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Florida Gators beat Ole Miss, but have a lot to work on

The Florida Gators beat the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday by a score of 51-35 in each teams’ season opener. Offensively, the Gators looked great. Projected superstar quarterback Kyle Trask threw for 416 yards and six touchdowns with zero …

The Florida Gators beat the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday by a score of 51-35 in each teams’ season opener.

Offensively, the Gators looked great. Projected superstar quarterback Kyle Trask threw for 416 yards and six touchdowns with zero interceptions. Tight end Kyle Pitts had a monster day, reeling in eight passes for 170 yards and four touchdowns while Florida put up 196 yards rushing on the day. Overall, it looks like Dan Mullen’s offense is going to be a problem for SEC defenses this year.

But on the other side of the ball, today raised plenty of questions about Todd Grantham’s defense. The Rebels put up 35 points and 613 total yards against Florida. Yes, 613 total yards. 443 through the air and 170 on the ground. Additionally, ‘Third and Grantham’ was on display all day long, with the Rebels going 9/14 on third down conversions.

If Florida’s offense can play like it did today, the Gators will stand a chance with anybody in the league. But what happens when Florida needs to buckle down and play some defense?

CBS tabs Georgia football for two prime time games

Georgia football’s 2020 schedule is coming into place with two CBS prime time games against Florida and Alabama.

CBS has tabbed the Georgia Bulldogs for two prime time games throughout the 2020 college football season. University of Georgia fans will hope the Dawgs will play in a third (Dec. 19 SEC Championship Game).

Georgia’s two prime time games are: Georgia at Alabama on Oct. 17 and Georgia versus Florida on Nov. 7. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs travel to Alabama for what is slated to be CBS’s prime time night game of the season with an 8 pm kickoff. Georgia faces Florida at the usual 3:30 pm time slot.

Georgia already knows its SEC-only schedule for the 2020 season. That being said, the Bulldogs don’t know the kickoff times for their remaining slate of contests.

The Georgia Bulldogs traveling to Tuscaloosa to play the Alabama Crimson Tide is anticipated to be the best SEC game in 2020. Will the match up live up to the hype? Georgia’s past couple of games against the Crimson Tide have been nail bitters.

Dec 1, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts throws against Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Channing Tindall during the fourth quarter in the SEC championship game. Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party will have a different feel this year. Although it will be at the normal kickoff time the lack of fans and tailgating will be disappointing for many Bulldog and Gator die-hard fans.

Despite the circumstances, from a fans’ prospective, some college football is better than no college football. Here’s a look at the full schedule of prime time SEC games this season:

The Georgia Bulldogs open their season at the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 26.

Nov 2, 2019; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Lawrence Cager celebrates as he runs the ball in for a 2-point conversion during the second half against the Florida Gators at TIAA Bank Field. Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

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Cleveland Browns waive former Georgia running back

The Cleveland Browns have waived former Georgia Bulldogs running back Brian Herrien.

The Cleveland Browns have waived former Georgia Bulldogs running back Brian Herrien. The Browns picked up Herrien as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft.

Herrien is a victim of the NFL’s shortened preseason (there’s no preseason games due to COVID-19). Additionally, NFL teams have a much smaller initial roster size than in previous years. In a normal season, Herrien would’ve played in a few preseason games and had a chance to display his abilities.

Instead, Herrien has barely had an opportunity to show his talent and work ethic. Herrien has been doubted before. He overcame a low rating as a high school recruit to see immediate playing time in Georgia’s loaded backfield in 2016. The Georgia Bulldog great will look to do the same in the NFL.

He ran for 490 yards and scored six touchdowns last season for the Dawgs. Herrien will look to find a new NFL home as soon as possible. Best of luck to Herrien.

Brian Herrien may have a better opportunity to earn carries for another NFL team. Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt are very talented running backs and wouldn’t have ceded many carries to a rookie.

Throwback to his incredible catch this past season against the Florida Gators:

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Georgia low, Florida even lower in Phil Steele’s preseason CFB top-25

Georgia football checked in lower than expected, but not as low as Florida, in Phil Steele’s preseason CFB top-25.

Phil Steele has released his annual preseason college football top-25, and this year he is not terribly high on Georgia.

