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UGA football offers former 4-star FSU commit

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star tight end recruit Landen Thomas.

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The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star tight end recruit Landen Thomas, who just  decommitted from the Florida State Seminoles. Thomas, a member of the class of 2024, committed to FSU very early in his recruitment, but reconsidered his decision after UGA offered him.

The four-star tight end plays high school football for Colquitt County in Moultrie, Georgia. He is currently the top-ranked tight end in the Sophomore class.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound tight end has offers from schools like Arkansas, LSU, Miami, FSU, and more. He has to like how often Georgia has thrown to true freshman tight end Brock Bowers this year.

Thomas still has a long way to go in his recruitment. He has already been invited to the 2024 Under Armour All-America game.

Landen Thomas announced his scholarship offer from UGA via his Twitter account:

Landen Thomas visited Georgia for the Arkansas game. He must have been impressed with Georgia’s dedicated fan base and state of the art football facility.

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Georgia football looking to flip five-star DT

Will Mykel Williams and other USC Trojans class of 2022 commitments stick with the program after Clay Helton’s firing?

The Georgia Bulldogs were among the schools seeking a commitment from elite defensive tackle recruit Mykel Williams, but Williams committed to the USC Trojans in June.

Now, things have changed with the USC football program following their rough 42-28 loss to Stanford. The Trojans fired head coach Clay Helton, who has been on the hot seat for a long time, following the loss.

Who will be the next head coach of the Southern California Trojans? Georgia’s Dan Lanning could be a target with the way the UGA defense has played in 2021. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Will Mykel Williams and other USC Trojans class of 2022 commitments stick with the program? USC has a lot of allure regardless of their coach, but the program will be in transition and hasn’t performed up to standards in recent seasons.

Mykel Williams is a five-star defensive tackle from Columbus, Georgia, who stars for Hardaway High School.

The Georgia defense has been extremely impressive to start the 2021 college football season. UGA has displayed a powerful recruiting message on the defensive side of the field. The Bulldogs defense has more sacks (10) and points off defensive touchdowns (14) than points allowed (three). Georgia’s lone touchdown given up this season was a pick-six.

At Hardaway, Mykel Williams has played both offensive and defensive line. He is a sack artist that shows explosive closing speed on defense. Williams has positional versatility along the defensive line, where he lines up at defensive tackle and defensive end. Williams does a solid job of getting his hands up in passing lanes to deflect passes. He should earn early playing time in college.

Williams committed to USC over Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, LSU, Penn State, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Georgia.

The 6-foot-5, 255-pound Williams is ranked the No. 5 defensive lineman in the nation and No. 3 player in Georgia according to the 247Sports composite. Williams is expected to continue taking visits this fall.

Can Kirby Smart and company land a commitment from the talented in-state defensive lineman? We will provide updates as Mykel Williams re-evaluates his recruitment following USC’s coaching change.

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Former UGA TE Charlie Woerner impressing for 49ers

Former Georgia tight end Charlie Woerner is looking to have a bigger role for the San Francisco 49ers behind star tight end George Kittle

Former Georgia Bulldogs tight end Charlie Woerner had a fairly modest rookie season for the San Francisco 49ers in 2020. Woerner finished his rookie campaign with three catches for 36 yards.

Now, Woerner is looking to have a bigger role for the 49ers behind star tight end George Kittle. In preseason action, Woerner hauled in a 34-yard pass from 49ers rookie Trey Lance.

Woerner is turning some heads in San Francisco and appears to be set to receive more playing time in passing situations. Woerner was primarily a blocker for the 49ers last season.

The San Francisco 49ers drafted Woerner with the 190th pick of the 2020 NFL draft. He appeared in 54 games in four years at Georgia and started 19 games. Woerner tallied 34 receptions for 376 yards and 1 touchdown in his collegiate career.

Woerner has been making plays throughout training camp and should make the 49ers final roster again. The NFL game seems to have slowed down for him some in Year 2.

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Atlanta Falcons sign former Georgia Bulldog

Atlanta Falcons sign former Georgia Bulldog punter Cameron Nizialek

The Atlanta Falcons have once again signed former Georgia Bulldogs punter Cameron Nizialek. Nizialek signed a deal to join the Atlanta Falcons practice squad last September, but only spent three weeks with their practice squad.

