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After surviving the Auburn barnburner, it’s time to light up the Cats and Sanford! 

Wowsers, what a barnburner it was on the Plains 

this past Saturday as Kirby’s Dawgs had to dig 

deep to secure the victory over Auburn. The 

play on the field certainly wasn’t perfection, 

but thankfully neither the team, nor the terrific Red and Black 

fans in attendance ever panicked. Instead, collectively they all 

just kept chopping wood. Final result … Dawgs 27 Tigers 20. 

It truly was a battle in Jordan-Hare Stadium, so I would be 

remiss not to give the home team and the Auburn faithful a tip 

of the hat. They were ready to play from the opening whistle and 

really did enough to win the game. However, that wasn’t meant 

to be thanks to Brock Bowers’ dynamic performance, which was 

complimented by the steady play of the Dawgs’ signal caller, 

Carson Beck. 

Leading up to the game, I told folks that we would learn a ton 

about Carson due 

to the fact that he 

was making his road 

game start. And 

like always, when 

things are going War 

Eagle’s way, Jordan- 

Hare is probably the 

loudest stadium in 

the SEC. And I assure 

you the place was 

rocking the entire 

game. Nonetheless, 

our Dawgs stepped 

up, including freshman placekicker Peyton Woodring who was 

true on all his kicks. 

Not surprisingly, Kevin Butler (page 61) named Brock (offensive) 

and Peyton (special teams) as his players of the week. KB also 

tabbed Javon Bullard as his defensive player. It sure was nice 

to have No. 22 back on the field since he means so much to 

the Georgia defense. And the same for Ladd McConkey, who 

returned for the first time this season. And Kevin’s Unsung Dawg 

of the Week is extra special this week as it goes to his father, Joe. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Butlers during this time. 

Next up for our Dawgs is a red hot Kentucky team that arrives to 

Sanford Stadium undefeated. The success Mark Stoops continues 

to have at Big Blue is so impressive. And you can bet his team 

will be ready to play. They are always physical and always well 

prepared by an excellent coaching staff. It’s time to buckle up 

Bulldog Nation because Saturday’s game is guaranteed to be 

another slobber knocker. 

This issue of BI will get you ready. While it was hot as Hades in 

Auburn, it sure was a blast taking fan photos (pages 30-44) at the 

game. And thankfully, everyone in the photos are smiling, which 

was looking oh so questionable for most of the game. 

In our Social section (pages 25-54), enjoy our regular features … 

Georgia Girls (Olivia Bienvenu Massie), Proust Q&A (John Manly), 

A GREAT DAY IN AUBURN FOR PEYTON WOODRING AND THE SMARTS 

(WESTON, KIRBY, JULIA, MARY BETH) 

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MixTape (Chandler 

Call) and Grand 

Georgia Couples 

(Alice and John 

Sanders). So many 

great Bulldogs, 

who are all so neat 

and interesting 

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Georgia!!! 

Finally, Hamilton 

Culpepper is back 

in this issue with 

a terrific interview 

with PGA golfer 

Brian Harman (page 57). While Team USA fell short at the Ryder 

Cup, Brian played well and represented both the state of Georgia 

and UGA with class. What an awesome year it has been for 

Harman. Congrats on your continued success. 

That’s going to do it for me. Like everyone who made the roadie 

to Auburn, I’m plumb tuckered out on this Sunday evening. 

However, it is so worth it as our Dawgs’ magic continues. See you 

on Saturday night. Let’s light up the Cats and Sanford in high 

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October 19, 2019 was a bad day, but helped these Dawg rise like a Phoenix 

It rained and rained and rained and 

never stopped. The rain started 

sometime between 7 a.m. and 8 

a.m. in the morning. It went until 

sometime between midnight and 1:00 

a.m. Never relenting. On a scale of 1 to 10, 

with a 10 being a deluge, it was between a 

7 and an 8 all morning, all day and all night 

long. I’ve never experienced or witnessed 

a rainstorm last that long with that much 

of a constant downpour in Athens. 

Of course, the next day was gorgeous, as 

was the lovely day before. 

The date was Saturday, October 19, 2019. 

Georgia and Kentucky played football 

that night. Kirby Smart’s powerhouse 

program had a meteoric rise, winning the 

Southeastern Conference and playing 

for the national title in 2017, and sniffing 

something similar in 2018. The Bulldogs 

of 2019 had gotten off to a 5-0 start, 

highlighted by wins over Notre Dame 

and Tennessee. But then something bad 

happened. 

South Carolina came into Athens after an 

open date, while the Dogs were winning 

the Saturday night prior in Knoxville, and 

the Gamecocks upset Georgia 20-17 in 

double overtime. The Bulldogs turned 

the football over four times and missed 

two field goals. During Georgia’s run of six 

straight top ten finishes from 2017-2022, 

it was the most head scratching setback. It 

wasn’t Alabama or LSU, it was a Gamecock 

team coached by Will Muschamp that 

headed to Athens as a 20-point underdog. 

By no means did that loss do anything to 

dissuade the moment of the juggernaut 

Kirby Smart was building, it was a bump in 

the road. But it hurt. 

And it was a nooner. Losing the noon 

kickoff is awful. Especially when you’re 

in the top five and a three touchdown 

favorite. Makes it hard to watch any 

football the rest of the day and night. You 

just want to move on. 

After our postgame show, my friends 

Amy and Gordon Burnett, were there at 

Hotel Indigo, and we wanted to catch up. I 

was awful. Completely consumed by what 

had just happened, how that one had 

gotten away. 

Next up was the Kentucky game, and 

then a brutal November schedule of 

Florida, Missouri, a trip to Auburn, Texas 

A&M and then the Jackets at what is now 

historic Hyundai Field. 

I just remember thinking, the program is in 

great shape, we’re going to soon get to the 

mountaintop with Kirby leading the way, but 

this is probably going to be a 9-3 year. 

Well, against the Wildcats on the rainiest 

of rainy days in Athens, it was tied 0-0 

at the half and nobody was happy. 

Georgia was favored by more than two 

touchdowns, but stuck in the muck and 

mud with the Wildcats. My - at the time - 

daily talk show co-host Chris Brame, who 

usually had the job of calming me, texted 

and said “a loss is very much in play here.” 

Yikes. He was right. 

Kentucky had a lightning fast 

quarterback, Lynn Bowden, and Georgia’s 

top threat was D’Andre Swift, the 

sensational tailback. I remember thinking, 

one of these guys is going to break a long 

run, and that’s going to be the difference. 

Fortunately it was Swift who broke one. He 

went 38 yards to pay dirt. Georgia added 

another score in the third quarter and led 

14-0 heading into the final period. The 

Bulldogs came up with a red zone stand, 

later completed the lone pass attempt of 

the second half and tacked on a fourth 

quarter touchdown to win 21-0. 

Having to fight and scrap for that win was 

the best medicine for the Bulldogs. If it 

would have been a typical picturesque mid 

October Saturday, the Bulldogs might have 

won 38-10, and it would have seemed easy. 

But facing and responding to that adversity 

on the heels of that loss to the Gamecocks, 

it got Georgia back on track. 

Georgia incredibly ran that November 

gauntlet with a perfect 5-for-5 mark, 

beat Florida, Mizzou, Auburn, the Aggies 

and the Jackets. Unfortunately, Georgia 

lost to LSU’s amazing eventual national 

champions in the SEC Championship 

Game, but the Bulldogs rallied and beat 

Baylor in the Sugar Bowl to finish 12-2 and 

No. 4 nationally. 

That loss to South Carolina in 2019 is 

the last time the Bulldogs fell at home. 

Georgia has won 22 straight on Dooley 

Field in Sanford Stadium since, two off 

the school record 24 victories in a row 

Between the Hedges from 1980-83. 

After the loss to the Gamecocks, that 

disappointment served as the organic 

filaments that helped the Bulldogs rise like 

the Phoenix from the ashes - this winning 

streak beginning on that rain soaked 

Saturday against Kentucky. 

Along the way, the Bulldogs have 

famously won back-to-back national 

championships. The cornerstones for 

winning at the national and conference 

level, take care of business at home and 

in-state. Well 22 in a row Between the 

Hedges, and a 5-0 record against the 

North Avenue Trade School since 2017 

check those boxes. 

Mark Stoops may have his best team yet 

at Kentucky, better potentially than his 

10-3 Wildcats of 2018 and 2021. Along 

the way, Stoops’ Cats have broken some 

streaks and flipped some series, most 

notably ending a 31-year losing streak to 

Florida in 2018. 

The numbers on the board now are 22 

and 13, 22 straight at home for the Dogs 

and 13 in a row over Kentucky. 

Hopefully there’s no nonstop rainstorm 

Saturday night, but it will take that kind 

of grit, grind and guile, and of course a 

raucous crowd of over 90,000 strong, to 

extend those streaks here in these current 

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GEORGIA VS KENTUCKY 

BY: JEFF DANTZLER 

Georgia is coming off a thrilling 27-20 victory at Auburn 

that improved the two-time reigning national champions 

to improve to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the SEC. The 

Bulldogs have won 38 of the last 39 games, and are riding a 

school record 22 game winning streak. Georgia has won 32 

consecutive regular season games and 21 straight regular 

season SEC contests. The Bulldogs have won 22 in a row in 

Athens. 

Kentucky is riding high. The Wildcats rolled past Florida 33- 

14 this past weekend in Lexington, upping its record to 5-0 

and 2-0 in the league. Sensational tailback Ray Davis ran for 

280 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, and had a nine 

yard scoring catch for four total TDs, as the Wildcats delivered 

before a sellout crowd in the Commonwealth. The Wildcats 

opened the season with three straight non conference wins 

over Ball State, Eastern Kentucky and Akron. Kentucky took its 

SEC opener over Vanderbilt by a 45-28 margin. No doubt the 

victory over the Gators stamped Kentucky legitimate. 

The victory is Kentucky’s third straight over Florida, making 

an astounding turn in the series. Florida had beaten Kentucky 

for 31 straight years before the Wildcats won in Gainesville in 

2018. 

Now the Wildcats try to break all those streaks for Georgia 

on Saturday in Athens. That includes the series between 

the Wildcats and Bulldogs. Georgia has beaten Kentucky 13 

consecutive times, including a gritty 16-6 triumph for Kirby 

Smart’s Dogs on a frigid late November Saturday in Lexington. 

