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REPORT: Georgia offensive lineman Ben Cleveland academically ineligible to play in Sugar Bowl
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REPORT: Georgia offensive lineman Ben Cleveland academically ineligible to play in Sugar Bowl
Georgia football offensive lineman Ben Cleveland will not play in the Sugar Bowl on account of academic issues, per a report by 247Sports
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I feel bad for Big Ben, it must be terribly embarrassing for him and his family. This failure is his along with our entire academic support team.
I thought it was supposed to be Pickens who had the academic trouble. Wow, three starters off the O-Line missing in the bowl game. There's depth there, but my goodness. Baylor's defense is pretty good, too. This is not good. I hope Cleveland gets things squared away in time for fall. If he can't play in the bowl game he's likely out for Spring practice, too.
And I disagree @ftworthdawg , that the academic support team is at fault. At the end of the day, getting your schoolwork done lies with you. all the tutoring and counseling and study aids won't do a thing if the student himself isn't willing to buckle down and do the work. If Ben is ineligible, the fault is 100 percent his. I mean, it's rare for a scholarship athlete at UGA to fall behind academically and I know for a fact that they ain't all been Rhodes Scholars.
Sounds like a case of priority confusion here (hunting and etc.) instead of taking care of what is really important.... I hope this is a lesson that everyone on the team learns... You are a STUDENT first, ATHLETE second.... Don't put selfish ambitions that have a risk of jeopardizing your teams goals. It is a privilege to be a student-athlete because these days you are pretty much treated as royalty and everything is handed to you by your support staff. In my opinion as a fan and a former student athlete, this is a selfish act!
The more this season and now off season progress it becomes more and more clear to me that some of these Bulldogs appear to have lost focus along the way. I believe the OL may have listened to the hype a little to much, the receivers believed the meme that they just weren't good enough, Jake Fromm lost his focus. The coaching staff appears to have lost a little control over this bunch. Let's hope the next bunch of stars let this bit of a let down along the tail end of the year as a motivator to climb back among the elite.
Keep your head up and take care of your business big Dawg.
GO DAWGS!
BEAT BAYLOR!
Sorry to hear about Big Ben, but he really hasn't been that dominate this year. He never has been able to lock down a starting position on the line. I didn't realize that Shaffer had been ruled out for the season, that is not good news. Neck injuries can be career threatening. I wonder if this has contributed to the number of OL prospects that we have recruited for this year (on top of the two declaring for the draft). The coaches always know more than us fans on the outside looking in. I think Coach Luke is going to fit right in and coach these players up. I hope we can keep him 2-3 years before he gets another head coaching job.
We'll I'm not gonna sugar coat this. It sux buttermilk! How does this happen now a days? The players have all manner of academic support for them to keep up and on track to graduate .
I know back in the day (1970's) it wasn't uncommon for certain schools to be labled "football factories". Not casting shade on UGA.
Hope he gets his gradesin order for next yr. Also use the time to get healthy. Go Dawgs!!
Just more bad news.
This does ****. Playing in the Sugar Bowl without both starting tackles and one of their top backups is going to be tough to overcome. We're about to find out just how deep our line is.
And, nice to see DallasDawg and ftworthdawg on the post. It's a bit lonely being a Dawgs fan in this part of the country (I'm in Oklahoma City).
Go Dawgs!!