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It's a popular question in this part of the country before the start of college football season: Which Southeastern Conference coach is on the hot seat? Usually there's an obvious candidate, but there wasn't at the start of this season.

Prior to this season, Joe Cox probably had plenty of thoughts on how he wanted to be remembered for his one year as Georgia's quarterback.

From his seat high above the field in Georgia's radio booth, Eric Zeier experiences some level of deja vu while watching this season's Bulldogs play.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT of teams in the NFL that still have only one win apiece. Cleveland, Detroit, Tampa Bay and St.

With the 2009 season coming to a close and Georgia becoming bowl eligible with their win against Auburn last week, let us take a look at some of the destinations the Dawgs could be going bowling.

It will actually be Jeff Owens' second shot at his final home game. A year ago, Owens participated in Georgia's senior day festivities, strolling on to the field to the cheers of the crowd, knowing he may never play another game at Sanford Stadium.

The SEC is likely to fill all its bowl slots this year, testifying to the depth of the conference.

Randall Cobb runs against the Dogs last year in Lexington. Amid all the talk this week about bowl games and a prime-time telecast against Tech, Saturday's game against Kentucky still looms large, prompting painful memories of the Dogs' close escape in Lexington last year as the Georgia defense seemed incapable of stopping then-quarterback Randall ...

I never thought I'd be forced to defend Mark Richt in these pages. But then again, maybe he hasn't done enough.

Thousands of Tennessee fans will be reminded today that Ole Miss is different from the rest of the SEC.

Defensive end Montez Robinson and receiver Marlon Brown were viewed as potential impact freshmen from Georgia's 2009 recruiting class after being pegged as the top prospects from their states.

Joe Cox awoke Monday morning and saw a text message from Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo telling him to get in touch with coach Mark Richt.

Defensive end Montez Robinson and receiver Marlon Brown were viewed as potential impact freshmen from Georgia's 2009 recruiting class after being pegged as the top prospects from their states.

Jim Mora knew he would see Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford again, but he didn't realize he'd see them on the same team playing pitch-and-catch and trying to beat him on a football field in Seattle.

Two years ago, Georgia coach Mark Richt was a genius, the toast of the SEC. He ordered his players - all of the them - to rush the field and draw a celebration penalty after scoring their first touchdown against rival Florida, and the inspired Bulldogs rolled to 42-30 victory.

Everything you need to know about the 2009 Tennessee Tech vs. Georgia game in Athens.

The first caller to Mark Richt's weekly radio show, someone identified as "Fred in Savannah," sternly lectured the coach on the failures of Georgia's defense and implored him to hire a new coordinator.

Mark Richt is a nice guy. That is a reputation that has dogged him since the day he was hired at Georgia, when his former boss Bobby Bowden wondered if Richt had the stomach for some of the tough decisions that accompanied being the head coach of a big-time college football program.

Eric Zeier spent a football career meeting challenges and beating them. He was told his was too short, too slow and didn't have a strong enough arm to be any kind of quarterback, yet he still owns scores of passing records in the SEC and at Georgia and became an NFL draft pick.

While Georgia coach Mark Richt considers a quarterback change in Athens, it's worth noting that a formerA Bulldogs' quarterback is starting to catch a lot of heat in Detroit.