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From the editor : vance leavy With kickoff just a few long weeks away, the good news coming out of Fall Camp is the fact that our players are doing exactly what is asked of them by their coaches. And while most of the time that would scare the heck out of me, this go round I find it most reassuring. The reason is simple. This year’s 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team is loaded not only with talented players, but men who have been in the program for many years. Throughout the first couple weeks of practice, I continuously reminded both Coach Richt and several other coaches that they seemed quite satisfied with each day’s practice. I guess that’s the way it should be if a team is truly going to live up to the expectations of winning the SEC East and returning to Atlanta for the SEC Championship. BI’s Murray Poole spent a week in Athens with his main goal being to find out who was turning heads in the eyes of both coaches and players. We decided the best way to do that was to highlight 10 players from both sides of the ball. However, since everyone in the Bulldog Nation always wants to hear about both the veterans and youngsters, this task wasn’t that simple. Whereas I know our readers will certainly enjoy all the players highlighted beginning on page 13, I think it’s interesting to see who didn’t make our list. And without question, it wasn’t that some of these guys weren’t making plays, the problem (which is a great one to have) is that we have so many great players. You won’t find names on Murray’s offensive list like Tavarres King, Chris Conley, Michael Bennett and Jay Rome, but I assure you those guys have been doing just fine the last few weeks and will be making plenty of plays throughout the season. And the same goes for Murray’s defensive list where names like John Jenkins, Kwame Geathers, Bacarri Rambo and Christian Robinson were left off. I guess in hindsight, perhaps Murray and I should have named 15 or 20 players on both sides of the ball. I hope you are like me and find much comfort in the fact that it just wasn’t feasible to get all our talented players in this issue. Either way, please have fun with the lists as they represent an excellent mix of both familiar and new names that are sure to have Sanford Stadium rocking in the coming months.

Beyond that, I also encourage you to read Murray’s overview of his time in Athens on page 8. And while Coach Richt and company weren’t ready to divulge the depth chart just yet, Murray does give his best guess as to who he thinks will be lining up where. And we’re happy to report that BI’s Jeff Dantzler has returned home safely after his month long gig in London covering the Olympics. Not much has changed with JD’s belief that 2012 is setting up to be a special year for our Bulldogs. On page 4, he makes his annual season prediction. And I’m happy to report he sees this year’s regular season ending with a 11-1 record and a return to Atlanta with a rematch with LSU. Yes sir! Speaking of the Olympics, they couldn’t have gone any better for many of the UGA former and current athletes. From Isner advancing to the quarterfinals to Allison Schmitt’s awesome metal count, the 30th games were made even more thrilling knowing that individuals that bleed red and black were helping our country amass the most medals of any country in the world. On page 11, Travis Ragsdale reports on some of the biggest highlights. Congrats to all our awesome athletes. What amazing ambassadors they all are for UGA. And finally don’t miss all our fan photos throughout the issue. From UGA Days in Atlanta and Tampa to Sorority Recruitment (yes that’s now the PC word it is called), all the photos signify how close we all are to toe meeting leather for the beginning of what is surely to be a fun and exciting ride for the Bulldog Nation. Kickoff beckons. If you can’t stand the wait, then I encourage you to get in the car this Saturday and head to Athens for Picture Day. It’s always a blast to see all our players make so many fans happy signing autographs and chatting about the upcoming season. And later that night, make time to attend Cindy and Mark Fox’s Suits and Sneakers event. They will just be getting back from an Italian excursion where our Hoop Dawgs had a ton of success playing several Italian teams. Like our football team, I’m expecting big things from our hoopsters this year. Gotta run now, but don’t worry we will be back in just two weeks with our first season issue. Until then, get some exercise and be nice to your significant other. Both will surely go a long way during the grind of navigating the 2012 season. Go Dawgs!

