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Kickoff Countdown: Who wore it best? #40
UGASports is counting down the days until the Bulldogs’ 2024 season opener. For each day in our countdown, we will reveal our opinion of the best player in Georgia history to wear that particular jersey number. With 40 days before kickoff, UGASports selects Theron Sapp as the best Georgia player to wear jersey number 40. #40 THERON SAPP Position: Fullback Hometown (High School): Macon, GA (Lanier) Height/Weight: 6-2, 201 Lettered: 1956-1958 Stats: 258 rushes, 1,265 yards, 4.9 avg, 6 TD rushes, 1 TD receptions Career: Theron Sapp’s stats weren’t necessarily the best, but he had one of the biggest moments…
The new school year kicks off in early August for Athens area. Here's what families need to know
August is headed our way and so it's time for kids to stuff their backpacks, pack their lunches, and get ready for the start of the 2024-25 school year in the Athens area. “We are gearing up to welcome our students, staff, and families back to (the Clarke County School District) for the...
UGA Recruiting: He May Not Have a Five Star Ranking Yet, But Georgia is Making Him a Priority Like He is One
“I know they’re not really a team that wants to bother you all the time, but it doesn’t bother and when they talk to you, you know that’s going to be important,” Griffin told On3. “They’re going to let you know that you’re wanted. Really, we talk every now and then.”
School of Art Galleries Director Katie Geha named director of UW–Madison’s Tandem Press
July 22, 2024 — Katie Geha, director and chief curator of the galleries at the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, has accepted the position of director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Tandem Press, a premier publisher of fine art prints affiliated with the university’s art department in their School of Education. Founded in 1987, Tandem Press has commissioned original fine art editions by a diverse roster of accomplished artists, including Derrick Adams, Richard Bosman, Lynda Benglis, Suzanne Caporael, Robert Cottingham, and Sam Gilliam.
UGA alumnus leaves $1.5 million estate gift for SPIA and Grady College
Joshua W. Jones, a University of Georgia graduate who died in 2023, left UGA a $1.5 million estate gift. The money will benefit UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Jones had been a member of the SPIA Board of Visitors...
Josh Pate's SEC Champion Prediction Will Shock Georgia Bulldogs Fans
With SEC Media Days now concluded, the college football season is right around the corner, bringing with it heightened anticipation. This season promises to be one of the most intriguing in some time, marked by significant conference realignment and the introduction of an expanded College Football ...
Georgia Equestrian Announces 2024-25 Schedule
ATHENS – The seven-time national champion University of Georgia equestrian team has built a strong schedule for the 2024-25 season, head coach Meghan Boenig announced Monday. The Bulldogs will be back in the ring September 21. Georgia will kick off its regular season with a home meet against TCU...
MLB Draft Recap: Resetting Georgia Baseball roster after decisions
The MLB Draft got underway a week ago today and wrapped up earlier this week. Three players from Georgia were taken (3B/OF Charlie Condon – 1st Round, Colorado Rockies / 1B/OF Corey Collins – 6th Round, New York Mets / C Fernando Gonzalez – 20th Round, San Francisco Giants) while a few more (RHP Chandler […] The post MLB Draft Recap: Resetting Georgia Baseball roster after decisions appeared first on On3.
Georgia's Sanford Stadium ranked No. 18 in ESPN's Top 25 college football stadiums
ESPN polled its 14 college football analysts for their list of college football's top 20 stadiums in order using specific no criteria - and then awarded points for each ranking, with 20th netting one point and first place netting 20 points. After tabulating the results, 42 stadiums received one vote or more, from which ESPN built out its top 25 stadiums rankings.
Elite 2026 LB Xavier Griffin building a bond with Glenn Schumann
Gainesville (Ga.) four-star linebacker Xavier Griffin continues to see Georgia’s pursuit of him evolve. June 15 has come and gone. June 15 marked the opening of the contact period for the junior class with college coaches. Georgia was among the first programs to reach out to the No. 27 overall prospect in the 2026 On3 […] The post Elite 2026 LB Xavier Griffin building a bond with Glenn Schumann appeared first on On3.
UGA QB Carson Beck on Coach Prime's Complaint: "It’s a Video Game. Rate Me What You Want"
ATHENS - UGA Football’s Carson Beck and Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders are both listed as have a so-called rating of 93 in EA Sports College Football 25. In other words the two are tied for the top spot on the video game - something that does not site well with Sanders’s father and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders.
Four-star OL Cortez Smith commits to Georgia football
Four-star offensive line recruit Cortez Smith has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs. Smith picked Georgia over South Carolina, Miami and Georgia Tech. Smith is one of the top offensive line recruits in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Smith is Georgia’s 21st commitment in the class of 2025. The Bulldogs have the nation’s No. 3 recruiting class after Smith’s commitment. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive line recruit plays high school football for Parkview High School in Liburn, Georgia. Smith is ranked as the No. 6 interior offensive line prospect, the No. 16 player in Georgia, and the No. 132 recruit in the nation. Smith is a candidate to play offensive guard or center at the college level. Smith announced his commitment via social media. BREAKING: Four-Star IOL Cortez Smith has Committed to Georgia, he tells me for @on3recruits The 6’3 315 IOL from Snellville, GA chose the Bulldogs over Miami, South Carolina, & Georgia Tech “I’M A TRENCH MONSTER HEADED TO O-LINE UNIVERSITY”https://t.co/ufaBbdv7Bg pic.twitter.com/oLV8NBdmUc — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 20, 2024 Kirby Smart and Georgia now have three commitments along the offensive line in the class of 2025 is from four-stars Mason Short and Dontrell Glover. Georgia signed the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in the 2024 cycle.
Former Georgia QB Stetson Bennett talks playing with Matthew Stafford
Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett has learned a great deal from fellow Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford. Bennett and Stafford are teammates on the Los Angeles Rams. Bennett joined “Unreserved with TJ Calloway” to update his status and talk about how playing with and learning from Stafford is going. “He’s (Matthew Stafford) the man. And Jimmy (Garoppolo), too,” said Bennett. “He’s solid. I’m learning a lot from him.” Stafford has been a starting quarterback in the NFL for over a decade. Stafford has seen every possible type of defense and has been on good teams and bad teams. “He just doesn’t really think,...
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