Category: UGA Football

ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia football team has added another batch of 2021 All-America honors as the College Football Playoff season approaches.
 
Senior defensive lineman Jordan Davis and junior linebacker Nakobe Dean already had been named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-America First Team and senior offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer was named to the group’s Second Team.  In addition, Davis and Dean were named to the Walter Camp All-America First Team and Salyer was a Second Team selection.
 
Now, Georgia has piled up another series of All-America accolades, including junior safety Lewis Cine and freshman tight end Brock Bowers earning First-Team honors:
 
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA): Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean (First Team); Jamaree Salyer, Quay Walker, Jalen Carter (Second Team)
 
Sporting News: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean, Lewis Cine (First Team)
 
USA Today: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean, Brock Bowers (First Team)
 
AP: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean (First Team); Brock Bowers, Devonte Wyatt (Second Team); Lewis Cine (Third Team)
 
ESPN: Brock Bowers, Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean (First Team)
 
The Athletic: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean, Brock Bowers (First Team)
 
Bleacher Report: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean, Lewis Cine (First Team)
 
CBS: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean (First Team); Brock Bowers, Devonte Wyatt (Second Team); Lewis Cine (Third Team)
 
Phil Steele: Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean (First Team); Jamaree Salyer, Brock Bowers (Second Team)
 
Senior Bowl: Jordan Davis (First Team)
 
The No. 3 Bulldogs will face second-ranked Michigan in a CFP Semifinal in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 31.  Kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., will be at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

The Georgia Bulldog Club (TGBC) cumulative priority point requirements for the 2021 Capital One Orange Bowl have been determined.

The Capital One Orange Bowl awards 13,000 tickets to each participating institution. UGA’s ticket allotment is distributed amongst several groups, including TGBC donors, UGA faculty/staff, UGA students, and other institutional needs. TGBC donors were provided access to approximately 9,000 tickets.

Georgia Bulldog Club Donor Tickets – Orange Bowl seat allocations were determined based on cumulative TGBC priority point totals, whereas the number of tickets that donors were eligible to request was based on 2021 Hartman Fund annual giving level and/or one’s Magill Society commitment level. Donors who requested tickets were prioritized and tickets were allocated until our inventory was exhausted. Based on limited ticket supply and high donor demand, Orange Bowl tickets were allocated to donors who requested tickets and had 60,100 cumulative TGBC priority points or higher.

UGA received 160 club seats for donor distribution, which were located in the end zone (sections 207 & 208).  With that in mind, the allocation path started near mid-field, worked around the lower level, and club seats were assigned accordingly once lower-level sideline inventory was exhausted.

Ticket Limits

• 6 tickets: 2021 Bulldog Club members who contributed $10,000 or more to the Hartman Fund AND/OR Magill Society members with a commitment of $100,000 or above with a cumulative TGBC priority point total of 60,100 and higher were able to secure up to 6 tickets.
• 4 tickets: 2021 Bulldog Club members who contributed $5,000 or more to the Hartman Fund AND/OR Magill Society members with a commitment of $50,000-$99,999 with a cumulative TGBC priority point total of 60,100 and higher were able to secure up to 4 tickets.
• 2 tickets:  2021 Bulldog Club members who contributed $100 or more to the Hartman Fund AND/OR Magill Society members with a commitment of $25,000-$49,999 with a cumulative TGBC priority point total of 60,100 and higher were able to secure up to 2 tickets.

All Orange Bowl game tickets will be sent via “Mobile Delivery” no later than Tuesday, December 21^st.

UGA Faculty/Staff Tickets

• UGA Faculty/Staff cutoffs were identified on priority level.

• All Faculty/Staff, who submitted a ticket request, with a priority level between 1A and 34D will receive tickets.
• All Orange Bowl game tickets will be sent via “Mobile Delivery” by Tuesday, December 21^st.

BRISTOL, Conn. — Georgia senior defensive lineman Jordan Davis on Thursday was chosen as the 2021 winner of the Outland Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award. Additionally, Davis and junior linebacker Nakobe Dean earned First-Team Walter Camp All-America honors and senior offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer was named to the Second Team.

The Outland Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman, while the Bednarik Award goes to the top defensive player as judged by the Maxwell Football Club. Davis, Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh (2009) and Pitt’s Aaron Donald (2013) are the only players to win the Outland Trophy and the Bednarik Award in the same season.

Davis joined Bill Stanfill (1968) as Georgia’s winners of the Outland Trophy. Davis and David Pollack (2004) are the Bulldogs who have claimed the Bednarik Award.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation presented its 132nd All-America teams on Thursday.

The award announcements came Thursday during the 31st annual Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.

Davis and Dean have helped Georgia (12-1, 8-0 SEC) lead the nation in scoring defense (9.5 points per game) and rank second in total defense (254.3 yards per game) and third nationally in rushing defense (81.7 yards per game). 

