John Atkins is the veteran and Trenton Thompson the recognized star of Georgia’s defensive line, but the unquestioned nucleus of the position group is the sophomore quartet of Michail Carter, Tyler Clark, David Marshall and Julian Rochester.
It’s a foursome that has been ready for this season’s kickoff for quite some time.
“We’re hungrier,” Rochester said this week in a news conference. “We attack things differently now. We threw out all the excuses, because there are no more excuses of ‘Oh, I was a freshman. I didn’t know.’
“We attack every day, and the competition we have is amazing, because we just want what’s best for the team.”
The Bulldogs practiced Thursday afternoon for nearly two hours in their indoor facility. They will practice again today and Saturday before taking Sunday off and beginning game-week preparations Monday for the Sept. 2 opener against Appalachian State.