The 26-year-old punter has also spent time in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens but has not appeared in an NFL game.

To make room for the former University of Georgia punter, the Falcons have waived punter Sterling Hofrichter due to an injury.

Nizialek, who came to UGA as a graduate transfer from Columbia University, was Georgia’s punter during the 2017-18 season when the Bulldogs won the Rose Bowl and came one play away from capturing a National Championship.

Nizialek was the punter for the Atlanta Legends in 2019. The Legends were briefly a member of the now extinct Alliance of American Football.

Feb 24, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Legends punter Cameron Nizialek shows emotion after a punt against the Birmingham Iron in the second half at Georgia State Stadium. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

In his one year with Georgia, he averaged 45.0 yards per punt on 61 total punts. 26 of his punts landed inside the 20-yard line.  His career-best punt of 61 yards came in the Rose Bowl against Oklahoma.

The Falcons brought in Nizialek along with Colby Wadman of California-Davis and Matt Wile of Michigan for workouts earlier this week following Sterling Hofrichter’s injury. Atlanta elected to sign Nizialek, who will have an opportunity to showcase his talent to the Falcons and NFL for the preseason.

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Georgia football player card: TE Brock Bowers

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers joins a stacked tight end room in Athens

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Brock Bowers, Tight End (No. 19):

Class: Freshman

Height: 6-4

Weight: 230 pounds

Hometown: Napa, California

High School: Napa High School

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers committed to the University of Georgia on Aug. 10, 2021. He is talented, but will likely spend much of his year developing in Georgia’s elite tight end room.

Bowers is rated a four-star recruit by the top recruiting sites. He is ranked the No. 105 player and the third-best tight end in the 2021 class.

The former Napa High School star put up incredible numbers as a junior in high school. Bowers is versatile and has a basketball background.

He received over 20 offers from Division I schools, but decided to join Georgia. Bowers has a good combination of size and speed and has the talent to excel at the college level.

The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Georgia tight end Tre’ McKitty this offseason and wide receiver George Pickens injured his ACL in spring practice, but Georgia still looks solid at tight end with Darnell Washington,  John FitzPatrick and LSU transfer Arik Gilbert.

Bowers comes from a very athletic family. His father played football for Utah State and his sister plays softball for Sacramento State.

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Georgia Bulldogs WR names transfer destination

Former Georgia Bulldogs junior wide receiver Tommy Bush has transferred closer to home after attending Samuel Clemens High School in Texas.

Former Georgia Bulldogs junior wide receiver Tommy Bush, who dealt with nagging injuries the majority of his time in Athens, has transferred to the North Texas Mean Green. North Texas plays in C-USA and went 4-6 during the 2020 college football season.

Tommy Bush will look to earn more playing time with the Mean Green. North Texas is looking to replace former star wide receiver Jaelon Darden, who was drafted by Tampa Bay in the 2021 NFL draft.

The 6-foot-5, 195 pound receiver will give North Texas a red zone threat. Tommy Bush joins other Georgia Bulldogs wide receivers in transferring this offseason.

Bush was involved in a hit-and-run car accident in October where he suffered a concussion and lost a tooth.  Prior to this incident, Bush was nursing a sports hernia/groin injury.  He did not see the field last season and never truly unlocked his potential.  He had only recorded one catch during the 2019 season.

The former 4-star recruit is a Texas native and has at least two years of eligibility left in his college career. Now, he’ll be closer to home.

Tommy Bush attended Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas. Bush entered the NCAA transfer portal in Feb. 2021.

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What Kirby Smart said following Georgia football’s 2021 G-Day

Here’s what Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart had to say in his press conference following the 2021 G-Day.

Georgia’s 2021 G-Day spring football game was an instant classic, the Red Team defeating the Black Team by a score of 28 – 23.  Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs played excellent on both sides of the ball, leaving him a lot to be happy about on Saturday’s performance.

Smart had a lot to download after what was one of the best G-Days we have had in a while.

