker position. Dukes is astar on his undefeated (10-0) Tucker Tigers teamand hopes to lead his team to a 5A Georgia StateChampionship.

Senior Stats for Dukes: 49 Total Tackles, 7 Tack-les for Loss, 3 Sacks, and 3 Interceptions. He alsohas 7 Receptions for 114 Yards and 4 Touchdowns atthe TE position.

Out of the recruits out there that have not committed,name a few that you hope Georgia will land in the comingweeks (and why).

Carlton - I really hope we sign Raekwon McMil-lan, Lorenzo Carter, and Rashaan Evans at LB, El-isha Shaw at DT, and Damian Prince at OT. WithMcMillan, you feel confident you will get a stop on3rd and short, he is just that elite. Carter and Evansare both explosive off the edge. Evans is more pol-ished right now, and Carter's potential is sky high.Shaw has apparently cleared up a concern about aneck injury, which is good news. He is stout in themiddle of the DL, and someone that would reallystand out under Coach Wilson. Prince may be along shot, but we are one of his final 7, and theDawgs seem to do well with recruits who sign afterNational Signing Day.

Trent - Georgia currently has 17 commits, andonly has room for 4-5 more, but there are a few thatwill be announcing their decisions soon. 4-StarWide Receiver Josh Malone from Station Camp, TNwill be announcing his college decision on Decem-ber 4th between Tennessee, Georgia, Florida Stateand a few other schools. Malone is the type of playerthat could come in and contribute immediately forthe Bulldogs. Georgia will return a lot of WR’s in2014, but with Malcolm Mitchell and Justin Scott-Wesley coming off major knee surgery, depth will beneeded especially early in the season. Malone willbe an early enrollee at the school he decides on.

Defensive Back Wesley Green from MartinLuther King High could also announce his decisionin the near future. The 4-Star CB was committed tothe South Carolina Gamecocks early on in hisprocess, but decided to open his process back upand Georgia looks to be the favorite to land Green atthis point. Green is one of the top defensive backs inthe state of Georgia and would be a huge get for theBulldog’s if they can seal the deal.

Is there anything you think Georgia could be doing dif-ferently or better to improve recruiting?

Carlton - There are a lot of rumors and innuen-dos about the amount of effort the coaches exertand what other programs are doing. Really, I thinkour coaches work hard on the recruiting trail, andare totally honest with recruits and their families,which seems to be a bit of a novel concept to otherSEC and national programs. The biggest thing Ithink the University could do is to build a full sizeindoor practice facility. Believe it or not, a surpris-ing number of recruits point out when a school theyare considering has one.

Trent - One thing I believe the Bulldogs need todo a better job of is recruiting kids earlier. Manytimes the Bulldogs have a prospect sitting in theirown backyard in the state of Georgia who has 20offers but no offer from the Georgia. Prospects re-ally take notice of this and get offended by it. Whenrecruits get 6 months or a year of bonding withother coaches before the Bulldogs offer, there is alot of ground to make up.

I do feel the Bulldogs have done a better job ofthis for the 2015 class, but this has been a concernover the last several years.

Why does it seem that Georgia has often ended upthin on offensive line recruiting (even including duringthe Goff and Donnan eras)?

Carlton - It is a combination of a bunch of fac-tors. Under Donnan, it was miserable luck. Sev-eral highly rated guys had injuries, and one evenhad to end his playing days due to diabetes. CoachNick Callaway seemed to build our depth and talentlevel a bit, but subsequent coaching changes andgetting jilted at the signing day altar have hurt ourdepth.Coach Friend has built some depth and in-creased the talent level over his tenure. With thethree current commitments on the OL, we will haveabout 14 scholarship linemen, including three whohave started games this year, five from the two-deepdepth chart and two others that have had signifi-cant playing time. Coach Friend is developing astable. A commitment from Prince would be icingon the cake.

