Category: UGA Football

Georgia defensive players Jordan Davis and Nolan Smith comment on season preparations following Wednesday’s practice.

#99 Jordan Davis | Junior | DL
On how the defense feels about the offense and if the offense can give the defense a cushion…
“We always have faith in our offense, and we’re not really looking at it that type of way. We are just looking at it as a good on good competition. We have our best guys going against their best guys—just good competition all around at practice.”

On how he compares Zamir White and James Cook to Brian Herrien and D’Andre Swift…
“There is no drop-off, no drop-off. They bring such unique, multiple things to the game. It is really fun to watch and really fun to play with them. [Zamir White and James Cook] are both fast—so it’s giving me a hard time in practice trying to catch up with them at practice. I love them boys both.”

On if he thinks he’ll have a break out year this year…
“Definitely. I know it is a lot of pressure on me. I put a lot of pressure on myself for this year, especially maintaining my weight and getting active—running a lot more, trying to run a lot faster during practice and trying to compete. I feel like everything will fall into place once the season starts rolling around.”

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By John Frierson
Staff Writer

Georgia running back James Cook is both trying to follow in his famous brother’s footsteps while also working hard to forge his own path.

Dalvin Cook had a great career at Florida State and is now among the top running backs in the NFL, having rushed for 1,135 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings last season, his third in the league. Through his first two seasons at Georgia, James Cook has 458 total rushing yards on 66 attempts — an average of 6.9 yards per rush — along with a total of 24 receptions for 221 yards, all while serving predominantly as a backup to the likes of D’Andre Swift, Brian Herrien and Elijah Holyfield.

The opportunities to get the ball and make big things happen this season may be more abundant for the 5-foot-11, 190-pound Cook as he and Zamir White are Georgia’s top returning rushers. During a Quick Chat after practice Thursday, Cook talked about having a successful older brother, throwing the shot put, his hometown of Miami, playing the drums and much more.

Here’s some of what he had to say:

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THENS, Ga. — A total of 51 Georgia football alums will begin the 2020 season on NFL rosters.

There are currently 32 Bulldogs on 53-man rosters and an additional 15 on practice squads for 22 NFL teams. Another four Bulldogs are on team reserve lists.

The NFL season begins this week with the Thursday contest between Houston and Kansas City. Receiver/Pro Bowl return specialist Mecole Hardman helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV and extend Georgia’s streak of at least one player in the final game to 19 straight seasons.

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#74 Ben Cleveland | Senior | OL
On what his expectations are for the offensive line…
“I’m definitely very pleasantly surprised where we’ve ended up so far. It was kind of difficult not having a spring ball, and stuff like that. It put a lot of stress on all of us to learn this new offense, and pick up on everything in a lot shorter amount of time than what we would normally have. I think our guys have handled it extremely well. We’ve been progressing every single day. I think we’re way ahead of where most people think we should be.”

On what he makes of his time at Georgia…
“You know, that’s a good question. Parts of me sometimes wish I had taken school a little more serious and stuff like that. Obviously, it has taken me so long to get a degree. I should have had that a couple of years ago. But, the relationships and stuff that have been built—they will never be able to be replaced just with these guys from here. I appreciate all of these coaches and everything that they’ve done for [me] the last five years. It’s really just a lot of good relationships have been made over these last few years, and I’m sure they’ll continue to carry on after this next year is over.”

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