Kirby Smart said that "several guys" told him they were going to go in the transfer portal, but stuck it out to try to help UGA win another national title. "That makes me want to cry," he said.
Georgia safety Malaki Starks and tight end Brock Bowers went shopping this morning with 16 kids at a give-back event at a local Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Each kid got a $300 gift card to use.
Georgia safety J.R. Reed, in Atlanta as a finalist for Thorpe Award, said he will play in Sugar Bowl after talking about it with his parents. “The Dawgs are playing, and I’m still a Dawg.”
Former Georgia coach Mark Richt will be recognized on the field at Saturday's game against Ole Miss for being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
How former UGA players rank this season in NFL rushing:
2. Todd Gurley 1,251 yards, 17 TDs
9. Nick Chubb 972 yards, 8 TDs
14. Sony Michel 881 yards, 6 TDs
25. Isaiah Crowell, 685 yards, 6 TDs
Georgia defense national rankings:
No. 2 points allowed (10.1).
No. 5 yards allowed (260.3)
No. 4 rushing (74.6)
No. 1 red zone (53.8)
No. 11 third down percentage (29.6)
--All lead the SEC
Kirby Smart at Georgia's media day today:
What is your go-to Waffle House order?
COACH SMART: Bacon egg and cheese, hash browns, smothered and covered.
No pecan waffle?
COACH SMART: No, my kids get the pecan waffle, but I'm a bacon, eggs and cheese man.
With Zamir White and James Cook preparing for the NFL, Georgia’s Kenny McIntosh is ready for a more prominent role at RB. “To be honest, I’ve been waiting on it.”
CB Kamari Lassiter got an NFL first or second-round grade, Kirby Smart said. He still played in bowl. Asked Lassiter as he left press conference if he’s indeed turning pro: “I don’t know,” he said. Expect announcement soon.
Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi celebrated his 100th birthday today in his home in Athens. Georgia coach Kirby Smart joined Trippi family members and friends there with the Bulldog great. Photo from UGA athletics
Father of Georgia OL Warren McClendon says son 'doing well' after he was a passenger in car crash that took the lives of two others with football program
New UGA graduates today from football: Latavious Brini, Jake Camarda, Warren Ericson, Kearis Jackson, Jaylen Johnson, Natrez Patrick, Jack Podlesny, William Poole, Jamaree Salyer, Justin Shaffer, Ameer Speed, Brady Tindall, Reid Tulowitzky and Zamir White.
UGA TE Eli Wolf on struggles of Tennessee, his former team: “I’m not happy at all. I grew up with those guys and played four years there with them. It doesn’t make me happy to see them lose, to see their heart break like that.”
Georgia left tackle Andrew Thomas is the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for SEC's best blocker. He's the first Georgia player to receive award since Matt Stinchcomb in 1998.
Justin Fields said in December that then OC James Coley and coach Kirby Smart “told me if I ever wanted to come back in the future, there was always a spot for me.”
After making a major splash as a freshman, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers has signed with football marketing firm ESM to rep him in the NIL space. ESM clients include UGA QB JT Daniels and former UGA stars Nick Chubb and D’Andre Swift.
Malcolm Mitchell, Nick Chubb, and Todd Gurley, who each sustained season-ending knee injuries at UGA, have reached out to freshman RB Zamir White after his latest ACL tear. "He’s in great spirits, he’s in the meetings and he’s been real positive," Kirby Smart said.
Georgia WR Ladd McConkey receives an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship for being a finalist for this scholar-athlete award. He has a 3.85 GPA in finance.
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on being named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.
Ladd becomes The University of Georgia's 15th Finalist all-time. (T-6th Nationally)
The University of Georgia leads all SEC Universities all-time and is the only SEC School with a…
Georgia is in “active talks” with football coach Kirby Smart on reworking his deal, AD Josh Brooks said. That’s as expected. No major obstacles appear that would keep the two sides from reaching an agreement.
UGA grad Maria Taylor gave some holiday gifts to former Alabama players Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen of the Commanders on NBC Sunday night pregame show
Stetson Bennett mentions he got sacked just 9 times this season on Manning Award Zoom. Archie Manning says he was sacked 11 times in one game against Chicago.
No Georgia Orange Bowl opt-outs announced yet by players or team. Bowl's player media schedule next week in Florida includes WR Ladd McConkey, CB Kamari Lassiter, RB Kendall Milton, C Sedrick Van-Pran Granger and WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint. So they at least appear to be on trip
Good news to pass along. Former Georgia football coach Vince Dooley was released from the hospital today after a bout with COVID, according to his daughter Deanna. She says he's "doing so much better."
Kirby Smart was talking about Darnell Washington and it turned into this. "You can never have enough good tight ends in the SEC. ...We want as many as we can get, and we want to get them the ball.”
Alabama put up 723 yards of total offense and 63 points in win against Ole Miss. Georgia has given up 710 yards of total offense and 37 points in three games.
Good news from UGA: Photo intern Chamberlain Smith has been released from East Alabama Medical Center after being injured on a sideline collision in the Auburn game.
Jacob Eason, interviewed for first time since regular season started, said he's "proud" of how Jake Fromm led the team. He was asked about his future after season. "I'm just taking it a day at a time. ...Glad we won the SEC championship."
Breaking news: UGA has hired Tom Crean to a six-year deal to pay him $3.2 million annually. UGA athletic board executive committee just approved former Indiana coach to head men's basketball program.
Game day for Georgia is finally here. It's also Vince Dooley's 89th birthday. Dooley, shown here in a UGA photo from practice this week, went 15-6-1 record against Clemson.
Georgia's Kirby Smart is SEC coach of the year as voted on by the league's coaches. Smart also was coach of the year in 2021 and 2017. Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny is SEC special teams player of the year.
After talking with my family and Coach Smart, I have decided to come back to the University of Georgia for my last year of eligibility.
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