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jeff dantzler Call it 11-1, Dogs-Tigers rematch in Atlanta Autumn expectations in Athens are at their highest since 2008. That Georgia team was ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls, got hit by a couple of injuries and played five horrendous quarters, resulting in an underachieving 10-3 record against a very tough schedule. Though it’s never easy in the Southeastern Conference, with the dips at regular league powers that Georgia faces, this season’s slate is as manageable as possible. Despite some major attrition, the Bulldogs return a great deal of talent. With this schedule, and this front-line talent, anything less than a return to the SEC Championship Game with a record superior to the 10-2 mark Georgia took to Atlanta a year ago will be a disappointment. If LSU or Alabama had this schedule, everyone would be saying 11-1 at worst. So is Georgia in that class this year? Florida, Tennessee and Auburn are all down from their championship days. It won’t be that way forever. For a second straight year, there is no Alabama, LSU or Arkansas on the record season schedule. Everything is in place for the Bulldogs to strike and take a leap back into the elite, after the steps taken forward out of mediocrity (8-5 in 2009, 6-7 in 2010) in 2011. It’s not going to be easy. Vanderbilt and Tennessee will be tough. Tech will be very good. Missouri will be amped up for Georgia’s arrival. And is it ever easy against both Florida and Auburn? The toughest challenge will likely be at South Carolina, which is seeking a first ever three game winning streak against the Dogs. Whenever Georgia has a schedule with the Gamecocks as the anticipated toughest foe, the stars have aligned. It starts with, as my old friend Mark Schlabach says, Georgia getting out of its own way. No more attrition off the field. Then on the field, no more catastrophic mistakes – like giving up three non-offensive touchdowns in the same game to South Carolina, and vastly improving a kicking game that at times last year was exceptionally poor. Georgia’s woes in the kicking game can be linked to the low scholarship numbers. So can the defense’s vulnerability shown in the fourth quarter of the four losses from a year ago. Depth. Though Georgia’s frontline talent is comparably as strong as any team in America, if the Bulldogs are going to win the SEC and play for the national championship, reinforcements are required. A starting 11 on defense that could well be the country’s best will need a boost from a handful of talented freshmen and underclassmen. These younger players can fill vital roles on special teams (and not just the two kicking jobs that true freshmen are expected to win), give stars like Jarvis Jones, Abry Jones and John Jenkins some breathers, and also get their feet wet as heir apparants. Keep in mind, almost all of this star studded defense will be gone a year from now. On offense, the line and difference-making play at tailback are the second and third biggest concerns. After cutting down, if not eliminating all together, the back-breaking disaster plays that so plagued the Bulldogs in those four losses a year ago. In three of the four losses, Georgia had an interception returned for a touchdown. To go from good to great, the Bulldogs must first stop beating themselves. In the four losses last season, to the four best teams Georgia played, the Bulldogs beat themselves twice – South Carolina and Michigan State – and made costly mistakes while getting

outplayed in setbacks to a far superior LSU and against Boise State. Without a doubt, as mentioned above, the Dogs made huge steps last season. The excitement and expectations that come from that also must be tempered, and that fire of being the hunter must remain. Because Georgia hasn’t yet arrived back in the nation’s elite – as was the case from the late90’s through the 2000’s. Last season in many ways was a paradox. For the first time since the powerhouse SEC champions of 1981, Georgia beat Tech, Florida, Auburn and Tennessee in the same season. Georgia boasted its first 10-game in-season win streak since the powerhouse SEC champions of 1982 went a perfect 11-0 en route to a third consecutive conference crown. But….and here’s where it’s important for everyone involved in the program, to the most die-hard of fans, to the coaches and players to remember…. In the 12-game regular season, fortunate Georgia did not play LSU, Alabama or Arkansas. Georgia played four top 20 teams last season. The Bulldogs were 0-4 in those games. Sandwiched around that sweet 10game winning streak were back-toback bookend losses that started and ended the campaign on sour notes. Since the loss to Michigan State – a game in which Georgia led 16-0, a game in which Georgia led by seven points in the closing minutes with the ball near midfield, a game in which the Spartans threw an interception to start overtime – there has been bad off field news. Everyone, you would think, is happy that practice is started. Everyone is excited that the season is fast approaching – though the Bulldogs will not be at full strength for the first two games. Missouri will be tough. Georgia has better material than the Tigers. Vanderbilt and Tennessee will be better. Georgia has better material. Same for Kentucky, the week before Florida. For Georgia to have that special season, games like Missouri, Tennessee, Vandy and Kentucky – and Ole Miss between Florida and Auburn – though not easy, all five shouldn’t be knee-knockers. When the Dogs have teams on the ropes, will Georgia finish them? Like Georgia did in the blowout of Auburn. Will Georgia display the aggression of the Florida game – with two fourth-down touchdown passes and the magic throw and catch on the game’s final drive? Can Georgia cash in in the red zone? Or will Georgia be too reliant on field goals? Had Billy Bennett and Blair Walsh, both high in the SEC record books, not had quite as few attempts, the Bulldogs well could have been a part of the league’s run of national champions. It takes touchdowns. But when you can’t get ‘em, you better make the kicks. Power running games, great defense, solid special teams and explosive plays have been the formula for the SEC’s national champions. With this schedule, if Georgia can do three and a half of those, it will be a special season. The bet is here it happens, with a couple of freshmen making a difference. Georgia builds on last season and cashes in. Call it 11-1 and another showdown with LSU in the Georgia Dome – with the winner moving on to play Southern Cal for the national championship in Miami. That’s the goal. These are the expectations. It’s daring to be great!

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Sweaney loves her role on athletic board

What is your occupation?

I’m the department head of housing and consumer economics and I’m the director of the housing and demographics research center at UGA. And I have had the pleasure of being the academic advisor of many of our student-athletes including Hines Ward, Richard Seymour … I mean the list is long, and encouraging them to graduate.

I’ve served on the athletic board for 15 years. I was first elected by the faculty, served a threeyear term, then I was reelected by the faculty and served another term and then I was appointed – you know the president has the ability to appoint. I was appointed for the rest of the time then they made me emeritus. I’ve got it up there on the wall and in 2008 they brought me back to be a full member on the board again so I’m presently serving as an appointed member. And I’m going to retire in December. Where did you grow up and what made it special?

