Category: UGA Football

UGA Football: Dog Pair Named Rotary Lombardi Award Finalists

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia junior defensive lineman Jalen Carter and sophomore tight end Brock Bowers have been named two of the four finalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award, according to an announcement from the Rotary Club of Houston and the Rotary Lombardi Award Committee Thursday.

Carter, a native of Apopka, Fla., and Bowers, a native of Napa, Calif., are the first teammates selected as finalists for the award since 1999 (Penn State).  Dating back to 1998 with Matt Stinchcomb’s selection as a finalist, the Bulldogs have had six finalists, including Carter and Bowers: David Pollack, 2003-04; Jarvis Jones, 2012.  Pollack won the honor in 2004.

The winner of the 2022 award will be announced during a formal dinner and award ceremony on Dec. 7 at the Hilton of the Americas in downtown Houston.

Despite playing in only eight games and starting four this season, Carter has 17 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, and has forced two fumbles.  Over the last three games since returning to action (versus Florida, No. 1 Tennessee, at Mississippi State), Carter has accounted for 12 tackles, three TFLs, two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.  He has plugged the middle for a defense that is ranked second nationally in Scoring Defense (11.6 points/game), third in Red Zone Defense (67 percent) and fourth nationally in Rushing Defense (82.5 yards/game).  Carter is also a Lott Trophy and an Outland Trophy semifinalist.

Bowers has picked up just where he left off during the Bulldogs’ run to the 2021 national championship.  He leads Georgia with 615 yards and four touchdowns on 39 catches.  The versatile Bowers also has four carries this season for 89 yards and has scored three times on the ground.  He has been one of quarterback Stetson Bennett’s primary targets for an offense that is scoring 40.6 points/game (sixth nationally) and racking up 509.6 yards per contest (third nationally).  Bowers is also a semifinalist for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year, the Mackey Award and Maxwell Award.

The top-ranked Bulldogs (10-0, 7-0 SEC) travel to Lexington, Ky., this week to face Kentucky (6-4, 3-4 SEC). CBS will televise Georgia’s final regular season conference contest at 3:30 p.m.

UGA Football: Georgia Closes Out SEC Slate Against Kentucky

Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, November 19 – 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Kroger Stadium | Lexington, Ky.
  • 2022 Records: Georgia 10-0 (7-0 SEC), Kentucky 6-4 (3-4 SEC)
  • History: Georgia vs. Kentucky All-Time Series Results: UGA 61-12-2
  • 2022 Rankings: Georgia #1 CFP/#1 AP/#1 COACHES, Kentucky NR
  • TV: CBS – Brad Nessler, Play-by-Play Gary Danielson, Analyst Jenny Dell, Sideline Reporter
  • Video Stream: ESPN+
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: 81/81
  • Web Stats: statbroadcast.com
  • Twitter: #UGAvsUK
  • SECN ReBroadcast:TBA
STAT COMPARISONS
Georgia 2022 Averages Kentucky
40.6 (T6th) Points/Game 23.3 (–)
11.6 (2nd) Points Allowed/Game 20.0 (21st)
192.5 (–) Rush Yards/Game 119.6 (–)
317.1 (9th) Pass Yards/Game 219.9 (–)
509.6 (3rd) Total Offense/Game 339.5 (–)
269.7 (6th) Total Defense/Game 317.0 (17th)
(top 25 NCAA rankings)
DID YOU KNOW?

The Bulldogs (6-Offense, 2-Defense) join Ohio State (2- O, 7-D) and Michigan (5-O, 1-D) as the only schools to rank in the country’s top 10 in Scoring Offense/ Defense.

Georgia has been ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in 25 of the past 27 AP polls, with the other two weeks at No. 3.

SERIES HISTORY WITH THE WILDCATS

Top-ranked Georgia enters the UK contest with a 10-0 mark including 7-0 in the SEC after registering a 45-19 win at Mississippi State. The Wildcats dropped to 6-4 overall, 3-4 SEC after being upset 24-21 by Vanderbilt in Lexington. UK was ranked as high as No. 7 this year in the Associated Press Poll and had been a consistent top 25 selection in the Coaches poll. Georgia has a chance to post an 8-0 SEC regular season record for the second year in a row.

The Bulldogs lead the series with UK 61-12-2 including 29-7 in Lexington. Georgia is riding its longest winning streak in the series. The streak stands at 12 overall including the last seven in Lexington. Last year, the Bulldogs claimed a 30-13 win in Athens while the 2020 game in Lexington was only 14-3. The Wildcats last win in the series came in 2009 (34-27 in Athens), and their last win over Georgia at home was in 2006 (13-10).

The 2022 Wildcats boast another stout defense as they have held 13 of their last 14 opponents to 24 points or less. UK runs a pro-style offense led by quarterback Will Levis who is on an array of national award watch lists.

FLASHBACK: TOP-RANKED DOGS DOWN WILDCATS 30-13

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UGA Football: Georgia Tops State To Clinch SEC Championship Game Berth

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Top-ranked Georgia clinched another berth in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game with a 45-19 victory over Mississippi State in front of 60,352 fans at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field on Saturday.

The Bulldogs will face LSU in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 3, following games at Kentucky and at home against Georgia Tech. Georgia will represent the East for the second straight year, the fifth time in six seasons, and for the 10th time overall. 

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