General Infor mation SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LOCATION............................................................ Athens, Ga. FOUNDED....................................................................... 1785 PRESIDENT.......................................... Dr. Michael F. Adams FACULTY ATHLETICS REP............................ David Shipley ENROLLMENT............................................................ 34,180 NICKNAME...............................................................Bulldogs COLORS............................................................Red and Black STADIUM................................Sanford (92,746), natural grass CONFERENCE....................................................Southeastern MASCOT............................................................. Uga, bulldog BAND................................................... Georgia Redcoat Band
SENIOR ATHLETIC STAFF
Greg McGarity .................................................. Director of Athletics Frank Crumley ..........Executive Assoc. A.D. /Financial Operations Carla Williams ...................................... Executive Assoc. A.D. /SWA Claude Felton ............ Senior Assoc. A.D. /Sports Communications Glada Horvat ...................Senior Assoc A.D. /Academics/Eligibility Jim Booz .........................................Senior Assoc. A.D. /Compliance Alan Thomas ................................ Assoc. A.D. /External Operations Craig White .............................. Assoc. A.D. /Sports Administration Ted White ........................................ Assoc. A.D. /Academic Services Matt Brachowski ............................. Asst. A.D. /Event Management Josh Brooks ..................................... Asst. A.D. /Internal Operations Tim Cearley ........................................Asst. A.D. /Ticket Operations Ron Courson ..........................................Asst. A.D. /Sports Medicine Charles Whittemore .......................................... Asst. A.D. /Facilities Mark Slonaker ............................ Executive Director, Bulldog Club
FOOTBALL STAFF
Mark Richt.........................................................Head Coach Rodney Garner......Asst. Head Coach/Rec. Coord./Def. Line Todd Grantham........Defensive Coord./Outside Linebackers Mike Bobo............................ Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Will Friend...................................................... Offensive Line Tony Ball........................................................ Wide Receivers Kirk Olivadotti........................................ Inside Linebackers Scott Lakatos.........................................................Secondary John Lilly.............................................................. Tight Ends Bryan McClendon..........................................Running Backs
SUPPORT STAFF
Joe Tereshinski ................Dir. of Strength and Conditioning Rex Bradberry, Tony Gilbert .......Asst. Strength and Cond. Mike Kelly, Jonathan Batson...........Program Coordinators Mike Macdonald ..........................................Grad. Assistant Emily Miller ............................. Senior Asst. Athletic Trainer Philip Young .........................................Asst. Athletic Trainer Jen Ketterly .............................. Director of Sports Nutrition John Eason ......................... Director of Player Development Brad Hutcherson ............... Director of Football Operations Dave Van Halanger .................... Director of Player Welfare Bryant Gantt ..................................... Program Coordinator Brett Greene ............................................Video Coordinator Clark Williams ............................... Asst. Video Coordinator Ann Hunt ........Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Connie Connelly, Ben Brandenburg....Recruiting Assistants Tammy Mettenberger ...................Administrative Secretary Kelly McDaniel.................................... Football Receptionist Thomas Settles .............................................. Team Chaplain John Meshad ........................................Equipment Manager Kevin Purvis ................................ Asst. Equipment Manager
Claude Felton.....Senior Assoc. AD/Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix.......................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos........................ Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley.................................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steve Colquitt................................ Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow...............................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Ben Beaty........................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Kate Burkholder............................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Karen Huff..........................................................Office Manager Karlene Lawrence............................. Publications Coordinator
Jen Galas, Jenny Moss, Aimee Russo, Whitney Tarpy...... Grad Assts Student Assistants: ........................ Hunter Anderson, Evan Beever, ...Logan Butler, Caitlin Connell, Charlotte Cornett, Nick Daly, Melanie .............. Dark, Brandon Estroff, Mary Catherine Finnerty, Alex Hilton, ................................................ Anne Nolan, Matt Oxford, Michael Terry Photographers: .............................. Wes Blankenship, Evan Stichler
MAIL TO: Sports Communications P.O. Box 1472 Athens, Ga. 30603-1472
OVERNIGHT MAIL TO: Sports Communications Butts-Mehre Building 1 Selig Circle Athens, Ga. 30602-4368
Sports Communications Phone: (706) 542-1621 Sports Communications FAX: (706) 542-9339 The Georgia Athletic Association official website:
www.georgiadogs.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information................................................................1 Spring Roster...................................................................... 2-3 Bulldogs To Watch.............................................................. 4-5 Starters/Lettermen Returning/Lost..........................................6 2012 Opponent Information....................................................7 Spring Outlook.................................................................. 8-10 Spring Notes................................................................... 11-18 2012 Player Bios............................................................. 19-37 2012 Signee Bios............................................................ 38-41 2011 Georgia Stats.......................................................... 42-49 2011 SEC Stats................................................................ 50-51 2011 Game Summaries................................................... 52-64 Head Coach Mark Richt.................................................. 65-67 Assistant Coaches At A Glance....................................... 68-69 Uga, The Mascot Legacy................................................ 70-72 Editors: Christopher Lakos, Leland Barrow Contributors: Claude Felton, Karlene Lawrence, Ben Beaty Steve Colquitt, Karen Huff, Mike Mobley, Nick Daly, Aimee Russo, Jen Galas, Logan Butler, Printing: Burman Printing, Athens, GA Photography: Jimmy Cribb, Dan Evans, Phillip Faulkner, Jim Hipple, John Kelley, Perry McIntyre Jr., Randy Miller, Parker Moore, Radi Nabulsi, Rob Saye, Ashley Strickland, UGA Public Affairs, Julianne Upchurch, Danny White, Philip Williams, Dale Zanine.
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