09-24-2003, 03:13 PM
Curry out for season
Bulldog Notebook
By Anthony Dasher
anthony.dasher@onlineathens.com
Senior safety Kentrell Curry will miss the rest of the year after he undergoes surgery to clean out a calcium deposit in his right leg, coach Mark Richt said Tuesday.
Curry missed the first three games before he played briefly in a 17-10 loss at LSU. However, the pain caused by stress fractures continued and the 6-foot-1, 198-pounder was advised to have the operation.
"The thing that's been bothering him is a calcium deposit between the two bones in his leg, and it's something that has just not responded to treatment or anything else," Richt said. "So, he's going to have surgery to clean up the calcium deposit. He should be full speed by January but that's not going to help."
Richt said Curry will have the surgery in the next few days.
Richt said Curry will be 100 percent after the injury heals.
That's good news for the former Stephens County star who wowed visiting NFL scouts during underclassmen workouts last spring, and was named to several preseason All-SEC teams.
Curry is not eligible to receive a sixth-year medical redshirt because he received a non-medical redshirt his freshman year.
Richt said Curry's injury means that Thomas Davis will likely remain at safety and not be returned to Sam linebacker where was expected to play start the year.
Safety Greg Blue (knee) enjoyed his best day since returning to practice last week and will be ready to play against Alabama Oct. 4
"It's good to see Blue playing as well as he is," Richt said.
Backs picking up blocking schemes
Richt was critical of his running backs' blocking after Saturday's loss, but Tuesday said that part of his team's game is starting to look up.
"They made some improvement on blitz pick up with the backs," Richt said. "I think they all see the urgency of getting the job done. They're getting a whole lot better effort."
During Sunday's weekly teleconference, Richt hinted that the back who blocks the best could start against Alabama.
Garner chosen for advanced program
Defensive line coach Rodney Garner is one of 20 minority football coaches chosen to participate in the first NCAA Advanced Coaching Program, which is a component of the recently created NCAA Coaches Academy.
Garner has been the Bulldogs' defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator since 1998.
The Coaches Academy is one of the NCAA's initiatives to attempt to address the highly publicized shortage of ethnic minority in head coaching positions in football. The mission of the academy is to assist ethnic minority coaches in excelling in head coaching positions and to provide exposure and networking opportunities.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Wednesday, September 24, 2003.
Bulldog Notebook
By Anthony Dasher
anthony.dasher@onlineathens.com
Senior safety Kentrell Curry will miss the rest of the year after he undergoes surgery to clean out a calcium deposit in his right leg, coach Mark Richt said Tuesday.
Curry missed the first three games before he played briefly in a 17-10 loss at LSU. However, the pain caused by stress fractures continued and the 6-foot-1, 198-pounder was advised to have the operation.
"The thing that's been bothering him is a calcium deposit between the two bones in his leg, and it's something that has just not responded to treatment or anything else," Richt said. "So, he's going to have surgery to clean up the calcium deposit. He should be full speed by January but that's not going to help."
Richt said Curry will have the surgery in the next few days.
Richt said Curry will be 100 percent after the injury heals.
That's good news for the former Stephens County star who wowed visiting NFL scouts during underclassmen workouts last spring, and was named to several preseason All-SEC teams.
Curry is not eligible to receive a sixth-year medical redshirt because he received a non-medical redshirt his freshman year.
Richt said Curry's injury means that Thomas Davis will likely remain at safety and not be returned to Sam linebacker where was expected to play start the year.
Safety Greg Blue (knee) enjoyed his best day since returning to practice last week and will be ready to play against Alabama Oct. 4
"It's good to see Blue playing as well as he is," Richt said.
Backs picking up blocking schemes
Richt was critical of his running backs' blocking after Saturday's loss, but Tuesday said that part of his team's game is starting to look up.
"They made some improvement on blitz pick up with the backs," Richt said. "I think they all see the urgency of getting the job done. They're getting a whole lot better effort."
During Sunday's weekly teleconference, Richt hinted that the back who blocks the best could start against Alabama.
Garner chosen for advanced program
Defensive line coach Rodney Garner is one of 20 minority football coaches chosen to participate in the first NCAA Advanced Coaching Program, which is a component of the recently created NCAA Coaches Academy.
Garner has been the Bulldogs' defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator since 1998.
The Coaches Academy is one of the NCAA's initiatives to attempt to address the highly publicized shortage of ethnic minority in head coaching positions in football. The mission of the academy is to assist ethnic minority coaches in excelling in head coaching positions and to provide exposure and networking opportunities.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Wednesday, September 24, 2003.