The Dawgs worked out for over two hours Tuesday afternoon in
preparation for their SEC matchup this Saturday at home against South
Carolina.
Georgia leads the overall series
against South Carolina 47-18-2 but will try to avenge last season's 38-35 defeat
to the Gamecocks in Columbia. No matter the series history between the two
teams, Georgia will continue its focus on week-to-week improvement in this early
going of the 2015 season.
''We're not thinking much about
what happened last year or in the past years as much as really are trying to
focus on getting better,'' coach Mark Richt said. ''There's just so many
areas we've got to get better. So our focus is trying to improve, trying to
know what to do, know how to do it and add a lot of energy to that. That's
really all we can ask of our guys.''
The Dawgs will be wearing
special helmet decals this Saturday to call attention to a pair of
health-related causes.
Georgia and the rest of the SEC
will help raise awareness and honor former commissioner Mike Slive, who battled
the disease during his athletics administration career, with Prostate Cancer
Awareness Games this month. On Saturday, Georgia’s players will wear a
commemorative helmet sticker. In addition, video board announcements, game
program stories, public service announcements and social media outreach are
planned.
September is also National
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. To commemorate the “Blow the Whistle on Kids
Cancer!” campaign, Georgia’s coaches will be wearing lanyards with gold whistles
and wristbands and the players will be wearing wristbands and helmet stickers on
Saturday. A donation will be made to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. For more
information, visit CuringKidsCancer.com.
Kickoff on Saturday is scheduled
for 6:00 p.m. (EDT). ESPN will televise the contest nationally, with Brad
Nessler and Todd Blackledge in the booth and Holly Rowe on the sidelines.
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