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Georgia DL Bill Norton announces transfer destination

Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Bill Norton is transferring to the Arizona Wildcats

Former Georgia defensive lineman Bill Norton became the first Bulldog to enter the NCAA transfer portal earlier this offseason. Now, Norton is transferring to the Arizona Wildcats.

Arizona has had a lot of recent success in the transfer portal. The Wildcats added a commitment from Oregon linebacker Justin Flowe, a former five-star recruit.

Arizona finished the 2022 college football season with a 5-7 record. The Wildcats’ defense struggled at times and should be able to offer a lot of playing time to transfers.

Norton, a junior from Memphis, Tennessee, has 12 total tackles in his for season career for Georgia.

Bill Norton played high school football at Christian Brothers High School. The 6-foot-6, 300-pound defensive lineman additionally played four years of basketball during his high school career.

Norton came to the University of Georgia as a talented four-star recruit. Norton had three tackles in 2022 and played in the SEC championship game.

Bill Norton won a national championship during his time with the Georgia Bulldogs. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

The Bulldogs still have some solid depth at the defensive line position. Georgia has players like Nazir Stackhouse, Warren Brinson, Bear Alexander, Zion Logue, and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, who all have eligibility remaining and could return for the 2023 college football season.

Jalen Carter is expected to enter the 2023 NFL draft, but has not made an official announcement.

Bill Norton announced his commitment to Arizona via Twitter:

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Elite DL Jordan Hall sets commitment date

Will four-star DL Jordan Hall commit to the Georgia Bulldogs? Things are looking pretty good for the Dawgs.

Westside High School defensive tackle Jordan Hall is ready to commit.

Hall, a member of the class of 2023, plans to commit on Dec. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Hall’s decision will come on early signing day. The four-star defensive lineman plans to make his commitment at his high school in Jacksonville, Florida.

The 6-foot-4, 300-pound defensive tackle is the No. 72 player in the senior class. Hall is the No. 9 defensive lineman and the No. 15 player in Florida.

Hall is favored to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. The four-star is also considering LSU, Florida and Alabama.

The Georgia Bulldogs and Kirby Smart have 23 commitments in the senior class. Right now, Georgia has the second-ranked class of 2023 in the country. Hall would join four-star defensive tackle Jamaal Jarrett as Georgia’s only defensive line commitments. The Bulldogs also have commitments from a pair of edge defenders.

Hall received a scholarship offer from Georgia football in 2021. The four-star defensive lineman announced his commitment date and top schools via Twitter:

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UGA football offers 4-star WR Jaden Reddell

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star class of 2024 wide receiver recruit Jaden Reddell.

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to class of 2024 wide receiver recruit Jaden Reddell. Georgia is one of the latest schools to offer the four-star prospect.

Jaden Reddell plays high school football for Raymore-Peculiar High School in Peculiar, Missouri. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound receiver has good size. Reddell is ranked as the No. 219 player in the class of 2024. He could also be considered a tight end due to his size. Reddell is the No. 11 player at his position and the No. 7 player in Missouri.

The four-star receiver has recently visited Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, and Missouri. Jaden Reddell has recent scholarship offers from Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Oklahoma.

The wide receiver/tight end recruit is excellent after the catch and has good speed. Reddell, who also plays basketball, is great at winning jump balls and has a large catch radius.

The Raymore-Peculiar star announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via Twitter:

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Top 10 SEC recruiting teams ahead of early signing day

Where does Georgia football rank in the top 10 SEC recruiting rankings?

The Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide have the two top recruiting classes in the country. Last season, Texas A&M, Alabama, and Georgia finished with the three top recruiting classes in the country (in that respective order).

Early signing day takes place on Dec. 21. The SEC recruits the best of any conference in the country.

This recruiting cycle, Texas A&M has added quality recruits, but does not have the quantity to even be a top-ten recruiting class. Alabama and Georgia are elite recruiting programs and continue to load their rosters with talent. After finished with the No. 15 recruiting class in 2022, Missouri is not even among the SEC’s 10 best recruiting schools this cycle.

Texas A&M, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss are the only top SEC recruiting teams with lower ranked recruiting classes, per 247Sports, than the 2022 recruiting cycle. There is still a long way to go in recruiting, but this is how things look ahead of signing day.

What SEC football teams are recruiting the best for the class of 2023 cycle?

Georgia DL Bill Norton enters transfer portal

Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Bill Norton is the first UGA player to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Georgia defensive lineman Bill Norton is the first Bulldog to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Norton, a junior from Memphis, Tennessee, has 12 total tackles in his for season career for Georgia.

Bill Norton played high school football at Christian Brothers High School. The 6-foot-6, 300-pound defensive lineman additionally played four years of basketball during his high school career.

Georgia defensive lineman Bill Norton (45) hands his game gloves to a fan after the Chick-fil-A Kickoff college football game between Oregon and Georgia in Atlanta. Joshua Jones/Online Athens

Norton came to the University of Georgia as a talented four-star recruit from Christian Brothers High School. Norton had three tackles in 2022 and played in the SEC championship game.