While Davis was shining for Kentucky against Florida, 

Georgia’s All-American tight end Brock Bowers had a 

sensational performance on the Plains. He pulled in eight 

catches for 158 yards, showcasing a wide array of skills 

and grabs. Bowers 40-yard touchdown catch and run from 

quarterback Carson Beck put Georgia in front 27-20 late in the 

fourth quarter. 

Both the Bulldogs and Wildcats will focus much of 

their defensive gameplan into trying to slow down two 

tremendous players who could certainly continue to play 

themselves into Heisman Trophy consideration. 

There are only three teams in the SEC that escaped the five 

Saturday month of September unscathed - the Bulldogs, the 

Wildcats and Missouri. The Tigers from Mizzou host the LSU 

Tigers Saturday. The winner in Athens gets an October leg up 

in the race for the SEC East and a berth in Atlanta. 

Red zone woes were a problem in Georgia’s win over South 

Carolina. Turnovers plagued Georgia last week at Jordan-Hare 

Stadium, and the week prior against UAB. But Bowers, a pair 

of clutch fourth down stops, and excellent performances 

from Beck and freshman kicker Peyton Woodring keyed the 

comeback victory over Auburn. Like the South Carolina game, 

the Bulldogs fell behind by double digits in the first half, but 

found a way. 

Smart has built his alma mater into a national power, and 

his team will need a complete performance Saturday night to 

hold off the red hot Big Blue. 


BULLDOGS TO WATCH 

BY: CLAY WATKINS 

KIRBY SMART (HC) - Coach Smart has an infinite amount of respect for 

Mark Stoops and the job he has done since taking the Wildcat head coaching 

position in 2013. Nobody understands the challenge that the Bulldogs face 

this weekend more than the Georgia head coach. In two SEC games, Georgia 

has come back from 10+ point deficits. Kentucky is coming off a dominant win 

against Florida, and Stoops is looking to beat the Bulldogs for the first time 

since Coach Smart has taken over. Expect Coach Smart to shore up the Georgia 

rush defense and find a way to limit a balanced Kentucky offensive attack this 

Saturday in Athens. 

BROCK BOWERS 

TIGHT END 


CARSON BECK (QB #15) - Georgia’s offensive success lies within the hands 

of the junior quarterback. Beck, coming into the Kentucky game, has thrown 

for 1,487 yards, seven touchdowns, and two interceptions. Over the past four 

seasons, Georgia has struggled to successfully air it out against the Wildcat 

defense. In 2022, Stetson Bennett threw for just 116 yards and an interception. 

Beck will need to sustain drives and keep the Wildcat defense on the field in 

order to control the game against a difficult SEC East opponent. 

DAIJUN EDWARDS (RB #30) - Edwards has been a breath of fresh air 

since returning from injury. The Georgia back, in three games, has rushed for 

260 yards and five touchdowns. The Colquitt County product added two critical 

touchdowns this past weekend against Auburn, his second consecutive game 

with two or more touchdowns. Success for Georgia starts with running the 

football. Edwards will be given a multitude of opportunities and will look to 

alleviate the pressure from first year starter Carson Beck. 

BROCK BOWERS (TE #19) - Big games call for big time players. There is no 

better player in the country than Bowers, and the junior looks to torment the 

Wildcat defense just like he did the last time Kentucky came to Athens in 2021. 

Bowers is coming off a monster performance against Auburn where he compiled 

157 yards with 121 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Bowers also scored 

the game winning touchdown as he scampered away from numerous Tiger 

defenders for a 40-yard score. Over the past two games, Bowers has 278 yards 

receiving on 18 catches and three touchdowns. Georgia’s offense will revolve 

around 19 once again this Saturday. 

MYKEL WILLIAMS 

DEFENSIVE END 

MYKEL WILLIAMS (DE #13) - Williams is Georgia’s most dominant pass 

rusher and most skilled defensive lineman. Georgia has not been efficient at 

getting to the quarterback this season, having racked up just eight total sacks 

through five games. Kentucky has a balanced offensive attack led by a veteran 


BY JEFF DANTZLER 

In 1987, Georgia’s 17-14 come-from-behind victory 

over Kentucky, Lars Tate scored the go-ahead 

touchdown and Rusty Beasley sealed the win with a 

clinching interception. 

All-SEC safety Kirby Smart had two tremendous 

games in Georgia triumphs over the Wildcats, 

picking off No. 1 overall draft pick Tim Couch twice 

in 1997 and twice again in 1998. 

Georgia’s 1982 SEC champions fell behind 14-3 

in Lexington, but rallied for a 27-14 victory, led 

by John Lastinger, who threw three TD passes, 

including a 64-yarder to Herschel Walker. 


transfer quarterback as well as the top rusher in the SEC. 

Williams will not only be relied upon to disrupt the Wildcat 

offense in both the passing attack but will also be needed to 

limit Ray Davis and the Kentucky ground game. 

SMAEL MONDON (LB #2) - One of Georgia’s advantages 

lies within their inside linebackers. Mondon is a monster 

athlete who is currently Georgia’s leading tackler with 25 total 

tackles on the season. Through Mondon’s time as a starter, 

he has found success blitzing, something Glenn Schumann 

loves to do with his inside backers. Against Auburn, Mondon 

found a way to get into the Tiger backfield and bring down 

Payton Throne for his first of the season. Expect Mondon to 

once again be all over the field against a very difficult Wildcat 

offense. 

SMAEL MONDON 

LINEBACKER 

MALAKI STARKS (S #24) - Starks has been a model of 

consistency for the Georgia secondary. Starks sealed the deal 

on the Plains with an impressive fourth quarter interception. 

Starks, who is excellent in coverage, is also exceptional as a 

tackler. The Georgia safety has made 18 total tackles in 2023 

which is currently third most on the team. Starks will be a 

critical piece in Georgia’s defensive scheme again this Saturday 

and will look to add another interception to his name. 


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WILDCATS TO WATCH 

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MARK STOOPS (HC) - Coach Stoops, renowned for his reputation 

and motivational prowess, has instilled a winning mentality in this 

Kentucky Wildcats football program and has grown the team into a true 

SEC threat in his time in Lexington. His leadership has propelled Kentucky 

to new heights, earning notice from the college football sphere after 

proving themselves in their victory against a ranked Florida. The Wildcats 

may be on the verge of something special, and Stoops will be doing 

everything to keep it going against the Dawgs. 

BARION BROWN (WR #7) - Though the Kentucky Wildcat offense 

is known for their stout run game, that doesn’t mean you can disregard 

what they have to offer through the air. Barion Brown is the speediest 

option at the receiver position, and given the Cats’ liking for the run, 

a play action shot to him may wind up hurting the Dawgs on defense. 

Brown’s longest reception of the season has been for 55 yards, so he 

DEVIN LEARY 

QUARTERBACK 

definitely has it in him. He’s also tied for Kentucky quarterback Devin 

Leary’s most targeted receiver with 19 receptions this year. 

PHOTO BY: KENTUCKY ATHLETICS 

RAY DAVIS (RB #1) - 280 yards, that’s how much Ray Davis ran for 

against the Florida Gators last Saturday. Just him. It’s rare to see that kind 

of production against an FBS opponent, let alone a team in the SEC, but 

Davis did it nonetheless. On the season, he now has 594 yards, averaging 

7.8 yards per carry. What stands out with this guy is the way the Wildcats 

like to lean on him. Davis has over three times as many rush attempts 

as JuhTain McClain, Kentucky’s second leading back, with 76 to his 21. 

Georgia allowed 243 rushing yards to Auburn last week, so that should 

inspire Kentucky to lean on the ground attack. 

DEVIN LEARY (QB #13) - Transferring from North Carolina State, 

Leary has made an immediate difference with the Wildcats, having 

thrown for 1,129 yards and 10 touchdowns so far this season. One thing 

the Wildcats do well is protect their quarterback, having allowed only 

four sacks to this point in the year. This protection in the pocket gives 

Leary the extra second he needs to make plays. 

TAYVION ROBINSON 

WIDE RECEIVER 


TAYVION ROBINSON (WR #9) - Robinson’s numbers speak for 

themselves. He’s the leading receiver for Kentucky with 308 receiving 

yards, averaging 16.2 yards a catch, and like fellow receiver Barion 

Brown, has a long of 56 yards. That 16.2 yards per catch is going to be 


In the 1984 NBA Draft, Kentucky had two of the top 

six picks … Sam Bowie went second overall to the 

Portland Trail Blazers and Mel Turpin was the sixth 

selection by the Washington Bullets. 

One of the greatest players in Kentucky football 

history, Babe Parilli was an All-American for Bear 

Bryant’s Wildcats in 1950 and 1951, leading Big Blue 

to Sugar and Cotton Bowl victories. 

Five different coaches have led Kentucky’s storied 

basketball program to national championships: 

Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith 

and John Calipari. 


dangerous. As mentioned earlier, he and Brown are tied with the 

most receptions on the team, so that means Robinson is going to 

get plenty of opportunities to showcase his explosive capability. 

MAXWELL HAIRSTON (DB #31) - Maxwell Hairston is an 

impressive athlete leading the team in tackles from the cornerback 

position. Not safety, but the cornerback position. Naturally, he has 

good straight speed and has developed his change of direction 

since coming to college. It’s those traits that have helped him rack 

up 33 tackles and two pick-sixes this season. 10 of those tackles 

came against Florida, a season high for the Michigan native. 

Hairston’s going to be coming in hot when the Wildcats take the 

field this Saturday. 

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TREVIN WALLACE (LB #32) - Wallace had a significant impact 

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the team with 27 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and a forced fumble, in addition 

to the stats he accumulated against Florida. Wallace is actually a 

Georgia native - a highly touted prospect from Jesup. He will have 

some extra motivation playing in his home state, striving to make 

his mark in what will more than likely be another physical Georgia- 

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Georgia vs. Kentucky 


THE ALWAYS FORMIDABLE 

MARK STOOPS 


1. Devin Leary Addition - Our Kentucky insider Darrell Bird gives a 

great take on the Wildcats new quarterback in “A View From.” The new Wildcats 

quarterback is outstanding, maybe an upgrade from Will Levis, who was very 

good. You know Kentucky is always going to be big and tough and physical. I 

always remember Coach Dooley and Georgia’s players saying that you knew you 

would be in a physical battle when playing Kentucky. Mark Stoops is an excellent 

defensive coach and Kentucky is strong in the line of scrimmage. The Wildcats also 

have a terrific quarterback who can deliver consistency and big plays. 

