UGA Sports Communications
The Dawgs completed their 20th practice session of the preseason camp Tuesday, a two-hour
session in shorts and shoulder pads that lasted over two hours.
After
the workout, selected players visited with the media and provided an update on
the preseason preparations.
Senior
tailback Nick Chubb:
On
the changes to the offensive line this preseason:
‘’Sometimes you can’t
even tell who’s in and who’s not. Those guys are doing a great job for
us, working as hard as they can up there. We always appreciate
them. We know it’s hard moving and switching around, but we just continue
to encourage and push them.’’
Freshman Andrew Thomas (Photo by Steven Colquitt) |
On freshman Andrew Thomas:
‘’He’s quiet
and very mature. He’s always focused and locked in. When he’s in
live action, you can’t even tell he’s a freshman. He just attacks every
day. He looks great.’’
On freshman D’Andre Swift:
‘’He’s a great
player. He brings a lot to the table. He can catch the ball out of
the backfield, run the ball hard, basically anything you ask.’’
What
does he tell the younger guys:
‘’I tell them basically what I was told.
You should take advantage of any opportunity you get because you never know
where you’ll end up.’’
On Jacob Eason:
‘’I thought he’s always looked good and
played well for us. Last year was great experience for him, so now I’m
hoping he can come out and have a great season.’’
Redshirt
sophomore OL Pat Allen
‘’I’m
just trying to work for the team and become dependable to my coach and
teammates. Basically, Coach Pittman wants to get our freshmen going,
too, for them to get that experience. So I’ve been working at the 2’s and
3’s, going around to different positions, working technique at right tackle and
at left tackle for some plays. It all goes back to being
dependable. When Coach has me playing different positions, I’m more
willing to do it because it’s like I just need to be more focused. It’s
like flipping the whole playbook. I’m glad I’m able to get that
experience at playing different positions, just to be a guy that Coach
needs. I would say that I’m very comfortable at left guard, but when
Coach needed that experience at both sides, I was OK with it.’’
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