BOWL NOTEBOOK: Nittany Lions. Bulldogs Continue Game Preparations
By MIKE BONTS Jacksonville SportsDay Both Penn State and Georgia continued to prepare for their Saturday meeting in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville. Under partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 70s, Georgia resumed practice Monday. The Bulldogs worked out in jerseys, shoulder pads, helmets and shorts on the campus of the University of North Florida. Georgia interim head coach Bryan McClendon confirmed that senior fullback Quayvon Hicks would miss the TaxSlayer Bowl game due to an injury. “Quayvon will not play in the bowl game; he has a lot to look forward to as he moves on, and you hate to see a senior not get to play in his final game because of an injury,” McClendon said. With Hicks out, Georgia’s depth at fullback will consists of sophomore Christian Payne and redshirt sophomore Glenn Welch. Hicks had appeared in all 12 games with three starts. Payne has played in seven games this year with no starts while Welch has appeared in 11 g...