...Yellow Jackets cornerback Kenny Scott said. "Give them a lot of credit." SETTING THE MARK: Former Georgia Tech star Greg Gathers promised Eric Henderson a telephone call when the senior defensive end broke his school record for tackles for loss...

...season, he lost both his best offensive players - tailback Tony Hollings, and top defensive player, All-American Greg Gathers - to season-ending injuries. The following spring, seven players flunked out of school. At Georgia, meanwhile...

...Feature Or Series (Non-Deadline, College Sports) 1. Carroll Rogers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Tech's Greg Gathers) 2. Mark Schlabach, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia LB Odell Thurman) 3. Christa Turner, Columbus...

...Tony Hargrove and Alfred Malone - failed to make the grade academically. A kidney ailment kept former all-star end Greg Gathers from getting back on the field. After spring practice, Wilkinson was projected to start at outside linebacker, backed...

ATLANTA -- Standing on the sideline during a recent practice, defensive end Greg Gathers looked as if he was ready to play. He wore a torn T-shirt and shorts, both of which barely concealed his muscular 6-foot-1...

...losses. The Yellow Jackets are young and inexperienced there, with four freshmen expected to contribute. Defensive end Greg Gathers, who missed most of last season with a kidney ailment, seems to have a long way to go before he regains the form that...

...backs coach to his job description. Academic shortcomings (Tony Hargrove, Alfred Malone) and medical problems (Greg Gathers) leave a unit lacking in size and experience. Tenuta, always aggressive with his blitz packages, is going to bring...

...are expected to play on the defensive line, the position hardest hit by the academic problems. Also, defensive end Greg Gathers - an All-America in 2001, who missed last season with a kidney ailment - has not been cleared for full contact...

...ligaments in his right knee last fall, sat out spring practice. Joining him on the sidelines were defensive mainstays Greg Gathers and Daryl Smith, and offensive linemen Nat Dorsey and Leon Robinson. Sophomore Michael Sampson moved to the head of...

...engages in such verbal jousting, he'd rather just play. Henderson stepped into the starting lineup last season after Greg Gathers, the school's all-time sack leader, was sidelined with a serious kidney ailment. His 58 tackles (15 for loss...