One of the biggest concerns for Georgia coming into this season is the wide receiver and defensive back depth.  The Dawgs lost five key defensive backs to the NFL Draft this offseason along with losing star wide receiver George Pickens to an ACL tear and Jermaine Burton to a hyperextended knee.

“All spring Adonai competed really well, he’s a competitor, he makes plays down the field.  For a guy that just enrolled and just got here I thought he did a good job.” coach Smart said about his freshman wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, who hooked up with JT Daniels on a touchdown to end the first half.

“We’ve got good players, we have to coach them up and get them ready to play at a high level. They’ll get challenged, obviously in our opener and in our conference play.” Smart said in his Zoom press conference after the G-Day Game.

“The teams we have to play next year, there’s some teams that can sling the ball.”

Georgia’s quarterbacks took 87 pass attempts in comparison to just 42 rushing plays.  Smart made it clear that G-Day is always pass heavy, so it’s typical to see defensive backs burned a little more than often.

“I know we have a lot of wideouts, it will be a really good competition come fall when we’re at 100 percent health at the wide receiver position,”

Smart also touched on his offensive line, saying it is the key to their success in the run game as well as the passing game.

“If we’re gonna be a good team, we have to protect the quarterback, and we have to be able to run the football,” Smart said, referring to his offensive line.

“That’s one of the areas we have to make our largest leaps to get to where we want to go next season.”

Overall Smart was not completely satisfied with how his big men played, saying there is still loads of work to be done until they’re at championship caliber.

“There were times today that four-man rush got pressure and guys got pushed back into (Daniels),” Smart said. “We’re not where we need to be in the offensive line.

“It’s all up for grabs. We’ll review the tape and see how they did.”

It’s back to the drawing board and practice field for the Dawgs who kickoff the 2021 CFB season against the Clemson Tigers in Charlotte on September 4th.

Former Georgia LB Monty Rice has funny moment during G-Day game

Former Georgia football LB Monty Rice has hilarious moment while commentating the 2021 G-Day game.

The 2021 G-Day had some very familiar faces in attendance this Saturday.  One of those faces was former Georgia linebacker Monty Rice, who recently declared for the 2021 NFL Draft following last season.

Rice hopped on the broadcast of the game by SEC Network with Cole Cubelic and happened to be on when defensive back Lewis Cine located an under-throw and caught an interception … and his reaction is priceless.

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Georgia QB JT Daniels has impressive spring game

Georgia football QB JT Daniels puts up impressive numbers at Georgia’s 2021 G-Day spring game.

Georgia quarterback JT Daniels proved to head coach Kirby Smart, his team and Dawg fans everywhere why he’s their QB1 heading into the 2021 football season with his impressive G-Day performance this Saturday.

Daniels completed 28 of his 41 passing attempts, throwing for 324 yards and 3 touchdowns, helping the Red Team secure a 28 – 23 victory over the Black Team.

Daniels had high praise for his receiving corps, even missing his two top guys in George Pickens and Jermaine Burton.

When asked what he learned about his wide receivers today in a post game interview, Daniels replied: “I wouldn’t say we learned anything new.  Being at practice, it’s just another day to us.  We’ve seen AD and D Rob and Kearis and all the guys make plays like that before.”

Daniels hooked up with freshman wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for a 24-yard highlight touchdown just before the half to put the Red Team up by four.  Later, he would throw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Demetris Robertson in stride for the win.

Georgia’s incoming backup quarterbacks Brock Vandagriff and Carson Beck also looked very sharp, taking some stress off of coach Smart and the Georgia offense for the foreseeable future.

Watch JT’s G-Day highlights here:

Twitter reacts to JT Daniels TD pass to Adonai Mitchell

The Twitter world reacts to Georgia football QB JT Daniels TD pass to freshman WR Adonai Mitchell.

Following the news of George Pickens tearing his ACL this offseason, many Georgia fans had some serious worries surrounding the wide receiver position.  Enter Adonai Mitchell.

Mitchell, the 6-foot-4, 190 pound Tennessee native, had a statement of a first half in UGA’s G-Day spring game.  At the half, Mitchell finished with 80 yards and a last second touchdown from JT Daniels to put up Team Red 14-10.

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Here’s how the Twitter world reacted to the Daniels to Mitchell touchdown connection.