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UCF Track and Field coach takes job at USC

For Caryl Smith Gilbert, Monday was bittersweet. During a mid-morning team meeting, UCF’s head women’s track and field coach informed her team that she had accepted the Director of Track and Field position at the University of Southern California. Later in the afternoon, the Knights were honored with a luncheon ...

Northwestern is not in the ACC or SEC, but the Wildcats scored the highest academic progress rates of any football program in FBS. APR measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of Division 1 student-athletes. The Wildcats scored a 996 out of 1,000, which might explain the guy holding a lightsaber celebrating a team victory. Teams scoring below 930 can face penalties, such as scholarship reductions and restrictions on practice.

Academic scores for SEC, ACC football teams

The Academic Progress Rate (APR) measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of Division 1 student-athletes. Teams scoring below 930 out of 1,000 can face penalties, such as scholarship reductions and restrictions on practice and competition.

Quarterback Dennis Dixon was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2007 draft and played 2 rookie league games before returning to Oregon for his senior season. Dixon was drafted in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is now with the Philadelphia Eagles.

College football players drafted by baseball

On the eve of the amateur baseball draft we review list some notable college football stars - John Elway, Dan Marino, to name a few - who have been selected to play baseball.

Georgia coach Mark Richt expressed confidence in the Bulldogs’ young secondary.

Ten@10: Georgia football freshmen arrive on campus

Most of Georgia’s freshmen football signees have arrived on campus this week as summer semester classes begin on Thursday. That brought back not-so-warm memories for Malcolm Mitchell and Damian Swann.

Mark Richt listed potential replacements for suspended safety Josh Harvey-Clemons.

Richt explains decision to suspend Harvey-Clemons

MACON -- The Georgia Bulldogs were among 17 teams from across the state represented Tuesday at the annual Peach State Pigskin Preview gathering at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Head coach Mark Richt brought along wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell and defensive back Damian Swann to discuss current football affairs ...

UGA makes Scott Stricklin's hire official

ATHENS -- As reported by The AJC this past Saturday, Scott Stricklin is Georgia's next baseball coach. The Bulldogs made it official with an announcement Monday. Stricklin remains in Ohio and won't be introduced to Bulldogs' fans until Wednesday afternoon. In the meantime, here's UGA's official release with comments from ...

Nobody is 'out to get' UGA athletes

ATHENS -- I am not out to get the Georgia Bulldogs. Neither is the University of Georgia Police. I just figured I’d throw that out there after reading comments online and in social media regarding Friday’s arrest of football player John Atkins. I reported Atkins’ arrest shortly after his name ...

Mark Richt lags behind top SEC coaching peers, according to ESPN.com's 'future power rankings.'

Financial responsibility -- not new facilities -- on mind of UGA

UGA Athletic Association board member Bill Archer asked a question last week of Georgia’s leadership that I’ve heard a lot of the Bulldogs’ fans ask over the years in blog commentaries and on radio call-in shows and fan forums and the like. The board had just approved $2.2 million in ...

How will Josh Harvey-Clemons' absence at Clemson affect the Bulldogs?

Ten@10: Clemson Tigers licking chops for bite of UGA's secondary

THE TEN AT 10 (at 11) Sorry but still catching up from holiday weekend . . . 1. Let’s face it, Tajh Boyd has to be licking his chops. Georgia’s secondary already looked vulnerable this season, with four of last year’s starters now on NFL teams. And now we learn ...

UGA moves quickly on Harvey-Clemons ruling

ATHENS --  So now we know for certain that Georgia will be without Josh Harvey-Clemons for the season opener at Clemson. Georgia coach Mark Richt confirmed that without elaboration Tuesday morning. The Bulldogs will also be without tight end Ty Flournoy-Smith for the August 31 game -- and all the ...

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