2. Stoops - Kentucky’s head coach has done a terrific job in his decade long 

tenure for Big Blue. This is Stoops 11th season, and he’s led the Wildcats to seven 

straight bowl games. His first year, the Wildcats went 2-10, then improved to 5-7 

in each of the next two. Since then, with the exception of the Covid year when 

they went 5-6, it’s been a winning record for the ‘Cats. Most notably in 2018 and 

2021 when Kentucky posted 10-3 records and Citrus Bowl victories over Penn 

State and Iowa. Stoops’ Wildcats broke the 31-game losing streak to Florida in 

2018. Now his team tries to make some magic happen in Athens. 

3. Dawgs Decade - Georgia is riding a 13-game winning streak over 

Kentucky. The Bulldogs “ran the decade” of the 2010s against Kentucky, going 

10 for 10.. The Bulldogs last lost to Kentucky in 2009, when the Wildcats won 

34-27 at Sanford Stadium. Georgia also carries a 22-game home winning 

streak into this battle - a streak that began on a rainy Saturday night (and all 

day) with a 21-0 win over Kentucky in 2019. The school record for consecutive 

victories Between the Hedges is 24, set from 1980-1983. 

4. Yeah Yeah Yeah - One of the most memorable Bulldog victories over 

Kentucky came in 1978, as Georgia rallied from a 16-0 deficit to defeat the 

Wildcats 17-16 in Lexington. Rex Robinson delivered the game winner in 

the closing seconds, and Larry Munson was at his very best. For the Master, 

that one and the 1982 victory over Auburn that clinched a third straight SEC 

Championship, was the best the great one ever called. It was a crystal clear, cold 

night, and that WSB signal was bouncing from Miami to Maine. College Football 

fans used to surf the radio dials at night like we jump around on TV now. A lot 

of people heard Larry Munson deliver an epic performance, with a thrilling final 

drive that culminated with Rex’s kick when “the whole stadium’s standing, no, 

some of ‘em are upside down, but they’re tryin’ to stand. “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” 

5. 97 and 98 for 16 - Two other favorite Georgia victories over Kentucky 

came in 1997 and 1998 when the Bulldogs current two-time reigning national 

championship head coach was an All-SEC safety for Jim Donnan’s Dogs. Both of 

those Kentucky teams were led by quarterback Tim Couch, the top pick in the 

1999 NFL Draft, running coach Hal Mumme’s Air Raid offense. In 1997, stellar 

tailback Robert Edwards scored on an 80-yard touchdown run in the rain. Right 

before the half, Ronald Bailey returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown. 

It was one of three Couch interceptions on the day. The other two were picked 

off by Kirby Smart. Edwards scored on a 44-yard run that put the game away, as 

Georgia prevailed 23-13. The next year in Lexington, Georgia won a 28-26 thriller. 

The Dogs fell behind 10-0, but turned the game on a goal line stand stop by 

Orantes Grant. The Dogs got going and built a 28-20 lead. The Wildcats scored, but 

the Dogs stopped the two-pointer. It looked like Georgia had run out the clock, 

but fumbled in the final minute while picking up the first down deep in Wildcat 

territory. Couch drove Kentucky into field goal range, but the snap exchange 

was botched and the Cats never got the kick off. Whew. Along with Grant, 

Georgia’s defensive MVP was Kirby Smart, who recorded two more picks against 

the eventual top pick. On one of those picks, he just got tripped up, negating a 

chance at a long return. Georgia’s future Hall of Fame head coach was a terrific 

player, and two of his greatest games came against Kentucky. 

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Whenever Georgia 

has a tough game, 

like the one they 

just had in Auburn, 

Coach Kirby Smart tends to say 

he was able to learn something 

about his team that day. This 27-20 

victory over the Auburn Tigers, the 

Georgia Bulldogs’ longest standing 

rival, was yet another testament 

to that. Smart credited this team 

as being “resilient as hell,” to quote 

him from his postgame presser. 

Now that may just sound like 

coach speak, but his players had 

something to say about it, too. 

After the game, adding to that 

mantra of resilience, Georgia safety 

Javon Bullard said that “This team 

fights … We’re a relentless team. 

We’re a team that doesn’t quit until 

the final whistle.” 

It’s interesting to break down 

because you can’t quantify resilience. 

You can’t measure the amount of 

fight a team may or may not have, 

but it’s precisely that metric which 

is defining the Bulldogs’ season. 

The level of resilience the 2023 

Georgia football team possesses is 

unparalleled to what any other team 

in the country has dealt with, and it 

continues to propel this team further 

into the season. 

The seed of this characteristic was 

planted during the 2022 Missouri 

game, where the Dawgs didn’t 

have a lead until the fourth quarter 

against an unranked Missouri 

Tigers team. It was seen again 

in the Peach Bowl game against 

Ohio State later that season, where 

the Dawgs overcame a 14-point 

deficit to advance and eventually 

won the College Football Playoff 

Championship Game, securing 

their second consecutive national 

championship. 

When the Dawgs played against 

South Carolina in Sanford Stadium 

earlier this season, they entered 

halftime trailing 14-3. How did they 

respond? They displayed resilience 

and came back to shut out the 

Gamecocks for the entire second 

half of the game while scoring 21 

points to stage a comeback and 

secure their first conference victory 

of the season. That’s it. That’s a key 

characteristic of this team, and we 

witnessed it in action at Jordan- 

Hare Stadium against Auburn. 

At this point, it’s obvious that the 

2023 Georgia team doesn’t have 

the same level of talent they’ve had 

in years past, especially in 2021 and 

2022. If they did, Georgia wouldn’t 

find themselves in these situations. 

For perspective, the UGA versus 

Auburn score was 34-10 in favor 

of Georgia in 2021 and 42-10 in 

2022. Furthermore, their injury 

report resembles a five-year-old’s 

Christmas list in length. Prominent 

talents like Amarius Mims and 

Branson Robinson were sidelined, and 

you could observe the impact on the 

Dawgs’ inability to establish the run 

against the Tigers last Saturday. 

Kirby’s said it before: if you 

can’t run, it’s going to make 

throwing the ball all the more 

difficult. The stats proved it. 

Carson Beck barely threw for 

more than 75 yards in the first 

half. It wasn’t until the game 

started coming down to the 

wire that Georgia began to dial 

in – especially Brock Bowers. In 

the second half, Georgia threw 

for 236 passing yards, scored 17 

points, and forced a turnover to 

secure their victory against the 

Tigers. It wasn’t pretty, but as 

Bullard said after the fact, “A win 

is a win in my book.” 

The Georgia defense may allow 

more than the fans are used to, 

and the offense may not show up 

until the second half, but one thing 

that’s for certain is these guys are 

going to find a way to win. I’d bet 

you they find a way in every game 

for the rest of the season. 

Kirby Smart and his team are 

going to keep chopping next week 

when facing a physical Kentucky 

team at home. That game probably 

won’t be pretty either; the Wildcats 

ran for 329 yards against Florida 

this past weekend. But again, one 

thing these Georgia Bulldogs are 

going to do is find a way to be 

resilient, and with that resiliency, 

you can expect the Bulldogs to find 

a way to win. 


Darrell Bird once again does a 

tremendous job giving us the scoop on 

Saturday night’s SEC battle from the 

Kentucky perspective. He does great 

work as the General Manager of The Cats’ 

Pause and http://CatsPause.com . We’re 

always appreciative of his insight. 


A VIEW FROM ... 

lexington 

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT 

THE IMPACT DEVIN 

LEARY HAS HAD AT 

QUARTERBACK FOR 

KENTUCKY? 

Leary is finally settling into a 

groove at Kentucky. Folks forget 

he was ACC preseason player of 

the year before suffering a bad 

shoulder injury early in the 2022 

season. He returned sooner than 

expected, but there was still some 

rust to shake free. He’s always 

been great at mid-range, but the 

long ball was the best it’s been 

during UK’s SEC opening win at 

Vanderbilt on Sept. 23. 

COULD THIS BE MARK 

STOOPS BEST TEAM HE’S 

HAD AT KENTUCKY? 

Yes, it could be but the emphasis 

is on ‘could.’ Stoops was a 

curmudgeon throughout the 

three non-conference games, 

harping on mental mistakes, 

slow starts, etc. I’m convinced it’s 

because he knows how good this 

team “could” be, but it has been 

way too inconsistent to date. 

Flashes of greatness don’t lead 

to SEC success. But the potential 

absolutely is there. 

WHAT WOULD A WIN AT 

GEORGIA MEAN FOR THE 

PROGRAM? 

Georgia is the path to an SEC 

East championship, the last 

East championship sadly. So for 

Kentucky it’s the final hurdle in 

this rebuilding process and proof 

that UK has arrived and deserves 

to be talked about with the best 

football teams of the league, 

something the rest of the SEC 

media has been slow to accept. 

OF ALL THE BIG ONES, 

WHAT DO YOU THINK 

THE BIGGEST WIN OF 

THE STOOPS ERA AT 

KENTUCKY IS? 

Sept. 8, 2018, when Kentucky went 

into The Swamp and convincingly 

beat Florida 27-16. It ended a 

horrendous 31-game losing 

streak to the Gators, but more 

importantly, it was the confidence 

to know Kentucky had arrived and 

it propelled the Wildcats to its first 

10-win season in 40 years. 

WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON 

GEORGIA? 

It feels like Georgia, like so many 

other SEC powers, is struggling a 

bit to find its way. But then again, 

an 85 percent Georgia is better 

than everyone else’s 100 percent. 

But it does give Kentucky a ray of 

hope, but also the sobering reality 

this may be the best, last chance 

to knock off the Bulldogs. UK may 

not win, but Georgia will know 

it’s been in a fight, especially from 

Kentucky’s defense. 

WHAT DO THE WILDCATS 

NEED TO DO TO WIN? 

Kentucky will not only need to play 

flawlessly, something it hasn’t done 

to date, but it will need points from 

everyone – defense and special 

teams to go with the offense. The 

good news is they are very capable 

of doing so with three defensive 

touchdowns and one special teams 

score through four games. 

