Category: UGA Football

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UGA Football: ’Virtual’ Draft To Include Numerous Bulldogs

By John Frierson
Staff Writer

It is NFL Draft week and once against numerous Georgia Bulldogs are expected to hear their names called. That’s about it for what will be normal with this draft, however.

Instead of the glamorous and extravagant event that was slated to be held in Las Vegas this Thursday-Saturday, the NFL announced earlier this month that due to the coronavirus pandemic it will hold a “fully virtual” draft. Teams, prospects and the league will all be in their respective locations, and 58 of those prospects will “virtually participate,” including Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, running back D’Andre Swift and quarterback Jake Fromm.

Where they go in the draft, nobody knows. One ESPN.com ranking of the top 100 prospects in the draft features four Bulldogs: Thomas at No. 14, Swift at No. 20, offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson at No. 55 and Fromm at No. 76.

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UGA Football: Georgia Announces Virtual G-Day Schedule

While the annual G-Day spring football game will not be played at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, the Bulldog program is excited to announce a Virtual G-Day plan for April 18, presented by Piedmont Healthcare.

The SEC Network will re-broadcast the 2019 matchup between Notre Dame and Georgia starting at 2 p.m. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart will tweet during the game from @KirbySmartUGA as another source of game commentary. In addition, the Bulldog radio crew, including Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and Chuck Dowdle, will have a Facebook live broadcast on the Georgia Bulldogs account as a third-screen experience for fans during the afternoon.

Beginning at 1:55 p.m. watch a special “second screen” broadcast of the game on Facebook live where Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and Chuck Dowdle will talk about the game and interview specials guests throughout the broadcast.

Schedule of Guest Appearances
2:15-:25 Tom Hart/SEC Network
2:30-:40 Kevin Butler/GBSN
2:45-:55 Head Coach Kirby Smart
3:00-:10 Rod Blankenship
3:20-:30 Jeff Dantzler/GBSN
3:45-:50 Special Surprise Guest

UGA Football: Georgia Staffer Klawsky Discharged From Hospital

ATHENS — Jeremy Klawsky, University of Georgia football video coordinator, was discharged Thursday afternoon from Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, where he has been hospitalized for the past six weeks with COVID-19.

Piedmont staff organized a “Hero’s Walk” where members of the hospital staff including physicians, nurses, therapists, administrators and other support staff, lined the hallways of the hospital to bid him farewell and congratulate him on his recovery.  Georgia Athletic Association staff were allowed to participate in this touching ceremony by waiting outside the hospital to view Jeremy and his family as he exited. The Athletic Association staff attendance was designed to demonstrate support for him as well as show appreciation to the many healthcare workers who participated in his care during his hospitalization.

Jeremy will continue to receive therapy as he recovers.

UGA Football: Blankenship, Woerner Named Hampshire Recipients

ATHENS, Ga. — Former University of Georgia football standouts Rodrigo Blankenship and Charlie Woerner have been named members of the 2020 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, according to an announcement Wednesday by the NFF and the College Hall of Fame.

The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers and were starters on their respective teams.

“We are pleased to honor another impressive group of athletes as part of this year’s Hampshire Honor Society,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “For more than a decade, the Hampshire Honor Society has served as a powerful vehicle for schools to recognize their college football players who have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically, and we congratulate the schools and each of these young men for their commitment to excellence in all aspects of their lives.”

Blankenship, a four-year starter from Marietta, Ga., was the 2019 winner of the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top place-kicker as well as a First Team All-America and CoSIDA Academic All-America selection.  Woerner, a four-year letterman from Tiger, Ga., played in 53 career games including 18 starts, mostly at tight end.  He was a member of the 2019 John Mackey Award watch list.

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF’s National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization’s leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 775 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide. The initiative has now honored 12,127 student-athletes since its inception.

Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:

  • Completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019;
    • Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
  • Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study;
  • Met all NCAA- or NAIA-mandated progress toward degree requirements; and
  • Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2019 season.
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