Erk Russell had rare and extraordinary leadership skills. Across the Southeast and beyond, there are hundreds of football players who would quickly attest to that. He had remarkable instincts ...

Erskine “Erk” Russell was Georgia’s defensive coordinator for 17 seasons and, during this time, became one of the most highly-regarded and renowned assistant coaches in the game. In the late ...

Back when Erk Russell was first hired as the GSU head coach he made this statement, "This could turn into something on down the road that is really big, that's the way I see it." Clearly, the man had ...

Erk Russell was loved by fans at both Georgia Southern and the University of Georgia. Russell won three national titles in eight seasons at Georgia Southern and a national title at Georgia ...

G.A.T.A. — "get after them aggressively" or what is more commonly known to fans as "get after their a**." Former Georgia defensive coordinator Erk Russell embodied the message better than most ...

ATHENS – Vince Dooley lovingly refers to Erk Russell as an “all-fours coach.” “He was down in the trenches with the players every day,” Georgia’s former head coach said of his longtime ...

"Men, look what they did to our creek," said Russell, firing up an underdog Georgia Southern squad to beat ranked Western Kentucky, 23-20. Name recognition, but no ego "Erk was one of the most ...

Erk Russell, 80, who led the University of Georgia’s “Junkyard Dog” defense under football coach Vince Dooley and then built a small-college powerhouse of his own at Georgia Southern ...

I don’t know what it will do to recruiting.” Goldberg was then asked whether he would favor Erk Russell as the replacement. “I’d love that,” he said. He wasn’t the only one.

Former Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson’s gratitude to legendary coach Erk Russell goes deep. First, Russell hired Johnson prior to the 1983 season at Georgia Southern to coach the defensive line ...

Erk Russell should be in the College Football Hall of Fame. Period. End of story. But since I still have quite a bit of space to fill here, let me tell you why he should be and why he is not.