Category: UGA Football

UGA Football: Frierson Chats With James Cook

The years keep rolling one after another. One minute James Cook is a freshman running back competing for carries amid a very talented backfield led by D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield, showing flashes of explosiveness when he got the chance. The next, Cook is a senior, a veteran leader trying to help lead the Georgia football team to a special season.

A senior from Miami, Cook and Zamir White have been the leaders of the Bulldogs’ talented running back group for the past couple of seasons. That depth has kept all of their totals down but it hasn’t kept them from making plenty of big plays. White led Georgia with 779 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns last season while Cook had 303 yards on the ground, averaged 6.7 yards per carry, and scored three rushing TDs. Cook also caught 16 passes for 225 yards and two TDs.

Cook’s older brother, Dalvin, is not only the Minnesota Vikings’ top running back, he’s one of the best in the NFL. Dalvin ran for more than 1,500 yards last season and caught 44 passes. Georgia doesn’t give James Cook as many carries as the Vikings do his big brother, but the Bulldogs do try to make the most of his versatility. Heading into Saturday’s big SEC game between the No. 2-ranked Bulldogs and No. 8 Arkansas, Cook has rushed 22 times for 123 yards (a 5.6-yard average) and caught eight passes for 27 yards and a score.

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UGA Football: Georgia-Auburn kickoff at 12 noon or 3:30 p.m. ET

ATHENS — The Saturday, Oct. 9, Southeastern Conference football game between Georgia and Auburn in Auburn will kick off at either 12:00 noon or 3:30 p.m. ET according to an announcement Monday by the SEC office.  Game time and televising network will be set following games of Oct. 2.

Georgia and Auburn will play at either 12:00 noon on ESPN or 3:30 p.m. on CBS.  Arkansas at Ole Miss is the other game under consideration.

UGA Football: Dawgs in the NFL

 How the Bulldogs in the NFL fared in Week 3:

    Falcons 17, Giants 14
    Cameron Nizialek, P: Nizialek punted six times for an average of 47.3 yards, with three inside the 20-yard line, for the Falcons. He held on the 40-yard game-winning field goal as well as on two extra points and he kicked off three times.
    Lorenzo Carter, OLB: Carter had a tackle for loss and recovered a fumble for the Giants. The fumble was forced by former Bulldog Azeez Ojulari.
    Tae Crowder, ILB: Crowder led New York with 11 tackles and he defended a pass.
    Azeez Ojulari, OLB: Ojulari had three tackles, including a sack, and forced a fumble for the Giants. The fumble was recovered by former Bulldog Lorenzo Carter. Ojulari is the first Giant with a sack in each of his first three games. He stands ninth in the NFL with the three sacks.
    Andrew Thomas, OL: Thomas logged all 70 snaps at tackle and helped the Giants accumulate 346 net yards.

    Rams 34, Buccaneers 24
    Leonard Floyd, OLB: Floyd had four tackles, including a sack, for the Rams.
    Sony Michel, RB: Making his first start for Los Angeles, Michel rushed for 67 yards on 20 carries and hauled in three passes for 12 yards.
    J.R. Reed, DB: Reed was not active for the Rams.
    Matthew Stafford, QB: Stafford went 27-of-38 for 343 yards and four touchdowns, including a 75-yarder, for Los Angeles. He stands second in the NFL with nine touchdown passes and fifth with 942 passing yards.

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UGA Football: Game Notes – Georgia Welcomes Arkansas to Sanford

Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, October 2 – 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium (92,746) | Athens, Ga.
  • 2021 Records: Georgia 4-0 (2-0 SEC), Arkansas 4-0 (1-0 SEC)
  • History: Georgia vs. Arkansas All-Time Series Results: UGA 11-4
  • Rankings: Georgia #2, Arkansas #8/11
  • TV: ESPN – Chris Fowler (PxP), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst),
  • Video Stream: ESPN+
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: SiriusXM: 81/81/81
  • Web Stats: GameTracker
  • Twitter: #ARKvsUGA
  • ReBroadcast: SEC Network: TBA

 

Georgia 2021 Averages Arkansas
43.8 Scoring Offense 35.8
5.8 Scoring Defense 14.5
+2 Turnover Margin +3
454.2 Total Offense 480.0
176.5 Rushing Offense 261.0
277.8 Passing Offense 219.0
10.1 Punt Returns 3.2
22.0 Kickoff Returns 27.2

Georgia-Arkansas Series History

Georgia leads the all-time series with Arkansas by a 11-4 margin. The two programs last met in Fayetteville to open the shortened 2020 season with the Bulldogs knocking off the Razorbacks 37-10. Arkansas left Sanford Stadium with a 31-24 win during its last trip to Athens in 2010. The first four clashes in the series came in bowl games starting with the 1969 Sugar Bowl, a 16-2 Arkansas win. Also of note, Georgia captured the 2002 SEC Championship with a 30-3 victory over the Razorbacks in Atlanta.