Trent - I think UGA has got caught up in“putting all their eggs in one basket” when it comesto offensive line recruiting. Over the past severalyears, the Bulldogs have had a big time offensivetackle committed or favoring the Dawgs all the wayup to National Signing Day, only to be left with nobackup plan when the prospect went elsewhere.

Georgia has done a good job of recruiting of-fensive guards, but can’t seem to find those book-end tackles year in and year out. If you take a lookat Alabama’s success over the last several years ofwinning championships, it has been in thetrenches. The Crimson Tide have offensive linemanfrom all over the country, including Maryland, Cal-ifornia, Ohio, among other states. There are veryfew big time offensive lineman from the state ofGeorgia year in and year out, so the Bulldogs haveto get out and recruit other states for offensive line-man.

The Bulldogs need to make the offensive linerecruiting a higher priority than any other position.The Dawgs land skill guys yearly, but champi-onships are won in the trenches!!

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A view from Lexington, KentuckyDarrell Bird from CatsPause.com does an excellent job lending hisinsight on the Wildcats and Bulldogs.

Talk about the optimism around Mark Stoops.

I’ve now been witness to five new coaches in just 16seasons at Kentucky – Hal Mumme, Guy Morriss, RichBrooks, Joker Phillips and now Mark Stoops. The pre-vious four hires combined did not match the enthusi-asm generated by Stoops’ hiring. Part of the reason isthat fans view Stoops as a serious hire proving, at longlast, a genuine commitment to football. He not onlywas the first true defensive minded hire of that group,but the Stoops family name resonates for no-nonsense,blue collar football. You don’t hire a Stoops unless youare determined to fix football for good.

What did it say to have over 50,000 at the spring game?

The perception, and it’s accurate, is that Kentucky is abasketball school. Eight national championships makethat an undeniable reality. But unlike many of the SECfootball powers where basketball is the fifth favoritesport behind football, spring football, football recruit-ing and baseball, Kentucky fans truly love football andwant nothing more than to be an SEC contender. Re-member, this is where Bear Bryant cut his teeth. UKeven lays claim to the 1951 national title. It gave theNFL Hall of Famers like George Blanda and DermonttiDawson.

What would an average expectation level be for the foot-ball program for the Kentucky faithful?

The most optimistic of Big Blue fans were predictingfour wins this season. They long for a bowl bid, butrecognize the talent level inherited by Stoops was notgreat. There are some decent players at Kentucky, butdepth is non-existent and that’s a recipe for disasterwhen you’re competing in the SEC on Saturdays. Giventhat, Kentucky fans fully expect the Cats to challengingin the SEC East in 2015 with clear improvement nextseason leading to the breakout campaign.

With JoJo Kemp, is there optimism for the offense in thenear future?

Jojo Kemp could be the poster child for where Ken-tucky football is headed. He is fast to the edge and bothquick enough and strong enough to make would-betacklers either miss or fail to make the tackle. It’s a YAKattack, yards after contact. UK has few players who can

do that, but Kemp most certainly can. With bowl eli-gibility officially out the window, expect the freshmanto get the bulk of carries the remainder of the season.

What does Kentucky need to do to beat Georgia?

Not going to happen. Kentucky is doing the best it can,but they honestly do not have a quarterback capableof utilizing the ‘Air Raid’ offense to its fullest, or even50 percent of its capability. Jalen Whitlow is a goodfootball player, he’s just not a great quarterback andthat will get you beat in the SEC. Given that, there isnot much firepower at UK’s disposal so they’ll neverkeep up on the scoreboard.

What is your take on Georgia?

Mark Richt deserves better. The one thing that frus-trates me most about the SEC is that great players gethurt, it’s unavoidable in a league so gifted with fast,powerful athletes. Coming in, I thought Georgia had alegitimate shot to unseat Alabama as the newest SECteam to hoist the national championship trophy. Un-fortunately, we will never know and that’s sad. If a teamloses fine, but when it’s ability to fight is depleted byinjuries, that’s an injustice.

