Yes, it’s a broad question, but now that we all have plenty of time, we can figure out what the Bulldogs would need to do in order to finish next season without a blemish.
Kirby Smart is entering his fifth season leading UGA. Although the last few seasons have left Georgia fans with broken hearts, there is no denying the reputation that he and the Bulldogs are building in Athens.
Bleacher Report’s Brad Shepard wrote:
“When you consider just how much talent the Bulldogs have on defense and project to have on offense, it’s not a stretch to think Georgia is a favorite to at least be in the College Football Playoff.”
Georgia has dominated recruiting in the last few years, signing the No. 1 class two out of the last three years, so talent and play-making ability will not be an issue.
Players like Kelee Ringo, Broderick Jones, Jalen Carter, Mekhail Sherman and Darnell Washington joined the already loaded team.
Georgia solidified its roster when Smart went fishing in the transfer portal and landed Jamie Newman, a transfer quarterback from Wake Forest.
Newman has an incredible deep ball and will be aided with a talented run-game and on the outside, one of the highest graded receivers in the country, George Pickens.
The true hurdle that the Bulldogs will have to navigate is their schedule.
Georgia will kick off the season in Atlanta against a Virginia team that won the ACC Coastal last season.
The Dawgs will also have to deal with South Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri on a four-week road trip that starts with Alabama on Sept. 19 in Tuscaloosa.
Bama on the road in week three will be a major test for the Bulldogs, especially after Nick Saban is stuck in his house right now probably watching 16 hours of film a day.
After the road trip the Bulldogs come home to Athens for five of the last six games excluding the game against SEC East runner-up Florida in Jacksonville.
If Georgia can last through the regular season, its quest for perfection would only just be beginning, as it is not the only team that returns a stable of talent.
Clemson, LSU, Alabama and Ohio State always recruit well and return some very good starters in 2020.
However…
If the Dawgs can stay healthy and navigate the tough schedule, Georgia could wind up undefeated or at the very least find itself playing in the CFP in 2020.