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ATHENS, Ga — It’s getting closer and closer.

The Georgia Bulldogs have finished up their first week of fall camp, and we are now just 23 days away. Bottom line, there are only three Saturday’s left without SEC football.

With that being said, I have had the opportunity to spend some time the last week attending practices and talking with players and coaches following practice to get their reaction from what they’ve seen.

The Bulldogs opened up fall camp last Thursday with their first practice of the fall, and following the first week, here’s what I’ve learned.

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ATHENS, Ga — Georgia head coach Mark Richt talked to the media following Thursday morining’s practice. Below is the audio of the press conference.

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While the offense has garnered most of the headlines heading into the 2011 season, the defense will decide the fate of the 2011 season and will show vast improvement.

The reason? Kwame Geathers and John Jenkins.

The 3-4 defense and 4-3 defense require different players in the front seven, and in 2010 Georgia didn’t have the right players in place, particularly at nose tackle.

That changes in 2011 when former nose tackle DeAngelo moves over to his more natural position of defensive end for his senior season.

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It’s football season, and today continues a series where I preview the Georgia Bulldogs position by position. Today’s section focuses on the tight end position.

With the loss of the top two receivers A.J. Green and Kris Durham from last year, Orson Charles and the tight end position will need to produce more with the outlook at the wide receiver position.

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ATHENS, Ga — Following yesterday’s ruling from the NCAA that Jarvis Jones committed no NCAA violations, Jarvis Jones talked to the media about that, his play on the field, among many other things. Below is the audio.

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ATHENS, Ga — Georgia quarterback adressed the media for a couple minutes following the first fall scrimmage, below is the audio.

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ATHENS, Ga — Georgia head coach Mark Richt adressed the media for 15 minutes following the first fall scrimmage, below is the audio.

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Below are the stats for Georgia’s first fall scrimmage

RUSHING:
Isaiah Crowell: 13 for 84 1 td
Richard Samuel: 11 for 82 yards, 1 fumble
Ken Malcome: 12 for 19 yards
Carlton Thomas: 8 for 21

*Crowell and Samuel took reps for the first offense and they scrimmaged against the second team defense. Malcome and Thomas took reps for the second team offense and scrimmaged against the first team defense.

PASSING:
Aaron Murray: 9-15, 100 yards, 35 long
Hutson Mason: 5-19, 59 yards, 1 TD
Christian LeMay 2-4, 17 yards

RECEIVING:
Aron White 3 for 47, long of 32
Richard Samuel 3 for 32, long of 14
Marlon Brown 2 for 46, long of 45
Jay Rome 2 for 22, long of 12
Taylor Bradberry, 1 for 20, TD

KICKING:
Walsh 7-8, long of 58
Bogatay in warmups kicked 68 yards

TACKLES:
Alec Ogltree: 8 tackles, pbu
Michael Gilliard: 7 tackles
Armarlo Herrara: 7 tackles, fumble recovery
Jarvis Jones: 6 tackles, 3 sacks
Abry Jones: 1 sack, pbu
Ramik Wilson, 2 sacks, tfl
Christian Robinson, 2 tfl, 1 sack
Reuben Faloughi: 2 sacks
Corey Moore: 2 pbu
Devin Bowman: INT on 2 pt play

The Georgia Bulldogs open up the 2011 season with the toughest two-game stretch in the nation. The opener is technically considered a neutral site game against Boise State in the Georgia Dome, but it will be as close to a home game there is. The following week the Bulldogs open up the SEC schedule playing host to South Carolina in Athens, Ga.

Both teams figure to be in the top 10-15 in the preseason polls and will be a very tough test. With that being said, which game, Boise State or South Carolina, is bigger for the Georgia Bulldogs?

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It’s football season, and today I continue a series where I preview the Georgia Bulldogs position by position. Today’s section focuses on the wide receivers.

One of the major question marks heading into the 2011 season for Georgia is the wide receiver position as the Bulldogs lose their top two receivers from a year ago, A.J. Green and Kris Durham.

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