Georgia quarterback bond

Georgia quarterbacks Carson Beck and Brock Vandagriff are in competition on the field. Off it, they’ve developed a bond.

“Me and Carson get along well,” Vandagriff said when the AJC asked about the competitor’s relationship. “I believe that’s a tribute to last year, we had a couple classes together, so we were riding to class together every time. It’s just a good dynamic between us. When he threw his first touchdown pass (Saturday), I jumped up and threw my hands in the air. All the defensive guys on our sideline were looking at me like I’m crazy. Me and (quarterback) Gunner (Stockton) were just happy for him. I want to see them succeed, and they want to see me succeed as well.”

Beck, a fourth-year junior, went even further when presented a similar question: “Honestly, I’d say this is one of, if not the closest quarterback (group) I’ve had since I’ve been here.”

When Kennesaw State athletic director Milton Overton introduced new men’s basketball coach Antoine Pettway last week, he said that in recruiting the school wanted to “build a fence around Georgia” to keep local talent.

Kennesaw State has signed three local players to its incoming class.

Pettway addressed the importance of recruiting locally in a recent interview with the AJC.

“We are definitely going to try right here around our home base,” he said. “I tell people, the reason Georgia is so heavily recruited is because of the coaching. We’ve got great AAU programs and really good middle school and high school basketball coaches. You get a guy as a freshman, he’s going to be more apt to be ready to play than someone from another part of the country. Definitely want to capitalize on your location and then take your home base and extend throughout the Southeast.”

what remember,” Medlen said. “Of course, I remember it. I spent my minor leagues as a reliever and get called up as a starter. I started for half of a year in Double-A and then a month in Triple-A, and I’m up