Nick Saban (first 98 games at Alabama)
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Kirby Smart (first 98 games at Georgia)#SEC .@GeorgiaFootball @SEConCBS @ESPNStatsInfo #GoDawgs @ugasportscom pic.twitter.com/eQgJJT9QFU— Dave McMahon (@dave_mc_stats) September 10, 2023
OVERALL GRADES (OFFENSE)
Carson Beck: 79.7
Rara Thomas: 70.3
Amarius Mims: 70.2
Dominic Lovett: 69.6
Jared Wilson: 69.1
Roderick Robinson: 68.1
Dillon Bell: 67.0
Tate Ratledge: 67.0
Mekhi Mews: 66.8
Sedrick Van Pran: 64.9
Arian Smith: 64.6
Oscar Delp: 63.9
Kendall Milton: 63.2
Micah Morris: 63.0
Cash Jones: 62.6
Monroe Freeling: 60.8
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint: 60.3
Tyler Williams: 60.0*
Drew Sheehan: 60.0*
Chad Lindberg: 59.1
Gunner Stockton: 58.9*
Pearce Spurlin: 58.5
Andrew Paul: 58.3
Zeed Haynes: 58.0*
Cole Speer: 57.2*
Jackson Meeks: 56.9*
CJ Smith: 56.4
Earnest Greene: 56.3
Dylan Fairchild: 56.4
Xavier Truss: 56.0
Brock Bowers: 55.7
Anthony Evans: 53.9
Brock Vandagriff: 43.1*
*played 5 snaps or less
OVERALL GRADES (DEFENSE)
Malaki Starks: 87.4
Zion Logue: 83.4
Dan Jackson: 77.4
Nyland Green: 74.8
Chaz Chambliss: 74.1
Mykel Williams: 73.4
CJ Allen: 73.0
Tykee Smith: 72.8
Javon Bullard: 72.6
CJ Madden: 72.0
Jonathan Jefferson: 71.5
Jalon Walker: 69.7
Julian Humphrey: 66.9
Daylen Everette: 66.4
AJ Harris: 65.5
Justyn Rhett: 64.5
Daniel Harris: 63.8
Troy Bowles: 63.5*
Warren Brinson: 63.4
Gabe Harris: 62.7
Marvin Jones Jr.: 62.7
Kyron Jones: 62.5*
Patrick Taylor: 62.4
Terrell Foster: 61.9*
Tramel Walthour: 61.1
David Daniel-Sisavanh: 61.0
Smael Mondon: 60.6
Clinton Barlow: 60.5*
Kamari Lassiter: 59.9
JaCorey Thomas: 59.8*
Damon Wilson: 58.9
Nazir Stackhouse: 58.2
Jordan Hall: 57.9
Joenel Aguero: 57.4
Christen Miller: 56.6
Jamaal Jarrett: 56.0
Jamon Dumas-Johnson: 55.3
Darris Smith: 53.9
Raylen Wilson: 53.8
Samuel M’Pemba: 45.0
Xavian Sorey: 44.9
*played 5 snaps or less
QB
Carson Beck: 55
Brock Vandagriff: 5
Gunner Stockton: 3
RB
Kendall Milton: 30
Roderick Robinson: 9
Cash Jones: 8
Andrew Paul: 7
WR
Arian Smith: 30
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint: 28
Dominic Lovett: 27
Dillon Bell: 20 (also played RB)
Rara Thomas: 19
CJ Smith: 11
Mekhi Mews: 11
Anthony Evans: 6
Zeed Haynes: 5
Jackson Meeks: 4
Cole Speer: 3
Tyler Williams: 2
TE
Oscar Delp: 42
Brock Bowers: 34
Pearce Spurlin: 8
Drew Sheehan: 2
LT
Earnest Greene: 55
Monroe Freeling: 8
LG
Xavier Truss: 44
Micah Morris: 12
C
Sedrick Van Pran: 55
Jared Wilson: 22
RG
Tate Ratledge: 40
Dylan Fairchild: 20 (also played at LG)
RT
Amarius Mims: 55
Chad Lindberg: 8
DL
Jordan Hall: 29
Gabe Harris: 20
Jamaal Jarrett: 19
Warren Brinson: 19
Mykel Williams: 17
Jonathan Jefferson: 16
Nazir Stackhouse: 15
Tramel Walthour: 15
Christen Miller: 13
Zion Logue: 12
Clinton Barlow: 2
ILB
CJ Allen: 28
Xavian Sorey: 28
Smael Mondon: 23
Jamon Dumas-Johnson: 21
Raylen Wilson: 16
Jalon Walker: 16
Troy Bowles: 5
Terrell Foster: 5
OLB
Chaz Chambliss: 18
Marvin Jones Jr.: 15
CJ Madden: 13
Samuel M’Pemba: 13
Damon Wilson: 12
Darris Smith: 10
STAR
Tykee Smith: 28
Joenel Aguero: 26
CB
Kamari Lassiter: 33
Daylen Everette: 26
AJ Harris: 22
Nyland Green: 21
Julian Humphrey: 17
Daniel Harris: 13
S
Dan Jackson: 33
Malaki Starks: 30
David Daniel-Sisavanh: 30
Patrick Taylor: 24
Justyn Rhett: 10
Javon Bullard: 7
Kyron Jones: 5
JaCorey Thomas: 1
Week 2 Win: ✅#GoDawgs | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/IFM5yY7p0M
— Georgia Bulldogs (@UGAAthletics) September 10, 2023
Well Hello Darnell Washington. pic.twitter.com/VzOFJiAJTh
— Trey (@Trey2Triggerr) September 10, 2023
Jalen Carter doesn’t like like a Rookie out there…
— Back2Back 704 Dawg ➐ (@FSFRecruits) September 11, 2023
Devontae Wyatt reminding Justin Fields why he ran away from Georgia. #GoDawgs #DLU pic.twitter.com/f9iX7SDl6U
— Athens Steve (@rainy_steve) September 10, 2023
Michigan State AD Alan Haller says coach Mel Tucker suspended w/out pay pending outcome of Title IX investigation. “This is just a formality,” source told @ActionNetworkHQ “Mel Tucker has coached his last game at MSU. This is something school legally must proceed w/(regarding…
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 10, 2023
By the end, six different Georgia players scored touchdowns, the defense had three interceptions, and the Bulldogs (2-0) had outgained the Cardinals 387-224. Quarterback Carson Beck was sharp in his second start, completing 23 of 30 passes for 283 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception on a bobbled pass.
