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2020 Georgia football schedule with predictions

A look at the 2020 Georgia football schedule with game-by-game predictions.

Here we take a look at Georgia’s 2020 football schedule with game-by-game predictions.

Georgia’s offense will look very different, with the departures of Jake Fromm, D’Andre Swift, Lawrence Cager, Andrew Thomas, Isaiah Wilson, Solomon Kindley and Cade Mays.

On the other hand, Georgia has recruited well to replace those guys, brought in Wake Forest transfer quarterback Jamie Newman, hired Todd Monken to run the offense and former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke to coach the offensive line.

On defense, expect more of the same. Physical, sound football with a ton of players rotating in to keep each other fresh.

The schedule is by no means easy. A road trip to Tuscaloosa, games against Auburn and Tennessee and the annual meeting against Florida in Jacksonville will all present challenges.

Below is our game-by-game predictions for how Georgia’s season will unfold.

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Georgia football offers scholarship to Marietta’s Daniel Martin

Wednesday, Daniel Martin, a 2022 4-star OLB, took to Twitter to announce a scholarship offer from Georgia football.

2022 top-50 recruit Daniel Martin took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to announce an offer from the University of Georgia.

Martin (6-foot3, 190 pounds) from Marietta, Georgia, is rated as the No. 5 outside linebacker and the No. 48 overall recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, according to 247Sports.

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The Marietta native holds offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and now the Bulldogs.

Martin is the latest Georgia offer in the class of 2022. Last week both North Kansas City native Domonique Orange and Monroe, Louisiana recruit Will Campbell were offered scholarships for 2022, among others.

Keep an eye out for more reported scholarship offers as we head into summer – Kirby and the Bulldogs coaching staff have been hard at work during the down time.

ESPN FPI projects outcome of every 2020 Georgia football game

ESPN FPI projected the outcome for every Georgia football game in 2020

The ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) has been updated to project the outcome of every Georgia football game in 2020.

First, what is the FPI?

ESPN defines it as a “measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. Ratings and projections update daily.”

Related: 2020 Georgia football schedule – Game-by-game predictions

Before looking at the FPI’s game-by-game projections for next season, here’s a look at how the software thinks the Dawgs will do this season.

Projected win-loss: 10-2

Chance of winning out: 2.5%

Chance of winning conferenceL 23.6%

SOS rank: 37

Here’s the game-by-game projections:

Week 1: Georgia vs Virginia in Atlanta:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 95.3

Week 2: Georgia vs ETSU:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 99.9

Week 3: Georgia at Alabama:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 27.5

Week 4: ULM vs Georgia:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 99.2%

Week 5: Georgia vs Vandy:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 98.3

Week 6: Georgia vs Auburn:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 66.4

Week 7: Georgia at Missouri:

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: 90.2

Week 8: Bye week

ESPN FPI’s percent chance to win: N/A

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College Football News projects Georgia’s win total for 2020 season

College Football News made win total projections for all CFB teams, including Georgia football and the SEC. With a tough 2020 schedule….

Pete Fiutak at College Football News recently released his projected win totals for all 130 FBS programs. 

For Georgia, fans are looking at this season, just like every year, as national title or bust.

But recently the pressure’s been on more than usual, with the Dawgs coming so close to making a return visit to the College Football Playoff in each of the last two seasons.

This season should be no different. The schedule is tough, but Kirby Smart has recruited well enough to position the Bulldogs for another SEC Championship and Playoff run.

In his win total projections, Fiutak has Georgia projected to win 10 games, meaning the Bulldogs would finish the regular season at 10-2.

Read full story on CFN: College Football Future Win Total Projections For All 130 Teams: Spring Version

If Georgia does go 10-2 in the regular season, that would be its worst record since Smart’s first year in Athens when he went 7-5.

Fiutak highlights Florida, Auburn and Alabama as Georgia’s key games in 2020. That’s a tough slate, and it looks like he projects Georgia to come out of that 1-2.

If Georgia finishes with 10 wins, but beats Florida, it’ll likely make the SEC Championship — which would then become a must-win game for UGA if it wants to make the Playoff.

Last preseason, Fiutak projected Georgia’s win total at 10.5, and the Bulldogs proceeded to win 11 games.

Related: 2020 Georgia football schedule: Game-by-game predictions

As for Florida, Fiutak also predicts the Gators to win 10 games. That would make that Halloween Cocktail Party a massive meeting between the two rivals.

Notable SEC projections from Fiutak:

Alabama’s win total projection is at 11, LSU 10 and Auburn 8.

Outside of the SEC, he has Clemson and Ohio State at 11, Oklahoma 10.5 and Oregon at 10.

