UGA Football Offensive Lineman Discusses Dawgs' Injuries to that Unit

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ATHENS - UGA Football has one of the best offensive lines in the country. 

Kirby Smart and offensive line coach Stacey Searels have put together a group that is talented and has a lot of depth. That depth has been challenged this season with injuries to that unit, most notably to All-American guard Tate Ratledge. 

Dylan Fairchild is a starting guard who is getting extra playing time due to Ratledge’s injury. On Saturday, starting center Jared Wilson also missed the game, so Drew Bobo started and there was different mixing and matching on the offensive line. 

Farichild, like Chaz Chambliss and coach Smart, spoke to the media on Monday and addressed these topics and more. Here is some of what he had to say:

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On adjusting to offensive line injuries…

“I would just say next man up mentality. I think our whole team has got injuries all over the board and you just have to approach it with the next man up mentality and just keep rolling.”

On Drew Bobo starting at center…

“I’m so proud of Drew, he did such a good job stepping up. I told him this offseason I was like Drew there’s going to be a day like you’re going to have to, I’m telling you I just knew it. I don’t know how I knew it; I knew it in my heart. I just knew that he was going to have to step up and he did, and he did a great job and all of us are so proud of him. Me and Jared were talking about it yesterday, just so proud of him for stepping up and doing a great job.”

On the offensive line’s current status…

"I wouldn't say we've hit our full stride. You want to hit your stride like midway through the year, you know. You want to really start to pick it up right now, as these games go on. That's our goal is to just keep chopping, keep rolling, keep getting better, so that we can hit our stride right now in these upcoming games."

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