The AP opened up a story last week with the following two sentences…

Caleb King spent the 2007 season watching Knowshon Moreno prove the value of a productive redshirt year.

Now it’s King’s chance.

What?! Now, I know Caleb King is going to be good and all, but coming off the year Knowshon Moreno just had, can we really expect him to lose carries to King? I’m sure he’s just excited about getting to play since he has stepped on the playing field in over a year. Any young running back would be that way.

I don’t mind seeing King come in when Knowshon needs a breather, but I don’t want to see him getting a big load so soon. Make him work for it.

AthensOnline.com is reporting that Knowshon Moreno could be limited this spring. UGA is worried that he might injure himself in practice. It’s no secret that the Dawgs are out for a National Championship and will take any precautionary measures necessary to make sure they’re ready in September. Here’s what AthensOnline.com had to say:

“Hopefully, these young backs are going to provide competition for him,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “That’s one of the main reasons he was good last year. …Thomas (Brown) and Knowshon were constantly competing in practice for that playing time in games.”

Moreno will get some contact work this spring, but Richt isn’t sure how much after a breakout redshirt freshman season in which Moreno rushed for 1,334 yards and was a first-team All-SEC pick.

“Knowshon doesn’t have a lot to prove to us but he also is a part of this team and he needs to be working like the rest of the guys which he likes to do,” Richt said. “He loves to compete. We’re going to have to be pulling him out of drills because he really does enjoy the competition phase of this whole thing.”

Does anyone else think Knowshon Moreno and the Georgia Bulldogs have the hardest schedule in college football. For a team ranked in the top 5 last year, and possible preseason #1 this year… this is a damn hard schedule. Looking at it makes me sick, especially when I see teams like LSU with 8 home games and Florida with a JOKE of a non-conference schedule.

Georgia has to play 4 away games in a row starting on October 25 and finally playing a home game again 1 month later on November 29. That’s just insane.

08/30/08      Georgia Southern Eagles
09/06/08     Central Michigan Chippewas
09/13/08     at South Carolina Gamecocks
09/20/08     at Arizona State Sun Devils
09/27/08     Alabama Crimson Tide
10/04/08     Open Date     N/A
10/11/08     Tennessee Volunteers
10/18/08     Vanderbilt Commodores
10/25/08     at LSU Tigers
11/01/08     Florida Gators (Jacksonville, FL)
11/08/08     at Kentucky Wildcats
11/15/08     at Auburn Tigers
11/22/08     Open Date     N/A
11/29/08     Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an interesting article about whether or not the Bulldogs should be ranked #1 in the Preseason Poll. It included quotes from many different AP voters, a lot of whom mentioned Knowshon Moreno being the staple of the Bulldogs attack. “Knowshon Moreno has the talent and personality to build an offense around.”

You can read the entire thing here.

A lot of people will probably pick USC or Florida to be #1 in the Preseason polls, but I’d like to hear what you have to say about it.

Knowshon Moreno has been very quiet this off-season. We haven’t heard much about him at all since Georgia whooped Hawaii in the BCS game. Odds are, Knowshon is getting back on track in his spring classes and hitting the off-season workout programs pretty hard. He’s not small by any means (5′11″ 207 lbs) but don’t be surprised if the coaching staff tries to get him up to 215 this year. Some added muscle will give him more power without taking away from his quickness.

As soon as we hear something, we’ll be sure to post about it.

Knowshon Moreno had an amazing freshman year. He burst on the scene early and caught the UGA nation (and opposing SEC teams) by surprise. Let’s take a look at his 2007 numbers before we discuss what he is capable of in 2008.

In 2007, Knowshon Moreno carried the ball 248 times for 1334 yards (5.4 ypc) and had 14 touchdowns. He also caught 20 balls for 253 receiving yards. If Moreno is supposed to be a Heisman Trophy candidae in 2008, he’ll need to improve his numbers by a big margin. To put things in perspective, Darren McFadden had 1800 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, and it wasn’t good enough for him.

But Moreno has one thing that McFadden didn’t. He should be playing on a winning team and a National Championship contender. Being on a contender can help even out the scale with production on the field.

Going into 2008, Knowshon’s sophomore year, I think it’s safe to assume he’ll increase his numbers across the board. Something along the lines of 260 carries, 1500 yards and 15-16 touchdowns. Whether or not those numbers are good enough for a Heisman push will depend on Georgia’s BCS ranking.

Welcome to the newest Knowshon Moreno fan site. I know this is something all you die hard Bulldog fans have been waiting for.

This website will be your number 1 source for everything Knowshon. I know it’s the offseason right now, so things might be a little slow (since there isn’t news until Spring practice), but once the season starts we will be very active here. Adding daily updates about what’s happening on and off the field, including game analysis.

Knowshon Moreno is a 2008 Heisman candidate. He is an exciting player and we’re proud to bring you this website, a place for all Knowshon fans to hang out.

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