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The NIL landscape is changing the world of college sports, especially for the top-tier programs. After Kentucky got blown out by Georgia this past weekend, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops had an honest take that the Georgia football team “bought players” due to the NIL changes (h/t Seth Emerson of The Athletic): “I just encourage […]

No. 1 Georgia football hosts No. 20 Kentucky in Athens on Saturday. These are the top two teams in an otherwise very-winnable SEC East. It’s still early in the year, but this is possibly the most important game of the season so far. Because the SEC still sends each division winner to the conference championship […]

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have gotten off to a relatively slow start to the 2023 season. Although the team sits at a perfect 5-0, the two-time reigning champion Bulldogs have had to battle back from double-digit deficits twice already this season, leading some to wonder whether a third straight championship is in store […]

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs football team managed to stay undefeated, beating the Auburn Tigers in what proved to be a challenging road test for the two-time national champions. It took a late Payton Thorne interception by the Bulldogs with just over a minute left in regulation to secure the victory. This game, like others […]

Georgia football’s Week 5 opponent will be none other than the Auburn Tigers. The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry game has been a long storied tradition, although this year may not be the most competitive showdown. Or will it? *Watch college football LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* You’ll hear analysts across the college […]

The Georgia football program is now the gold standard for college football on the heels of two straight national championships. Georgia football alum Nick Chubb is a member of the Cleveland Browns, who aren’t exactly NFL royalty. On Monday night Chubb suffered an injury that will live on in infamy against the Steelers as safety […]

The good news for Georgia Bulldogs’ football fans is that their team is still undefeated. That means this year’s team is on a good pace to three-peat as national champions. But it’s only three games, with a lot of the season left to go. Georgia, however, did pass its biggest test so far of the […]

Georgia football did not look like the two-time defending national champions in the first half of Saturday’s game versus South Carolina. An out-of sorts offense gave way to a 14-3 deficit before things started rolling in the third quarter. Much like the shaky 24-14 victory at Sanford Stadium, the team has a mixture of good […]

The Georgia Bulldogs’ Week 3 opponent will be SEC East rival the South Carolina Gamecocks. After facing two lesser-talented teams in their first two weeks in UT-Martin and Ball State, the Bulldogs’ football team will have to play host to South Carolina football. This will be the first true test for the Bulldogs, who have […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are undefeated through two games in the 2023 college football season, but they might not have two of their top players on the field when Georgia football guns for its third-straight victory this campaign on Saturday. Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart implied that safety Javon Bullard is not yet at his […]

The greats find ways to motivate themselves. They do not need any extra bulletin board material. They will still use it to their advantage, though. Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart undoubtedly lit a fire in Bulldogs fans when he responded to recent comments made by a South Carolina player. Senior defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway […]

Lincoln Riley and Caleb Willams are primed to bring the USC football program its first national championship in 19 years. That’s, at least, what many college football bettors seem to believe. The USC football team has received more bets than any other team to win the 2023-2024 national championship at SuperBook, according to ESPN. The […]

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have history on the line in the 2023 season, as the Bulldogs, winners of each of the last two national titles, can become the first team in nearly a century to win three championships in a row. Just don’t tell Smart that. The Georgia football coach was asked Monday if […]

Welcome to Week 0, college football fans! We are so back. Need a little something extra primer before all the action starts? Do you want to start an argument with your annoying friend who thinks that Texas is back, for real, this time? Or do you need a bit more college football content to hold […]

Before the start of any college football season, there is a lot of off-season debate. Which players are the best, which coaches are the best, which teams are the best, etc. There are usually many different opinions on all of those things, but there seems to be one thing almost everybody agrees on heading into […]

The Georgia Bulldogs football team is coming off its second consecutive national championship, following last year’s victory over TCU in the big game. What appeared to be a longstanding curse hovering over the state of Georgia and its sports teams, preventing them from achieving success, has now transformed into a blessing with the Bulldogs leading […]

The college football season begins in just over two weeks. The long off-season is almost past us and fans can’t wait to see their favorite teams in action. Most teams don’t get going until Labor Day weekend, but there are some games the week before. One of the countries best teams, USC football, will get […]

The College football season kicks off in just under three weeks, and Monday was a big day as the first preseason poll of the season came out. The Coaches Poll was released on Monday morning, giving fans that much more excitement for the start of the season. After winning the last two national championships, it’s […]

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tackle Broderick Jones is in the middle of his first training camp in the NFL, and he was asked about how Mike Tomlin compares to his college coach, Kirby Smart of the Georgia football program. “Coach T is a little more mellow about things, you know like he’ll still get on you, […]

The Georgia football program is coming off of back-to-back national championships, and coach Kirby Smart’s budding dynasty appears to be getting stronger by the day. The latest preseason SEC poll had the Bulldogs close with Alabama. Georgia may also have a new leader at the QB position. With so much good news surrounding the present […]

You can take Brian Harman a long, long way from his native Peach State, but you definitely can’t take his love for Georgia football out of the newly minted winner of the Open Championship. After making history at Royal Liverpool by taking the Open Championship by a whopping six strokes, Harman revealed how he was […]

