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- Georgia's backup-quarterback competition between Ryan Puglisi and Ryan Montgomery remains unsettled behind Gunner Stockton, with Kirby Smart saying the battle is not over and wanting more live evaluation before choosing the first backup. - Puglisi received substantial first-team work in the second scrimmage but struggled with turnovers; his edge is an extra year in the offense, while Montgomery offers more mobility. - Both backups are being stressed in two-minute and third-down periods. True freshman Bryson Beaver is also receiving developmental reps, but the early games against Tennessee State and Western Kentucky are the likely first chances to sort the backup order in live action.

- Pick/market: William Mcmonigle with an interception for Madison Academy late with 2:47 left to play.

- Xzavier McLeod is no longer with Georgia after participating in only the first two practices, removing a veteran who had been expected to play a key role at nose tackle. - Jordan Hall, Nnamdi Ogboko, Valdin Sone and Nasir Johnson are Georgia's remaining nose-tackle options following McLeod's departure. - Kirby Smart believes Georgia has unusually good defensive-line depth even though the group may lack one dominant individual player.

- Georgia has practiced through record heat for roughly a week and expects similar conditions against a Tennessee State team Kirby Smart described as markedly improved. - Xzavier left the program after the second practice, but Smart believes Georgia's defensive line has unusually strong depth even without one dominant individual. - Georgia's running backs have caught the ball well, though Smart said third-down roles will be determined primarily by pass protection rather than receiving ability. - Smart said the recent transfers have learned quickly; Ja'Marley has practiced after arriving with a significant injury, while Conley is competing at corner and providing the intended secondary depth.

- Intel: 2Q, 10:34: Bob Jones 13, James Clemens 6 Zacchaeus King punches it in from 3 yards out as Bob Jones goes up a possession.

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- Georgia must replace four of its five leading 2025 pass-catchers, with 67.9% of receptions, 70.1% of receiving yards and 64.0% of receiving touchdowns gone while London Humphreys is the only returnee from that top five. - Georgia expects 6-foot-4 Georgia Tech transfer Isiah Canion to work as an X receiver and become one of Gunner Stockton's primary targets in 2026. - Veterans London Humphreys and Sacovie White-Helton are expected to lead a receiver competition that also includes Talyn Taylor, Landon Roldan, Thomas Blackshear and Craig Dandridge.

- Georgia's 2025 pressure production came primarily from inside linebacker, with the team's four most productive pass rushers all coming from that room, and the host sees no clear evidence yet that the 2026 source of sacks will change. - The host projects senior linebacker Chris Cole to lead Georgia in sacks but frames that call as a low-confidence continuation of last year's pattern rather than a settled personnel signal.

- Kirby Smart said Xzavier McLeod had not been with Georgia since the second practice and had decided he did not want to play football anymore. - McLeod's departure is not described as a new game-week roster change because Smart said he practiced only once or twice before stepping away.

- Intel: 3Q, 5:13: Mae Jemison 22, Columbia 14 Semaj James hauls in an 18-yard touchdown as Columbia makes it a one-score game here in Huntsville.

- Intel: 1Q, 10:09: Mae Jemison 6, Columbia 0 Cortez Hudson takes it all the way down the field and punches it in for the first score of the night.

- Intel: 1Q, 3:47: Mae Jemison 14, Columbia 0 Cortez Hudson with his second touchdown of the night on a 13-yard run to the end zone.

- Kirby Smart views the Tennessee State opener as a test of how Georgia's young players respond to mistakes and crowd pressure after four weeks of difficult practices and scrimmages. - Georgia expects the opener to reveal whether its freshmen can process the faster game tempo, communicate calls and recover between plays in ways practice cannot fully reproduce.

- Intel: I’m sure this is a great take to someone who knows absolutely nothing about Group of Six football.

- Intel: That’s the longest pass completion in school history, according to UNA staff.

- Intel: 3Q, 6:24: West Morgan 21, Madison Academy 14 Brantley Phillips finds Kylen Stover for an 80-yard touchdown connection as West Morgan takes the lead.