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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5 Coaches Who’ll Be Much Better In Year Two: 20 For 2020 College Football Topics, No. 15

20 for 2020 College Football Topics, No. 15: The five second year head coaches who should have a much stronger Year Two.

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20 for 2020 College Football Topics, No. 15: The five second year head coaches who should have a much stronger Year Two.

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Well that didn’t go so well.

25 college football head coaches are going into their second seasons at the helm, and now is where the production is supposed to start to kick in.

There’s usually a reason as head coach is taking over a program, and most of the time it’s because the last guy got canned. So there’s a grace period because of all the work there is to do, but there’s usually not enough of one.

Even so, Year Two is when the turnarounds are supposed to come. Unfortunately, unlike our piece last season on the 5 Instant Impact New Head Coaches – which turned out to be close to the pin – the 5 Year Two Coaches Who’ll Be Much, Much Better really, really didn’t work.

And why?

Chad Morris at Arkansas … oops. Willie Taggart at Florida State … dropped too soon, but fired. And it goes on from there, so this time around these five have to be right.

Which five got through a slew of first year problems and are about to blow up?

The five coaches about to make the biggest instant impact in their second seasons are …

5. Tom Arth, Akron

There’s nowhere to go but up.

Win one game, and it’s already going to be an improved season. Win three, and it’ll be a huge step forward. Go bowling, and Tom Arth is your coach of the year.

Akron was easily the worst team in college football last season.

It was the only team that failed to win a game. It was dead last in the nation in total offense, couldn’t generate a lick of production on the defensive front, and it got worse as the year went on scoring six points or fewer in five of the last seven games.

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But to give Arth a little bit of credit, he had plenty of work to do after taking over a team team that closed out 2018 on a five-game losing streak.

The 38-year-old worked his way through D-III John Carroll – his alma mater, which he took to three D-III playoff appearances – before taking on the Chattanooga gig. He went 9-13 with the Mocs, but that was enough to get him the Akron job.

So what are things possibly going to be better in Year Two? Experience has to count for something.

With the season slipping away, Akron went young to get the time logged in. Now, if all goes according to plan, ten starters will be back on O, six should return on D, and there’s hope to get off to a hot start with Youngstown State, New Mexico State, Clemson …

Starting 2-0 is a possibility, with home games against UMass and Bowling Green to potentially crank up a few wins.

0-12 to 4-8?

NEXT: The adjustment continues …

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2020 Georgia football schedule: Game-by-game predictions

A look at the 2020 Georgia football schedule with predictions for each game.

Coming off a 2019 that saw Georgia come so close to reaching the College Football Playoff, the Bulldogs open up the 2020 season with a Monday night game vs Virginia in Atlanta.

If Georgia – which should be favored in every game minus an October visit to Alabama – takes care of business, then UGA should close out the season in the same stadium it started in.

The Dawgs return a lot of talent in 2020, mostly on a defense that ranked No. 1 in America last season.

To read up more on Georgia’s returning production next season compared to the rest of the country, you can take a deeper dive at this link. 

To take a look at Georgia’s projected offensive depth chart for next season, click here.

On offense, Georgia lost a ton of production, including its starting quarterback, its top two running backs, 4 starting offensive linemen and a star wide receiver.

By looking at who Georgia lost from last season’s offense it’s hard to picture the Dawgs making another big run, but it’s important to remember that Kirby Smart has secured three consecutive top ranked recruiting classes. In addition to the loads of talent waiting on the depth chart, Georgia was also able to land Heisman hopeful quarterback Jamie Newman from Wake Forest.

If Georgia is going to have another memorable season, it will need these new offensive faces to be capable of moving the ball more than James Coley’s offense was able to in 2019.

The addition of Todd Monken, who I’d say is Georgia’s biggest get this offseason, should make that possible.

With a ferocious defense and revamped offense, here’s how I see this season playing out for Georgia.

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GoFundMe Campaign set up for family of Georgia Tech commit Bryce Gowdy

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to benefit the family of the former Bryce Gowdy. Here’s how you can help

By now you have probably heard the tragic news that four-star Georgia Tech commit Bryce Gowdy passed away on Monday in Florida. The wide receiver was hit by a train and rushed to the hospital, where he did not survive the injuries.

The college football community has been mourning the loss of Gowdy, while setting up a GoFundMe for his family, to help pay for funeral costs and more.

We at UGA Wire wanted to help spread the word on this incredible donation page, which has been spreading like wildfire. Here’s how you can help:

Of course, this goes way beyond football or any silly ‘rivalry’ in real life. We are hurting for the Georgia Tech community and the Gowdy family at this time.

Thoughts and prayers being sent down to the 404.

Go Jackets and Go Dawgs!

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.