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Bulldogs Roundup: What They're Saying About UGA vs. Tennessee
Georgia football travels to Neyland Stadium on Saturday to challenge the Tennessee Volunteers. Here's what some commentators are saying about the game.
There's no love lost between the and the Tennessee Volunteers. Just ask Georgia tight end Aron White (and see the video). How will things go in Knoxville on Saturday? Here's some pregame color.
- Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley, son of UGA's own heralded Vince Dooley, tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "I bled red and black when I was 12."
- Chris Low of ESPN reports that Derek's mom, Barabra Dooley, stuck up for her son on Tim Bryant's radio show in Athens Thursday morning.
- The Red&Black notes that Georgia coach Mark Richt is seeking his 100th win this weekend.
- The Banner-Herald's Marc Weiszer points out that Neyland Stadium has been a rough place for the Bulldogs recently.
- Matt Dixon, sports editor for UT's student newspaper, says Saturday's game "is arguably the most important game of the season for both teams, but especially for Tennessee."
- Seth Emerson of the Macon Telegraph writes that UGA quarterback Aaron Murray "faces—or at least his defense faces—the man who has supplanted him for the moment as this year’s top SEC quarterback."
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