General Information THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LOCATION................................................................................... Athens, Ga. FOUNDED............................................................................................... 1785 PRESIDENT......................................... Jere W. Morehead (Georgia, JD, '80) J. REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS....................................... ............................................................................Greg McGarity (Georgia ‘76) FACULTY ATH. REP............................... Prof. David Shipley (Oberlin, ‘72; ...................................................................... University of Chicago, JD, ‘75) ENROLLMENT.................................................................................. 36,130 NICKNAME......................................................................................Bulldogs COLORS...................................................................................Red and Black STADIUM....................... Sanford (92,746) (natural grass-Bermuda Tifway 419) CONFERENCE.......................................................................... Southeastern MASCOT............................................................................................... Uga X BAND............................................................................Georgia Redcoat Band
ATHLETIC PHONE DIRECTORY
General Info.......................................................... 706-542-9036 Academics............................................................. 706-542-1847 Business Office..................................................... 706-542-1306 Compliance Office................................................ 706-542-9036 Development/Bulldog Club.................................. 706-542-9220 Event Management............................................... 706-542-7944 Facilities................................................................ 706-542-9091 Football Office...................................................... 706-542-1515 Human Resources Office...................................... 706-542-9259 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics..................... 706-542-9037 Marketing.............................................................. 706-542-9045 Promotions............................................................ 706-542-2874 Sports Communications ....................................... 706-542-1621 Ticket Office......................................................... 706-542-1231
FOOTBALL STAFF
Kirby Smart............................................................................... Head Coach Jim Chaney....................................... Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Mel Tucker.............................................Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Shane Beamer..................................................... Tight Ends / Special Teams James Coley........................................................................... Wide Receivers Dell McGee............................................................................ Running Backs Sam Pittman........................................................................... Offensive Line Tracy Rocker.................................. Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line Glenn Schumann............................................................. Inside Linebackers Kevin Sherrer................................................................Outside Linebackers
SUPPORT STAFF
Mike Cavan......................................... Special Assistant to the Head Coach Josh Lee...................................................... Director of Football Operations Jay Chapman...............................Assistant Director of Football Operations Marshall Malchow..........................................Director of Player Personnel Christina Harris................................ Director of Recruiting Administration Scott Sinclair..................................... Director of Strength and Conditioning Ed Ellis...................... Senior Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning Aaron Feld............................ Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Rodney Prince...................... Assistant Director, Strength and Conditioning Bryant Gantt..................................................... Director of Player Wellness Jonas Jennings............................................ Director of Player Development Olten Downs................................Assistant Director of Player Development Bakari Guice................................Assistant Director of Player Development Luke Moore................................... Assistant Player Personnel Coordinator Mollie Moore............................................Recruiting Relations Coordinator James Vollono.............................................................Special Teams Analyst Shaun Chapas..................................................... Football Operations Intern Jeremy Thomas.................................................. Player Development Intern Quality Control.........Kevin Beard (Offense), Patrick Doherty (Offense), Blaine Miller (Defense), Will Windham (Defense), Jay Valai (Defense) Graduate Assistants........ Jesse Stone (Offense), Travares Tillman (Defense) ..........................................D.J. Looney (Offense), Wendel Davis (Defense) Student Assistants......................................................Brett Jeffares (Offense) ............................................. Adam Ray (Offense), John Stelling (Defense) Ron Courson..................Senior Associate AD / Director of Sports Medicine David Jack.............................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Jon Hill...................................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Drew Willson.........................................................Assistant Athletic Trainer Brett Greene....................................................Director of Video Operations Clark Williams................................ Assistant Director of Video Operations Eric Vasiloff................................................................................Video Intern Eric Black.....................Football Recruiting Video Production Coordinator Hannah Brinks................................. Football Graphic Design Coordinator Sidney Smith, William Price.....................................................Nutritionists Ann Hunt.................................Administrative Associate to the Head Coach Hailey Hughes.........................................................Administrative Assistant Vince Thomas..................................................... Football Operations Intern John Meshad................................................ Director of Athletic Equipment Kevin Purvis................................................. Associate Equipment Manager Miles Chambers................................................... Athletic Equipment Intern Wil Wells............................................................... Athletic Equipment Intern
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Sports Communications Office P.O. Box 1472 Athens, Ga. 30603-1472
PHONES
Sports Communications (706) 542-1621 Sports Communications Fax (706) 542-9339
OVERNIGHT MAIL TO:
Sports Communications Office Butts-Mehre Building 1 Selig Circle, Room 201 Athens, Ga. 30602-4368
SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Claude Felton...................... Sr. Assoc. AD/Sports Communications Dir. Tim Hix..................................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Christopher Lakos................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Mike Mobley............................................. Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steven Colquitt......................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow......................................... Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Tray Littlefield........................................... Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Whitney Tarpy........................................... Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Karra Logan.............................................. Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Brandon Weiss........................................... Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Karen Huff............................................ Media Operations Coordinator Jack Ryan, Austin Hannon.............................Sports Comm. Assistants Brooke McCoy.................................. Sports Comm. Graduate Assistant Student Assistants:......David Barnes, SK Bowen, Nicole Chrzanowski, Sam Hendricks, Natalie Kanter, Molly King, Ashleigh Shay The 2016 Football Media Guide was produced by the UGA Sports Communications Office. Photo Credits: John Kelley, Emily Selby, Dale Zanine, Philip Williams, Perry McIntyre Jr., Jimmy Cribb, Dan Evans, Jim Hipple, Phillip Faulkner, Randy Miller, Blane Marable, Rob Saye, Radi Nabulsi, Danny White, Andy Harrison, Richard Morand, David Barnes, UGA Photographic Services, Getty Images and The Associated Press. Special thanks to NFL teams for their contributions. Cover Design: The AdSmith, Athens, Ga. Lithography: Printed by Walker 360, Birmingham, Ala.
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