Steele has the Dawgs sitting at No. 7 in America, by no means a bad a ranking. It’s just not necessarily where DawgNation would like to see their guys start the season — Most outlets have placed the Bulldogs anywhere from 4-6.

In these rankings, Steele has Georgia as the fourth best team in the SEC. Conference teams ranked ahead of the Bulldogs include Alabama, LSU and, surprisingly, Texas A&M.

You’ll have to scroll allll the way down to No. 13 to find the Florida Gators, a team that is receiving a ton of preseason hype by practically every analyst other than Steele.

Georgia returns 8 defenders from last year’s No. 1 ranked defense, added two elite quarterbacks, signed the nation’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class and got an upgrade at offensive coordinator.

We’ll see.

Here’s Steele’s full rankings:

  1. Ohio State
  2. Clemson
  3. Alabama
  4. Oklahoma
  5. Texas A&M
  6. LSU
  7. Georgia
  8. Notre Dame
  9. Oregon
  10. Penn State
  11. USC
  12. Texas
  13. Florida
  14. Wisconsin
  15. Michigan
  16. North Carolina
  17. Miami
  18. Virginia Tech
  19. Auburn
  20. Tennessee
  21. Kentucky
  22. UCF
  23. Iowa
  24. Oklahoma State
  25. Memphis

College Football News ranks SEC head coaches: Where’s Kirby Smart?

College Football News ranked the top SEC head coaches. Where is Georgia football’s Kirby Smart?

Pete Fiutak of College Football News recently released a list ranking the SEC head coaches heading into the 2020 season.

Checking in at No. 3 on the list is Georgia’s Kirby Smart, who trails only Nick Saban (1) and Ed Orgeron (2).

At No. 4 is Dan Mullen and at No. 5 is Gus Malzahn.

As much as I’d love for Smart to be in that No. 2 spot, I do not disagree with Fiutak here.

Smart’s time will come, and within the next five years he may very well occupy that No. 1 spot.

For now, he’s sitting at No. 3 on Fiutak’s list, likely right on the verge of taking over that No. 2 ranking. As long as he keeps winning the SEC East, beating rivals and putting his team in striking distance for the College Football Playoff…he’ll be considered a top-five coach in America.

Orgeron or Smart at No. 2 was likely a somewhat difficult decision. Fiutak went with Coach O since he accomplished something Kirby hasn’t yet, a national championship.

I’ve heard it all – “Anyone could win with that roster.”

Sure, Smart probably would have won it with that roster LSU had last year. But, at the end of the day, he didn’t have that roster. No other way around it.

Also, how can you not love Coach O?

As for Saban, there’s no arguing that one.

4-Star LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson makes commitment

Four-star Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators recruiting target Jamon Dumas-Johnson has made his commitment.

Four-star Georgia Bulldogs recruiting target Jamon Dumas-Johnson has made his commitment. Dumas-Johnson is a talented linebacker from Baltimore, Maryland. He’s now committed to the University of Georgia.

Dumas-Johnson made his decision on July 8th at two o’clock. He plays high school football for St. Frances Academy.

The four-star linebacker was predicted to join UGA. He’s an excellent addition for Kirby Smart and Georgia football’s class of 2021.

Dumas-Johnson flashes impressive speed on film. He’s got a smaller build, but uses sideline to sideline speed in order track down ball carriers. He primarily plays middle linebacker. He shows the ability to drop into cover and rush the passer.

Dumas-Johnson has the talent necessary to be a modern linebacker in college football. Speed is more important than ever for linebackers, who are expected to cover a lot of ground in Dan Lanning’s system.

He put Georgia, Florida, Penn State, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, Arizona State, Tennessee, Auburn, and Texas A&M in his top ten schools. But now he’s heading to Athens!

His Twitter profile picture is of him on a recruiting visit to the Florida Gators, but now that’s changed. He switched the photo to a black picture before making his decision. Was he trolling the Gators all along? Georgia fans can only hope so.

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UGA football recruiting target Jamon Dumas-Johnson is ready to commit

Four-star Georgia Bulldogs recruiting target Jamon Dumas-Johnson is ready to make his commitment.

Four-star Georgia Bulldogs recruiting target Jamon Dumas-Johnson is ready to make his commitment. Dumas-Johnson is a talented linebacker from Baltimore, Maryland.