The win was the Bulldogs’ 19th in a row overall, 20th in a row on Dooley Field, and Georgia set a new school record for regular-season wins in a row with its 29th, passing the 1981-83 teams. The Bulldogs kick off Southeastern Conference play next Saturday, Sept. 16, when South Carolina returns to Dooley Field for the 3:30 p.m. game on CBS.
Chaz Chambliss almost looked embarrassed by the fuss being made all around him.
The Georgia linebacker was being mobbed by his teammates after his first career interception, which came amid a flurry of big plays by the top-ranked Bulldogs in the second quarter of Saturday’s 45-3 win over Ball State. Chambliss’ interception was one of three by Georgia against the Cardinals.
Soon after Chambliss, a junior, got to the sideline, the team’s “SAVAGE” shoulder pads — brought out every time a defender gets a turnover — were draped on top of his own, and then he was standing up on the bench hearing it from the 92,746 inside Sanford Stadium.
And through it all, Chambliss, who speaks softly but is a tough, physical player who does mixed martial arts training in the offseason, looked like he’d rather someone else be getting all the attention.
“I’m not a big hype guy, so I didn’t know really what to do,” Chambliss said of celebrating his interception. “I’m not a big hype guy; I just like to play football.”
Today, Georgia’s leading tacklers were junior Smael Mondon and freshman AJ Harris with four stops apiece. Sophomore Malaki Starks notched his first INT of the season and third of his career. He gave the Bulldogs the football at their own 22 with 12:41 left in the 2nd quarter with Georgia leading 7-0. It led to TD. Later in the quarter, junior LB Chaz Chambliss notched his first career INT. That led to a TD (two plays, 30 yards in 51 seconds)) and a 21-0 advantage. Senior Tykee Smith notched his first INT (on a PBU by Daylen Everette) as a Bulldog and fifth of his career. He took it to the BSU 20, and it led to a TD. Georgia scored 21 points off three INTs. The last time Georgia had three picks in a game was last season in a 48-7 road win over South Carolina.
Kirby Smart is in his eighth year at the helm, and after last Saturday, the Bulldogs are 8-0 in season openers. Overall, Smart’s Bulldogs are 82-15 including back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022. The Bulldogs rank ninth all-time in victories with 869.
Due to the cancellation of a previously scheduled matchup at Oklahoma (who now will join the SEC in 2024), Georgia plays host to four straight games to start the campaign and seven total in 2023. The last time the Bulldogs played four straight contests in Sanford Stadium was in 2004.
The last schedule that featured four home games to start a season was in 1999. That year, the Bulldogs went 4-0, beating Utah State, USC, UCF and LSU.
Georgia has tied the school record with 28 consecutive regular season victories dating back to a 31-24 home victory over Mississippi State on Nov. 21, 2020. The Bulldogs won 28 in a row from 1981-83. The NCAA’s longest active regular-season win streak belongs to Mount Union as the DIII school has won 55 in a row.
For the second straight week, Georgia will face a new foe as Ball State battles Georgia for the first time Between The Hedges Saturday at noon (SEC Network). The 2023 Bulldogs return nine players with starting experience on offense, including junior C Sedrick Van Pran and All-American and John Mackey Award winner junior TE Brock Bowers, who was the 2021 and 2022 leader in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns. Georgia ranked fifth nationally averaging 41.1 points per game last season and opened 2023 with a 48-7 win over UT Martin. A few offensive veterans did not suit up in the season opener and should bolster the unit when they return. These Bulldogs were starting wideouts junior Ladd McConkey and senior Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint along with senior running back Daijun Edwards. Also of note, senior Kendall Milton was not 100 percent but that wasn’t going to stop him from playing in the opener. He finished with a team-high 53 yards on nine carries including a 37-yarder.
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 | Game 2 Trailer#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/HfVcObOezv
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) September 8, 2023
