Top Dogs: Georgia celebrates title, looks ahead to 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Top Dogs: Georgia celebrates title, looks ahead to 2022

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I know people don’t understand it, but other teams are 10 days up on you because they finished January 1st,” Smart said. “I don’t know that our team that’s coming back is prepared for what they’re about to see because there’s a sense of entitlement, there’s a sense of the disease, that has always crept in at Georgia,” Smart said bluntly of his alma mater. Bennett, the offensive MVP of both the Orange Bowl semifinal and the national championship game, isn’t regarded as a top NFL prospect, so he could come back for a sixth season. “It’s something that goes down in history and something that I’ll remember forever.” ___ Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at https://twitter.com/pnewberry1963 and find his work at https://apnews.com/search/paulnewberry ___ More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25

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Kirby Smart no longer has to fret about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa
3 months ago

Kirby Smart no longer has to fret about his mentor-turned-nemesis in Tuscaloosa

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Smart said he’s glad that Saban — who retired in January after winning a record seven national titles, six of them in charge of the Alabama program — seems to be cherishing life after coaching. “I’m really happy he’s still part of college football because he …

National title or bust: No. 1 Georgia begins the season in a familiar spot
4 months ago

National title or bust: No. 1 Georgia begins the season in a familiar spot

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “The expectation is we’re going to develop and worry about today’s day.” The Bulldogs won consecutive national titles during the 2021 and ‘22 seasons, and came up just shy a year ago when a loss to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship snapped a 29-game winning …

Updated college football 2024 top 25 rankings: Georgia back on top, Washington slides
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Updated college football 2024 top 25 rankings: Georgia back on top, Washington slides

LA Times  

Nick Saban, the greatest college football coach of all time, has retired from Alabama, where he won six of his seven national championships. I knew there was a reason we waited a bit longer this year to release my 2024 “way-too-early top 25.” With Saban’s exit, nothing will ever be the same in this sport — much less this projection …

Georgia offensive depth chart projection: Pieces in place for another productive attack
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia offensive depth chart projection: Pieces in place for another productive attack

New York Times  

ATHENS, Ga. — Let the record show that 2023 was the year Georgia football under Kirby Smart truly established itself as a power on offense. So were a few other key pieces — Darnell Washington, Broderick Jones — and yet with a new coordinator and new quarterback the Bulldogs are set to finish: Fourth nationally in yards per play for …

Kirby Smart says ‘no question’ Georgia belongs in College Football Playoff after loss to Alabama
1 year ago

Kirby Smart says ‘no question’ Georgia belongs in College Football Playoff after loss to Alabama

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s about the best teams.” Smart said he has “no question” Georgia is “one of the best four teams, 100 percent” as he hopes his team still has a chance to become the first team in the poll era to win three straight national titles. “And …

No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate
1 year ago

No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ATLANTA — After handing Georgia its first loss in nearly two years, Alabama mixed a raucous celebration of its latest Southeastern Conference championship with a whole lot of lobbying for a College Football Playoff spot that no one could’ve envisioned in September. “Georgia is number one, …

No. 1 Georgia is top dog and looking to stay there as it faces No. 8 Alabama for SEC title
1 year ago

No. 1 Georgia is top dog and looking to stay there as it faces No. 8 Alabama for SEC title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Smart took over at Georgia in 2016, leaving his job as Nick Saban’s defensive coordinator at Alabama, the Crimson Tide were the undisputed king of the SEC. Smart finally knocked off Saban in a national championship game rematch two seasons ago, and the Georgia coach …

AP Top 25 Takeaways: No. 1 Georgia vs. the field; season-changing injury for No. 4 Florida State
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Top 25 Takeaways: No. 1 Georgia vs. the field; season-changing injury for No. 4 Florida State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! This season college football fans have been told it’s Ohio against the World, Michigan vs. Everybody, Oregon vs. Two weeks before College Football Playoff selection Sunday, it’s really Georgia against the field. 19 Arizona beats Arizona State, the Wildcats would reach the conference title game in …

Georgia celebrates back-to-back titles with another parade
1 year, 11 months ago

Georgia celebrates back-to-back titles with another parade

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart had a good-natured complaint to fans when celebrating the Bulldogs’ back-to-back national championships with a parade and ceremony for the second straight year on Saturday. “Winning takes talent,” Smart said before adding, “but to repeat takes character.” Saturday’s parade …

No. 1 Georgia tries to launch dynasty against emboldened TCU
1 year, 11 months ago

No. 1 Georgia tries to launch dynasty against emboldened TCU

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart was part of college football’s greatest dynasty as an assistant for Nick Saban at Alabama and now is on the verge of launching his own. After going through the Crimson Tide last season to win Georgia’s first national …

Georgia snaps 41-year title drought with 33-18 win over Bama
2 years, 11 months ago

Georgia snaps 41-year title drought with 33-18 win over Bama

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia’s defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, beating Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff for its first title in 41 years. “I’ve never been around a group of players that really wanted …

With ‘relentless recruiting,’ Bama, UGA build all-star teams
2 years, 11 months ago

With ‘relentless recruiting,’ Bama, UGA build all-star teams

Associated Press  

After Georgia beat Florida in November, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart was asked about the importance of recruiting. “There’s a big difference.” Of the 85 scholarship players listed on Alabama’s roster to start the season, 74 were either four- or five-star recruits, including 14 five-stars. “I think that’s one of the biggest challenges that I took by coming here, being able …

Georgia’s winning formula resembles the old Alabama way
4 years, 2 months ago

Georgia’s winning formula resembles the old Alabama way

Associated Press  

Georgia’s defense throttles opposing running backs, boasting a deep and formidable front, playmaking linebackers and star defensive backs. The second-ranked Crimson Tide enters Saturday night’s Southeastern Conference game with a soaring passing game and a defense that is much more generous than in the “old” days, circa 2013. “I would agree they’re a little more like the old Alabama way, …

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