Was going to post these early this morning. But since the kids are away and I was off work, I was actually able to sleep in. Please forgive me.
UGA-Central Florida
For someone as humble as Mark Richt, the pressure may be beginning to get to him as he now starts defending his tenure with the Dawgs.
Seth Emerson also says that the motivation for the Liberty Bowl lies with UCF . However, I dispute that here. But, Seth does give us a nice breakdown of the game.
A stomach illness will keep UGA VIII out of the Liberty Bowl. But have no fear Russ is here!
Dawgsonline has five questions heading into today’s Liberty Bowl.
Gentry Estes who is a twitter follower of the Grittree, gives the clueless “Fire Mike Bobo” zealots something to chew on.
UGA Recruiting
Rusty Mansell another fan of The Grittree says that Corey Moore is ready for next Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl. I have seen Corey in camp, practice, and live in game for Griffin HS. He is big sleeper in this class. Dude plays with a BIG chip on his shoulder and plays with a nasty streak. He is also not afraid to take your head off. I’m real excited about this kid. He will fit in perfectly at safety for Scott Lakatos. He is excellent in coverage and has great fundamentals.
Bowls
Is there a coach more snakebit than Derek Dooley? Knoxville News Sentinel columnist John Adams says last night loss was another major kick in the gut for a program that has been in major turmoil going on 3 years now. But, what a wild game it was.
The Miami Herald‘s Susan Degnan gives us a great breakdown of today Sun’s Bowl between traditional powers Miami and Notre Dame. Jacory Harris will start at QB for the Canes.
Our friends over at Plant the Spear tell us how FSU must stop Marcus Lattimore.
And a nice Did u Know for tonights Chick fil A bowl matchup by ESPN.com’s Chris Low
Low also gives us the keys for Alabama in the Capital One Bowl and Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl.
The blog Saturdays Down South exposes the corruption of the NCAA and the Sugar Bowl with regards to the eligibility issues for Ohio State’s 5 suspended players heading into the Sugar Bowl.
Other College Football News
The blog SportsbyBrooks reports that some think Kansas City Chiefs OC Charlie Weis could be joining Will Muschamp’s staff in Florida.
A big raise for Dan Mullen but increased expectations says Rick Cleveland.
And Dennis Dodd has the top 10 college football stories for 2010.
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