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Five questions for Georgia’s spring practice

By David Paschall March 9, 2011 4 min read

The Georgia Bulldogs already have two notable reasons for optimism this spring practice compared to last March. They have an established quarterback, and they should be much more comfortable in the second year of defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s 3-4 scheme.

Georgia will practice just once before spring break, so its second of 15 workouts won’t be until March 22. The G-Day spring game is scheduled for April 16 at 1 p.m.

Here are five questions concerning the days and weeks ahead:

1. CAN MURRAY IMPROVE?

The greatest offensive unknown last year is now the greatest strength following Aaron Murray’s inaugural season at quarterback. He set school freshman records in passing yards (3,049) and touchdown passes (24).

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.