I grew up 30 miles north of Ames, Iowa where Iowa State is. Growing up on the farm, where everybody worked, I think I just appreciated life a lot, and people. And a lot of the people around my hometown are older adults because a lot of the younger people have left and so I had a really like and interest in the life of older adults. What has been the most exciting part for you serving on UGA’s athletic board?

I would say being a part of a wonderful organization, a highly-respected athletic association. I am very proud to have been a part of this history of how we have improved. I mean, we do the right things and the people involved on the board are thinking about the welfare of student-athletes and that’s probably the role I’ve played the most, representing faculty and the student-athletes because I’ve been so close to a lot of them. Academics have

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to come first. Unless that happens we’re doing a disadvantage to students because after they leave here, they need to have a degree and that’s something I feel very strongly about. What has been the most exciting aspect of your career?

Probably the most exciting thing about my career has been being a part of developing one of the best departments like ours in the country. We have financial planning where the students can sit for the CFP (Consumer Financial Protection) after they graduate, we have a housing major with residential property management, we have a consumer economics major which is the demand side and it’s a very applied business and we have consumer journalism, people that can work in the area of mass media but they have content in our field. And I think that’s been exciting. What else has been exciting has been to add to the body of knowledge in the area of housing, being involved in a housing research project that I started with the time I came. And then connecting people, that’s what I really do well. And all of our students get jobs and that’s the great thing. Like we’ve had consumer journalism majors work over in Claude Felton’s (Senior Associate AD for Sports Communications) office. A lot have been involved with the internship program, placing people out there in the world and gaining experience. And that’s been rewarding. What do you think are the biggest challenges for Georgia athletics in the near future?

I would say continuing to do what we’ve been doing in the past. A challenge is just being able to continue to have a high quality organization. And one thing that I really respect about the athletic association is that in many of the universities, the academic side is contributing to athletics financially, but at the University of Georgia, athletics is contributing to the academic side. We have just hired the best professor in the country as University of Georgia athletic association professor, endowed chair. Now these endowed chairs around campus that are named for the athletic association are outstanding. That’s something we need to be proud of. I think we have a very well managed athletic association. (AD) Greg McGarity does a great job and I think we can all be very proud of that. And, we do the right thing. How has the knowledge from your occupation helped in the betterment of UGA athletics?

I think I have had, since I’ve been here, the opportunity to be the academic advisor of a number of athletes so I can understand what their situation is more than some other people can. I understand it’s very important to them to graduate now and to their families. And I think I’ve really helped that. You know, Hines Ward and Robert Edwards stayed here. They didn’t leave. Now there’s Jarvis Jones, who stayed here. And see, that’s what I’m proud of, the people that make a conscious decision to graduate or, if they need to leave, they come back. And we had Thomas Davis just come back, TD, from Charlotte. And Will Witherspoon came back. And what they have learned in our department is benefitting them now, in their futures. What’s in this department is like knowledge for real life so everybody benefits. Your favorite UGA sports moment?

“I think it was Robert Edwards getting five touchdowns (school record vs. South Carolina in 1995). And you know what I did. I was there and he was in our department and I went to the locker room door. And I saved that shirt of his he gave me. That was a great moment.”

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Anne Sweaney came out of the cornfields of Iowa and climbed the ladder of her profession to where she is today: Professor and Head of the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics in the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences. But what you must know is that Dr. Sweaney has not only excelled in her teaching and administrative career but, also, she’s a longtime proud member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Athletic Association. And, no question about it, Sweaney believes the university boasts the very best athletic association in the nation, one that has helped mold Georgia’s athletic programs into ones that everyone in Bulldawg Nation can be proud of. Today, Sweaney serves on the board’s finance committee and prior to that served on the executive committee for many years before then attaining emeritus status. “I grew up on a farm in Iowa and I taught middle school there,” Sweaney recalled. “I then went to graduate school at the University of Alabama – roll Tide! (Anne smiled when she said those words) – and I taught there in the college like ours here. Then I finished a PhD there in business with J. Barry Mason, who’s just now stepped down as the dean of the college of business. I was a business major but I had family in consumer science background. I was teaching in family and consumer science.” Sweaney then landed a position at North Carolina State as a housing specialist. From Raleigh, Anne would then follow her husband, David, to his different sites of employment with CTB (California Test Bureau) McGraw Hill, first to St. Louis then to Monterey, Calif. and finally to Atlanta. “We moved to Atlanta and in 1981 I came over here to the University of Georgia at the request of Emily Pou, who was then the dean of home economics,” she said. “James Montgomery was the director of gerontology (multiple disciplinary having to do with older adults) and had a research project, agricultural experiment station housing. That was one of my research areas. Then I started the next year, in 1982, as an assistant professor and was the undergraduate coordinator and I’ve been here ever since. And about 15 years ago, I was promoted up through the ranks, assistant to associate to full professor, and then I became the department head of housing and consumer economics about six years ago.” In the following question-and-answer session with Bulldawg Illustrated, Anne Sweaney talks more about her background and her role on the Georgia athletic board.