What are some things you would like to see changed incollege football?

Move from a four-team playoff to an eight-team playoffimmediately. That should be the first action of the newselection committee. They emerge from an early meet-ing and say, ‘This is dumb. You’re excluding 60 percentof your top 10 teams so we’re going to eight. It’s goingto happen eventually, so do it now. But I do have acaveat. When they move to eight teams there must notbe a built in prejudice against the SEC. If the SEC hasfive of the best eight teams in America, then so be it.Any leagues that don’t like it can recruit better and playbetter.

Finally, in basketball, is it Final Four at a minimum or dis-appointment for the Wildcats?

The mission for UK basketball, at least since John Cali-pari arrived, is always Final Four or bust. But in 2014,as was the case in 2012, the Final Four is the launch-ing point. Fans aren’t demanding a national title or elsethe season is a failure, but they do expect Kentucky tobe in Dallas and to push every game to the final buzzer.

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#2 Alvin Dupree, DE6-4, 252 Jr. Irwinton, Ga. (Wilkinson Co. H.S.)It hasn’t exactly been the 1985 Chicago Bears when it comes to Kentucky’s defense in2013. But the Wildcats do boast one of the best defensive ends in the Southeastern Con-ference, Peach State native Alvin Dupree. Second on the team in stops behind tacklingmachine Avery Williamson, one of the Southeastern Conference’s leaders, Dupree is abig-play maker. He makes things happen in the opposition’s backfield. A second teamSophomore All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and third team All-SEC selec-tion a year ago, Dupree was 10th in the league with 91 tackles and ranked seventh in therankings with 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks. His best game cameagainst rival Tennessee, registering 10 stops and three tackles for loss. This season,Dupree is again amongst the SEC’s leaders in sacks and tackles for loss. He is strong, ath-letic and creates great leverage. Coming home to Georgia, Dupree will certainly look toshine.

#3 Jojo Kemp, RB5-10, 190 RFr. DeLand, Fla. (DeLand H.S.) During Georgia’s open date on September 14, watching Kentucky play Louisville on afootball smorgasbord at casa de B.I. Editor, I said that little Kemp kid has got some juice.Sure enough, he does. Kemp is one of the fastest running backs in a league loaded withburners and blazers. Kemp leads the Wildcats in rushing and is averaging over five yardsper carry. He rarely gets hit for negative yardage, always going forward. Kemp has beenat his best on the edge. The Wildcats like to toss it to him and try and get Kemp goingvertical down the sidelines. Mark Stoops has brought a lot of enthusiasm to the program.The fan-base wants some hope, though not nearly as much as another Final Four ap-pearance. Kemp is one of those players who can provide it. Competing in the ruggedSEC without a back who can go the distance is very difficult, but it appears that Kentuckyhas one.

#40 Avery Williamson, LB6-1, 238 Sr. Milan, Tenn. (Milan H.S.)One of the best linebackers in the Southeastern Conference, Williamson is a tacklingmachine. He follows in the footsteps of the likes of Wesley Woodyard, as one of those“just a bit undersized” standouts who slip through the cracks of Alabama, Georgia,Florida, etc. that Kentucky landed. I’m sure his home-state Volunteers would like tohave him. As a junior, Williamson earned second team All-SEC honors. He was secondin the in the league with a whopping 135 tackles. That’s 135 in 12 games! No bowl forKentucky last year. Williamson had an incredible 20 stops in the Wildcats loss to Van-derbilt last season, one of eight contests in which he registered double digit stops. Heis averaging close to double digits in tackles again this season and has recovered a pairof fumbles. Along with Dupree, Williamson gives a defense that has struggled someteeth.

