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Rodrigo Blankenship is now Georgia football’s all-time leading scorer

UGA K Rodrigo Blankenship is now Georgia football’s all-time leading scorer.

Rodrigo Blankenship is probably the most beloved kicker in the history of Georgia football, maybe even in all of college football.

And on Saturday, which happens to be Senior Day for him, he proved that he is deserving of that title, becoming the school’s all-time leading points scorer.

With his third field goal vs Texas A&M, Blankenship passed former Georgia kicker Blair Walsh for first in school history, and also passed him for second in SEC history.

Hot Rod, with 415, trails only Auburn’s Daniel Carlson, who finished his career with 480 in 2017.

Congratulations to Blankenship.

Respect the Specs.

Georgia football vs TAMU: Halftime report

Georgia football is leading the Texas A&M Aggies at the half.

The Texas A&M Aggies and Georgia Bulldogs just played an ugly half of football.

In a game that bears a striking resemblance to the Dawgs’ victory over Kentucky a few weeks ago, the rain and wind in Athens have played a big role in keeping this contest as a grind out, defensive battle. The Dawgs lead 13-3.

The Dawgs one true good drive was spearheaded by Jake Fromm, who hasn’t had a good game overall but delivered a strike to George Pickens for the only touchdown of the game.

Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has also cashed in on two field goal attempts-one from 49 yards-to give Georgia its current point total. The Aggies capitalized on an impressive punt return with three points to reach their own total.

Jake Fromm is 4-13 on the contest with 72 yards. D’Andre Swift leads the rushing attack with 75 yards on 13 carries.

If the Dawgs defense continues their dominance and the offense improves as the weather clears up, this should be a cruise to the finish line for UGA.

How to watch Georgia vs. Texas A&M football

How to watch Georgia vs. Texas A&M football from Athens

The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Texas A&M Aggies in a rain-soaked cross-division matchup Saturday at Sanford Stadium.

Before the festivities kick off, we wanted to make sure you know how to follow along with the game, in case you aren’t wearing your red and black poncho in the stands.

Here’s how you can track all the action:

TV: CBS

Radio: Bulldog IMG Network

Stream: CBS All-Access

Live Tweeting: @UGAfootballLive

Real-Time Articles: UGA Wire

Go Dawgs!

Georgia Tech QB in postgame interview: ‘THWG’

Georgia Tech QB James Graham kicked off the trash talk with UGA football.

Quarterback James Graham and Georgia Tech (3-8) took down NC State (4-7) Thursday night in Atlanta.

For the Yellow Jackets, you’d think they had just won the College Football Playoff after seeing the reactions from the players and fans on social media and in Bobby Dodd Stadium.

But in reality, the Jackets beat a Wolfpack team that came into the game with a 4-6 record.

Next week, Clean Old-Fashioned Hate is resumed for the 114th time when Georgia travels to Atlanta to play Tech.

Despite its 3-8 record, Tech is sounding awfully confident with the Bulldogs looming on the schedule.

Following a 28-26 win over NC State, Tech quarterback James Graham, who did in-fact have a nice game on Thursday, kicked off the trash talk between the Dawgs and Jackets in a postgame interview with FOX5’s Cody Chaffins.

“I’m ready for next week,” Graham said. “We’re going to show the world what’s up and hopefully we’ll get a win next week too.”

When asked what next week is going to mean to him, Graham said:

“THWG. To hell with Georgia.”

 

 

Paul Finebaum thinks Georgia football can win it all

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum believes Georgia football can still win the CFP.

Paul Finebaum, while on the set of SEC Nation which was posted up in Athens today ahead of Georgia’s final SEC game vs Texas A&M, says he believes that the Bulldogs can win the national championship.

“Call me crazy, but I still think Georgia can still win the national championship,” Finebaum said. “I have not understood so many people wanting to write them off. … What are they missing? This is a really good football team and Kirby Smart is doing a little bit of rope-a-dope.”

Georgia still has two more tough ones ahead of it if it wants to even get into the College Football Playoff, but with the way the Dawgs are playing this month, especially on defense, it’s really not that crazy to think they can make another run at the national title.

The Playoff committee has Georgia at No. 4 for a reason.

 

College GameDay crew picks winner of Georgia vs TAMU

The College GameDay crew picked the winner of Georgia vs TAMU.

