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It’s Georgia-Florida time again, which is always spe-cial for this Golden Isles native. And while the 2013 foot-ball season has taken a massive hit with consecutive losses,our Bulldogs still find themselves alive in the goal of mak-ing it to Atlanta to play in the SEC Championship. Satur-day’s game versus the Gators represents an eliminationcontest, where the loser and their coach will certainly findthemselves in hot water.

And beyond the SEC East chase, the annual battle inJacksonville has another opportunity that would certainlybe sweet for everyone in the Bulldog Nation. Yes, I’m talk-ing about taking down Florida for the third time in a row.I won’t waste space talking about how lopsided the Geor-gia-Florida series has been over the last 25 years. Otherthan to say, when you get the chance to bury the Gators,jump on it because they most certainly did.

And while the Georgia roadie to Nashville didn’t yieldmuch, it did provide our awesome cover photo (by LoganBooker) of country music stars Luke Bryan and DallasDavidson loving on college football’s greatest mascot, UGAIX. And how appropriate that the hit song “That’s My KindOf Night” written by Davidson and sung by Bryan, is theperfect way of explaining what this Saturday night will belike, if our beloved boys in red and black send the Gatorsback to Gainesville losers for the third year in a row.

That sounds like my kind of night, indeed!So what will it take since our Bulldogs are far from fir-

ing on all cylinders at this point? First and foremost, let’s all hope that both Todd Gur-

ley and Michael Bennett return completely healed fromtheir injuries. Both are big time playmakers, which takessome pressure off of Aaron Murray. Either way, #11 mustbe sharp because although Florida is battered and bruisedtheir defense is nasty. Taking care of the football will be amust if Murray wants to improve his playing record versusFlorida to 3-1. And if he does do that, then everyone inthe Bulldog Nation should salute him appropriately be-

cause no other Georgiaquarterback has come closeto that over the last 25years.

Now to the aspects ofthe 2013 Georgia team thatstill remain a mystery … de-fense, special teams and sit-uational game management.

For Todd Granthamand his crew, it seems fairlyeasy to me. It’s time to suckit up and start playing withboth heart and mind. Quit

looking so confused and make a statement the rest of 2013. Both special teams and situational game management

come down to one person in my opinion. And that’s thehead coach, Mark Richt. Surely by now, we can all agreethat relying on the status quo isn’t working. While makinghuge changes during the season might not be possible, theattitude by the headman can certainly go a long way.

Richt should no longer tolerate poor execution by hisplayers or coaches. And in return, he himself shouldpledge to correct some of his own shortcomings. He’s bigon everyone being united as a team, win or lose. That’sgreat, but how about a disciplined team that is united inplaying sound football? That is what makes a great team.Unfortunately, I don’t have a magic switch or potion, but Ido have faith in our team that this Saturday is going to bea good one.

As we all know by now, the annual Georgia-Floridagame is about so much more than just the game. Becauseof that, we have some great feature pages to help guidefolks coming to the Golden Isles.

Opposite this page, be sure to check out all the festiv-ities that Jekyll Island has going on this week. The LegendsDinner on Wednesday night and the Fan Fest on Fridayare incredible opportunities to rub elbows with formerUGA players. And former Gators as well, if your stomachwill allow. And if you’re looking for other things to do onJekyll, we have that covered with Downing Barber’s guideto Jekyll (page 11). When Downing isn’t running his com-pany (Barberitos), he spends as much time as possible onthe island that his grandfather, Downing Musgrove, helpedshape when the state of Georgia acquired it.

And in our center spread (pages 12 and 13), bothCheri and I have given our must dos while you are here.How funny that pretty much everything we came up withinvolved being out in the sun, on the water or out on thetown.

Also in this issue, don’t miss Murray Poole’s Q&A(page 5) with Sheryl McGarity. She was the perfect choicefor this issue’s feature because of the time she and her hus-band, UGA athletic director, Greg spent at Florida, beforereturning to Athens. And Loran Smith and Rob Sherrellare back in this issue with their pieces on former Bulldogs,Arnold Harrison (page 20) and Sean Bailey (page 21).Enjoy catching up with two great Dawgs.

That will do it for me, other than one last bit of house-keeping and that involves keeping the Golden Isles golden.It’s great to play host to so much of the Bulldog Nation andUGA student body. But asking you to take good care of ourarea while here only seems fair to me.

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Since 1997, Georgia has been one of theten best programs in college football, but totake that next and final step, it has been oftensaid that the Bulldogs must first stop beatingthemselves. That truth has reared its uglyhead in Georgia’s last two games, as a Bull-dog team battered and ravaged by an inor-dinate rash of injuries, was unable toovercome self-inflicted wounds in season-derailing losses to Missouri and Vanderbilt.In the 41-26 loss to the Tigers, Georgia fin-ished minus-four in the turnover column,losing four and picking up none. In the 31-27 loss to Vanderbilt in Nashville, the Bull-dogs were done in by a trio of catastrophicspecial teams meltdowns – a fake field goalfor a Commodore touchdown, a fumbledpunt that led to a Commodore touchdownand a high snap on a would-be punt that ledto the Commodores game-winning touch-down.

In the Bulldogs season-opening loss atClemson, Georgia lost the turnover battletwo-to-one, had more penalty yards and hada muffed exchange on a potential 20-yardgame-tying field goal attempt.

These kinds of missteps and unsoundplay, combined with a defense that is yield-ing a touchdown more than the most pointson average Georgia has ever given up in year(26 and change for the 4-7 1990 squad),would spell at least one loss if the Bulldogswere completely healthy. But minus ToddGurley, Malcolm Mitchell, Keith Marshall,Justin Scott-Wesley and Michael Bennett onoffense for virtually all or a big chunk of theseason, the offensive firepower just has notbeen there to rescue the Bulldogs from somany major mistakes. Therefore, a teamthat was 4-1 and ranked sixth with a trio ofmiserable victories over South Carolina, LSUand Tennessee, now sits at 4-3.

As does Florida. Two teams that were consensus presea-

son top ten prognostications, the cocktailparty has lost much of its usual luster. Aswas the case in 2010, Georgia and Floridaare both unranked with at least three lossesa piece for the second time since 1989 whenRay Goff and Gary Darnell were the respec-tive head coaches. It was Year One inAthens post-Vince Dooley. It was Year Lastin Gainesville pre-Steve Spurrier.

Florida, too has been hit hard by in-juries. While the Bulldogs have had all sortsof defensive struggles and have been bad onspecial teams, Florida has had a tough go onoffense.

Something’s got to give. For both programs, a win in Jack-

sonville would be a shot in the arm and givea much-needed boost for the final third ofthe regular season.

Florida head coach Will Muschamp,who guided the Gators to an 11-2 recordand No. 9 national finish a year ago, is 0-2 atthe helm in Gainesville against his almamater. As a player at Georgia, Muschampwas a part of four Bulldog squads that lost tothe Gators.

When schools like Georgia and Florida

aren’t winning at expected and anticipatedlevels, things can get noisy with the passion-ate and hopeful fan bases. A win over theBulldogs would be big for Muschamp.

After enduring a 3-18 record against theGators from 1990-2010, to have postedback-to-back victories over Florida for thefirst time since Georgia won three straight(going 3-0 against Hall of Famer EmmittSmith, the National Football League’s all-time leading rusher) in Jacksonville from1987-1989, has been like winning the lot-tery when it comes to the self-esteem of thered and black faithful.

A third straight, even though there is nospecial season in 2013, would create evenmore separation in the series from all thosedark days and give Georgia another notablevictory and building block for the remain-der of the season and beyond.

