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Bulldog football begins as players report
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ATHENS — The University of Georgia welcomed its football student-athletes to campus Friday as they officially reported in preparation for the start of fall football camp. All players expected to report arrived.
On Friday, the team’s activities included physicals, meetings, freshmen orientation and a team dinner. Fall camp began Saturday following the team’s first media session of the season. Georgia will practice in helmets and shorts for the first five sessions.
Georgia head coach Mark Richt announced Friday that redshirt sophomore center Ian Smith of Cartersville has decided to end his football career due to medical reasons but would remain in school. He also said junior quarterback Blake Barnes and junior tight end Tripp Chandler will serve a one-time suspension for an off-field incident earlier this summer.
The first set of two-a-day practices will be Thursday, Aug. 9, and the team will go in full pads that morning.The fall semester begins Thursday, Aug. 16. The annual Fans Picture Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 18 at Sanford Stadium.
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Dual wins for Tide wrestling at area duals
Tide wrestling area champs
The Long County wrestling team celebrates its region championship at Calvary Day School.
The Long County Blue Tide wrestling team made history this past weekend when both the boys and girls teams qualified for the state championship duals meet. The girls won the Division 2 Area 1 championship on Friday, January 10 and the boys won the Region 3-AAA championship on Saturday, January 11.
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