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Auburn, November 9, 2010

From the editor : vance leavyIt’s fitting that for this issue’s cover we went

old school with nothing but Jack Davis’ incredibleartwork. Just this past weekend at the Idaho Stategame, Jack received the Ole’ Faithful Dog awardgiven by the UGA Lettermen’s Club for his long-time support of the University Georgia. There’s nota better Bulldog than Jack Davis … period.

Like all good Bulldogs, Jack has sufferedthrough this season knowing that our boys in redand black have been giving everything they could,but unfortunately few outcomes have gone theirway. Nonetheless, Jack woke up inspired last weekand created the magnificent cover with the hopesthat somehow his artwork would inspire the teamto dig deep when they travel to Auburn on Satur-day.

I hope Jack’s feeling that somehow, some waythis team will execute the Plains Shocker is deadon because Mark Richt and his team need it in abig way. I say this because, while it’s commendablethat the 2010 Dawgs have stayed together, they arestill searching for a victory against a quality oppo-nent.

This is not a dig against La. Lafayette, Ten-nessee, Vandy, Kentucky and Idaho State, but, asJeff Dantzler points out in the Georgia-Auburn pre-view on page 6, the five teams have a collectedrecord of 13-33 this season. Hardly impressive.

Nonetheless, Saturday’s game against Auburngives our team the ability to relinquish some frus-tration on a season that no one expected. Could itbe that everything is going to come together in allphases for one magical game? I sure hope so be-cause it will take that to slow down the juggernautthat Auburn is this season.

You name a position andpretty much the Tigers areloaded there.

From Cam Newton, whoseems unstoppable to a run-ning back corps that is threedeep with loads of talent to astud receiver in DarvinAdams. And then there’s thatnasty nose guard Nick Fairley

who looks like he belongs on LSU’s defensive linerather than Auburn’s. That guy wreaks havoc onevery play.

Still as Murray Poole points out in his columnon page 5, the Tiger defense has given up a slewof points, which gives our offense led by AaronMurray and A.J. Green a chance to do some dam-age. Let’s hope Mike Bobo’s game plan includes asteady diet of #8, which for whatever reason didn’thappen versus the Gators. Still, the Dawgs runninggame must establish itself early and often in orderto keep Auburn’s Newton off the field. And please,Coach Richt, remember you are 41-4 when youhave a running back go over 100 yards.

But like is usually the case in the SoutheasternConference, Saturday’s game will come down towhich team plays the best defense, which in turnequates to which unit wins the turnover battle.Would it shock you to learn that Georgia wasminus six in turnovers in its five losses, includingfour catastrophic fumbles.

The bottom line is that it will take a near per-fect game for our Dawgs to have a chance Satur-day. However in the South’s oldest rivalry anythingis possible and I’m just glad to say I’ll be there tosee it. There’s not a more rowdy stadium in thecountry than Jordan-Hare. And combine that withthe fact that if Auburn wins they will punch theirticket to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.Don’t you just know that will have the orange andblue faithful even more revved up? And thenthere’s that little sticking point that Georgia hasbeaten the Tigers four times in a row, which is athe longest winning streak since the late 40s.

Needless to say, Aubie, the Tigers or War Ea-gles, whatever they are called, are going to want tokick our fannies on Saturday.

So what will it be for this 2010 Georgia Bull-dogs team?

Will you stick together and win a big game orgo into a much, needed open date still banded to-gether, but sporting a losing record???

It’s time to relinquish some frustration. It won’tbe easy, but I can’t wait to see it!

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Throughout Georgia’s proud and storiedfootball history, no school has taken morefrom the Bulldogs than Auburn. Make nomistake, Florida has been closing the gap,and at 18-3 against Georgia since 1990, theGators have been quickly closing the gap onAuburn when it comes to handing the Bull-dogs devastating losses. But through theyears, without question, it’s been Auburn thathas doled out the most heart-breakers andchampionship-takers.

It started in 1942 when the Bulldogs, ledby iconic Hall-of-Famers Frank Sinkwich –who would go on to win the Heisman Trophy– and Charley Trippi, were the best team inthe country. Coming off of a 75-0 thrashingof Florida, the Bulldogs were ranked No. 1nationally, and in need of just one more winto clinch the first Southeastern Conferencechampionship in school history. Riding high,the upset struck.

Georgia lost to Auburn 27-13. The Bull-dogs fell to No. 5 and rebounded to registerone of the greatest wins in school history, top-ping No. 2 Georgia Tech 34-0. That victoryover the Yellow Jackets clinched the SEC titleand earned the Bulldogs the Rose Bowl berth.Georgia beat UCLA 9-0 in Pasadena, withSinkwich scoring the game’s lone touchdownand Trippi earning Most Valuable Player hon-ors with 130 yards. Despite the loss toAuburn, Georgia was voted No. 1 in six polls,earning the consensus national champi-onship.

But unlike 1980, the Bulldogs were notthe undisputed, unanimous No. 1 team be-cause of the loss to the Tigers, which goesdown as one of the worst and most painful inGeorgia history.

Another of those all-time bad losses inBulldog annals came in 1971.

It was arguably the most importantgame ever played in Sanford Stadium, andlongtime Georgia fans still say it was thetoughest ticket ever. One was sold to a friendfor $150, that’s big money to a poor colum-nist and broadcaster today, and major cash-ola in 1971.

Georgia, Auburn and Alabama allheaded to November undefeated. The Bull-dogs had dreams of a shot at the national title,and needed a win over Auburn to capture theSEC title. The Bulldogs were led by starsophomore signal caller Andy Johnson, whilethe Tigers ace was senior All-American quar-terback Pat Sullivan. It was Sullivan’s day, ashe delivered a signature performance wasthree touchdown tosses to Terry Beasley,wrapping up the Heisman Trophy as theTigers won 35-20 between the hedges.

With Johnson leading the way andJimmy Poulos going over the top for thegame-winner, Georgia rebounded to top Techin a 28-24 thriller on the night of the famous35-31 Nebraska win over Oklahoma. De-spite an incredible 11-1 campaign, one of thebest Bulldog teams ever was denied a share ofthe SEC championship with Alabama, whichwent on to top the Tigers, because of the lossto Auburn.

From 1978-83, Georgia went 33-2-1 inSoutheastern Conference games, winning theleague title in 1980, 1981 and 1982. Thethree blemishes over the six year stretch allcame to Auburn.

In 1978, the 8-1 Bulldogs tied the Tigers22-22 on the plains, costing Georgia a shareof the SEC title with co-national championAlabama. The Bulldogs followed it up with amemorable 29-28 victory over Tech betweenthe hedges, then blew a big lead and lost toBill Walsh’s Stanford Cardinal in the Blue-bonnet Bowl to finish 9-2-1.

The following year, Georgia was 5-4heading into the Auburn game. The Dogswere awful against the ACC, losing to WakeForest, Clemson and Virginia, plus SouthCarolina. But undefeated in SEC play.Auburn rolled between the hedges to a 33-13 win, again costing the Bulldogs a share ofthe conference crown with national cham-pion Alabama.

Winning the national championship in1980 and following it up with two more SECtitles, Georgia was in the midst of its greatestera ever. The Bulldogs won three in a rowover the Tigers, clinching each of those con-ference crowns against Auburn.

Despite the departure of HerschelWalker to the United States Football League,there was one more season left in the Bull-dogs golden era. Georgia roared through the1983 season into another titanic showdownwith Auburn between the hedges. The 8-0-1 Bulldogs, who tied Clemson 16-16, and 8-1 Auburn, who lost to Texas, met in a clash ofNo. 3 vs. No. 4 with the SEC championshipon the line.

Behind a great defense and Bo Jackson’srunning, Auburn prevailed 13-7 to hand theBulldogs their lone loss of the season, win-ning the conference title and denying Geor-gia a fourth straight SEC crown. The Dogswould go on to beat Tech and beat Texas 10-9 in the Cotton Bowl to finish with a 10-1-1mark and No. 4 national ranking. Auburnbeat Alabama and nipped Michigan 9-7 inthe Sugar Bowl, finishing No. 3.

In both 1987 and 1988, Georgia wentinto the Auburn game at 7-2 with just oneconference loss, needing a win over the Tigersto earn a piece of the SEC title.

Both times, Georgia lost. The Tigers won 27-11 in Athens in

1987. The following year, Auburn came back

to down the Bulldogs 20-10 on the plains. Losses to Auburn directly cost Georgia

SEC titles in 1971, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987and 1988. That would mean 18 SEC cham-pionships for Georgia instead of 12, just onthose six games alone.

When the SEC split into divisions in1992 and added a conference championshipgame, the Georgia-Auburn contest obviouslycouldn’t determine the direct winning of theleague title. But the Bulldogs still had gut-wrenching losses to the Tigers that provedvery costly.

After rolling over Florida in 1997, theBulldogs soared into the top ten – and thenlost to Auburn 45-34. Georgia came back topost three straight wins, including a memo-rable victory at Tech, finishing 10-2 andranked No. 10. But that loss cost Georgia amajor bowl game and the chance to finish inthe top five nationally.

Auburn was ranked third and Georgiafifth in 2004. After some missed early op-portunities for Georgia, Auburn took control.The Tigers downed the Dogs 24-6, againcosting eventual 10-2 Georgia a BCS berth.Auburn would post a perfect 13-0 record,finishing No. 2.

A year later undefeated Georgia lost a14-10 heartbreaker to Florida. After an opendate, the Bulldogs fell in one of the mostthrilling games ever at Sanford Stadium, withAuburn posting a last-second 31-30 win.Georgia would go on to earn a spot in Atlantaand knock off LSU to win the SEC champi-onship, but the most devastating back-to-back losses in Bulldog annals cost Georgia apossible shot at the national championship.

These losses to Auburn cost Georgia aslew of championships and numerous placesin the national rankings.

Since that last heartbreaker to Auburn,Georgia has topped the Tigers four straighttimes. That included a 37-15 upset of No. 5Auburn by the 6-4 Dogs in 2006.