One year ago, the Bulldogs were on thedoorstep of winning the Southeastern Con-ference Championship Game against Ala-bama and playing Notre Dame for thenational title. But Georgia came up just short32-28 in what goes down as one of the mostpainful losses in Bulldog annals, college foot-ball’s best game of 2012 and the greatest ofthe 21 ever SEC Championship Games. Notto be lost, self-inflicted wounds. Georgia,like Alabama, had amazing talent a year ago.But the Bulldogs threw a costly interceptionat 7-7 late in the first half that led to an Ala-bama field goal. Georgia burned a timeouton defense on third down in the fourth quar-ter. The Crimson Tide would convert andscore a touchdown. My oh my, that pointswing, and how valuable that timeout wouldhave been when it all came down to thatfinal play.

This is the toughest conference in thecountry, the mighty SEC. To get to the top ofthe heap, it takes a lot of things going right.

Luck and circumstance with injuries,the schedule, and other teams’ injuries andschedules need to go right. And of course ittakes the horses.

To win the SEC championship and con-tend for national titles, having the talent is atthe top of the list – right along with beingsound. That means not only minimizingturnovers, but winning the battle. Thatmeans not only avoiding special teams melt-downs, but making plays in the kickinggame. That means having fewer penalties.That means having the timeouts when theclock is ticking and you need to stop it. Justlike in the SEC Championship Game, Geor-gia didn’t against Missouri or Vanderbilt,having just one remaining when needing tostop the clock.

A win over the Gators and noticeableprogress in these areas means the chance fora strong close to the season and great opti-mism for 2014, which will be further en-hanced by what is shaping up as a greatrecruiting class.

But until Georgia has great talent and isa sound football team, as is the case with anysquad, that elusive and precious final step onthe ladder will remain out of reach.

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McGaritys have lived Dogs, and Gators, lives

It's doubtful if anyone has a better grasp onthis football game coming up Saturday − the famedGeorgia-Florida rivalry − than do Greg and SherylMcGarity.

Both graduated from the University of Geor-gia in 1976 and Greg McGarity, an Athens native,then began his professional career at UGA, holdingpositions as assistant sports information director,head women's tennis coach, administrative assis-tant and assistant athletic director for facilities andevent management.

But in 1992, one of the Bulldogs' chief rivalschools, the University of Florida, came calling andlittle did McGarity know it at the time but he wouldspend the next 18 years of his life in Gainesville,Fla., serving in the athletic department and even-tually assuming the title of Executive Associate Ath-letic Director.

But as the legendary Bear Bryant once re-marked as he returned to Alabama to coach,"Momma called." When the University of Georgiaathletic director position became vacant in 2010,McGarity became the odds-on favorite to get thejob and on August 13 of that year, he was namedUGA athletic director.

So Greg and his wife, the former Sheryl Hol-land and a native of Moultrie, returned to theirbeloved alma mater in Athens for what Sheryl calls"Greg's dream job."

But make no mistake about it, though theMcGaritys' blood has always run Georgia red, theybecame true members of the Gator Nation whilespending nearly two decades of their lives at UF.Sheryl admits, however, that going suddenly fromRed and Black to Orange and Blue was quite theadjustment at first.

"Yeah, it was," she said, "but we were em-braced by everybody there, especially Jeremy(Foley), the AD, and Steve and Jerri Spurrier couldnot have been any greater. We wound up being re-ally good friends and did a lot of things with themother than football. It was a family type atmosphereso it was easy to transition. The hardest game for mewas the first meeting (of Dogs, Gators). It was a re-ally strange feeling but once Georgia started win-ning I quickly turned the page and started rootingfor Florida."

But what a joy it was for the McGarity familyto be able to return to their Georgia roots.

"This (becoming Georgia AD) was really hisdream job so it was a great opportunity," Sherylsaid. "We were all excited when he was asked tocome back. It was hard (leaving Gainesville). Weleft a lot of great friends there. I was part of a tennisteam there and had a lot of friends with that. Alex(son) had played travel ball so he had developed alot of friendships with those kids. We had a won-derful neighborhood and a great home but, listen,there's nowhere like Athens so we were happy tocome back."

Having watched the Bulldogs-Gator battle somany times over the years, from both sides of thefence, Sheryl Holland says there's no game like itanywhere. And despite both teams entering Satur-day's game on two-game losing streaks, she's ex-pecting it to be another typical Georgia-Floridaskirmish.

"Well, this year I think the game will be close,as always," Sheryl said. "You kind of throw outeverything that's happened before. It's just a great ri-valry and I would never want it to move from Jack-sonville. I have missed one of these games since Iwas in college and it was the year my son was born.Georgia fans as well as Florida love going to Jack-sonville. When I lived in Athens, we'd always makeit a mini-vacation. Alex does St. Simons now andsays you wouldn't believe how much fun it is.'"

Here, Sheryl McGarity talks of her back-ground and what it's like to be married to UGA'sathletic director.

Years married, children?We've been married 36 years. Alex is 24, he'll

be 25 in November. Alex has a political science de-gree from Florida and a finance degree from Geor-gia. He was Phi Beta Kappa at Florida but I'm tellingyou, Alex is a Bulldog now. He got rid of all hisGator shirts and everything in his closet is red andblack now.

The most gratifying part of being married toa college athletic director?

Probably all the things we've gotten to go to ...national championships, Final Fours, the CollegeWorld Series at Omaha ... we've seen and donethings that a lot of people never in their lifetimewould get to do. Especially with Alex loving sports,he's gone to a lot of things that most people wouldnot get to do.

The most challenging part of being marriedto an athletic director?

The hardest part of it, for us, is finding time todo the things we like to do or have some time onour own due to the fact there's sporting events andbanquets. And we try to stay involved also withother aspects of the campus and the city. So I guessthat's the hardest thing, finding time for us to dothings that we like to do. But you know going intoit that's part of the deal and even though it's hard,it's a lot of fun.

Where did you grow up and what made itspecial?

I grew up in Moultrie, Ga. Being from a smalltown, there wasn't much to do there and I guessreally family made it special, especially my dad andmy sister and mom, holidays and get-togetherswere a big deal. And then my best friends, RhettSmith, Becky Rowell and Ellen Friedlander, we dida lot of things together and you kind of had to cre-ate your own fun a lot of times.

Other than rooting on the Bulldogs, what aresome of your other passions?

Tennis, of course, and I'm a big animal lover.I'm very active on the Grace Memorial Foundationwhich right now we are actively trying to raisemoney for the new college of veterinary medicine.And we do some other things like Seeing Eye Dogand scholarships for students. But that is a passionof mine, and probably my only regret in life is thatI didn't go to vet school when I had an opportunity.

What do you like most about UGA and livingin the Athens area?

Well, I think the best four years of my life wereas a student here. And I was fortunate to have myfirst job here so I got to stay and that was a luckything because I met Greg after school. I just thinkthe people are so easy to get to know and the hos-pitality here is great. I love all the art and music andthe vibrant downtown that Athens has. And it'sgreat to be back here with our original friends.

If your husband weren't an athletic director,what career do you envision him having?

He would probably be working up at HighHarbor, at Lake Burton, a camp he worked at whilehe was in college, or somewhere on Lake Seed orLake Rabun. He loves those lakes up there.

Your favorite UGA football moment?I don't even have to think about that. My fa-

vorite was Buck Belue-to-Lindsay Scott (1980game). And it's a funny story because my sister andI have always gone to this game together and, weyell! And there were some older people behind us− actually some older people that were on our staff− that kept telling us to stop yelling, that the gamewas over. And we looked at her and we said, "Well,it's not over yet," and the funny thing is like the nextplay or two, Buck threw the pass to Lindsay Scottand, you know, the rest is history. And I always lovehearing Larry's rendition of that. There was nobodylike Larry Munson.

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Dogs vs. GatorsDogs vs. Gatorst’s been a rough stretch for you, the fan ofUGA football, as the boys in silver britcheshave dropped back-to-back regular season

games for the first time since early in the 2010season. Many of you want heads to roll, while oth-ers are arguing that we must ride out the stormthat has been caused by unprecedented injuries.But no matter your stance on the current state ofthe program, all focus needs to be turned to oneof the most important aspects of not only this sea-son, but EVERY season: Beating Florida.

