SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Oct. 3 Nov. 7 Louisiana-Monroe Alabama Kentucky Sept. 12 Oct. 10 Nov. 14 Vanderbilt Tennessee Auburn Sept. 19 Oct. 17 Nov. 21 South Carolina Missouri Georgia Southern Sept. 26 Oct. 31 Nov. 28 Southern Univ. Florida Georgia Tech (EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL) Home games in Bold Red dogs.com + All game photos by Cassie Wright | www.shotbycassie.com General Information THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOOTBALL STAFF LOCATION ......................................................................Athens, Ga. Mark Richt................................................................ Head Coach FOUNDED ..................................................................................1785 Brian Schottenheimer ................ Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks PRESIDENT.......................................................... Jere W. Morehead Jeremy Pruitt...................................Defensive Coord./Secondary Tracy Rocker .................. Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Line/Will LBs FACULTY ATHLETICS REP.................................. David E. Shipley Bryan McClendon .......... Asst. Head Coach/Recruiting Coord./ ENROLLMENT........................................................................35,197 Passing Game Coord./WRs NICKNAME......................................................................... Bulldogs John Lilly .................Tight Ends/Offensive Special Teams Coord. COLORS......................................................................Red and Black Mike Ekeler.............Inside Linebackers/Defensive Special Teams Coord. STADIUM............................................. Sanford (92,746)-natural grass Rob Sale.................................................................. Offensive Line CONFERENCE ..............................................................Southeastern Thomas Brown...................................................... Running Backs Kevin Sherrer ............................... Sam Linebacker/Star Position MASCOT.................................................................. Uga IX, bulldog SUPPORT STAFF BAND ............................................................. Georgia Redcoat Band Josh Lee......................................Director of Football Operations Zach Barnett......................................Football Operations Intern SENIOR ATHLETIC STAFF John Eason.................................Director of Player Development Greg McGarity........................... J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Ron Courson............Sr. Assoc. A.D./Director of Sports Medicine Carla Williams........................................Deputy Director of Athletics Ryan McGovern ................................... Sr. Asst. Athletic Trainer Claude Felton ............... Senior Assoc. A.D. /Sports Communications David Jack................................................... Asst. Athletic Trainer Glada Horvat....................Senior Assoc. A.D. /Academics/Eligibility Jon Hill .................................................... Athletic Training Intern Jim Booz........................................... Senior Assoc. A.D. /Compliance Mark Hocke .............................Dir. of Strength and Conditioning John Thomas....Sr. Assoc. Director of Strength and Conditioning Ron Courson..............................Senior Assoc. A.D. /Sports Medicine Aaron Feld .............. Asst. Director of Strength and Conditioning Andy Platt..........................6HQLRU$VVRF$'&KLHI)LQDQFLDO2IÀFHU Kelin Johnson ...............Assoc. Strength and Conditioning Specialist Mark Slonaker ................................Executive Director Bulldog Club Gus Felder..................Asst. Strength and Conditioning Specialist Alan Thomas...................................Assoc. A.D. /External Operations Brett Greene....................................Director of Video Operations Ted White......................................... Assoc. A.D. /Academic Services Clark Williams.................................................Asst. Video Coord. Matt Brachowski.............................Assoc. A.D. /Event Management Todd Hartley..............................................Director of Recruiting Tim Cearley ....................................... Assoc. A.D. /Ticket Operations Sam Petitto......................................Director of Player Personnel Stephanie Ransom.............................Asst. A.D./Business Operations Luke Moore...................................Asst. Player Personnel Coord. Steve Bryant ............................................ Asst. A.D./Sports Medicine Jonas Jennings....................... Offensive Player Relations Coord. John Bateman.................................................... Asst. A.D./Marketing Bryant Gantt.......................................................Program Coord. Rhonda Kilpatrick ......................Asst. A.D./Academics & Eligibility Jenna Jackson.................................. Recruiting Relations Coord. Ben Brandenburg......................... Recruiting Operations Coord. Steve Flippen .................................................. Asst. A.D./Compliance Luke Abdulai ........................Asst. Recruiting Operations Coord. Emily Deitz ...................................................... Asst. A.D./Promotions Ann Hunt..................................Admin. Assoc. to the Head Coach Melvin Robinson ................................................. Asst. A.D./Facilities George Helow, Steve Shimko, Chris Kragthorpe.........Graduate Asst. Christie Purks......................................Asst. A.D./Event Management Aaron Hill, Carter Blount.................................. Quality Control Kevin Hynes, Thomas Settles ............................. Team Chaplains SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF John Meshad ................................Director of Athletic Equipment Kevin Purvis ...............................................Asst. Equipment Mgr. Claude Felton ......Senior Assoc. AD/Sports Communications Dir. Justin Klein........................................................Sports Nutrionist Tim Hix ........................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Kelly McDaniel..........................................................Receptionist Christopher Lakos ......................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Nate Jones, John Stelling................................ Student Assistants Mike Mobley................................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Steve Colquitt ..............................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. Leland Barrow ............................Associate Sports Comm. Dir. TABLE OF CONTENTS Ben Beaty ......................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. General Information...............................................................1 Jen Galas.......................................Assistant Sports Comm. Dir. Spring Roster ..................................................................... 2-3 Karen Huff............................... Media Operations Coordinator Bulldogs To Watch............................................................. 4-5 Interns ............................................. Nick Daly, Caitlin Connell Starters/Lettermen Returning/Lost.........................................6 Grad Assistants.............................David Pifer, Becca Haaland Student Assistants.......SK Bowen, Luke Dixon, Ann Drinkard, 2015 Opponent Information...................................................7 Brandon Estroff, Kasey Fletcher, Michelle Hartigan, Brooke Spring Outlook................................................................... 8-9 McCoy, Anne Nolan, Jack Ryan, Ashleigh Shay, Preston Smith, Spring Notes................................................................... 10-16 Alec Tanenbaum, Kelly Williams 2015 Player Bios............................................................ 17-36 Photographers ................................... John Kelley, Sean Taylor 2015 Signee Bios ........................................................... 37-42 2014 Georgia Stats......................................................... 43-50 MAILING ADDRESS: University of Georgia 2014 Game Summaries.................................................. 51-63 Sports Communications Bowl History........................................................................64 P.O. Box 1472 Head Coach Mark Richt................................................. 65-67 Athens, Ga. 30603-1472 Asst. Coaches/Staff At A Glance.................................... 68-69 Uga, The Mascot Legacy ............................................... 70-72 Sports Communications Phone: (706) 542-1621 7KH*HRUJLD$WKOHWLF$VVRFLDWLRQRIÀFLDOZHEVLWH Editors: Christopher Lakos, Leland Barrow, Ben Beaty Contributors: Claude Felton, Steve Colquitt, Karen Huff, Mike www.georgiadogs.com Mobley, Christopher Lakos, Leland Barrow, Ben Beaty Cover Design: The AdSmith Facebook: facebook.com/georgiabulldogs Printing: Burman Printing, Watkinsville, Ga. Twitter: @UGAAthletics Photography: Dan Evans, Jim Hipple, John Kelley, Blane Marable, Ted Mayer, Perry McIntyre Jr., Randy Miller, Radi Nabulsi, Rob Saye, Sean Taylor, UGA Public Affairs, Danny White, Philip Williams, Dale Zanine 1 2015 Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Class Hgt. Wgt. Exp. Birthdate Hometown Previous School 1 Sony Michel, TB 30 Johnathan Abram DB Fr. 6-1 202 HS 10-25-96 Columbia, Miss. East Marion 2 Sam Vaughn, QB 41 Chuks Amaechi LB Jr. 6-3 220 TR 06-19-94 Avondale, Ariz. Arizona Western JC 4 Keith Marshall, TB 97 John Atkins DT RSo. 6-4 299 1VL 12-21-92 Thomson, Ga. Hargrave Military