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Wildcats in a thumbnail: After the Wildcats went 2-10 and winless in the SEC, at 0-8, inJoker Phillips' final season at the Kentucky helm, former Florida State defensive coordi-nator Mark Stoops was brought in this year to attempt to get the Cats back onto the win-ning path. Thus far, he hasn't been able to do so as the 2013 UK team comes to AthensSaturday saddled with a 2-8 season mark and still winless 0-6 conference worksheet. Theonly Kentucky wins have come over Miami-Ohio (41-7) and Alabama State (48-14) whilethe Wildcats have gone under to Western Kentucky (35-26), Louisville (27-13), Florida(24-7), South Carolina (35-28), Alabama (48-7), Mississippi State (28-22), Missouri (48-17) and Vanderbilt, this past Saturday by 22-6.

A look at the Kentucky offense: With only four starters returning from last year's unit, theWildcats have had trouble scoring against their toughest opponents. Only in the 35-28 lossto South Carolina did the Cats' offense play reasonably well enough to win, throwing ascare into the Gamecocks that night in Columbia before falling by a single touchdown. Av-eraging 21.5 points per game, Kentucky is led in rushing by senior tailback RaymondSanders (5-8, 199) and sophomore quarterback Jalen Whitlow (6-2, 208) who have eachrun for 464 yards. Freshman tailback Jojo Kemp (5-10, 190) follows with 455 yards. anda 5.2 average-per-carry. Whitlow and Maxwell Smith (6-4, 232) have taken turns guidingthe UK attack this fall with Whitlow throwing for 1,035 yards and five touchdowns, withfive interceptions, and Smith passing for 873 yards and six scores, with one pick. Jucotransfer Javess Blue (6-0, 190, Jr.) tops the Cat receivers with 35 catches for 451 yards andtwo scores while freshman Ryan Timmons (5-10, 185) follows with 28 receptions for 303yards and also two TDs.

A look at the Kentucky defense: With some seven defensive starters back from last seasonand led by All-SEC candidate Avery Williamson (6-1, 241), a senior middle linebacker, theWildcats were looking for this side of the ball to be the team strength this season. But, hereagain, Kentucky has been plagued by inconsistency while allowing right at 29 points percontest. Williamson far and away leads the team in tackles with a total of 88 stops and isfollowed in tackles by junior defensive end Bud Dupree (6-4, 254) with 53. Dupree hasrecorded 6.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles-for-loss, and junior end Za'Darius Smith (6-6, 257), ajunior college transfer, has also notched six QB sacks this season.What Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops says: (After loss to Vanderbilt) "Same old songand dance. Upset. Frustrated. We've got to do things right within the whole program day-to-day. That is something we can't budge on … We're going to get better as a programand that's the way it's going to be. Now, we’ve got to get ready for Georgia."

Game Prediction: Coming off the heart-wrenching 43-38 loss to Auburn, it’s difficult togauge how the Bulldogs will come out and perform Saturday night as they line up for thefinal home game of this up-and-down football season. But with the Georgia seniors beinghonored on their last game between the hedges, I’m looking for Aaron Murray and com-pany to get a good tune-up for Georgia Tech by routing the hapless ‘Cats by about 48-17.. .

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Loran SmithDaryll Jones continues excellence in television

There is some celebrity to Daryll Jones’swork, but more often than not, it is a matter ofhonoring the work ethic. He has an on-air rolewith the television show Sportsvisions, whichhe originated with his former teammate DaleWilliams—but you will find him, more oftenthan not, taping interviews, spending time atthe editing machine. He is his own camera-man, his own editor, his own producer. Heknows the importance of staying the courseuntil the objective is met. Tote your ownwater. Resolve to tackle any task, great orsmall, and always be willing to sweat the smallstuff.

In his business, the little things count. Ifyou want to succeed in TV production, youlearn to pay attention to detail.

After a successful career at the UniversityGeorgia where he won two SEC champi-onship rings, followed by a five-year career inthe National Football League, Daryll movedsuccessfully into the business world, princi-pally in medical sales and subsequently withMizuno. But a funny thing happened one af-ternoon in his hometown of Columbus whenhe was asked to make an appearance on sportstalk show. He was invited to talk about his ca-reer with the Bulldogs and his NFL experi-ence.