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Nine SEC games introduces 

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2023 georgia bulldogs numerical roster 

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 

0 ^Troy Bowles ILB Fr. 6-0 220 HS Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit HS) 

0 #Roderick Robinson II RB Fr. 6-0 240 HS Imperial, Calif. (Lincoln HS) 

1 Nyland Green DB RSo. 6-1 185 1VL Covington, Ga. (Newton HS) 

1 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint WR Sr. 6-2 195 3VL Pompano Beach, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 

2 Kendall Milton RB Sr. 6-1 220 3VL Fresno, Calif. (Buchanan HS) 

2 Smael Mondon ILB Jr. 6-3 225 2VL Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County HS) 

3 Kamari Lassiter DB Jr. 6-0 180 2VL Savannah, Ga. (American Christian Acad.) 

3 Andrew Paul RB RFr. 5-11 218 SQ Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal School) 

4 Oscar Delp TE So. 6-5 245 1VL Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS) 

4 #AJ Harris DB Fr. 6-1 190 HS Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS) 

5 #Rara Thomas WR Jr. 6-2 200 TR Eufaula, Ala. (Miss. State/Eufaula HS) 

5 #Raylen Wilson ILB Fr. 6-1 225 HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS) 

6 Daylen Everette DB So. 6-1 190 1VL Norfolk, Va. (IMG Academy) 

6 #Dominic Lovett WR Jr. 5-10 187 TR Belleville, Ill. (Missouri/East St. Louis HS) 

7 Marvin Jones Jr. OLB So. 6-5 250 1VL Sunrise, Fla. (American Heritage HS) 

7 #Lawson Luckie TE Fr. 6-3 240 HS Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 

8 #Joenel Aguero DB Fr. 5-11 205 HS Lynn, Mass. (St. John’s Prep) 

9 Jackson Meeks WR Jr. 6-2 205 2VL henix City, Ala. (Central HS) 

9 #Justyn Rhett DB Fr. 6-0 190 HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 

10 Jamon Dumas-Johnson ILB Jr. 6-1 245 2VL Hyattsville, Md. (St. Francis Academy) 

10 #Tyler Williams WR Fr. 6-3 205 HS Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland HS) 

11 Arian Smith WR Jr. 6-0 185 3VL Bradley, Fla. (Lakeland HS) 

11 Jalon Walker ILB So. 6-2 245 1VL Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury HS) 

12 Julian Humphrey DB RFr. 6-0 190 1VL Webster, Texas (Clear Lake HS) 

12 Brock Vandagriff QB RSo. 6-3 210 SQ Bogart, Ga. (Prince Ave. Christian School) 

13 #Zeed Haynes WR Fr. 6-1 170 HS Philadelphia, Pa. (North Penn HS) 

13 Mykel Williams DL So. 6-5 265 1VL Columbus, Ga. (Hardaway HS) 

14 David Daniel-Sisavanh DB Jr. 6-2 185 2VL Woodstock, Ga. (Woodstock HS) 

14 Gunner Stockton QB RFr. 6-1 215 SQ Tiger, Ga. (Rabun County HS) 

15 Carson Beck QB Jr. 6-4 220 2VL Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS) 

15 ^Daniel Harris DB Fr. 6-2 175 HS Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep HS) 

16 C.J. Madden OLB RFr. 6-4 240 SQ Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS) 

16 Jackson Muschamp QB Jr. 6-2 190 SQ Columbia, S.C. (Hammond School) 

17 #Anthony Evans III WR Fr. 5-11 165 HS Converse, Texas (Judson HS) 

17 Dan Jackson DB Sr. 6-1 200 2VL Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS) 

18 C.J. Smith WR RFr. 6-3 190 SQ Apopka, Fla. (Mount Dora HS) 

18 Xavian Sorey ILB RSo. 6-3 220 2VL Campbellton, Fla. (IMG Academy) 

19 Brock Bowers TE Jr. 6-4 240 2VL Napa, Calif. (Napa HS) 

19 Darris Smith OLB So. 6-5 240 1VL Baxley, Ga. (Appling Co. HS) 

20 Sevaughn Clark RB Sr. 6-1 215 2VL Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County HS) 

20 JaCorey Thomas DB So. 6-0 200 1VL Orlando, Fla. (Boone HS) 

22 Javon Bullard DB Jr. 5-11 195 2VL Milledgeville, Ga. (Baldwin HS) 

22 Branson Robinson RB So. 5-10 220 1VL Canton, Miss. (Germantown HS) 

23 De’Nylon Morrissette WR So. 6-1 200 1VL Stone Mountain, Ga. (North Cobb HS) 

23 Tykee Smith DB Sr. 5-10 205 1VL Philadelphia, Pa. (WVU / Imhotep Inst.) 

24 Malaki Starks DB So. 6-1 205 1VL Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson HS) 

25 E.J. Lightsey ILB RFr. 6-2 223 IVL Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald HS) 

26 Collin Drake QB RSo. 6-1 195 SQ Ennis, Texas (Ennis HS) 

26 #Sam M’Pemba OLB Fr. 6-3 2 45 HS Olivette, Mo. (IMG Academy) 

27 Sam Bush QB Fr. 5-11 185 HS Athens, Ga. (Athens Academy) 

27 ^Chris Peal DB Fr. 6-1 190 HS Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) 

28 Walter Blanchard WR Fr. 6-1 195 HS Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone) 

29 Luke Bennett WR RFr. 5-11 175 SQ Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County HS) 

29 #Gabe Harris Jr. OLB Fr. 6-4 245 HS Thomasville, Ga. (IMG Aacdemy) 

30 Daijun Edwards RB Sr. 5-10 201 3VL Norman Park, Ga. (Colquitt County HS) 

30 Terrell Foster ILB RFr. 6-1 220 SQ Kennesaw, Ga. (IMG Academy) 

31 Grant Briscoe WR RFr. 6-3 190 SQ Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) 

31 ^Kyron Jones ATH Fr. 6-0 200 HS Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian HS) 

32 Chaz Chambliss OLB Jr. 6-2 250 2VL Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS) 

32 Cash Jones RB RSo. 6-0 182 1VL Brock, Texas (Brock HS) 

33 #C.J. Allen ILB Fr. 6-1 235 HS Barnesville, Ga. (Lamar County HS) 

35 Jacob Fleming DB RFr. 5-11 190 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster Academy) 

35 #Damon Wilson II OLB Fr. 6-4 235 HS Nokomis, Fla. (Venice HS) 

36 Colby Smith DB Sr. 5-10 175 SQ Danielsville, Ga. (Pres. College/Madison Co. HS) 

37 Izayah Reeves WR RSo. 5-11 175 TR Long Island, N.Y. (Charleston/Monocan HS) 

38 Patrick Taylor DB Jr. 6-0 175 SQ Johns Creek, Ga. (Johns Creek HS) 

39 Parker Jones DB RFr. 5-11 165 SQ Albany, Ga. (Deerfield-Windsor School) 

39 Collin Lark DB Jr. 6-0 198 HS Dallas, Texas (Dallas Jesuit HS) 

39 Miles Thornton RB RFr. 6-0 195 SQ Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 

41 Denton Shamburger DB RFr. 6-0 185 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School) 

41 ^Len’Neth Whitehead RB Jr. 6-2 220 TR Athens, Ga. (Tennessee/Athens Academy) 

42 Graham Collins ILB Jr. 6-2 215 SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Innocents Episcopal School) 

43 Marek Briley WR Fr. 6-3 205 HS Buford, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) 

43 Ali Hall DB RFr. 6-1 201 TR Jacksonville, Fla. (GMC/Westside HS) 

44 Cade Brock TE Jr. 6-0 250 SQ Subligna, Ga. (Darlington HS) 

44 #Jordan Hall DL Fr. 6-4 320 HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Westside HS) 

45 Jacob Hardie RB RFr. 5-9 180 SQ Olney, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) 

46 George Vining WR Sr. 6-0 205 SQ Macon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Academy) 

47 Sam Shurtleff OLB Jr. 6-4 230 TR Watkinsville, Ga. (Nebraska/Oconee County HS) 

47 Will Taylor WR Fr. 6-3 190 HS Milton, Ga. (Cambridge HS) 

48 Joseph Daniels RB Gr. 5-10 188 SQ John’s Creek, Ga. (Indiana/Roswell HS) 

48 Cooper Johnson TE RFr. 6-4 220 SQ Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS) 

49 Luke Collins OLB RSo. 6-2 245 SQ Birmingham, Ala. (Birmingham Prep) 

51 Will Snellings SN Fr. 6-2 220 HS Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS) 

52 Christen Miller DL RFr. 6-4 305 IVL Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS) 

53 Dylan Fairchild OL RSo. 6-5 315 1VL Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth HS) 

54 ^Kelton SmithJr. OL Fr. 6-4 330 HS Columbus, Ga. (Carver HS) 

55 #Jamaal Jarrett DL Fr. 6-5 350 HS Greensboro, N.C. (Grimsley HS) 

55 Jared Wilson OL RSo. 6-3 310 2VL Winston-Salem, N.C. (West Forsyth HS) 

56 Micah Morris OL RSo. 6-6 330 1VL Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County HS) 

56 William Mote SN Sr. 6-2 230 3VL Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 

57 #Monroe Freeling OL Fr. 6-7 310 HS Isle of Palms, S.C. (Oceanside Collegiate Acad) 

58 Austin Blaske OL Jr. 6-5 310 2VL Faulkville, Ga. (South Effingham HS) 

59 ^Bo Hughley OL Fr. 6-7 280 HS Fairburn, Ga. (Langston Hughes HS) 

60 Henry Peagler OL Fr. 6-3 290 HS Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County HS) 

63 Sedrick Van Pran OL Jr. 6-4 310 3VL New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton HS) 

65 Amarius Mims OL Jr. 6-7 340 2VL Cochran, Ga. (Bleckley County HS) 

66 Aliou Bah OL RFr. 6-5 320 SQ Memphis, Tenn. (IMG Academy) 

66 Jonathan Washburn SN RSo. 6-2 230 SQ Ringgold, Ga. (Heritage HS) 

67 Clinton Barlow DL Fr. 6-5 310 HS Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) 

68 Chris Brown OL Jr. 6-5 300 SQ Savannah, Ga. (Islands HS) 

69 Tate Ratledge OL RSo. 6-6 310 1VL Rome, Ga. (Darlington School) 

70 #Joshua Miller OL Fr. 6-4 300 HS Chesterfield, Va. (Life Christian Academy) 

