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G-Day: Freshman WR Adonai Mitchell turning heads

Freshman receiver Adonai Micthell is showing out for Georgia football in its annual spring game. Details here.

We’ve heard plenty of fuss this offseason about freshman receiver Adonai Mitchell, but we haven’t had the chance to see the former four-star recruit in action until now.

The Texas native is absolutely showing out for the Red team in Georgia’s annual spring game. He leads all receivers with five catches for 80 yards and a touchdown.

Here are a few highlights from his big first half.

Georgia needs all the help they can get at receiver with star George Pickens out with an ACL tear and Mitchell can be a huge part of filling that gap.

The second half is about to kickoff with the Red team holding a 14-10 lead. You can tune in live on the ESPN app.

 

G-Day: Red team on the board with Zamir White touchdown

Georgia football is hosting its annual spring game right now from Sanford Stadium. Details here

Georgia football is hosting its annual spring game from Sanford Stadium right now on the ESPN app.

The Black team took off early and got on the board first with a Kendall Milton rushing touchdown and senior running back Zamir White just took his turn in the end zone with a two-yard run to tie the game up 7-7 in the second quarter.

A few notable players to watch are freshman quarterback Carson Beck, freshman tight end Brock Bowers and freshman cornerback Kelee Ringo. All have looked particularly good today.

 

 

 

 

Watch: Darnell ‘Big O’ Washington trucks defender on long run

Check out this huge catch and run from Georgia tight end Darnell Washington.

Georgia football is live right now on the ESPN app for its annual spring football game. Several Dawgs have made some great plays already, but this catch by tight end Darnell Washington takes the cake.

Washington is six-foot-7, 285 pounds and can flat run. It” like having an offensive lineman for a receiver. If offensive coordinator Todd Monken and quarterback J.T. Daniels can get the ball to him, SEC defenders may wind up on the ground.

 

Watch: Black team on the board first with Kendall Milton TD

Georgia football is hosting its annual spring game. Check out the first touchdown of the day here.

Georgia football is hosting its annual spring game right now in Sanford Stadium. It may be the first game of 2021, but redshirt sophomore running back Kendall Milton is looking strong. Check out Milton’s eight yard touchdown run that put the black team ahead in the first quarter.

You can watch the game live on the ESPN app.

 

 

 

Georgia star WR George Pickens has torn ACL, will require surgery

Georgia football star receiver George Pickens suffered a torn ACL in practice on Tuesday. Details here.

Georgia football has confirmed that star junior receiver George Pickens has suffered a torn ACL and will require surgery.

The injury occurred in a non-contact drill during Tuesday’s spring practice.

Coach Kirby Smart on Pickens’ injury:

“The good news is that the MRI showed it to be an isolated injury with no other structures involved.”

Pickens was set to be one of the top returning receivers in the country. As a sophomore n 2020, the Hoover, Ala., native caught 36 passes for 513 yards and six touchdowns in just eight games played. That’s after a great freshman season in 2019, where Pickens caught 49 passes for 727 yards and eight touchdowns, good enough to rank second all-time in freshman receptions behind UGA legend A.J. Green.

Pickens definitely benefited from the emergence of J.T. Daniels at quarterback. When the USC transfer stepped in against Mississippi State, he and Pickens seemed to connect immediately. In the Bulldogs final two games of the season versus Missouri and then Cincinnati in the Peach Bowl, Pickens totaled a combined 261 yards on 12 receptions with three touchdowns.

Fortunately for Georgia, the Bulldogs’ receiver room is as deep as it is talented in 2021. UGA returns last year’s receiving leader Kearis Jackson and talented sophomore Jermaine Burton. Redshirt sophomore Dominick Blaylock will be back from an ACL tear in 2020 along with speedy redshirt freshman Arian Smith and senior Demetrius Robertson is back too.

Pair that group with 2021 signee Adonai Mitchell and Georgia should still be explosive at receiver with Pickens out indefinitely.

 

Check out a new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” here! This will get you caught up on Georgia’s pro day.

Georgia football hot on the recruiting trail for class of 2022

UGA football has one of the top recruiting classes in the country for 2022. Details and analysis here.

Georgia football is a recruiting machine at this point. The Bulldogs have three No. 1 classes in the last five years and finished with the No. 4 ranked class in the country in 2021 (247Sports).

Bleacher Report recently ranked the teams having the most success on the recruiting trail for 2022 and, surprise. UGA is right at the top – No. 3 actually. The top two teams are Alabama at No. 1, followed by Florida State at No. 2.

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Check out a new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” here! This will get you caught up on Georgia’s pro day.