Know the Opponent

While just the team name, the “Florida Gators,” isenough to get any Dawg fan riled up, the fear fac-tor may be slowly diminishing, as UGA is lookingto win three in a row in the series for the first timesince the late 80s. And the chance to do just thatis on the table for the Dawgs, as the Gators arewithout starting quarterback Jeff Driskell, startingrunning back Matt Jones, starting defensive endDominique Easley, and kick return specialistAndre DeBose; all of whom greatly impact the playof the Gators. As a result, the Gator offense hasbeen less than stellar this season, only averaging21 points per game. The Gator defense, however,has been the one highlight in a season that alreadyhas the Will Muschamp doubters out in full force,only giving up 16 points per game.

The Offense:

The UGA offense is expected to get two majorshots in the arm for this game, as Todd Gurley, ar-guably the best running back in the country, is ex-pected to return to a unit that has ben strugglingwithout a plethora of its stars sidelined due to in-jury. In addition, wide receiver Michael Bennett isexpected to give quarterback Aaron Murray someveteran experience to pass to; something that hasbeen obviously absent with the absence of somany receivers also out with injuries. Just withGurley back alone, the offense should have an en-tirely different feel, as the power-run threat wouldreturn for offense coordinator Mike Bobo’s gameplan. If the Dawgs have the ability to make a de-fense focus more on their run game, it should givesome of the young receivers a better chance tofind themselves open downfield, allowing AaronMurray to do what Aaron Murray does best.

The Defense:

While the defense has been the hot topic ofscrutiny over the past week, many fans may notrealize that the defense has slowly gotten betterand better every week this season, and put uptheir best performance against Vanderbilt. Theyare continuously taking the brunt of blame fromspecial teams mistakes, but are self-admittedlygiving up big plays at bad times as well. Defensivecoordinator Todd Grantham may be catching theright team at just the right time, as the Gators

have struggled mightily of late, and have no pro-ductive run game to throw at UGA’s front seven.All eyes this week will be on the status of strongsafety Josh Harvey-Clemons, who hurt his footagainst Vanderbilt, and has been listed as “ques-tionable” against Florida. With the defense able tosell out slightly on the pass game of the Gators,they will hopefully continue their progression up-ward, and finally put together a solid game.

How the Dawgs Will Win:

The return of running back Todd Gurley willmean everything for a Dawgs team that has beenhurting big time of late. Assuming he picks upwhere he left off early in the second quarteragainst LSU, the entire identity of the UGA offensewill change every time Gurley steps onto the field.Mixed in with the return of wide receiver MichaelBennett, Aaron Murray will finally have weaponshe is comfortable with for the first time in nearlya month, and the Dawgs should be able to supplyjust enough of an offensive spark to outscore anatrocious Gators offense. The defense does nothave to play lights-out, but they need to doenough to keep the UGA offense on the fieldlonger than the Gators’, as time of possessionshould play a major factor in a game where twoteams are equally trying to limp into the endzonefaster than the other.

Safe travels to all, and enjoy the awesome tradi-tions that are Georgia-Florida!

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Top Ten Things TO DO with BI publishers Vance and Cheri LeavyVANCE:Play the Plantation Course at Sea Island. A classic styled layout that’s equally fun and head scratching. And jump over to the backside of Seaside for your emergency nine. After all, you’re merely following Bobby Jones’ steps from 1930.

An after dinner Raccoon drink from Bennie’s Red Barn (North-end St. Simons). Don’t fret the calories. This is a must after polishing off a T-Bone steak. And ask for Johnny as your waiter. He’s the best!

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Grab a Pork-Chop sandwich with cheese from Willie’s Wee-Nee Wagon (Altama Avenue, Brunswick). As their sibetter one anywhere. Don’t waste your time trying … Willie’s is unbeatable.

A sunrise walk starting at Gould’s Inlet (end of East Beach, SSI) along the Atlantic Ocean. And rather than doubling back, cut through the Coast Guard Station and enjoy the bright rays hitting Bloody Marsh to complete this awesome loop of ocean and marsh.

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Shop! UGA graduate and St. Simons native Amy Wallin Smilovic is the designer for TIBI and there is an outlet here in her hometown- hooray!

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a cocktail cruise at dusk – the light on the water is magical!

Walk the beach from East Beach to King & Prince at dawn. Grab a coffee at their café for the walk back. Soak in the morning sun and expansive ocean anddaydream about a Dawgs win over the Gators!

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A view from Jacksonville, FloridaFrank Frangie is one of the most knowledgeable collegefootball broadcasters in the business and one of my ab-solute favorites. He hosts a wildly popular daily talkshow on 1010XL out of Jacksonville from 4-7, on which,I’ve been a frequent guest. Frank does radio play-by-play for a “Pick of Dixie” game every Saturday, andhosts several college football television shows. Asusual, he delivers great stuff for the Bulldawg Illus-trated.

Are you surprised that both teams are heading to Jack-sonville with three losses?

Terribly surprised. Now the truth is both have beenjust gutted with injuries -- Georgia without now itsbest four -- not one, or two -- but four best receivers.Plus Marshall for the year, Gurley for awhile, etc.Florida without its quarterback, running back, righttackle, best defensive player, etc. But I still never sawthis. Shocking that one of them will leave Jacksonvillewith a fourth loss by Nov. 2.

What has been Florida’s No. 1 struggle this season?

Offense, plain and simple. Part of that is the injury toDriskel -- when your starting quarterback from an 11-2 team goes down early, that hurts. But I also believethe Gators are behind the time offensively from ascheme standpoint. Not much spread, no tempo, hud-dle every play, usually snap the ball with three of fourseconds on the play clock. The opposing defense israrely off balance, has time to rest in between plays, tosubstitute, etc. The offensive plan hasn't been verygood.

How much heat is Will Muschamp feeling?

I think Will is fine this year and he probably knowsthat. But if they lose six, a distinct possibility withGeorgia, South Carolina and FSU still on the schedule,plus a bowl game, that is two 6-loss seasons in 3 yearsas the Florida coach. That doesn't happen mucharound here. None of his three predecessors --Spurrier, Zook and Meyer -- ever had a 6-loss season.This would be 2 in 3 years for Will. I truly like Will,think he should be the coach. But he HAS to improvewhat they do offensively.

What is your take on Georgia?

I think the offensive injuries made a spectacular offensiveunit suddenly good, but not great, on that side of the ball.Combined with a very mediocre defense, that is a badcombination. Defense is a different story. I called theGeorgia-Tennessee game and was shocked that Georgiawasn't faster in the back seven. Like the line, really likeRay Drew, but those defensive struggles are alarming.

Who do you see playing for the national championship?

Alabama and Oregon. FSU is really good, but I think theother two will rank ahead of them and I don't see anyone-- LSU, Stanford, any of them -- knocking off one of thosetop two this year.

Will the SEC get back to its defensive roots next season?

I know this stuff is cyclical, but boy I'm not sure. I thinkwith all the 7-on-7 camps in high school now, with mosthigh schools throwing so much now -- which was neverthe case in the past -- I think offenses are ahead of de-fenses in college football. The targeting rule has only ex-ascerbated that. We'll see.

How do the Florida faithful feel about Urban Meyer, espe-cially with his success at Ohio State?

They can't stand him. He never really connected with thefan base here, even through the championships. Justsome believe he didn't fit. And then when he quit waybefore his time, and then took another job with a loadedroster against an outmanned league, people lost any fond-ness they had for Urban.

Who wins the Cocktail Party?

Georgia. Both teams are beat up, but the 'Dawgs can stillscore. Particularly if Gurley is back, there will be enoughoffense to hang something in the 20s at least. And that'senough to beat these Gators. Georgia will struggle againstteams with any semblance of offense because their de-fense isn't good and the offense plays so fast it increasesover possessions. Florida doesn't have a semblance of of-fense. Georgia 24, Florida 13.

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#6 Dante Fowler Jr., DE6-3, 266 Soph. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood Senior H.S.)With Florida losing so much talent off of last season’s defense, it is surprising to many observers that Gators,who lost seven starters, still boast one of college football’s top stop-units. They aren’t surprised in Gainesville.Despite Shariff Floyd, Matt Elam, Jon Bostic and other standouts moving on to the pro’s, those inside theprogram knew this unit had the potential to be just as good. Fowler is a big reason why. He is one of themost athletic defensive ends in the Southeastern Conference, manning what the Gators term the “Buck” po-sition. Dominique Easley, a sure-fire All-American and first round pick at defensive tackle was lost for theseason with a knee injury in the Gators third game, meaning more attention from multiple blockers forFowler. But he has responded with an all-star performance. He leads the team with eight tackles for loss,totaling 41 yards. Fowler leads the Gators with three sacks for a loss of 24 yards and has six quarterbackhurries, second on the squad to standout defensive end Ronald Powell.

#1 Vernon Hargreaves III, CB5-11, 192 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Wharton H.S.)One of the top recruits in the nation coming out of Tampa last year, Hargreaves is the most highly toutedprospect that Will Muschamp has brought in as Florida’s head coach. That is saying something, because,breaking news here, Florida signs a slew of great athletes every year. Hargreaves is the total package at cor-ner, and has the potential to go down as one of those all-time greats by the time his career at Florida is done.He is a natural cornerback. Most college corners played safety on defense in high school, or have shiftedover from quarterback, running back or receiver, so there is a fierce learning curve. But Hargreaves is a nat-ural. He has three interceptions thus far this season, with 39 return yards, and has a team high seven passbreak-ups. He and junior Loucheiz Purifoy give the Gators a true dynamic defensive back duo.

#3 Tyler Murphy, QB6-2, 210 RJr. Wethersfield, Conn. (Wethersfield H.S.)Florida’s offense has struggled this season, that’s no secret. There were some serious concerns when start-ing quarterback Jeff Driskel went down in the Gators win over Tennessee due to a broken leg on a pick-sixby the Volunteers. But Murphy has stepped in and played very well for Florida. He is a wonderful story ofperseverance. No less than five different quarterbacks have been ahead of Murphy on the depth chart andearned starting assignments during his time in Gainesville. Murphy has played in all seven games for theGators, earning the last four starts. He has been efficient, hitting on 69 of 110 throws for 737 yards and fivetouchdowns and two interceptions. Murphy is a threat on the ground, with a net of 77 (196 picked up and119 lost on sacks) with a pair of rushing touchdowns. Florida has three good running backs in MackBrown, Matt Jones and highly-touted freshman Kelvin Taylor for defenses to contend with, making Mur-phy dangerous on the keep.

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Gators in a thumbnail: Like the Georgia Bulldogs, the Florida Gators were expecting to make a strong runfor the SEC East title this season but, also like Georgia, they have been decimated by injuries, having some12 players to be sidelined for the season or miss games this year. The most costly Gator injuries were tostar senior defensive tackle Dominique Easley (knee), junior quarterback Jeff Driskel (ankle), sophomoretailback Matt Jones (knee) and junior offensive tackle Chaz Green (shoulder) ... all Florida leaders andall out for the season. Consequently, the Gators, coming off last year's 11-2 record (regular season loss toGeorgia and Sugar Bowl loss to Louisville), will carry the same season mark as the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-2 SEC)into Saturday's 3:30 p.m. kickoff in Jacksonville. Florida has beaten Toledo (24-6), Tennessee (31-17),Kentucky (24-7) and Arkansas (30-10) while falling to Miami (21-16), LSU (17-6) and Missouri (36-17),the losses to both Tiger teams coming in succession prior to the Gators' open date this past weekend.

A look at the Florida offense: This is the side of the ball the Gators have floundered on this season. WithDriskel, Jones and Green gone from the lineup Florida, prior to this past weekend's games, ranked a hor-rid 106th nationally in total offense − and 14th and last in the SEC − with an average of just 336 yardsper game. The Gators were 12th in the SEC in scoring with an average of 21.1 points per game. Red-shirt junior Tyler Murphy (6-2, 210) has stepped in for Driskel at quarterback and has passed for 737yards and five touchdowns, with two interceptions. With leading rusher Matt Jones (339 yards beforeinjury) sidelined, junior tailback Mack Brown (5-11, 215), from Lithonia, Ga., now heads the Floridarunning game with 359 yards and three scores but averages just 3.6 yards per carry. That's why theGators will likely be giving the ball to touted freshman Kelvin Taylor in Saturday's game. Taylor (5-10,214), the son of former Gator great Fred Taylor, is averaging 6.1 per carry with his 172 total yards rush-ing. Leading the Florida receiving corps is a familiar name to Georgia fans, Trey Burton. The senior (6-2, 225) shows 29 catches for 336 yards and a touchdown. Right behind Burton are senior SolomonPatton (5-9, 177), with 28 receptions for a team-leading 426 yards and four scores, and junior QuintonDunbar (6-1, 194), with 22 grabs for 301 yards. Patton is also dangerous on kick returns, averaging28.9 yards a return.

A look at the Florida defense: In contrast to the anemic Gator offense, the Florida defense ranks withAmerica's best, thus presenting a huge challenge for the Bulldogs' 36-points-a-game offense Saturday. TheGators are fifth in the country, and first in the SEC, in total defense as they give up just 273 yards pergame. Allowing only 16.3 points per outing, Florida is eighth in the nation and second in the SEC, be-hind only Alabama, in that vital category The Gators' rushing defense (attention, Todd Gurley) also rankssecond in the conference, surrendering only 100 yards an outing to opposing offenses. Junior linebackerMichael Taylor (6-0, 233) is the tackle leader with 41 stops while sophomore linebacker Antonio Mor-rison (6-1, 230) follows closely with 39 tackles. Then comes senior safety Jaylen Watkins (6-0, 188)with 38 stops. Outstanding freshman Vernon Hargreaves (5-11, 192) and sophomore Brian Poole (5-10, 205) have managed three and two interceptions, respectively, to aid Watkins in a talented second-ary. Sophomore Dante Fowler (6-3, 266), playing the "Buck" LB position, leads the Gators in sacks withthree.

What Gators head coach Will Muschamp says: "Our guys obviously aren't pleased with where we are. It'snot what they came to Florida for. It's not what I came to Florida for. I told them again we just need tocircle the wagons, pull together and come together of the common purpose on Saturday afternoon ofplaying better and coaching better -- and that's what we're going to do." (Muschamp this spring on theBulldogs' two straight wins over the Gators) "It's not going to be a long winning streak, I can assure you.We feel very comfortable."

Game Prediction: Well, when I picked the Bulldogs to be upset by the Gators back in our preseasonforecast, I also had Georgia at 7-0 going into Jacksonville. I had the Bulldogs finding a way past Clem-son, South Carolina, LSU and Missouri, and of course North Texas, Tennessee and Vandy, also. And soI went with the Gators in a mild upset here, figuring this series was bound to go back and forth the nextfew years. But, of course, with both Georgia and Florida limping into Saturday's battle at 4-3 each anddecimated by injuries this season, the whole picture has changed. Now, because of Todd Gurley beingback to spark the UGA offense and maybe the slowly improving Bulldog defense finding a way to keepthe Gators' struggling offense in hand, I'll stay with the Dogs, say by 24-17.

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1. Run the Ball Great – Dating back to 1990, Georgia has beaten Florida five times. In four of thosetriumphs – Robert Edwards in 1997, Danny Ware in 2004, Knowshon Moreno in 2007, and Todd Gur-ley in 2012 – the Bulldogs had a 100 yard rusher. In the other, Richard Samuel was dominant on theground in the second half of the Dogs victory in 2011. The big key, Captain Obvious here, is whether Gur-ley can go for Georgia, and if he can, how close to 100 percent will he be? Even with the injuries to otheroffensive standouts, when America’s premier tailback is in the Georgia backfield, the Bulldogs are hard tobeat…when not beating themselves.