71 EARNEST GREENE III OL RFR. 6-4 320 SQ LOS ANG, CA (ST. JOHN BOSCO HS) 

72 ^JAMAL MERIWEATHER OL FR. 6-6 287 HS BRUNSWICK, GA. (BRUNSWICK HS) 

73 XAVIER TRUSS OL SR. 6-7 320 3VL W. WARWICK, R.I. (BISHOP HENDRICKEN HS) 

74 DREW BOBO OL RFR. 6-5 305 SQ AUBURN, ALA. (AUBURN HS) 

76 MILES JOHNSON OL JR. 6-5 320 SQ BLUE RIDGE, GA. (FANNIN CO. HS) 

78 CHAD LINDBERG OL JR. 6-6 325 2VL LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS (CLEAR CREEK HS) 

78 NAZIR STACKHOUSE DL SR. 6-3 320 3VL STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. (COLUMBIA HS) 

79 GUS GAMMAGE OL FR. 6-5 306 HS CEDARTOWN, GA. (DARLINGTON SCHOOL) 

80 BRANDON MOODY WR JR. 5-7 1 65 TR MONROE, GA. (BERRY COL./MONROE AREA HS) 

81 DAVID LALAIAN TE FR. 6-4 225 HS MONROE, GA. (MONROE AREA HS) 

82 LOGAN JOHNSON WR RSO. 5-6 155 SQ B OGART, GA. (PRINCE AVE. CHRISTIAN) 

83 COLE SPEER WR SO. 5-11 185 1VL CALHOUN, GA. (CALHOUN HS) 

84 LADD MCCONKEY WR JR. 6-0 185 2 VL CHATSWORTH, GA. (NORTH MURRAY HS) 

85 DREW SHEEHAN TE SR. 6-2 240 SQ WOODSTOCK, GA. (KENN ST. / WOODSTOCK HS) 

86 DILLON BELL WR SO. 6-1 210 1VL HOUSTON, TEXAS (THE KINKAID SCHOOL) 

87 MEKHI MEWS WR RSO. 5-8 185 1VL GRAYSON, GA. (CENTRAL GWINNETT HS) 

88 #PEARCE SPURLIN III TE FR. 6-7 2 30 HS ROSEMARY BEACH, FLA. (S. WALTON HS) 

89 BRAXTON HICKS WR JR. 6-2 195 SQ TIGER, GA. (RABUN COUNTY HS) 

90 TRAMEL WALTHOUR DL SR. 6-3 270 3VL HINESVILLE, GA. (HUTCHINSON CC/ 

LIBERTY CO. HS) 

91 ^PEYTON WOODRING PK FR. 5-10 175 HS LAFAYETTE, LA. (ASCENSION EPISCOPAL HS) 

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WEST FORSYTH) 

92 BRETT THORSON P SO. 6-2 220 1VL MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 

(PROKICK AUSTRALIA) 

93 WILL HATTAWAY PK FR. 6-0 185 HS EVANS, GA. (LAKESIDE HS) 

93 TYRION INGRAM-DAWKINS DL RSO. 6-5 280 2VL GAFFNEY, S.C. (GAFFNEY HS) 

94 HENRY BATES PK RFR. 5-11 170 SQ WAYCROSS, GA. (WARE COUNTY HS) 

94 JONATHAN JEFFERSON DL RSO. 6-3 295 2VL DOUGLASVILLE, GA. (DOUGLAS COUNTY HS) 

96 ZION LOGUE DL SR. 6-5 310 3VL LEBANON, TENN. (LEBANON HS) 

97 WARREN BRINSON DL SR. 6-4 305 3VL SAVANNAH, GA. (IMG ACADEMY) 

98 NOAH JONES P RSO. 6-0 165 SQ CAIRO, GA. (CAIRO HS) 

99 JARED ZIRKEL PK JR. 6-3 185 1VL KERRVILLE, TEXAS (TIVY HS) 

#2023 EARLY ENROLLEE; ^JUNE 2023 ARRIVAL 

PRONUNCIATIONS 

ALIOU BAH............................... UH-LOO BAH 

AUSTIN BLASKE............................... BLAS-KEE 

TROY BOWLES.........................................BOWLS 

JAVON BULLARD...............................JUH-VAHN 

CHAZ CHAMBLISS...........................CHAM-BLISS 

SEVAUGHN CLARK..........................SUH-VAUGHN 

DAVID DANIEL-SISAVANH............. SIS-UH-VAHN 

JAMON DUMAS JOHNSON.....JUH-MAHN DO-MAS 

DAIJUN EDWARDS...........................DAY-ZYAHN 

DAYLEN EVERETTE.............................. DAY-LYNN 

TERRELL FOSTER.................................TUH-RELL 

NYLAND GREEN...................................NY-LUND 

ZEED HAYNES..............ZEED RHYMES WITH SEED 

BO HUGHLEY..................................... HUGH-LEE 

TYRION INGRAM-DAWKINS..............TY-REE-AHN 

JAMAAL JARRETT...................................JUH-MALL 

KYRON JONES.........................................KYRUN 

DAVID LALAIAN...........................LUH-LAY-LEE-IN 

KAMARI LASSITER........................KUH-MARH-EE 

E.J. SIGHTSEY................................... LIGHT-SEE 

ZION LOGUE............................... ZI-ON LOWGUH 

MEKHI MEWS......MUH-KAI LIKE “NEWS” WITH AN “M” 

AMARIUS MIMS...................... UH-MARE-EE-US 

SMAEL MONDON................RHYMES WITH SMILE, 

.....................................RHYMES WITH LONDON 

DE’NYLON MORRISSEETTE...............DE-NYE-LUN 

SAM M’PEMBA...........................EM-PEM-BUH 

IZAYAH REEVES..............................EYE-ZAY-UH 

RODERICK ROBINSON......................ROD-ER-RICK 

MARCUS ROSEMY-JACKSAINT.....ROSE-UH-MEE 

DENTON SHAMBURGER.................. SHAM-BURGER 

SAM SHURTLEFF....................................SHIRTLUFF 

XAVIAN SOREY........ EGG-ZAY-VEE-AHN SORE-EE 

NAZIR STACKHOUSE......................... NAH-ZEER 

MALAKI STARKS..........................MAL-UH-KAI 

JACOREY THOMAS.............................JUH-COREY 

RARA THOMAS......................................RAH-RAH 

BROCK VANDAGRIFF......................VAN-DUH-GRIFF 

JALON WALKER..................................... JAY-LUN 

TRAMEL WALTHOUR........................... TRUH-MEL 

..........................WALL-THOUR (SOUNDS LIKE ‘OUR’) 

LEN’NETH WHITEHEAD.......................... LEN-NEETH 

MYKEL WILLIAMS.................................MY-KELL 

DAMON WILSON..................................DAY-MUHN 

RAYLEN WILSON.................................... RAY-LYNN 

JARED ZIRKEL..................................... ZER-KUL 


GEORGIA GIRLS: OLIVIA MASSIE PG. 28 | PROUST Q&A: JOHN MANLY PG. 52 | GEORGIA’S GRAND COUPLES: ALICE AND JOHN SANDS PG. 53 

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georgia - Auburn photos: PG. 30 - 45 

Kate Bobo, Olivia Bobo, Ava Bobo 

PHOTO BY: VANCE LEAVY/BI 


M I X T A P E 

playlist featured by Chandler Call 

brought to you by BULLDAWG ILLUSTRATED + LAST RESORT GRILL 

In honor of Athens’ distinction as one of the best music towns in the nation and the original 

Last Resort opened as a music club in 1966. Those who can still remember the tunes of 

such passionate performers as the Reverend Pearly Brown, Towns Van Zandt, Doc Watson, 

Jimmy Buffett, and even Steve Martin may feel nostalgic at the mere mention of the club’s 

name. Today that passion is found in Last Resort Grill’s menu and atmosphere, pulling 

directly from the building’s eclectic history. - Compiled by: Cheri Leavy 

CHANDLER CALL 

NAME: Chandler Call 

FAMILY: Tom and Kelly Call (parents), Sarah Kate 

and Coleman Call (siblings) 

HOME TOWN: Valdosta, GA 

CURRENT TOWN: Nashville, TN 

WHAT YEARS AT UGA: 2019-2022 

SCHOOL/DEGREE: Advertising, Music 

Business 

PROFESSION: Publicist at Sacks & Co. 

TIES TO ATHENS MUSIC: Athens is where I 

fell in love with music and realized it’s my biggest 

passion in life. My dad and grandpa (Tom Call 

Sr.) have taken me to many many concerts at 

the Georgia Theatre and some of my fondest 

memories in Athens are with the people I love 

most listening to the best music I know! 

FAVE BAND YOU HAVE SEEN IN ATHENS: 

It’s a tie between Jason Isbell at the Georgia 

Theater and Dirty Guv’nahs at the Georgia Theater. 

Walls - The Lumineers 

Run-Around - Blues Traveler 

Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac 

Chandler's Playlist 

Soulshine - Allman Brothers Band 

Walls - The Lumineers 

Ooh La La - Faces 

Angel from Montgomery - Live - Susan Tedeschi 

Little Lily - Widespread Panic 

Killing Ground - Futurebirds 

No Such Thing - John Mayer 

Ophelia - The Band 

Rhythm & Blues - The Head & The Heart 

Reelin’ In The Years - Steely Dan 

Closer To Fine - Indigo Girls 

The Warrior - Patty Smyth 

Run-Around - Blues Traveler 

Away From The Mire - Billy Strings 

Running on Empty - Jackson Browne 

Strangers - Mt. Joy 

Scarlet Begonias - Grateful Dead 

Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac 

The Best of What’s Around - Dave Matthews Band 

Souvenirs - John Prine 

Check out the 

playlist on 

The Last Resort Grill serves 

southwestern-inspired southern 

cuisine in beautiful downtown 

Athens, Georgia. 

DINNER SERVICE 

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AT 5 PM 

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University of Georgia Alumni 

and Last Resort Owners 

Melissa Clegg and Tom Call 


GEORGIA GIRLS 

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3. 

