Friday Game Day ‘Dawg Bites

Good morning, ‘Dawgs!!! It’s ““Rivalry Friday” and the Red and Black are smack dab in the middle of it, kicking off this afternoon a bit after 3:30 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. You shouldn’t need help getting hyped for the Bugs.But just in case you do, let’s get ready to turn the Nerds upside down:

On the injury front the ‘Dawgs are healthier than they have been for much of the season, but still have some lingering questions. The biggest one regards linebacker CJ Allen, who remains week to week and wasn’t dressed out last week for the Charlotte game. Tailback Chauncey Bowens is listed as peobable, and it sounds like safety Kyron Jones may return for his first action since the Auburn game. Assuming Drew Bobo and Earnest Greene return up front from their nagging hand and back issues respectively, the Bulldogs will be surprisingly close to full strength this late in the season.

Finally, if you have a few minutes for a longer read this morning I suggest taking a look at this profile of Gunner Stockton by Jeff Sentell at DawgNation. Jeff talks to several of the coaches and mentors who’ve worked with Stockton and known him for most of his life, including former Rabun County coach (and South Carolina QB) Jaybo Shaw and former Thomasville coach and quarterback trainer George Bobo (Mike’s dad). There’s also a great anecdote about the time Stockton hit former Bulldog safety Malaki Starks so hard that the latter considered giving up football. To be fair, he was only ten and hadn’t yet invested too much time in the ende

I’ve always said that when people use the phrase “Coach Bobo” I still think they’re talking about Mr. George. For my money he’s one of the best quarterback coaches the South has ever produced, and you’d be amazed how many college and NFL quarterbacks have quietly studied under him. I still remember talking to Hutson Mason about the lessons he took with Coach Bobo during the offseason while he was at Georgia. One notable aspect of the arrangement: after every lesson he’d see Coach Bobo, who wasn’t doing it for the money but rather for the love of teaching, go over and hand the fee he’d paid to the coach’s young grandson, some kid named Drew. It’s a small world after all. Until later…

Go ‘Dawgs!!!