Georgia Football

Sonny Smart, father of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, passed away in New Orleans last week. UGA ATHLETICS

Sonny Smart, father of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, passed away in New Orleans last week. UGA ATHLETICS

Charles Winslette shares memories of late friend Sonny Smart

According to a University of Georgia press release, Sonny Smart, father of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart, died Saturday in New Orleans. He was surrounded by his wife, Sharon, and their three children, Kendall, Karl, and Kirby.
Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams before Georgia’s annual G-Day scrimmage on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. (COURTESY OF UGA ATHLETICS)

Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams before Georgia’s annual G-Day scrimmage on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. (COURTESY OF UGA ATHLETICS)

Storylines surrounding Georgia emerge at SEC media days

SEC Media Days in Dallas, Texas, featured two new additions to the storied football conference this week.Texas and Oklahoma officially joined the SEC on July 1. However, according to several national polls, the Georgia Bulldogs are back on top, ranked No. 1 in the country heading into 2024.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Running backs coach Dell McGee

Few people have figured as prominently in Georgia’s ascent to the summit of college football as Dell McGee, the Bulldogs’ run game coordinator and running backs coach.
Lance McCurley/File Photo

Lance McCurley/File Photo

McCurley: ‘Damn Good Dawg’ defined

Last weekend, former Georgia running back Sony Michel (2014-2017) announced his retirement from the NFL after just five seasons—but he steps away from football with a pair of Super Bowl rings adorning his sizable fingers.
Former Gatewood Gators All-State player Weston Wallace enjoys a moment with the national championship trophy after helping UGA secure its second-straight title-winning season. (Photo/UGA Athletics)

Former Gatewood Gators All-State player Weston Wallace enjoys a moment with the national championship trophy after helping UGA secure its second-straight title-winning season. (Photo/UGA Athletics)

Wallace values time on UGA scout team

Eatonton native and Gatewood Schools alumnus Weston Wallace spent the last three years at the University of Georgia as a member of its back-to-back, defending national championship-winning football team.
Loran Smith, Columnist

Loran Smith, Columnist

Smith: Todd Monken leaves UGA after building legacy

While I didn’t resort to keeping a tally sheet, I must have been asked three dozen times or more if I thought Todd Monken would be leaving Georgia for the National Football League. The answer was that I had no idea; and furthermore, that nobody except the coach himself knew.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

SMITH: Aiming for a three-peat

There will always be interesting vignettes in sports histories, some current, but most of them retold with a new perspective as a fragile world turns.