2. Limit the Gator Ground Attack – Florida’s offense has had its struggles this season, and Geor-gia’s defense has been one of the worst in the Southeastern Conference this year. So which team will havethe better left hand? Florida will attempt to pound away with a trio of good tailbacks and a duel threatsignal caller Tyler Murphy. There are pieces on Georgia’s defense to like, and with the number of returneesanticipated for 2014, there is promise on the horizon. But this Georgia defense can’t seem to get off thefield, whether it is through a lack of turnovers or poor third down play. To slow down the Gator offense,it stops with the front seven slowing the rushing attack and putting them behind the chains.

3. Immense Special Teams Improvement – Eight catastrophic gaffes, and that’s not count-ing the two squandered timeouts on the punt team in the loss to Missouri. That’s a high total for a decade’sworth of special team’s play, not just a half season. Through the years, big plays from Florida and miscuesfrom Georgia have led to Gator victories and Bulldog heart-ache in Jacksonville. Clearly the Bulldogs can’tcontinue with these major special team’s miscues and expect to win at the program’s high level of expec-tations.

4. Win the Turnover Battle – It was the special teams and turnovers that doomed the Dogs inNashville. It was a negative four count in the turnover battle in the loss to Missouri. Georgia lost theturnover and penalty battle in the season-opening loss at Clemson. Ask any coach what statistic theywould choose to win prior to any game, and nine out of ten would point to turnovers. It’s a no-brainer.Well in Georgia’s losses this season, the Bulldogs have turned the ball over via fumble or interception eighttimes (and that’s not counting the high snap that Georgia couldn’t handle on the botched punt that led toVanderbilt’s game-winning touchdown), while picking up only three. For a Florida offense that has beeninconsistent this season, the last thing the Bulldogs need to do is give the Gators any short fields while tak-ing away scoring opportunities of their own.

5. Protect Murray – Due to the myriad of injuries sustained this season, Georgia just doesn’t havenear the firepower anticipated for this season. The old Colt 45 six shooter has only three bullets. But theBulldogs, especially if Gurley is back, still have a very capable offense. With the Gators certain to focus onthe dynamic Bulldogs tailback and Georgia’s running game, Aaron Murray should have opportunities forsuccess in the passing game . . . if the offensive front can give him time. Despite injuries of their own, Floridastill has an excellent defense. The Gators now their best shot at success is to get to Murray hard and often,creating negative yardage plays and turnover opportunities. This is a veteran Georgia offensive line, andthis is one of the toughest challenges the unit will face. .

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Butler’s players of the game

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Kevin Butler, former University of Georgia leg-endary kicker and a member of the Georgia radiobroadcast team, will each week during the 2013football season select his offensive, defensive andspecial teams players of the week for BulldawgIllustrated. Here are Butler’s selections and rea-sons why for the Bulldogs’ 31-27 loss to Vander-bilt on Oct. 19.

OFFENSE – Senior quarterback Aaron Murray,who although had one of his lowest career pass-ing games (114 yards), passed Florida great TimTebow to become the all-time career total of-fense leader in the Southeastern Conference(now with 12, 327 yards)."Obviously Aaron, a fifth-year senior, came backto try to win a championship," said Butler."That's not out of the question but is very bleakright now. He's receiving the offensive playeraward for setting the SEC career total offenserecord, breaking Tim Tebow's record. Aaroncertainly would have liked to have that in a winbut unfortunately it came in his first loss to Van-derbilt. But breaking the SEC total offense markspeaks highly of him and his career at the Uni-versity of Georgia."

DEFENSE – Senior nose guard Garrison Smith,who was in on seven tackles to lead the Georgiadefensive line in the upset loss to the Com-modores."Unfortunately, the defense was not able to stopVanderbilt's offense from scoring in the end,"said Butler, " but Garrison's hustle and five solotackles, two of them being sacks and three ofthem being tackles-for-loss, earned him defen-sive player of the week honors. He needs to usehis leadership to challenge the young defense tomature quickly."

SPECIAL TEAMS – Senior safety Connor Norman,who with his kick coverage, was one of the fewbright spots for the Bulldogs on a dismal day forthe special teams.“The leadership and hustle of Connor on thepunt and kickoff coverage teams and his over-all special teams presence makes him specialteams' player of the week," said Butler

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Arnold Harrison entered Georgia inthe summer of 2000, a signee with theright stuff but not one of the incomingfreshman who showed up with a head-line saturated resume. He played hard,he played with toughness and when thegrades were posted after Saturdaygames, he often was the one who haddone his job well.

Nobody projected him for high hon-ors like All-SEC or All-America, but ifyou had asked the coaches about hisperformance, you would have heardsavvy reports. Arnold arrived in Athensunderscoring team concepts, and whenhe had left, that had become his hall-mark.

Something else, he left with both achampionship ring and a diploma. Allto often players leave with the formerbut not the latter. If there is enough tal-ent and the team has leadership ingredi-ents and a winning attitude, the formeris not such a surprising development,but when it comes to a degree, it be-comes an individual matter. Arnoldtook the attitude that with a scholarshipall he had to do was underscore thework ethic and his chances of con-tributing to his team would be a given.For the degree, he had to apply due-dili-gence away from the practice field.Early on, he laid out a plan, kept in closetouch with his advisors and stayed thecourse.

Having been redshirted his firstyear, he took advantage to enhance de-gree requirements. His course of study?Economics which required more efforton his part than a lot of majors whichwould have made life easier for him.Finding the easy route wasn’t whatArnold wanted. He expected more ofhimself. He knew that football wouldend one day. When that came about, hewould be prepared.

Arnold was no different from any ofhis other teammates. He wanted to playfootball as long as possible which meantthat he wanted to experience the nextlevel. After finishing at Georgia, hesigned as a free agent with the PittsburghSteelers. That wasn’t big news in Pitts-burgh, but it was at home. He believedhe could compete in the NFL and wentto training camp in the summer of 2005with high expectations. He had an un-spoken message for the Steelers, too.He wanted them to realize that he hadsomething special inside. That wouldcome about, but not initially. Late intraining camp, he got to message to seeCoach Bill Cowher. “Bring your play-book,” he was advised which is confir-mation with all NFL players that it isover. You get the blindsiding news thatyou are through. You don’t figure in theteam’s plans.

Arnold was devastated. Inside, heknew he was good enough. He alsoknew that he had approached Steelerworkouts tentatively. “I spent too muchtime worrying about NOT making theteam,” he says. “In my heart I knew Iwas good enough, but I didn’t approachthings the right way. I immediatelybegan thinking about a second chance.They learned that I was a team player,that I was a second effort type of guyand I was happy to play anywhere tomake the team.” With a secondchance, he made good on his objective.

Often, rookies in the NFL make theteam if they concentrate on specialteams play. If you have the right ingre-dients and go all out in special teamscompetition, there is often a roster op-portunity. That is why Arnold Harrisonhas two Super Bowl rings today. Afterhe was cut by the coaching staff in train-ing camp, Arnold was invited to join thepractice squad. All the discipline, due-diligence and commitment which madehim a four year letterman with an SECchampionship ring at Georgia in 2002

characterized his practice squad workfor the Steelers in 2005.

Late in the season, he was activatedfor the roster for the playoffs whichmeant that his has never had more pro-pitious timing. The Steelers made it tothe Super Bowl XL and defeated the Sea-hawks 21-0. Arnold had a ring.

That serendipitous moment wouldbe repeated three years later when theSteelers made it back to Super BowlXLIII, this time defeating the ArizonaCardinals 27-23. When his careerended, Arnold had played six years inthe National Football League. He be-came vested in the league’s retirementprogram. He got more than a “cup ofcoffee” out of his NFL experience. Therewere big games in the city known for itsthree rivers, hearty spirit and an undy-ing commitment to their beloved Steelerfootball team.