Georgia Girls 

OLIVIA BIENVENU MASSIE 

Cheri Leavy’s rapport with her favorite tastemakers and 

UGA Alumnae brings you plenty of doggone good inspiration! 

Foundation: 

NAME: Olivia Bienvenu Massie 

FAMILY: Daughter of Jim and Camille Massie, 

Older sister to Larkin and Elise Massie 

HOMETOWN: Alexandria, Virginia 

CURRENT TOWN: New York, New York 

WHAT YEARS AT UGA: 2014-2017 

SCHOOL/DEGREE: Lamar Dodd, BFA in 

Fabric Design 

PROFESSION: My career has been focused 

on designing upholstery and decorative fabrics 

for the residential home interiors industry. My first job 

after graduation was designing prints and home product for 

a women’s block printing initiative in Jaipur, India. In my 14 

months there, I immersed myself in each step from sourcing 

and product ideation to print design, colorwork, sampling, and 

production. After Jaipur, I moved to NYC and was a designer for 

John Robshaw Textiles until I moved into designing upholstery 

and decorative fabrics for a textile mill based in New Jersey. 

This experience broadened my understanding of the way 

our industry works between the furniture manufacturers, the 

“Kravet’s” and “Schumachers” and the retailers of our world. 

Designing for each industry in tangent with my background and 

love for the artisan, handmade side of this industry brought me 

to launch Maison Venu, a heritage collection of home textiles that 

weaves character filled, colorful prints with handmade details. 

2. 

BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 28 ISSUE EIGHT • KENTUCKY 

Accolades: 

Textile Eye Fall 2023 Report 

‌ 

Inspo: 

BOOK: The Golden Thread (1) 

MAGAZINE: Textile Eye, 

Cabana, World of Interiors 

PODCAST: The Daily, How I 

Built This - I love the episode with 

Amanda Hesser. Her path through food, 

cooking, and writing resonated with me. 

BLOG: I wish I had more time to read blogs! 

INSTAGRAM: @housesandparties (2) 

BRAND: Pierre Frey (3), Parterre, Pomelo Casa 

FASHION DESIGNER: Johanna Ortiz, La 

Double J 

INTERIOR DESIGNER: Beata Heuman 

CHEF: Rita Sodi (4)- she owns a 

restaurant in my neighborhood that 

transports you to Florence. I could eat 

there every night! 

HISTORICAL FIGURE: Helen 

Frankenthaler (5), St Francis of Assisi 

1.

5. 

Athens + UGA: 

DESCRIBE ATHENS IN FIVE WORDS 

OR LESS: Creative, comfortable, 

community. 

4. 

RESTAURANTS AND BARS: I spent 

multiple nights a week in college at 

World Famous ... it was my happy 

place. Love Heirloom, Homemade, 

Seabear, the pub! 

SHOPS: RWood, Heery’s, the 

Creature Comforts gift shop :) 

QUOTE: 

“To be yourself 

in a world that is 

constantly trying to 

make you something 

else is the greatest 

accomplishment.” 

-Ralph Waldo 

Emerson 

BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 

ATHENS/CAMPUS LANDMARK: 

The tree that owns itself and walks 

through Normal Town. 

MEMORY WHILE IN SCHOOL: 

Lamar Dodd at sunrise with my 

fellow fabric design classmates. 

Many friendships I cherish were born 

during late nights in the dye lab and 

weaving room. I learned so much 

about myself during those times. 

PROFESSOR/CLASS: Material 

Futures with Zipporah and Classical 

Indian Art and Religion with Nicolas 

Morrissey. 

GAMEDAY RITUAL/PLAN: Most 

Saturday home games started with a 

trip to the Athen’s farmers market - Farm 

Cart breakfast sandwich and mimosas 

before heading to the tailgate! 

TAILGATE RECIPE: Buffalo chicken dip! 

29 ISSUE EIGHT • KENTUCKY 

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Harris Hines, Hap Hines 

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REAL ESTATESouthern Style 

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Shep Rose, Kirk Adams, Woody Gayle, Miller Peer 

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A Seaside Tradition 

THE RSM CLASSIC 

NOVEMBER 13-19, 2023 

The Fall is Bigger. The Fall is BETTER. The Fall MEANS MORE. 

Join us at Sea Island Golf Club this fall as we welcome the worlds best to the 

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Mark Kelley, Lori Kelley, Chase Kelley, Lexy Kelley 

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Simkhai 

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Hutch 

Paige 

Philippe Model 

and many more 

Plum Nelly Antiques is owned by Linda Jerkins who specializes in 

silver, heirloom linens and porcelain. She has been in business more 

than twenty years offering gifts for all occasions. Engraving, gift 

wrapping and shipping world-wide are available. 

20 Pine Valley Dr., Athens, GA 

706.540.5731 

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1059 Baxter St. Suite A 

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Loic Ettlin, John Avant 

Scott Tonneson, Brandon Anderson 


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Billy Payne, Loran Smith 

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Brook Whitmire, Jennifer Whitmire, 

Billy Payne 

Todd Story, Swann Seiler, Bobby Lenihan, 

Sonny Seiler 

Jan Anderson Davis 

WALLY’S BOYS – G-DAY/SPRING 2023 

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Q&A 

PROUST 

COMPILED BY: CAROLINE CHAMPION 

FAMILY: Megan Usher Manly (B.A. 2005; A.B.J. 2005; J.D. 

2008); Thornton (Age 9); Margaret (Age 5) 

HOMETOWN: Marietta (May-rhett-uh), Georgia 

CURRENT TOWN: Savannah, Georgia 

WHAT YEARS AT UGA: 2001-2008; and every fall since then 

SCHOOL/DEGREE: Franklin College (Religion), A.B., 2004; 

SPIA (Political Science), A.B., 2004; School of Law, J.D., 2008 

PROFESSION: Partner with the law firm Manly Shipley, LLP 

ACCOLADES: Thornton and Margaret’s dad; State Bar of 

Georgia Board of Governors; Gridiron; 4th Grade Co-Ed Flag 

Football Coach (Go Hancock Eagles!) 

WHAT LIFE LESSONS DID YOU LEARN FROM 

WORKING WITH SONNY SEILER? 

The great Russian Physician Dr. Smirnoff will cure just about 

anything that ails you. Football games are meant to be 

watched with chili (even in hot weather), cold Budweiser, hot 

dogs, and good friends. For the last few years, Sonny would 

watch most away games at my house and would serenade us 

with the opposing team’s fight song – so the lesson there is to 

know thy enemy! 

WHAT PROFESSOR DID YOU MOST ADMIRE? 

I admired the professors that gave me As (there weren’t many 

of them, so you know who you are!). 

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST 

ACHIEVEMENT? 

Starting my own law firm. I started my practice after leaving 

a big(ger) firm and had 12 cases (that isn’t very many). Now 

I have a great law partner (Jim Shipley) and the best staff 

around. I don’t ever regret taking that leap of faith and 

hanging my shingle. 

WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST 

IDENTIFY WITH? 

Most people in my position say Thomas Carlyle, but I like to 

think of myself as similar (in some respects) to Jimmy Carter. 

We are both native Georgians, devoted to church and family, 

and think America’s best days lie ahead. 

WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE? 

My grandfathers – John C. Bell, Sr., and Clarence H. Manly. 

Both were great family men who served their country in every 

respect. If I can be half the man they each were, I’ll die a happy 

and prosperous man. 

QUOTE TO LIVE BY: 

JOHN MANLY 

“Keep the faith!” – Frank Wilkins “Sonny” Seiler. Sonny used to 

write this on the Uga autographs he signed for fans. Despite 

being simple, it can apply in most situations you find yourself 

in – professional or personal. 

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? 

I experienced it in Sofi Stadium on January 9, 2023 as the 

Dawgs dismantled TCU. That was the easiest game I’ve 

watched, and I was with my beautiful wife and surrounded by 

friends. Pure bliss. 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MARKED CHARACTERISTIC? 

Other than the obvious (my hair), I think it’s my loyalty. 

WHAT DID YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDSHIP 

WITH SONNY? 

His ability to not take himself too seriously. As an example, 

last Christmas, my wife was the director of the children’s play 

at church and we didn’t have enough kids to play all of the 

wisemen, so Sonny (aged 89 at the time) announced that he 

had never been allowed to be a wiseman when doing the 

same play as a child, so he would gladly fill-in. He walked 

down the church aisle with kids and proudly played the role of 

Wiseman #2 with great poise. 

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT 

YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 

I would love to be able to hit a golf ball with some sort of 

consistency. My golf game is non-existent these days and I’d 

like that to change, but only if I can knock it around and not be 

too embarrassed. 

WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS? 

Emily St. John Mandel. Her novels are thought provoking and 

great stories that leave you wanting a sequel. 

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@TheQualifiedCaptain. The shockingly bad boat skills of the 

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Alice and John Sands 

It came naturally that Alice and John Sands, a generous Bulldog 

couple, would grow up with Georgia on their minds. It was 

ingrained in them that they would wear red and black and that 

they would always consider Athens to be the Dawg’s Valhalla. 

Growing up in Columbus where half the town has always been 

populated with nearly as many Auburn fans as Bulldog aficionados they 

were related to the Georgia hierarchy, realizing early on, their good 

fortune. 

Stalwarts like Judge Frank Foley, father of the Georgia Student 

Educational Fund (now the Hartman Fund), George “Kid” Woodruff, 

famous for coaching the Bulldogs for a dollar a year and was also the 

man who brought the Notre Dame Box football formation to Athens. 

That needs some explaining. Woodruff, who coached the Bulldogs, 

1923-1927, saw Notre Dame devastate Georgia Tech, 35-7 in 1923, and 

decided to bring the Irish system to UGA. 

Woodruff hired three of legendary Knute Rockne’s former players 

(Frank Thomas, Jim Crowley and Harry Mehre) as assistant coaches. 

They installed the Notre Dame Box at Georgia and later became 

successful college head coaches themselves. Mehre became the 

Bulldog head coach. 

John and Alice appreciate that sort of lore, and while they are mostly 

caught up in the emotional excitement of winning championships 

in the Kirby Smart era, they learned, in their formative years, the 

importance of loyalty to UGA. They sang the words to “Glory, Glory to 

Old Georgia,” with deep and abiding commitment. They didn’t paint 

their faces but embraced the Bulldogs with enduring good sense and 

unswerving allegiance. (They can tell you about loyalty. John married 

Alice when she was 16, and their marriage has gotten stronger with 

each passing year.) 

