Georgia Football

SEC and Big 12 announce new bowl partnership for conference champions

The SEC and the Big 12 announced Friday that the two conferences have reached a five-year agreement to square off in a post-season bowl game, a game that begins in 2014.

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ALABAMA FOOTBALL

SEC Sound Bites: All eyes on the quarterbacks as 14 SEC teams wrap up spring practices

After a so-so year at the position in 2011 -- beyond Aaron Murray and Tyler Wilson, few quarterbacks consistently played elite football, whether due to injury or ineffectiveness -- the SEC has a lot of quarterbacks who have a big task trying to solve the nation's best defenses.

31 days ago
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Georgia football: UGA extends contracts for Mark Richt, Todd Grantham

Georgia’s football coaching staff did not get a makeover this offseason. Instead, its two most important members are getting new contracts, and one unsung but critical area is getting firmed up.

73 days ago
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Georgia football: Starting cornerback Branden Smith arrested, charged with marijuana possession, faces suspension of at least 1 game

ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia’s football program could not afford any more problems in the secondary. And yet another hit came Monday, in the form of more off-the-field news.

73 days ago
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Georgia football: Former Bulldogs tight end Orson Charles, 2012 NFL draft prospect charged with DUI

Former Georgia tight end Orson Charles was arrested early Friday morning in Athens and charged with DUI and a traffic charge.

76 days ago
COLLEGE SPORTS

College football: ACC files complaint with SEC against Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt officials say the Atlantic Coast Conference has filed a formal complaint for one of its members with the Southeastern Conference involving the Commodores’ football team.

92 days ago
GEORGIA FOOTBALL

Report: Auburn, Georgia offer scholarship to Maryland transfer OL Max Garcia

Garcia, a 6-4, 310-pounder who has garnered some attention from NFL scouts in his two years at Maryland, is a target for a host of SEC schools including Auburn, Georgia, Florida and Ole Miss.

94 days ago
GEORGIA FOOTBALL

UGA president Michael Adams expects major college football playoff system in place by 2014

ATHENS, Ga. -- University of Georgia president Michael Adams is very confident that a college football playoff is on the way.

106 days ago
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

SEC commissioner Mike Slive cautions against premature speculation about changing BCS, adding major college football playoff

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Mike Slive helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football and says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.

106 days ago
SIGNING DAY

Georgia football recruiting: Drama-filled national signing day for coach Mark Richt and Bulldogs

ATHENS, Ga. -- There was a lot going on elsewhere, especially in south Georgia, on Wednesday afternoon when Mark Richt made this pronouncement about the suspense of this day:

113 days ago
SIGNING DAY

Georgia football, national signing day notes: Bulldogs' smaller signing class gets mixed rankings from recruiting websites

ATHENS, Ga. -- Last summer, Georgia helped lead the charge to stem the supposed scourge of over-signing in the SEC. In the first year of those new rules, the Bulldogs lived up to it by under-signing.

113 days ago