A lot of players enjoyed the experi-ence that Arnold had in the NFL. Theysign up with a team which finds a way towin a Super Bowl and they become thetoast of the town. They enjoy a nice ca-reer (six years is about average for mostplayers), but it is usually a brief one.The money is good but, unless you are abig time quarterback and play a dozenyears or more, you are not headed toeasy street. All too many players at thisjuncture don’t have anything to fall backon. Arnold did. With that economicsdegree, Arnold had something of valuewhen he entered the marketplace. Itdidn’t hurt that he had played at Georgiaand had those Super Bowl rings when hewent job hunting, but how many foot-ball players show up at the companystore with an economics degree?

Today, you will find Arnold gain-fully employed as the financial managerof Nalley Lexus in Roswell. He is ap-plying the same work ethic and goodhabits that got him through Georgiawith a degree and a championship ringand opened the door for six years in theNFL. He foresees a successful businesscareer, knowing he can look back on hiscollege and NFL careers with a sense ofaccomplishment and great affection.More importantly, he knows he is posi-tioned to enjoy life after football with anopportunity to enjoy success in busi-ness.

Whenever possible, Arnold finds hisway back to Athens for games. “I try tomake every one I can,” he says. “Athensand Georgia and those hedges mean a lotto me. I enjoy taking my wife Tiana, whois also a Georgia graduate, and my littlegirl Audrey to games with me. We areall great Bulldog fans.”

Happy and secure at this point inhis life, Arnold Harrison got to where heis today by finishing the drill. He willserve as honorary captain for the Ap-palachian State game.

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Since you left UGA in 2007 a lot of people may not knowwhat you're up to. Can you let everyone know?

I actually moved back to Alpharetta. I'm married andhave a three-year-old son. I also have another son due in De-cember. And I do residential real estate.

When you finished in 2007, UGA was on a roll. I think wewere easily the best team in the country at the end of theyear. Then, we sort of got cheated out of playing for a BCS titlebecause we didn't win our conference. Do you look back andfeel a little cheated about that?

Yeah, without a doubt ... After winning that close gameat Vandy, we were just clicking from that point on all cylin-ders. When we played our last game that year there was nodoubt in my mind that we were the best team in the coun-try. Unfortunately, I do feel like we got robbed. I guess wewere a few years ahead of our time because Alabama did thesame thing without going to the SEC Championship a cou-ple years ago and still got to play for the National Champi-onship. I thought we were in a similar boat.

Let talk about 2008. The Dawgs had a ton of momentumfollowing your last year and the best receiver on the planetcoming in. We were pre-season number 1 and things werelooking up. However, we had a disappointing year and fin-ished with three losses. I would think you'd feel like a proudbig bother watching those guys compete the following yearas well as just being a fan at that point. Can you put that intoperspective as a former player how you felt for those guys?

Yeah, for sure. You come into that season with all thehype and it's supposed to be UGA's year. It just goes to showyou talent isn't everything. A big part of a lot of the greatteams, of course they have talent, is chemistry and you reallydon't know how that's going to hold up year in and year out.

In order for you play on that 2007 team, you had to missall of 2006 with a knee injury. Looking back on that, was itsort of a blessing in disguise? I consider it sort of like whenthe Falcons lost both Vick and Petrino and also when theDawgs lost Crowell. In both of those instances I thought badthings were ahead. However, as it turned out both situationsgot amazingly better.

It was a huge blessing in disguise. Everything happensfor a reason and God has a reason for everything. I got tofinish on one of the best teams Georgia's ever had and to fin-ish second in the nation. Not only that, it gave me an extrasemester to go ahead and graduate without any stress. It gaveme an extra semester to mature which made me a lot moreprepared for life after football. If I would have come out in2006, I may have had to come back to school to graduate.And I wasn't quite ready for the real world at that point.Looking back that was probably one of the best things thathappened to me.

It was also one of the best things that could've happen toUGA. You made two of the biggest plays no one ever noticedin 2007. Both were third and long catches. One was a deepsideline route against Auburn in the Blackout game and theother was deep slant against Florida. Both games were inquestion at the time of each catch. However, after each catchUGA seized control of each game and blew out AU and kept UFat arms length. This isn't really a question. I've alwayswanted to thank you for each play.

So many times throughout a season so many smallthings happen that don't get as much notice as otherthings. As players, and especially coaches, when we goback and watch the film, you know key third downs andstuff like that changes momentum. It's usually one or twoplays that are the difference in the game. A lot of the timeit is third down conversions and like you said, those weretwo big ones in two key games.

I saw you on the Dawg Report a few months back talk-ing to the host and one of UGA's All-Timers D.J. Shockley. Youmentioned you're close with Michael Bennett. You both hadto come back after a long rehab from knee injury. When youcome back from something like that, is the toughest part thephysical or mental aspect?

Yeah, I definitely think that 90% of it is mental. The physi-cal part of it you're kind of used to because you've been workingout and training your whole life. It's just the unknown of com-ing back. Or taking that first hard hit and wondering if your kneeis really ready. That's the biggest thing. Just getting over that men-tal hurdle. But as far as just the rehab and getting your kneestrong, you're used to pushing your body. So that's no issue. Onceyou get in that first game and make that first catch and get thatfirst hit, you're like "OK I'm ready to go".

That's a great answer for several reasons and one ofthem is it's a great segue to the next question. Georgia tooka tumble in 2009 and then had a horrific 2010. Looking backit appears character issues were the primary reason. Itseems like there was a huge void of leadership there. Canyou speak to senior leadership and talk about you coming inwith David Green, David Pollack and how guys like that notonly keep the team out of trouble but help you win games youotherwise would not?

That's probably one of the biggest things people don't un-derstand. It only takes one bad apple to ruin the chemistry, ruinthe locker room, and ruin the entire season. It's extremely im-portant to have that senior leadership, and it doesn't have to beseniors, that can step up. The coaches can only do so much. Theplayers can actually command a lot more respect because youare getting up in the morning and running, you're going to studyhall, you're doing all this stuff that your peers are doing. So it'seasier for them to tell you to do things the right way. And some-times when you don't have those leaders that are vocal and will-ing to approach a highly touted player like an Isaiah Crowell whothinks he's the best thing since sliced bread, you'll have situa-tions that occur like that. One or two situations like that couldruin the entire chemistry and set you back.

I grew up a huge Falcons fan. I remember watching yourdad when he played for them in the 80s. Tell us what an assetit was to have your dad there to talk to and the support hewas able to give you along the way through high school, re-cruiting, college, and pros.

Oh without a doubt. My father has been a huge lifeline forme since day one, and more so off the football field. I grew upidolizing him and playing the same position. And there were somany situations that he had already been through. Like you saidwith the recruiting. And then coming in, I had to play behind

Reggie and Fred. He had to do the same thing in his career. Itseemed like everything I faced, my dad had previously faced thesame thing. So it was just a huge lifeline from his experiencesthat almost paralleled everything I went through. So I had a hugeadvantage over other people. Like I said, the biggest thing wasnot just as much off the field, but on the field as well.

Let's get in the way back machine and talk about yourfirst TD catch. It was an out-route against LSU in 2004 on whatwas one of my favorite days ever in Sanford Stadium. It wasthe 45-16 blowout and the city was having a rip-roaring goodtime. That must have been a great game to get your first col-legiate TD?

Yeah it was. That was my first experience inside Sanford Sta-dium in a big-time game. It was crazy. The crowd, all that ex-citement, the atmosphere. And then like you said, with Fred andReggie on the outside, I was able to play on the inside and nothave much attention. It was a memorable touchdown. It wasDavid Greene's fifth touchdown of the day and at that time Ithink it tied or set a record. So it was cool to be on the receivingend of it.

That leads me to my next question about quarterbacks.You had Greene, D.J., and Matthew throwing to you. How greatwas it to be a receiver at that time?

