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The Georgia Bulldogs completed their mission Monday night by blowing the TCU Tigers out of the water in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The final score looked like a typo, as Georgia football showed no mercy at all to the Horned Frogs from beginning to end for a 65-7 victory. That take-no-prisoners mentality […]

Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart couldn’t help but praise senior quarterback Stetson Bennett after leading the Bulldogs to a 65-7 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football National Championship, ESPN senior reporter Heather Dinich wrote in a Monday article. “The way he leads, the way he prepares, his mental makeup is […]

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has little doubt that Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldog program has risen to the top of the college football world. However, Herbstreit sees a potential pitfall for Georgia in the upcoming national championship game Monday night against upstart TCU. The Bulldogs are eye-opening 12.5-point favorites over […]

Stetson Bennett will don a Georgia Bulldogs jersey in a game for the final time on Monday, as he will lead the reigning SEC champions in the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against TCU. Bennett bolstered his legacy at Georgia in the Peach Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes, anchoring a game-winning drive […]

It has been a busy past couple of weeks for Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, from coaching the Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff to being out on the recruiting trail. Smart has also been keeping a close watch on the NCAA transfer portal. Multiple Georgia players have already entered the transfer portal, and the […]

College football is one of the biggest spectacles in sports. Not only does it give students and alumni a chance to cheer for their teams, but it also provides many football fans a glimpse of young NFL prospects showcasing their wares in a highly competitive football league. Because of the stiff competition, college football programs […]

Georgia football narrowly escaped with a 42-41 victory over Ohio State in the Peach Bowl. The win ultimately booked the Bulldogs a National Championship ticket vs. TCU. However, the outcome of the Georgia-Ohio State affair may have been different had Bulldogs’ head coach Kirby Smart not called a crucial timeout. Smart, who called timeout due […]

The Georgia Bulldogs looked dead in the water heading into the fourth quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. With their College Football Playoff lives on the line, Kirby Smart’s boys stood their ground and completed an unprecedented comeback. Nobody was prouder of the composure displayed by the entire Georgia football team than their […]

Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart said the standard will not change for the Bulldogs when they face the head coach Ryan Day and Ohio State Buckeyes in the Peach Bowl, ESPN Staff Writer Alex Scarborough wrote in a Friday article. “The standard doesn’t change,” Smart said Friday. “Players change.” Smart said he remembered his experience […]

Kirby Smart has no time for rumors, especially before Georgia football’s Peach Bowl clash against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Rumors surfaced that Smart and the Bulldogs had a hidden camera at the Ohio State football practice and were spying on the team. Reporters asked Kirby Smart about the rumor during Georgia football’s media day. The […]

The Georgia Bulldogs entered the 2022 season with sky-high expectations. Last season, they won their first national title since 1980 after defeating SEC rival Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Fast forward to December, and the Bulldogs have the chance to become back-to-back national champions. The team went a perfect 12-0 in […]

As Georgia football and Ohio State football prepare for the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Eve at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart spilled the tea Monday about how he nearly convinced Buckeyes QB CJ Stroud, who is going to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, to come to […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are gearing up for their biggest game of the season — yet. After going undefeated through the regular season and winning the SEC Championship Game by wallopping the LSU Tigers, Georgia football is 13-0 and needs just two more wins to finish on top of the college football world. Before Georgia football […]

Lane Kiffin just loves messing with college football fans on Twitter. On Monday, the Ole Miss Rebels head coach posted a photo on Twitter with Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart, who is in the middle of preparation for the Peach Bowl between Georgia football and the Ohio State Buckeyes. “Making sure if he has […]

The SEC Championship Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the LSU Tigers was uneventful for the most part. The top-seeded Georgia football team rolled past LSU to clinch the championship. However, a late-game decision by head coach Kirby Smart seemed to add unnecessary drama to a game that was relatively drama-free. With Georgia’s football team […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are still undefeated through 11 games, but not before getting pushed to the edge by the Kentucky Wildcats. Georgia football escaped Lexington Saturday with a 16-6 victory, as the Wildcats managed to slow down the usually overpowering attack of the reigning college football champions. Following the game, Georgia football head coach Kirby […]

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have conquered every opponent standing in their way this year, as the team is 10-0 and is seen as the number one squad in the eyes of nearly every pundit. Smart’s Bulldogs have bested ranked teams in Oregon and Tennessee- and they’ll face another one in Kentucky football on Saturday. […]

Kirby Smart is one of the highest paid coaches in college football for a reason. The Georgia football head coach is not only a skilled tactician on the sidelines, but he’s also a master motivator. Ahead of the Bulldogs’ recent win over Tennessee football, Smart proved himself in the area of motivational speaking. The Georgia […]

The Georgia Bulldogs got a massive boost to their College Football Playoff hopes on Saturday night. Kirby Smart’s squad took out the top-seeded Tennessee Volunteers in dominating fashion, eventually ending the game 27 – 13. It was an impressive win that saw the Bulldogs squeeze the life out of the best team in the nation. […]

