Category: Georgia Bulldogs

Former UGA defensive end suffers season-ending injury

A former Georgia Bulldog, who transferred to Missouri this offseason, will miss the 2024 season with a significant knee injury.

The Missouri Tigers were hit with unfortunate news: Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Darris Smith suffered a knee injury in practice. The injury will force him to miss the 2024 season, according to Eli Hoff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The edge rusher appeared in 16 games as a reserve over his first two collegiate seasons with UGA before transferring to Missouri over the summer. He was in a competition for the starting job with Michigan State transfer Zion Young, but he’ll have to wait another year to start his first game in the SEC.

“We are devastated by the injury to Darris,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said,“He was having an outstanding camp and was poised to have a great year. We will support Darris in his recovery and look forward to him returning stronger than before.”

For the Tigers, it’s more than likely Young will fill the second edge rusher spot opposite Johnny Walker Jr. and replace 2024 first-round NFL draft pick Darius Robinson Jr. on the end. Regardless, it’s a blow for Georgia and Missouri fans looking to see how Darris Smith would’ve performed in a more expansive role.

Georgia softball falls to UCLA, eliminated in super regional

The UGA softball team has been eliminated after losing in consecutive games to UCLA in the NCAA Tournament.

The Georgia Bulldogs softball team has been eliminated in the NCAA Tournament. Star Jayda Kearney and the No. 11 national seed Bulldogs dropped a pair of road games to the No. 6 national seed UCLA Bruins to conclude Georgia’s season.

The Dawgs went 43-19 on the season with ton of quality wins. However, Georgia had a bit of slump to end the season after getting the year off to a hot start. UCLA won Game 1 against Georgia 8-0 and then topped the Bulldogs 6-1 in Game 2. The Bruins are advancing to the Women’s College World Series.

“Congratulations to UCLA, they really put themselves in a position where they’re playing good softball in all phases of the game,” said Georgia softball coach Tony Baldwin. “I think they’re about as complete a team as we’ve played and we’ve played a lot of good ones.”

The Bulldogs were hoping to make a run to the Women’s College World Series, but came up just short in the Los Angeles Super Regional.

“They’re just good kids,” said Baldwin on Georgia’s senior class. “Good people, that have grown. We all have shortcomings that we’re trying to overcome in our lives, and you have to tackle some of those things head-on. I think the beautiful thing about college softball, and what I hope Georgia softball is it’s a safe place to grow as a person.”

Georgia football RB commits to transfer destination

Georgia football running back is transferring to a MAC program

Georgia Bulldogs senior running back Sevaughn Clark entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer in January. Clark, who is from Dawsonville, Georgia, has one year of eligibility remaining.

Now, Clark has committed to the Toledo Rockets. Clark announced his commitment to Toledo via social media.

Clark was a walk-on for the Bulldogs and saw limited playing time over the past four years in Athens. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound running back appeared in five games during the 2023 season, including 32 yards and touchdown in Georgia’s win over UAB. Clark rushed for 35 yards Georgia’s blowout national championship win against TCU. The former unranked recruit finished his Georgia career with 145 rushing yards, which is not bad for a walk-on.

Clark should see significantly more snaps at Toledo, which finished 11-3 last season and is one of the top teams in the MAC. Clark previously entered the transfer portal after the 2022 season and elected to return to UGA. In 2024, he would have faced stiff competition for carries in Georgia’s loaded running back room. The Bulldogs are returning Branson Robinson, Roderick Robinson and Cash Jones. The Bulldogs brought in Florida transfer Trevor Etienne and elite recruit Nate Frazier.

Clark is not the only Georgia running back to transfer this offseason. Andrew Paul transferred after having a great spring for the Dawgs.

7 former Georgia golfers competing in the 2024 PGA Championship

Seven Georgia Bulldogs are competing in the PGA Championship. Four Georgia golfers are in the top-25 of the world rankings right now!

Seven Georgia Bulldog golfers are competing in the 2024 PGA Championship, which will be held from May 16-19. The PGA Championship is a major and is being held at Valhalla Club Golf in Louisville, Kentucky.

Brian Harman’s victory of The Open Championship is the last time a former Georgia player on the PGA Tour won a major. Harman and several other Bulldogs are hoping to compete for a shot to win the PGA Championship.

Two Bulldogs on the PGA Tour (Sepp Straka and Russell Henley) finished in the top 10 in last week’s event, the Wells Fargo Championship. Georgia has more golfers competing on the PGA Tour than any other college program. Incredibly, former Georgia golfers compose four of the top-25 golfers in the world right now!

Who are the seven Georgia Bulldogs that are expected to compete in the PGA Championship and what are their respective world rankings?

Georgia softball earns No. 11 seed, hosting regional

UGA softball earns national seed after impressive season

The Georgia Bulldogs softball team is hosting a regional in the NCAA Tournament. Star Jayda Kearney and the Bulldogs went 39-16 on the season with ton of quality wins.

Georgia finished the year 12-12 in SEC play. Georgia entered a slump (the Dawgs are 3-5 in their last eight games) to end the season, but is hoping to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.

Georgia hosts the Charlotte 49ers, the Liberty Flames and the UNCW Seahawks in the Athens Regional. Georgia’s opening game of the regional is against UNCW at 5:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 17 and will be televised on ESPN+. The Bulldogs will play again on Saturday. Regionals are in a double elimination format.

