As a way of honoring his injured teammate, defensive tackle Corey Irvin will wear Jeff Owens’ No. 95 jersey this Saturday, but the number isn’t the only thing the two have common.
Both are outgoing guys with big-time talent. Still, Irvin knows it’s not going to be easy to replace Irvin’s leadership.
“I do feel the responsibility to step up and take on the leadership
of the front four of the defense,” Irvin said. “Jeff was the man. I’m
not gonna lie. He was the number one guy, and everybody knows that. Now
he’s hurt now and, you know, I hate that. It bothers me to my heart
that he’s gone.
“But I believe that will motivate me. Now the pressure’s a little more on me because I’m the next man. But I’m ready for it.”
While Georgia coach Mark Richt would have no problem playing a Thursday night game, don’t expect it to happen any time soon.
“It would disrupt our student body, our faculty and staff,” said associate
athletic director Arthur Johnson said. “The logistics of it
all (is problematic) – especially for home games – and we feel it’s
probably the same issue for road games.”
The Bulldogs’ next two opponents, Central Michigan and South Carolina, will play them coming off a Thursday night game the week before, thus giving them two extra days to prepare.
“I’d love to have a Thursday game before them,” said Richt, referring to South Carolina.
Soon Richt can start voicing his complaints in his blog…
