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At this week's press conference, Coach Mark Richt gave 3 shoutouts regarding Jake's play and his engagement to his sweetheart.

Here are his comments from the presser.

On senior linebacker Jake Ganus' marriage proposal following the South Carolina game...
"Jake did ask his girlfriend to be his wife, so she is now his fiancee officially. He said it worked out really good. I didn't get to witness it but he said it went as good as he could have hoped. A lot of his teammates were out there with him to enjoy the moment."

On Jake Ganus' performance so far this season...
"For a guy to come in on such short notice and play significant time and be able to get out there and make some calls, get people lined up and all that kind of thing, it is impressive. He is a seasoned football player. I guess he led the team in tackles maybe the last two years at UAB, so it was not like he was a mystery as far as a football player. He has done very well. Glad we got him"

On the process of getting Jake Ganus to come to Georgia...
"When they (UAB) dropped football, obviously everybody was eligible to play immediately. So, we got film -- just like you would a high school tape -- and just started looking at tape and trying to see was there anybody we thought could help us, and Jake was definitely one of them. To be quite honest, I don't know who made the initial contact. I can't remember how all that went, but I know his film went through the process of any other recruit, basically. Get the position coach, the coordinator to take a look and make a decision. The fact that he could play right away, and he was here all spring, so it just worked out good for us. Was I surprised? I don't know. I don't remember him out of high school, so I don't know what he looked like the day he left high school. He might have been a guy who was not all that big and was skinny and developed and proved to be a great player, so I have no idea how he looked at the end of high school."

If you want to watch the broadcast, comments about Jake start around the 8:15 mark of the 24:12 minute video.
http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-foot...15aac.html

It was an honor to watch him play in the green and gold.

(09-23-2015 07:29 PM)notnow Wrote:  It was an honor to watch him play in the green and gold.

I agree, and now I am enjoying seeing him play for my other favorite team.

Jordan Howard is leading the nation in rushing.

Bobby Baker is 2nd in the Sunbelt in interceptions

Gerald Everett is 2nd in the Sunbelt in receptions

Josh Magee ranks 1st in Sunbelt in yards per catch

(09-24-2015 09:58 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Jordan Howard is leading the nation in rushing.

Bobby Baker is 2nd in the Sunbelt in interceptions

Gerald Everett is 2nd in the Sunbelt in receptions

Josh Magee ranks 1st in Sunbelt in yards per catch

I cant remember what year those guys are in college now. Could Everett and Magee transfer back, sit out a year, and still have a year or 2 left for us?? Im thinking Baker may already be a Jr or Sr at this point./or

(09-24-2015 10:32 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  

(09-24-2015 09:58 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Jordan Howard is leading the nation in rushing.

Bobby Baker is 2nd in the Sunbelt in interceptions

Gerald Everett is 2nd in the Sunbelt in receptions

Josh Magee ranks 1st in Sunbelt in yards per catch

I cant remember what year those guys are in college now. Could Everett and Magee transfer back, sit out a year, and still have a year or 2 left for us?? Im thinking Baker may already be a Jr or Sr at this point./or

Everett and Magee are juniors. They could come back, but I'm not sure if they would want to.

Heres some IU highlights against WKU. Howard had some great plays in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56kOhPSSrVM

(09-24-2015 10:34 AM)the Dragon Wrote:  

(09-24-2015 10:32 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  

(09-24-2015 09:58 AM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Jordan Howard is leading the nation in rushing.

Bobby Baker is 2nd in the Sunbelt in interceptions

Gerald Everett is 2nd in the Sunbelt in receptions

Josh Magee ranks 1st in Sunbelt in yards per catch

I cant remember what year those guys are in college now. Could Everett and Magee transfer back, sit out a year, and still have a year or 2 left for us?? Im thinking Baker may already be a Jr or Sr at this point./or

Everett and Magee are juniors. They could come back, but I'm not sure if they would want to.

If UAB was able to play next year (2016), some might consider returning, but to have to wait for 2017 might put them too far into their future career's development to wait it out.