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Georgia football coach Kirby Smart gave exactly the type of response you might expect when he was asked his assessment of the Bulldogs’ first practice this week.
“We’ve got a long way to go,” Smart said. “It’s just a step by step, day by day. Don’t put one foot too far ahead of the other.”
Practice No. 2 for the Bulldogs came Thursday afternoon.
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Reporters got 19 minutes to view practice, which is a rare occurrence considering practices during the season are closed pretty much all the time.
Here are observations on a sunny day with temperatures in the upper 70s:
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The first two outside backers during position work were Chaz Chambliss and Sam M’Pemba followed by Gabe Harris Jr. and Damon Wilson and then freshman Quintavious Johnson and walk-on Sam Shurtleff. Then in the back (unless I got there when they already started the drill) were Williams and freshman defensive lineman Joseph-Jonah Ajonye, who is listed at 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds.
An extra eye on the Georgia secondary?
Will Muschamp, now a defensive analyst, was hanging with former Bulldogs defensive back Tykee Smith in the middle of the defensive field. Muschamp had his eyes on the cornerbacks and new defensive backs coach Donte Williams.
Williams, like his players, wore a helmet as he got in the thick of things with his players during drills.
The order of the cornerbacks: Julian Humphrey, Daylen Everette, Daniel Harris, Chris Peal and freshman Ondre Evans who went airborne and brought down a ball tossed his way.
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Author : Athens Banner-Herald
Publish date : 2024-03-14 21:33:17
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