The Red and Black

Issue date: 11/1/07 Section: Sports

Media Credit: JOSH D. WEISS Offensive right guard Scott Haverkamp blocks Florida's Lawrence Marsh during the first quarter of last Saturday's game. [Click to enlarge]

This past recruiting season, Georgia coaches recruited and signed four junior college players, something the team has not done in recent years.

Of the four that Georgia signed this past offseason, Scott Haverkamp, a right guard from Silver Lake, Kansas, traveled the furthest, transferring from Butler County Community College in Kansas.

"(I chose Georgia because of) the coaching staff and the way they treat the football program. Football's huge in the South. I knew they were in need of O-linemen, and it's just a great place to play period. So if there was any chance to play, I was going to jump on it," Haverkamp recalled Monday.

Since joining the Bulldogs in January, the 6-foot-4-inch, 310-pound guard has played a significant role in the Bulldogs' young offensive line, starting the first three games of the season before spraining an ankle and missing the next three.

Haverkamp returned for the game against Vanderbilt, then helped the Bulldogs beat Florida with his play on the offensive line that gave up just one sack and allowed redshirt freshman Knowshon Moreno to carry for 188 rushing yards.

"I think he's doing really well. He's had some bumps in the road being injured, but other than injuries, he's come in and done really well," fellow lineman Chester Adams said.

While many who enter a new situation are quiet and reserved at first, Haverkamp has proven to be quite the opposite with his new friends and teammates.

"He didn't need any warming up. He came in making people smile, making people laugh. It's never boring around Scott Haverkamp. It's something new every day," said teammate and roommate Chris Davis.

Because much of his time is spent on football and school, Haverkamp has little time for much else, but when he does, he's like any other college student.

"(My favorite non-football activity is) probably just hanging out with friends. I like to go to movies. I just like being entertained and not doing anything," Haverkamp said, citing Good Luck Chuck as the last movie he saw.

While he has not been able to go see family since May, his family was able to travel down from Kansas for games against Oklahoma State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.

This weekend, Haverkamp will have even more guests in the stands for the homecoming game.

"I've got a group of my closest friends, I've known them all since kindergarten, they're coming down this weekend," Haverkamp said.

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