The calls came in with alacrity and con-sistency as the audience was moved by hissmooth speaking style and his depth ofknowledge about sports—football in particu-lar. The owner of the station happened to belistening to the show that day and when “DJ,”as he is affectionately known, finished, he wasoffered a job on Columbus station, WDAK.Just like that he became a radio sports talkhost. He was stunned and was overcome withgreat emotion. “The first thing I thought,” DJremembers, “Is that this could be a great ex-perience, and I am really blessed to have thisopportunity.”

Next thing you know, the general man-ager of WRBL, the CBS affiliate in Columbus,offered Daryll the job of sports director of thestation. He was moving on up and was re-solved to make the best of the opportunity.Right away, he learned that his Georgia andNFL affiliations were something people tooknote of. “That has opened a lot of doors forme,” he smiles. He would become director ofoperations for the arena football team inColumbus, “The War Dogs,” but he wanted tobe more of an entrepreneur and TV producer.

From those early broadcast assignments,his career segued into a sports marketing firm,Sportsvisions, which he formed with hisneighborhood friend of his childhood daysand Georgia teammate. “Dale and I have beenfriends since grade school. He took me underhis wing and allowed me to play games withhis friends, so I benefitted by playing ‘up,’which helped me grow and develop athleti-cally a lot quicker. Playing with older kids ac-celerated my development.”

Drafted in the seventh round by GreenBay, Daryll played for the Packers for three sea-sons before joining the Broncos where heplayed another two years, although his careerwas hampered by injuries.

“I enjoyed pro football,” he says. “The bigthing is that you get to see other parts of thecountry and make a lot of friends. My era in

Green Bay was the era of the Chicago Bearswho won a Super Bowl title during that time.Green Bay was down, but boy do they lovetheir football in Green Bay. I have the greatestrespect for the Packer tradition and am happyto say that I had the Green Bay experience.

“Everybody loves sports. When you cansit down with a businessman when you havea proposal on the table, it is good to be able totalk about common interests. Sports won’tclose the deal, but usually it will get you in thedoor, which Dale and I have learned is veryimportant.”

Sportsvisions is a weekly show that cov-ers all sports. Daryll and Dale cover every-thing from the Masters to the Super Bowl.They are big on the Braves, the Falcons and, ofcourse, their favorite team, the Georgia Bull-dogs. DJ and Dale want to expand their showinto the Atlanta market. “We have gotten goodreviews,” DJ points out. “We just need somesponsorship help and we will work hard tomove into the Atlanta market. We believe wehave a product that is worthwhile.”

One of DJ’s big projects on the drawingboard is producing a show on his good friendHerschel Walker. “Next year (2014), it will be34 years since Herschel entered the Universityof Georgia. We want to put together a showabout his life and career, which we think allGeorgia people will appreciate.”

Herschel and DJ have had a long-stand-ing friendship. When Herschel went to NewYork his junior year as the guest of the Down-town Athletic Club where he was honored asthe winner of the 1982 Heisman trophy, Her-schel was allowed to bring two guests. Oneof those he invited was DJ. “We are bothbusy,” Daryll says of his current relationshipwith Herschel. “We don’t see one another thatoften, but when we do get together, the rap-port is just sensational. We have a very deepfriendship.”

Daryll and Dale promote a high schoolawards banquet that takes place in Columbusin December, which DJ says is “one of themost rewarding things we do. We like to puta smile on kid’s faces.”

In the last three years, WSB-TV of Atlantahas aired one Georgia game. This year it wasAppalachian State. Bob Neal, a familiar faceand voice to Atlanta sports fans, does play-by-play, and DJ handles the color assignment.“The ratings have been terrific,” Daryll says.“Georgia football on TV is always going to geta lot of attention. I have been having a blastworking the games.” He has also providedcommentary on the Georgia Bulldog radionetwork.