Oh yeah, without a doubt. I was truly blessed. Not too manycollege receivers get to play with legends like that. David wastremendous all four years. D.J. had so much character to staythere and seize an opportunity his senior year. And then Matthewhad the most talent out of all of them and he's going to have along NFL career. It was awesome to catch passes from all threeof those guys.

Well UGA is always known to have a good social sceneand football players are not exempt from that. Who would yousay was the biggest ladies man during your time?

Two come to mind real quick. Without a doubt, KnowshonMoreno and Kelin Johnson. When you said ladies man, thosetwo came to mind really fast.

I always wondered how someone that's played footballas long as you have decides to give it up. I know you signedsome NFL free agent contracts and then walked away aftertwo years. How difficult is it to arrive at that decision?

That sort of goes back to my dad. He explained to me thatfootball wasn't everything and at some point it was going to bedone with. I can remember like yesterday, I was in the fifth grade.The deal was I could play football as long as I got all As. But Islipped up and got a C on a progress report. So I had to sit untilI got my grade up. Just growing up and knowing that your ed-ucation was more important than football, I was so prepared if Ididn't make it. I was going to give my all in and hope I made ateam. But if it didn't work out, I knew I had a whole other life Ihad to live. I owe that to my parents. I had majored in Real Es-tate and already passed the exam. So if it didn't work out, I al-ready had my career path and was ready to go.

Last question, you were on two teams that won in Jack-sonville in the 2000s. Explain how great of a feeling it waswalking off that field for you and fans after winning the game.

There aren’t any words to describe the feeling you get afterbeating Florida in Jacksonville. 2007 was incredibly special. Thatwas the year that we celebrated as a team after our first touch-down. To take the edge off, Coach Richt encouraged us, the start-ing offense to have fun and who cares if we got an excessivecelebration penalty on our first score. He didn't realize that thewhole team was going to join the offense on the field to cele-brate. It was a brilliant move that created a ton of momentum.Our fans were incredible the whole game and deserved a state-ment win like this one. The best part was jumping in the standsafter the game and celebrating with all of our die-hard fans.

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Green TB FR 5-9 183 Kingsland, Ga.16 Christian LeMay QB RS SO 6-2 200 Matthews, N.C.17 Davin Bellamy DL FR 6-5 235 Chamblee, Ga.17 Rantavious Wooten FLK SR 5-10 176 Belle Glade, Fla.18 Jesse Jones CB RS SO 6-0 194 Habersham, Ga.18 Jonathon Rumph SE JR 6-5 208 Cayce, S.C.19 Shaquille Fluker CB JR 6-1 192 Meridian, Miss.20 Brandon Harton TB SR 5-6 180 Reidsville, Ga.20 Quincy Mauger DB FR 6-0 200 Marietta, Ga.22 Brendan Douglas RB FR 5-11 202 Augusta, Ga.23 Marc Deas SS SR 6-1 217 Kissimmee, Fla.23 James Eunice WR JR 6-0 175 Valdosta, Ga.23 Alex Parsons TB SR 5-10 188 Fayetteville, Ga.24 Tristan Askew CB JR 5-11 177 Kent, Wa.24 Lucas Redd FS JR 6-1 207 Jefferson, Ga.25 Josh Harvey-Clemons SS SO 6-5 212 Valdosta, Ga.25 Jake Star TE SO 6-5 228 Lawrenceville, Ga.26 Malcolm Mitchell FLK JR 6-1 190 Valdosta, Ga.27 Rhett McGowan SE SR 6-0 180 Calhoun, Ga.28 Tray Matthews FS FR 6-0 196 Newnan, Ga.29 Uriah LeMay WR FR 6-2 197 Matthews, N.C.29 Jamal Payette FLK SR 6-3 190 Cleveland, Ga.30 Kosta Vavlas ILB JR 6-0 214 Tarpon Springs, Fla.31 Jon Bailey CB JR 6-0 195 Alpharetta, Ga.31 Chris Conley FLK JR 6-3 206 Dallas, Ga..32 Collin Barber P SO 6-2 200 Cartersville, Ga.32 Matt Stagg OLB RS FR 6-3 225 Salt Lake City, Utah33 Chase Vasser OLB SR 6-3 219 Gainesville, Ga.35 A.J. Turman RB FR 6-0 198 Orlando, Fla.35 Chris Young FB SR 6-1 235 Hinesville, Ga.36 Devin Gillespie SS RS FR 5-10 189 Grayson, Ga.36 Kyle Karempelis TB JR 5-9 180 Roswell, Ga.37 Devin Bowman CB RS SO 6-0 180 Rossville, Ga.37 Kenneth Townes SE RS FR 6-3 201 Albany, Ga.38 Clay Johnson FLK RS FR 6-1 171 Calhoun, Ga.38 Ryne Rankin ILB FR 6-1 222 Orlando, Fla.39 Dominic Bryan RB RS FR 6-0 236 Germantown, Md.39 Corey Moore SS JR 6-2 214 Griffin, Ga.41 Brandon Burrows OLB JR 6-3 235 Marietta, Ga.41 Jared Chapple TE RS FR 6-4 227 Alpharetta, Ga.42 Tim Kimbrough LB FR 6-0 228 Indianapolis, Ind.43 Merritt HallFB RS SO 5-11 226 Alpharetta, Ga.43 Tommy Long ILB RS FR 6-2 220 Marietta, Ga.44 T.J. Stripling OLB SR 6-6 237 Decatur, Ga.44 Drew Wilson TE SR 6-2 207 Tignall, Ga.45 Reggie Carter ILB FR 6-1 229 Snellville, Ga.46 Corey Campbell FB SR 5-10 217 Hephzibah, Ga.46 A.J. McDonald ILB JR 6-0 226 Suwanee, Ga.47 Ray Drew DE JR 6-5 276 Thomasville, Ga.47 Taylor Maxey FB JR 5-10 220 Statham, Ga.48 Quayvon Hicks FB SO 6-2 257 Blackshear, Ga.48 Dillard Pinkston OLB RS FR 6-3 218 Dallas, Texas49 Nathan Theus SN RS SO 6-3 241 Jacksonville, Fla.50 Johnny O'Neal LB FR 6-2 225 Dublin, Ga.51 Ramik Wilson ILB JR 6-2 232 Tampa, Fla.52 Amarlo Herrera ILB JR 6-2 244 College Park, Ga.53 Clint Kirk DE SR 6-3 289 Perry, Ga./Perry54 Brandon Kublanow OL FR 6-3 290 Marietta, Ga.56 Garrison Smith DE SR 6-3 299 Atlanta, Ga.57 De'Andre Johnson DL FR 6-3 311 Newnan, Ga.58 Sterling Bailey DE RS SO 6-3 282 Gainesville, Ga.59 Jordan Jenkins OLB SO 6-3 246 Hamilton, Ga.60 Josh Cardiello OG FR 6-3 299 Buford, Ga.60 Wright Gazaway SN JR 6-0 240 Buford, Ga.61 David Andrews C JR 6-2 295 Johns Creek, Ga.63 Xzavier Ward OT RS SO 6-7 278 Moultrie, Ga.64 Dallas Lee OG SR 6-4 295 Buford, Ga.65 Eddie McQuillen OT RS SO 6-8 300 Newnan, Ga.66 Hunter Long C RS SO 6-4 312 Memphis, Tenn.67 Michael Scullin OL FR 6-2 285 Cumming, Ga.68 Chris Burnette OG SR 6-2 314 LaGrange, Ga.69 Trent Frix SN FR 6-0 218 Calhoun, Ga.70 Aulden Bynum OG FR 6-5 261 Valdosta, Ga.71 John Theus OT SO 6-6 298 Jacksonville, Fla.72 Kenarious Gates OT SR 6-5 327 Grantville, Ga.73 Greg Pyke OG RS FR 6-6 326 Baltimore, Md.74 Thomas Swilley OL FR 6-3 320 Athens, Ga.75 Kolton Houston OT JR 6-5 280 Buford, Ga.76 Zach DeBell OT RS SO 6-6 273 Tarpon Springs, Fla.77 Glenn Welch OL FR 6-3 290 Jesup, Ga.78 Watts Dantzler OG JR 6-7 307 Dalton, Ga.79 Mark Beard OG JR 6-5 300 Adamsville, Ala.80 Greg Mulkey TE SR 6-3 234 Fairmount, Ga.81 Reggie Davis WR FR 6-0 159 Tallahassee, Fla.82 Michael Bennett SE JR 6-3 205 Alpharetta, Ga.83 Jack Loonam TE RS SO 6-0 213 Lexington, S.C.84 Leonard Floyd LB FR 6-4 220 Eastman, Ga.84 Hugh Williams TE SR 6-5 234 Atlanta, Ga.85 Jordan Davis TE FR 6-4 225 Thomson, Ga.86 Justin Scott-Wesley SE RS SO 5-11 206 Camilla, Ga.87 Jay Rome TE RS SO 6-6 254 Valdosta, Ga.88 Toby Johnson DE JR 6-4 305 College Park, Ga.88 Arthur Lynch TE SR 6-5 254 Dartmouth, Mass.89 James DeLoach OLB SO 6-3 265 Millen, Ga.89 Cole Trolinger TE RS FR 6-5 229 Newnan, Ga.90 Ethan Jackson P SR 5-11 177 Sandersville, Ga.91 Josh Dawson DE SO 6-4 275 Tucker, Ga.93 Patrick Beless PK SO 5-9 162 Atlanta, Ga./Marist93 Chris Mayes N RS SO 6-4 321 Griffin, Ga.94 Thomas Pritchard PK RS FR 5-10 164 Louisville, Ga.94 John TaylorDE RS FR 6-4 336 Millen, Ga.96 Mike Thornton N JR 6-1 290 Stone Mountain, Ga.97 John Atkins DL FR 6-4 322 Thomson, Ga.97 Adam Erickson P JR 5-10 171 Athens, Ga.

