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Normally, when a program with the recent success and track record of the Georgia Bulldogs signs a 3-star recruit, it doesn’t necessarily register as newsworthy. However, Jayden-Jamal Hanne is not your normal 3-star recruit. Hanne, who grew up in Germany and moved to the United States in 2022, has only been playing football for two […]

The proliferation of the transfer portal and the ability for collegiate athletes to make money off of their own Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has predictably been a major game-changer to all aspects of college sports. Young athletes capitalizing on their own popularity is and will forever be a great development, but my goodness, it […]

The college football offseason is almost over as we are halfway through July. The season will get going in about a month and a half, and college football fans everywhere are eager for the new beginning. College football fever is rampant across the country as we get closer to the season, but also because of […]

The Georgia football team has done a lot of good on the football field in recent years, but they have had some issues off 0f the field. There have been 24 Bulldogs that have had issues with driving related incidents such as speeding, DUIs and reckless driving. It has been a big issue for Georgia, […]

The SEC is going to look different in a lot of ways this season. There are some big additions to the conference as Texas and Oklahoma are both making the move from the Big 12. However, perhaps the biggest change is coming to the Alabama football team. For the first time since 2006, the Alabama […]

One of the bigger surprises last college football season was Kirby Smart and the Georgia football team not making the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs came into the season as the favorite to win it all as they were coming off of two straight national titles. They coasted through their regular season schedule and came […]

The Georgia football team has been one of the powerhouses in college football for quite some time. They have won national titles and have become a hotspot for the top recruits in the sport. Now, Kirby Smart and Georgia landed a big-time commitment with five-star plus offensive tackle Jahzare Jackson deciding to come to the […]

Kirby Smart’s net worth in 2024 is $50 million. Smart is the current head football coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a defensive back for four years. He was a four-time national champion as a defensive coordinator, but he eventually became the head coach at Georgia and won back-to-back national titles and multiple […]

The offseason recruitment race is on. A big chunk of the Power Five schools are now offering scholarships left and right to promising young high school standouts. While a lot of them are offensive weapons, the defensive menaces are also getting some love. Chuck McDonald has long been in the headlines as one of the […]

Now that Alabama icon Nick Saban is officially retired from coaching, Georgia football surely sees an opportunity to firmly establish themselves as the sport’s world-beater for the next several years. That lofty but seemingly attainable mission begins by winning a national championship in 2024-25. But dynasties are not maintained without looking towards the future, in […]

Georgia football and Florida football are rivals on the field, and now they are facing each other in court in a way. Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada recently filed a lawsuit against Florida and Gators head coach Billy Napier after he claimed that he was lied to about NIL while he was being recruited. Rashada just […]

College football is going to look different this season as conference expansion is bringing big changes in 2024. The Pac-12 is gone, and the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC are all going to look very different. The Big Ten and the SEC look like they are on the verge of being two super […]

The Georgia football program won back-to-back national titles recently and sent a ton of players to the NFL. Head coach Kirby Smart has becoming a national sensation, and now he has been awarded with a hefty two-year contract extension. Smart officially becomes the highest-paid coach in the country with a deal at an average of […]

Georgia football running back Trevor Etienne was arrested Sunday morning in Athens and is being hit with four charges, all related to driving and including a DUI (driving under the influence) according to On3 Sports. He was taken in at 4:35 a.m. in the local time in Athens, Georgia, but “posted a $1,883 bond and […]

The college football recruiting game can be vicious, and Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs learned this the hard way. After being committed to the University of Georgia for well over a year, five-star defensive tackle Justus Terry flipped his commitment and will instead be heading west and joining the USC Trojans for the 2025 […]

The Georgia football program is coming off a solid but ultimately unsuccessful season in the Southeastern Conference. Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs lost to the Alabama football team in the league title game, a scathing disappointment for starting quarterback Carson Beck and Coach Smart. This offseason has been largely focused on the team’s NFL Draft hopefuls including […]

When you’re as talented as Georgia football, with natural recruiting success and top-3 classes over the last four years, you don’t have to rely on the transfer portal as much to build your team’s roster. However, when head coach Kirby Smart does take advantage of the portal, it’s usually for notable additions. Although the Bulldogs […]

The Georgia Bulldogs were the last team on the outside looking in on the College Football Playoff field. Though the field is expanding to 12 teams next season, they surely will want to avoid that same fate again in the future. The best way to avoid such fate is to bolster their roster. Kirby Smart […]

Now that Kalen DeBoer has taken over the Alabama football program, he is looking to fill out his staff. One potential assistant he interviewed has decided to stay with Kirby Smart and Georgia football, according to Chris Low of ESPN: “Travaris Robinson interviewed with new @AlabamaFTBL coach Kalen DeBoer for several hours Sunday for the […]

Georgia football has landed Alabama cornerback coach Travaris Robinson. He’ll serve as the Bulldogs co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, per Brett McMurphy at Action Network. This is a massive addition to Georgia’s program, although they didn’t need too much of an extra push. The Bulldogs have produced some of the best defenses in the nation […]

