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What are the 10 biggest blowouts in bowl game history? Where does Georgia’s national championship win over TCU rank?
Georgia’s dominant 65-7 national championship game victory over TCU made history. The Dawgs’ massive win is not only the largest margin of victory in a national championship game, but also the largest margin of victory in ANY bowl game.
There have been some massive margins of victory in bowl games in the past, but two of the biggest came during the 2022-23 bowl season. Six of the 10 biggest margins of victory have come in the past decade.
What are the 10 biggest blowouts in bowl game history?
Five-star class of 2024 cornerback recruit Charles Lester III has named his top five schools.
Five-star defensive back recruit Charles Lester III has named his top five schools. Lester no longer has Michigan State, Oregon, Oklahoma, Michigan and USC among his top schools.
Lester plays both wide receiver and defensive back, but is considered more of a defensive back prospect at the next level. Lester plays high school football for Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida.
Georgia Bulldogs co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp offered the scholarship to Lester in January 2022. The lengthy cornerback has received offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan and Clemson among others.
The four-star defensive back has been invited to the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game.
The Riverview star is 6 feet, 2 inches, 170 pounds and is rated the No. 3 cornerback in his class and the No. 7 recruit in Florida. Lester is the No. 22 recruit in the class of 2024.
Who are in Lester’s top five schools?
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.
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:
Next chapter. Let’s work. #beardown pic.twitter.com/DVvpGpeUjU
— Bill Norton (@billlnorton) December 19, 2022
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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:
Everyone come out and support Dec 22nd…✍🏾 pic.twitter.com/FPTcoQRdOQ
— Jordan “BigBaby” Hall (@bigjay77) December 13, 2022
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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:
I am extremely blessed to have received an offer from the University of Georgia!! @coach_thartley @Rivals_Clint pic.twitter.com/tBFyWU1K6B
— Jaden Reddell (@JadenReddell) December 6, 2022
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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 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.
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:
— Bill Norton (@billlnorton) December 7, 2022
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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?
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?
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:
