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4-Star WR Chandler Smith is ready to commit

Four-star wide receiver recruit Chandler “CJ” Smith is ready to make a decision on where he will play college football

Four-star wide receiver recruit Chandler “CJ” Smith is ready to make a decision on where he will play college football. The talented wide receiver prospect will decide between Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Arkansas.

Smith is ranked the No. 224 recruit in the class of 2022. He plays high school football for Mt. Dora in Orlando, Florida. He is considered the No. 34 wide receiver in his class.

What separates Chandler Smith is his speed. Smith is one of the fastest players in the class of 2022.

The four-star wide receiver prospect runs track. Smith runs a blazing fast 100-meter dash. He ran a personal-best of 10.28 second this year, which is not far behind the fastest player on Georgia’s roster (Arian Smith, who runs track for UGA).

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs offered Smith a scholarship on May 5th. Chandler Smith, who is favored to commit to UGA, will be committing on Dec. 14 at noon EST.

Smith announced his commitment date and time via his Twitter account:

Chandler Smith originally committed to Florida, but decommitted from the Gators a few weeks after Florida fired head coach Dan Mullen.

You can’t teach Smith’s speed. He is an elite athlete. Smith has one of the best 200-meter times in the country.

Smith has earned several honors for being a great track and field athlete:

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Georgia, Florida among top 5 for WR Chandler Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators are competing for 3-star wide receiver recruit Chandler “CJ” Smith

The Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators are competing for three-star wide receiver recruit Chandler “CJ” Smith. The talented wide receiver prospect put Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Arkansas in his top five.

Smith is ranked the No. 773 recruit in the class of 2022. He plays high school football for Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando, Florida. He is considered the No. 98 wide receiver in his class.

The three-star wide receiver prospect also runs track. He ran a 10.5-second 100 meters this year, which is not far behind the fastest player on Georgia’s roster (Arian Smith).

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs offered Smith a scholarship on May 5. Georgia was not in Smith’s top 10, but the Dawgs had not offered him a scholarship then. Smith has plans to visit Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina in the upcoming weeks.

Smith announced his top five schools via his Twitter account:

You can’t teach Smith’s speed. He is an elite athlete who has speed other top recruits can’t match. Smith has one of the best 200-meters times in the country:

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SEC Power Rankings: Georgia almost out of SEC Championship race

The Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas A&M Aggies and Florida Gators compose the top four teams in our SEC Power Rankings.

The SEC only had a few games last week, with teams like LSU, Alabama, and Missouri on bye. The Florida Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the most important SEC East game of the season.

Georgia’s passing game has never taken flight this season and it, along with rough defensive performances against elite offenses, has cost the Bulldogs their SEC Championship hopes.

Florida is now expected to face Alabama in the SEC Championship Game unless there are multiple upsets in the upcoming weeks. It’s no coincidence that they are the top two ranked teams in SEC Mike’s latest edition of SEC power rankings.

The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 4 behind the Texas A&M Aggies, who did beat Florida, but are rated behind the Gators. Texas A&M has College Football Playoff hopes that are realistic. They wouldn’t have to play in the SEC Championship Game, which will determine one team to make the College Football Playoff. The Aggies will root for Alabama to win the SEC.

Beyond the top four rankings, Arkansas has been consistent this season in a surprising development. Auburn looked impressive against LSU a couple weeks ago and Ole Miss has a quality offense, but can’t stop opposing offenses.

This week, Georgia will play at Missouri, who is rated as the No. 8 team in the conference. The Tigers have a few players suspended for the first half of the game.

Here are the full conference rankings:

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Twitter reacts to Florida jumping Georgia

The Twitter world reacts to Florida jumping Georgia in the polls, following Week 1 matchups.

The Florida Gators jumped the Georgia Bulldogs in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Georgia stayed put at No. 4 while Florida jumped from No. 6 to No. 3 following a 51-35 victory over Ole Miss.

Here’s how the Twitter world reacted to the changes:

Game recap: Georgia fights back, beats Arkansas 37-10

Here’s the recap of Georgia’s win over Arkansas. We talk about the UGA quarterbacks and list some key stats of the game too!

Georgia recovers from an early deficit and beats Arkansas in Fayetteville 37-10.

Redshirt freshman quarterback D’Wan Mathis started out the game at quarterback but struggled, prompting Georgia to turn to junior Stetson Bennett with USC transfer J.T. Daniels in question with a knee injury.

Bennett showed poise and led Georgia back from a five-point deficit, creating his own buzz in the Bulldog quarterback competition.

As far as the revamped offensive line, the Bulldogs’ front recovered from a slow start and began to push their way around the field.

Defensively, Georgia had a field-day. The Bulldogs racked up three interceptions, two by preseason All-American safety Richard LeCounte and stifled the Razorbacks’ ground game, allowing 77 rushing yards.

Here are the key stat lines from Georgia’s opener:

QB D’Wan Mathis : 8-17, 55 yards, 1 INT

QB Stetson Bennett: 20-29, 211 yards, 2 TD
RB Zamir White: 13 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
WR Kearis  Jackson: 6 rec, 62 yards
UGA total offensive yards: 387 / Arkansas – 280
UGA passing yards: 266 / Arkansas – 203
UGA penalies : 12 for 108 yards / Arkansas – 10 for 53 yards

 

Watch: Zamir White scores his first tocudhown of the season in 3rd quarter vs Arkansas

Watch RB Zamir White scores his first touchdown of the 2020 season here!

This Georgia offense has finally come to life. The Bulldogs now lead 34-10 over Arkansas due to this run by redshirt freshman phenom Zamir White.

Watch it here:

Those cuts made by White are reminiscent of a D’Andre Swift or Todd Gurley.

So glad to see him healthy and running with conviction after fighting back from multiple knee injuries in his young career.

Let’s hope to see more runs like this moving forward, this offensive line is really getting some push now.

WATCH: Richard LeCounte gets second interception of the day

WATCH: Richard LeCounte gets his second interception of the day on Arkansas QB Feleipe Franks, bringing his total to three.

Richard LeCounte gets his second interception on the day, bringing Georgia’s total to three.

Eric Stokes had a pick-six on Feleipe Franks just a few plays prior to LeCounte’s second pick.  Franks now is 17/33 for 190 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.

Georgia leads 27-10.

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WATCH: Eric Stokes gets easy pick six on Feleipe Franks

WATCH: Eric Stokes gets an easy pick six on Arkansas quarterback Feleipe Franks, putting the Dawgs up 27-10 late in the third quarter.

Kirby Smart must have been a sight to see in the Georgia locker room during halftime because a fire was lit underneath the Bulldogs.

Following back-to-back touchdowns by George Pickens and John Fitzpatrick, Eric Stokes picked off Arkansas quarterback Feleipe Franks for a touchdown.

WATCH:

The Dawgs lead 27-10 late in the third quarter.

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Zamir White run sets up Georgia’s first touchdown of 2020

Watch this clutch Georgia run that set up the first UGA touchdown of 2020!

After an awful start, the Georgia offense is finally on the board against Arkansas due to a great throw and catch between junior quarterback Stetson Bennett and star receiver George Pickens.

They can thank this run by redshirt freshman phenom Zamir White:

We are finally seeing the Bulldog offensive line create space for White and sophomore James Cook.

Let’s hope Bennett continues to show the poise he has and maybe hand a few more off like this to Zeus!