WATCH: Jake Camarda, Justin Shaffer share with media stories of Sam Pittman
We’re just a matter of days away from Georgia-Arkansas, and the Bulldogs continue their preparation. Georgia punter Jake Camarda and offensive lineman Justin Shaffer met with the media after practice on Wednesday to answer some questions.
Jake Camarda
On playing back-to-back noon games and the adjustments that are made…
“It helps having one last weekend. No matter what time we are playing at, pretty much all of us have played at just about any time, any time slot that we’ve been given. Having it last weekend was cool. Adjustments wise – it really doesn’t change too much for us. The only thing it changes is just that you have to wake up a little bit earlier, which isn’t really that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. Other than that, it’s really not that much different, just a little bit earlier in the day.”
On a specific kickoff in the Vanderbilt game…
“We got to work back this week at practice, and we got to clean some things up trying to make sure we can get ready for this next upcoming game. We are never going to go out there and be perfect. Everything is not always going to go as planned, but just getting back in the lab, getting back to work on everything. Just continuing to have a lot of confidence is what we went back to and got back to work with.”
On Scott Cochran…
“Coach Cochran is awesome; he is a huge part of the family here. Everybody on this team loves him. We are just continuing to support him, and everybody on this team is here for him. We all love him dearly, and it’s awesome to hear that he is doing so much better. We are really looking forward to him just continuing to be the guy he is.”
Justin Shaffer
On Sam Pittman’s success at Arkansas…
“Coach Pittman always coached with good energy. He always had a good vibe. He was never one of those coaches that tried to do more than what he is. He is just going to be a coach and had fun with it. He is just going to do his job.”
On Sam Pittman believing in him during the recruitment process…
“I will always be grateful to Coach Pittman. I would not be here today if it was not for him. He taught me a lot to get me where I am today. He had to move on. Business is business. At the end of the day, he is still a good person, and he still has a spot in my heart. I do not have anything against him.”
On how Matt Luke differs from Sam Pittman…
“In my opinion, they are both the same. They come in and teach us how we are supposed to be taught. They get the job done. They prepare us for each and every game just the same.”