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hile spending a week at Georgia’s preseason camp this past week, I discovered a common vein running though this football team and, yes, its coaching staff, too. One of optimism and, you might say, a quiet sense of confidence as well as the Bulldogs put the cap on their fall camp and now begin preparing in earnest for the fast-approaching Sept. 1 opener. And there are ample reasons why Georgia should feel good about the 2012 campaign. There’s that 3-4 defense of coordinator Todd Grantham, a unit that ranked fifth overall in the land last fall and returns nine starters, including 12 of the 14 leading tacklers. And there’s an offense led by All-SEC and All-America candidate, junior quarterback Aaron Murray, and a receiving corps, led by senior Tavarres King, that could be as balanced as any like group in the conference. Sure, these Bulldogs, like most every other team around, have their questionmarks. Will the remodeled offensive line come together in a hurry and thereby provide Murray with a potent running game that will open things up that much more for Georgia’s passing attack? Will those two young backs, Keith Marshall and Todd Gurley, be as good as advertised and complement veteran tailbacks Ken Malcome and Richard Samuel? Will the Bulldogs’ secondary be able to step up to the plate in the first two games when the team expects to be minus suspended starters Bacarri Rambo and Sanders Commings? And, finally, will Georgia’s two freshman kickers, Marshall Morgan and Collin Barber, live up to their lofty billing and make that all-important facet of the game a team strength instead of weakness? In the 12 drills of preseason camp and now in the afternoon workouts since UGA classes started Monday, the coaches and players believe they are satisfactorily answering those above questions and, again, that’s the reason for all the optimism permeating the Woodruff practice fields on South Campus. To a man, the Bulldogs and staff feel they are putting all the pieces of the puzzle together, which will result in a body of work that will enable Georgia to not only live up to its preseason favorite role in SEC East but, to go two steps farther this year and capture the SEC championship and a berth in the BCS national title game in Miami. First, listen to offensive coordinator Mike Bobo talk about his side of the ball: “Obviously, we still have three weeks to go before the first game so there’s a long way to go and a lot of progress that’s got to be made, not just getting to that first game but improving every week throughout the season,” said Bobo, speaking during the last day of official camp this past Saturday. “I believe we’re ahead of last year and that’s due to a lot of guys coming back. One would be the quarterback being a third year starter and having more knowledge of the offense. He’s (Murray) gotten us in better plays, gotten us our protection set better and it’s made the adjustment easier for our offensive line, so I think we’re ahead at that point. Now, we just got to keep improving daily on the little things, the fundamentals and learning our assignments. By no means are we there yet and sometimes as a player you tend to relax. You say I’ve finished camp and I can relax but we’ve got to keep getting better once school starts all the way up to that first game and week after week after that.

“I’ve been pleased with the running backs, the two freshmen, I like their attitude, I like their commitment to doing things right,” added Bobo. “They’ve really done a nice job of taking Coach (Bryan) McClendon’s coaching and proving every day; there’s a lot of mistakes being made, with a lot of players out there, and even more when you take a freshman into account, they’re going to make more than the veteran. But I’ve seen improvement; I’ve seen guys learning from their mistakes so I’m excited about that. We still have only four scholarship tailbacks so depth is always a concern but I like those guys, I like them heading into the season.” Running backs coach McClendon also likes the potential of his tailbacks. “With (sophomore co-starter) Ken (Malcome), if he stays working and stays pushing like he’s now doing, he has a chance to have a very successful season, he really does,” McClendon said. “I mean, he’s learned it all. He’s learning more about why you do things, not so much just what to do but why we’re doing it which slows things down for people a lot. I tell you, Ken’s done a good job of studying and taking care of stuff off the field to prepare him for what goes on on the field. “Now Keith and Todd have the ability to do a lot,” McClendon offered. “I think they have the ability to be the complete back, so to speak. Just do whatever you ask them to do. I think they’re big enough to block, hold up in pass protection, they can catch the ball well and they run all the inside plays as well as the outside plays. And I mean not only that but I think they’re tough kids. They’re tough kids that you really have to make them slow down if you know when it comes to something, hey, I got this, I got that. But they’re kids that enjoy pushing through, they enjoy the game and they enjoy preparing, they really do. So I think that’s something that’s going to help those kids be special. “Now I know (senior) Richard (Samuel) will be used at both positions definitely at some point throughout the season but, right now, if you ask where he would be used the most at, that would be hard for me to say. I’m just making sure he’s getting as many reps at fullback as he is at tailback. My fullbacks are doing good right now. Merritt Hall has had the best camp so far but I’m very pleased with all those guys (including 260-pound freshman Quayvon Hicks). We ask our fullbacks to do a lot.” And this, from defensive coordinator Grantham concerning his highly-touted unit: “I think our older guys have continued to work to get better. I think they’ve tried to improve in areas we’ve kind of talked to them about. I think they’ve brought energy to practice and they keep pushing the offense and the younger players. And I think the younger players are showing flashes of doing things we thought they could do to help us,” he said. “I think the thing with the younger players is just

