UGA Football: Jordan Davis Included As Walter Camp Player Of The Year Semifinalist

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia senior lineman Jordan Davis has been named one of 15 semifinalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, according to an announcement from the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Davis, native of Charlotte, N.C., is one of four semifinalists from the Southeastern Conference.  The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.  A list of five finalists will be announced on Dec. 2, and the winner announced on ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 9.

College Football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker is the only Bulldog to ever win the Walter Camp Player of the Year award in 1982.

Davis is already a Bednarik Award semifinalist after tallying 21 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, through the Bulldogs’ undefeated start.  He has been instrumental in a defense that ranks first nationally in Scoring Defense (6.6 points/game) and Red Zone Defense (56 percent) and second in Total Defense (231.8 yards/game), Passing Yards Allowed (151.1 y/g) and Rushing Defense (80.7 y/g).

The No. 1 Bulldogs (9-0, 7-0 SEC) travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on Tennessee (5-4, 3-3) on Saturday.  CBS will televise the matchup at 3:30 p.m.

UGA Women’s Basketball: Balanced Georgia Beats Gardner-Webb in Opener, 97-45

45
Gardner-Webb 0-2,0-0 Big South
97
 Georgia 1-0,0-0 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gardner-Webb 4 12 17 12 45
Georgia 28 18 30 21 97

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats GW UGa
FG% .259 .500
3FG% .000 .250
FT% .714 .696
RB 29 56
TO 26 17
STL 7 14

ATHENS, Ga. — Four double-digit scorers and a stout defensive outing propelled the No. 19 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team to a resounding 97-45 season-opening win against Gardner-Webb Thursday evening at Stegeman Coliseum.

The Lady Bulldogs have now won 16-straight season openers and improve to 1-0 on the young season, while Gardner-Webb falls to 0-2.

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