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ATHENS, Ga. — College of Georgia head coach Kirby Good, junior Zion Logue and redshirt sophomore Kelee Ringo met with media after apply Tuesday night and provided the next feedback concerning the final week of preparation heading into the 2022 season. 
 
Head Coach Kirby Good
On the storms affecting at present’s apply…
“We obtained a couple of third of the best way in on the sector which, we needed to be outdoors all day at present, and sadly, we obtained despatched in with lightning. I do not even know what time it was, I might say a couple of 1:30 apply, and we had a couple of two hour apply. We have been getting in a couple of third of the best way by way of, so we obtained to get most of it in on the market. However once we went inside, it was no problem. We transition straightforward in there and we had pink space at present, and that made it even simpler, as a result of once you do pink space, we need not use as a lot as the sector. So to have to finish within the indoor, that was effective.”
 
On the freshman beginning in scout group…
“Effectively, it is a tradition right here that we create by way of years of doing it. It isn’t a freshman factor, it is a group factor. So many guys embrace it. We have had Sony Michel and Nick Chubb go down there and work wildcat. We have had numerous guys go down there and work. We present them clips, whether or not it is Mecole Hardman, Elijah Holyfield, Isaiah Wilson, you title it. Final 12 months, George Pickens was on the scout group for 3 weeks. So, it isn’t seen as a demotion of any type, it is seen as improvement. We take delight in creating gamers and one of the simplest ways to develop is to go down there. JT Daniels did it whereas he was injured and he got here again from it. They have been nice. They do a great job of pushing and understanding the tradition of how apply goes of competing.”
 
On his pregame routine and managing life outdoors of soccer in the course of the season… 
“I do not know that I actually have a pregame ritual or routine. I feel if you happen to get a superstitious behavior, you won’t have the ability to observe it on a regular basis. You could have totally different venues you play in, totally different instances you play, all the things adjustments. So, I wish to be versatile and adjustable, and it isn’t at all times the identical. We eat pregame meals on the identical time, however outdoors of that, I attempt to change it up when it comes to what I take into consideration what I do pregame. There is a guidelines you undergo, however you all heard Adam Wainwright speaking to the evening, he is the pitcher for the Cardinals, and he is speaking about how if you happen to obtained one thing that you simply simply cannot break, that is superstition, and that may be a unfavourable. That may be a detriment to your mindset. We strive not to try this. So we do not go together with superstitions. We simply attempt to put together ourself finest we might be able to play earlier than the sport.”
 
On waking up in the course of the evening and being targeted on soccer…
Yeah, I have been that means since I used to be a small youngster. I imply, all people wakes up in the course of evening generally, and generally you are fascinated with soccer, generally you fascinated with how you are able to do it higher, be a greater mum or dad husband, father. Yeah, that occurs.”
 
On how Robert Beal Jr.’s expertise final season helped to organize him for this season…
“It is constructed his confidence up. I feel he is very assured within the system now and we’re very assured in him due to the taking part in time he is earned. He did an incredible job on the finish of the 12 months, and he is had a very good camp. I imply, he is taking part in bodily, taking part in robust. I feel he realizes this can be a massive alternative for him. So very happy with what he is carried out and the work he is carried out.”
 
On Javon Bullard’s match on the protection and his development as a participant…
“Effectively, he has super toughness. He has super competitiveness, he is very bodily. He loves the sport. He is been a ball hawk all camp for us. The consummate group participant that does no matter you need to do on particular groups, and he involves work on daily basis, and he is improved. In all probability might have performed extra final 12 months, however perhaps he wasn’t fairly prepared, and he is earned it by way of spring apply and fall camp. He is earned the chance to go on the market and compete with these different guys and get taking part in time.”
 
On the place the defensive coordinators can be in the course of the recreation…
“We’ll resolve that nearer to the sport. Each of these guys can be very concerned.”
 
On Dominick Blaylock’s fall camp and the way he appears heading into this season…
“I do not assume he thinks concerning the ‘regular fall camp.’ Day-by-day, he is giving his finest effort and making our group higher and competes on daily basis. He is one other man that simply works so exhausting. I do not assume he over-analyzes it and, once more, thinks about superstitious issues, as a result of these are issues he cannot management. What he does management is how exhausting he works for us, how constant he performs and his toughness. It sort of takes on the persona for our offense, of being a man that by no means complains.”
 
On Kelee Ringo’s fall camp after his historic play within the nationwide championship… 
“I feel Kelee’s carried out an excellent job. You are worried a couple of play like that going to a man’s head or perhaps not realizing his deficiencies and the way he can enhance on them. We had a number of talks within the offseason and he embraced it. He was the to first admit, ‘No, I am not the place I must be.’ He had some performs in that recreation that weren’t so good. He admitted that, he mentioned, ‘I can enhance and that is what I need to do.’ He is been a frontrunner, he is been an on a regular basis work man, and I am anticipating him to have an excellent season due to the work he is placing in. He is labored actually exhausting to be a great participant.”
 
