Category: UGA Football

ATHENS, Ga. — Fresh off of their second Southeastern Conference title during the Kirby Smart era, the Georgia football team had 13 selected to the All-SEC football team, according to a league announcement Tuesday.

Sophomore tight end Brock Bowers, junior offensive tackle Warren McClendon, junior defensive lineman Jalen Carter, senior safety Christopher Smith and senior place-kicker Jack Podlesny (PK, kickoff specialist) were all named to the First Team.

The Second Team selections included senior quarterback Stetson Bennett, redshirt sophomore receiver Ladd McConkey, junior tight end Darnell Washington, redshirt sophomore Sedrick Van Pran, junior defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse, redshirt sophomore defensive back Kelee Ringo and junior long snapper William Mote.

The SEC’s individual awards will be released on Wednesday and the Freshman All-SEC Team will be released on Thursday.

The top-seeded Bulldogs (13-0, 8-1 SEC) take on No. 4 Ohio State (11-1, 8-1 Big 10) in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 31.  ESPN will televise the matchup.

ATHENS — University of Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett has been named one of the four Heisman Trophy finalists announced Monday night. The four finalists will be in New York this Saturday night for the announcement of the Heisman winner.

Bennett led the Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff national championship in the 2021 season and has the undefeated Georgia team currently at the top of the rankings heading into this year’s playoff.

The Blackshear, Ga., sixth year senior is 27-3 as the starting Georgia quarterback. He’s the third Heisman finalist invited to New York joining 1982 Heisman winner Herschel Walker and 1992 running back Garrison Hearst. Georgia’s other Heisman winner was 1942 quarterback Frank Sinkwich.

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett has been named the recipient of the 2022 Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded annually to the most outstanding college player who began his career as a walk-on.

In addition, Bennett was also named one of four Heisman Trophy finalists earlier in the day Monday.

Bennett received the Burlsworth Trophy on Monday during a ceremony at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. The other two finalists were Troy senior linebacker Carlton Martial (like Bennett, a 2021 finalist) and Purdue senior quarterback Aidan O’Connell.

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ATHENS — The top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are in the College Football Playoff for the second consecutive year and will play fourth-ranked Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl semi-final game on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.

The semifinal game will be played in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium between the  Bulldogs and Buckeyes.  Georgia and Ohio State have met only once with the Bulldogs coming out on top in the 1993 Citrus Bowl, 21-14.

“On behalf of our team and especially our seniors we are delighted to be selected for the College Football Playoff and the opportunity to play close to home in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl,” said UGA head coach Kirby Smart.  “To be one of the four teams in the Playoff is a goal for every team, coach, player, and fan.  We are honored and I’m so proud of our team.  And playing close to home presents a great opportunity for our fans who have been so supportive of our team throughout the season at home and on the road.  At the same time it’s also a challenge to play at team like Ohio State which has proven to be one of college football’s most storied and accomplished programs.”

The other CFP semi-final game will feature second-ranked Michigan vs. third-ranked TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.  The winners of the two semi-finals will meet for the national championship on Monday, Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

“The selection of our team to represent the University of Georgia and the Southeastern Conference is an honor only a handful of teams are fortunate to experience,” said UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks. “It’s a testament to all the time, energy and hard work on the part of our entire organization.  I know our coaches, staff, players, and fans will have an incredible opportunity that will provide another memorable experience.”

Georgia has appeared in the Chick-fil-A Bowl six times: Dec. 28, 1973 (Georgia 17, Maryland 16); Dec. 30, 1989 (Syracuse 19, Georgia 18); Dec. 30, 1995 (Virginia 34, Georgia 27); Dec. 31, 1998 (Georgia 35, Virginia 33); Dec. 30, 2006 (Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24); Jan. 1, 2021 (Georgia 24, Cincinnati 21).

This will be Georgia’s 60th bowl game appearance— second most of any team in the country. The Bulldogs’ all-time bowl record is 35-21-3. Georgia is making its 26th consecutive bowl appearance, which ranks as the longest active streak in the country.

Georgia’s senior class is 47-5 with four New Year’s Six bowl appearances (3-0), the 2022 SEC championship, three SEC Eastern Division titles (2019-21-22), and two College Football Playoff appearances (2021, ’22) including the January, 2022 national title.