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UGA Football: four Dawgs Were Included on the Preseason AP All-American Team

Four Georgia Bulldogs have made the preseason all-american teams. Three on defense and one on offense. Here are UGA’s Ap All-Americans, followed by the complete list:

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
CB Ellis Robinson
S KJ Bolden

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
C Drew Bobo

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
LB Raylen Wilson

IMO it might be a little early for Elijah Griffin to be here, but I would probably still have him as at least third team if there was one. Also no reason Peyton Woodring shouldn’t be on here.

FULL LIST

First Team Offense

Quarterback — Dante Moore, Oregon.

Running backs — Kewan Lacy, Mississippi; Ahmad Hardy, Missouri.

Tackles — Carter Smith, Indiana; Trevor Goosby, Texas.

Guards — Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati; Shadre Hurst, Houston.

Center — Kade Pieper, Iowa.

Tight end — Trey’Dez Green, LSU.

Wide receivers — Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State; Malachi Toney, Miami; Cam Coleman, Texas.

All-purpose player — Wayne Knight, UCLA.

Kicker — Tate Sandell, Oklahoma.

First Team Defense

Edge — Colin Simmons, Texas; Dylan Stewart, South Carolina.

Tackles — A’Mauri Washington, Oregon; David Stone, Oklahoma.

Linebackers — Rasheem Biles, Texas; Xavier Atkins, Auburn; Rolijah Hardy, Indiana.

Cornerbacks — Leonard Moore, Notre Dame; Ellis Robinson IV, Georgia.

Safeties — KJ Bolden, Georgia; Koi Perich, Oregon.

Defensive back — Bray Hubbard, Alabama.

Punter — Evan Crenshaw, Troy.

Second Team Offense

Quarterback — Trinidad Chambliss, Mississippi.

Running backs — Mark Fletcher Jr., Miami; LJ Martin, BYU.

Tackles — Cayden Green, Missouri; Jordan Seaton, LSU.

Guards — Greg Johnson, Minnesota; Luke Montgomery, Ohio State.

Center — Drew Bobo, Georgia.

Tight end — Terrance Carter Jr., Texas Tech.

Wide receivers — Duce Robinson, Florida State; Charlie Becker, Indiana; KJ Duff, Rutgers.

All-purpose player — Cam Cook, West Virginia.

Kicker — Lucas Carneiro, Mississippi.

Second Team Defense

Edge — Anthony Smith, Minnesota; John Henry Daley, Michigan.

Tackles — Tyrique Tucker, Indiana; Will Echoles, Mississippi.

Linebackers — Sammy Brown, Clemson; Raylen Wilson, Georgia; Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Notre Dame.

Cornerbacks — Brandon Finney Jr., Oregon; Zabien Brown, Alabama.

Safeties — Brauntae Johnson, Notre Dame; Ty Benefield, LSU.

Defensive back — Kelley Jones, Mississippi State.

Punter — Palmer Williams, Baylor.

UGA Football: Georgia, Progressive Insurance® Announce Game Day Sponsorship

ATHENS, Ga. —The University of Georgia and Progressive Insurance — in collaboration with Georgia Bulldogs Sports Marketing, a joint venture between Learfield and JMI Sports — have announced a significant sponsorship that will include Progressive’s logo placement on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium this upcoming season.

“We are proud to be a part of Progressive’s impactful investment in college athletics,” J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks said. “As we look for additional revenue streams while maintaining our strong positioning on a national level, this relationship assists in providing the necessary resources for our student-athletes. We are thrilled that Progressive is joining the many outstanding game day traditions at Sanford Stadium.”

Georgia is one of 13 college football programs nationwide to take part in this initiative, joining Boise State, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Purdue, SMU, Syracuse, Texas Tech, USC and Wake Forest.

“We are excited to be a part of the college football landscape with this investment,” said Sean Freeman, Media Business Leader at Progressive. “It is an opportunity to support the collegiate student-athletes at these storied institutions as well as create a unique viewing experience for the fans. College football is ingrained in the cultures at these Universities, and we are proud to be a small part of those traditions.”

In addition to on-field branding, this collaboration will include sideboard features, in-venue LED signage, digital and social media integrations and other game day experiences designed to engage fans.

Progressive’s branding and integrated marketing elements will debut with the start of the 2026 college football season. The agreement was facilitated by Learfield’s corporate partnership team, on behalf of Georgia Bulldogs Sports Marketing, the company’s centralized resource dedicated to generating impactful partnerships at scale that incorporate high-visibility assets such as on-field logos.

