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UGA senior defensive linemen under pressure to perform

Connor Riley

Defensive end Josh Dawson runs a drill during a football practice at the University of Georgia on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, in Athens, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Staff, @ajreynoldsphoto)

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Seniors go out and freshmen come in.

That’s the way it works in college football, with returning players in the middle trying to fill available spots while also helping and competing against talented newcomers.

This is the circumstance Josh Dawson, Sterling Bailey, Chris Mayes and James DeLoach face with the season-opener versus UL Monroe now days away.

“We just have to worry about setting the tone,” Bailey said.