The Bulldogs still have some solid depth at the defensive line position. Georgia has players like Nazir Stackhouse, Warren Brinson, Bear Alexander, Zion Logue, and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, who all have eligibility remaining and could return for the 2023 college football season. Jalen Carter is expected to enter the 2023 NFL draft, but has not made an official announcement.

The former four-star recruit announced that he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal via Twitter:

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Georgia’s Stetson Bennett among Golden Arm award contenders

Who are the top five remaining contenders to win the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award?

Who are the top five remaining contenders to win the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award? Georgia’s Stetson Bennett is among the five finalists.

Former Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett won the Golden Arm award in 2021. The Golden Arm award is given annually to the nation’s best upperclassmen quarterback.

No Georgia quarterback has ever won the award since it began recognizing players in 1987. Who are the top five finalists?

Robert Griffin III ranks top CFB teams ahead of Week 12

Ohio State fans will not be happy with where Robert Griffin III ranks the Buckeyes. Where does Griffin III rank the Georgia Bulldogs?

Former Heisman winner Robert Griffin III, who is currently an ESPN football analyst, has ranked the five best college football teams ahead of Week 12.

Week 12 of the college football season features a more disappointing slate of games than normal weeks this deep in the season thanks to numerous teams, like LSU and Alabama, scheduling cupcake nonconference opponents ahead of rivalry week.

Two of Griffin III’s Heisman front-runners, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker and Michigan running back Blake Corum, are big reasons their respective schools are in Griffin III’s top five.

Who does Robert Griffin III rank as the top five teams in the country? Where does he rank the Georgia Bulldogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes?

Twitter reacts: Georgia clinches SEC East, will play LSU in Atlanta

No media members correctly predicted that LSU would win the SEC West in the preseason. How will they fare against Georgia?

The Georgia Bulldogs will play LSU in the 2022 SEC championship game. Georgia defeated Mississippi State to clinch the SEC East. LSU beat Arkansas, but needed Alabama‘s win over Ole Miss to win the SEC West.

No media members correctly predicted LSU would win the SEC West in the preseason. LSU opened the season with a crazy loss to Florida State, but has looked very good since. The Tigers have already exceeded expectations under first-year head coach Brian Kelly.

Georgia and LSU have not played since the 2019 SEC championship. Fortunately for Georgia, former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow now plays in the NFL.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the LSU-Georgia SEC championship matchup being clinched:

Kirk Herbstreit explains why he thinks Tennessee is better than Georgia

Why does Kirk Herbstreit rank the Tennessee Volunteers over the Georgia Bulldogs?

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit ranks Tennessee, his No. 2 team, higher than the Georgia Bulldogs, his No. 3 team. Fortunately, Georgia and Tennessee will be able to settle the debate on the field on Nov. 5 in Athens, Georgia.

Kirk Herbstreit’s reason for ranking Tennessee over Georgia is simple. He is very high on Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker.

Hooker, who is currently the front-runner to win the Heisman, has 21 total touchdowns this season. Hooker has thrown one interception. He’s looked pretty comfortable all season.

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett is another Heisman contender, but he would not be invited to New York if the season ended today. Earlier this season, Bennett and the Georgia offense had some red zone struggles.

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Before Georgia and Tennessee face off on Nov. 5, the Bulldogs play the Florida Gators in Jacksonville, Florida. Additionally, Tennessee hosts Kentucky in an SEC East clash.

We think the difference between Georgia and Tennessee is on the defensive side of the football. The Bulldogs have the country’s No. 2 scoring defense (9.14 points per game), while Tennessee has the No. 50 defense in the country (23.14 points per game).

Tennessee will have to play much better against Georgia than it did in 2021 if it wants to knock off the Bulldogs. The Volunteers, who carved up Alabama’s defense, will look to get some red zone stops against Georgia and hope  Hendon Hooker can take over the game.

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Twitter reacts: Georgia football adds another elite DB recruit

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart continue to add talented players to the No. 2 recruiting class in the country

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart continue to add pieces to the No. 2 recruiting class in the country. Georgia football has 22 commitments in the class of 2023.

Georgia’s latest commitment is from four-star defensive back Chris Peal, who plays high school football for Providence Day in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Bulldogs have done an excellent job recruiting North Carolina in recent years.

Peal committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over Michigan, NC State and South Carolina. Peal is the fifth defensive back in the class of 2023 to commit to Georgia football. Georgia defensive backs coach Fran Brown has done an excellent job of recruiting elite talent this recruiting cycle.

Chris Peal is a 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back and is the third-ranked recruit in North Carolina. The four-star is the No. 177 recruit in the class of 2023, per 247Sports.

Here’s how Georgia football Twitter reacted as Peal committed to the Bulldogs: