To Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, the Protect College Sports Act represents a positive federal intervention to address inconsistencies in college football, but to some conferences and their officials, it poses a serious obstacle to their financial systems and structures. Reaffirming the SEC’s stance on the bill, the SEC commissioner has emphasized the possibility that […]
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The college football season is officially just 6 to 7 weeks away, and the SEC Network crew wants all the smoke. During a pre-season roundtable, the host asked the panel what the absolute biggest headline or “oxygen” of the sport is as we embark on kickoff. Two-time national championship-winning QB Tim Tebow just called the […]
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We’re only 47 days away from Penn State’s season opener, so how about whetting your appetite with a look back at one of the most iconic moments in program history? New Years’ Day 1983: With the Nittany Lions just beyond midfield and clinging to a tenuous 20-17 lead over Georgia in the fourth quarter of […]
Ryan Day and Ohio State are making the trenches their signature in the 2027 class. On Saturday, inside Ramsay Gymnasium in Birmingham, the Buckeyes added their 19th commit when four-star defensive tackle Karlos May pledged to Ohio State. The Alabama native and Ramsay High product chose Columbus over Auburn, Georgia, and Florida State. Hayes Fawcett […]
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Georgia wins a big-time recruiting battle, getting a top in-state defensive back to commit to the G over other SEC programs.
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One lingering question for Georgia football ahead of the new season.
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So, when it comes to the 1980 National Championship season, what really set the tone? Was it a bond of unity formed by five players ‘borrowing” a pig from the agriculture research farm? A pretty solid hard-nosed defense core? The signing of some kid named Herschel? All of those played significant parts, for sure. But […]
The strength of schedule rankings were released, and not surprisingly the SEC dominates the top end of the list in 2026.
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Georgia added a blue-chip prospect to its 2027 recruiting class, as an in-state offensive tackle committed to the G.
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The SEC's nine-game mandate is forcing programs to make decisions and Georgia has decided to cancel its game against FAMU.
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Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview the MLB Draft from an SEC perspective by going team-by-team and breaking down the players to watch during the draft.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart fell to the No. 2 spot in ESPN's new ranking of the top college football coaches ahead of the 2026 season.
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The money was better at Georgia and Miami. But Fernando Mendoza saw his younger brother’s football knowledge soar in one year with the IU coaching staff. He had to know more. “My brother (Alberto) was at Indiana. I saw first hand how much he developed from high school with that coaching in his first year,” [...]
Heading into this weekend's draft, it's a grand time to evaluate how rosters are shaping up as we head into the summer. We focus this look at Wes Johnson’s Georgia squad.
The recent federal efforts to bring stability to college athletics have met resistance from the Big 10 and the SEC. While there is strong agreement on issues concerning the portal and eligibility, the two major conferences do not align with the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) on media rights and congressional overreach. On the other […]
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College football was getting very predictable for a while. Alabama. Clemson. Rinse. Repeat. Although still among the traditional powers of the sport — LSU, Georgia and Michigan brought some fresh names to the stage from 2019 to 2023 as the talent pool seemed to begin flattening. But things were still fairly predictable. Those teams didn’t [...]
ATHENS, Ga. --- A total of 62 University of Georgia student-athletes were named to the 2026 Spring Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll for their outstanding performances in the classroom, the SEC announced this week.
You ever think it just might not be your day? You and South Carolina quarterback Corey Jenkins have that in common, or at least you would as you pointlessly asked the back judge what happened after David Pollack ruined your afternoon. Georgia and South Carolina were locked in a sloppy, low scoring early season matchup […]
Georgia faces pressure to make a College Football Playoff run this fall. Which games will be the trickiest to navigate?
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Doing something once can be framed by your detractors as a flash. But when it happens multiple times in a short span? It becomes a standard of expectation. That standard was stomped into the ground at Neyland Stadium early in the 2003 Georgia football season when Georgia made it three wins in a row against […]
Texas A&M football is winning over high-profile wide receivers on the College Football Recruiting trail. Damani Warren turned down Michigan and Oregon for the Aggies on Saturday. But now the Aggies and head coach Mike Elko pulled in a four-star talent over Florida and Georgia: Eric McFarland. The IMG Academy of Bradenton, Florida star turns […]
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One of the top wide receivers in the class of 2027 has made his college decision.
The last Sugar Bowl turned into an all-SEC clash between Ole Miss and Georgia. The game delivered from the start, but just as halftime was nearing, ESPN broadcaster Laura Rutledge was facing an insurmountable task. She had to conduct a sideline interview with one of the head coaches. And within minutes, she also had to […]
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A 4-star linebacker from Indianapolis has verbally committed to Kentucky over Georgia, Clemson and others.
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The University of Georgia Athletic Association concluded the season ranked No. 8 in the 2026 Learfield Directors' Cup standings, marking the program's second top-10 finish in the last four years and 13th overall top-10 mark in school history.