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Type Georgia offensive lineman Tate Ratledge’s name into the Google search bar and the second suggestion reads “Tate Ratledge mullet.” Informed of this when he sat down for a Quick Chat recently, the big (6-foot-6 and 315 pounds) redshirt sophomore offensive lineman laughed and shook his head, which caused that long hair in the back to dance a bit on his collar.

Yes, Ratledge has a mullet. It’s a bit silly, and he knows it’s a bit silly. That hair has come close to the chopping block several times, he said, but it’s still there. And the man is much more than his mullet.

Ratledge, who missed almost all of Georgia’s national championship season in 2021 due to a broken foot, gave an answer when he met with the media before the season started that deserves to be highlighted here. Asked about the role his teammates played in helping him through his recovery, Ratledge, from Rome, Ga., gave a terrific response: “A lot bigger one than they know. It was seeing them every day (that) is really what kept me sane during that time. It was coming in here, just seeing them, going to meetings, talking to them. So they played a really big role in that.”

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