HBTFDAWGSCAST — Georgia Bulldogs Football

Kirby Smart met with the media ahead of the 2026 season opener against Tennessee State and I break it all down in this episode.

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I told you back in the spring the QB2 battle was serious — and now it's a real fight. Plus the story that wouldn't leave me alone this week: LSU, Lane Kiffin, and the SEC drawing a hard line on NFL players coming back to college. This is why we watch.

First, the backup quarterback race: why Ryan Montgomery is closing on Ryan Puglisi, how Hezekiah Millender splashed onto the scene at G-Day, and what the Scrimmage #2 reports (and Kirby's "let it play out") really tell us. Then the fight roiling college football — the courts cracking the door for cut NFL players to return, Dae'Quan Wright to LSU, and the SEC's response: a unanimous ban, then a penalty structure with real teeth. Where Kiffin, Ryan Day, and Kirby Smart each landed, and why I stand with the Georgia way.

If you live and breathe Georgia football, recruiting, and the SEC, this one's for you. Go Dawgs.

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 — Who Is QB2?

12:55 — LSU and Lane Kiffin vs. the World

17:40 — The SEC Response

24:15 — Kirby Smart and the Georgia Way

28:54 — This Is Why We Watch

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The first-ever Sunday Bones live call-in show. Awards season is rolling, camp is breaking, and the intel from Scrimmage #2 tells us the QB2 battle is tighter than anybody thought. Plus your calls, live.

We run the full board: every preseason watch list a Dawg landed on (Walter Camp, Golden Arm, Davey O'Brien, Comeback POY, Bednarik), the Coaches All-SEC and AP All-America teams, Progressive as Georgia's new on-field sponsor, the record-shattering "Soccer in Sanford" crowd, Dan Lanning on NFL returnees, the Ahmad Hardy and Keelon Russell news, and a full breakdown of Scrimmage #2 — Puglisi vs. Montgomery, Kyron Jones, Landon Roldan, Akin Ogboko, and a defense that's getting after the passer. Then we open the phone lines for the first time ever.

If you live and breathe Georgia football, recruiting, and the SEC, this one's for you. Go Dawgs.

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 — Sunday Bones: Live Call-In

2:42 — Recent Video Review

4:15 — Progressive On-Field Sponsorship

6:18 — Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List

7:00 — Golden Arm Award Watch List

8:05 — Comeback Player of the Year Watch List

9:48 — Davey O'Brien Award Watch List

10:25 — Bednarik Award Watch List

11:28 — Coaches All-SEC First Team

13:08 — Coaches All-SEC Third Team

14:00 — AP All-America First Team

14:52 — AP All-America Second Team

18:50 — Soccer in Sanford Makes History

20:55 — Dan Lanning on College Football Returnees

26:25 — Ahmad Hardy Update

29:00 — Keelon Russell Named QB1

34:20 — Fall Camp Intel

36:40 — Scrimmage #2

1:00:30 — 2026 Season Preview

1:05:00 — Live Chat Q&A

1:21:50 — Live Caller #1

1:29:35 — Live Caller #2

1:33:30 — Live Chat Q&A

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ESPN's computer says Georgia goes 12-0. I'm not so sure — and I'll walk you through every game to show you why. This one comes down to one shot.

Game by game through the first nine-game SEC schedule, I lay out why and how Georgia wins or loses each one: the murderer's row, the road trips to Alabama and Ole Miss, the Florida neutral-site game, and the September rock fight that decides everything — Oklahoma between the hedges. Plus what the SEC media, Coaches, and AP polls really tell us, why four ranked opponents matter, and the honest answer to whether this consensus No. 3 team is truly elite. My verdict: 11-1, and here's the case.