Potential landing spots for former Georgia DT Geno Atkins in NFL free agency

Former Georgia defensive tackle Geno Atkins is looking for a new home after the Cincinnati Bengals waived the 11-year veteran on Friday.

The Cincinnati Bengals released former Georgia football defensive tackle Geno Atkins on Friday. Atkins spent 11 years with the Bengals and will be regarded as one of the best players in franchise history.

Atkins helped change the way interior defensive lineman rushed the passer. He has posted 76 sacks since 2010 and according to Pro Football Focus, leads the NFL in quarterback pressures among defensive tackles since 2010.

 

Atkins also made three first team All-Pros, made eight Pro Bowls, and was named to the 2010s All-Decade Team.

Now, the 32 year old is on the free agent market for the first time in his career. Where will he land?

Here are three possible destinations for the former Dawg.

UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton: S1, Ep. 21: CFB Roundup and Dawgs in the NFL Draft breakdown

J.C. talks recent college football news, including UCF’s new hire, the NCAA dead period and more. Plus, Dawgs in the NFL Draft breakdown.

Your friends at “UGA Football Live” and UGA Wire present your one-stop shop for all things Georgia football!

This offseason we will be releasing episodes each Thursday with interviews, news and rumors and more!

In this week’s episode, I talk recent news, including UCF’s new hire, the NCAA dead period and some NFL news. Plus, I breakout a new segment: Dawgs in the NFL Draft, where I dig into where experts are projecting former Bulldogs will land in the 2021 NFL Draft.

 

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Also I talk,

  • CFB Roundup

I touch on recent news around the college football world.

  • Georgia Oklahoma Drill

If you had to choose an Oklahoma Drill lineup (RB, OL, DL, LB), featuring current Georgia players, who would be on the ticket?

 

Make sure to subscribe, rate and review! And check out our other episodes featuring former Georgia greats like Tavarres King (Ep. 3)  Keith Marshall (Ep. 4) Arthur Lynch (Ep. 6) Malcolm Mitchell (Ep. 7) Drew Butler (Ep. 9) Aaron Murray (Ep. 17) and Brandon Boykin with Chris Burnette (Ep. 18).

 

Watch: Former UGA WR Mecole Hardman celebrates Valentines Day with his mom

Former Georgia receiver, now Kansas City Chief Mecole Hardman celebrated Valentines Day

Former Georgia receiver, now Kansas City Chief Mecole Hardman celebrated Valentines Day this past Sunday by breaking out all of the stops to celebrate his mother, Danyell Hardman.

The celebration was held at the house Hardman bought his parents after signing his rookie contract with the Chiefs in 2018.

A very special moment for Hardman after helping Danyell through health scare in 2013 when a benign tumor was found in her brain. Hardman acted as Danyell’s chauffeur to treatments, which helped build the special bond they share today.

Hardman was an absolute blazer during his career at Georgia from 2016-2018. Besides running by defenders on deep balls, the former Bulldog receiver made his presence felt most on kick returns, earning ESPN first-team All-America honors in 2018.

During his career in Athens, the Bowman, Ga., native racked-up 59 catches for 950 yards with 11 touchdowns and added 25 yards per return on kickoffs and 15 yards per return on punts.

 

A new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” is up now! This week J.C. talks recent Georgia football news, gives out our 2020 defensive MVP and breaks down the linebacker room. Listen here:

 

Georgia football offers scholarship to massive 4-star DL Zxavian Harris

Georgia football has made its latest scholarship offer to Madison, Miss., defensive lineman Zxavian Harris. Details here.

Programs around the country are filling their recruiting boards after national signing day on Feb. 3 marked the end of the 2021 cycle.

Georgia football has made its latest scholarship offer in the class of 2022 to Madison, Miss., defensive lineman Zxavian Harris. 

Harris is huge at 6-foot-eight, 330 pounds, and is rated as the No. 2 prospect in Mississippi, the No. 7 defensive tackle overall and the 96th ranked recruit in the class of 2022.

In 2019, as a sophomore, Harris earned 6A All-State honors for Germantown High School. He finished the season with 62 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 17 quarterback hurries.

In 2020, Harris racked up 48 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, four sacks and two forced fumbles.

Watch Harris’ junior highlights here.

Georgia currently holds eight commits in the class of 2022, which is rated as the No. 2 class in the nation behind Ohio State and the No. 1 class in the SEC.

 

A new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” is up now! This week J.C. talks recent Georgia football news, gives out our 2020 defensive MVP and breaks down the linebacker room. Listen here: