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Will NIL landscape open ‘can of worms’ for SEC’s recruiting future?

Surely a first national championship in 41 football seasons would result in a whole new world on the recruiting trail.

By David Paschall February 2, 2022

Georgia photo by Tony Walsh / Georgia football coach Kirby Smart celebrates after last month's 33-18 win over Alabama in the national championship game of the 2021 season.

Bulldogs bring back familiar face as Mike Bobo returns to Athens

Mike Bobo has returned to the Georgia Bulldogs.

By The Associated Press January 28, 2022

AP photo / Mike Bobo runs a drill during a Georgia preseason practice on Aug. 2, 2012, when he was the team's offensive coordinator. Bobo, who played quarterback for the Bulldogs in the 1990s and was on Mark Richt's staff from 2001 to 2014, has returned to Georgia as an offensive analyst.

Georgia men’s basketball coach Tom Crean shrugs off questions about job security

Georgia men's basketball coach Tom Crean is facing increasing backlash as the losses mount in his fourth season and the Bulldogs sit in last place in the SEC standings

By CHARLES ODUM / The Associated Press January 27, 2022

AP photo by Butch Dill / Georgia men's basketball coach Tom Crean, shown during a Jan. 19 game at Auburn, is 47-63 overall and 15-46 in the SEC since taking over the Bulldogs prior to the 2018-19 season.

Lady Vols shut down Georgia late in halves, post ninth straight win

Tennessee coach Kellie Harper said her team's defense deserves credit for the comeback win that kept the Lady Vols unbeaten in the SEC.

By CHARLES ODUM / The Associated Press January 23, 2022

AP photo by Hakim Wright Sr. / Georgia guard Chloe Chapman drives past Tennessee's Jordan Horston during the second half of Sunday's SEC matchup in Athens, Ga.

Stetson Bennett staying at Georgia; JT Daniels, Jermaine Burton in transfer portal

How does one go about topping the storyline of a former walk-on quarterback guiding a program to its first national championship in 41 seasons?

By David Paschall January 19, 2022

University of Georgia photo / Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett announced Wednesday afternoon that he would return to Athens for the 2022 season.

As Bulldogs celebrate one national title, Smart plots another

University of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart told a near-capacity crowd at Sanford Stadium on Saturday that the Bulldogs don't plan to wait another 41 years for their next national championship.

By CHARLES ODUM / The Associated Press January 15, 2022

Atlanta Journal-Constitution photo by Steve Schaefer via AP / University of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart cheers on the crowd during Saturday's celebration of the Bulldogs' national championship at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.

Alabama’s To’o To’o staying; Georgia’s Cine and Dean leaving

Alabama junior middle linebacker Henry To'o To'o, who began his college football career with the Tennessee Volunteers, announced Friday afternoon that he will be back for more in Tuscaloosa.

By David Paschall January 14, 2022

Crimson Tide photos / Alabama junior middle linebacker Henry To'o To'o led the Crimson Tide in tackles this past season with 112 and announced Friday that he would return for his senior year.

ACC commissioner: College Football Playoff expansion should be put on hold

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips took the strongest public stance yet against expanding the College Football Playoff by the 2024 season, declaring a new postseason format should not be a priority with so much uncertainty throughout college sports.

By RALPH D. RUSSO / The Associated Press January 14, 2022

AP file photo by Nell Redmond / ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said his league is not in favor of expanding the College Football Playoff at this time with so much change going on in college athletics.

Alabama’s Evan Neal, Jameson Williams declare for NFL draft

Alabama left tackle Evan Neal, who defined "gargantuan" and "overpowering" as well as any player in college football this past season, announced Thursday that he would be bypassing his senior year in Tuscaloosa to enter the 2022 NFL draft.

By David Paschall January 13, 2022

Crimson Tide photos / Alabama junior left tackle Evan Neal announced Thursday that he would forgo his remaining eligibility in Tuscaloosa and enter the NFL draft.

Wiedmer: Move over, Herschel. Dawg Nation has a new hero in Stetson

Is University of Georgia national champion quarterback Stetson Fleming Bennett IV the best American sports story ever?

By Mark Wiedmer January 11, 2022

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