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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 […]

When asked to choose who between Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart and Alabama Crimson Tide sideline boss Nick Saban would he want to be the coach of his team, hypothetically speaking, Paul Finebaum of ESPN leaned towards the Georgia football mentor. “For one year? Or are we talking about building a franchise?” Finebaum responded. […]

After being picked by the Los Angeles Rams No. 128 overall in the fourth round of the NFL Draft, Stetson Bennett received a heartfelt congratulatory message from his former college coach, Kirby Smart. The Georgia Football head coach tweeted, “Congrats @StetsonIV! So excited for you to be a part of the @RamsNFL. You meant so much […]

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is not very happy with his Bulldogs these days. At least he says he is not happy with what he is seeing in spring practice. That may or may not be the case. Georgia is the back-to-back defending national champions, and it is often difficult for a team of that […]

Arch Manning chose to join the Texas football program as the No. 1 recruit in the country. It wasn’t an easy decision for the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, who was also being pursued by Alabama coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby Smart. Despite several visits with the two most successful college football […]

The Georgia football program is close to a major recruiting win in the 2024 class. 247 Sports has dropped a crystal ball prediction that Kirby Smart and Bulldogs fans will love: Dylan Raiola, the top prospect in the 2024 class, to Georgia. Raiola, a star quarterback at Pinnacle High School in Arizona, has the eye […]

As Georgia gears up to go for a third straight national championship, head coach Kirby Smart is left to see how he and the Bulldogs can put themselves in the best position to do so. Anyone who has watched Smart knows about his defensive background, being the coordinator under Alabama coach Nick Saban before taking […]

In the world of college football, a program becomes elite when it’s determined they never rebuild, they just reload every season. The Georgia football program, under the direction of head coach Kirby Smart, has officially reached that status. Winning the last two national championships speak louder than anything else would for reaching reload territory. Knowing […]

Head coach Kirby Smart had to know questions were coming about the program’s culture following multiple arrests of Georgia football players in the last couple weeks. Most notably defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who police say was road-racing in the fatal car accident that killed a Georgia player and recruiting staff member. Smart acknowledges the tragedy […]

Former Georgia standout Jalen Carter was issued an arrest warrant for his involvement in the fatal car crash that killed his former teammate and a Bulldogs’ staffer. After coaching Carter for three seasons, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was shocked to see the charges levied against Carter. Carter’s arrest warrant was for reckless driving and […]

The Georgia Bulldogs entered the 2022 season with sky-high expectations. As the defending champions, they were under pressure for most of the year. Fortunately for them, Georgia football had another historic campaign. After not winning the national title for more than 40 years, Georgia managed to win back-to-back championships. Georgia defeated the TCU Horned Frogs […]

Georgia Bulldogs team captain Chris Smith won’t be on the team next season, but he’s confident Kirby Smart can lead the team to a CFP National Championship three-peat in 2023. “A lot of people didn’t know the amount of talent we had then, and the amount of talent we still have there,” Smith said at […]

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs added another five-star recruit after cornerback Ellis Robinson IV announced his commitment to the program on Wednesday, per 247Sports. Robinson is the No. 1 ranked cornerback in IMG Academy, and he chose Kirby Smart and Georgia over finalists Alabama, Colorado, LSU and Miami. “Georgia just felt like home,” Robinson […]

New details have emerged about the single-car crash early Sunday morning in Athens that left Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy dead. A report from Georgia Motor Vehicle Crash determined that the 2021 Ford Explorer carrying Willock, LeCroy and two other passengers failed to negotiate a left curve and struck […]

The 2022 college football season is officially in the books, which means teams need to start thinking about 2023. With National Signing Day getting closer, it’s time to address some of Georgia football’s biggest needs ahead of Feb. 1. After not winning the national title for more than 40 years, the Bulldogs managed to win […]

The Georgia Bulldogs put a bow on the recently completed 2022 season by celebrating their second straight national championship with a parade that culminated at Sanford Stadium. Head coach Kirby Smart used the celebration to explain the extra motivation that the Bulldogs had on their championship run. Kirby Smart at Georgia national championship ceremony: “I […]

Georgia football HC Kirby Smart went viral after an epic pre-game speech surfaced online, with many believing that it was from before the 2023 National Championship, where the Bulldogs annihilated the TCU Horned Frogs 65-7 in Los Angeles. But on Friday, Smart clarified on Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson’s podcast that the speech “leaked from […]

Four days ago, the Georgia Bulldogs were on top of the college football world after winning the national championship by a 65-7 margin over TCU. While much of the team and all of the fans can still bask in the victory, head coach Kirby Smart has transfer issues to consider. 🚨BREAKING🚨 Georgia LB MJ Sherman […]

Kirby Smart, Stetson Bennett and the Georgia football program did it for a second straight time, destroying the TCU Horned Frogs 65-7 in the National Championship game on Monday night to win their second consecutive title. Bennett left his mark on the game, scoring six total touchdowns in the rout, which was also his final […]