Davis, a native of Charlotte, N.C., anchors the interior line with 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Dean, from Horn Lake, Miss., is tied for the team lead with 61 stops, including a team-leading 8.5 tackles for loss and five sacks, and he has two interceptions and a forced fumble. Dean earlier this week secured the 2021 Butkus Award as the nation’s best linebacker and was picked as captain of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Salyer, who hails from Atlanta, helped pave the way for 40.7 points and 441.9 yards per game this season. He has seen action at both left tackle, including nine starts, and right guard. 

The No. 3 Bulldogs will face second-ranked Michigan in a College Football Playoff semifinal in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 31. Kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., will be at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

ATHENS, Ga. — Four Bulldogs were named to the Freshman All-SEC Team, according to a recent announcement following the votes of the league coaches.

Georgia TE Brock Bowers, OL Broderick Jones, WR Ladd McConkey and DB Kelee Ringo were tabbed to the Freshman All-SEC team.

In addition, the Bulldogs had a combined total of 10 players named to the All-SEC First Team and Second Team, including five First Team selections.  Bowers, senior DL Jordan Davis, senior DL Devonte Wyatt, junior ILB Nakobe Dean and senior P Jake Camarda were all named to the First Team.

Senior OT Jamaree Salyer, senior OG Justin Shaffer, sophomore DL Jalen Carter, senior DB Derion Kendrick and junior S Lewis Cine were included on the Second Team.

No. 3 Georgia will face No. 2 Michigan in a CFP Semifinal in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 31.  Kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., will be at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has been voted the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year while Brock Bowers has earned the title of SEC Freshman of the Year, according to a recent announcement following the votes of the league coaches.

In his sixth season as head coach, Smart has guided the No. 3 Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and the program’s fourth SEC Eastern Division title since 2017.  Later this month, Georgia will play No. 2 Michigan in its second College Football Playoff Semifinal since Smart’s arrival.  Smart was also the 2017 SEC Coach of the Year when the Bulldogs advanced to the CFP National Championship Game.

This marks the 13^th SEC Coach of the Year for a Georgia football head coach voted on by the coaches.  Smart is the fifth Bulldog coach to garner this honor.

Bowers, a native of Napa, Calif., posted the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his first season after hauling in a career-high 10 balls for a career-high 139 yards and a score during the SEC Championship Game showdown with Alabama last weekend.  He owns the UGA single season touchdown record for a tight end with 11.  His 11 scoring catches also ties the school record for touchdown receptions in a season (WR Terrence Edwards, 2002).

Bowers also owns the single season receiving yards for a tight end (791) on 47 catches, which is now just two catches short of tying the school’s single season record for tight end catches.  He is one of only two freshmen nationally to be ranked in the top 11 in total receiving touchdowns with 11 and he is the top tight end on that national list.

This marks the seventh SEC Freshman of the Year for the Bulldogs voted on by the coaches.  Current New York Giant Jake Fromm (2017) was the last Georgia player to earn this accolade.

In addition, the Bulldogs had a total of 10 players named to the All-SEC First Team and Second Team, including five First Team selections.  Bowers, senior DL Jordan Davis, senior DL Devonte Wyatt, junior ILB Nakobe Dean and senior P Jake Camarda were all named to the First Team.

Senior OT Jamaree Salyer, senior OG Justin Shaffer, sophomore DL Jalen Carter, senior DB Derion Kendrick and junior S Lewis Cine were included on the Second Team.

On Thursday, the Freshman All-SEC Team is expected to be announced.

The No. 3 Bulldogs will face No. 2 Michigan in a CFP Semifinal in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 31.  Kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., will be at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia senior defensive lineman Jordan Davis and junior linebacker Nakobe Dean have been named two of four finalists for the 2021 Lott IMPACT Trophy, according to an announcement from the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation.

Davis, a native of Charlotte, N.C., and Dean, a native of Horn Lake, Miss., join Michigan senior defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson and Utah senior linebacker Devin Lloyd as the four finalists.  The Lott IMPACT Trophy goes to the defensive IMPACT (Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community, and Tenacity) player of the year.

Former Bulldog All-American and College Football Hall of Fame inductee David Pollack won the inaugural Lott Trophy in 2004.  Since then, Jarvis Jones (2012) has also been a finalist for the honor.

This year’s Lott winner will be announced Dec. 12 in Newport Beach, Calif.

Davis and Dean have helped Georgia (12-1, 8-0 SEC) lead the nation in scoring defense (9.5 points per game), rank second in total defense (254.3 yards per game) and third nationally in rushing defense (81.7 ypg).  Davis anchors the interior line with 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks while Dean is tied for the team lead with 61 stops, including a team-leading 8.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and has two interceptions and a forced fumble.

Davis was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trohpy and is a finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Outland Trophy, the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Senior CLASS Award (https://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/football_2021).  The winners of the Walter Camp, Outland and Bednarik awards will be announced live on Thursday during the 31^st annual Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN from 7-9 pm ET.

Dean has already secured the 2021 Butkus Award, was a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and was captain of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.  In addition, Dean was named to the SEC Community Service Team.

The No. 3 Bulldogs will face No. 2 Michigan in a College Football Playoff Semifinal in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 31.  Kickoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., will be at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.