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the consistency in doing it all the time to allow us to play to the standard we want to play.” Several times throughout this camp, head coach Mark Richt was asked about the team’s depth chart going forward. And Richt would reply he and his staff weren’t too concerned about who are the 1’s and 2’s at the moment but would zero in on the depth chart as the season opener draws closer. But certainly, we all have a good idea who’s going to line up on offense and defense for the opening whistle against Buffalo. Indeed, if the season were to kick off tonight, here is how I see the lineups: Offense: LT Kenarious Gates; LG-Dallas Lee; C-David Andrews; RG-Chris Burnette; RT-John Theus (with Watts Dantzler, Austin Long first off bench); TE-Arthur Lynch; WRs-Tavarres King, Marlon Brown; QB-Aaron Murray; TB-Ken Malcome; FBMerritt Hall. Defense: E-Abry Jones, Cornelius Washington; N-John Jenkins (backed closely by Kwame Geathers); OLBs – Jarvis Jones, Ramik Wilson (until Chase Vasser comes off suspension); ILBsMike Gilliard, Christian Robinson/Amarlo Herrera (until Alec Ogletree comes off suspension); CBs-Branden Smith, Damian Swann/Malcolm Mitchell (until Sanders Commings comes off suspension); S-Shawn Williams, Connor Norman/Corey Moore (until Bacarri Rambo comes off suspension). PK-Marshall Morgan, P-Collin Barber. A pretty formidable lineup, I’d say, and the reason why all the optimism and expectations about this 2012 Georgia football team.

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UGA athletes shine at Olympics By Travis Ragsdale ompeting at the highest level of college athletics is something that athletes all dream of. Whether it’s running track, swimming or diving, athletes dream of being able to compete at a school like Georgia for four years of their life. For most, this is the absolute apex of their athletic success. But with Georgia being such a perennial power in all sports, some Bulldogs have taken their athletic successes to new heights but not at Georgia. Heck, not even in this country. Some of UGA’s best are in London representing the USA at the 2012 Olympics. And some are proving to not only be the best at their craft in the country, but in the world as well. Yes, football season is just around the corner and everyone in the Bulldog Nation is hoping the boys give us something to be proud of in 2012. But Georgia sports fans should already be proud of the monumental success many UGA athletes are having in London. Georgia gets some of the best athletes in country every year but now it’s clear that the best athletes in the world are choosing UGA to further their education and athletic careers. It started off with the big man on the court, John Isner. Finishing his playing career in Athens in 2007, Isner took off in a big way on the professional tennis circuit reaching a career high ranking of ninth in the world back in April of this year. Being the top ranked American in the world, Isner was became the anchor of the USA men’s team. While he didn’t earn a metal, Isner certainly impressed by reaching the quarterfinals before losing to world’s number one, Roger Federer. The tennis court wasn’t the only court that saw UGA athletes competing. Former UGA volleyballer Elizabeth Reid took aim at capturing Olympic glory in front of her home country of Great Britain. But the Brits struggled failing to reach the podium. One of the events most represented by athletes with ties to UGA came at track and field. A total of ten track and field athletes, who either currently compete for Georgia or did in the past, represented their respective countries at this year’s Olympics. But headlining the group was shot putter Reese Hoffa. The five-time All-American from Augusta competed in both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Games but that all changed this year in London. Hoffa struggled a bit in the preliminary rounds just clearing enough distance to make it into the finals. But in his final throw of his final round, Hoffa chunked a distance

of 69 feet, 8 inches. It was good enough for bronze and kept an impressive streak going for the Bulldogs. In every Olympics since 1976, a former or current Georgia athlete has won a medal in track and field events. A tremendous testament to the type of athlete UGA turns out every year. The biggest successes for Georgia at the 30th Olympiad came in the pool however. A total of twelve current, former or future Georgia athletes competed for their countries in swimming events. However, rising senior Allison Schmitt stole the show not just for Georgia or the United States but the entire world as she earned a total of five medals. Not only that but she broke two Olympics records and one world record in the process. First, it was the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Schmitt served as anchor for the team and she, along with her teammates, captured bronze. Then came Schmitt’s individual events. In the 400m freestyle she swam a time good enough to set an American record in the event and capture the silver medal. But the 200m freestyle is Schmitt’s specialty and she proved it, blowing away the field with an Olympic record time of 1:53.61. It was her first gold medal, but not her last. Less than 24 hours later, Schmitt was back in the pool with her teammates for the 4x200m freestyle relay. It was the same result for Schmitt as the Americans set a new Olympic record and earned gold. On that 4x200m meter team with Schmitt was fellow Bulldog Shannon Vreeland as well. But the real excitement came in the 4x100m medley relay. Once again, the U.S. earned the gold but they did it in blow out fashion beating the second place team by a full two seconds and setting a new world record in the process. Schmitt now has 6 total Olympic medals as she received a bronze in the 2008 Bejing Games. That is now the most in Georgia school history. It’s no wonder that Georgia has so much success in the pool every year at the college level; The Dawgs have the best in the world swimming for them. 26 different athletes with ties to Georgia represented their countries at the 2012 Olympic Games. We so often get caught up in the rush of football season that we sometimes forget about these athletes who compete for the “G”. But they sacrifice just as much as those guys on the gridiron. And now with the 2012 Olympics in the books, these athletes have given the Bulldog Nation something that we can all stand behind and be proud of.