Though Auburn has taken more fromGeorgia than vice versa, Tiger faithful arequick to point out that the Bulldogs as un-derdogs, like in ’06, have done a great deal ofdamage to their old rival.

In 1970, Auburn was 7-1, ranked eighthnationally, while the Bulldogs were 4-4.Georgia pulled off a major upset, stunning theTigers 31-17 on the plains, costing Auburn ashot at the SEC title and an Orange Bowlberth.

Auburn was 8-1, ranked eighth in 1986,while Georgia was 6-3 after losing to Florida.The Bulldogs held on for an electric 20-16victory, one that will never be forgotten be-cause Auburn officials turned water hoses onthe Georgia section of Jordan-Hare Stadiumafter some Bulldog students ran on the field.

There’s no series quite like Georgia –Auburn. These are two schools that have ex-celled in inflicting misery on the opposition.

And for all of the classics, upsets, stun-ners, and road winners, a Georgia shockerSaturday would be the unlikeliest of triumphsin the south’s oldest continuous rivalry.

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Go to the plains of Auburn and theTigers’ Jordan-Hare Stadium ranks withthe top college venues in the nation. Thesounds of “War Eagle” reverberatethrough this “Loveliest Village,” theAuburn marching band begins stoking thecrowd early when it parades around thefield booming out the fight song (“WarEagle … fly down the field”), and there isno more magnificent sight anywhere thanwhen the Tigers’ famed eagle mascot soarsinto flight from high above the stadiumand lands at midfield to the long, drawn-out chant of “W-a-a-r-r Eagle, Hey!” Andwith a capacity of 87,451, which ranked10th in the country before Alabama’s ex-pansion bumped everyone down a notch,this place can also get very LOUD … be-lieve you me!

The above description of Auburn’sstadium is from an earlier column thisfootball season, when I discussed theuniqueness of the different football facil-ities in the Southeastern Conference.

And now, this coming Saturday intoJordan-Hare Stadium on the plains ofAuburn, the Georgia Bulldogs will go.And what a different season this has beenfor these two ancient rivals, who will becolliding for the 114th time (Deep South’soldest rivalry) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in agame to be televised by CBS. And I don’thave to tell you how even this historic se-ries has played out down through theyears, what with Auburn ahead of Geor-gia by a single game. The Tigers have won53 of the meetings, the Bulldogs havewon 52 of them, and there have beeneight ties.

While Gene Chizik’s Auburn teamhas stormed to a perfect 10-0 season anda No. 2 BCS ranking with designs nowon beating Georgia and state rival Ala-bama and playing in the BCS nationalchampionship game, Mark Richt’s Bull-dogs have struggled to a 5-5 seasonrecord and must defeat either Auburn orarch-rival Georgia Tech to even earn alower-tier bowl berth.

That being the case, most DeepSouth football pundits say it will have tobe the Yellow Jackets that Georgia willhave to use as a stepping stone to a bowlinvitation. Because, these same “experts”say, there’s no way the Bulldogs are goingto be able to stop this runaway Auburnlocomotive that has lit up the scoreboardon everyone and is led by bona fide Heis-man Trophy candidate Cameron Newton.

And why wouldn’t everybody thinkthat way? Newton has come to the plainsand simply brought dynamite to GusMalzahn’s Tiger offense. After the Tigers’homecoming romp over Chattanoogathis past Saturday, the 6-6, 250-poundjunior continues to lead the SEC in rush-ing with 176 carries for 1,146 yards. Heis averaging 114.6 yards per game and6.5 yards a carry. Newton has run for 15touchdowns including a 71-yard jaunt.Owning a terrific 182.77 QB efficiencyrating, Newton has also passed for 1,890yards and 19 touchdowns. He has com-pleted 123 of his 183 attempts (67.2 per-cent) with only five interceptions withone of his TD bombs going for 94 yards.

Pretty impressive stuff I’d say and be-cause of Newton’s explosiveness bothrunning and throwing the footballChizik’s Tigers have rolled up point totalsof 52, 17, 27, 35, 52, 37, 65, 24, 51 and62. Thus, the mighty challenge con-fronting Todd Grantham’s Bulldog de-fense this coming Saturday afternoon.Good running and passing quarterbackshave generally given Georgia fits the pastfew seasons and now, the Bulldogs aregetting ready to face arguably the bestcombo QB in the country.

Most people are now aware of New-ton’s background. He came out of At-lanta’s Westlake High School and headedfor the University of Florida where heplayed behind the fabled Tim Tebow as afreshman in 2007 before being redshirtedin 2008 after playing only in the Gators’season opener against Hawaii. After run-ning into off-the-field problems, Newtonleft Gainesville for Blinn College, a junior

college program in Brenham, Tex. There,Newton began to show his immense po-tential at the QB position, leading Blinn tothe 2009 NJCAA national championshipwhile passing for 2,833 yards and 22touchdowns and rushing for 655 yardsand 16 more scores. That brought him aNo. 1 quarterback (high school or juniorcollege) rating by Rivals.com and, ofcourse, led to his signing with Auburn toplay his final two seasons of eligibility.

So how can the Bulldogs slow downthis guy, you ask, when no previousAuburn opponent this season has beenable to do so? I, for one, don’t really thinkthis Georgia defense, which has surren-dered point totals of 31, 24, 29, 31 and34 this season – to much less formidableoffenses than Auburn’s – can put theclamps on Mr. Newton and the Tigers’ of-fense. I again expect Auburn to put anample number of points on the Jordan-Hare scoreboard Saturday.

But now that I’ve extolled the meritsand capabilities of the Tigers’ attack andtheir great, to date, quarterback, I’m notquite joining in with the crowd that issaying Georgia can’t possibly win thisfootball game.

Conversely I’m saying, yes indeed,the Bulldogs can win at Auburn on Sat-urday, and here’s how: By beating theTigers at their own game, that is, puttinga bunch of points on the board andoutscoring the other team.

While I alluded above to the hugenumbers Auburn has put on opposingdefenses this season, I also now directyou to the point totals the Tiger defensehas surrendered in those victories.Arkansas State got 26 on Auburn in theseason opener, Clemson tallied 24 in athree-point overtime loss, South Carolinascored 27 in an eight-point defeat to theTigers, Kentucky chalked up 34 in athree-point loss to Auburn, the Razor-backs of Arkansas lit up the scoreboardfor 43 in that wild 65-43 thing withAuburn, and after the Tigers did limitLSU to 17 in a one-touchdown win, OleMiss put 31 points on the board in theRebels’ 51-31 loss to Auburn in Oxford.

So what I’m saying here is that theTigers can be scored on and that Auburnsecondary can be passed on. Aaron Mur-ray, who threw for a career-high 313yards and three touchdowns in the tough34-31 overtime loss to Florida two week-ends ago – albeit with three picks – andhis receiving corps of A.J. Green, KrisDurham, Tavarres King, Orson Charles,Aron White and the like should be able tofind plenty of passing openings in theAuburn secondary and will surely haveto take advantage of them and be in anattack mode against the Tiger defense thegame long.

If the Georgia passing game can pro-duce plenty of yards and points and theBulldog O-line can take command andalso give Caleb King, Washaun Ealey andCarlton Thomas some good runningspace, then I truly believe Georgia canhang in there Saturday, win a score-a-thon with these Tigers and thereby sendAuburn on to its finale in Tuscaloosa witha 10-1 season worksheet.

And, too, you know how the historyof this series favors the Dogs, what withGeorgia having loads of success throughthe years down on the plains andAuburn, in turn, winning many, manytimes between the hedges.

Only reason prior to the season whyI picked Auburn to defeat the Bulldogswas because I concluded the Tigerswould be chomping at the bit to snap afour-game losing string to Georgia. I’msure that’s still the case and now, Auburnis also trying to protect its undefeated sea-son while locking up a trip to the SECtitle game on Saturday. So, can the Bull-dogs put it all together for once, rise upand slay the Orange and Blue giants onSaturday or will this simply be another ina string of stinging losses for Georgia thisseason?

We shall see.


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oming off a pair of easy tune-up wins, Georgia andAuburn renew the South’s oldest rivalry yet again at theloveliest village on the plains. This has been one of themost unique rivalries in college football through the

years, filled with a slew of upsets and road victories. To pull off a double – the upset and road win, of which

there have been several – it would take one of the biggest shock-ers in Bulldog history.

In the midst of a highly disappointing 5-5 campaign, Geor-gia has a tremendous challenge against the powerhouse 10-0Tigers, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the various polls. The Bull-dogs have won four straight in the series for the first time sincea five-game winning streak from 1944-48. But behind a stellarrecruiting class, the Tigers have soared to the top of the South-eastern Conference are three wins away (Georgia, Alabama andeither South Carolina or Florida) from playing for the nationaltitle.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, a week ago, some controversycropped up.

Auburn is dealing with the off-field distraction swirlingaround the recruitment of Heisman Trophy front-runnerCameron Newton, the standout quarterback who signed withFlorida out of Atlanta’s Westlake High, transferred to junior col-lege and then became a Tiger. The Auburn administration de-nies any wrongdoing.

If there were distractions involving Newton last week, it cer-tainly didn’t show on the gridiron. Known more for his running– Newton leads the Southeastern Conference in rushing – it washis passing that delivered the knockout blow to Chattanooga inthe Tigers 62-24 rout this past Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

By the 13:48 mark of the second quarter, Newton hadthrown for four touchdowns and run for a score. He wound upwith a season high 317 yards on 15 of 21 passing with the fourTD’s.

Auburn’s star freshman tailback Michael Dyer had four car-ries for 76 yards, and the shifty sophomore Onterio McCalebbhad two totes for 55. Both ran for long scores.

It is that powerful Auburn running game that poses theBulldogs their greatest problems.

This is a season of what might have been for Georgia. Sev-eral near-misses, including painful last minute losses to Arkansas,Colorado and Florida have the Bulldogs saddled with their worstrecord since 1996. The Bulldogs have not been able to beat topflight competition. The combined record of the five opponentsGeorgia has defeated is just 13-33.

