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Georgia beat writer for Athens Banner-Herald. 28-time APSE winner, long-time D.C. sports fan. Maryland & Columbia alum. Email: [email protected]
Athens, Ga.
Joined March 2010
Gunner Stockton's Rabun County upbringing has him ready for his moment with Georgia football.
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Kirby Smart said that "several guys" told him they were going to go in the transfer portal, but stuck it out to try to help UGA win another national title. "That makes me want to cry," he said.
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Steve Spurrier gave the Gator Chomp after UGA fans booed him when announced for Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame.
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Georgia punter Jake Camarda's official 40 time at NFL combine is 4.56. That's faster than 9 running backs and 9 wide receivers.
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Georgia safety Malaki Starks and tight end Brock Bowers went shopping this morning with 16 kids at a give-back event at a local Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Each kid got a $300 gift card to use.
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Kirby Smart shares a moment with former UGA receiver Dominick Blaylock after the win over Georgia Tech. @_joshljones photo
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Georgia safety J.R. Reed, in Atlanta as a finalist for Thorpe Award, said he will play in Sugar Bowl after talking about it with his parents. “The Dawgs are playing, and I’m still a Dawg.”
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Former Georgia coach Mark Richt will be recognized on the field at Saturday's game against Ole Miss for being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
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Filling out AP top 25 ballot. Oregon and South Carolina are 10-0 since losing to Georgia by a combined 97-10.
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Georgia running back Kendall Milton said today was “one of the most physical, chippiest practices all year.”
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Georgia safety Javon Bullard said he’s playing in Orange Bowl. More to come
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How former UGA players rank this season in NFL rushing:.2. Todd Gurley 1,251 yards, 17 TDs.9. Nick Chubb 972 yards, 8 TDs.14. Sony Michel 881 yards, 6 TDs.25. Isaiah Crowell, 685 yards, 6 TDs.
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Todd Monken huddling with Mike Bobo and Stacy Searels here
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Say hello to Georgia's nine early enrollees. They posed for a photo with the school.
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Georgia defense national rankings:.No. 2 points allowed (10.1). No. 5 yards allowed (260.3).No. 4 rushing (74.6).No. 1 red zone (53.8).No. 11 third down percentage (29.6).--All lead the SEC.
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Posters for fans today at Georgia’s national championship celebration
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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin on SEC football coaches meetings without Nick Saban: “Kirby (Smart) kind of took over and is the lead now.”
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Kirby Smart said that UGA outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari will play in the bowl game. Safety Richard LeCounte is trying to play, Smart said.
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Justin Fields at UGA softball game today to watch his sister Jaiden as Bulldog seniors are being honored this weekend.
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Mark Richt already returned to Athens. Now UGA is welcoming him back Saturday to show its appreciation. "We poured our lives into this place.".
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UGA QB JT Daniels is the first college athlete to partner with Zaxby's to serve as the chicken chain's brand ambassador, per an announcement.
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Georgia will wear a special patch on player uniforms honoring Vince Dooley Saturday.
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Kirby Smart at Georgia's media day today:.What is your go-to Waffle House order?.COACH SMART: Bacon egg and cheese, hash browns, smothered and covered. No pecan waffle?.COACH SMART: No, my kids get the pecan waffle, but I'm a bacon, eggs and cheese man.
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Tight end Brock Bowers wants “to be more dominant in the run game” in his third Georgia football season.
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With Zamir White and James Cook preparing for the NFL, Georgia’s Kenny McIntosh is ready for a more prominent role at RB. “To be honest, I’ve been waiting on it.”
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Kirby Smart said he just got text from wife Mary Beth about being impressed with fans not leaving despite rain.
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ESPN on-air crew for Georgia-Ole Miss: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe.
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CB Kamari Lassiter got an NFL first or second-round grade, Kirby Smart said. He still played in bowl. Asked Lassiter as he left press conference if he’s indeed turning pro: “I don’t know,” he said. Expect announcement soon.
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Georgia OLB Nolan Smith, a mathematics major, has a message for the kids: “Books are cool.”
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Georgia tight end Brock Bowers named Football Writers Association of America freshman of the year.
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Games are grounded. Here is Georgia’s Sony Michel in Rose Bowl vs. Oklahoma.
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Georgia offensive linemen Cade Mays and Isaiah Wilson and defensive lineman Jordan Davis named to FWAA Freshman All-America team.
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ABC broadcast crew listed for Georgia-Florida Saturday: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe.
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Elijah Holyfield and the Bulldogs had fans waiting on them back in Athens after win over Gators.
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Here’s UGA OL Jamaree Salyer doing 31 reps on bench press
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Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi celebrated his 100th birthday today in his home in Athens. Georgia coach Kirby Smart joined Trippi family members and friends there with the Bulldog great. Photo from UGA athletics
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Georgia center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger is wearing the No. 77 jersey today to honor Devin Willock.
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Georgia DT Jalen Carter and S Chris Smith named to Walter Camp All-America first team and TE Brock Bowers named to second team, per UGA.
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Games are grounded. Here’s Georgia’s Todd Gurley vs. Clemson in 2013.
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RB James Cook on if Georgia wins the national title: “When we come back, they can bring up us and not the 1980 team.”
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New UGA graduates today from football: Latavious Brini, Jake Camarda, Warren Ericson, Kearis Jackson, Jaylen Johnson, Natrez Patrick, Jack Podlesny, William Poole, Jamaree Salyer, Justin Shaffer, Ameer Speed, Brady Tindall, Reid Tulowitzky and Zamir White.
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Father of Georgia OL Warren McClendon says son 'doing well' after he was a passenger in car crash that took the lives of two others with football program.