“We’re excited to showcase our new sponsorship with Progressive between the hedges!” said Ryan Gribble, Chief Revenue Officer for Georgia Bulldogs Sports Marketing. “This investment significantly supports UGA Athletics, UGA student-athletes and Dawgs fans everywhere.”

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About Georgia Athletics
A top 20 public university in the U.S. for 10-straight years, the University of Georgia is an academic and athletic powerhouse that boasts 55 national team championships, over 180 Southeastern Conference titles and close to 300 Olympic participants. From distinguished Circle of Honor members to national award winners, Georgia student-athletes have a long tradition of excellence that has placed the Bulldogs among the nation’s most elite programs. UGA Athletics has finished in the top 10 of the Learfield Directors’ Cup on 13 occasions during the program’s illustrious history. www.GeorgiaDogs.com.

About Progressive
Progressive Insurance® makes it easy to understand, buy and use car insurance, home insurance, and other protection needs. Progressive offers choices so consumers can reach us however it’s most convenient for them — online at progressive.com, by phone at 1-800-PROGRESSIVE, via the Progressive mobile app, or in-person with a local agent. Progressive provides insurance for personal and commercial autos and trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and homes; it is a leading seller of personal auto, commercial auto, motorcycle, and boat insurance, and one of the top 15 homeowners insurance carriers in the United States. Founded in 1937, Progressive continues its long history of offering shopping tools and services that save customers time and money, like Name Your Price®, Snapshot®, and HomeQuote Explorer®. The Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based holding company, trade publicly at NYSE: PGR.

About Georgia Bulldogs Sports Marketing
Georgia Bulldogs Sports Marketing is a joint venture between Learfield and JMI Sports that acts as the exclusive multimedia rights holder for the University of Georgia Athletic Association. The locally based team manages corporate sponsorships, venue signage, media, and unified Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) integration for the Bulldogs.

UGA Football: Smart, Players Preview Fall Camp

ATHENS – Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart, along with offensive lineman Earnest Greene, inside linebacker Chris Cole, safety KJ Bolden and tight end Lawson Luckie spoke with the media Wednesday to discuss fall camp and the progress of the team in preparation for the 2026-27 season.

Head Coach Kirby Smart

Opening Statement…
“I’m excited for our guys to be back in a real camp setting. So a couple of things I want to hit on from an athletic department standpoint, and probably the most important thing and exciting thing to me is we, the first game of the year, will not be Tennessee State in Sanford Stadium. There’s actually going to be a soccer match held in Sanford Stadium, which I think most of you know about. I’m excited, it is August 20th, between the hedges at 7 PM, our women’s soccer team will play James Madison University. [Keidane McAlphine] has done an incredible job. I’ve been to several donor events with Keidane. He does an incredible job recruiting, but also trying to make Georgia’s soccer program the best in the country. It will be the first time there’s been a Georgia soccer match held in Sanford Stadium. A lot of you remember the Olympic gold medal match. I was actually in school here in 1996. So, on the 30th anniversary of that, they’re going to have a soccer match in Sanford Stadium. The goal is to break the attendance record, which I fully expect Dawg Nation to get that done, and turn out more than 22,000 people for a soccer match in Sanford Stadium. So, I am excited about that, and hope to be in attendance myself, along with a lot of our players. With it, we’re moving on to a different phase. We talk about the phases of our football program. We have an off-season phase, a summer phase, and a mini-camp phase. The mini-camp phase was probably more productive this year than it’s ever been, in terms of onboarding new players and trying to get guys understanding how to practice. Then, we kick off what we call training camp. What is the purpose of training camp? To subtract some things from your life, so that you can add some things. Everybody’s heard of addition by subtraction. I’m asking each player to have some addition by subtraction. What are you going to do for the next 12 to 14 days that you’re technically in camp? Camp is really longer than that for us, but those are the number of days that you’re not in your normal bed. You’re away, you’re locked in, you’re focused, and school starts. We’re still in camp mode, but you get ready for what you do. We’ve shown a lot of examples of pro players, what they do for camp. Pro teams, what they do for camp. Our history of camp here, and how you can improve your team by gaining depth on your roster, is what we’re going to do. We’re in a really healthy state. I feel like we’ve got a lot of guys that can practice. We’re fortunate to have really good numbers still. I think we’re at 125 to 127 guys practicing, which we’re very fortunate to have those numbers. We can get a lot of guys reps now, and a lot of growth is needed, but I’m excited about this team. We have to test toughness, and a word we talk about a lot around here is grit. We got to find out what kind of grit we got during this camp, so when we get into these fourth quarter battles, we can win them.”

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