The Georgia Bulldogs have won two national championships under coach Kirby Smart, and tight end Brock Bowers has been a big part of both of them. The 6-foot-4, 240 pound Napa, California native is a junior but recently revealed his thoughts on the 2024 NFL Draft. It’s been a busy off-season for the Bulldogs in […]

The Orange Bowl used to be a coveted college football bowl game. Dating back to 1935, the first of the annual game, it, along with the Rose, Cotton, and Sugar Bowls, has been a staple where competitive college football excellence has been displayed. But the 2023 season’s Orange Bowl between Georgia and Florida State football […]

The Orange Bowl was completely lopsided, as Georgia football mollywhopped Florida State 63-3. It was never really close either, as the Bulldogs had nearly all of their starters and the Seminoles did not. Numerous regular starters for Florida State opted out of playing in the Orange Bowl. Maybe if they played, the Seminoles could have […]

One of the biggest non-College Football Playoff bowl games this season is the Orange Bowl between Georgia football and Florida State football. Both of these teams were ranked in the top four going into conference championship weekend, but neither the Seminoles or the Bulldogs made the playoff. The difference: Georgia lost in their conference title […]

Nebraska football shocked the college football world after somehow landing top quarterback recruit, Dylan Raiola. He was originally committed to Georgia, but in the final moment, he opted to play for the Cornhuskers. Now, the incoming freshman has a message for Kirby Smart. Raiola had nothing but kind words for Smart and the Bulldogs, according […]

The Georgia football program lost the commitment of quarterback Dylan Raiola as he flipped to Nebraska, but Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said he does not believe that Carson Beck’s decision to return impacted Raiola’s decision to flip. “I don’t think Carson’s decision had any impact on our quarterback recruiting situation,” Kirby Smart said, via […]

On Sunday, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs saw their chances of a historic three-point come to an end when it was announced that they will not be competing in the College Football Playoff next month. Georgia went undefeated this regular season; however, Smart’s former mentor, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, […]

On Sunday, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs saw their chances at a championship three-peat come to an end when they were left out of the College Football Playoff Committee’s final four. Georgia went undefeated this regular season; however, Smart and his team came up just short in the SEC Championship against […]

Georgia football fell to Alabama 27-24 in the SEC championship game on Saturday, and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is angry. With 1:25 remaining in the first half, Alabama faced a fourth and 4 on Georgia 37-yard line. The Crimson Tide led 10-7 and stop for Georgia football would be massive, especially with since the […]

The Georgia football team lost to Alabama 27-24 on Saturday night in a contest that appeared to end their national title hopes. A crazy stat proved that Alabama football is Georgia football’s biggest nightmare. Alabama fans went supernova after the result came to fruition. At 8:20 pm after the Bulldogs lost to Saban’s Crimson Tide, […]

The Alabama football team has become something of an afterthought during the two-title run of Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs. That is no longer the case after a big win over Smart’s team in the SEC Title Game on Saturday. The College Football Playoff Picture is now in completely disarray after the Tide’s win over Georgia […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart issued some promising injury news in the hours leading up to tonight’s matchup against Alabama. Tight end Brock Bowers was one of many Georgia Bulldogs who entered the week of preparation for the SEC Championship game banged up. But the team has got some promising news Saturday morning. On3’s Nick […]

The Georgia football program aims to win its third consecutive National Championship. However, they must first face the Alabama Crimson Tide to determine the winner of the SEC Championship. Unfortunately,  the Bull Dogs could be without star tight end, Brock Bowers. When asked about the injury situation, head coach Kirby Smart didn’t sound too confident […]

The Alabama football team is soaking up the excitement and good vibes of last weekend’s late game heroics vs. rival Auburn football. Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide now has the unenviable, or some would say enviable, task of taking on the two-time defending NCAA champion Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday. […]

For the first time since 2021, Kirby Smart and No. 1 Georgia football will face Nick Saban and No. 8 Alabama this weekend in yet another game with massive stakes. This time it will be the SEC Championship Game, with College Football Playoff implications on the line. It’s unclear if this could be an elimination […]

With a weekend of big conference championship games ahead, arguably the biggest of the bunch will take place in Atlanta. The SEC Championship Game will pit the #1 ranked and two-time defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs versus an Alabama football team that has been far less dominant than they have been in year’s past, yet […]

It’s the final week of the regular season for most college football teams, which means that it’s rivalry week, with most teams facing their in-state rivals whom they have long histories with. That includes No. 1 Georgia football, who will be facing Georgia Tech for the coveted Governors Cup. The Bulldogs have been victors in […]

The Georgia football program will play its final regular season game of the season this Saturday on the road against in-state rival Georgia Tech, and Georgia football coach Kirby Smart detailed what the rivalry with Brent Key’s Georgia State team means to the program “Geographically, they’re close,” Kirby Smart said, via Griffin McVeigh of on3.com. […]

Georgia football’s Week 12 will be an SEC East showdown as the Bulldogs travel to Neyland Stadium to take on the Tennessee Volunteers. This potentially will be the biggest road test of the season for the Bulldogs, as Knoxville hasn’t been too kind lately to visitors. Now, No. 1 Georgia will face a No. 18 […]