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Fall Camp head turners A look at the players on both offense and defense who are making a difference By Murray Poole

If the Georgia Bulldogs are to repeat as SEC Eastern Division champions this coming season and, yes, even take care of the power emerging out of the Western Division in the league championship game at the Georgia Dome, then both the team’s veterans and younger players will have to rise to the occasion in the Bulldogs’ biggest games. And in Georgia’s preseason camp this summer, a large number of players showed signs they will be able to do just that. They are turning heads, if you will, on the practice field with their performances and, also, with the leadership abilities they are displaying. Here, Bulldawg Illustrated selects 10 offensive players and 10 defensive players who have caught their position coaches and teammates’ eyes with outstanding effort in the early going.

OFFENSE Freshman tackle John Theus

Theus came to Georgia as one of the most highlytouted offensive linemen in the country and, to date, he hasn’t disappointed. With his size (6-6, 309), strength and quick feet, the Bolles School of Jacksonville graduate could well be the Bulldogs’ starting right tackle in the Sept. 1 season opener against Buffalo, depending on whether or not sophomore Kolton Houston is declared eligible to play. “Theus is going to be a great athlete for us, y’all know that, coming out of high school,” said junior linebacker Jarvis Jones. “He’s done great. He’s young, but he’s definitely learning. They’re definitely coaching him up so he can make the big plays that he needs and make the big plays they need to and make the big blocks that he needs to.” Senior tackle Kenarious Gates

The 6-5, 318-pound junior is the undisputed leader of the offensive line this season. Seeing starting action for the third straight season, Gates has the all-important responsibility of protecting quarterback Aaron Murray’s blind side when he drops back to pass. “I don’t really pay attention to O-linemen like that since I’m on the outside all the time but of course Kenarious is one of the guys you expect to be a leader on the line,” said junior flanker Rantavious Wooten. “He has experience, playing time and he can get it done so to me, I expect him to be a leader of the young line and correct things when they make wrong calls, correct them and let them know what needs to be adjusted and things like that.” Freshman tailback Todd Gurley

Gurley, along with fellow North Carolinian Keith Marshall, came to Athens as one of the most highly-touted running backs in the country and, to date, the 6-1, 220-pound package of power and speed hasn’t disappointed. Gurley led all rushers in the Bulldogs’ first scrimmage last week, running for 58 yards on just six carries including an approximate 40-yard touchdown gallop. “When Todd Gurley has the ball in his hands, he runs like a beast,” said senior wide receiver Marlon Brown. “I thought, is that a freshman out there running the ball (in that first scrimmage)?”

Shawn Williams. “But the next thing you look up he’s up the middle, running, gone!” Sophomore center David Andrews

Although he checks in less than 300 pounds – in contrast to the other huge guys he plays beside in the offensive line – the 295-pound Andrews, known as “Boss” to his teammates, is a battler who never knows the word “quit.” He plays center much like his predecessor, Ben Jones, and is unquestionably one of the keys to Georgia’s Oline this season. “I’m going to be honest with you about David Andrews,” said senior nose guard John Jenkins, who goes head-up each day with Andrews in practice. “A lot of people will be surprised. He’s got a lot of heart and attitude. And with that heart and attitude and being so young he’s going to be a great player. And for him to be able to hold with Kwame and me, it shows a lot. The thing is with David Andrews, his technique has gotten a lot better since the spring.” Junior Wooten

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After getting a medical redshirt last season when he was injured in an automobile accident after just three games, the 5-10, 179-pound junior has made his presence felt on the practice field this preseason and should be getting major playing time in Tony Ball’s wide receiver rotation this fall. “We haven’t forgotten about ‘Woot,’” said senior flanker Marlon Brown. “He’s looked real, real good. When he had to miss last year, it kind of hurt him a little bit. We went on a 10-game winning streak and he wasn’t part of it. So I feel like this year he’s coming back and trying to be a guy on the team we can depend on. He’s back.” Redshirt sophomore tailback Ken Malcome

