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Urban Meyer on NFL draft call: ‘To hell with Georgia’

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer denounced the Georgia Bulldogs on his draft call with sixth round pick Jalen Camp (Georgia Tech)

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer fondly remembers his experience as a college coach and will use it to help guide him in the NFL. Meyer won championships as he notably coached for the Florida Gators and Ohio State Buckeyes in college.

Now, the NFL will present a new challenge. Urban Meyer just finished his first career NFL draft. He ended up selecting several players he recruited back when he was the coach at Ohio State.

On his draft call with sixth-round pick Jalen Camp, Urban Meyer wasted no time denouncing the Georgia Bulldogs. Meyer and Jalen Camp, who was a wide receiver at Georgia Tech, share a common rival from their days in college football: Georgia.

Urban Meyer has several family connections to Georgia Tech to strengthen his distaste for Georgia.

Interestingly, Jalen Camp will practice against former Georgia defensive back Tyson Campbell. The Jaguars drafted Campbell with the first pick in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

In fact, Tyson Campbell has scored more touchdowns in the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry than Jalen Camp despite playing defense. Yellow Jacket fans may remember this one if they were still watching:

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Oct 27, 2007; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer during the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. Georgia defeated Florida 42-30. Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports Copyright

Georgia football play of the day

Watch the Georgia football play of the day here!

It’s Monday, July 6 and today’s play of the day comes from the book of Clean Old Fashioned Hate – Georgia versus Georgia Tech in 2014.

The game was tied 7-7 early in the third quarter when Georgia defensive back Damian Swann recovered a Georgia Tech goal-line fumble and returned it 99-yards to the house to give the Bulldogs the lead.

Watch it here:

Somehow Tech was able to squeeze out a win in OT 30-24, but I still remember this play by Swann as one of the most unbelievable plays I’ve seen in Sanford Stadium history!

Look: Former UGA HC Mark Richt poses in Georgia Tech gear

Former UGA football HC Mark Richt posed in a Georgia Tech sweatshirt while touring the campus with the ACC Network.

Mark Richt, 60, coached at Georgia for 15 seasons before finishing his career with three years at Miami.

Now a college football analyst with the ACC Network, Richt tweeted that he plans on visiting each campus in the conference in an attempt to “get to know each program better.”

Richt kicked things off with a visit to Clemson, and then traveled to Atlanta for an inside look at the Georgia Tech program, one of his biggest rivals during his long coaching career.

But what Richt was wearing caused Georgia fans to do a double take just to make sure that it’s the same man who coached between the hedges for 15 seasons.

Richt was donning a Georgia Tech quarter-zip and tweeted a photo of himself with the caption: “Don’t tell anyone!”

He also dined with Tech head coach Geoff Collins at the Waffle House.

While at Georgia, Richt compiled a 13-2 record vs Georgia Tech, with the two losses coming by a combined total of nine points.

Despite the fact that Richt is expected to drop any bias in order to do his job correctly, it’s likely that CMR still felt a hint of guilt while wearing those hideous colors.

Twitter goes crazy as former UGA HC Mark Richt visits Georgia Tech

Former Georgia Bulldog and Miami Hurricane head coach Mark Richt visited Georgia Tech and wore Yellow Jackets gear.

For Georgia Bulldog fans who aren’t aware, former Georgia Bulldog and Miami Hurricane head coach Mark Richt works for the ACC Network. As a part of his job, he’s getting more familiar with every program in the ACC conference.

Fortunately for Richt, he does not have to endure the rigorous schedule associated with visiting all fourteen SEC programs. Instead, he is getting more familiar with all fourteen teams in the ACC throughout the spring and before the season in August. Richt outlined his plan via Twitter:

Georgia fans can breath a sigh of relief. Their former head coach wasn’t going to visit hated rival Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets just for fun. Before visiting Atlanta, Richt saw Clemson’s elite program:

Now, Richt is learning more about the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets well ahead of the 2020 college football season. It’s strange seeing Richt wear the opposition’s colors:

These pictures alone were enough to trigger Georgia Bulldogs Twitter into having a field day:

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UGA great Mecole Hardman roasts Georgia Tech before AFC Championship

Former Georgia Bulldog wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. is no stranger to big games. Hardman scored both of UGA’s touchdowns against Alabama in the 2018 National Championship Game. Hardman’s next big game will be for the Kansas City Chiefs in the …

Former Georgia Bulldog wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. is no stranger to big games. Hardman scored both of UGA’s touchdowns against Alabama in the 2018 National Championship Game.

Hardman’s next big game will be for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game against the Tennessee Titans. Hardman’s rookie season has been a good one for the Chiefs, who came-back from down 24-0 to the Houston Texans last week. Hardman had an explosive kick return to spark the Kansas City comeback.

Georgia Tech’s Barstool couldn’t resist a chance to poke for at Georgia in big games. At least Georgia plays in big games unlike the Yellow Jackets. In fact, Georgia Tech was outscored 104-21 in their “big games” this season against Clemson and Georgia. The Barstool Georgia Tech Tweet prompted this response from Mecole Hardman:

Georgia Tech’s Barstool was responding to this picture Mecole Hardman posted ahead of the AFC Championship:

The AFC is guaranteed one representative from the University of Georgia in the Super Bowl: either Mecole Hardman or Titans center Ben Jones, who has been a key part of their historic running attack.

Decade in review: How Georgia football performed against rivals

From the beginning of the 2010 to 2019, the Georgia Bulldogs posted over a .500 winning percentage against each of their rival programs.

We’ve reached the end of college football’s 2019 regular season. From the beginning of the 2010 regulation schedule to the culmination of the current year’s, the Georgia Bulldogs posted a .500 or better winning percentage against each of their rival programs.

The Dawgs won eight and lost two against in-state rival Georgia Tech, earning the past three Governor’s Cups in a row.

They went 8-3 vs. Auburn, including a victory in the 2017 SEC Championship Game, winning the past three meetings consecutively.

They posted a record of six wins and four losses vs. Florida, also winning three meetings in a row.

The Bulldogs went 8-2 in matchups against Tennessee, again with three successive wins.

Georgia’s worst rivalry record of the decade comes against South Carolina. The Bulldogs split 10 games against the Gamecocks, accumulating five wins and five losses.