University of Georgia junior cornerback Asher Allen announced on Tuesday afternoon that he will be entering the 2009 NFL Draft.

Zachery Peacock scored 18 points and Georgia Tech
rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Georgia 67-62 on Tuesday
night, completing a sweep of its state rival in the two major
sports.

Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno are
leaving Georgia for the NFL draft.

University of Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner, the first assistant coach hired by Mark Richt at UGA, will remain with the Bulldog coaching staff after considering an offer from the University of Tennessee to coach on the offensive side of the ball.

A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to
overturn the death sentence of Marcus Wellons, who was convicted of
raping and strangling a 15-year-old Cobb County girl almost 20
years ago.

Georgia’s lieutenant governor says he doesn’t
like the idea of loosening the state’s concealed weapons laws to
allow guns in more public places.

Rodney Garner said Monday he was “flattered” and “sincerely
appreciative” of the interest from Tennessee but said there were
more positives at Georgia.

It was another busy, fun-filled day for the 16th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs here Sunday as they prepare for the 2009 Capital One Bowl.

Trey Thompkins led five Georgia scorers in double figures with
22 points including 18 in the first half as the Bulldogs cruised to a 98-68 win over North Carolina A&T Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum.

The 16th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs continued preparations for the Capital One Bowl by holding a two-hour workout in full pads on a unseasonably warm Saturday with the temperature reaching 81 degrees.

The 16th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs arrived here Friday and held a 90-minute evening workout at Olympia High School in preparation for the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl.

The 16th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs practiced for 90 minutes Wednesday morning, hitting the field in full pads for an 8 a.m. workout.

Georgia basketball defeated the visiting Virginia Tech Hokies Tuesday night for their first win in their last three games.

A top Georgia economic forecaster predicts the Georgia’s recession will last a year and a half - the longest economic slump since the Great Depression - and won’t show signs of recovery until late next year.  University of Georgia Terry College of Business Dean Robert Sumichrast also predicts Wednesday that unemployment will double, housing prices will continue to plummet and the economic situation will be “dreadful” through the first half of 2009.

A.J. Slaughter scored 20 points as
Western Kentucky rallied to defeat Georgia 67-63 on Tuesday night.