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0:00 — Setting the Table

0:38 — The 9-Game SEC Schedule

1:34 — UGA Regular-Season Power Rankings

3:02 — SEC Media Days Poll

4:07 — Coaches Top 25

4:48 — AP Top 25

5:56 — Records vs. Final AP Top 25

6:33 — Youngest Team in CFB

7:29 — Toughest 2026 Schedules

8:20 — Georgia Win Probability (ESPN FPI)

9:19 — Tennessee State

9:35 — Western Kentucky

10:04 — Arkansas

11:37 — Oklahoma (hold that thought)

12:55 — Vanderbilt

14:26 — Alabama

16:07 — Auburn

17:35 — Florida

18:50 — Ole Miss

20:40 — Missouri

21:54 — South Carolina

23:38 — Georgia Tech

26:09 — Oklahoma Redux: The Hinge

34:50 — The 2026 Verdict

36:35 — Undefeated Season?

37:05 — The Shot

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My AI Assistant Says Georgia Doesn't Have An Elite Pass Rusher in 2026 — Here's the Proof! Chris Cole? Elijah Griffin? Zayden Walker? Gabe Harris? Who will step up for the Dawgs?

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 AI PREDICTS GEORGIA DEFENSE

1:00 FALL CAMP MOVERS 

3:00 2025 CONTRADICTION TO 2026 PROJECTION

5:52 2026 SUPERLATIVES

10:48 BIGGEST LEVER UP

12:00 STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

18:08 TOTAL DEFENSIVE NATIONAL PROJECTIONS

24:27 INDIVIDUAL GAME MODEL STANDOUTS

26:33 GAME CHANGERS

28:46 ELITE, BUT NOT DOMINANT

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I told you last year that the Georgia Bulldogs defense of the future would be scary good. The future is now.

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UGA Football News: Camp Intel, Junkyard Dawgs, & the Avengers | Live

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 SUNDAY BONES

3:00 PRESEASON TOP 10 DEFENSES 

9:05 ON3 PRESEASON TOP 25

19:45 ON3 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM

22:30 DAWG PATCH FOR A DGD

26:30 BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST

28:50 THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST

30:00 WUERFFEL TROPHY WATCHLIST

30:58 LOMBARDI AWARD

35:05 FALL CAMP - SPECIAL TEAMS

39:50 KIRBY TRYING TO KEEP SECRETS

42:10 JUNKYARD DAWGS

45:57 THE AVENGERS

55:50 CHAT Q&A

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A year ago I told you this Georgia defense was going to be scary. Fall camp is open, the reports are in, and it looks like I was right. This one's simple: I told you.

We answer the comment making the rounds — that Georgia is "average on a very high scale" with no difference-makers — by going through the 2026 defense level by level: KJ Bolden's leadership, Chris Cole's Butkus buzz, Ellis Robinson IV coming off Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, Raylen Wilson anchoring the run defense, Elijah Griffin's leap, Joseph Jonah-Ajonye and a deep line, DLo Jones and Zayden Walker, and why Glenn Schumann's "you have to grow up" philosophy is the key to a unit that's young on paper and veteran in reps. Twenty-four players who took meaningful snaps last year are all back.

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 — I Told You So

0:25 — We Play Defense at UGA

1:40 — Off-Season Crazy

4:51 — Grown Man Football

10:22 — KJ Bolden

12:12 — Chris Cole

14:24 — Justin Williams

16:22 — Ellis Robinson IV

19:08 — Raylen Wilson

20:54 — Elijah Griffin

23:00 — Joseph Jonah-Ajonye

24:45 — Demello Jones

27:15 — Zayden Walker

29:35 — Hope Returns With the Fall

30:45 — Kirby Knows

32:57 — Spot the Ball

If you live and breathe Georgia football, recruiting, and the SEC, this one's for you. Go Dawgs.

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Fall camp is open in Athens, and a junior linebacker just told the whole sport what this team is about: "I want to come for it all." Here's why these Dawgs could win it all in 2026.