Georgia’s regional will be wrapped up on May 19. The Bulldogs are looking to make a run to the Women’s College World Series. First, Georgia needs to take care of business and win the Athens Regional.

Watch Georgia softball’s epic 14th inning walk-off home run in the SEC Tournament

Georgia softball hits a walk-off 14th inning home run to advance in the SEC Tournament

The Georgia Bulldogs softball team earned a huge 6-5 win over the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Tournament. Georgia and Auburn were tied at two in the 14th inning. However, Auburn smashed a three-run home run in the top of the 14th inning.

Georgia responded with a three-run home run from star Jayda Kearney in the bottom of the 14th. After Kearney’s home run, Sarah Gordon hit a clutch walk-off home run with two outs.

Georgia is now 39-15 on the season with ton of quality wins. The Bulldogs finished the year 12-12 in SEC play, which is No. 7 in the conference. Georgia entered a slump to end the season, but is hoping to make a run in the SEC Tournament. The SEC softball tournament runs from May 7-10.

“Just so proud of our team and their fight and we’ll get back after it tomorrow,” said Georgia head coach Tony Baldwin.

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Georgia’s next game be against the No. 2 Florida Gators on Thursday, May 9 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Georgia-Florida game will be televised on SEC Network.

Georgia softball facing Auburn in SEC Tournament

UGA softball faces the host of the SEC Tournament in its first game

The Georgia Bulldogs softball team has been in a bit of a slump recently. Georgia has lost five of its last six SEC series and is looking to regain form in the postseason.

Georgia is 38-15 on the season with ton of quality wins. However, the Bulldogs finished the year 12-12 in SEC play, which is seventh in the conference. The SEC is one of the toughest conferences in the nation, but Georgia will have to pick it up if they want to accomplish their goals this season.

Georgia faces the SEC’s No. 10-seed, Auburn, in the first round of the SEC Tournament. It is a tough draw for Georgia because Auburn is hosting the SEC softball tournament from May 7-10.

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Georgia softball plays Auburn on Wednesday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The winner of the game between Bulldogs and Tigers will face the No. 2 Florida Gators on Thursday, May 9 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Both games will be televised on SEC Network.

Georgia basketball forward Jalen Deloach commits to Atlantic 10 school

Georgia basketball forward Jalen Deloach is returning to the Atlantic 10 conference

The Georgia Bulldogs forward Jalen Deloach has committed to the Loyola Chicago Ramblers after one season at Georgia. Deloach is electing to transfer away from Georgia after the Bulldogs went 20-17 and advanced to the National Invitational Tournament final.

Deloach played an average 12.8 minutes per game for Georgia this season. He averaged 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Deloach is likely transferring in hopes of having a bigger role in the rotation.

Deloach is a second-time transfer. He previously started 32 games as a sophomore at VCU.  The lengthy forward averaged 9.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in his final season with the VCU Rams. That year, the Rams won the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Deloach returns to the Atlantic 10 conference with Loyola and will face his former team in 2024-2025.

Loyola is coming off a strong 2023-2024 basketball season. The Ramblers won a share of the Atlantic 10 conference during the regular season, but fell in their conference tournament and missed the NCAA Tournament.

ESPN names Kirby Smart top coach of next decade

After the exits of Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh, ESPN’s Bill Connelly sees Kirby Smart as the clear favorite to be the top coach in defining the next decade of college football.

Following the retirement of Nick Saban and NFL departure from Jim Harbaugh, the coaching overhaul in college football has left questions as to who will step up and replace such prominent voices. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart’s résumé would make him a clear favorite, a sentiment echoed by ESPN’s Bill Connelly in his recent rankings of the “30 coaches who will define the next decade of college football” (ESPN+ subscription required to access).

Smart was placed atop the rankings, in the tier of “Successful head coaches with plenty of tread left on the tires”. Connelly cites Smart’s success in relation to other former Saban assistants, as well as the fact that he has not lost to a non-Saban coached team since 2020. His two national titles are tied for the lead among active coaches and Georgia’s relentless recruiting makes it all the more likely that Kirby Smart will stay ranked No. 1. “He’s the top dawg in this sport”, writes Connelly.

Smart’s coaching tree also has a presence on the list, with Oregon head coach and former Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning ranking No. 7 overall and current defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann ranking at the top among assistant coaches.

Georgia softball plummets in NCAA power rankings

UGA softball drops several spots in latest NCAA power rankings

The Georgia Bulldogs softball team has dropped in the latest edition of the NCAA’s softball power rankings. Georgia is now ranked No. 9 after going 2-2 over the last week.

Georgia is 31-8 on the season with ton of quality wins. However, Georgia has struggled some as of late. The Bulldogs, who are 7-5 in conference play, have lost their last two SEC series to Tennessee and Arkansas. Georgia lost two of three games to both Tennessee and Arkansas.

Michella Chester explained why she dropped Georgia from the third-ranked to the ninth-ranked softball team in her top-10 power rankings.

Georgia takes a big fall after their second straight SEC series loss. First to Arkansas and now to Tennessee.

Georgia softball’s next game is at home against Georgia State at 6:00 p.m. ET on April 10. After that, Georgia play at Kentucky, who is 24-14 this season, in a three-game SEC series from Friday to Sunday.