University of Georgia Athletics
Football Team Practices With Great Enthusiasm
December 20, 2007 | Football
ATHENS, Ga. --- The Georgia football team held its next-to-last practice in Athens on Thursday, logging about two hours in full pads.
The Bulldogs will practice on campus for the final time on Friday morning, and then will disperse for the Christmas break. Georgia’s players and coaches will reconvene in New Orleans on Dec. 26 to continue preparations for the Jan. 1 matchup with Hawaii in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
“In less than 24 hours, the players will be on the road and I am sure some of them were thinking about that today,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “It was actually a good day. The players did a nice job. The enthusiasm was great. We had guys like Kelin Johnson on one side and Thomas Brown on the other chirping at each other, reminding one side when they did better, rubbing it in for a big play. It was good, playful stuff.”
Richt was asked about tailback Kregg Lumpkin, who recently graduated with his second degree since enrolling at Georgia. Lumpkin’s senior year has been largely curtailed by an injury, though he is expected to play in the Sugar Bowl.
“Kregg has had a great career,” Richt said. “He’s done a lot of great things and he has helped us win a lot of ballgames. He is a tremendous example of what a student-athlete should look like. He is a great leader, a wonderful guy.”
Kickoff for the game between the Bulldogs (10-2) and the Warriors (12-0) is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Sugar Bowl will be televised by FOX and broadcast on XM radio channel 144.