Coming off a heartbreaking 34-31 loss toFlorida in Jacksonville, the Bulldogs came home toa good crowd on a crisp Autumn Saturday betweenthe hedges.

Georgia steamrolled outmanned Idaho State55-7, scoring five touchdowns in the second quar-ter. The Bulldogs have now scored over 30 pointsin five consecutive games for the first time in schoolhistory.

That offense will have to score in bunches tokeep up with high powered Auburn. The Bulldogdefense has had some serious struggles this year,and Saturday will be far and away Georgia’s sternesttest of the campaign.

The Bulldogs were gashed by South Carolina’sfreshman sensation Marcus Lattimore for 184 yardsand two touchdowns in the Gamecocks 17-6 winin Columbia. The following week, future firstround pick Ryan Mallett cut through the Georgia de-fense with a trio of touchdown passes, including a lastsecond game winner for the Razorbacks, who prevailed 31-24 inAthens. Georgia couldn’t come up with a critical fourth quarterstop in a 24-12 loss at Mississippi State. Lowly Colorado hung29 on the Bulldogs, with Rodney Stewart running for 148 yardsin a two point Georgia loss in Boulder. Florida had a season highin rushing yardage in the Gators win over the Bulldogs. In theGators prior game, they lost to Mississippi State 10-7.

There haven’t been many games in recent Georgia historywhere the Bulldogs would have been a bigger underdog.

Here are some match-ups that will largely tell Saturday’s tale:

Georgia Offensive Interior vs. Nick FairleyFairley is one of the most dominating players in the South-

eastern Conference. He is just a beast on the nose. In Auburn’ssignature 24-17 win over LSU, Fairley was as important to theAuburn defense as Newton, the nation’s player of the week, wasto the Tigers offense. Georgia’s center Ben Jones will be at thepoint of attack. Jones, Cordy Glenn and the other guard,whether its Kenarious Gates or Clint Boling, will have to slowdown Fairley for the Bulldogs offense to generate any produc-tivity. If Fairley is blowing up the middle of the line, Georgia isin for a long day. Rolling Aaron Murray by design, and he’s beenvery good on the move, could neutralize Fairley and give theBulldogs big play opportunities.

Georgia Front and Safeties vs. Auburn StableThrough the years, Auburn has boasted some of the most

impressive collections of talent in offensive backfields. In the late‘70s, Joe Cribbs, James Brooks and William Andrews, all futurepro-bowlers played together. There was Bo Jackson and the “Lit-tle Train” Lionel James. Then Bo and Brent Fullwood. Auburn’sgreat 2004 team that Tommy Tuberville coached to a perfect 13-0 season, had a trio of first round picks in Cadillac Williams, Ron-nie Brown and Jason Campbell. Now Auburn has Newton andDyer, who both the potential to achieve the highest of accoladesand honors, leading the way along with McCalebb and MarioFannin as standout counter-punchers. Georgia didn’t tackle wellat all against Lattimore and South Carolina. Florida’s quarter-backs had great success running against the Bulldogs. Georgia’sdefense will have to gang tackle and hit hard to stay in the game.Will the front, the linebackers and those safeties be up to the chal-lenge?

A.J. and co. vs. Auburn SecondaryAuburn has given up points and yards this season, and

Georgia should have the opportunity to move the ball and score.The big key is whether the defense can keep the Bulldogs in thegame by slowing down Auburn’s awesome offense. A.J. Green,Orson Charles and Georgia’s secondary receivers will get somecracks with Murray to chalk up some big plays. And it’s going totake a lot. Auburn has scored at least 35 points in six of its past

Dogs vs. TigersA tale of two different seasons for Georgia and Auburn, but upsets aren’t uncommon in South’s oldest rivalryBy Jeff Dantzler

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DOGS TIGERS

AU OPP SCORING 422 243

Points Per Game 42.2 24.3 FIRST DOWNS 243 216

Rushing 150 77 Passing 84 118 Penalty 9 21

RUSHING YARDAGE 3072 1146 Yards gained rushing 3294 1404 Yards lost rushing 222 258 Rushing Attempts 462 332 Average Per Rush 6.6 3.5 Average Per Game 307.2 114.6 TDs Rushing 32 14

PASSING YARDAGE 2022 2413 Comp-Att-Int 131-196-5 235-372-8 Average Per Pass 10.3 6.5 Average Per Catch 15.4 10.3 Average Per Game 202.2 241.3 TDs Passing 20 16

TOTAL OFFENSE 5094 3559 Total Plays 658 704 Average Per Play 7.7 5.1 Average Per Game 509.4 355.9

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-1099 69-1407 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-134 6-44 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-84 5--2 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.2 20.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.7 7.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 -0.4 FUMBLES-LOST 15-7 17-8 PENALTIES-Yards 62-551 42-368

Average Per Game 55.1 36.8 PUNTS-Yards 27-996 52-2118

Average Per Punt 36.9 40.7 Net punt average 33.8 36.6

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:30 31:30 3RD-DOWN Conversions 54/106 51/135

3rd-Down Pct 51% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 7/17

4th-Down Pct 60% 41% SACKS BY-Yards 21-131 15-103 MISC YARDS 0 -20 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 54 31 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-19 9-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 2-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (42-48) 88% (26-30) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (31-48) 65% (20-30) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (53-54) 98% (28-30) 93%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Auburn 114 136 79 90 3 422 Opponents 68 74 56 45 0 243

UG OPP SCORING 338 194

Points Per Game 33.8 19.4 FIRST DOWNS 191 155

Rushing 86 59 Passing 99 83 Penalty 6 13

RUSHING YARDAGE 1537 1064 Yards gained rushing 1763 1359 Yards lost rushing 226 295 Rushing Attempts 370 347 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.1 Average Per Game 153.7 106.4 TDs Rushing 18 12

PASSING YARDAGE 2409 1991 Comp-Att-Int 167-274-6 138-256-12 Average Per Pass 8.8 7.8 Average Per Catch 14.4 14.4 Average Per Game 240.9 199.1 TDs Passing 19 13

TOTAL OFFENSE 3946 3055 Total Plays 644 603 Average Per Play 6.1 5.1 Average Per Game 394.6 305.5

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 31-713 53-1064 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-207 11-48 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-131 6-102 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 20.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.9 4.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.9 17.0 FUMBLES-LOST 14-6 18-7 PENALTIES-Yards 51-411 49-334

Average Per Game 41.1 33.4 PUNTS-Yards 41-1855 56-2371

Average Per Punt 45.2 42.3 Net punt average 41.1 36.9

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:36 28:24 3RD-DOWN Conversions 57/133 52/136

3rd-Down Pct 43% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/7 5/11

4th-Down Pct 57% 45% SACKS BY-Yards 22-145 17-131 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 41 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 17-21 6-9 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (42-47) 89% (18-21) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (29-47) 62% (15-21) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (37-38) 97% (22-22) 100%

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia 69 120 88 61 0 338 Opponents 31 66 36 58 3 194



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Record: 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the SEC following winsover Arkansas State (52-26), Mississippi State (17-14),Clemson (27-24, OT), South Carolina (35-27),Louisiana-Monroe (52-3), Kentucky (37-34), Arkansas(65-43), LSU (24-17), Ole Miss (51-31) and Chat-tanooga (62-24 ).

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Why Auburn could win: The Tigers are favored toboost their season record to 11-0 at the expense of theBulldogs and thereby set the stage for their Nov. 26 show-down with arch-rival Alabama. And Auburn should win this game by doing what it’s done all season long, simply running roughshod over theopposing team’s defense and putting plenty of points up on the Jordan-Hare scoreboard. Having rushed for an SEC-best 1,146 yards and passedfor 1,890 more this season, Tiger junior quarterback Cameron Newton should put up big numbers once again against a Georgia defense thathas struggled with strong running QBs.

Why Auburn could lose: Look at the Tigers’ wins this season. They’ve given up a bunch of points nearly every game and the Auburn sec-ondary, especially, has been vulnerable to good passing quarterbacks. Aaron Murray, A.J. Green and the rest of the Bulldog receiving corpscould likewise put up big numbers Saturday against the Tiger defense and if Todd Grantham’s Georgia defense is able to slow Newton andcompany just a little bit, then the Bulldogs are capable of leaving the plains with a stunning upset of the BCS 2nd-ranked Tigers.

What Auburn’s coach is saying: Auburn head coach Gene Chizik, regarding an investigation of Mississippi State’s recruitment of Tiger quar-terback Newton out of junior college: “Here is the situation. I will make it real clear like I did the other night. Unfortunately, I can’t talk aboutthe incident. Cameron Newton is eligible here at Auburn. He played today, and he played great. That is where we are going to let it lie.” And Chizik talking further about Newton after the Auburn QB passed for a career-high 317 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for a scorein the first half alone in the rout of Chattanooga: “Let me tell you something. This is a great kid. I can speak intelligently on that one. This isa great kid. You can go back and you can talk to elementary coaches, high school (coaches). This is a great kid, and he has been a great kidat Auburn University every day that he has been around me, this staff and his teammates, and you bet I don’t know what is out there, andI don’t know what hits you are talking about, but I can assure you this – this is a phenomenal young man. Make no mistake about that.”

What Auburn’s players are saying: Auburn’s 6-8, 319-pound senior offensive tackle Lee Ziemba didn’t dwell much on the Chattanoogawin with Georgia coming up Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. “We tried to execute some things up front and I thought we did a pretty goodjob, but we still need to improve on some things before Georgia comes to town,” Ziemba said. “I thought we threw the ball more than weusually do. The second group came in there and did a great job moving the ball. The running backs ran hard and then Cam did his thing, asusual.”

