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Ahead of this weekend’s highly anticipated SEC matchup between Georgia and Ole Miss, the respective head coaches have been trading text messages — well, Lane Kiffin has been sending messages to Kirby Smart, at least. Smart and Kiffin are admitted friends; the pair coached together on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff in 2014 and 2015, and […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are still reeling from their 24-21 loss to Alabama, a defeat that ended the program’s 33-game home winning streak and sparked heavy scrutiny of head coach Kirby Smart’s late-game decisions. The Bulldogs had multiple opportunities to tie or take the lead but ultimately fell short due to costly mistakes, questionable play-calling, and […]

The Georgia Bulldogs may have escaped Auburn with a win, but not without controversy, and head coach Kirby Smart made his feelings clear after the game. A disputed goal-line play late in the second quarter left both sidelines bewildered, and even Smart admitted that the lengthy review and unclear explanation from officials were “frustrating.” The […]

Kirby Smart and the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs returned to form last weekend, taking down the Kentucky Wildcats 35-14 in a dominant bounce-back win. The victory came just one week after Georgia’s heartbreaking 24-21 loss to Alabama, a result that ended their perfect 3-0 start to the 2025 campaign. Smart wasn’t surprised by the turnaround. […]

Kirby Smart and the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs made easy work of the Kentucky Wildcats after beating them in a 35-14 blowout on Saturday evening. Georgia was coming off its first loss of the season after falling 24-21 to SEC rival Alabama last week. It ended the team’s perfect 3-0 start of the year, having […]

On Saturday evening, the Georgia football program suffered its first loss of the 2025 college football season with a 24-21 home defeat at the hands of the Alabama Crimson Tide. After going down 14-0, Georgia came back and had ample opportunities to take the lead in the second half, but ultimately, they once again tripped […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 24-21 at Sanford Stadium, ending the Bulldogs’ 33-game college football home winning streak from 2019. Poor coaching from Kirby Smart and defensive errors saw Georgia lose a game they could have won against Alabama. The Bulldogs dropped to 1-7 in Smart’s tenure against the Crimson Tide after […]

Kirby Smart and the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs saw their 33-game home winning streak snapped in a 24-21 defeat to No. 17 Alabama on Saturday night. Fans were quick to voice frustration, many zeroing in on Kirby Smart’s late-game decision to go for it on 4th-and-1 in the red zone rather than kicking a field […]

Kirby Smart and the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs saw their 33-game home winning streak snapped heartbreakingly Saturday night, falling 24-21 to the No. 17 Alabama Crimson Tide. Fans immediately vented frustration, with many blasting Kirby Smart’s decision-making in crunch time. The Bulldogs had rolled into the matchup at 3-0 after taking down Marshall, Austin Peay, […]

Georgia football is heading into its showdown with Alabama facing an unfortunate blow to the offensive line. Dawgs247’s Jordan D. Hill reported that left tackle Earnest Greene has officially been ruled out for Saturday, after dealing with lingering issues in the opening weeks of the season. Greene was already a question mark going into the […]

Georgia football endured a huge loss ahead of their heavyweight battle against Alabama. This one impacting the offensive side. Tackle Earnest Greene is the Bulldogs’ key CFB injury ahead of Saturday, with Jordan D. Hill of Dawgs247 Sports revealing the update. “Georgia offensive tackle Earnest Greene has been downgraded to out for Saturday’s game against Alabama,” […]

The 2025 Georgia football team started the season a little slow, but they are coming off a massive win against Tennessee, which announced to the rest of college football that they are not going anywhere. Still, some issues have popped up for the Bulldogs, namely, the defense has not been up to par compared to […]

The Georgia football program is just days away from a highly anticipated matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite all of their success during the 2020s, the Bulldogs have always struggled to take down the Crimson Tide, which continued last year with a road loss in what was a wild game in Tuscaloosa. Still, Georgia […]

With the Georgia football team facing the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, it will be another game between the two SEC rivals, though it will look different. After the Georgia football team beat Tennessee last weekend, the program is ready to build off it against quarterback Ty Simpson and the Crimson Tide, as head coach […]

As the Georgia football team won in overtime against the Tennessee Volunteers in a thrilling game, 44-41, sports analyst Joel Klatt would make a staunch claim regarding the SEC powerhouse. With the Georgia football team led by quarterback Gunner Stockton and a strong performance, the conference runs through the Bulldogs, as exclaimed by Klatt. Despite […]

Georgia football won a heavyweight fight against SEC rival Tennessee on Saturday. The Bulldogs needed overtime but pushed their way past the Volunteers, 44-41. Following the game, Georgia football coach Kirby Smart celebrated with his team. Smart celebrated in a very unique way. He stuck out his tongue at the Tennessee crowd, and threw a […]

The No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs somehow managed to earn an impressive 44-41 overtime win over the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. After falling 21-7 in the first quarter, Kirby Smart’s team was able to fight back and maintain an undefeated record. It was a win that only happened because Tennessee choked the game-leading field […]

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart knows a thing or two about the rivalry with Tennessee. The current Bulldogs head coach was once a Bulldogs player, having played at UGA from 1995 to 1998. In that time, Georgia, despite becoming one of the conference’s better teams toward the end of Smart’s career, never beat Tennessee. But […]

No. 6 Georgia football will face its first major test of the season when it travels to Knoxville to play the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. Head coach Kirby Smart, who has lost a grand total of five games over the last four-plus seasons at the helm in Athens, spoke to the media ahead […]