Kirby Smart has a simple message for his Georgia Bulldogs before their epic college football clash with the Tennessee Volunteers. During an appearance on ESPN’s College Gameday, Smart was asked what his message to the team was ahead of the battle between the two SEC powerhouses. Here’s what the Georgia football coach had to say, […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are still on cruise control this season, as they remain undefeated. The Florida Gators were the last victims of Georgia football, which scored a masterful 42-20 win in Jacksonville Saturday over their SEC rivals to improve to 8-0 overall this season. However, not everything was as rosy as it seemed in that […]

As the Bulldogs prepared for a faceoff against the Gators of the University of Florida, the greater Georgia football family took a step back to remember Vince Dooley, the University’s former head coach who led the program to some of its greatest heights over his 25-year tenure in Athens. A pillar of the community who […]

As the Bulldogs prepare to welcome the University of Florida Gators to Athens for a pivotal Week 9 contest, the Georgia football family must take a step back to remember the life of Vince Dooley, the football team’s long-time head coach who passed away peacefully at the age of 90, according to a statement from […]

The 2021 season was a dream for the Georgia Bulldogs. The team won its first national title since 1980 after defeating SEC rival Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Because of that, Georgia football entered the 2022 season under a lot of pressure and expectations. Not only do fans want […]

Quarterback Stetson Bennett was seen puking on the field in Georgia football’s matchup with South Carolina on Saturday. The Bulldogs are handling their business against South Carolina, but everybody wanted to know why Bennett was throwing up during the game. Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart revealed the reason, per Kipp Adams. “He (Bennett) hydrated […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart believes the Bulldogs’ Saturday matchup with South Carolina will help them find their identity, per Yahoo Sports. “I don’t think we’ve gained enough true identity of who we are,” Smart said. “You find that out when you go on the road. This is one of our first maturity, composure […]

After winning the College Football Playoff trophy last season, the Georgia Bulldogs have picked up right where they left off. The third-ranked program in the country faced off against a familiar foe: Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks. Lanning was the team’s defensive coordinator during their championship run. However, there was no mercy shown by Kirby Smart’s […]

The Georgia Bulldogs showed no mercy on the field against the Oregon Ducks in Saturday’s huge 49-3 win down in Atlanta. Coached by former Bulldogs defensive coordinator Dan Lanning, the Ducks simply did not have any answer to the onslaught Georgia football is having on both sides of the field, an overall performance that Bulldogs […]

The 2022 college football season is officially underway to the delight of football fans everywhere. While a handful of teams got an early start, most are still waiting to kick off their schedule, including the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs. With a game against the Oregon Ducks on the docket, it’s time to make some […]

With the 2022 college football season around the corner, many eyes are on the reigning national champions Georgia Bulldogs. Last year, they defeated Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 and took home the CFP trophy. However, things could be very different for the Bulldogs in 2022. The team lost a number of players […]

The Georgia Bulldogs achieved what every college football team dreams of last season. Behind a generational defense, the Bulldogs won their first national championship since 1980. Beating a longtime demon in Alabama, who won the previous seven matchups, only made the feeling better. Every team faces questions heading into a new season, even the defending […]

Georgia football rewarded head coach Kirby Smart for winning the program’s first national championship in 41 years with a massive, $112 million contract extension back in July. On Thursday, as the Bulldogs began 2022 preseason camp, surprising new details about Smart’s contract emerged, per Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald. “Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s […]

The college football world was shocked by the news of Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs agreeing to a massive 10-year, $112.5 million contract extension last week. The deal makes him one of the highest paid coaches in the NCAA football. Although that number may seem very excessive, Smart has proven he is one of […]

The 2022 college football season looms just around the corner, and with it comes preseason polls and predictions. The Georgia Bulldogs are coming off a national championship season where they fielded one of the best defenses ever. Despite that, media members picked Alabama, which Georgia just upended in the National Championship game, to win the […]

After a magical 14-1 season and the program’s first national championship in 40 years, Georgia football decided to reward head coach Kirby Smart with a massive new contract. Smart was slated to make $7.1 million this season, which the Bulldogs rectified by giving him the highest annual average salary in the nation at $11.25 million. […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are fresh off winning a National Championship last season. As a result, they have decided to hand their head coach, Kirby Smart, a massive contract extension right before the 2022 season kicks off. The Bulldogs inked Smart to a ten-year, $112.5 million deal that makes him one of the highest paid coaches […]

Georgia Bulldogs football star Stetson Bennett led the team to their first national championship since 1980. Yet, Bennett is still disrespected in college football circles, perhaps because he doesn’t have the flair or the stats that some of the other top quarterbacks in the nation possess. Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart addressed the disrespect that […]

NIL, (name, image and likeness) deals have already changed the college football landscape since the NCAA agreed to allow college athletes to earn money off of sponsorships and endorsements in 2021. Some players have signed NIL deals in the six and seven-figures, eye-popping financial numbers for athletes who were once true amateurs. During an appearance […]

The Georgia Bulldogs walked away from the 2021 season with, for the first time in 34 years, a national championship. The Bulldogs did so off the back of a capable enough offense complementing one of the greatest college defenses ever assembled. However, unfortunately for Georgia, this past season also culminated in a wave of departures, […]