What Auburn’s fans are saying: “I think both Georgia and Alabama will be really tough,” commented one Tiger fan after the homecom-ing romp over Chattanooga. “Georgia is playing really well on D and just seems inspired. Bama seems to not be playing as a ‘team,’ but it’s aroad game, and Bama’s fans have written the “Auburn will never win a national championship” check, and now they have to try to preventus from cashing it. Georgia will too.”But boasted another long-time Auburn supporter: “If Georgia couldn’t stop Florida they sure won’t be stopping Auburn.”

Noteworthy: This, the oldest rivalry in the Deep South, is almost dead-even when it comes to wins and losses. In the 113 meetings to date,Auburn has beaten Georgia 53 times, the Bulldogs have beaten the Tigers 52 times and there have been eight ties. Georgia enters Satur-day’s game riding a rare four-game winning streak over Auburn, with that string starting in 2006 when freshman quarterback MatthewStafford led the Bulldogs to a stunning 37-15 victory over the then 5th-ranked Tigers. Georgia downed Auburn in Athens last season by 31-24.

Auburn scouting reportTigers national hopes hinch on taking down the Dawgs

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#5 Michael Dyer, TB5-9, 215 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. Along with South Carolina’s freshman star Marcus Latti-more, Dyer was one of the two most sought after preptailbacks in the country. They have both lived up to thehype. Dyer has teamed with Cameron Newton and fel-low tailbacks Onterio McCalebb and Mario Fannin to giveAuburn the country’s most powerful rushing attack. Dyerhad his biggest game in Auburn’s 51-31 win at Ole Miss,as he carried 21 times for 100 yards and a touchdown.In the monster win over LSU the week prior, he backedup Newton’s incredible showing with 100 yards againstone of the country’s toughest defenses. Dyer had 100yards against South Carolina as well. McCalebb is veryquick and awfully dangerous in the open field. Dyer isstrong, fast and powerful. He could be a Heisman can-didate one day, too.

#90 Nick Fairley, DT6-5, 298 Jr. Mobile, Ala.Fairley and LSU monster tackle Drake Nevis are the twopremier interior defenders in the Southeastern Confer-ence. And I can’t imagine anyone in the country, saveOhio State’s Cameron Heyward – a Georgia native – isin their defensive tackle class. Fairley single-handedlydisrupted LSU’s offense in Auburn’s 24-17 win over theBayou Bengals. Auburn’s defense has had its struggles,but since the tight wins over Clemson and MississippiState, they’ve been on the field a lot because the of-fense is scoring so many points. Fairley is putting upsack and tackles for loss totals that are seen out of endsand outside linebackers like Justin Houston, not interiorlinemen. It’s similar to what Johnathan Sullivan did forGeorgia in 2002, when he ranked behind only his All-American end teammate David Pollack in the SEC forsacks and TFL’s.

#2 Cameron Newton, QB6-6, 250 Jr. College Park, Ga.America’s best player in 2010, Newton has a greatchance to join Auburn legends Pat Sullivan and Bo Jack-son as Heisman Trophy winning Tigers. Both Sullivanand Jackson put the finishing touches on their Heismancampaigns of 1971 and 1985 with monster perform-ances against Georgia – both in Sanford Stadium. New-ton has been at his best on the biggest of stages.Newton gashed LSU in a battle of unbeatens for 217yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. He ran for198 yards and four TD’s in a three-point win at Kentuckyand chalked up 188 with three scores in a shootout run-away win over Arkansas. Those came in three succes-sive weeks. In the monster win over South Carolina,New had 176 yards and three touchdowns. With OleMiss then focused on the run, he threw for 209 yardsand a pair of scores, while catching a touchdown.

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Dawgs 2010 schedule

Name Pos. Yr. Ht Wt. Hometown (last school)1 Trovon Reed WR 6-0 181 FR Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux)2 Cam Newton QB 6-6 250 JR College Park, Ga. (Blinn College)2 Aairon Savage DB 5-11 200 SR Albany, Ga. (Westover)3 DeAngelo Benton WR 6-2 201 SO Bastrop, La. (Bastrop)4 Shaun Kitchens WR 6-3 217 FR College Park, Ga. (Banneker)4 Zac Etheridge SS 6-0 213 SR Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson)5 Michael Dyer RB 5-9 215 FR Little Rock, Ark. (LR Christian Academy)5 Jake Holland LB 6-0 231 FR Pelham, Ala. (Pelham)6 Jonathon Mincy S 5-10 180 FR Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)6 Antonio Goodwin WR 6-1 173 FR Atlanta, Ga. (Booker T. Washington)8 Anthony Morgan DB 5-9 185 SO Brantley, Ala. (Brantley)9 Quindarius Carr WR 6-1 186 JR Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville)9 Ryan White DB 5-10 186 FR Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)10 LaDarius Owens LB 6-2 236 FR Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier)11 Chris Davis CB 5-10 182 FR Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn)12 Demetruce McNeal DB 6-1 176 FR College Park, Ga. (Banneker)13 Craig Sanders DE 6-4 248 FR Clio, Ala. (Ariton)14 Barrett Trotter QB 6-2 211 SO Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian)14 Demond Washington DB 5-9 182 SR Tallassee, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast JC)15 Neiko Thorpe DB 6-2 186 JR Tucker, Ga. (Tucker)15 Clint Moseley QB 6-3 223 RS FR Leroy, Ala. (Leroy)16 Ikeem Means DB 6-0 204 SO Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka)17 Josh Bynes LB 6-2 235 SR Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson)17 Ryan Shoemaker P 6-0 177 SR Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain)18 Kodi Burns WR 6-2 207 SR Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside)18 Wes Byrum K 6-2 216 SR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)19 Neil Caudle QB 6-3 198 SR Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)20 Drew Cole DB 5-11 190 JR Picayune, Miss. (Picayune Memorial)21 Eltoro Freeman LB 5-11 225 JR Alexander City, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)22 T'Sharvan Bell DB 6-0 180 SO Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola)23 Onterio McCalebb RB 5-10 171 SO Fort Meade, Fla. (Fort Meade/Hargrave Military Academy)23 Jordan Spriggs DB 5-9 168 FR Mobile, AL (Murphy)24 Ryan Smith S 6-1 183 FR Cordova, Ala. (Cordova)25 Daren Bates LB 5-11 203 SO Memphis, Tenn. (Olive Branch (Miss.))26 Mike McNeil S 6-2 208 JR Mobile, Ala. (W.P Davidson)27 Mario Fannin RB 5-11 228 SR Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy)28 Wade Christopher LB 6-1 223 JR Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)28 Anderson Mack WR 5-11 185 FR Atlanta, GA (Martin Luther King, Jr.)29 Chandler Brooks K 6-0 180 JR Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom)30 Steven Clark P 6-5 232 FR Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill)30 Twun Bonner CB 5-10 180 FR Adamsville, Ala. (Minor)31 Trent Fisher DB 6-0 184 FR Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Academy)32 Eric Smith RB 5-10 240 JR Seffner, Fla. (Armwood)33 Jessel Curry LB 6-1 214 FR Buford, Ga. (Buford)35 Jonathan Evans LB 5-11 230 SO Prichard, Ala. (Mattie T. Bount)35 Dimitri Reese WR 5-10 160 FR Birmingham, AL (Clay-Chalkville)35 Jacob Kerby FB 6-1 222 RS FR Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis)36 Cody Parkey K 6-0 184 FR Jupiter, Fla. (Jupiter)37 Ladarious Phillips FB 6-0 291 FR Roanoke, Ala. (Handley)38 Jawara White LB 6-1 243 FR Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson)38 Sam Brown WR 6-1 202 JR Birmingham, AL (Hewitt-Trussville)39 Ralph Spry WR 5-10 173 JR Auburn, Ala. (Minnesota)40 Chris Humphries LB 6-2 224 JR Somerville, Ala. (Brewer)40 Chris Otersen TE 6-3 212 JR Springfield, Va. (Robert E. Lee)41 Robert Cooper TE 6-4 226 RS FR Mobile, Ala. (Daphne)42 Philip Pierre-Louis WR 5-8 150 SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)43 Philip Lutzenkirchen TE 6-4 258 SO Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)44 Patrick Lymon RB 5-10 176 FR Harvest, AL (Sparkman)45 Davis Hooper RB 6-0 207 JR Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian)45 Antoine Carter DE 6-4 256 SR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard)46 Craig Stevens LB 6-3 229 SR Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)47 Joey Caldwell LB 6-1 226 SO Five Points, Ala. (Handley)47 Nathan Taylor WR 5-10 188 JR Fredericksburg, VA (Massaponax)48 Woody Parramore DB 5-8 183 SR Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian)48 Dakota Mosley TE 6-4 259 FR Little Rock, Ark. (LR Christian Academy)49 Michael Goggans DE 6-3 261 SR Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell)50 Ryan Pugh OL 6-4 297 SR Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)51 Watson Downs LB 6-0 215 SO Dothan, Ala. (Houston Academy)52 Justin Delaine DE 6-5 232 FR Linden, Ala. (Linden)53 Bart Eddins OL 6-4 304 SR Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian)54 Jeffrey Whitaker DT 6-3 308 FR Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)55 Corey Lemonier DE 6-4 227 FR Hialeah, Fla. (Hialeah)56 Ashton Richardson LB 6-0 190 JR New Orleans, La. (St. Michael)57 Byron Isom OL 6-3 302 SR Jonesboro, Ga. (Lovejoy)58 Harris Gaston LB 6-1 231 SO Birmingham, Ala. (Bessemer Academy)60 Eric Mack OL 6-3 361 FR St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)61 Donnie Riggins OL 6-8 275 SO Wetumpka, AL (Holtville)61 Josh Harris DS 6-1 230 JR Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)62 Chad Slade OL 6-5 316 FR Moody, Ala. (Moody)63 Blake Burgess OL 6-2 278 RS FR Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)64 Chase Seals OL 6-7 300 FR Auburn, AL (Lee Scott Academy)64 Forrest Hill DS 6-1 238 FR Morrow, Ga. (Morrow)65 Tunde Fariyike OL 6-2 330 FR Thomaston, Ga. (Upson-Lee)65 Jake Lembke DS 6-0 234 RS FR New Lenox, Ill. (Providence Catholic)66 Mike Berry OL 6-3 316 SR Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)67 Bobby Ingalls OL 6-7 320 JR Gardendale, AL (Gardendale)68 Ed Christian OL 6-4 277 FR Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes)69 Ryan Preston OL 6-1 278 FR Oxford, AL (Oxford)70 Andre Harris OL 6-3 318 RS FR Lovejoy, Ga. (Lovejoy)71 John Sullen OL 6-6 312 SO Auburn, Ala. (Auburn)72 Andrew Parmer OL 5-10 267 SO Dalton, Ga. (Dalton)73 Lee Ziemba OL 6-8 319 SR Rogers, Ark. (Rogers)74 Jamar Travis DL 6-0 288 SO Brewton, Ala. (W.S. Neal)75 Brandon Mosley OL 6-6 299 JR Jefferson, Ga. (Coffeyville J.C.)76 Jorrell Bostrom OL 6-3 322 SR Nampa, Idaho (Bakersfield C.C.)77 A.J. Greene OL 6-5 291 JR Madison, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)78 Roszell Gayden OL 6-6 315 JR New Hope, Minn. (College of Sequoias JC)79 Jared Cooper OL 6-4 300 JR Brewton, Ala. (W.S. Neal)80 Emory Blake WR 6-1 192 SO Austin, Texas (Stephen F. Austin)81 Terrell Zachery WR 6-1 210 SR Wadley, Ala. (Wadley)83 Cameron Groce TE 6-3 213 FR Gardendale, AL (Gardendale)84 Codey Frederick WR 6-4 186 FR Hamilton, AL (Hamilton)85 Travante Stallworth WR 5-9 188 SO Leesville, La. (Leesville)87 Derek Winter WR 6-0 208 JR Tampa, Fla. (Plant Senior)89 Darvin Adams WR 6-3 185 JR Canton, Miss. (Harrison)90 Nick Fairley DL 6-5 298 JR Mobile, Ala. (Copiah-Lincoln JC)91 Joel Bonomolo DE 6-3 245 JR Metairie, La. (Fullerton Community College)92 Kenneth Carter DT 6-5 281 FR Greenville, Ala. (Greenville)93 Mike Blanc DL 6-4 297 SR Pompano Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach)94 Nosa Eguae DE 6-2 258 RS FR Mansfield, Texas (Summit)95 Dee Ford DE 6-4 240 SO Odenville, Ala. (St. Clair County)97 Derrick Lykes DL 6-2 286 SO Clanton, Ala. (Chilton County)98 Zach Clayton DL 6-3 296 SR Opelika, Ala. (Opelika)