Most of his time is spent working andfinding ways to grow his business. “We are asmall business,” DJ notes. “This means we doeverything, and while we are successful, wedon’t have a lot of free time. For example, I re-ally enjoy golf, but don’t have time to take offand play.” That doesn’t trouble Daryll, how-ever. “My daddy, Walter, worked hard. Heworked long days. This enabled me to partic-ipate in sports to my heart’s content. But atthe end of practice or when the game started,no matter the sport, I’d look up there and hewould be in the stands watching. What did Itake away from that? One thing. If you wantto succeed you have to work hard.”

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Jeff Dantzler’s 2013 rankingsThere were some impressive numbers put up by Florida State, Baylor and Ohio State. There is noquestion that style points are in play and en vogue. The story of Saturday night was Southern Cal’s winover Stanford. There are some huge games these next two weeks to shape the big picture.

Through the years, few, if any rivalries, have produced the number of thrillers thatGeorgia and Auburn has. This past Saturday added another chapter. South Carolinaand Alabama took care of business. Five teams were idle, gearing up for the homestretch. .

1. Florida State – There are some obvious distractions for the Seminoles, but it didn’tmatter in a runaway win over Syracuse. Florida State is 10-0. Next up is Idaho, then theGators. Then likely Duke for the ACC title.

2. Baylor – The Bears are having a monster season, the best in school history. BrycePetty will be a Heisman Trophy finalist and Baylor is in the hunt for the Big XII and na-tional titles. A 66-34 pounding of Texas Tech is par for the coarse this season.

3. Ohio State – All you have to do is look at Ohio State’s point totals the last few weeksto see that the Buckeyes are going for style points in a bid for Pasadena. Urban Meyer has-n’t lost in Columbus. They should crush Michigan.

4. Oregon – The Ducks are in the driver’s seat in the race for the PAC-12 Champi-onship Game. Thanks to the loss by Stanford, if Oregon wins out, the Ducks will playfor the league title. That loss to Stanford cost Oregon the shot at the national title, though.

5. Clemson – The Tigers offense was unbelievable in a 55-31 Thursday night win overTech in Death Valley. Tajh Boyd threw for four touchdowns. Sammy Watkins is one ofthe most electric players in the country. The South Carolina game will again be enormous.

6. Oklahoma State – The Cowboys have bounced back nicely from a bad loss at WestVirginia. Oklahoma State is once-beaten and right in the thick of the Big XII race. TheBaylor game has huge implications.

7. Stanford – The Cardinal lost a heart-breaker to Southern Cal in Los Angeles. Com-ing off the thrilling victory over Oregon, the Cardinal looked ripe for the upset and theywere. Stanford has a tremendous defense.

8. Northern Illinois – It was one of the biggest games in MAC annals, a Wednesdaynight showdown between the undefeated Huskies and once-beaten Ball State FightingLettermans. Jordan Lynch was top flight and the Huskies are now 10-0.

9. UCLA – Myles Jack has burst onto the scene as a college football star. The standoutfreshman linebacker has doubled as a tailback the last two weeks and been a touchdownmachine. The Bruins get Arizona State and Southern Cal and will play for the PAC-12

title with two wins.

10. Central Florida – The Golden Knights got scared by an inferior Temple team, yetstill pulled it out by three points. UCF still has just one loss, a three-pointer in Orlandoto South Carolina. They are holding out hope to be a BCS buster.

1. Alabama – it was one of those games for Alabama where they take care of busi-ness but don’t blow people away. Bama downed Mississippi State 20-7. Now comesChattanooga and then one of the biggest Iron Bowls ever, and you can bet the Tide

will be ready.

2. Auburn – The Tigers had a 20-point lead get away, then on 4th-and-18, struckfor one of the biggest plays in school history to prevail 43-38 over Georgia. Auburncan revel for a while. They have the week off before Bama comes to town for the

biggest Iron Bowl since 1971.