The Georgia Bulldogs have been the toast of college football for the last two years, and are projected to do some serious damage in the SEC and perhaps the college football playoff again this season. Head Coach Kirby Smart has crafted a system that prioritizes speed and toughness in recruiting, and it has paid off […]

The Georgia football roster will be a bit lighter than fans anticipated, as head coach Kirby Smart confirmed that former Texas A&M transfer Smoke Bouie is no longer with the program, according to Radi Nabulsi of UGASports.com. The unfortunate yet expected news comes after the four-star cornerback recruit was not spotted in Athens with the […]

It’s no secret that Georgia football is entering a new era at the quarterback position with two-time national champion Stetson Bennet now with the Los Angeles Rams. What remains a secret is who will take Bennett’s place under center for the back-to-back champion Bulldogs in 2023. Naturally, the subject was a talking point on Tuesday […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart had the perfect response to people accusing the Bulldogs of having a “cupcake” schedule. After many have called the Bulldogs schedule easy and a “cupcake” schedule, Smart gave a simple but effective answer in response, “come play it,” per a tweet by Brett McMurphy of Action Network. Georgia’s Kirby […]

The Georgia football program has been dominant for two seasons in a row, but lately, the Bulldogs have had a reoccurring problem with its players speeding, and head coach Kirby Smart had some comments regarding the trend that were puzzling to many. “It’s not an out of control what the media has made it,” Kirby […]

The Georgia football program will be looking to 3-peat as national champions once the college football season gets underway this fall. However, head coach Kirby Smart is not one for entertaining any such conversation of a 3-peat, reports Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. “I don’t care about 3-peat, 2-peat, 1-peat. I care about complacency.” Kirby Smart […]

With lots of top-end talent headed to the NFL, the back-to-back champion Georgia Bulldogs have some big shoes to fill on both sides of the ball. They’re still easily the championship favorites at +220, per FanDuel, but who are the players poised to have breakout seasons for Kirby Smart and Georgia football in 2023? These […]

Georgia football has been at the center of controversy for a few years now. The Bulldogs may be a great team on the field. However, it is their antics off it that make life hard for them. An uptick in speeding and road mishaps has been plaguing Coach Kirby Smart’s roster. He unveiled his internal […]

The Georgia Bulldogs’ recent dominance in college football has raised expectations for another successful season in 2023. After securing back-to-back national titles, Kirby Smart’s program faces the challenge of maintaining their status as a powerhouse and making a run for the College Football Playoff once again. To achieve this, the Georgia football team, as good […]

The SEC battle for the commitment of Amari Jefferson continues. Top programs like Nick Saban’s Alabama Football want the coveted prospect to fall into their hands. However, the most recent update came from his Georgia football visit where he was hosted by Coach Kirby Smart. Georgia football hosted the four-star wide receiver. Amari Jefferson got […]

As each college football season approaches, the expectations tend to grow for each and every team. So, like every season, there’s head coaches who have something to prove from the prior season. In the list below, we’ll look at not only coaches entering a potential hot seat year but those who are like Deion Sanders, […]

The NCAA and SEC football are clear with their tampering guidelines. Rules stipulate that players cannot be in contact with any team or personnel until their names are in the transfer portal. Apparently, the reality in the SEC exists contrary to these rules as it happens more than the rules would make it seem. Florida […]

With the arrival of Oklahoma and Texas in 2024, the SEC is set for a new football schedule as the conference expands to 16 teams. Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart can’t be bothered with the schedule debate any longer. “Most overrated conversation there ever was. It’s not that big a deal to me,” Smart […]

Georgia football has reached the mountaintop of college football the last two seasons. The Bulldogs became the first-team to win back-to-back College Football Playoff national championships this past season. They dominated this year’s championship game, 65-7, against TCU. Georgia has won at least 12 games in four of the last six seasons. They have also […]

The Los Angeles Rams took Georgia QB Stetson Bennett in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Bennett’s college coach Kirby Smart thinks the Rams are a great fit for his former quarterback. “He’s talented. He’s a great athlete. He fits their scheme,” Smart said. “I think Sean (McVay) liked him playing in (Todd) […]

With back-to-back national championships, Georgia football has joined Alabama football on the top tier of programs in the sport. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart knows that his success was made possible in large part because of what Nick Saban has done at Alabama. Before taking over the Georgia football program in 2016, Kirby Smart saw […]

It turns out that the Michigan coaching staff played a key role in helping the Georgia football team beat Alabama in the 2022 College Football Playoff national championship game. After beating Michigan in the CFP Semifinal, Georgia football coach Kirby Smart learned from the Wolverines staff that Alabama believed the Bulldogs needed to be better […]

Dating back to the 2022 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have made a clear effort to acquire Georgia football players. Through the draft, free agency, and trades, the team has added several Georgia players on both sides of the ball. On Wednesday, newly acquired running back D’Andre Swift met with the media for the first […]