They experienced firsthand the 

commitment of the “Bulldog mafia” in 

Columbus, including those previously 

mentioned along with Bradley Driver, 

Frank Lumpkin, Don Leebern, and 

others. “Bradley was a first cousin,” Alice 

says, “but he was more like an uncle. 

For sure, I was raised a Dog.” John was 

a classmate of Fate Leebern (brother 

of Don Leebern Jr.) and grew up within 

arm’s length of the Bulldog’s most 

valuable alumni circles. 

Early on, the Sands were attracted to 

the “Gameday” experience in Athens. 

“There is no place we would rather be 

on a fall Saturday,” Alice says. 

“We are serious about football,” John 

adds. “We started buying season tickets 

in 1980, certainly a good time to start, 

and we have been royally rewarded for our investment in Bulldog 

football.” John and Alice are members of the exclusive Director’s Circle in 

the Bulldog Club. 

For years they were avid skiers and enjoyed trips to places such as 

Snowmass but settled on a second home in Clark, Colorado, which is 

twenty miles northeast of Steamboat Springs. They also have a place 

in Highlands, North Carolina, which they frequent in summer when the 

heat is unbearable in Columbus. 

In addition to the back-to-back championship years, their favorite 

games include beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans 

for the national championship in 1981. The Tennessee game in 1980, 

Herschel’s coming out party, is a favorite although they didn’t see it. 

They were spending the weekend at Callaway Gardens where the 

radio reception was weak. They got into their car and drove around Pine 

Mountain to listen to the game. 

With their business success, they have been generous to several 

charities, their favorites being animal causes and the University of 

Georgia. “We love our Dawgs,” Alice smiles. “We support the things 

we like.” 

Their love of dogs and Dawgs has no limit which is why they are proud 

to have the opportunity to endow the offensive coordinator position at 

Georgia. “We have been admirers of Mike Bobo for some time,” John says. 

“We saw how great his offenses were a few years ago and how he was 

regarded in the profession with his quarterback development with the 

Georgia QBs. He is a Georgia graduate, a great family man and we know 

he will do great things for our football program.” 


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“ They’re gonna go nuts when he hits 

this thing…” We’ve all heard this 

broadcast call or seen the ensuing 

Tiger Woods hole-in-one at the 1997 

Phoenix Open, but for Brian Harman it’s a 

moment that sparked his love for golf. 

After missing school on a random day in 

February, 10-year-old Harman was flipping 

through the channels and happened 

upon the famous shot that shook TPC 

Scottsdale. Harman watched Tiger “raise 

the roof” after drilling an ace on the staple 

16th hole. He thought to himself, “Man, I 

want to try this.” 

A baseball player at heart, Harman 

started biking to the nearby golf course in 

Savannah, his hometown, and the spark 

for golf was kindled into a raging fire. The 

now Champion Golfer of the Year made a 

pretty good decision years ago to drop the 

bat and pick up the club. 

The offers began rolling in as Harman 

grew a little older than 10 and his golf 

game improved. It was only two visits that 

he took: Clemson and the University of 

Georgia. Harman said, “[Clemson] is kind 

of a dump,” and, “I wasn’t a hard sell on 

Georgia. My friend Kevin Kisner was in 

charge of my recruiting, and anyone that 

knows Kisner knows that he knows how to 

have a good time.” 

The decision was made, and Georgia was 

Harman’s next stop. 

The legend, head coach Chris Haack, 

alongside Coach Jim Douglas have built 

a program unlike any other in Athens, 

putting more golfers on Tour than any 

other school, but how? Well, it’s not easy to 

even make tournaments as one of the five 

starters, so the Tour competition is forced 

upon each Bulldog golfer the minute they 

arrive on campus. 

“It took action…” said Harman. “While we 

were here, we played against each other. 

Qualifying at Georgia was really hard, and 

we hated Haacker for the qualifiers. I’ve 

called ‘Haacker’ and told him that many 

times. But, those guys who have made it 

on Tour, it’s because of those qualifiers. It 

builds a foundation of ‘can’t quit.’” 

To the surprise of myself and probably 

many of you, Hudson Swafford, Harris 

English, Chris Kirk, Brendon Todd and 

more, missed tournaments while they 

were here, but for Harman and the other 

Georgia golfers, a standard of excellence 

was forged on the UGA Course; within 

the Georgia golf program and within 

themselves, they only strive for excellence 

as they compete with the best golfers in 

the world on Tour. 

The competition factor brought upon 

at Georgia along with a dedication to 

his craft finally paid off on July 23, 2023. 

One of the most dominant performances 

in Open history, an absolute putting 

spectacle, and sheer determination 

granted Harman his first major win at the 

prestigious Royal Liverpool Golf Club links 

at Hoylake. 

With 24 top five finishes, 51 top 10s, and 

two prior wins on Tour, Harman had been 

at the cusp of winning the big one for 

years, even finishing second at the 2022 

Open. However, entering the Open in July, 

a newfound determination to stick to his 

game despite ups and downs brought 

a confidence that showed up on the 

grueling course in 2023. 

“I started feeling this really peaceful 

feeling of if I do these things, I know it 

will be successful at some point. I was 

ultimately committed to that, and I had a 

really good weekend of putting. It wasn’t 

a different kind of week; it was just every 

week leading to it, I was getting more and 

more committed to what I was trusting in 

my game.” 

The putting was, indeed, “really good,” 

nearly perfect. Harman broke the record of 

least number of putts needed to win the 

Open with 106, going 58-for-59 on putts 

inside 10 feet. His game was unmatched. 

As Harman raised the Claret Jug, he 

had wiped the field, stealing the title of 

Champion Golfer of the Year as a winner 

by six strokes. 

It wasn’t just a first major or a big 

paycheck, it was a tournament that would 

lock Harman in as a member of Team USA 

in the Ryder Cup. 

Harman and I met at my apartment prior 

to the Ryder Cup, so forgive me for the lack 

of “evergreen” this article perceives, but 

it is still amazing to hear Harman’s words 

prior to his first rookie experience. 

“Heavy lies the burden,” said Harman. 

“You can’t control what the other guy is 

doing. It’s all cliche, but the more you get 

married to the process, the better off you’ll 

be. So, I start at the end result then work 

backwards. We want to win the Ryder Cup, 

right? How? We have to win more matches 

than they do. How do we win more 

matches? Well, if I win all of my matches, 

then we’re one step closer. How do I win 

all my matches? Well, I have to win more 

holes. How do I win more holes? Well, it all 

goes back to the first tee box. How goes 

my mindset? Am I prepared? And then, 

how many times can I do that throughout 

the day? I have to do it more times than 

that guy does.” 

The individual aspect of golf is not 

completely ousted the week of the Ryder 

Cup, but a team comes to play more so 

than any other tournament as seen this 

weekend. Storylines surrounded the 

tournament all weekend as Patrick Cantlay 

refused to wear a hat. Assumptions of lack 

of camaraderie for the Americans came to 

be, but Harman confidently said they had 

an amazing connection throughout the 

process. 

“If a guy is willing to do his best and not 

quit,” said Harman. “Then I will go to war 

with him, and I think every guy on that 

team is ready to do that… We’re going 

to do our best, and we’re not going to 

lose for a lack of chemistry because it’s 

fantastic.” 

The Savannah native and St. Simons 

resident has taken the crown at the 

Open Championship, and alongside 11 

other Americans, he represented the 

entire United States. Unfortunately, the 

Europeans took the Cup, but it was an 

honor beyond comparison for Harman 

to play this weekend, and an even higher 

honor for me to talk with the one, and 

current Champion Golfer of the Year, Brian 

Harman! 

Please go listen to the pilot episode of 

the Hammy Show on YouTube. The entire 

interview can be found there, and thank you, 

Brian for traveling to my little apartment 

and chopping it up for one of my favorite 

conversations! 

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MATTER 

GEORGIA – 27, AUBURN - 20 

BY: CLAY WATKINS 

A look back at what decided the game between Georgia and Auburn. 

157 

Brock Bowers had 157 yards receiving against the Tigers. After a 

quiet first half, Bowers exploded in the fourth quarter for 121 yards. 

Bowers averaged a cool 19.6 yards a catch on eight total receptions. 

He also added a crucial third down conversion on the ground. 

Bowers late 40-yard winning TD showcased his speed and strength 

as he ran away from coverage and plowed through defenders. 

Announcer Gary 

11 

Danielson took notice, and at one point declared 

that if a QB doesn’t win the Heisman, Bowers perhaps should. 

313 

Beck averaged an impressive 9.5 yards a throw in going 22 of 33 

on the day. Beck, after a slow first half, dialed in and seemed to 

gain confidence as the pressure mounted. Beck and Bowers have a 

special connection and comfort level that appears to be blossoming. 

Beck made some impressive throws down the stretch and surely 

gained confidence leading Georgia to a come-from-behind win in 

his first SEC road game. 

17 

The number of points scored by Georgia in the first half of its 

first five games. Surprisingly, 17 is also the number of points that 

Georgia’s opponents are averaging in the first half. That’s right, the 

team has not bettered their opponents, on average, in the first half 

of games this year. Every Georgia fan is worried that our slow starts 

will eventually come back to haunt us which is a logical concern and 

the reasoning behind Mike Bobo criticism. The reality is Georgia’s 

offensive gameplan, whether passing or rushing, has struggled 

to find success in the first half. On the other side of the ball, the 

7.8 157 

Georgia D also is not nearly as impactful on the defensive line. 

Georgia’s discipline, talent, and depth have prevailed so far, but the 

combination of slow starts and shortened games with a running 

clock (interrupted by a million commercials) has made for 

some tense Saturdays. Smart acknowledged that Georgia must 

improve. “We’re not going to get where we want to go if we don’t 

get better,” Smart said, “That’s the biggest thing.” 

