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Georgia football named as ‘team to watch’ for transfer RB Peny Boone

UGA named as a team to watch for four-star transfer running back Peny Boone

The Georgia Bulldogs have been named as a team to watch for transfer running back Peny Boone. Boone originally transferred to Louisville this winter from Toledo. However, after spending the spring with the Cardinals, Boone is back in the transfer portal.

Georgia recently lost running back Andrew Paul to the NCAA transfer portal this spring. The Bulldogs could elect to add a running back to replace Paul.

Peny Boone is also interested in Ole Miss, Miami, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Kentucky. Boone is ranked as the No. 14 running back in the transfer portal and the No. 179 player overall.

Boone, who began his college football career at Maryland, rushed for 1,400 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns in 2023 with Toledo. Boone also added 219 receiving yards on 15 receptions.

Georgia football already added the third-ranked transfer running back in Trevor Etienne. Georgia’s running back room features Roderick Robinson and Branson Robinson, who is recovering from a leg injury.

Four-star UGA recruiting target decommits from Mississippi State

Georgia football is in the mix for four-star defensive lineman that recently decommitted from Mississippi State

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star defensive tackle commitment Jeremiah McCloud in March. Now, McCloud is backing off his commitment to Mississippi State after originally committing to the Bulldogs in January. McCloud is a member of the class of 2025.

Jeremiah McCloud plays high school football for Gadsden County High School in Havana, Florida. McCloud is considered the No. 15 defensive tackle in the class of 2025 and the No. 45 recruit in Florida, according to Rivals.

McCloud has recently visited the University of Georgia in March. The four-star defensive tackle is also considering the Florida Gators. In fact, Rivals projects that McCloud will commit to Florida.

Georgia currently has eight commitments in the class of 2025 including one from defensive lineman Stephon Shivers. The Bulldogs have the nation’s No. 11 recruiting class and are fifth in the SEC, but it is still early in the 2025 recruiting cycle. There’s no doubt Georgia will finish among the best in the country on national signing day.

Four-star Georgia linebacker commit visiting Alabama

Four-star Buford standout, Georgia linebacker commit sets June official visit with Alabama football

Elite linebacker recruit Jadon Perlotte plans to take an official visit to Alabama on June 14. Alabama is looking to pry away Perlotte, who has been committed to the Georgia Bulldogs since Dec. 2022.

In the fall of 2023, the four-star linebacker was projected to flip his commitment to the Florida State Seminoles. However, Perlotte previously told On3, “I dropped Florida State, so I’m not even looking at them anymore.”

Perlotte plays football for Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Buford is one of the premier high school football programs in the country. Perlotte played alongside Georgia freshman safety KJ Bolden during the 2023 football season at Buford. Perlotte plays both linebacker and safety and the high school level and has excellent versatility.

The four-star, who grew up a Georgia fan, is the No. 92 recruit nationally and the No. 13 recruit in Georgia in the class of 2025. The elite linebacker is the No. 12 player at his position. Georgia currently has eight commitments in the class of 2025 and the nation’s No. 11 recruiting class.

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound linebacker runs track and has committed to playing in the 2025 All-American Bowl. Perlotte’s brother, Jordan, plays college football for Wofford. Kirby Smart and Georgia signed the top recruiting class in the nation in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

Four-star OL Jaylen Gilchrist names top schools

Four-star offensive line prospect Jaylen Gilchrist names his top seven schools

Four-star offensive tackle prospect Jaylen Gilchrist has named his top schools. Gilchrist, a member of the class of 2025, plays high school football for Salem High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Gilchrist is ranked as the nation’s No. 81 recruit and the third-ranked prospect in Virginia. Gilchrist is the fourth-ranked interior offensive lineman in the class of 2025.

Gilchrist’s top schools are South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Penn State and Maryland. The four-star is currently projected to commit to South Carolina, per 247Sports.

The 6-foot-4, 290-pound interior offensive lineman has experience playing on both sides of the ball. Gilchrist has experience playing both offensive tackle and offensive guard at the high school level.

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The Salem High School standout announced his top seven schools via social media:

Georgia football currently is in the middle of the pack in the SEC in the class of 2025 recruiting cycle. However, Kirby Smart and company are building momentum and are poised to rise up the recruiting rankings.

Former Georgia wide receiver enters transfer portal again

Former UGA football receiver enters the transfer portal again after spending the past two seasons at Mississippi State

Former Georgia Bulldogs receiver Justin Robinson has reportedly entered the NCAA transfer portal again after spending the past two seasons at Mississippi State.

In 2023, Robinson recorded 21 receptions for 257 receiving yards at Mississippi State. These numbers aren’t extremely impressive, but he actually was Mississippi State’s third-leading receiver. The Bulldogs had a dreadful passing offense last season and finished second-to-last in the SEC with an average of 181.8 passing yards per game.

Mississippi State used to throw the ball more than any other team in the country under head coach Mike Leach, but that changed in 2023. The Bulldogs really struggled offensively a year ago. Robinson has one season of eligibility remaining.

One potential destination for Robinson is the Washington Huskies. He could be reunited with former Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers. Washington lost all of its leading receivers to the NFL draft.

Robinson, who transferred from Georgia following last season’s national championship, earned more snaps at Mississippi State. Robinson finished the 2022 college football season with a career high in receptions, yardage and touchdowns. In 2022, Robinson recorded 30 receptions, 326 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

During the 2022 postseason, Robinson notably earned the MVP award of the ReliaQuest Bowl after a strong performance.  The 6-foot-4, 220-pound wide receiver is a former four-star recruit out of Eagles Landing Christian in McDonough, Georgia.