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1 Branden Smith CB So. 5-11 175 Atlanta, Ga. Washington2 Brandon Boykin CB Jr. 5-10 183 Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County2 Parker Welch QB Fr. 6-3 207 Jesup, Ga. Wayne County3 Washaun Ealey RB So. 5-11 215 Stillmore, Ga. Emanuel County Institute3 Lucas Redd SS Fr. 6-1 210 Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson4 Luis Capella CB RFr. 5-10 177 Augusta, Ga.Richmond Academy4 Caleb King TB Jr. 5-11 217 Norcross, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian5 Blake Sailors CB RFr. 5-11 186 Athens, Ga. Oconee County6 Logan Gray WR/QB Jr. 6-2 199 Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge7 Kyle Brock SS RFr. 6-1 200 Americus, Ga. Schley County7 Orson Charles TE So. 6-3 240 Tampa, Fla. Plant8 A.J. Green FLK Jr. 6-4 212 Summerville, S.C. Summerville9 Alec Ogletree S Fr. 6-3 224 Newnan, Ga.Newnan9 Isaac Scheidt WR Fr. 6-4 191 Cumming, Ga. Home school10 Greg Bingham QB Fr. 6-4 223 Columbus, Ga. Columbus10 Jordan Love CB RFr. 6-0 189 Glen Allen, Va. Deep Run11 Aaron Murray QB RFr. 6-1 209 Tampa, Fla. Plant11 Connor Norman CB Fr. 5-10 203 Duluth, Ga. Peachtree Ridge12 Austin Herod CB RFr. 5-10 183 Woodstock, Ga. Etowah12 Tavarres King SE RSo. 6-1 191 Mount Airy, Ga. Habersham Central13 Drew Butler P Jr. 6-2 210 Duluth, Ga. Peachtree Ridge14 Hutson Mason QB Fr. 6-3 191 Marietta, Ga.Lassiter15 Brock Boleman OLB RFr. 6-6 230 Gainesville, Ga. Gainesville15 Marlon Brown SE So. 6-5 219 Memphis, Tenn. Harding Academy16 Kris Durham SE Sr. 6-5 212 Calhoun, Ga.Calhoun16 Josh Murray SS Sr. 6-2 202 Tampa, Fla. Univ. of Tampa17 Rantavious Wooten FLK So. 5-10 177 Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central18 Bacarri Rambo FS RSo. 6-0 211 Donalsonville, Ga. Seminole County19 Sanders Commings CB RSo. 6-2 212 Augusta, Ga.Westside19 Michael Erdman WR Fr. 5-10 181 Merritt Island, Fla. Central Catholic20 Derek Owens CB Fr. 5-9 166 Jacksonville, Fla. Andrew Jackson22 Richard Samuel ILB Jr. 6-2 234 Cartersville, Ga. Cass22 Matt Sweat FB So. 6-0 236 Fayetteville, Ga. Starr's Mill23 Jakar Hamilton FS Jr. 6-2 203 Edgeville, S.C. Georgia Military23 Alex Parsons TB RFr. 5-10 205 Fayetteville, Ga. BYU24 Ken Malcome TB Fr. 6-0 218 Decatur, Ga. Southwest Dekalb25 Vance Cuff CB Sr. 5-11 177 Moultrie, Ga.Colquitt County25 Rhett McGowan SE RFr. 6-0 183 Calhoun, Ga.Calhoun26 Mark Deas S Fr. 6-1 189 Kissimmee, Fla. Osceola27 Brian Brewer TB Sr. 5-10 203 Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood28 Corey Dunson CB RFr. 6-0 185 Albany, Ga. Radnor28 Israel Troupe LK Jr. 6-1 215 Tifton, Ga. Tift County29 Jarvis Jones LB So. 6-3 234 Columbus, Ga. Carver / USC30 Eric Elliot FS Jr. 5-9 198 Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain30 Jeremy Sulek ILB RSo. 6-1 207 Dacula, Ga. Dacula30 Carlton Thomas TB RSo. 5-7 170 Frostproof, Fla. Frostproof31 Quintin Banks SS Sr. 6-2 212 Warner Robins, Ga. Houston County31 Chris Young FB RFr. 6-1 230 Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute32 Brandon Bogotay K Jr. 6-3 206 San Diego, Calif. Grossmont College32 Jonathan Dapaah RB Fr. 5-10 238 Stockton, Ca. Duluth33 Chase Vasser LB RFr. 6-3 225 Gainesville, Ga. Chestatee35 Cameron Allen FB RSo. 6-1 220 Canton, Ga. Woodstock35 Michael Gilliard ILB So. 6-2 225 Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta35 Kevin Lanier RSo. 5-11 216 Woodstock, Ga. Marist36 Wes Van Dyk TB Jr. 6-0 204 Highland Park, Texas Highland Park36 Shawn Williams SS So. 6-1 213 Damascus, Ga. Early County37 Akeem Hebron ILB Sr. 6-1 229 Gaithersburg, Md. Georgia Military37 Cortney Newmans TB Jr. 5-9 226 Macon, Ga. Mount De Sales38 Marcus Dowtin ILB Jr. 6-2 226 Upper Marlboro, Md. Fork Union Mil. Acad.39 Dustin Royston FB RFr. 5-11 232 Royston, Ga.Stephens County39 Nick Williams SS Jr. 6-2 220 Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge41 Brandon Burrows DE Fr. 6-3 237 Marietta, Ga.Walton42 Cory Campbell LB Fr. 5-10 209 Hephzibah, Ga. Hephzibah42 Justin Houston OLB Jr. 6-3 258 Statesboro, Ga. Statesboro43 Chris Grund ILB Sr. 6-0 215 Orlando, Fla.Dr. Phillips43 Charles White FB Sr. 6-1 222 Columbia, S.C. Blythewood44 Josh Sailors FB Jr. 5-9 229 Athens, Ga. Oconee County44 T.J. Stripling DE Fr. 6-6 214 Decatur, Ga. Southwest Dekalb45 Christian Robinson ILB RSo. 6-2 226 Norcross, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian46 Alexander Ogletree FB Fr. 5-10 207 Newnan, Ga.Newnan47 Chad Gloer CB Sr. 5-10 196 Fayetteville, Ga. Starrs Mill48 Fred Munzenmaier FB Sr. 6-2 240 Norcross, Ga. Norcross48 Kosta Vavlas ILB Fr. 6-0 230 Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tarpon Springs49 Shaun Chapas FB Sr. 6-2 240 St. Augustine, Fla. Bolles49 Jason Veal ILB RSo. 5-11 225 Lilburn, Ga. Parkview50 Darryl Gamble OLB Sr. 6-2 250 Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge51 Akeem Dent ILB Sr. 6-2 233 Atlanta, Ga. Douglas52 Demetre Baker LB Fr. 6-0 216 Orange Park, Fla. Orange Park53 Jeremy Longo DE RSo. 6-3 255 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons54 Tanner Strickland OG Jr. 6-5 319 Nashville, Ga. Berrien Count55 Micah King ILB RSo. 5-9 220 Reidsville, Ga. Tatnall County55 Josh Parrish OG RFr. 6-4 300 Norcross, Ga. Wesleyan56 Garrison Smith DT Fr. 6-3 282 Atlanta, Ga. Douglass57 Blair Walsh PK Jr. 5-10 183 Boca Raton, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons58 DeMarcus Dobbs DE Sr. 6-2 285 Savannah, Ga. Calvary Baptist58 Ben Reynolds C RFr. 6-2 253 Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge60 Clint Boling OT Sr. 6-5 315 Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee61 Ben Jones C Jr. 6-3 300 Centreville, Ala. Bibb County63 Chris Davis OG Sr. 6-4 302 Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson64 Dallas Lee OG RFr. 6-4 300 Buford, Ga. Buford65 John Bodin OG RSo. 6-6 314 Covington, Ga. Paragon Academy66 Kolton Houston OT Fr. 6-5 291 Buford, Ga. Buford67 Jonathan Owens OT RSo. 6-4 303 Blountsville, Ala. Susan Moore68 Chris Burnette C RFr. 6-2 300 LaGrange, Ga. Troup County69 Ty Frix SN RSo. 6-0 217 Calhoun, Ga.Calhoun70 A.J. Harmon OT RSo. 6-5 320 Louisville, Ga. Jefferson County71 Cordy Glenn OG Jr. 6-5 320 Riverdale, Ga. Riverdale72 Kenarious Gates OL Fr. 6-5 307 Grantville, Ga. Greenville73 Austin Long OT RFr. 6-5 302 Memphis, Tenn. Briarcrest Christian74 Brent Benedict OT Fr. 6-5 301 Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles75 Kiante Tripp DE Sr. 6-6 293 Atlanta, Ga. Westlake75 Hugh Williams OT Fr. 6-5 235 Atlanta, Ga. Marist76 Ben Harden OG Jr. 6-3 308 Perry, Ga. Hargrave Military77 Trinton Sturdivant OT Jr. 6-5 312 Wadesboro, N.C. Anson78 Josh Davis OT Sr. 6-6 310 Jayess, Miss.Tylertown79 Justin Anderson N Jr. 6-5 326 Ocilla, Ga. Hargrave Military80 Taylor Bradberry FLK RSo. 6-3 198 Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow81 Aron White TE Jr. 6-4 242 Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge82 Michael Bennett WR Fr. 6-3 202 Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta83 Brandon Harton FLK RFr. 5-6 167 Reidsville, Ga. Tattnall County83 Cornelius Washington OLB RSo. 6-4 260 Hephzibah, Ga. Burke County84 Greg Lanier SE RFr. 6-1 185 Clarkesville, Ga. Habersham Central85 Derrick Lott DE RFr. 6-4 295 Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb86 Derek Rich TE Sr. 6-5 265 Gainesville, Ga. Connecticut87 Nick Franks TE Jr. 6-2 250 Midway, Ga. Bradwell Institute88 Arthur Lynch TE So. 6-5 256 Dartmouth, Mass. Dartmouth89 Bruce Figgins TE Jr. 6-4 265 Columbus, Ga. Shaw90 Matthew DeGenova DE Jr. 6-1 237 Kenner, La. Jesuit92 Dexter Morant DE Fr. 6-7 240 Manning, S.C. Manning93 Abry Jones DE So. 6-3 297 Warner Robins, Ga. Northside94 Billy Johnson SN RSo. 6-0 229 Braselton, Ga. Buford94 DeAngelo Tyson N Jr. 6-2 290 Statesboro, Ga. Statesboro95 Reuben Faloughi OLB RFr. 6-5 250 Martinez, Ga. Evans96 Mike Thornton DT Fr. 6-1 282 Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson97 Scott Eichler P/K RFr. 5-11 185 Oakwood, Ga. West Hall97 Brandon Wood DE Sr. 6-1 287 Buchanan, Ga. Haralson County98 Candler Cook N Jr. 6-3 253 Atlanta, Ga. Westminster99 Kwame Geathers N RFr. 6-6 325 Georgetown, S.C. Carvers Bay99 Jamie Lindley PK Jr. 5-11 173 Savannah, Ga. Savannah Christian

