Richt going to pull the penalized

ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia football coach Mark Richt said Tuesday that he will pull players who commit penalties Saturday against No. 25 Auburn.

The Bulldogs are tied for last nationally with Texas Tech among the 120 Bowl Subdivision teams with 9.44 penalties per game, and Richt sat players for the remainder of the series in last week's 38-0 win over Tennessee Tech. Richt has not revealed how long players who commit infractions will sit this week.

"I know Coach Richt is trying to clean things up and make sure we play with a little more discipline," left tackle Clint Boling said.

Most of last week's 11 penalties were false-start infractions on the offensive line, which made for an eventful second half once some starters exited the game.

"It was probably more comical than anything else watching people coming in and out of the huddle," quarterback Joe Cox said. "You saw A.J. Harmon come in one play, and he was supposed to go to left tackle. But because of the play, (center) Ben Jones was like, 'No. No. You're not going to tackle.'

"He pulled him inside and made him play left guard so he could tell him what to do. It was pretty funny, but I hope we don't have to do that the rest of the year."

You're still around?

Auburn senior defensive end Antonio Coleman will be playing his 48th career game Saturday. In 10 games this season, the 6-foot-3, 261-pounder from Mobile has 37 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and a 20-yard interception return.

"I was surprised to see Antonio Coleman on the depth chart," Richt said. "I thought he had already started four or five years for Auburn."

Getting all wet

The Bulldogs usually head indoors on days of heavy rain, but they stayed outside Tuesday, which is their most physical practice of the week.

"This day in particular, we need to get the work in," Richt said. "We can't get too far behind schedule. The last time we went inside, it was in the middle of an open date and we were ahead of schedule. This week, we have to get it in."

Busier tight ends

Freshman Orson Charles ranks third on Georgia's team with 15 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore Aron White is fifth with nine receptions for 151 yards and two scores. Freshman Arthur Lynch had his first two catches last week, so tight ends have accounted for 26 receptions through nine games.

In 13 games last season, tight ends accounted for 11 catches, with nobody having more than five.

"We've been giving it to them more this year, and that's been good for us," Cox said. "They are dedicated to run-blocking and work on it hard every day, and they're great in the passing. Orson Charles and Aron both run great routes and have great hands.

"You don't have too many of those, and we're lucky to have two of them."

Odds and ends

Richt would not publicly commit to playing backup quarterback Logan Gray for a series, which he did last week. ... Auburn coach Gene Chizik said freshman tailback Ontario McCalebb, who averages 5.6 yards a carry but has missed the past two games (ankle), remains day-to-day. ... The Bulldogs used some no-huddle early last week, but Cox did not know whether that would continue. ... Freshman cornerback Branden Smith took a direct snap last week 52 yards for a touchdown out of the "Wild Dawg" package. It was determined Tuesday that former quarterback and current radio analyst Eric Zeier will be credited for the label. ... Georgia linebacker Rennie Curran said he and Auburn running back Ben Tate worked out together this past summer in Atlanta.