2013 Dawgs rosterJeff Dantzler’s 2013 rankingsTop 10 Non-SEC - It was not the most exciting week around the country, with Florida State, OhioState, Northern Illinois and Central Florida having things wrapped up at halftime. There aremonster showdowns on the horizon, with Florida State hosting Miami and the following Thurs-day, Oregon going to Stanford.

SEC 1-14 - The story of the day, in what was an uneventful afternoon in the SEC, was what hap-pened Saturday night in Columbia, Missouri. The Tigers had it, but it slipped away againstSouth Carolina. What Alabama has done and is doing is unprecedented. The Tide is on tar-get for a third straight big one.

1. Florida State – Holy smokes, it was 35-0 at the end of the first quarter against the ‘Pack. JameisWinston may be the second straight redshirt freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. Nick O’Leary isone of the nation’s top tight ends. Here come the ‘Canes, who eeked by Wake.

2. Oregon – It was 14-14 with upset-minded UCLA. Then the Ducks scored 28 straight. Oregonis the most explosive team in America. They score in bunches in a hurry. Next Thursday is one of thebiggest games of the season, as the Ducks visit Stanford.

3. Ohio State – Urban Meyer has not lost a game as Ohio State’s head coach. The Buckeyes put upthe big numbers that the pollsters love with a beat-down of Penn State. Purdue nearly beat Ohio Statelast year, so that is easy motivation for Meyer.

4. Baylor – The best team in the Big XII is the second most explosive team in America behind onlyOregon. A 59-14 win over Kansas was par for the course for the Bears. Art Briles is on the top of theshopping list for all the big boys.

5. Miami – Things got awfully scary for the Hurricanes, who trailed Wake Forest in the closing min-utes, but came back to win 24-21. That keeps “the U” undefeated for the big showdown with FloridaState in Tallahassee.

6. Clemson – It was a bit scary for Clemson in the second half, but the Tigers turned it on andavoided the upset to Maryland. The loss to Florida State essentially knocked the out of the ACC cham-pionship race, but 11-1 is attainable.

7. Stanford – Next up is the big showdown with Oregon in Palo Alto next Thursday. The Cardi-nal has done an excellent job the last two weeks after their upset loss at Utah. Stanford’s defense is thebest in the west.

8. Northern Illinois – The BCS crashers from last year who fell to Florida State in the Orange Bowland undefeated and rolling in the MAC. The Huskies were up 38-3 on Eastern Michigan this past Sat-urday. NIU is a potential party crasher again.

9. Oklahoma – The Sooners turned it on against Texas Tech and picked up their biggest win of theyear. Blake Bell is a force at quarterback. Oklahoma still doesn’t play defense the way it did when BobStoops first arrived.

10. Central Florida – On the day of the blowouts, it was 45-10 at the half against Connecticut. Theonly game that the Knights have dropped was at home to South Carolina 28-25. The biggest wins areover Penn State and Louisville.

1. Alabama – The Crimson Tide machine is as dominant as ever. Against a Tennessee teamthat beat South Carolina and took Georgia to overtime, Alabama led 35-0 at the half. Bama isoff this week, Then comes the big showdown with the Bayou Bengals.

2. Auburn – What a turnaround for the Tigers. Just two years removed from the nationalchampionship, they had their worst season ever. Now they are one of two once-beaten teamsin the toughest league in the land.

3. Missouri – The Tigers could have put a berth in Atlanta in their back pocket, but twoenormous missed field goals cost them in the loss to South Carolina. It goes down as one ofthe worst losses in school history. Can they emotionally recover for the Vols?

4. LSU – Things were close in the first half, but the Bayou Bengals turned it on and rolled pastFurman in Baton Rouge. Zach Mettenberger will have to be at his very best for the Tigers topull off the upset over Bama.

5. Texas A&M – The Aggies bounced back from a crushing loss to Auburn to put the beat-downon Vanderbilt. October is famous for Stock Market crashes in America. Well several SECschools, including the Aggies, had their championship dreams dashed this past month.

6. South Carolina – The Gamecocks looked to be down and out in the other Columbia, butthey turned it on and pulled out the 27-24 double overtime victory over Missouri. It helpswhen the other guy can’t make short field goals.

7. Ole Miss – On the heels of the incredible last-second upset victory over LSU, the Rebelshad no problem with Idaho. The rest of the schedule is more favorable for Ole Miss. The de-fense is better. When Bo Wallace avoids the turnovers, the Rebels are tough to beat.

8. Georgia – Ravaged by injuries, self-inflicted wounds in losses to Missouri and Vanderbiltdashed any dreams of a special season. Next up is Florida in the Cocktail Party and a goldenopportunity to get three straight victories in this great rivalry.

9. Florida – Here comes Georgia in Jacksonville, and Will Muschamp, an Athens alum, hashad this circled. The Gators still have to go to Columbia and play Florida State. Ending atwo-game losing streak to the Dogs is a top priority in Gainesville.

10. Vanderbilt – The Commodores got a signature win over Georgia in Nashville, but could-n’t follow it up in College Station. It got ugly early against Johnny Football. The win over theDogs gives Vandy a good shot to get bowl eligible.

11. Tennessee – Buoyed by the upset victory over South Carolina, a win that the Tennesseefaithful were so thirsty for, there were some upset dreams heading to Tuscaloosa. Those weredashed early and in dominating fashion.

12. Mississippi State – Earlier this season, in a huge swing game, Mississippi State let Auburnoff the hook and the Maroon Bulldogs season swung south. This past Thursday, MSU got amuch needed win at home over Kentucky.

13. Arkansas – The Razorbacks had this past Saturday off to lick their wounds. Arkansas willbe fine moving ahead, thanks in large part to freshman tailback Alex Collins, but the loss toRutgers set a bad tone heading into SEC play this season.

14. Kentucky – It has been a tough go for the Wildcats, as expected. One of their best shotsat a win slipped away in Starkville last Thursday against Mississippi State. Mark Stoops wouldlove to pick off Georgia, Vandy or Tennessee in November.