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Xzavier McLeod, Kirby Smart share more details about defensive lineman’s departure
- Nose tackle Xzavier McLeod has left Georgia and stepped away from football after being absent from the team since the second practice of fall camp.
- McLeod's departure removes a projected key contributor who started six games in 2025 and leaves Jordan Hall, Nnamdi Ogboko, Valdin Sone and Nasir Johnson as the primary nose-tackle options.
- Kirby Smart believes Georgia has unusually strong defensive-line depth but acknowledged the group may rely on rotation because it lacks one clearly dominant player.
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Rise and Grind: Man, It’s a Hot One
- Georgia's 3 p.m. opener against Tennessee State is forecast for a 96-degree high and a 110-degree heat index, creating a significant conditioning and rotation variable.
- Kirby Smart said Georgia completed its hottest measured camp in recent years with extensive outdoor work and live scrimmage exposure in the heat, giving the roster meaningful acclimation before the opener.
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Projecting the Georgia depth chart on offense ahead of the 2026 season opener
- Gunner Stockton remains Georgia's undisputed starting quarterback, while Ryan Puglisi enters Week 1 ahead of Ryan Montgomery despite second-scrimmage turnovers and both backups are expected to receive early-season opportunities.
- Nate Frazier and Chauncey Bowens remain Georgia's top running backs, but Dwight Phillips Jr. and Bo Walker earned legitimate roles through strong camps while freshman Jae Lamar must reduce his fumbles.
- Georgia's projected receiver hierarchy has Isiah Canion and London Humphreys as leading production candidates, with Sacovie White-Helton securing a starting role, Talyn Taylor providing explosive-play potential and Thomas Blackshear moving ahead of CJ Wiley.
- Lawson Luckie and Jaden Reddell hold Georgia's top two tight-end roles, while Elyiss Williams' consistent camp and Ethan Barbour's development should support a deeper rotation.
- Georgia projects Earnest Greene, Dontrell Glover, Drew Bobo, Zykie Helton and Juan Gaston across the offensive line, with Greene's health especially important, Bobo expected to play through a hand injury and Gaston's stamina still being tested.
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Bulldogs Put 11 On Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team
- ATHENS, Ga . --- Georgia football had 11 players included on the Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Team, according to a league announcement Wednesday.
- The Bulldog selections including four named to the First Team: fifth-year OT Earnest Greene III and fifth-year C Drew Bobo from the offense and junior DB Ellis Robinson IV and junior S KJ Bolden from the defense.
- Three Georgia offensive players were voted to the...
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Coordinators Preview Upcoming Season
- – John & Alice Sands Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo and Fain & Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann alongside Director of Strength & Conditioning Scott Sinclair , Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Todd Hartley and Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach Travaris Robinson met with the media Wednesday afternoon to discuss the team's progress in fall camp and to preview the upcoming season.
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Youth movement concern?
- Injury: This year is a high water mark as far as time in system for the Dawgs.
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