Whenever Ridgeland High School cornerback Devin Bowman arrives at the University of Georgia, he will be prepared.
After signing with the Bulldogs in early February, the 6-foot, 175-pounder started receiving Georgia’s football playbook from secondary coach Scott Lakatos. It came in the form of papers and DVDs, and there has been no shortage of information.
“The DVDs are of Coach Lakatos telling us how to go through the plays and how to understand them,” Bowman said. “It’s kind of hard sometimes, because you’re not in front of a coach who is actually showing you how to do it. I’m getting more comfortable with it.”
Bowman is hoping to be in Athens for the second summer session, but he first must pass the English language arts portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. He long has since conquered the writing assessment, mathematics, science and social studies elements of the GHSGT, and he finished all of his Ridgeland requirements in December.
He had planned to enroll in January at Georgia, where he could have joined quarterback Christian LeMay and receiver Chris Conley, but this one English test has proven to be more challenging than any player he has encountered on the field. He is scheduled to take it a third time in early July.