UGA Recruiting: Georgia Will Not Be Involved With This Player When He Hits the Portal This Go Around
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— Zachariah āeaseā Branch (@zachariahb03) January 5, 2025
Zachariah Branch told ESPN: āI chose Georgia because I felt like the culture was something special . They have a great coaching staff, the brotherhood within the program, their will to win, being prepared for the next level and being as successful as possible on and off the fieldā¦
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 5, 2025
ATHENS—–Eleven Georgia Bulldogs were selected to the Coaches’ All-Southeastern Conference Teams, the league announced Tuesday.
The SEC Champion Bulldogs (12-1) placed a pair on the First Team in junior linebackerĀ CJ AllenĀ and senior snapperĀ Beau Gardner. Allen, who was a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Lott IMPACT Trophy, ranked among the SEC leaders in tackles per game. He has a team-high 85 stops in 12 starts. Garnder is a finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award which goes to the nation’s best snapper. This season, he has snapped on 65 of 66 PAT/Field Goal attempts plus 48 punts.
The Coaches All-SEC Second Team featured six Bulldogs in juniorĀ Zachariah BranchĀ (WR), redshirt juniorĀ Drew BoboĀ (C), juniorĀ Monroe FreelingĀ (OL), sophomoreĀ KJ BoldenĀ (DB), seniorĀ Brett ThorsonĀ (P) and juniorĀ Peyton WoodringĀ (PK). The All-SEC Third Team featured redshirt juniorĀ Gunner StocktonĀ (QB), sophomoreĀ Nate FrazierĀ (RB) and seniorĀ Daylen EveretteĀ (DB) while Branch also made the team as all-purpose selection.
The SEC’s individual award winners will be announced on Wednesday. The league’s Freshman All-SEC Team will be announced on Thursday.
Third-ranked Georgia has earned a first round bye in the College Football Playoffs (CFP). The Bulldogs will play in the CFP quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. EST against either No. 6 Ole Miss or No. 20 Tulane. The Rebels (11-1) play host to the Green Wave (11-2) in first-round CFP action on Dec. 20 at 3:30 EST.