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Goff: Stats for losers
By GENE WILLIAMS
Sports Writer
The good news concerning the
Georgia offense is that kicker
John Kasay is perfect in field goal
attempts this season.
The bad news is that the Bull
dogs have had a tough time
finding the end tone and have
had no alternative but to call on
Kasay’s foot for points.
Heading into Saturday’s clash
with East Carolina, Georgia has
averaged only 16 points per game
and is ranked eighth in the SEC
in scoring offense. The Bulldogs’
four touchdowns this season is
tied with Vanderbilt for the
league’s lowest output. However,
Ray Goff isn’t concerned about
the statistics.
“The only statistic that I am
concerned about is the final
score. We have scored when we
have needed the points and that’s
all that concerns me," Goff said.
“Someone once said that statis
tics are for losers.”
Maybe so, but if the anemic of
fense continues, the Bulldogs
may be on the losing end of the
scoreboard as well as on the stat
istician’s sheet.
Against Southern Mississippi,
the Bulldogs only managed to
penetrate inside the Golden
Eagle 20-yard line four times.
But, the Bulldogs scored all four
times — two Kasay field goals
and two Larry Ware touchdown
runs.
Against Alabama, the offense
struggled all day, but reached in
side the Tide’s 20 four times and
they scored three times. Unfortu
nately, two were treys by Kasay
and the Bulldogs were stopped on
three downs with first and goal at
the Alabama four.
Offensive coordinator George
Haffner admitted that he was
disappointed that his team could
not generate another first down
against Alabama as the team
drove to set up Kasay’s winning
field goal.
“I wanted us to knock out an
other first down to move John a
little closer,” Haffner said. “I
wanted to push the ball in, but it
is good to have a dependable
kicker like Kasay.”
True, but the Bulldogs must
find a way to get the passing
game untracked and turn tail
back Garrison Hearst loose and
take some of the scoring load
away from Kasay.
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10 • The Red and Black • Friday, September 28, 1990
By GENE WILLIAMS
Sports Writer
A pleasant surprise in the
Bulldog defense this season has
been the plav of junior inside line
backer, DeWayne Simmons.
Even though he has only started
in one game, Simmons is Georgia's
fourth-leading tackier (25 tackles)
and has two pass deflections.
Simmons and the other Bulldog
linebackers will have the tough
time containing the East Carolina
option-style offense this Saturday
between the hedges.
Simmons admitted that, al
though he hasn’t seen a lot of the
option since he graduated from
Lincoln County High School, there
should be few problems if each
person does his job.
“We have got to play smart and
with a lot of discipline because the
option can be tough if people don’t
play their positions,” Simmons
said.
The basic responsibly of an in
side linebacker against the option
is to watch the fullback dive play —
where the quarterback simply
gives the ball either off-guard or
off-tackle to the back.
Next, he must watch and follow
the quarterback down the line and
help string the play out towards
the sidelines, in order to prevent
the quarterback from turning up
held.
“Watching the quarterback and
pursuing the ball are the main
things that we need to work on,"
Simmons said.
Before coming to Georgia, Sim
mons played two years at Okla
homa A&M Junior College. Last
Key to
the
Game
year, he was A&M’s second-leading
tackier on the team with 58 solo
tackles and 53 assists. He also re
corded ten sacks and two fumble
recoveries.
This season, Simmons has spent
most of his time rotating with
Torrey Evans and John Allen at
linebacker, but has not been dis
couraged with the trifecta at line
backer.
“We all work together, and the
coaches are just trying to keep us
all fresh,” Simmons said. “I’m just
waiting for my turn to go in and
contribute.”
Making the most of his first
start this season against Alabama,
Simmons recorded 13 total tackles
— including eight solo stops.
“DeWayne is showing steady im
provement,’” defensive coordinator
Richard Bell said.
If Simmons’ play continues to
improve, Bell and the other de
fensive coaches should utilize his
skills more often.
DeWayne Simmons: The junior inside linebacker re
corded 13 total tackles against Alabama last week in
his first start.
■ FANFARE
The Georgia cross country teams will travel to the mountains of
Carrollton this weekend where they will compete In the West
Georgia Invitational. Neither team will send a full squad to the
meet In order to rest Injured players.
SPORTS
Simmons, defense ready for clash with ECU