Watch: Former Georgia DB Deandre Baker forces fumble in UFL

Former Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker hustled over 60 yards to force a fumble in the UFL

Former Georgia Bulldogs cornerback Deandre Baker made a hustle play for the D.C. Defenders in the UFL. Baker forced a fumble about 60 yards away from where the location of the snap.

Baker recorded two tackles for the Defenders, who defeated the Houston Roughnecks 23-18. A couple of other former Dawgs saw action in the game. Defenders outside linebacker Davin Bellamy recorded one tackle. Roughnecks defensive tackle Toby Johnson finished the contest with a pair of tackles.

Baker was a first-round pick for the New York Giants in 2019. The 2018 Jim Thorpe Award winner also played with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL from 2020-2021 before his release in 2022.

Here’s a look at Deandre Baker punching the ball loose:

Baker is one of seven Georgia Bulldogs playing in the UFL. Next week, D.C. travels to face the Arlington Renegades.

Kirby Smart shares what he does not like about the new CFP format

Georgia’s Kirby Smart explains what he does not like about the new 12-team College Football Playoff format

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart does not like what will happen to the loser of the SEC championship game in the new 12-team College Football Playoff. The four highest-ranked conference champions will receive byes under the current playoff format.

Kirby Smart thinks that whoever loses in the SEC championship will get screwed under the new format.

“The idea of the SEC championship loser, who just fought their ass off to be the second-place team in the best conference in the world, having to turn around and play maybe two weeks later with no bye,” said Smart.

For instance, Georgia went 12-1 last season and lost in the SEC championship game. In this hypothetical example, assume that Washington and Florida State were both two-loss conference champions. In this scenario, under the new rules, Georgia would have been ranked below Washington and/or Florida State despite having a much more impressive resume.

“If you go through our conference undefeated like we did last year and lose to a team in the SEC championship game, you’re going to lose your bye and go play as a 5 seed somewhere? That’s crazy,” noted Smart.

The new playoff format rewards conference champions, but does punish conference championship game losers. Whoever loses in the 2024 SEC championship could easily be ranked below the team that finishes No. 3 in the SEC’s final standings. The third-best team in the SEC would get the week of the SEC title game off.

Photos: 4-star OL Mason Short commits to Georgia football

Photos from Evans High School as four-star offensive lineman Mason Short committed to UGA football

Four-star offensive line recruit Mason Short committed to the University of Georgia right on cue as “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles played. Short, who plays high school football for Evans High School in Evans, Georgia, is a dominant run blocker that finishes the play on tape.

The 6-foot-6, 305-pound interior offensive lineman is ranked as the No. 178 recruit in the class of 2025. Short is considered the No. 8 interior offensive lineman and the No. 26 recruit in Georgia, according to 247Sports. Short primarily plays offensive tackle for Evans High School, but is projected as an offensive guard at the next level.

Short committed to Georgia over Clemson, Kentucky, and Ohio State. Clemson was considered Georgia’s main competition for the Evans offensive lineman. Short was previously committed to Alabama before Nick Saban retired.

Let’s take a look at the scenes from Evans High School as Mason Short committed to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Four-star RB Bo Jackson names top schools

Elite running back recruit Bo Jackson narrows down his top schools

Four-star running back recruit Bo Jackson has named his top schools before he makes his rounds to several different colleges this spring. Jackson’s top schools are Rutgers, Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, West Virginia, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky and Penn State.

Bo Jackson plays high school football for Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Jackson is the No. 70 recruit in the class of 2025, per 247Sports. Jackson is the fourth-ranked running back in the country and the fourth-ranked player in Ohio.

Jackson plans to visit the Georgia Bulldogs on April 6. The talented running back has spring visits with several of his top schools in Ohio State, Rutgers, Penn State, Alabama, and Tennessee.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound running back is currently projected to commit to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Jackson has over a dozen total scholarship offers.

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Jackson is a versatile athlete that plays football, basketball and baseball. As a junior, the Villa Angela-St. Joseph standout accumulated 1,700 yards and 28 total touchdowns. On tape, Jackson shows an outstanding combination of speed and vision, which is why he one of the top running back prospects in the country.

Georgia has the No. 16 recruiting class in the nation in the 2025 cycle, per 247Sports. The Bulldogs already have a commitment from a 2025 running back in four-star Bo Walker. However, Georgia usually signs a pair of running back recruits each recruiting cycle. It would be a lot of fun for Georgia to have two running backs named Bo!

Former Georgia Bulldogs OL receives big performance-based bonus

Former Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer received one of the NFL’s biggest performance-based pay bonuses for his 2023 season

Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer has quickly found a role for himself in the NFL. Through two years in the NFL, Salyer has already started 31 games for the Chargers.

In his second season with Los Angeles, Salyer played in 99% of the Chargers’ offensive snaps. Salyer primarily played right guard from the Chargers after playing left tackle a year ago.

Salyer received the NFL’s ninth-highest performance-based bonus. The NFL’s performance-based bonus system is designed to reward players that are paid less than most other NFL players, but still play a ton of snaps. Last season, Salyer received over $840,000 in performance-based bonuses. Salyer had a base salary of $870,000 in 2023 and a $43,982 signing bonus, so his performance-based bonus nearly doubled his pay.

Salyer played college football at the University of Georgia and was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft. The Chargers got an absolute steal in Salyer.

Salyer started at left tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs throughout the 2020 and 2021 college football seasons. The 6-foot-4, 325-pound offensive lineman allowed only two hurries and no sacks during his final season with Georgia.

Salyer won’t be an NFL free agent until 2026, so the Chargers have him on a bargain contract for a couple more seasons.