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When a coach says his top concern is replacing a kicker, you know the team is in pretty good shape.

usatoday

Georgia opens spring with optimism for 2008

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) ? Georgia coach Mark Richt and his players spent the end of the 2007 season closely watching the polls.

They say that will change as the focus shifts to 2008 with Monday's first of 15 spring workouts.

The polls and BCS rankings were crucial at the end of last season as Richt lobbied unsuccessfully for a spot in the national championship game. The Bulldogs instead made the best of their Sugar Bowl berth, where a 41-10 rout of Hawaii led to a final No. 2 ranking.

Georgia returns 15 starters, including junior quarterback Matthew Stafford, from the 11-2 team and is expected to be ranked at or near the top of the preseason polls.

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fannation

Logan Gray may see some playing time this fall for Georgia, but maybe not as a quarterback. There is a possibility the redshirt freshman could work his way into the offensive gameplan from another position, Georgia coach Mark Richt said. used as something else," Richt said. "He is a guy that is very athletic and very eager to help Georgia win." The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Gray, the only quarterback UGA signed in the high school class of 2007, could be used at that position in run situations. The Missouri product has the top speed among the three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster and also is the most athletic player in the group.

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