Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2009 SEASON IN REVIEW: Mark Richt has been the head coach at Georgia for nine seasons, the longest run of any active SEC coach. His career record is 90-27, but while the Bulldogs were a national power early in Richt's tenure, the team has taken a step backwards the last few years.

Bulldog fans knew that they would learn a great deal about the 2009 squad in the opener at Oklahoma State, and when that contest resulted in a 24-10 defeat, concerns about the offense surfaced. Fortunately, the team rallied to win its next three games, scoring more than 40 points in two of those affairs.

The first two weeks of October yielded losses to LSU and Tennessee, dropping Georgia to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in SEC action, and by the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs managed a 7-5 ledger, splitting their eight league contests.

(USA Today) -- Students at Georgia Tech and Georgia State University started school Monday, a week after the University of Georgia. In coming days all sorts of campus clubs will be courting the co-eds for membership, but they're not like the student groups their parents joined.

College experts say students today are attracted to clubs with activities that are more innovative - maybe even downright wacky. Some feed squirrels, pretend to be zombies and use science to whip up bacon-flavored cotton candy. 

Strange as that may seem, experts say students who participate in extracurricular activities are more engaged in the college experience, and benefits can be seen both in and outside the classroom. Kevin Kruger of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators says the students study more, have higher GPAs and are more satisfied with their social lives.