NEW ORLEANS — You will not find Logan Gray's name listed in the University of Georgia's Sugar Bowl media guide, but then Bulldogs call him something else anyway:

"Colt Brennan."

The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Gray plays the role of the Bulldogs' opponent quarterback in practice, and ever since the pairing for the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl was announced, Gray has been playing the part of the University of Hawai'i's Heisman Trophy finalist.

"It isn't a bad guy to be as a quarterback," Gray said during yesterday's practice at the Superdome. "Hawai'i's offense is a fun one to play in, you have a lot of fun slingin' it around trying to be in his (Brennan's) shoes a little bit."

So much "slingin' " of the ball that his teammates jokingly ask him if his arm hurts.

Gray, a four-star recruit out of Columbia, Mo., signed with Georgia in February and has been running the scout team this season while sophomore Matthew Stafford runs the team. But in practice Gray is charged with simulating Brennan for the Bulldogs' defense.

"You want to give them as realistic a look as you can," Gray said.

For him, that has meant especially working on passing accuracy and a quick release. To play the part, Gray said he has delved deeply into UH game films to try and copy not only Brennan's release but also his footwork.

"He knows Colt Brennan is one of the top quarterbacks in the country and our defensive coaches say he has been doing a pretty good job," said Mike Bobo, the Bulldogs' quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. "The main thing is to simulate the look the best he can. The fact that some guys call him Colt says he must be doing a pretty good job."

SOLOMON ELIMIMIAN ONE UP ON BROTHER

UH linebacker Solomon Elimimian has several things he can hold over his older brother Abraham.

Abe, who played for UH 2001-2004, never won a Western Athletic Conference Championship or went to a bowl outside of Hawai'i.

"We joke around and he'll say, 'Man, I wish we'd won the WAC and gone to the Sugar Bowl,' " Solomon said. "He knows this is a good team and wishes he was in the same situation, but he's happy for us."

Solomon said "We've seen a lot of ex-Warriors at the games and we understand that we play for Hawai'i and all the former players. Just like he (Abraham) plays through me, we play for all of them."

Abe and two other members of the Elimimian family arrive today to take in the game.

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