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A moment of silence held at Georgia gymnastics meet for Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy
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UGA TE Eli Wolf on struggles of Tennessee, his former team: “I’m not happy at all. I grew up with those guys and played four years there with them. It doesn’t make me happy to see them lose, to see their heart break like that.”
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Georgia left tackle Andrew Thomas is the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for SEC's best blocker. He's the first Georgia player to receive award since Matt Stinchcomb in 1998.
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Justin Fields said in December that then OC James Coley and coach Kirby Smart “told me if I ever wanted to come back in the future, there was always a spot for me.”.
Justin Fields ---> Georgia ---> Ohio State ---> Georgia?.
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Look who dropped by Georgia's national championship game practice in the Indianapolis area on Saturday.
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After making a major splash as a freshman, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers has signed with football marketing firm ESM to rep him in the NIL space. ESM clients include UGA QB JT Daniels and former UGA stars Nick Chubb and D’Andre Swift.
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Malcolm Mitchell, Nick Chubb, and Todd Gurley, who each sustained season-ending knee injuries at UGA, have reached out to freshman RB Zamir White after his latest ACL tear. "He’s in great spirits, he’s in the meetings and he’s been real positive," Kirby Smart said.
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That's it. Georgia sets the NFL draft record with 15 selections after Derion Kendrick and John Fitzpatrick go back-to-back in the sixth round
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Kirby Smart on QB Stetson Bennett: "Right now, he’s the guy.”.
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Outside Georgia’s locker room, the view leaving tunnel and halo board.
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How many points do you think Georgia will be favored by against Notre Dame next September in Athens?.
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Georgia WR Ladd McConkey receives an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship for being a finalist for this scholar-athlete award. He has a 3.85 GPA in finance.
Congratulations @laddmcconkey02 on being named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. Ladd becomes The University of Georgia's 15th Finalist all-time. (T-6th Nationally). The University of Georgia leads all SEC Universities all-time and is the only SEC School with a
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Georgia lands commitment from 5-star edge rusher Marvin Jones Jr. He just announced on ESPN2.
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Georgia is in “active talks” with football coach Kirby Smart on reworking his deal, AD Josh Brooks said. That’s as expected. No major obstacles appear that would keep the two sides from reaching an agreement.
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Georgia tight end Brock Bowers named Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.
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UGA grad Maria Taylor gave some holiday gifts to former Alabama players Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen of the Commanders on NBC Sunday night pregame show
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Georgia’s Jordan Davis wins the Bednarik Award for nation’s top defensive player. David Pollack from UGA won the award in 2004.
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Kirby Smart on No. 1 ranking: "It's just a number, right? . The goal is to be No. 1 at the end of the season.".
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Stetson Bennett mentions he got sacked just 9 times this season on Manning Award Zoom. Archie Manning says he was sacked 11 times in one game against Chicago.
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No Georgia Orange Bowl opt-outs announced yet by players or team. Bowl's player media schedule next week in Florida includes WR Ladd McConkey, CB Kamari Lassiter, RB Kendall Milton, C Sedrick Van-Pran Granger and WR Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint. So they at least appear to be on trip.
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Georgia early enrollee TE Elyiss Williams at practice this afternoon
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Good news to pass along. Former Georgia football coach Vince Dooley was released from the hospital today after a bout with COVID, according to his daughter Deanna. She says he's "doing so much better.".
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Alabama put up 723 yards of total offense and 63 points in win against Ole Miss. Georgia has given up 710 yards of total offense and 37 points in three games.
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Kirby Smart was talking about Darnell Washington and it turned into this. "You can never have enough good tight ends in the SEC. We want as many as we can get, and we want to get them the ball.”.
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Good news from UGA: Photo intern Chamberlain Smith has been released from East Alabama Medical Center after being injured on a sideline collision in the Auburn game.
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Georgia DE Jonathan Ledbetter and OLB D’Andre Walker accepted invites to play in Senior Bowl.
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'You don’t get this back:' Matt Luke on leaving UGA and putting family ahead of football.
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Kirby Smart jokes he told Stetson Bennett not to “get into that Pappy” tonight like last year when they walked off field postgame
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Jacob Eason, interviewed for first time since regular season started, said he's "proud" of how Jake Fromm led the team. He was asked about his future after season. "I'm just taking it a day at a time. Glad we won the SEC championship."
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Breaking news: UGA has hired Tom Crean to a six-year deal to pay him $3.2 million annually. UGA athletic board executive committee just approved former Indiana coach to head men's basketball program.
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Peyton Manning drops Kirby Smart’s name in the TNT golf broadcast when talking about not wearing red and black.
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Student line wraps around Stegeman before Georgia-Oklahoma game
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Budding reporter Nakobe Dean with a question to UGA LB Channing Tindall at NFL combine: “Are you and Nakobe Dean best friends?” Tindall: “Yes.”
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Matthew Stafford wearing gear of two future champions back in 2016. He's now two wins away from being a Super Bowl champion.
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Rodrigo Blankenship good from 38 yards on his first NFL FG attempt after first try wiped out by timeout.
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Because you know you want to see Kirby Smart and Jake Fromm get off a plane while a brass band plays.
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Georgia's Kirby Smart is SEC coach of the year as voted on by the league's coaches. Smart also was coach of the year in 2021 and 2017. Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny is SEC special teams player of the year.
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Game day for Georgia is finally here. It's also Vince Dooley's 89th birthday. Dooley, shown here in a UGA photo from practice this week, went 15-6-1 record against Clemson.
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Nick Chubb is OK not being in Heisman Trophy conversation as UGA spreads wealth in run game and is 8-0: “I don’t want it. They can keep it.”.
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Kirby Smart is taking part in yoga but appears to be on his cell phone
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