By John Frierson
Employees Author
By most any measure, Georgia junior defensive sort out Zion Logue is an enormous, large man. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 295 kilos, Logue is tall and robust and utterly crammed up the chair he was sitting in Tuesday contained in the Bulldogs’ defensive assembly room.
In fact, when in comparison with his now-former teammate and fellow defensive lineman Jordan Davis, who has about an inch in top and perhaps 50 kilos on him, and who was nearly overflowing his seat when he sat in the identical room for an interview through the season, Logue seems sort of small.
Logue, from Lebanon, Tenn., was a backup on the Bulldogs’ super-talented line of defense final season, however with Davis and Devonte Wyatt headed for the NFL (and presumably being chosen within the first spherical), he has a superb shot at enjoying far more in 2022.
Throughout a Fast Chat earlier than spring apply started for the defending nationwide champions on Tuesday, Logue talked about being large, his days enjoying quarterback when he was youthful, what life’s like with out the enjoyable and chatty Davis and Wyatt round, and far more.
Here is a few of what he needed to say:
Frierson: What have the previous couple of months been like, because you guys gained the nationwide championship? How lengthy had been you strolling on air?
Logue: I in all probability walked round like that for a few week or two as a result of it is all over the place now that we’re residing on this world of social media. But it surely was time to get again to work after these two weeks.
Frierson: Whenever you get again to work after attaining the most important factor you possibly can, do you accomplish that extra centered than ever?
Logue: My mindset hasn’t modified. I do know I’ve to return to work and there are various things that have to be picked up on this crew. I simply need to be a type of guys that may assist them.
Frierson: What are the D-line conferences like now that Jordan and Devonte aren’t within the room anymore?
Logue: It is loopy, it is just a little odd at occasions, simply since you do not see that large, jolly fella sitting on the sofa whenever you come within the locker room. You do not see them sitting of their chairs whenever you come within the assembly room. There was a humorousness after they had been each right here, and Jordan was going to be that large goofball on a regular basis till it was time to go to work.
It is positively just a little completely different now.
Frierson: I noticed that whenever you had been a senior in highschool, you had a 19-yard landing catch. What do you keep in mind about that play? And have you ever already requested Todd Monken in the event you can take over for Jordan on the offense’s jumbo bundle?
Logue: It is humorous that you just requested that. Me and Coach Monken, I used to be choosing at him someday, like, “Hey, man, I can catch, too. I caught a few touchdowns in highschool.”
That landing my senior 12 months, it was just a little completely different as a result of it was the primary landing I had scored since my freshman 12 months. My freshman 12 months, I performed quarterback just a little bit, after which after that I performed tight finish and defensive finish from sophomore 12 months on.
I used to be attempting to get my coach to let me contact the ball as soon as, and I bought two passes that 12 months and I caught each of them for touchdowns. It was simply particular to get again ultimately zone once more.
Frierson: I’ve to ask about your days as a quarterback. How large had been you again then?
Logue: At the moment, I feel I used to be proper at 6-3. I had simply grown about 6 inches, going from 5-8 to 6-2 1/2. I began at eighth grade at 5-8 and ended my freshman 12 months at 6-3. I believed I used to be child Cam Newton just a little bit or one thing. It was enjoyable and I positively miss it just a little bit.
Frierson: At that time, had been you envisioning that this was the place your future was, enjoying quarterback? And what’s it prefer to then develop out of that place and transfer to the line of defense, which is a really impactful and necessary place however not as glamorous as enjoying QB?
Logue: At the moment I used to be heavy on basketball, basketball was my love, and I believed I used to be going to be a quarterback in soccer and a degree guard or capturing guard on the basketball crew, however my physique simply stored rising and [laughs] stored rising. I discovered my self 6-foot-5 and 295 kilos beginning my senior 12 months.
Frierson: Do you keep in mind your first dunk?
Logue: My first dunk was, we had been warming up for an AAU basketball sport my sophomore 12 months. One in every of my coaches simply jumped (as much as defend) and I dunked on him [laughs]. It was in warmups earlier than the sport and it was hilarious. We had been speaking about it the entire day. That is a enjoyable reminiscence.
Frierson: How are you within the kitchen? Are you able to cook dinner?
Logue: [A long pause before a laugh] I simply bought an air fryer and it has been my finest buddy for the previous couple of weeks. I do need to discover ways to cook dinner and I do need to discover ways to do extra within the kitchen.
(This Q&A was flippantly edited for size and readability.)
Assistant Sports activities Communications Director John Frierson is the workers author for the UGA Athletic Affiliation and curator of the ITA Males’s Tennis Corridor of Fame. You could find his work at: Frierson Information. He is additionally on Twitter: @FriersonFiles and @ITAHallofFame.