Latest Posts from Chip Towers
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Donor-targeted speaking events another sign of changing times at UGA
ATLANTA – The valets at the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel were hustling Wednesday evening. The 5-star hotel on the ritziest stretch of Peachtree Street was bustling with activity around suppertime as luxury...
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For UGA football, it all comes down to beating Florida
Chip TowersATHENS – When you cut through all the rhetoric, it comes down to Florida for DawgNation. That’s my read on it. Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity is feeling a great...
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Nice gets for 2019, but where are UGA’s wideouts for ’18?
Chip TowersATHENS – Georgia received a verbal commitment on Sunday from Dominick Blaylock. You might have heard of his dad, Mookie Blaylock, of Atlanta Hawks and NBA fame. But that’s not...
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O-line must come through for Dogs to meet expectations
Chip TowersATHENS — Sam Pittman is a great offensive line coach. That’s his reputation at least. Kirby Smart thought so when he targeted Pittman as one of his first assistant coach...
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Georgia’s 1980 team plans viewing party for Notre Dame game
Chip TowersATHENS – Kirby Smart just sort of slipped in at SEC Media Days this week what’s a fairly big deal to members of Georgia’s 1980 national championship team. That is, UGA...
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SEC Media Days could wind up in Atlanta
Chip TowersHOOVER, Ala. — SEC Football Media Days could be going to Atlanta. Or to Dallas. Or to Nashville, Tenn. Or the event could stay here in the Birmingham area, where it...
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Low-key Roquan Smith living up to hype at UGA
Chip TowersHOOVER, Ala. — Kirby Smart had a tough decision about which players to bring with him to SEC Media Days, especially when it came to the defensive side of the...
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A slightly calmer Kirby Smart in Year 2 as Bulldogs’ coach
Chip TowersHOOVER, Ala. – Georgia coach Kirby Smart was being whisked from one of the SEC Football Media Days venues at the Wynfrey Hotel to the next with with a platoon...
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UGA tennis investigation results in felony charges against former assistant, coach’s son
Chip TowersATHENS — The UGA Police Department’s investigation of the school’s tennis program has resulted in two individuals facing felony charges. A warrant was issued Monday for former men’s assistant head coach...
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It’s official: Mecole Hardman is a wide receiver for UGA
Chip TowersHOOVER, Ala. — There is no more debate about it. Mecole Hardman is a wide receiver, plain and simple. He’s no longer a part-time defensive back. “I think that’s safe...
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Has UGA adequately honored Herschel Walker?
Chip TowersATHENS — I was on vacation when Herschel Walker got a street named after him in Wrightsville, Ga., in a dedication ceremony on the Fourth of July. That’s a fitting date, I...
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Much anticipation for Georgia’s fast-approaching season
Chip TowersATHENS — I took a little stroll across campus Saturday morning. Specifically, I walked a southwest corner of it known as the Vince Dooley Athletic Complex. I often do that...
