Boston Explosions Remind UGA Officials to Remain Vigilant at Football Games

At a media briefing Thursday, President Adams was asked if the recent explosions at the Boston Marathons finish line will affect security during the upcoming UGA Bulldogs football season.

The answer: UGA is constantly ramping up its security.

"Security will be under review," Adams said. "We have the expertise to deal with crowds."

Sophisticated security measures have been put in place or refined in the past decade. More checkpoints have been set up, and more cameras installed and more scrutiny is being paid to whatever people want to bring into Sanford Stadium.

"My heart goes out to Boston," said the president, who said that he ran the Boston Marathon 35 years ago or so. He knows exactly where on Boyleston Street the explosion happened.

University Police and security officials revaluated security measures for crowds after the World Trade Center attack in 2001, Adams said. And again after the shootings at Virginia Tech.

He said the university has many measures in place but if he talked about them in detail, he would jeopardizing their effectiveness.