Week three of the 2025 college football season is getting ready to kick off, and one of the best highlights of the weekend is the matchup between traditional SEC powerhouses, Georgia and Tennessee. The Georgia football team travels to Knoxville and plays in Neyland Stadium, which Kirby Smart called one of the loudest in college […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Georgia football program moved to 2-0 on the young 2025 season with a 28-6 home win over Austin Peay. The game, which was delayed at one point due to lightning in the area, was not exactly a great showing for the Bulldogs, as things were relatively close until late in the […]

The Georgia football program recently got off to a strong start to the 2025 college football season with a 45-7 home win over the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday. While not too much wisdom about the team can be taken away from a game like this, there were still positive overall vibes in Athens from […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Georgia football team opened up its 2025 season with a home win over the Marshall Thundering Herd by a final score of 45-7. The win perhaps helped head coach Kirby Smart and company blow off some steam following the frustration of the end of last season, which culminated in a loss […]

The 2025 college football season started off with a bang for Georgia football. Facing off against the unranked Marshall Thundering Herd, the Bulldogs flexed their might. Their 45-7 win saw the team pull away from the get-go, leading 24-0 at the end of the first half. It was a dominant win for fifth-ranked team in […]

Georgia coach Kirby Smart had a powerful and emotional moment after the Bulldogs’ 45-7 win over Marshall. Following the hard-fought victory, Smart embraced his mother in a heartfelt scene that captured more than just a game win. Alison Mastrangelo of WSB-TV posted a video of the moment on social media, calling it, “Emotional moment between […]

The Georgia Bulldogs enter the 2025 season ranked No.2 in the preseason SEC power rankings, with quarterback Gunner Stockton taking over under center and a defense that once again looks like one of the nation’s best. It’s in this context of high expectations that head coach Kirby Smart pointed to one young defensive star as […]

Georgia football will hear the roar of Sanford Stadium soon. Marshall walks into a hostile environment, meanwhile. Many nationally believe the atmosphere will intimidate the Thundering Herd — except Kirby Smart. Marshall is undergoing a coaching transition. Longtime head coach Charles Huff left for Southern Miss in a high-profile departure. Tony Gibson takes over the […]

As usual, the Georgia Bulldogs will be one of the top teams in the country heading into the 2025 college football season. Once again, they’ll be a top-five team, looking to make it back to the College Football Playoff national championship. This is going to be a slightly different-looking group, however. The most notable departure […]

The 2025 college football season is still on the horizon, but University of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart already views the cornerback group as one of the team’s most critical strengths. Coming off an 11-3 campaign in the 2024–2025 season—highlighted by an SEC Championship and a berth in college football’s first-ever 12-team expanded playoff—the […]

Georgia football is witnessing camp practices intensify with the 2025 season arriving in 12 days. The Bulldogs still have multiple positions to finalize. One other open spot is strong safety. K.J. Bolden is hailed to rise as the free safety starter. But even his starting role isn’t guaranteed per his own words. Which he shared […]

Georgia football comes back loaded at virtually every position for 2025. But it doesn’t mean that every spot on the field is solidified. Georgia has areas to address before facing Marshall in Week 1. The Bulldogs once again enter with national championship aspirations. This time incoming quarterback Gunnar Stockton ignites the hype in Athens. Stockton […]

The Georgia football team is currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 season, which is slated to begin in just over two weeks. Head coach Kirby Smart is looking to get the Bulldogs back on a championship track after two straight seasons without a playoff win on the heels of national championships in 2022 and 2023. […]

The California quarterback class is loaded for 2028. Powers like SMU, Penn State and Georgia are already courting one on the college football recruiting trail: Treyvone Towns from Southern California powerhouse Oaks Christian. Towns took over the starting reins as a varsity freshman at the prestigious private school in Westlake Village. Even playing with future […]

The Georgia football team had its first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday, and it sounds like there were some encouraging signs. The Bulldogs are just a couple of weeks away from beginning the 2025 season, and it’s a big one for Kirby Smart. Georgia won back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022, but the […]

The Georgia football program is hoping that 2025 is the year they’ll be able to reassume their throne atop the college football world after two straight (relatively) down seasons. Kirby Smart has once again been busy on both the recruiting trail and the transfer portal circuit, but recently, the team got some tough news regarding […]

After the 2021 and 2022 season, it looked like the Georgia football team was going to be the next great dynasty in college football. The Bulldogs finally slayed Alabama in the 2021 national title game, and then they cruised past TCU in 2022 to secure back-to-back championships. The past two years, however, Georgia has gone […]

The Georgia football team underwent a bit of a makeover after last season, highlighted by a quarterback replacement: Carson Beck moved on to Miami, and Gunner Stockton took over. Kirby Smart has been a master recruiter and has gotten a lot of help around Stockton. The biggest key for the Bulldogs on offense is that […]

Georgia football is delivering knockout punches in the form of landing high-profile recruits. Now the Bulldogs claimed the heavyweight battle win over Oregon and Alabama for one of the top uncommitted linebackers. Four-star Nick Abrams is joining the Bulldogs’ 2026 college football recruiting class. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder spurned the Big Ten champs and a loaded […]

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart is known for having a strong rivalry with Alabama. Smart and his Bulldogs lost last season to the Crimson Tide, and he had to defeat Nick Saban and Alabama for years to get to the College Football Playoff before that. Smart is showing some support to Alabama’s current coach Kalen […]