3. Missouri – The Tigers had a week off to relish in what has been one of the bestseasons in school history – despite a devastating loss to South Carolina. Now comesthe home stretch, as Mizzou goes to Ole Miss and then hosts the Aggies.

4. LSU – The Tigers have had a tough time on the road this season, losing by threeat Georgia and Ole Miss, then falling by 21 at Alabama. The Bayou Bengals were offthis past Saturday and host the Aggies Saturday.

5. Texas A&M – The Aggies offense is one of the best in college football and JohnnyManziel is having as good a year as he did last season. A&M goes to LSU Saturdayin a battle of teams asking what might have been?

6. South Carolina – What a big win for the Gamecocks, as they held off Florida’supset bid to prevail 19-14 in Columbia. The Gamecocks get a tune-up and thentangle with Clemson in a monster game. A trip to Atlanta is very much in play.

7. Ole Miss – The Rebels cruised past Troy and now host a big one as Missourimakes the trip to the Grove in Oxford. Ole Miss has one of the best offenses in theSEC, and the Rebels are relishing in wins over Texas and LSU.

8. Vanderbilt – The Commodores were on upset alert at home with Kentucky.But after a Wildcat TD, the ‘Dores blocked the PAT and returned it for two. They thenscored 20 unanswered to make it 6-4 with the Vols on deck. Vandy has alreadybeaten Georgia and the Gators.

9. Georgia – It was a heart-breaking loss for the Dogs, who had a valiant come-back. Georgia literally had victory in its hands, but Auburn made the big play. It hasbeen a year of what could’ve been for the Dogs, who led in all four losses.

10. Florida – It has been a rough year for the Gators, who have now lost five in arow. Florida needs to beat Georgia Southern and then pull off a monster upset ofFlorida State to get to 6-6 and keep the country’s longest active bowl streak alive.

11. Tennessee – The Volunteers were buoyed by their upset win over SouthCarolina, but since then, they’ve been routed three times. Tennessee needs to beatVanderbilt and Kentucky to get to six wins.

12. Mississippi State – The Maroon Bulldogs can be proud of how they hungin there with Alabama. Next up is Arkansas. That is a match-up of two teams in direof a win. Then comes Ole Miss, and the Rebels are the hot team in the Magnolia State.

13. Arkansas – The Razorbacks have had a tough season and are riding a sevengame losing streak. Welcome to the SEC Coach B. The Hogs have a winnable gameSaturday, hosting Mississippi State before closing out at LSU.

14. Kentucky – It has been a long, long season for the Wildcats. Kentucky is 2-8 after falling at Vanderbilt, and close out with Georgia and Tennessee. The ‘Cats needa win to avoid a second straight 0-8 SEC campaign.

1. Set the Edge on Kemp – Kentucky’s redshirt freshman tailback JoJo Kemp has excellentspeed. Georgia’s defensive ends and outside linebackers must maintain their assignments and keepcontainment, or Kemp could hurt the Bulldogs on the edge. Last season in Lexington, where theBulldogs escaped with a 29-24 win over a down Kentucky squad, the Wildcats gashed Georgia’s de-fense time and time again. That included three rushing first downs on third down and ten or longer.This should serve as excellent motivation for the Georgia defense.

2. Pressure the Passer – Kentucky has a pair of quarterbacks, Jalen Whitlow and MaxwellSmith, who have proven to be capable passers. Georgia’s defense must not let the passer becomecomfortable. Clearly, this is not a juggernaut Wildcats offense from the Tim Couch or Jared Loren-zen era, but Whitlow and Smith have both had their moments and shown accuracy. What they don’tdo is throw interceptions. The Bulldogs haven’t generated many turnovers this season, so that is amatch-up that Kentucky has to like. It will be up to that defensive front to get to the quarterbackand turn those tables.