On how he praises a participant however pushes them to turn out to be higher…
“You simply be trustworthy with them. He’d be the primary to confess the play would not outline the participant. I feel so many individuals, they need to try this, however he cannot let that second that try this to him. In any other case, he is limiting himself to plateauing the place he’s, and he can nonetheless ascend. He is a younger participant, he is solely actually performed two years of soccer with us. He has a number of issues he can enhance on and that he is labored actually exhausting on. He is gotten so a lot better along with his tackling and his physicality, and he continues to enhance on that.”
 
On how one can stability celebrating final 12 months’s successes however turning the web page onto a brand new season…
“I feel the experiences there [at Alabama] helped me as a result of I do not see it that totally different. We gained one in 2009, I do not know when the earlier one was there, however it was not latest. I feel anytime you win one, you flip the web page, and it is constructed across the tradition of your program. In case your program is simply constructed on prompt gratification and wins and patting individuals on the again, then you definately’re most likely going to battle extra, however it simply was by no means about that right here. It has been concerning the means of the way you develop gamers, how exhausting you’re employed. It is by no means been about telling guys how good they’re however telling guys how good we might be. Since we have come again from that recreation, we have turned the web page and targeted. The distractions have been extra outward, when it comes to media and that stuff, not inward when it comes to our group. They don’t seem to be fascinated with final 12 months, they realized this 12 months goes to be carried out primarily based by itself benefit.”
 
On the place Arik Gilbert is coming into the season… 
“It’s exhausting to measure as a result of I feel the sky is the restrict when it comes to his expertise and issues. The consistency and efficiency he has to have, he has to have consistency in apply. That’s one thing he must work on and attempt on. No person needs it greater than he does.” 
 
On Oregon’s broad receiver core and his information of the gamers… 
“Generally they are often good and dangerous. Perhaps an excessive amount of. It’s the identical means with Dan (Lanning). He is aware of so much about our guys. Gamers change. Gamers get higher. Gamers develop up. Perhaps they aren’t the identical particular person they have been. I do not like taking data like that and making assumptions off of it. Definitely, get personnel and discuss guys. You watch the movie, and the movie speaks louder than what a coach’s feedback are. We put much more worth on the massive eye within the sky than what individuals say concerning the gamers.” 
 
On Kenny McIntosh this season… 
“There are two guys who’re fairly explosive that are not again there. I’ve at all times thought that Kenny was explosive and had nice imaginative and prescient and is one in every of our greatest runners. He has simply had extra alternatives. There has most likely been extra holes on the market with a few of these guys gone, so that you begin to see some flashy performs by him. I feel he has modified his mentality. He’s definitely a extra considered chief. He has inserted himself into that position extra. So far as his play on the sector, Kenny has at all times been a tough employee and a competitor.” 
 
On his pregame music and Stetson Bennett’s pregame playlist… 
“I hearken to music, however I sadly do not know the names of the songs or the specifics of them. I’m not superstitious the place I’ve to hearken to a sure factor. I could not let you know about them. I’d hearken to these songs, however I could not let you know if I did. I do like what I hearken to, however I do not actually know what it’s.” 
 
On his relationship with Charles Winslette… 
“He’s fairly the character. He has been a very long time Bulldog fan. He performed baseball right here and has informed some nice tales. He’s a man who we used to fulfill with that helped with the choice and issues like that. He was most likely probably the most disillusioned man when Paul Johnson stepped down at Georgia Tech. He felt like he was out of a job. He was a man who at all times, within the offseason, we’d go to clinic with. He’s good mates with my dad. They performed one another at South Georgia. He has been round and coached a number of locations in his profession. I’ve a number of respect for Coach Winslette and the job he has carried out at Georgia Excessive Faculty.” 
 
How the model of taking part in Oregon will influence recruiting… 
“It’s superior to play these sorts of video games. Clearly, they’re a well-respected program, a popular program. The recruits love the infatuation with the uniforms and Nike and the entire stuff it means. It’s a massive stage to be on. I’m positive it’s mutual for the. It is a chance to extend your nationwide publicity and your nationwide recruiting.” 
 
On Dan Lanning and Tosh Lupoi’s teaching types… 
“Tosh is a very nice soccer coach. He’s passionate, he’s energetic. He is aware of who the gamers are going to be. They’re going to run by way of a wall for he and Dan. They’re each actually comparable of their motivation expertise with gamers. They’re nice coaches as a result of they’re nice males. They make apply enjoyable. They make conferences enjoyable. They make work enjoyable. They’re going to do an excellent job. These gamers are going to purchase in and run by way of a wall for these guys. Tosh has carried out an excellent job. Traditionally, the place he has been, they’ve been nice on protection.” 
 
On Jalon Walker making ready for his freshman 12 months… 
“He’s robust, man. He’s a bodily participant. He’s actually good. He’s choosing issues up. He has helped us in a number of roles. He’s taking part in inside backer. He’s taking part in sub-rusher. He’s a gifted child. I like Jalon. He’s a coach’s son, so I’m at all times specific to these guys as a result of I grew up in that surroundings. He’s so respectful and does issues the correct means. He represents us in the correct means. He’s going to be a hell of a participant.” 
 
