The final day SEC Media Days 2014 is upon us and to kick off this stacked day Mark Richt and his players get some tough questions and give some great answers.
Chris Conley – Senior
He appeared in 11 games, making nine starts … Led the team in receptions (45) and receiving yards (651) and had four TD catches … Led the team with 129 receiving yards on a career-high seven catches at Georgia Tech … Missed the Florida and App. State games with an injury he sustained on the final play against Vanderbilt … Named one of the team captains for the Tennessee game … Caught five passes for the fifth straight week at Vanderbilt for 40 yards … Grabbed five catches vs. No. 25 Missouri for 60 yards and a touchdown … Tied his career high of five catches for 64 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee … Tied his career-high of five receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 6 LSU … Tied his career-high with five catches for 63 yards and a touchdown vs. North Texas … Hauled in three catches for 67 yards at No. 8 Clemson … Named Offensive MVP at the conclusion of spring practice … Named recipient of the UGA Sportsmanship & Ethics Award … Serves as a football team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester … Recipient of the The Leavy Family & The Brunswick News Publishing Co. Football Scholarship and the Larry Munson Football Scholarship … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Ramik Wilson – Senior
He appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts … Led the SEC in total tackles with 133, just third Bulldog to do that, joining Rennie Curran (130 in 2009) and Whit Marshall (128 in 1995) … Voted to Associated Press All-SEC First Team and the All-SEC Coaches’ First Team … Named to the Sporting News All-SEC Team and Athlon Sports All-SEC First Team … Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC First Team and All-America Third Team … Led the team with nine tackles, including one sack, vs. Kentucky … Had a team-high 18 tackles, including one sack, at No. 7 Auburn … Had a team-high 12 tackles vs. App. State … Led the team with 11 tackles vs. Florida … Recorded eight tackles, including a sack vs. Vanderbilt … Led the team with 15 tackles, including one sack vs. Tennessee … Led the team with nine tackles, including two for losses, vs. North Texas … Tallied a career-high 13 tackles at No. 8 Clemson … Had eight tackles, including a sack, to lead the Black in the G-Day Game … Named defensive recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award at the conclusion of spring practice … Recipient of UGA Athletic Achievement Award for exhibiting intense focus and/or displaying a marked improvement in the classroom over the course of the past academic year … Recipient of the Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship Endowment.
Todd Gurley – Junior
Appeared in 10 games, making 10 starts … Led the team with 989 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns, and was third on the team with 37 receptions for 441 yards and a team-high six touchdown catches … Voted to Associated Press All-SEC Second Team … Named to Phil Steele’s All-SEC Second Team … Rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries at Georgia Tech to go along with four catches for 36 yards and a receiving touchdown and was named the CFPA National RB of the Week … Caught two TD passes vs. Kentucky … Rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown and had a career-high 10 catches for 77 yards at No. 7 Auburn … Returned to action against Florida after missing the previous three and a half games, and rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown to go along with three catches for 87 yards and another score … Missed the Tennessee, Missouri and Vanderbilt games with an ankle injury he sustained against LSU … Named one of the team captains for the games against South Carolina, North Texas and LSU … Had 73 yards rushing on eight carries in the first half vs. No. 6 LSU before an ankle injury sidelined him for the rest of the game … Led the team with 132 yards and a rushing touchdown after carrying the ball a career high 30 times vs. No. 6 South Carolina; also grabbed his first TD catch … Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after he rushed for a career-high 154 yards with two touchdowns at No. 8 Clemson, including a career-long 75-yard TD rush on his first carry of the season … Named to preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award … Named to Athlon All-America First Team, Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team, Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America Second Team, SI.com Preseason All-America Second Team, Lindy’s Preseason All-America Second Team, Preseason Media Days All-SEC First Team, Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC First Team, Athlon Preseason All-SEC First Team, Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC First Team, Sporting News Preseason All-SEC Team … Recipient of the Jack and Joy Davis Football Scholarship and the Christian Walker Football Scholarship.
Mark Richt – Head Coach of The University of Georgia Bulldogs