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Football notebook: Caleb King not traveling to OSU
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Issue date: 9/3/09 Section: Sports
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Head coach Mark Richt would not reveal the entire travel roster, but King's absence was the most notable. Still, he was fairly confident King would be ready for next week's contest against South Carolina.
"I saw him today; he was running," Richt said. "I wouldn't say it was full speed, but it was probably three-quarters speed. I would think he'd be ready for that game."
Defensive end Kiante Tripp will also not be making the trip (due to a "stinger that just isn't coming along"), meaning only five ends will be available in rotation in Stillwater.
"[In addition to starters Demarcus Dobbs and Rod Battle] we have the two Washingtons [Marcus and Cornelius], and we are not afraid to play [freshman Montez Robinson] if we have to," Richt said. "You don't go much deeper than a five-man rotation."
Dobbs said Wednesday he wasn't sure whether he or Battle would get the most reps against the Cowboys' All-American left tackle Russell Okung.
More than half of Georgia's 19 freshmen will be making the trip to Stillwater. Those include: quarterbacks Aaron Murray and Zach Mettenberger, tailback Washaun Ealey, receivers Marlon Brown and Rantavious Wooten, tight ends Orson Charles and Arthur Lynch, Robinson, defensive tackle Abry Jones and defensive back Branden Smith.
Linebacker Dewberry excited about starting role
In a mild surprise, senior linebacker Darius Dewberry was named Georgia's starting strongside linebacker when the Bulldogs depth chart was released Tuesday.
After missing spring practice, Dewberry has been battling back from a number of injuries all falls, and, until Akeem Dent developed a nagging hamstring a few weeks ago, Dent was presumed to be the starter.
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