Georgia BulldogsJeff Dantzler’s five keys for the Plains shocker

1. Contain Cam – Cameron Newton is putting to-gether one of the most impressive seasons by any quarter-back in the grand history of the Southeastern Conference.This 6-6, 250 pound speedy, shifty powerhouse can do itall. He’s of course best knownfor his incredible running abil-ity, highlighted by a 217-rush-ing outburst against LSU. ButNewton has a rocket arm, histouch is improving, and heeven hauled in a touchdownreception at Ole Miss. Nobodyhas been able to slow himdown this season. He’s goingto produce. But for Georgia tosucceed, the Bulldogs have tokeep him from having a mon-ster day.

2. Manage Michael,McCalleb, and Mario –Freshman sensation MichaelDyer, speedy sophomore On-terrio McCalleb and Mario Fan-nin give Auburn one of the toptrio of running backs in thecountry to play alongside thedominating Newton. Dyer isgood enough to one day winthe Heisman Trophy. Andwhat a recruiting class that would be, one that produces apair of Heisman winners. Newton gets so much of the at-tention, but all of these backs can really go, especially Dyer.McCalleb isn’t real big, but he has excellent speed and phe-nomenal cutting ability. He’s lightning dangerous in theopen field.

3. Man up on Adams – On top of the backfield,Auburn also boasts one of the SEC’s most dangerous re-

ceivers in Darvin Adams. He has hands, excellent speedand is a precise route-runner. The Dogs will have to haveall hands on deck to try and slow down this phenomenalbeast of a running attack, which means a lot of man cover-age on Adams. When the running game is rolling, Auburn

can annihilate teams on theplay-action pass. Adams is thetop target. Brandon Boykin willhave to be at his best in cover-age and in run support.

4. Score . . . a lot – InAuburn’s last two SoutheasternConference games, the Tigersbeat Arkansas 64-41 and OleMiss 51-31. Even with a superbdefensive effort, this offense isgoing to put up a lot of points,yards and constantly keep thedefense on guard. That meansthat the Bulldogs offense isgoing to have to maximizeevery opportunity and put up alot of points. 31 wasn’t enoughagainst Florida. 41 might notbe enough against Auburn, un-less the Bulldogs can come upwith a bunch of turnovers.

5. Hang Tough – IfGeorgia can hang around and have the game tight and closein the fourth quarter, maybe, just maybe, the Bulldogs canhit that big play and put the pressure on Auburn. There isthe obvious history between Georgia and Auburn, a seriesthat is full of monumental upsets. Plus the Bulldogs havewon four in a row against the Tigers and Auburn has one ofthe biggest Iron Bowls ever on deck against Alabama. Ifthe Dogs are down by double digits, Auburn’s running gamewill deliver a knockout blow and lopsided score. But if Geor-gia can hang around, the pressure will be on Auburn.


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Time to support the Hoop Dogs2010-2011 schedule11/12/10 vs. Mississippi Valley State

Athens, Ga. 7:30 p.m. ET11/16/10 vs. Colorado

Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET11/20/10 at Saint Louis

St. Louis, Mo. 8:00 p.m. ET

Old Spice Classic11/25/10 vs. Notre Dame

Orlando, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ET

12/03/10 vs. UAB Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

12/07/10 at Ga Tech Atlanta, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

12/18/10 vs. Arkansas State Athens, Ga. 12:00 p.m. ET

12/21/10 vs. High Point Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

12/23/10 at Mercer Macon, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

12/28/10 vs. Charleston Southern Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

12/31/10 vs. Eastern Kentucky Athens, Ga. 2:00 p.m. ET

01/08/11 vs. Kentucky * Athens, Ga. 4:00 p.m. ET

01/12/11 at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn.8:00 p.m. ET

01/15/11 at Ole Miss *Oxford, Miss. 5:00 p.m. ET

01/18/11 vs. Tennessee *Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

01/22/11 vs. Mississippi State * Athens, Ga. 4:00 p.m. ET

01/25/11 vs. Florida * Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

01/29/11 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. 4:00 p.m. ET

02/02/11 at Arkansas *Fayetteville, Ark.9:00 p.m. ET

02/05/11 vs. Auburn * Athens, Ga. 1:30 p.m. ET

02/08/11 vs. Xavier Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

02/12/11 at South Carolina * Columbia, S.C. 4:00 p.m. ET

02/16/11 vs. Vanderbilt * Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

02/19/11 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn.1:00 p.m. ET

02/24/11 at Florida Gainesville, Fla.7:00 p.m. ET

02/26/11 vs. South Carolina *Athens, Ga. 7:00 p.m. ET

03/02/11 vs. LSU * Athens, Ga. 8:00 p.m. ET

03/05/11 at Alabama *Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1:30 p.m. ET

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If only the Bulldogs could take a bunch of these pointsto the plains this weekend.

Erupting for a 35-point second quarter following a firstquarter that produced only a couple of Blair Walsh field goals,Georgia assumed a 41-0 halftime lead and, as expected, wenton to bury the FCS Idaho State Bengals 55-7 Saturday in sun-splashed but chilly Sanford Stadium.

The victory marked the fifth consecutive game the Bull-dogs have scored over 30 points, a new school record.

The Bulldogs now head for Auburn Saturday trying toput a dent in 2nd-ranked Auburn’s perfect season. After blow-ing out Chattanooga 62-24 and climbing to 10-0, the Tigerswill host Georgia at 3:30 p.m. in a CBS-televised game at Jor-dan-Hare Stadium.

After the Georgia offense proved sluggish in the openingperiod Saturday – perhaps still saddled with a hangover fromthe bitter overtime loss to Florida the previous week – theBulldogs kicked it into high gear in the second quarter, tally-ing touchdowns via a 3-yard run by Caleb King, a 39-yardpass interception by Bacarri Rambo, a 3-yard pass from AaronMurray to A.J. Green, a 46-yard touchdown strike from Mur-ray to Green and a 6-yard pass from Murray to tight end BruceFiggins … Figgins’ second touchdown reception of his UGAcareer. Walsh’s field goals in the first quarter came on kicks of38 and 53 yards, the latter equaling the longest of Walsh’s ca-reer.

The Bulldogs then added just two scores in the secondhalf on a 1-yard plunge by Shaun Chapas and a 30-yard in-terception return by Vance Cuff.