7.8 

Auburn quarterbacks Payton Thorne and Robby Ashford 

averaged nearly eight yards a carry combining to rush for 125 

yards on only 16 carries. Of course, this number was aided 

tremendously by Thomas’ 61-yard scamper in the first quarter 

where it seemed like the Red Sea had parted allowing Thorne 

to challenge the Dawgs’ DBs speed along the sideline. The 

defense had undoubtedly prepped all week for the possibility of 

quarterback runs, but the Bulldogs failed to consistently stop the 

read option. Kentucky has surely taken note of this vulnerability, 

especially since Georgia will be heavily focused on slowing Ray 

Davis next week. Davis put up an absurd 280 yards on the ground 

against Florida. Coaches will be determined to shore up our run 

fits before our clash with Wildcats this Saturday. 

11 

The number of tackles by inside linebacker Smael Mondon 

against Auburn, including seven solo tackles. Mondon’s play 

has been outstanding for the Dawgs as he comes back from 

an injury that slowed him earlier in the season. Mondon is a 

three-down player who can flex out in coverage, plug run gaps, 

or rush the passer. Mondon may be Georgia’s most NFL-ready 

defender. Georgia’s inside linebackers – Mondon, Dumas- 

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BY GREG POOLE 

After many years of photographing UGA games, I am skipping 

some away games this year. Auburn was my first time reporting 

from television, and as much as I feared missing the game’s feel, 

there were some advantages. Television has always been the 

best seat in the house for viewing the action, especially when 

my normal game day position is on the sideline with a powerful 

camera lens restricting me to a narrow field of view. My biggest 

overall takeaway? Games are far more nerve-wracking on TV, or I 

just picked the wrong game to change my perspective. 

Coach Freeze’s first edition of the Tigers has plenty of issues 

inherited from his predecessor, but getting a home-field shot at 

the two-time defending national champions was enough for him 

to rally his troops and punch the Dawgs in the mouth from the 

opening kickoff. At the same time, Georgia continued its seasonlong 

first-quarter malaise. After interceptions, poor blocking, 

and big plays by Auburn on both sides of the ball, my positive 

takeaway from the first quarter is it could have been worse. 

What’s the problem with the Dawgs? There must be some 

fundamental flaw holding back the 2023 version of the Red and 

NO PANIC IN THESE DAWGS! 

BROCK BOWERS, KIRBY SMART, 

CARSON BECK 


Black, right? Wrong! Winning SEC football games is hard, and 

living up to fan expectations after back-to-back natties is harder 

still. We (Georgia fans) must stop judging the 2023 Bulldogs 

by the accomplishments of those championship teams. Those 

champion Dawgs put the current team in the crosshairs of 

every team in the country (especially SEC opponents) with their 

achievements. 

Fans often gloss over less than exceptional performances 

during successful seasons. Last year, for example, the high-flying 

Dawgs waltzed into Columbia, Missouri and got their heads 

handed to them for 3.8 quarters. Georgia’s first lead of the game 

came with 4:03 to go in the fourth (deja vu yesterday?). Then, in 

the playoff, Ohio State came close to derailing Georgia’s natty 

quest. Close, but no cigar! 

Based on many of the comments I saw on social media after the 

game, one would think the Dawgs are 0-5 rather than 5-0. Those 

keyboard warriors should take some deep breaths and check 

the results. Style points are not part of the rankings and do not 

impact inclusion in the college football playoff. 

Individuals may have underperformed at Auburn, but the 

bottom line is on the scoreboard. The TEAM did not panic. They 

weathered the storm created by an energized Auburn squad, 

ignored the incredibly boisterous hostile home crowd and took 

the game away from both when it mattered. 

The Plains trip was not the last test for these Dawgs. Beating 

Georgia has become the common motivator in the SEC. Kirby 

Smart and his charges know they are targets and are happy to 

meet those challenges as they come. Remember, after the trip 

to Auburn, this Bulldog team remains your unbeaten, untied, 

defending national champion: warts and all. 


KEVIN BUTLER’S 

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COMPILED BY JEFF DANTZLER 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER 

Brock Bowers - Superman. Batman. Iron Man. All of these 

heroes have something in common with Brock Bowers … 

they’re all just bad asses. When a football team is in need of a 

kickstart, something that will inspire them to reach a higher level 

of play, great players respond to that request! Saturday versus 

Auburn, everybody witnessed Brock Bowers carry the Bulldogs 

to victory with a fourth quarter performance that has not been 

matched this year in college football. Brock’s performance in 

the fourth quarter consisted of four catches for 121 yards and a 

touchdown of 40 yards to seal the victory for the Bulldogs. His 

totals for the day were Heisman like- 8 catches for 157 yds. The 

Mackey award -the All-American awards -the new Kevin Butler 

“Taylor Swift” award - they are all going to go to Brock. He’s one 

of a kind and he’s ours. What a Damn Good Dawg! 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER 

Javon Bullard - AKA “Da Bull”! The Bull is Back!! Our junior 

safety from Milledgeville, Georgia is back in action. Javon is 

the leader of a defensive backfield through his physical play 

and knowledgeable command. When Javon is back in the 

game, our corners can get much more aggressive. As I said, 

Javon is as physical as they come, and he recorded 10 tackles, 

nine solos and two pass deflections in a tough physical 

game against Auburn. His style of play offers the opportunity 

to change the game and his command makes our team respond in a 

physical manner on defense. I’ve loved this guy since he stepped on the 

field and I sure hope we have another season with his inspiring play and 

great enthusiasm. When Javon is in the game - it’s a Bull’s market! Buy, 

Buy, Buy! 

SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER 

Peyton Woodring - The freshman kicker from Louisiana made his mark 

as the Bulldogs starting place kicker Saturday versus Auburn in a truly 

tough place to kick. After a shaky start to the season, he has started his 

own streak of success. His two field goals against Auburn were clutch 

to say the least. Georgia’s personality on offense is not to run away from 

teams on the scoreboard so every field goal opportunity carries a little 

bit more weight the season. Great kickers have confidence. Peyton has 

confidence, and he is starting his journey in a strong fashion. 

UNSUNG DAWG OF THE WEEK 

My unsung hero this week is my hero, my father, Joseph Aloysius 

Butler. Our family brought Joe home this week to spend his remaining 

time with his family and the people that love him the most. My father 

is my hero because he taught me how to respect yourself and others 

every moment you breathe. He gave me the opportunity as my coach 

in little league to play football and to try your hardest every time. He 

taught me respect not only for others, but more importantly, for yourself. 

He supported my choice to play for the Bulldogs and his support was 

invaluable. As we sat together before Saturday’s game, I asked him if I 

should go do the radio or spend time with him and he quickly responded 

with “you have a job to do and I enjoy listening to you and Jeff.” “You’re 

a Bulldog at heart so go do your job for the Bulldogs because this is an 

important part of preparation for the Bulldog Nation.” When times get 

tough, you have to stay focused and remember to do things the Bulldog 

way. Thank you Jo Jo for your love and friendship. Dad, you’re my Damn 

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September is in the rearview mirror, the regular season is one-third 

of the way over. Now it’s the heart of the season, as the calendar rolls 

to October. The Southeastern Conference had seven intra-conference 

games and some early positioning in the race for Atlanta has taken 

shape. Ole Miss won a shootout over LSU, and Kentucky dominated 

Florida. The Wildcats and Missouri join Georgia as the league’s 

lone undefeated teams. The PAC-12 is deep and talented, including 

Washington State, Oregon State and Utah, who aren’t listed below. 

1. TEXAS - The Longhorns put together a terrific 

performance and stormed past Kansas 40-14 this past 

Saturday. Texas and Oklahoma meet at the fairgrounds 

this weekend. Both are undefeated in the final year of 

the Big XII version of the great rivalry. 

2. FLORIDA STATE - The Seminoles had this past 

Saturday off, giving them time to heal up from and 

revel in their terrific comeback win at Clemson. Their hit 

list is the most impressive thus far in college football. Virginia Tech 

heads to Doak Campbell Saturday. 

3. GEORGIA - The two-time reigning national 

champions pulled out a 27-20 thriller at Auburn. 

Brock Bowers is the best player in the country. It will 

be a tremendous challenge Saturday night in a battle of SEC 

unbeatens, as Kentucky comes to Athens. 

4. OHIO STATE - The Buckeyes were off this past 

week after the thrilling victory over Notre Dame and 

embarrassing, unnecessary postgame rant from Ryan 

Day. Now comes eight straight Big Ten games, starting with 

Maryland in the Horseshoe Saturday. 

5. MICHIGAN - The Wolverines overpowered 

Nebraska 45-7 to push the record to 5-0. The 

September slate was relatively light for Michigan, 

which has won the last two Big Ten titles. Now the Wolverines 

head to Minnesota to battle the Golden Gophers. 

6. SOUTHERN CAL - The Trojans jumped out to a 

big lead over Colorado and held on for a 48-41 win. Caleb 

Williams threw for 403 and six touchdowns. USC has 

scored over 40 points in every game. Arizona heads to the Coliseum 

Saturday night. 

7. WASHINGTON - The Huskies held off Arizona 

31-24 to make it 5-0. Washington is off this week, and 

the stage is set for an enormous showdown with rival 

Oregon. The Ducks are also off. 

8. KENTUCKY - The Wildcats pummeled Florida 33- 

14 this past weekend to improve to 5-0 and 2-0 in the 

SEC. Ray Davis was sensational with 280 yards and four 

total touchdowns. Now they visit Georgia, and the Cats can take a 

step towards Atlanta. 

9. OREGON - The Ducks handled Stanford 42-6 and 

the record is a perfect 5-0. They are off this week, so 

Oregon can enjoy its start and focus on the October 

14th showdown with Washington in Seattle. The Huskies are also 

off. Bo Nix is having an outstanding year. 

10. NOTRE DAME - The Fighting Irish came back 

and beat Duke 21-14 in Durham this past Saturday. It 

was a great bounce back after the heartbreaker against 

Ohio State. Next up is another road trip, as Notre Dame heads to 

Louisville to battle the Cardinals. 

11. ALABAMA - The Crimson Tide beat Mississippi 

State 40-17 for a 16th straight win in the series. Dallas 

Turner is a fantastic outside linebacker. It should be a 

good one in College Station Saturday, as Bama battles Texas A&M. 

Both have spotless 2-0 SEC records. 

12. MISSOURI - The Tigers have a tough, 

experienced defense, an accurate quarterback, a 

weapon at kicker and lights out wide receivers. Mizzou 

is 5-0 and in the mix. The Tigers took down Vandy and now hosts 

LSU for an early kickoff at Faurot Field. 

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