We break down everything from Georgia's camp-opening availability: Kirby Smart's message and his unprompted praise of Chris Cole, Cole's "coming for it all" declaration, Earnest Greene on the veteran offensive line, KJ Bolden and the new all-white uniforms, Lawson Luckie's Mackey Award nod, and the first-practice observations — the physicality from day one, the receiver drops Kirby called out, and Ryan Puglisi separating himself at backup QB. This team opens the year No. 3 in the country, and it isn't waiting its turn.

If you live and breathe Georgia football, recruiting, and the SEC, this one's for you. Go Dawgs.

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 — Dawgs Open Fall Camp

2:26 — Kirby Smart

2:52 — Earnest Greene

7:03 — Chris Cole

7:53 — KJ Bolden

9:33 — Lawson Luckie

11:35 — First Practice Observations

20:22 — Kirby on Scheduling Out of Conference

24:20 — Kirby on Georgia's Priorities

29:00 — These Dawgs Could Win It All

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College football convulsed in four directions this week — NIL legislation, an eligibility injunction, new program valuations, and jersey-patch deals — and every tremor points back to the same truth about Georgia: built to last.

We break down the money game: the Protect College Sports Act and what federal NIL guardrails would mean, the Class of 2022 fifth-year eligibility ruling, why Georgia "dropping" to 5th most valuable ($1.95B) is actually a story of rising value and a three-year revenue window aging out, the Notre Dame–SoFi jersey-patch era, and the real proof of the Georgia model — Dawgs breaking the NFL bank. Plus Seth Williams flips from Clemson, the Will Muschamp–Texas angle, and where the FPI has Georgia.

If you live and breathe Georgia football, recruiting, and the SEC, this one's for you. Go Dawgs.

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0:00 — Sunday Bones

3:02 — The Trajectory of the Georgia Program

5:45 — The Protect College Sports Act

9:00 — The NCAA Eligibility Injunction

16:00 — Most Valuable CFB Programs: Georgia's "Drop" Explained

19:45 — CFB Jersey Sponsorship Deals

26:28 — Dawgs Break the NFL Bank

33:25 — HBTFDAWGS+ AI Predictions: Offense

36:28 — Will Muschamp and Texas

44:12 — ESPN FPI Win Probability for Georgia

58:45 — Trevor Etienne HBTFDAWGS Giveaway

1:00:55 — Seth Williams Commits to Georgia

1:02:34 — Kyle Pitts Comments on Zach Branch

1:05:05 — CFB's Most Successful Teams

1:11:35 — Live Chat Q&A

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Everybody seems to be doubting Georgia  — and that's exactly what makes the Dawgs dangerous. Momentum, a loaded roster, and the one thing that turns a great team into a champion: killer instinct. The hunt is back on.

We trace Georgia's momentum from the 2021-22 dominance through the 2025 late-season surge, stack up what Cole Cubelic ("best offensive line in the SEC") and Greg McElroy are saying, and go position by position: Gunner Stockton (2,894 yards, 24 TD, and the first Georgia QB to lead the team in rushing scores since 1942), the best O-line in the league, a deep running back room, the wide receiver picture, and a defense Raylen Wilson promises will be "violent and relentless." Then the difference-maker — why the doubt has quietly turned the hunted back into the hunter.

If you live and breathe Georgia football, recruiting, and the SEC, this one's for you. Go Dawgs.

⏱ TIMECODES ⏱

0:00 — Dawgs Rising: The Momentum Nobody's Talking About

0:18 — 2021 & 2022: The Dominance That Set the Standard

6:21 — The 2025 Late-Season Surge

12:40 — Cole Cubelic on Georgia

13:52 — The Wide Receiver Options

15:10 — Greg McElroy on Georgia

17:20 — Why Do I Believe Georgia Keeps It Rolling?

17:37 — Gunner Stockton

20:44 — That Offensive Line

21:18 — The Running Backs

24:45 — This Defense

29:25 — The Difference

30:13 — The Hunters / Killer Instinct

31:13 — Buy Stock in the Dawgs

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