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WILKINSON LEARNING THE ROPES
Mike Knobler - AJC
This certainly gives you some measure of confidence at the MLB spot. I am feeling ok about Reis as well. Funny, two major question marks were LB and WR. Seems that both are in decent shape. Not a lot of experience, but good talent there. So still at the #1 position of concern is the O-Line in my book.

INJURIES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE O-LINE
Adam Van Brimmer - Savannah Morning News
An imperfect way to lead into this story.

NEAR CAPACITY FOR PRACTICE
Mike Knobler - AJC
Every starter except Brad Honeycutt practiced Monday. What a change. Chris Woods sustained a shoulder injury - let's hope that is minor. Evidently he was injured when tackled by freshman Daryl Richard. Probably will only miss a few days.

LANDRY RETURNS AFTER 2-WEEK LAYOFF
Macon Telegraph
Well, if read this, there were about 3 guys who missed practice, not one like the AJC reported..... On another note, it gets my football juices flowing when I hear things like "unveiling a new scheme".... cool.

GAILEY COMMENTS ON RECRUITING CHANGESMichael Mueller
I think these quotes are old, but I'll put them here anyway.

Some coaches, however, such as Georgia Tech’s Chan Gailey, saw the reasoning behind a transportation restriction.

“If [a prospect] flies in on a private plane it’s going to be a lot different than if he makes that trip for four years back and forth,” Gailey said. “There’s some validity to the rule; it’s not like it’s totally asinine.”

Yet Gailey also suggested that there are better solutions to the recruiting problem than the new regulations.

“The NCAA wants you to be responsible for the kid 24/7, but they won’t let you be around him. They legislate how much time you can spend with a kid during the spring and the summer, and how much structure you can have,” Gailey said. “Let us have the time with them. Let us spend time with them in structure, in football, in what they like, so that we have a little bit of a holdover. But that won’t ever hold water. They’d never do that.”

WISCONSIN PREPARES FOR UCF
Wisc State Journal
Why is this story here. Well, Wisconsin is preparing for their match-up with UCF by watching old game film of Georgia Tech.

A bigger problem this time is that O'Leary's offenses tend to have a lot of different looks, which can be tough to prepare for, even with recent game tapes.

"The things they did at Georgia Tech, when George was there, present a lot of problems," Alvarez said. "They're multiple on offense, so there are a lot of adjustments that your defense has to make. We're probably going to have to squeeze things down.

"We'll review and prepare for so many things, the simpler the better. The important thing for me is we get our guys lined up and they understand responsibilities and they can play fast."

WHERE ARE THEY NOW - JEFF FORD
Story about Satellite High and the former athletes who graced their halls, incluing this on Jeff Ford:

3. Jeff Ford: The 12th-round draft choice of the New York Jets in 1972 was an All-American defensive back at Georgia Tech after a solid prep career, capped by the Scorpions' first district football title. In the NFL, he was not only a hard-hitting defensive back, but also a speedy punt returner.