Category: UGA Football

UGA Football: Bulldogs Set To Unveil Sanford Stadium South Side Improvements Saturday

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia Athletic Association reminds football fans about the improvements that have been made to Sanford Stadium’s South side in anticipation for this Saturday’s opener, including the ticketed area on the Gillis bridge.

In order for the new gates to be installed weekly, the bridge will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday and will reopen following each game.

The Bulldogs’ home facility has been undergoing a two-phase $68.5 million improvement.  The completion of phase one will be unveiled when Georgia plays host to UT Martin.  Phase two is on pace to be completed prior to the 2024 season.

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UGA Football: Smart, Lovett, Williams and Beck Talk Season Prep

ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, junior wide receiver Dominic Lovett, sophomore defensive lineman Mykel Williams and junior quarterback Carson Beck spoke with the media Wednesday afternoon and offered the following comments.

Head Coach Kirby Smart
On Ernest Green, Raylen Wilson and Branson Robinson’s health… 
“Ernest was able to go yesterday some of the time, he’s dealing with a little bit of an ankle sprain, but he worked out and ran on Monday and practiced about 50 percent of the reps yesterday. We think he’s going to be okay. Raylen is still dealing with a hyperextended knee. Branson had a significant injury yesterday. He had a non-contact ruptured patellar tendon. So, he will be out for the season. Tough, tough break for him. He was coming back from a toe injury on the other leg and he was actually not even in a contact drill, he cut, planted and ruptured the patellar tendon. He’ll make a full recovery, but he will unfortunately be out for the season, which puts us in a tough situation at back. Kendall [Milton] has actually been taking some more reps, he’s been able to do some things, but he’s not at 100 percent. Andrew [Paul] is getting a ton of reps, Roderick [Robinson II] is getting a ton of reps, Cash [Jones] has been getting a ton of work. It’ll be done by committee as it always has been here. I hate it for Branson because he had really worked hard. By the end of the spring, when he had the turf toe, he was battling back all offseason, he’s had a great summer and looked really good in the days leading up to this injury.”

On the differences between preparing the team for a full season and for a specific opponent…
“It’s very different in terms of what we do at practice. We do a lot more against each other while we prepare for the season, it’s a lot more about mental toughness – going in the heat, pushing through, developing the entire roster. When you start game planning for a game, it’s exactly that. You start game planning for a game. Now, we’re not to that point yet. We’re not working on our opponent, we take this week and work on several of our future opponents so that we have footage and material, where I would say 25 percent of the practice is focused on an opponent and 75 percent of the practice is focused on us. Because at the end of the day, we’re trying to get us better. By Friday, our focus will have turned to our opponent.”

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