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4 • The Red and &\ac\s/Between The Hedges • Friday, October 12, 1990
Georgia
coach Ray Goff shakes Dogs’ offense
By DAVID PACE
BTH Editor
Shake up the offense.
That’s Ray GofPs biggest con
cern after a demoralizing defeat
suffered to the Clemson Tigers 34-
3 last Saturday.
The biggest change for the “Gof-
fense” comes at tailback.
Freshman Garrison Hearst will
snag his first career start against
the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday.
Hearst has gained 319 yards this
season on 69 carries for two touch
downs in a back-up role. The
starting tailback for the first five
games, Larry Ware, has carried
the ball 70 times for 276 yards and
three touchdowns. That’s a 4.6
yard-per-carry average for Hearst
compared to a 3.9 average for
Ware.
“We feel like he (Hearst) has
worked hard,” Goff said. “Produc
tion-wise he’s produced more.”
GofT is not implying that Ware
hasn’t worked hard. GofT is quick
to point out that the situation
could change from week to week or
even game to game He also refutes
the rumors that Ware was not con
sulted about the change.
‘That’s totally false,” Goff said.
“I would hope that everyone on our
team that is not starting would be
unhappy about it. That’s the kind
of competitors I want. I’m sure
Larry's disappointed that he’s not
starting and I’m confident hell
work hard to start again."
Another question mark for the
Dogs this season has come at quar
terback. Preston Jones and Greg
Talley have failed to ignite an of
fense that has been outscored 100
points to 70. The duo have com
bined for 51 completions in 102 at
tempts passing for 553 yards.
One player that has impressed
Georgia coaches this week has
been freshman quarterback Joe
Dupree. The six-foot two-inch
Macon native has been moved up
to third on the depth chart.
Whether or not he will see action
on Saturday is still up in the air.
“A lot of things have to fall in
place,” GofT said. "We’re going to do
anything we can to win and be suc
cessful. But well have to wait and
see (with Dupree). We probably
won’t know anything until game
time."
After a 4-1 start, the Rebels are
looking for two straight victories
over Georgia. Last season Missis
sippi came back to defeat the Dogs
17-13 in Oxford Mississippi. The
Rebel’s victory brought to a halt a
12-game winning streak Georgia
had over Ole Miss.
The importance of this game is
monumental to Georgia. A loss to
Ole Miss would put the Dogs in a
deep hole with games remaining
against Vanderbilt next week then
Kentucky, Florida and Auburn on
the road before finishing the
season at home against Georgia
Tech. The Rebels were rewarded
for their success this season with a
top-25 ranking. Coach Goff isn’t
worried that his team could
somehow underestimate the Re
bels.
“How do you underrate a team
that whipped us last year and has
the majority of their players back?”
Goff asked. “There’s no way pos
sible we could do that. They’re a
fine team and we have to get ready
for them."
Another new look for Georgia
this week will be freshman Chad
Wilson working with the receivers.
Wilson has returned kick-offs this
season alongside freshman Andre
Hastings. After working some at
quarterback in the spring, Wilson
has tried to earn a spot in the de
fensive backfield.
Saturday’s game will be tele
vised by WTBS as the “SEC game
of the week."
Coach Brewer not cocky about Georgia game
By ERIC GARBER
Assistant BTH Editor
Mississippi coach Billy Brewer
had a lot to think about during his
team’s bus ride to Athens Friday.
Afterall, coming into Saturday’s
Southeastern Conference battle
with Georgia, Brewer’s Rebels (4-1)
are ranked 24th in the country,
have knocked off last season’s
Southwest Conference champions
(Arkansas), and have a chance to
defeat Georgia for the second year
in a row.
Brewer is understandably ex
cited and confident, right?
“To tell you the truth, I’m pretty
concerned,” Brewer said. “We
haven’t won in Athens since 1970.
Look what happened to them last
week. This Bulldog will show its
teeth. You won’t see a dog too often
as mad as the one we’re going to
see this weekend."
The mad dog Brewer refers to is
a Georgia team that was outplayed
in every facet of the game and de
feated by Clemson 34-3 last Sat
urday in Clemson, S.C.
In addition to wanting to redeem
itself from the Clemson loss,
Georgia would like to wash out the
bad taste still left in its mouth from
the Rebels’ last minute touchdown
in Oxford, Miss., last year that en
abled them to defeat the Dogs 17-
13.
With 31 seconds left in that
game, Rebel quarterback John
Darnell hit Reid Hines with a 13-
yard lob in the end zone to give his
team the victory.
Darnell’s graduation last year —
his 2,326 passing yards in 1989 is
the best mark in Ole Miss history
— raised a big question at this sea
son’s quarterback spot.
To make matters worse, the Re
bels lost three starting wide re
ceivers. Included in that group is
Willie Green, who played his high
school ball at Clarke Central High
School in Athens. Green led the
team in 1989 with 816 receiving
yards. The trio combined for 52
percent of last season’s pass recep
tions.
“When we lost Darnell, we lost a
star," Brewer said. "It also doesn’t
help to lose great receivers.”
Fortunately for Ole Miss, how
ever, the seeds of the past have
sprouted new talent. Sophomores
Tom Luke and Russ Shows have
shared time at the quarterback slot
quite effectively.
Tommy has really come on
well," Brewer said. “Losing all
those receivers last year created a
shaky situation on offense and he
has really helped fill the holes.”
Luke has completed 24 of 56
passes so far this season for 408
yards. Shows has thrown for 375
yards, including a 324-yard effort
in the Rebels’ 23-21 win over Mem
phis State.
Junior Randy Baldwin leads the
team in rushing with 409 yards.
“I don’t care what anybody
says," Brewer said. “It’s tough to
play in Athens. They could really
come out and ambush us.”
Still, as he watched the trees go
by on the way to Athens, Brewer
had to feel at least feel slightly pos
itive about his team’s chances Sat
urday.
“I’m just going to tell my players
to keep their eyes straight ahead
and pray," Brewer laughed.
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Billy Brewenconcerned
about Saturday's game
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