“We did a nice job today,” said Georgia head coach MarkRicht. “We started off a little slow offensively, but the defensedid a good job of making plays. We had a pick-six and anotherinterception, and after that, the offense got into the flow. Thedefense and special teams really did ignite this thing today.

“Aaron started a little shaky,” Richt added, “but we thengot a couple of touchdowns on the board and Aaron startedputting the ball on the money.”

What WorkedThe Bulldogs simply took care of business in this glori-

fied scrimmage and tune-up for the Auburn Tigers. WithMurray and Green putting up big numbers in the first half,Georgia roared into the 41-zip lead at intermission and that al-lowed Richt and his assistant staff to clear the bench in thefinal two quarters … just as this script called for. And defen-sively, even against a 1-AA team, you have to say it was a prettystout day for Todd Grantham’s unit as the Bulldogs blankedthe Bengals until Idaho State connected on a touchdown pass

with just 8:51 remaining and limited the visitors to only 151yards total offense and eight first downs. The Bengals couldcomplete just seven-of-32 passing attempts with the Georgiasecondary recording three interceptions.

What Didn’t WorkNot much to complain about but considering the op-

ponent – an FCS one-win team that would get blown out byGeorgia’s scout team – the Bulldogs didn’t exactly knock theBengals off the line of scrimmage when it came to runningthe football. Georgia managed only 181 yards on the groundand both the Bulldogs’ O-line and running backs will cer-tainly have to step it up against the Auburn defensive frontthis coming Saturday.

Top PerformersDespite playing only one series into the third quarter,

Murray and Green had productive afternoons as the Georgiaredshirt freshman completed 19-of-27 attempts for 228 yardsand a career-high tying three touchdowns and Green snaredsix passes for 103 yards and the two touchdowns. It was thesixth 100-yard receiving day of Green’s career. CarltonThomas, taking over after Caleb King and Washaun Ealey hadretired for the day, led the Bulldogs in rushing with 64 yardson 14 carries. Defensively, Christian Robinson and AkeemDent led Georgia’s balanced effort with four tackles each be-fore turning the game over to the backups. Rambo and Cuffhad their pick-sixes and Brandon Boykin also had an inter-ception. Freshman Alec Ogletree, making his first start in thesecondary, responded with three tackles and a blocked Ben-gal punt, and Branden Smith had a 40-yard punt return to setup a Georgia touchdown while also having three carries for 27yards for the Bulldog offense.

Mighty Auburn on TapNot only will the Tigers be out to protect their perfect

2010 slate this Saturday when these two old rivals collide forthe 114th time, Auburn will also undoubtedly be primed toavenge four consecutive losses to the Bulldogs.

“We’re excited about the game with Auburn,” said Richt.“Every man on the team, I’m sure even before the clock hit ze-roes, was thinking about going to Auburn and playing thisgame. We want the opportunity to play the No. 1 or No. 2team in the country. I hope they get voted No. 1. I would loveto play a No. 1.”

“Auburn is a great team, and we are looking forward tothe game,” said A.J. Green. “It’s going to be a great challengebut also a great opportunity.”

Game rewind: Georgia 55 Idaho State 7

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A major(ette) sweep for the DawgsUGA Majorettes win collegiate national championships

clean sweep. This is what the University of Georgia Majorettesaccomplished this past July after winning three NationalChampionship titles, including the entire collegiate division atthe annual America’s Youth on Parade competition (AYOP)

held in South Bend, IN. “It was an unbelievable experience, definitely something we will never

forget,” said Taylor Brown, a junior from Bowdon, GA. Brown is one of theseven young women that made up the competition team that performedtwo different routines at AYOP. The halftime routine, which is judged basedon entertainment value, was a bulldawg rendition of Can-Can featuringprops that created a “Big Dawg Saloon” atmosphere for the audience. Themore serious dance-twirl routine was a sophisticated Spanish theme, wherethe majorettes emphasized difficulty and intricacy of tricks.

The majorettes also won the WOW Award for being the most enter-taining collegiate team. Sophomore Mary Katelyn Williams from Jesup,GA said that the routines were “a crowd pleaser – the audience definitelygot into our performances.”

AYOP draws many competitors including other university majorettelines such as Penn State and the University of Florida. To win over theseother prestigious schools, the UGA majorettes put in their fair share ofhard work. They practiced twice a week during the past spring semesterand every other weekend this past summer. “Although it was a big timecommitment, it was so worth it to see our hard work pay off,” said juniorLeslie Koch from Knoxville, TN.

And the rewards keep on coming for these national champions. Theteam was presented before halftime at UGA’s first football game of the sea-son in Sanford Stadium, as well as receiving National Championship ringsfrom their coach, Ashley Clark. Also, several billboards in Athens, GA fea-ture a picture of the majorettes along with their winning titles. The ringsand billboards were “a total surprise,” said KayLeigh Gaines, a sophomorefrom Lavonia, GA, “we were so excited.”

Now the majorettes are focused on performing on the football field.They perform pre-game and halftime at every UGA football game as partof the Redcoat Marching Band. They strive to wow the crowds with theirwinning performances for the rest of the season while cheering on theDawgs!

UGA Majorette National Champion Team Members:

Colleen Murphy, Captain – Junior – Damascus, MD Taylor Brown – Junior – Bowdon, GALeslie Koch – Junior – Knoxville, TNMary Katelyn Williams – Sophomore – Jesup, GAAngel Flournoy – Sophomore – Jesup, GAKelly Daniel – Sophomore – Elberton, GAKayLeigh Gaines – Sophomore – Lavonia, GA

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Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia legendary kicker and a member of the Georgia radio broadcast team, will each week during the2010 football season select his offensive, defensive and special teamsplayers of the week for Bulldawg Illustrated. Here are Butler’s selections and reasons why for the Bulldogs’ 55-7 win over Idaho StateSaturday.

OFFENSE – Senior tackle Clint Boling, whose leadership in Geor-gia’s offensive line helped the Bulldogs total 450 yards of of-fense in the rout of the Bengals.

“I think Clint not only in this game but all season long has been a leaderand does whatever he’s asked to do,” said Butler. “After a slow offensivestart, Clint got animated on the sidelines and got the offensive line goingand focused and certainly led them by example by pushing around alesser defense and taking control of the game.”

DEFENSE – Freshman strong safety Alec Ogletree, who startedthe first game of his career for Georgia and responded withthree tackles and a blocked punt.

“Our overall defensive performance in this game was everything it shouldhave been,” said Butler. “And Alec performed well, hustled and was a fac-tor in the disruption of Idaho State’s passing attack. For his first start, hecertainly did what he was asked to do. We expect Alec to get better everyweek and become a force in our secondary moving forward.”

SPECIAL TEAMS – Sophomore cornerback/punt return special-ist Branden Smith, who returned a punt 40 yards to set up oneGeorgia touchdown and also lined up at tailback on offense andrushed for 27 yards on just three carries.

“Branden’s speed on the specialty teams brings another dimension toour punt returns,” said Butler. “When you look at Brandon Boykin on kick-offs and Smith on punt returns, they could be one of the toughesttandems in college football for return specialists. And we’ll need Bran-den’s big-play ability to rise to the top this week against Auburn.”

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enior tackle Josh Davis has been a stable in Georgia’soffensive line since enrolling at the university back in2006. After being redshirted that first year, the 6-6,

310-pound Jayess, Miss. native appeared in eight games during the2007 season and then played in 12 games in 2008 while makingthree starts. In 2009 Davis appeared in only six games and startedin all six after earlier having shoulder surgery in January and miss-ing spring practice. This season, Davis has started at right tackle ineight of the Bulldogs’ 10 outings. In this question-and-answer ses-sion with Davis and his mom, Sandra Davis, Georgia fans are givena personal insight into the player who wears No. 78 for the Redand Black.

What do you view as the most important quality in being aleader for the team?

To be a leader, I think you just have to be consistent. With theseason we’re having things are not going great, but you still needto come in and lead every day.

Who do you consider to be the most important mentor inyour life so far, and why?

I don’t know if I’ve ever had a real mentor and I guess it wouldhave to be my mom. She’s had the biggest influence on my life. Mydad died when I was 13 but mom never missed a step. She madesure we had everything we needed. She told me to stick with mycore values and everything would work out fine.

What fellow player on the team motivates you to be the bestyou can be and why is that the case?

My best friend was Jeff Owens (former UGA defensivetackle). When I didn’t believe in myself at times, Jeff kept telling meto keep my head up, keep working, keep swinging and I woulddo something good. He came in (at Georgia) a year before I did …Jeff came in 2005 and I came here in ’06. Jeff really always sup-ported me. And a guy on the team right now who’s really pushedme is Clint Boling. We try to do everything the right way and whenthings are not going right, we each look at the other and push eachother and make sure everything goes in the right direction.

What is the best play or game you’ve had while at Georgiaand why?

It would definitely be the Kentucky game this year and theGeorgia Tech game last season. Everything was going right for usin those games. All five of the offensive linemen were just clickingin both of those games and that’s when the rushing yards came.

Our technique and effort were good those nights and it allowed usto come out on top.

When you leave Georgia, what do you hope folks say aboutyour contribution to the program?

I just hope that when I leave here, the coaches will say here’sa guy who did everything the right way for Georgia and put theteam first at all times. I hope the coaches can point me out to theyounger guys and tell them I did things the right way.

What regular Georgia opponent do you enjoy playing themost and why?

I love playing Georgia Tech. Being from Mississippi, I didn’tknow anything about Georgia until I got here but it took only acouple of days to experience how intense the rivalry with GeorgiaTech is. The Tech game this year will be my last regular seasongame and my last game in Sanford Stadium ever. There will be alot of emotion down on that field and we want to go out with a“W.”

Bulldawg leader: Josh DavisGeorgia offensive lineman credits Jeff Owensand Clint Boling as being peers who pushed him

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Parents names: Sandra Davis.

Siblings names:Keith, 34; Erica, 29.

