He’s (Oscar Delp) a leader by action. He’s a kid that’s taking a lot of reps here, so everybody will want to compare him and say he’s filling Brock Bowers’ shoes. That’s not happening. We’re not asking anybody to fill Brock Bowers’ shoes. We’re asking Oscar to be Oscar, which is extremely physical, extremely tough, dependable. I mean, you talk about a guy that, I don’t know, that he’s missed a practice since being here, and there’s a lot of time that Darnell was out or Brock was out, that Oscar took double the load, so his durability has been incredible. He doesn’t necessarily have to lead by what he says, although he does speak up. He… he leads by his actions. And I appreciate his work ethic. 

KIRBY SMART

Topics discussed in today’s presser include:

Rara Thomas dismissed
Team Depth 
Not sure how the team will respond to adversity
Branson Robinson is ahead of schedule
No worries about “Expectations”
Building D-Line Depth”
Oscar Delp leading by example
Longer seasons and camp prep
The Running Back Room is looking great
Tate Ratledge bringing “toughness” to the O-Line
and finally…
The latest injury update