Practice Report (4/1)

Some notes from the practice field on an absolutely gorgeous Thursday afternoon...

I watched the QBs for a while doing pitch drills, handoff drills and then throwing to the TEs. I know he's probably the darkhorse in the competition, but Logan Gray really looks sharp.

Mark Richt spent most of the time I was out there hanging around the wide receivers. That's a bit of a departure from most of the early practice periods so far this spring, when he's been shadowing the QBs primarily.

Speaking of those receivers, Tony Ball was working with the group on shedding jams at the line of scrimmage. There were a few pretty animated moments as he stressed the importance of using your shoulders to get leverage on the defender.

My favorite drill to watch today was Bryan McClendon running his tailbacks and fullbacks through a cone drill -- hopping on one foot.

Washaun Ealey's brother Wesley was out at practice today, too. The kid is a smaller replica of his big brother. They look exactly alike.

Some injury updates...

Marlon Brown is still in green, but he was once again going through all the drills.

I mentioned Tuesday that Marcus Dowtin got a talking to from Warren Belin during one drill, then a few minutes later was off the field in search of Ron Courson, Georgia's trainer. Dowtin was in green today and not practicing with the linebackers during the time we were out there.

Caleb King was in green and not practicing today. Not sure why.

There was some confusion on Tuesday about whether the No. 33 in green was Chase Vasser or a walk-on. Confirmation today that it is, indeed, Mr. Vasser.

Dontavius Jackson was also in green. Brandon Wood apparently has a minor achilles issue, but he was fully practicing. Bacarri Rambo mentioned via Twitter yesterday that his ankle was bothering him, but he looked sharp during drills today.

I also ran into former Georgia shooting guard Corey Butler in Butts-Mehre today. He said he's about to start grad school here at Georgia and is considering getting into coaching. Corey was one of the best guys I've covered during my time on the UGA beat. He's sort of the Rennie Curran of the basketball program.

Oh, and one final note: I have no info to pass along on the reported taxi cab situation published in the Red & Black. Some notes from the practice field on an absolutely gorgeous Thursday afternoon...

I watched the QBs for a while doing pitch drills, handoff drills and then throwing to the TEs. I know he's probably the darkhorse in the competition, but Logan Gray really looks sharp.

Mark Richt spent most of the time I was out there hanging around the wide receivers. That's a bit of a departure from most of the early practice periods so far this spring, when he's been shadowing the QBs primarily.

Speaking of those receivers, Tony Ball was working with the group on shedding jams at the line of scrimmage. There were a few pretty animated moments as he stressed the importance of using your shoulders to get leverage on the defender.

My favorite drill to watch today was Bryan McClendon running his tailbacks and fullbacks through a cone drill -- hopping on one foot.

Washaun Ealey's brother Wesley was out at practice today, too. The kid is a smaller replica of his big brother. They look exactly alike.

Some injury updates...

Marlon Brown is still in green, but he was once again going through all the drills.

I mentioned Tuesday that Marcus Dowtin got a talking to from Warren Belin during one drill, then a few minutes later was off the field in search of Ron Courson, Georgia's trainer. Dowtin was in green today and not practicing with the linebackers during the time we were out there.

Caleb King was in green and not practicing today. Not sure why.

There was some confusion on Tuesday about whether the No. 33 in green was Chase Vasser or a walk-on. Confirmation today that it is, indeed, Mr. Vasser.

Dontavius Jackson was also in green. Brandon Wood apparently has a minor achilles issue, but he was fully practicing. Bacarri Rambo mentioned via Twitter yesterday that his ankle was bothering him, but he looked sharp during drills today.

I also ran into former Georgia shooting guard Corey Butler in Butts-Mehre today. He said he's about to start grad school here at Georgia and is considering getting into coaching. Corey was one of the best guys I've covered during my time on the UGA beat. He's sort of the Rennie Curran of the basketball program.

Oh, and one final note: I have no info to pass along on the reported taxi cab situation published in the Red & Black. (UPDATE - Here's another link.)