Main attribute that makes Josh a leader:Josh leads by example. He’s always worked hard and even nowtries to set an example for others.

Best childhood story:When Josh was about three years ago, we were at prayer meet-ing at church. Well, his dad was praying and it was one of thoselong prayer sessions. Josh looked at me and said, “Momma,daddy’s talking loud but he’s not saying nothing!” That was re-ally funny and when people in our church today get up and be-come long-winded with a prayer, people always rememberwhen Josh said that to his dad.

Best thing about his time at Georgia:I have seen Josh grow from “I don’t know where this child isgoing to make it or not,” to all of a sudden having a big turn-around. Josh is now very mature and has really grown as ayoung man, and I’m so proud of him.

Nicest thing he’s ever done for you:Josh is always considerate to me and has always helped metake care of my mom. And he always remembers me on spe-cial occasions.

A few things about Josh outside of football:There’s not much he does outside of football. He enjoys com-ing home to be with his family when he can and always makesour time together worthwhile.

Most entertaining story about UGA fans:Georgia football fans are wild and I just love the spirit they have.And I’ve really made good friends with some of the players’moms, like Geno Atkins and Jeff Owens’ moms.

What has Coach Richt meant to Josh?I just think Josh has seen in Coach Richt everything a manshould be. He has great character and Josh just really admiresCoach Richt.

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1. Auburn – The distraction of the Cameron Newton saga hasbeen tough on the Tigers. Auburn is a perfect 10-0 and now come thebig two rivals, Georgia and Alabama. With Newton leading the way,Auburn has the country’s most dominating running attack.

2. Oregon – Washington hung around with the Ducks for a while,but Oregon blew things wide open in the second half. It was 25-16,then next thing you know Oregon had hung up “half a hundred” again.

3. LSU – The Fightin’ Tigers have won a pair of national champi-onships in the 2000s, and Saturday’s thrilling 24-21 victory over Ala-bama goes down as one of LSU’s biggest wins of the past 10 years.Now the Tigers must avoid the upset against Ole Miss.

4. Texas Christian – The shellacking of Utah goes down as one ofthe biggest wins in school history for the Horned Frogs. TCU andUtah were both in the top five, and the Frogs responded with an in-credibly impressive effort. If Auburn or Oregon fall, TCU has a crackto play for all the marbles.

5. Stanford – Jim Harbaugh has led a remarkable turnaround onthe farm. Stanford’s only loss is to Oregon. The defense is strong andthe offense is one of the country’s best. Andrew Luck is the triggerman, one of the nation’s best passers.

6. Nebraska – Big Red got a big time scare from Iowa State, whichnearly pulled off back to back wins over Texas and Nebraska. But thefaked two-point attempt came up short. Nebraska has firepower atquarterback and tailback, and the Big XII title is within their sights.

7. Oklahoma State – The Cowboys put up one of their most im-pressive wins in many years, blowing out Baylor 55-28. OklahomaState, Baylor and Oklahoma all came into Saturday with one loss inthe Big XII South, so the win was obviously huge.

8. Alabama – It was one of those instant classics in Baton Rouge, asAlabama came up short to LSU 24-21. There will be no national orSoutheastern Conference championship defense for the Crimson Tidein 2010.

9. Boise State – The Broncos had no problems on the blue turf withHawaii, which had to make the trip to the cold of the mainland. Ne-vada is the only legitimate threat to derail Boise State’s perfect season,but TCU is the “non-BCS” team that is in the lead for a crack at the na-tional title.

10. Michigan State – Bouncing back from a blowout loss at Iowa,Michigan State came back in workmanlike fashion, easily defeatinghapless Minnesota. Everyone has at least one loss in the Big Ten, so ashare of the conference championship is well within reach for the menin green.

11. Wisconsin – Things got a little hairy for the Badgers early, butWisconsin was able to come back and behind the Badgers power game,dominate Purdue. Wisconsin has lost only to Michigan State and hasthe Rose Bowl in their sights.

12. Ohio State – After blowing out Minnesota, the Buckeyes had anopen date. Up next is Penn State in the horseshoe. Ohio State has itseyes on the Rose Bowl. Cameron Heyward is one of the best defensivelinemen in the country.

13. Arkansas – Bobby Petrino got another signature win, as his Razor-backs destroyed South Carolina in Columbia. Ryan Mallett is one of themost dynamic passers in the country and the Hogs have found a runninggame and an improved defense.

14. Mississippi State – What an outstanding season for Mississippi Stateso far. The Maroons have beaten Georgia and Florida and sit at 7-2. NowAlabama, coming off the emotional loss in Baton Rouge, hosts MSU inTuscaloosa.

15. Arizona – The Wildcats were overrun by Stanford. Arizona stillhas a shot at an outstanding season and a good bowl game, but the PAC-10title hopes are all gone. Mike Stoops slowly but surely has Arizona turnedaround.

16. Iowa – Coming off of that impressive blowout of Michigan State, theHawkeyes got a scare from Indiana. Iowa survived 18-13, and now theHawkeyes have to avoid the sleepwalk in Evanston against Northwestern.

17. Utah – It was the biggest game in the history of Mountain West, butthe “Runnin’ Utes” got blitzed by TCU. The Horned Frogs jumped all overUtah and handed the Utes an embarrassing home loss. Kyle Whittinghamhas an outstanding program in Salt Lake, but the Horned Frogs are the kingsof the Mountain West.

18. Virginia Tech –The Hokies are sitting pretty in the ACC Coastal,on the verge of clinching the division title after their 28-21 Thursday nightvictory over the Yellow Jackets. Tyrod Taylor is having an outstanding year,and the Hokies are making big plays on defense and with the kicking game.

19. Nevada – The Wolfpack blew out Idaho Saturday night, rolling be-hind the pistol offense. Nevada is the only team that has a legitimate chanceto knock off Boise State. The Pack visits Fresno State Saturday night.

20. Florida – After the open date, the Gators pulled out an emotional34-31 victory over Georgia in Jacksonville, and then blew away Vanderbilt55-14. Now comes the game that will determine the SEC East champ, asthe Gators host South Carolina.

21. Southern Cal – Lane Kiffin and company escaped with an excitinglast second win over Arizona State Saturday night. Matt Barkley is havingan outstanding year, he’s one of the best quarterbacks in a league loadedwith outstanding signal callers.

22. Oklahoma – Only Florida had more talent to replace than the Soon-ers, who had three of the top four picks in the draft. Oklahoma hasn’t lostto the likes of Missouri and Texas A&M very much in the highly successfulBob Stoops era.

23. South Carolina – If the Gamecocks beat Florida in the swamp, theygo to the SEC Championship Game for the first time in history. South Car-olina is limping to Florida after getting slaughtered by Arkansas. But SteveSpurrier will have his team ready.

24. Missouri – Tommy Tuberville’s Texas Tech Red Raiders chalked upa big time victory, taking down Missouri. That’s a big plus for Nebraska inthe race for the Big XII North Championship. Mizzou has a good offenseand still has a chance at a good bowl game.

25. Baylor – Coming off of that emotional win over Texas, things did-n’t set up well for the Bears going to Stillwater. Oklahoma State rolledpast Baylor, but this is still a fantastic resurgence for the once proudBaylor program.

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The Dawgs beat up good onthe worst team we can ever re-member watching inside of San-ford Stadium. Without trying totake away from any of the goodplay and without trying to be dis-respectful, we can not help butfeel this way. Idaho State wassmall, slow and had a quarterbackwith an arm no stronger than ours.It really was amazing that we hadsuch a team on our schedule.These games are so boring andseem to serve such little purposeaside from a guaranteed victory.That was actually quite welcomeafter all that has transpired thisseason.

While evening the record at 5-

5, all phases of the game per-formed decently well. Though,the offense found it difficult onceagain to get going coming up withonly two field goals in the firstquarter. From that point on, anavalanche began that could onlybe stopped when the time expired.Both the defense and special teamsoutscored the potato people.Yawn is all we can really say. Justtoo boring to discuss any further.

Up next is the hated AuburnTigers. We have had our way withthis bunch the past four years,winning every contest. MarkRicht has led our team on what is,surely, one of the best runs againstthis border rival. Just across thestate line to the southwest,Auburn awaits us in that cow fieldwe have visited so many times.

This trip finds the enemy sit-ting at 10-0 and ranked #2 in thecurrent BCS poll. Weather may bethe only element that can slowdown their offense. The HeismanTrophy could very well find itsway to the campus in east Alabamaif Cameron Newton remains onthe roll he has enjoyed every timehe has laced them up this season.He is a quarterback from right inour backyard in Atlanta. The

Westlake High School star was of-fered by Coach Richt and the gangas a tight end, originally. Wewould sure feel better about thisgame if he were buried somewherebehind Orson Charles on ourdepth chart trying to learn toblock. Instead, he has settled inquite well to his current residenceafter a merry go round of stopsfrom his first two years of his col-lege experience. Not a game goesby without Mr. Newton showingoff his exceptional skills as a quar-terback. Whether running orthrowing, this guy could be moredangerous than any player wehave faced since Coach Richt ar-rived in Athens. Todd Grantham

and our defense will definitelyhave their hands full.

Though, there has arisen a bitof a storm surrounding his re-cruitment. Since, it has beenlearned the NCAA is investigatingthe situation. We know all aboutthese things.

Who knows what will comefrom this and who it really in-volves. But all we know is Auburnis notorious and a true Dawg fanshould always assume the worstwith them. Because of this andour hatred of this school alone, weare not backing away from insist-ing where there’s smoke, there’sfire.

The season can’t really be sal-vaged but beating an Auburn teamtwo games away from playing forall the marbles and becoming thereason they won’t do such wouldbe a great thing. Certainly, theDawg Nation could find itself gal-vanized if we can pull it out.

Aaron Murray could continuehis quest as the next great quar-terback at Georgia and what a vic-tory this would be towards thatend. The coaches need to have theboys prepared. Let’s get it done onthe plains

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