The College GameDay crew is set up in Columbus, Ohio today for the Ohio State vs Penn State game.

As it always does, the crew picked the winners of the day’s biggest games, and with Georgia vs Texas A&M on the slate for the SEC today, the guys put in their picks for showdown in Athens.

Joined by College Football hall of Famer Eddie George, a Buckeyes legend, the team made their selections with Desmond Howard and George picking the Dawgs to win big. Kirk Herbstreit had the Dawgs winning in a close one, with the weather coming into play.

Here are the picks:

Desmond Howard: Georgia wins big

Eddie George: Georgia wins big

Lee Corso: Georgia

Kirk Herbstreit: Georgia in a close game

Georgia football game day schedule vs TAMU: Senior Day edition

Georgia football’s gameday schedule vs Texas A&M.

Today will be the day a number of Georgia seniors and juniors will play their final game in Athens.

The Bulldogs host Texas A&M at 3:30 on Saturday in what will be Georgia’s last SEC game of the season before taking on Georgia Tech in Atlanta next Saturday.

Going to the game?

Here’s the pre-game schedule:

1:15: Dawg Walk

1:30: Gates open

2:49: Redcoat recognition

3:14: Senior recognition

3:27: National Anthem

3:31: Battle Hymn

3:35: Krypton

3:30: Kickoff

UGA football great, Chicago Bears LB Roquan Smith feeds 65 families in Montezuma

Georgia football great and Chicago Bears star LB Roquan Smith fed 65 families this Thanksgiving in Montezuma.

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Georgia football great Roquan Smith, now a star linebacker in his second year with the Chicago Bears, helped feed some families this holiday season at the “Gratitude Huddle” event back in his hometown of Montezuma, Georgia.

Smith partnered with the Boys and Girls Club to feed 65 families Chick-fil-A.

A hot plate of chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, a salad and cookie is what Smith, who was unable to attend the event because of work, was able to provide for these families, who showed their appreciation to the Montezuma native.

“His hometown means everything to him,” said Smith’s mother, Shaquana Thomas.

“Our family is the foundation of who we eventually become and we don’t ever want to lose that focus,” said Smith’s aunt Shaquwanda Baker.

Thanks to 13WMAZ for the report.

Georgia, Alabama miss out on 5-star linebacker

Georgia football, Alabama and a few other SEC schools missed out on a commitment from 5-sta LB Noah Sewell.

Georgia, Alabama and a few other SEC contenders missed out on securing a commitment from a five-star linebacker on Friday night from the class of 2020.

Noah Sewell, the nation’s No. 2 inside linebacker out of Orem, Utah, tweeted his commitment to Oregon after winning the Utah 5A state title game on Friday.

Sewell, a 6-2 266 pound linebacker, is a monster of a player who is too small for the defensive tackle position but too big for a defensive back. Once he slims down a bit and adds some more speed, he will be a huge difference maker for Oregon for years.

Sewell comes from a football family. He has three brothers who currently play college football; one is an offensive tackle at Oregon, one is a linebacker at Nevada and the other plays safety at Utah.

Sewell visited Georgia on September 21st for the Bulldogs’ game vs Notre Dame.

 

#UGA24: Future Dawgs post amazing reaction videos to Twitter after being accepted into Georgia

Students who were accepted Early Action via Georgia admissions posted amazing reaction videos to Twitter after becoming members of #UGA24.

On Friday, high school students who applied early action to the University of Georgia were made aware if they were going to be future Bulldogs.

For those who received the good news, this was more than just another college acceptance letter; it was a dream come true.

Students who were not accepted, don’t give up. Work hard and good things will come. Remember, all roads lead to Athens.

This year, Georgia received 16,585 early action applications and made 7,025 offers of admissions.

Kylie Dunlap was one of those fortunate enough to be admitted. A senior at Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, Kylie’s excitement poured through the phone screens of everyone who watched her reaction video on Twitter. The joy that not only overtook Kylie, but her parents as well, was contagious.

This video of Kylie and her family prompted me to search for some more clips of soon-to-be Dawgs receiving the best news possible.

And they did not disappoint.

Here’s Kylie’s priceless reaction.

Congratulations, #UGA24. You said your prayers, you worked your tails off, you loved your parents and you shouted ‘Go Dawgs’ every Saturday since you can remember.

You earned this.

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