Dumas-Johnson has scheduled his commitment date for July 8th at two o’clock. He plays high school football for St. Frances Academy. Will he be the next player to commit to the Dawgs?

The four-star linebacker is predicted to join UGA. He’d be an excellent addition to Kirby Smart and Georgia football’s class of 2021.

Dumas-Johnson released his top ten back in April:

He included Georgia, Florida, Penn State, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, Arizona State, Tennessee, Auburn, and Texas A&M in his top schools.

His Twitter profile picture is of him on a recruiting visit to the Florida Gators, but that may be about to change. He’s another example of the recruiting battle going on between the Bulldogs and Gators.

We’ll update you on his decision. Go Dawgs!

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College Football News makes game-by-game predictions for Georgia in 2020

College Football News recently released its game-by-game predictions for each SEC team for the 2020 season, including Georgia football.

Pete Fiutak of College Football News recently released his game-by-game predictions for each SEC team for the 2020 season.

Fiutak also predicted which teams would be playing in the SEC Championship Game on December 5th in Atlanta.

Fiutak has Georgia playing Alabama in the conference championship, with both teams going into the game at 11-1. In this scenario, the SEC Championship would basically be a College Football Playoff play-in game.

Fiutak sees Georgia’s only loss being on September 19th to Alabama in Tuscaloosa. If so, Georgia would be hungry for revenge when the two meet again in Atlanta.

As for the Crimson Tide, Fiutak has Alabama dropping just one game in the regular season – that being at LSU in early November.

In these predictions, Florida finishes the regular season 10-2.

To see each teams’ game-by-game predictions, click here.

Here are his full UGA predictions:

2020 Georgia Football Schedule Prediction

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 11-1
2020 Preseason SEC Prediction: 7-1
2019 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2019: 12-2, 2018: 11-2
2020 Georgia Preview

Sept. 7 Virginia (in Atlanta) W
Sept. 12 East Tennessee State W
Sept. 19 at Alabama L
Sept. 26 ULM W
Oct. 3 Vanderbilt W
Oct. 10 Auburn W
Oct. 17 at Missouri W
Oct. 24 OPEN DATE
Oct. 31 Florida (in Jacksonville) W
Nov. 7 at South Carolina W
Nov. 14 Tennessee W
Nov. 21 at Kentucky W
Nov. 28 Georgia Tech W

247Sports places 2020 CFB contenders into tiers

247Sports placed the top 2020 CFB contenders into tiers, and created a tier specifically for Georgia.

247Sports recently placed their top playoff contenders for the 2020 college football season into tiers.

In tier one, considered the teams with the best shot of reaching the College Football Playoff, was Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.

It looks like 247 added a tier specifically for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs, as UGA is the only team listed in tier 1.5.

From 247:

Tier 1.5: Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia is a weird team to place. The Bulldogs’ talent stacks up player-to-player with Alabama and Ohio State. Its history, three straight seasons with at least 11 wins, does too. But there are a few big-picture reservations with Georgia that the programs above it lack.

247Sports proceeded to discuss experience as a possible weakness on the 2020 UGA roster, noting the introductions of new quarterback Jamie Newman and offensive coordinator Todd Monken, plus the departures of four offensive linemen and Lawrence Cager.

The departure of James Coley, who has been replaced by Monken, is good news for Georgia in the long run, as 247’s Chris Hummer wrote. He mentioned, however, that given the nature of this restricted offseason, it may not yield immediate success. On that one, we’ll just have to wait and see. It can’t get much worse, though.

Oklahoma was alone in tier two.

You’ll have to scroll to tier three to find Florida, which is accompanied by LSU, Notre Dame and Penn State.

Georgia football play of the day

We are choosing our favorite plays in Georgia football history in celebration of the upcoming 2020 college football season. Watch it here.

One of my favorite times of the year is upon us. Players have arrived on campus and are beginning workouts, while the college football world starts slowly building excitement and expectation for the 2020 season.

To celebrate, we are picking one of our favorite plays in Georgia football history day-by-day.

Today’s play is one of the most exciting moments in Bulldog history…

Georgia vs. Florida (2012) – Georgia star outside linebacker Jarvis Jones forces a fumble on a potential game-changing catch by Florida tight end Jordan Reed late in the fourth quarter.

Watch it here:

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It4l48iLKSo&t=2s