This Saturday’s showdown marks the second matchup between Bulldog head coach Kirby Smart and Arkansas’ Sam Pittman, who spent the 2016-19 seasons at Georgia, the first three as the offensive line coach and the final year as Associate Head Coach in charge of the offensive line.

Pittman is just one of several Razorbacks on staff with Georgia connections. Former Bulldog special teams coach Scott Fountain is the Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator for the Razorbacks. Former Georgia assistant strength coaches Jamil Walker and Ed Ellis are on staff as Walker serves as the team’s head strength coach while Ellis is the senior associate director. Former Bulldog Fernando Velasco serves as the team’s Director of Player Development, while former Bulldog staffer Patrick Doherty is the Director of Football Operations.

Top 10 Foes In Smart Era

Georgia is 11-6 against top-10 teams under Kirby Smart, including 3-0 at home. Most recently, the Bulldogs started the 2021 season by edging then No. 3 Clemson 10-3 in Charlotte, N.C., during the Duke’s Mayo Classic. The Bulldogs ended last season with a 24-21 win over eighth-ranked and undefeated Cincinnati during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Georgia’s highest-ranked win under Smart was over No. 2 Oklahoma (54-48, 2OT) in a CFP Semifinal at the 2018 Rose Bowl Game.

ESPN College GameDay Is Athens Bound

This will mark the first time ESPN College GameDay will be in Athens since coming for the showdown of No. 4 Georgia versus No. 7 Auburn in 2020. The Bulldogs left the Tigers behind in that matchup 27-6. This marked the last top-10 matchup in Athens. The production was trimmed down because of the COVID-19 regulations and was set up in Sanford Stadium’s west side plaza rather than the traditional Myer’s Quad. GameDay was also in Charlotte for the top-five matchup against Clemson. This marks the sixth time that GameDay has come to Athens.

Dominating Defense

Currently Georgia leads the nation in Scoring Defense giving up just 5.8 points per game. The defense has allowed just one touchdown this season and it came in the fourth quarter versus South Carolina with the Bulldogs leading 40-6. Georgia’s opponents have advanced to the Red Zone only four times this season resulting in three field goals and turning it over once on downs.

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UGA Football: Brock Bowers Earns SEC Weekly Honor

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia true freshman tight end Brock Bowers has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week following the Bulldogs’ 62-0 rout at Vanderbilt, according to a league announcement.

This marks the sixth weekly honor for the Bulldogs this season and the first for Bowers.  Junior ILB Nolan Smith (Defensive Player) and WR Adonai Mitchell (Freshman) earned honors following the win over South Carolina.  In the win over UAB, senior QB Stetson Bennett (Offensive Player) garnered an SEC honor.  Senior S Christopher Smith (Defensive Player) and senior N Jordan Davis (Defensive Lineman) collected a pair of conference accolades after the season-opening victory over No. 3 Clemson.

Bowers, a native of Napa, Calif., led the Bulldogs in receiving for the fourth straight game with four catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns against the Commodores.  He added his first career rushing touchdown from 12 yards out to open the game.

Bowers is the first Bulldog to score three touchdowns in a game since Sony Michel versus Kentucky in 2017.  He is leading his team in both catches (18) and yards (272) and has also scored a team-high five touchdowns this season

The No. 2 Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0 SEC) play host to No. 8 Arkansas (4-0, 1-0) on Saturday.  ESPN will televise the matchup at 12 p.m. and ESPN College GameDay will be live from Athens between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.

UGA Football: Bulldogs Cruise to Victory Over the Commodores

62
 Georgia 4-0 , 2-0
0
Vanderbilt 1-3 , 0-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
Georgia 35 3 17 7 62
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats UGA VAN
Total Yards 532 77
Pass Yards 291 24
Rushing Yards 241 53
Penalty Yards 4-17 4-29
1st Downs 28 4
3rd Downs 6-14 2-13
4th Downs 0-1 0-1
TOP 37:05 22:55

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs started fast and cruised to a 62-0 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores in front of 32,178 fans at Vanderbilt Stadium and an SEC Network nationally televised audience on Saturday afternoon.

