The Junkyard

UGA in full pads this morning, beginning scout team work.

A lot of families are on hand watching practice, and maybe a recruit or two. Pretty sure I saw commit Jordan Davis down there watching the tight ends.

One personnel development: Cornelius Washington was doing positional drills with the OLBs. That's the first time this preseason that has been the case (at least that I've seen), but it's tough to know just how much to make of it. Coaches have said all along that he was still getting reps at his old spot.

Anyway, RB order stayed as it has been prior to yesterday: Malcome, Marshall, then Gurley. ... It was Merritt Hall and then Q Hicks at FB.

Shaq Wiggins just tweeted about being at practice, and Tramel Terry was planning to be in Athens today as well.

Any chance he starts opposite Jones with the vasser suspension and drew or smith start on the line opposite abry?

Richt says he had been concerned about lack of energy, so he shortened these past two full-pads practices and "livened it up" with some hitting with the crowd on hand.

"Today is a great day. It's a great day for the Bulldog Nation."

Richt says he wouldn't have predicted UGA to be as high as No. 6 in the polls, "but it's good that people feel that way about us."

"I would have guessed a little bit lower, but that's fine."

Richt asked about Mark Beard getting reps at LT earlier and Austin Long at RG (was holding that for practice report, but) ...

"We just wanted to see. Coach Friend wanted to see Beard on the edge a little bit. ... We thought going inside might help Long. So we just took a peek."

Richt on Cornelius Washington working at OLB today ...

"We want versatility. We know that cross-training people, you create depth if you have injuries. It's obvious now that Chase (Vasser) won't be playing the first couple of ballgames. We've got to make sure we have enough guys that know what to do at different positions. We're just trying to get the best 11."

Richt says coaches are preparing for first TWO games right now, which he says is common ...

"You've got to have a gameplan ready for your first two opponents, so we've been working on that."

Today's is a great day. It's a great day for the Bulldog Nation.....I second that.

Gentry, is it just me or has Richt had an edge about him this pre-season that we typically don't see? Seems like most years all we hear is happy talk from him, but he's been almost spurrier-esque in some of his comments about players this year. Am I imagining hat?