In last year’s three final games against Georgia Tech, LSU and Michigan State, the 6-0, 226-pound Malcome showed Bulldawg Nation he may be the power back the team needs to establish an inside running game. With his ability to “move the pile” Malcome, named as the Most Improved Offensive Player after spring practice, entered fall camp this year listed as the co-No. 1 tailback with senior Richard Samuel. “I’ve seen a really big improvement in that football player,” said offensive coordinator Mike Bobo. “He’s someone who has always been a physical looking guy but has played a little timid, maybe not knowing what to do or unsure of himself. But I think last year the confidence he got playing at the end of the season has helped him.” Senior split end Marlon Brown

Freshman tailback Keith Marshall

Marshall, rated America’s No. 1 high school tailback by several recruiting services this past year, brings blazing speed to the Georgia backfield. The 5-11, now 216-pound Marshall says he was once clocked at 4.2 seconds in the 40 by a hand-held stop watch when he played for Millbrook High in Raleigh. “With Keith, everybody’s saying he’s fast, he’s fast, he’s fast, and they expect him to run outside,” said senior safety

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The 6-5, 216-pound Brown came out of high school in Memphis ranked among the top five wide receivers in the nation but, fact is, Brown hasn’t been able to measure up to the lofty reputation he brought to UGA. But now, entering his final season with the Bulldogs, Brown is showing he may become one of Murray’s go-to guys and have the kind of production everyone’s been expecting from him. In the first scrimmage last week, he pulled in six passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns.

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“I think Marlon’s game is great right now,” said junior flanker Rantavious Wooten. “He’s my roommate and I know how hard he’s worked. We work out together and I’m happy for him, he’s put in the work and he deserves it (a big season).” Redshirt freshman fullback Merritt Hall

This walk-on fullback out of the Wesleyan School soared to the top of the depth chart after a truly outstanding spring practice. At 5-11, 238 pounds, Hall has impressed the coaches both with his ferocious blocking and his tough inside running. Whether he will be able to hold off senior Richard Samuel, talented freshman Quayvon Hicks or junior incumbent Zander Ogletree as the season begins remains to be seen but as of this past week’s practices, Hall still had the vote of head coach Richt. “Merritt Hall to me is the No. 1 guy,” said Richt. “Merritt is really doing a great job in my opinion. He’s not perfect, but he knows who to hit, he comes with a lot of hat-speed. He's putting his hat in the right spot and is really striking people.” Junior quarterback Aaron Murray

One can’t list camp head-turners without including the Bulldogs’ now three-year starting quarterback. Murray, a preseason All-SEC pick and a candidate for All-America honors, has been razor sharp throwing the football in the first two weeks of camp, prompting Mike Bobo to call Murray’s practice performance “awesome.” “Aaron is real sharp,” said senior wideout Marlon Brown. “He’s going through his reads real good and throws real good balls to the receivers. He’s definitely our offensive leader out there.”

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DEFENSE Sophomore cornerback Damian Swann

No matter how quickly All-America Bacarri Rambo and senior corner Sanders Commings return to the Georgia secondary from their expected suspensions, Swann will be getting plenty of action all season after a stellar spring practice when he was named as the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Most Improved Defensive Player. The 5-11, 189-pounder out of Grady High School possesses outstanding ball skills and is very efficient playing the pass or the run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Damian has come a long way,â&#x20AC;? said junior flanker Rantavious Wooten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, he was a freshman and there were some things he needed to work on but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out there now making calls and checks. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to call out receiversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; routes, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing with confidence and I like that because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you have to play with on defense. Damian works and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming a guru of the game. He knows his stuff and he just wants to play.â&#x20AC;? Freshman outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins

This 6-3, 257-pound product of Harris County High was rated as the No. 5 defensive end recruit in the nation and has certainly lived up to his prep billing in the two weeks of preseason practice thus far. Moved to outside linebacker in Todd Granthamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-4 defense, Jenkins is expected to be on the field a lot in the early going of Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 schedule and could very well move into a starting role as the season moves along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jordan is one of the most explosive guys in the country coming in as a freshman,â&#x20AC;? said Grantham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got really good work ethic and all the tools you look for in an edge rusher as far as burst, hips, ability to get a guy on the edge. Because of his size he has the ability to convert to power when needed and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what really separates the really good pass rushers, plus heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a feel for how to do it.â&#x20AC;? Freshman outside linebacker Josh Dawson

Like Jordan Jenkins, Dawson at 6-4, 250 pounds, brings both quickness and power off the edge while rushing the passer from his outside linebacker spot. From Tucker High School, Dawson came to Athens as a four-star rated prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com and has joined Jordan Jenkins and still another freshman linebacker, James DeLoach, in impressing the coaching staff in the preseason drills.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Josh Dawson is going to come in and play a lot,â&#x20AC;? said senior safety Shawn Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real big hitter but he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t outhit me (laughing).â&#x20AC;? (Williams is right because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as the undisputed hardest hitter on the team) Freshman outside linebacker James DeLoach

Although DeLoach took a back seat to his highly-touted Jenkins County high teammate, Jonathan Taylor, when both signed with Georgia in February, the 6-3, 270-pound outside linebacker hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done so since he arrived on the UGA campus as DeLoach, just like Jenkins and Josh Dawson, has caught the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eye with his work ethic and ability to make things happen when going after the opposing quarterback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He committed way back so everybody kind of forgets about him and focuses on the guys who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made a decision yet,â&#x20AC;? said defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy that committed to Georgia because he loved Georgia. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big, physical man and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to have a bright future. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get him ready to play also.â&#x20AC;?