On what position Daijun Edwards will play… 
“He’s not a assist again. He’s one in every of our guys. He had an excellent camp. He has toughness. He’s a man that works so exhausting. He’s operating the ball actual properly. He has had some actually flashy, good performs. He’s a man that we expect to have a great season. I’m actually excited to see what he can do.” 
 
On if there are gamers who’ve stepped into management roles… 
“There are such a lot of. Cedrick Van Pran has carried out an excellent job. Jamon Dumas-Johnson has carried out an excellent job. Kelee (Ringo) has carried out an excellent job. Kenny (McIntosh) has carried out an excellent job. On the tight ends, Darnell (Washington), Brock (Bowers), Broderick (Jones), Warren Ericcson. It’s a number of guys, and it’s not the place it’s carried out by two or three individuals. It’s carried out by a committee. Final 12 months’s group helped confirmed these guys how one can do it. They’ve embraced how one can do it. We’ve not had any actual adversity. You discover out much more about your group after you have had some adversity.”  
 
On how a lot work it would take to get this system to the place he envisions it… 
“I used to be simply speaking to the group about this idea of the place you assume you could have arrived. You by no means try this. When would I ever say that we’re the place we must be? That does not exist at this degree, it’s not on a continuum. It’s important to preserve going. We’re not there. We’re not near there. You could have a number of work to do. That’s at all times going to be the case since you are at all times making an attempt to be the most effective. If you begin considering, ‘Okay, I’ve issues the place I would like them,’ that’s the first signal of you getting complacent and the primary signal that you’re going to get bit. That’s not what we would like. I need to educate the group to be the most effective group they’ll probably be. By going out and having the most effective group, recruiting the most effective soccer gamers and having nice individuals in your employees, you give your self the chance to get a very good soccer group yearly on the College of Georgia. You could have the entire assist and the entire issues that you might want to achieve success. You simply have to make use of them the correct means, and we strive to try this the most effective we are able to.”

#96 Zion Logue | Jr. | DL

On his comparability to Jordan Davis

“Our protection is constructed to play the identical. Sure, my physique is totally different than his. He’s a bit of bit wider, and I’m a bit of bit extra slim, however I’ve to take a bit of little bit of issues he did and attempt to put them in my recreation. I’ve to do it a bit of bit in another way, so I might say it’s a massive distinction – it isn’t technique-wise.”

 

On Jalen Carter

“I feel we play properly off one another. I feel we complement one another very properly. We each know the system very properly, so we all know how one can discuss to one another. I feel that performs an enormous position in it…. He is a really quiet man, however he is additionally humorous on the identical time. He has his personal means of being humorous and a fun-loving man. When it is time to work, he is aware of how one can flip the swap and get learn to go to work. I feel that is a singular factor about him.”

 

On his larger position within the protection…

“I feel I am prepared. I do know I am prepared for it similar to different guys within the room like Nazir, Tyrion, and guys like that. I feel it is a massive problem for us. We’re nonetheless making ready, and I feel we’re all prepared for it.”

 

On how apply prepares him for video games…

“I might say, for our defensive position coach, apply equals the sport in actuality. No matter you do in apply is extra prone to come up in a recreation. You are taking each apply rep significantly, so when you’re in a recreation it is similar to second nature and you might be on the market reacting. I feel the best way we apply right here and put together undoubtedly will get us prepared for video games.”

 

#5 Kelee Ringo | RS – So. | DB

On Kamari Lassiter

“Kamari is a very good younger participant. He’s persevering with to study and construct, and he’s getting a bit of bit higher taking part in time than final 12 months. I am actually excited to see what he’s going to have the ability to do and have the ability to assist us.”

 

On his conversations with Coach Good after the nationwide championship recreation…

“I at all times attempt to keep constructive and discover room for enchancment. I really feel like one factor that may put issues in a nasty scenario is to be complacent and really feel like you could have arrived – that is one factor that Coach Good has mentioned. We’re at all times looking for one thing to enhance and simply know you can at all times be higher as a result of there is not any restrict to the place our enemies can get to.”

 

On his personal enhancements…

“Particularly, on the cornerback place, there are a ton of issues you can get higher at. Particularly, the ball within the air, staying tight in protection, with the ability to work your toes on the line of scrimmage, with the ability to get arms on receivers, and simply being work on our timing between the quarterback and the receiver. These are the few issues that we’ve got been engaged on all through coaching camp.”

 

On Oregon…

“I am wanting ahead to taking part in in opposition to Coach Lanning. They’ve an excellent group over there. I am actually targeted on how we’re in a position to enhance as a protection and have the ability to counter a great quantity of what they’re making an attempt to do, as properly. We’re simply making an attempt to come back out on high on the finish of the day.”

 



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