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- Pick/market: 2 Georgia Bulldogs are 2-0 and coming off a 70-20 home win over Western Kentucky.

- Pick/market: 2 Georgia jumped on an inferior Western Kentucky team early on Saturday.

- Pick/market: Landon Roldan takes the jet sweep and is off to the races for a 9-yd TD.

- Pick/market: HALFTIME: No.

- Pick/market: 70-20… looks way closer than what it actually is… and we still won by 50.

- Georgia used the Western Kentucky win to test its downfield passing: Gunner Stockton took at least three deep shots in the first quarter, including a 43-yard completion to freshman Craig Dandridge. The report credits Stockton with going 2-for-4 on throws of at least 15 yards, his only two incompletions. - Georgia's reserve quarterbacks flashed more on the ground than through the air. Ryan Puglisi scored on a 70-yard keeper after a handoff fake but finished 2-for-5 for 19 passing yards; Ryan Montgomery went 1-for-4 for six yards. Their passing execution lagged the Stockton-led offense. - Demello Jones and freshman safety Blake Stewart recorded Georgia's first interceptions of the season against Western Kentucky. The report also credits the Bulldogs with one sack and seven tackles for loss, adding pressure production to the takeaway improvement Kirby Smart requested.

- Georgia beat Western Kentucky 70-20, scoring touchdowns on its first seven possessions. Gunner Stockton completed 13 of 16 passes for 234 yards and five touchdowns to five different receivers before the margin allowed the backups to enter early. - Nate Frazier gained 55 yards and a touchdown on six carries, while Chauncey Bowens showed receiving value with a perimeter catch-and-run touchdown. Dwight Phillips Jr. and Bo Walker also got opportunities, but the report identifies Frazier and Bowens as the standout backs. - Georgia's defense forced first-half turnovers through a Demello Jones interception and Khamari Brooks fumble recovery, after the kickoff unit had created an opening turnover. Western Kentucky's only first-half points followed a Ryan Puglisi fumble and short field, an important distinction when evaluating the defense. - Cornerback Jontae Gilbert returned after missing the opener and played in the second half with a club on his right hand. Receiver Thomas Blackshear did not dress; the article was awaiting Kirby Smart's update and gives no confirmed diagnosis or next-game availability. - Georgia's early production came against Tennessee State and Western Kentucky. The next game is the SEC opener at Arkansas, a higher-level road test; the article treats the first two comfortable wins as preparation rather than proof of the same output against conference defenses.

- Injury: Welcome to Rise and Grind, a daily series where I start every morning by sharing what's on my mind about Georgia football.

- Injury: Asking that of the guy who asked Kirby why he put Zamir White on punt coverage when he tore his acl

- Injury: Smart on WR Thomas Blackshear, who was out today: "He's got a little wrist injury that he's dealing with ...

- QB/OL: won't surprise me to see this one be one where Georgia pulls away in the second half.

- QB: Was likely regardless just to make sure there is competition at the position.

- Intel: If Greene went out, I think Juan Gaston moves to LT and Jah Jackson handles RT.

- Intel: Just down the depth chart.

- Before Georgia's first road game of 2026 at Arkansas, Gunner Stockton says practice must emphasize communication and execution in crowd noise. Kirby Smart identifies the unfamiliar road setting as a challenge for a group that has not traveled together. The report supplies an operational preparation priority, not evidence of a new offensive scheme or a resolved communication problem. - Georgia tight end Ethan Barbour is preparing for his first true road game after a 2025 injury kept him out until the Sugar Bowl. Stockton brings contrasting experience from three true road games last season, when he completed 67% for 785 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. Smart values that experience; the prior injury is background, not a new 2026 availability report.

- Smart cautioned that Georgia's defense and front seven have not yet faced a meaningful test: the leading unit played only a handful of series against the opening opponents. He praised effort and practice buy-in, but would not treat those early results as proof of SEC-level performance before the first road trip to Arkansas. - Chauncey Bowens has emerged as a third-down option because of receiving ability, pass protection and experience. Smart said the veteran backs have all had multiple years of blitz-pickup and receiving work, so this is evidence of passing-down flexibility rather than an announcement that Bowens owns every third-down snap. - Smart credited Taylor's greater receiving involvement to being healthy and having more opportunities. He highlighted explosive routes and willingness to block, while emphasizing continued development and keeping him healthy; the comments support an expanding role, not a promised target share. - Smart said Georgia has not intentionally held back quarterback runs through the first two games: the defense and game situation dictate those opportunities. Gunner's prior SEC road experience is a benefit, but Smart still expects adversity and did not announce a new run-heavy quarterback plan for Arkansas.

- Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Xzavier McLeod was not with the team. The player identified as T-Green was still being evaluated for possible availability as Arkansas week progressed. The supplied transcript gives no injury diagnosis, firm return date or clearance for either player, so those details remain unresolved. - Smart said Georgia does not build its offense around designed runs for Ryan Puglisi. Whether the quarterback runs can instead be dictated by the defense and game situation. That distinction argues against treating limited early rushing as a promised permanent restriction or assuming a new quarterback-run package. - Smart highlighted receiving ability and pass protection as third-down strengths of Georgia's experienced backs, citing repeated work on blitz pickup and catching out of the backfield. This is an assessment of the veteran group's preparation, not an announcement of a new third-down starter or a guaranteed snap distribution.

- OL/LB: Final availability report does not have any changes for UGA: OUT DB Tyriq Green DB Justice Fitzpatrick OLB Chase Linton OL Marcus Harrison

- WR/TE: You will see some stuff this weekend The rotations will shrink etc..

- Pick/market: Georgia coach Kirby Smart had a simple request for his defense against Western Kentucky.

- Intel: Athens TD Club meeting Monday: the embarrassing person was kicked out of the club early Tuesday morning.