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UGA Football: Postgame Notes vs. Vanderbilt

Another Shutout By The Defense: Georgia posted its sixth shutout in the Kirby Smart era and the fourth in an SEC game with today’s 62-0 victory. Today marked Georgia’s second biggest margin of victory ever in an SEC game, trailing only a record 75-0 win over Florida in 1942. VU finished with 77 yards on 46 plays. At halftime, VU had 50 yards on 25 plays as the Bulldogs led 38-0. It marked the third time this year that Georgia has blanked a team in the first half. Coming in today, Georgia ranked second in the SEC, allowing just 7.7 points per game. Today was Georgia’s first shutout since blanking Missouri 27-0 in 2019.

Huge Margin Of Victory: The 62-point margin of victory was the largest since 2014 when Georgia blanked Troy 66-0. The Bulldogs have won their last three games by at least 27 points, marking the first time they have done that since the 2017 season when they did it six times.

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UGA Football: Game Notes – Bulldogs Head To Nashville To Face Vanderbilt

Game & Broadcast Info
  • Kickoff: Saturday, September 25 – 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) | Nashville, Tenn.
  • 2021 Records: Georgia 3-0 (1-0 SEC), Vanderbilt 1-2 (0-0 SEC)
  • History: Georgia vs. Vanderbilt All-Time Series Results: UGA 58-20-2
  • Rankings: Georgia #2, Vanderbilt NR
  • TV: SECN – Taylor Zarzour (PxP), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
  • Video Stream: SECN+
  • Radio: WSB AM 750 – Bulldog Network | Affiliates | Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Color), DJ Shockley (sideline)
  • Audio Stream: georgiadogs.com
  • Satellite: SiriusXM: 81/81/81
  • Web Stats: GameTracker
  • Twitter: #UGAvsVANDY
  • ReBroadcast: SEC Network: TBA

 

Georgia 2021 Averages Vanderbilt
35.3 Scoring Offense 16.7
7.7 Scoring Defense 28.3
0 Turnover Margin -5
428.7 Total Offense 353.7
156.0 Rushing Offense 145.3
272.7 Passing Offense 208.3
10.3 Punt Returns 2.0
23.0 Kickoff Returns 12.8

Georgia-Vanderbilt Series

Until 2020, Georgia had faced Vanderbilt every year going back to 1968. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the Commodores to cancel last season’s meeting in Athens. Therefore, Georgia will be heading to Nashville again like they did in 2019 when the Bulldogs posted a 30-6 victory. The last time Georgia played two straight in the series in Nashville came in 1932 and then in 1952. Overall, Georgia leads the series 58-20-2, including 27-12-2 in Nashville.

Dominating Defense

Currently Georgia ranks second in the SEC in Scoring Defense giving up just 7.7 points per game. The defense has allowed just one touchdown this season and it came in the fourth quarter last Saturday versus South Carolina with the Bulldogs leading 40-6.

Georgia had held its first three opponents to a total of 23 points, which matches the 2019 defense through three games. This year, Georgia defeated No. 3 Clemson 10-3 in Charlotte, routed UAB 56-7 in Athens and then beat South Carolina 40-13. It is worth nothing that UAB’s touchdown came on a pick-six.

Most recently, South Carolina was limited to 13 points. The Gamecocks’ final stop came on 4th-and-goal from the nine. Georgia finished with one interception, three sacks and six TFLs. With 10:55 left in the contest, USC got a 36-yard TD pass from Luke Doty to Josh Vann which marked the first TD allowed by the Bulldog defense this season. In the first half, USC was held to six points on 131 yards (8 rushing, 123 passing) on 28 plays.

The leading tackler was junior Nolan Smith with a career-high 8 stops, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble that was recovered by Quay Walker. Senior Columbia, S.C., native Channing Tindall was next in tackles by matching his career-high with seven stops. Smith and Jordan Davis (2 stops, 0.5 sack) were in on a safety, the first since the final play of the 2020 season (Azeez Ojulari versus Cincinnati in the 24-21 Chick-fil-A Bowl victory).

During the Bulldogs’ win over No. 3 Clemson in Charlotte, N.C., the Tigers finished the night with just three points on 60 plays and 180 yards as Georgia tallied seven sacks. The Tigers previously had a streak of 400 yards of total offense in their past 12 games. In the first half, Georgia held the Tigers to 90 yards (1 rushing, 89 passing) on 30 plays. The Dogs carried a shutout through three quarters. The Tigers longest play of the night was a 44-yard completion in the fourth. The Tigers scored with 9:08 left in the game on a 22-yard field goal to cut Georgia’s lead to 10-3. Clemson’s three points were the fewest scored in the Dabo Swinney era and the fewest for the program since 2007.

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