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Junior outside linebacker Jarvis Jones

You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to say much here because the 6-3, 241-pound junior is a returning first team Allphoto by Travis Ragsdale

American whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always turning heads, on the practice field as well as in the games themselves. Jones is unquestionably one of the top two or three leaders on this football team and one the young guys on defense most try to emulate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jarvis is just a great player,â&#x20AC;? said freshman linebacker Jordan Jenkins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing and he reacts to things quicker than I could image and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just natural for him to react. Somebody oversets him and he just sheds it off and goes aside and he just does it so fluently, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just amazing.â&#x20AC;? Senior end Cornelius Washington

This 6-4, 268-pound heavily-muscled player combines with Abry Jones to give the Bulldogs one of the best defensive end tandems in the SEC. Washington, a starter for Georgia the past two years at outside linebacker, clearly illustrated in the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; initial scrimmage last week what kind of season he could have this year. He recorded six tackles and had three sacks in leading the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive effort. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call him â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;D Bo (huge fictitious character from the movie Friday),â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? laughed Jordan Jenkins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely someone to admire. When I first saw him, when we first came up for practices, I looked at him and I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, God, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a big monster.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great guy, all the older guys are great guys and they want to see us succeed.â&#x20AC;? Junior inside linebacker Alec Ogletree

If Shawn Williams is indeed the hardest hitter on Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive unit, then this guy isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t far behind him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tree,â&#x20AC;? as Alec is known to all his teammates and coaches, is 6-3, 236 and certainly one of the fastest linebackers in the country. Ogletree missed seven games last fall after suffering a broken foot in the season opener against Boise State but then came back and finished the season with a flurry, making a career-high 11 tackles against Georgia Tech and then bettering that with 13 tackles in the Outback Bowl loss to Michigan State. Ogletree is likely to be suspended for the first couple of games due to an earlier off-the-field transgression but Richt has yet to announce anything on that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alec is something else, big and can run, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different type of person right there,â&#x20AC;? said freshman outside linebacker Josh Dawson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He makes plays, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all around the field and you can tell why heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there for so long.â&#x20AC;? Senior cornerback Branden Smith

After avoiding a suspected one-game suspension for his March arrest for marijuana possession, Smith appears headed for his best season yet at Georgia. The mercurial Smith did a little bit of everything for the Bulldogs in 2011 (24 tackles, two interceptions, 100 yards rushing, three pass catches for 39 yards, seven kickoffs returned for 131 yards, nine punts returned for 70 yards) and has stepped up his game even more in preseason camp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to give a little shout-out to Branden, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been making plays every day,â&#x20AC;? said Richt following the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ninth practice last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He got another pick in the red zone today. It just seems like every day heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making some kind of play with intensity on every rep. He looks like a senior trying to lead out there. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say much, he just plays hard and makes plays. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been really happy with him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really stood out. Every day something good is happening with his play.â&#x20AC;? Freshman cornerback Sheldon Dawson

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Many of the Georgia defensive players one talked to in preseason camp mentioned Dawson, the 5-11, 180-pound newcomer from Memphis. Dawson, ranked as the No. 11 cornerback recruit nationally by Scout.com, has shown a distinct nose for the ball in the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first two weeks of workouts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The freshman, Sheldon Dawson, is doing pretty good out there at cornerback,â&#x20AC;? said Branden Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s making plays and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really studying his playbook in the meeting room, up asking questions and you can tell he really wants to learn. And he really wants to be on the field. And heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really got to be on the field. So he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any choice, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to get in the playbook and learn everything. We need help so heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to step up to the plate and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing.â&#x20AC;? Freshman safety Josh Harvey-Clemons

Along with Jordan Jenkins, Harvey-Clemons was ranked as the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 recruit by many. Originally projected to play outside linebacker for the Bulldogs, the Lowndes County productâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6-5, 207pound frame at the moment has him penciled in at the safety position and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to see action in the early going at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;nickelâ&#x20AC;? when the Bulldogs go to that alignment. With four interceptions in the early going of camp, Harvey-Clemons was cited by Richt for his good ball skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming along well,â&#x20AC;? senior safety Shawn Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning what to do; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just got to be confident that you know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing. You play better when you know what to do.â&#x20AC;? Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: Shawn Williams could easily have been included in the top 10 defensive headturners but then, everyone in Bulldawg Nation is aware of Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; outstanding leadership in the secondary and his ferocious hitting ability has been well documented. Said senior receiver Marlon Brown, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing receiver and you scan the defense, everybody has to look at where 36 is.â&#x20AC;?

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