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Top photos from Georgia football spring practice

A first glance at UGA football’s newest transfers and early enrollees in spring practice

The Georgia Bulldogs have started spring practice as Georgia builds toward its April 13 spring scrimmage. Head coach Kirby Smart and Georgia have 28 new players on the roster this spring. The Bulldogs added 22 early enrollees and six transfers including three wide receivers.

“There is a lot of competition out there. As a whole, the overall field is probably a little younger than I remember in the past,” said Kirby Smart. Georgia lost a dozen players to the NFL draft this offseason and 20 players to the transfer portal.

“It is a lot of new faces out there. That is the biggest difference. They are progressing well and practicing well,” said Kirby Smart.

Georgia does return numerous experienced players like quarterback Carson Beck, offensive guard Tate Ratledge and defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse. The Bulldogs bring back seven All-SEC performers from last year.

Let’s take a look at the best photos from Georgia football’s spring practice including a first glance at some of Georgia’s newest players.

Injury issues plague Georgia RB room

Kendall Milton (hamstring) and Daijun Edwards (undisclosed) are projected as the top-two options at RB in ’23…

Georgia’s running back room has been plagued with injuries so far this spring.

With just over two weeks to go before the annual ‘G-Day’ spring game in Sanford Stadium, the Bulldogs’ top-2 returning rushers are banged up.

Kendall Milton, Georgia’s third leading rusher last season, is dealing with a hamstring injury that will hold him out for the remainder of the spring, and Daijun Edwards, who finished second on the team in rushing in 2022, has been limited in media viewing portions of practice with an undisclosed injury.

Bulldogs wider receiver Arian Smith confirmed Edwards’ injury as he shared advice for his injured teammates in a press conference on Tuesday.

“…I told K Milt earlier today, it happens man. My roommate Daijun (Edwards), he has been dealing with something too. Just keep your head straight, focus on the present and do what you can to be healthy.”

With Milton and Edwards hampered, rising sophomore Branson Robinson and true freshman Roderick Robinson have an opportunity to take valuable reps as the Bulldogs close out spring practice.

Rising redshirt freshman Andrew Paul is still recovering from an ACL tear suffered in the 2022 preseason and is on track to be cleared by the fall.

“[Ron Courson] would compare it to where Chubb was that first spring we got here,” head coach Kirby Smart said to open spring practice. “He is not cleared, but he’s on track. He’s going to do individual drills … We feel good about where he’ll be as far as fall camp”

 

What Georgia QB JT Daniels said after 10th spring practice

Georgia quarterback JT Daniels spoke to the media following the Bulldogs’ 10th spring practice on Tuesday. Here’s what Daniels had to say.

Georgia football is in its third week of spring practice and just five practices away from G-Day, the annual spring game held in Sanford Stadium.

After Tuesday’s practice, coach Kirby Smart and several players spoke to the media, including quarterback JT Daniels. The former USC transfer took UGA and the SEC by storm when he replaced Stetson Bennett versus Mississippi State and went on to throw for 401 yards and four touchdowns. He finished the season undefeated and with a win over No. 8 Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Now, the Heisman hopeful leads a loaded Bulldog roster into a potential championship season.

Here’s what the junior signal caller said:

  • On what being a quarterback means to him…

“I think, first and foremost, it starts with how you approach everything you do, especially as a veteran now. This is my fourth season in college football. I remember when I was coming in how I looked up to the older guys in the building, and I can only imagine that other guys look up to the Lewis Cines [and] guys that have been here for a while, and others that have played a lot of ball like myself. The first thing is how it starts with how you approach everything, and I think it’s also really important how I’ve focused on is just my overall body language and my mannerisms. I’ve always been just more of a laid-back kind of guy, especially on the field. I’ve never been a hype man, that’s just never been my thing. But I’ve put more effort into not just words of encouragement but trying to keep everyone focused on task if someone is not doing the right thing. And if I’m not doing the right thing, someone is going to tell me, and I’ve got to do the same thing and dish it out. But there’s just a lot of areas of leadership that I’ve really tried to take a step.”

  • On when he took the role as leader on the team…

“I think that something we talk about a lot as a team is that everybody on the team is a leader, whether you are just joining and you are a walk-on, or if you are a Jamaree Salyer, or a Lewis [Cine], you’re [Ameer] Speed, or anyone of them. I think obviously your role expands the more you play, and you just have a bigger platform in that area. But I think that since I’ve been here, I’ve always tried to take the approach of first leading by example, then once I think you earn a certain level of trust in your teammates, from them seeing how you work and knowing that you’re here for them, then you can start being more vocal and doing more things.”

  • On what it means that Coach Smart named him this season’s starting QB…

“The first thing is that it is a really great honor to be a starting Division I quarterback, especially at a program like Georgia. And to hear from your coach that you do try really hard to show out for, it’s something that is really cool to hear. And it definitely is a confidence booster just to hear that your coach believes in you.”

 

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Georgia football announces spring practice and G-Day dates

Georgia football announced the spring practice dates on Tuesday.

The Georgia Bulldogs announced on Tuesday that spring practice will begin on March 17 and conclude with G-Day at Sanford Stadium on April 18. Practices will be held Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of each week.

With a new quarterback, Jamie Newman, a graduate transfer from Wake Forest and new offensive coordinator, Todd Monken, the Bulldogs will be working on a new offensive scheme during the spring. Newman will be the Dawgs first dual-threat quarterback since D.J. Shockley in 2005 and he’ll be looking to implement Monken’s ‘Air-Raid’ scheme.

Six early enrollees will also participate in spring drills, led by four-star quarterback Carson Beck and four-star running back Kendall Milton.

Georgia opens the 2020 season against Virginia on September 7 in Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium.

Georgia football announces G-Day date

Georgia football announced the date for its annual spring game, G-Day.

On Tuesday, the Georgia football Twitter account announced the date of UGA’s 2020 spring game, also known as G-Day.

The spring scrimmage will be held on April 18th from Sanford Stadium.

The Twitter account also revealed the start of spring practice, which will begin on March 17.

This will be Georgia fans’ first opportunity to see new quarterback Jamie Newman in person or on the television.

No time has been announced for the game just yet.

For the record, this year’s G-Day will not overlap with The Masters, which will run from April 9-12.