UGA Football TE Oscar Delp: "We Want To Make Every Team Quit"
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ATHENS - UGA Football tight end Oscar Delp and defensive back Javon Bullard previewed the upcoming game at Georgia Tech with media on Monday and offered the following comments.
#4 Oscar Delp | TE | So.
On growing up in Georgia and his thoughts on the Georgia Tech rivalry compared to others…
"It is a huge one. The best team in the state wins, huge trophy, huge game. They look at it every year, we look at it every year. We have a lot of guys that are over there, that were here previously. It will be a fun one."
On the depth of the offensive line…
"We have known all year long that we have so much depth in the offensive line, we have 10 starters on the offensive line, we can play whoever we want. There is not going to be a drop off, like you would see on other teams. I think Coach (Stacy) Searels and Coach (Mike) Bobo do a really great job at preparing all these guys. We push each other, I have leaders like Sedrick (Van Pran) and Tate (Ratledge), as well as all the older guys on the line. It gets the younger guys ready quicker."
On how they are making their own legacy…
"We are figuring out more of our own identity every day. We just want to be more physical, tough team that goes into every game that tries to make every team quit. We do it every day at practice. We do not compare ourselves to any of the previous teams here. We are just trying to create our own legacy here, our own team and our own identity."
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#22 Javon Bullard | DB | Jr.
On his earliest recollection of the Georgia vs Georgia Tech rivalry and its importance...
"It's an in-state rival, Georgia Tech. It's been that way for years, going to continue to be that way, and like I said, this is more of a pride game than anything. We want to pride ourselves on running this state, so we definitely want to come out on top."
On if having familiar faces (Dominick Blaylock, Brett Seither, and Buster Faulkner) on the other side adds to the rivalry this weekend...
"I don't know if it adds anything, but like I said, it really doesn't matter who's over there. We want to win. Those are our guys. Those will always be our brothers, but at the end of the day they're on a different team this year, so we're going to try to come out with the victory."
On his move to secure the PBU in the end zone against Tennessee and how much fun the team is having...
"That's a little DB thing, a little seat belt action, but that's something that we do all around the country, just DBs as a collective group. But I mean it's fun, man. This game is fun. I feel like people put a little too much pressure in a sense. It's still a game. We're athletes. We're students. We're just playing the game that we love, playing the game that we've been playing since we were five or six years old. I know for me personally, there's never any pressure of playing the game, of doing something that I love to do. I don't really get into the streaks and things like that, but any time I step onto the field it's a pleasure. I'm grateful. I show tremendous gratitude. I'm thankful for the man above who gave me the opportunity to play this game. Any time I step out there with my brothers – I shed tears and I bled with those guys – so any time I get to step out there with them it's always going to be fun."
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The Yellow Jackets (6-5, 5-3 ACC), coached by Brent Key, defeated Syracuse 31-22 in its ACC finale Saturday night to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2018. They have won three of their last four games. Up next, it is the top-ranked Bulldogs at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (ABC). The last primetime kickoff for this matchup was 2010 in Athens (42-34 Bulldog win), and this will be the first one in Atlanta since 2009 (30-24 Georgia victory). Tech is averaging 31.9 points per game while allowing 30.5 ppg. They rank third in the ACC in rushing at 196.4 ypg and fourth in total offense at 435.1 ypg with redshirt sophomore QB Haynes King at the controls. King has thrown 26 TD passes and 15 INTs with a 62.3 completion percentage. He has rushed for seven TDs too. Jamal Haynes leads the team in rushing with 850 yards on 141 attempts with seven TDs. Tech has wins over No. 17 North Carolina in Atlanta and No. 17 Miami on the road this year while it fell to No. 17 Ole Miss in Oxford back in September.
Balance Signals Success
The Bulldogs are one of only two teams in the country who are ranked in the top 10 in both Scoring Offense and Scoring Defense. The Bulldogs rank fifth in Scoring Defense at 15.1 ppg and in Scoring Offense at 40.4 ppg. The other two team is Oregon, who ranks ninth in Scoring Defense (16.7) and second in Scoring Offense (46.5).
One of the keys to Georgia’s success is its third down defense. The Bulldogs are ranked fourth nationally with opponents converting just 27 percent of the time. In SEC action, Georgia opponents are a combined 28-for-95 on third downs (29 percent). The Bulldogs lead the country in converting third downs (57 percent). Georgia has converted 56 of 99 third downs (57 percent) against league opponents.