3. Control the Middle on Offense – With power in the backfield with Todd Gurley, Bren-dan Douglas and a pair of bruising fullbacks, strength at tight end, and Michael Bennett’s fearless abil-ity on the slant or medium-to-deep cross, Georgia should be able to dominate the middle of the fieldagainst the Wildcats. As football is a continuously evolving game, the trend from the pro’s down ofdeveloping and featuring athletic tight ends with basketball size and taller, bigger wide receivers, teamshave been able to develop physical passing games. This is a big plus in Georgia’s column.

4. Don’t Open the Door – Nothing gives the underdog hope like gifts from the favorite.Georgia doesn’t need to have major kicking game breakdowns – blocked punts, long returns allowed,etc. – or turnovers to give the Wildcats a short field. It has been a tough season, as expected, for theWildcats in Mark Stoops first year at the helm. They are certainly looking at Georgia, with this beinga sandwich game between blood rival meeting against Auburn and Tech, as a potential trap/upsetspot. Kentucky beat Georgia at night in Athens in 2009. It was turnovers that did the Dogs in. Geor-gia must close that door to avoid losing to Kentucky and Vanderbilt in the same season.

5. Second Level Blocking – Whether it is guards Dallas Lee and Chris Burnette or full-backs Quayvon Hicks and Merritt Hall, for Georgia to have a stellar night running the football withTodd Gurley and co., getting to tackling machine middle linebacker Avery Williamson would be ahuge plus. For the last two seasons, Williamson has been one of the top tacklers in the Southeast-ern Conference. He has the ability to severely disrupt rushing attacks. Putting him on his heels asmuch as possible is the best recipe to rip through the Wildcat defense on the ground.

— Jeff Dantzler

JD’s five keys to victory

Kevin Butler’s players of the game

Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a member of the Georgia radiobroadcast team, will each week during the 2013 football season select his offensive, defensive andspecial teams players of the week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Here are Butler’s selections and reasonswhy for the Bulldogs’ 43-38 loss to Auburn Saturday.

OFFENSE – Senior quarterback Aaron Murray, who staged one of the finest performances of hisbrilliant UGA career in leading the Bulldogs to a 21-point fourth quarter. Murray, passing for 415yards (career high 33-of-49 completions) and two touchdowns and also rushing for 37 yards andalso two touchdowns, tallied the apparent winning score for Georgia on a 5-yard run with just1:49 to play before Auburn won the game on the improbable 73-yard scoring pass with just 25seconds remaining."The senior did what he has been doing for the last four years," said Butler. "He played his heartout to the very end. Murray's effort in the fourth quarter was one for the ages. He is a true leaderand he kept challenging all the players to believe they could win the game. His run to put UGAup by one with just over one minute left was a very physical run and he was not going to be de-nied five yards for a second straight year. After Auburn scored the 'Hail Mary' Aaron drove theteam back down field and almost stole the victory back. We will miss Aaron greatly."

DEFENSE – Junior inside linebacker Ramik Wilson, who built on his SEC-leading tackle stats bymaking a career-high 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops, one sack and two tackles-for-loss."Eighteen total tackles including 12 solos makes Ramik the hands-down pick," said Butler. "Hissack and two tackles-for-loss energized the defense in the second half to give UGA the boost itneeded to get back in the game and take the lead. Ramik is playing at an All-SEC level and shouldbe considered for national honors as well."

SPECIAL TEAMS – Seniors Blake Sailors and Connor Norman, who each recorded tackles on thekick coverage teams and led the Bulldogs' special teams to an outstanding performance againstthe dangerous Tiger kick returners.“Blake and Connor have been mainstays on the special teams their whole career," said Butler."These two players' speed and physical play leads a kickoff coverage team and punt coverage teamthat has been solid all year. UGA has had challenges in the special teams all year but Blake Sailorsand Connor Norman are two of the most consistent special teams players we have."

photo by Rob Saye