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Will you give us a quick breakdown of UGA this year? Strengths, weaknesses, etc?

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If you’ve noticed a lot of names and numbers you don’t recognize on the field for Georgia this season, you get a pass. There have indeed been a lot of unfamiliar faces playing for the Bulldogs this season.

Johnathan Abram
Deandre Baker
Juwuan Briscoe
Michael Chigbu
Kirby Choates
Terry Godwin
Jackson Harris
DaQuan Hawkins
Jonathan Ledbetter
Rico McGraw
Nick Moore
Natrez Patrick
Chauncey Rivers
Rashad Roundtree
Roquan Smith
Juwan Taylor
Trent Thompson
D'Andre Walker
Jarvis Wilson

Jayson Stanley and Shaquery Wilson played last Saturday, bringing the total to 21 true freshmen that have logged snaps for the Bulldogs this season. Four - Godwin, Harris, McGraw and Abram - have already made starts for Georgia in the first three games.

Nine freshmen were represented on Georgia’s kickoff coverage team on Saturday, and that group struggled mightily. The Bulldogs gave up 162 yards on six returns in the 52-20 win over South Carolina. They were also flagged for penalties twice — once for a facemask and another time for offsides — and should have been flagged for offsides three more times, according to Richt.

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“When you’ve got nine true freshmen running down the field or whatever it was and you’ve got the all learning at the same time, that’s not really healthy,” Richt said. “If you’re sprinkling two or three in and you’ve got a bunch of veterans to show the way, it’s not so bad. But we’ve got a bunch of puppies in there right now.”

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