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No. 3 Georgia stifles No. 9 Alabama to win 2nd straight SEC title

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ATLANTA – Gunner Stockton threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Georgia to a stifling 28-7 win over No. 9 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday.

Stockton was a surgical 20-of-26 passing (76.9%), earning the Most Valuable Player award.

Nate Frazier rushed for 52 yards and a score, while Zachariah Branch had five catches for 53 yards and a touchdown for Georgia (12-1), which won its second straight conference title and clinched a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff.

The Bulldogs held Alabama to -3 rushing yards, avenging their 24-21 home loss to the Crimson Tide on Sept. 27.

Ty Simpson completed 19 of 39 passes for 212 yards, throwing a touchdown and an interception for Alabama (10-3), which awaits its CFP fate on Sunday. The Crimson Tide were previously 4-0 against Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and had won 10 of the last 11 meetings.

After punting on each of its first two drives, Georgia made the game’s first momentum-swinging play, as Cole Speer blocked Blake Doud’s punt, which was recovered at Alabama’s 21-yard line. Following three rushes, Stockton found Roderick Robinson II for a 1-yard passing score, giving the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead with 4:36 left in the first quarter.

On Alabama’s ensuing drive, Simpson’s pass skipped off Isaiah Horton’s hands and was intercepted by Daylen Everette. Georgia then doubled its lead as Stockton’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Bell stamped a 14-play, nearly-eight-minute drive with 8:43 left in the second quarter.

Georgia outgained Alabama 168-70 in the opening half, including an 88-17 advantage on the ground.

The Bulldogs extended their lead to 21-0 on Frazier’s 9-yard touchdown rush with 10:47 left in the third quarter.

Alabama’s offensive implosion continued as it was forced to punt three straight times to begin the second half. The Crimson Tide didn’t eclipse 100 total yards until Simpson’s 21-yard pass to Kaleb Edwards on the final play of the third.

Georgia’s Demello Jones committed a pass interference on the possession, extending Alabama’s drive to the Bulldogs’ 23. Alabama then found the end zone on Simpson’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Germie Bernard with 12:33 left in the fourth.

After Alabama forced a Georgia punt, Simpson’s pass to Bernard sailed on fourth-and-2, turning the ball over on the Crimson Tide’s 12-yard line with 8:13 remaining.

Stockton’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Branch three plays later iced the victory.

–Jack Batten, Field Level Media

No. 3 Georgia out for revenge in SEC title game vs. No. 9 Alabama

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It’s not every year that a college football team has the opportunity to exact revenge after an early-season loss. No. 3 Georgia will have that chance Saturday when it faces No. 9 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship in Atlanta.

Georgia (11-1) has rattled off eight straight wins since falling to Alabama 24-21 at home on Sept. 27. The Bulldogs are firmly in the College Football Playoff picture, but they can clinch a bye in the 12-team tournament with a win over the Crimson Tide. If Georgia can get it, it would be a rare win for the red and black in the series.

Georgia has lost 10 of 11 against Alabama since 2007 and is 0-4 against the Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Luckily for head coach Kirby Smart’s team, the Bulldogs look like a much different team than they did in September.

“Seems like ages ago,” Smart said of the first matchup. “We’ve improved in some areas. We’ve gone full circle in other areas. But the growth of (quarterback) Gunner (Stockton) would be one thing. He’s played in more games. He’s played in a lot of tough environments. As the year goes on, you get more comfortable with who you are. You tweak some things. We’ve moved some things around and tried to make things better.”

Stockton threw for just 130 yards in the loss, but has since helped the Bulldogs qualify for their fifth straight SEC title game appearance. The redshirt senior has thrown for 2,535 yards and 20 touchdowns, while adding 403 yards and eight scores on the ground.

Smart, a former four-year Georgia player who never had the chance to play for a conference title, understands the importance of Saturday, regardless of its CFP implications.

“It’s a chance to win an SEC championship,” Smart said. “That’s a very rare thing. These opportunities are hard to come by. The SEC we’re talking about now was not the SEC we were talking about for the last, I don’t know, almost a hundred years. It’s a challenge to win that trophy. It’s a mark of toughness, of battle scars. The team that wins it has been through a gauntlet.”

Alabama (10-2) got its desired combination of outcomes on the final day of the regular season. After Texas A&M lost to Texas, the Crimson Tide sealed a spot in Atlanta with their 27-20 win over Auburn.

It’s not a certainty that Alabama will make the CFP if it loses on Saturday, and head coach Kalen DeBoer is already prepared if his team can’t complete the season sweep of Georgia.

“I just think when you’re really trying to have a playoff, you need your best teams in there. There’s no doubt in my mind that we are one of the best teams,” DeBoer said. “I don’t say that arrogantly. I just really believe that’s what it is. There’s a ton of metrics I know people look at: strength of record, FPI. We’re right at the top. Playing in your conference championship shouldn’t be something that we’re worried about as far as what that would do to our playoff hopes. We got here by earning it.”

The Crimson Tide have been led by Ty Simpson’s 3,056 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. The fourth-year Alabama quarterback watched from the bench the last time the team played in the SEC Championship in 2023, and is well aware of the stakes that Saturday will bring.

“This wasn’t something that a committee picked, we earned this,” Simpson said. “We went through a tough schedule to get to this position. But we also have got to understand that this isn’t the same team we played a couple months ago. … This is why you come to Alabama. This is what you dream about as a kid, playing in an SEC championship, and we need to make sure we see it like that.”

–Field Level Media

Gunner Stockton (5 total TDs), No. 5 Georgia dominate No. 10 Texas

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ATHENS, Ga. — Gunner Stockton completed 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns and added a rushing score on Saturday as No. 5 Georgia posted a commanding 35-10 victory over No. 10 Texas in a pivotal Southeastern Conference showdown.

Noah Thomas caught two touchdowns, London Humphreys hauled in a touchdown and Nate Frazier ran for 72 yards for Georgia (9-1, 7-1 SEC), which won its sixth straight game while wrapping up its conference slate. The Bulldogs outgained Texas 357-274, outscoring the visitors 21-0 in the fourth quarter.

Arch Manning threw for 251 yards, a touchdown and an interception for Texas (7-3, 4-2), which saw its College Football Playoff hopes take a massive hit. Ryan Wingo had nine catches for 62 yards for the Longhorns, who committed nine penalties to Georgia’s one.

Leading 14-3, Georgia committed its only turnover as Stockton was intercepted by Anthony Hill Jr. at the Bulldogs’ 36-yard line with 8:11 left in the third quarter.

After a Georgia pass interference penalty, Manning found Wingo for a 7-yard score, trimming Texas’ deficit to four with 5:27 remaining in the third.

Georgia responded with a 10-play, 73-yard scoring drive, stamped with Stockton’s 30-yard touchdown strike to Humphreys.

Head coach Kirby Smart then made the bold decision for an onside kick, which was recovered by Georgia’s Cash Jones with 14:20 left in the fourth. The Bulldogs pushed their advantage to 28-10 on Stockton’s 6-yard scoring pass to Lawson Luckie.

After Jack Bouwmeester’s fifth punt, Stockton’s 4-yard rushing score cemented a dominant Georgia win.

Mason Shipley’s 33-yard field goal put Texas ahead 3-0 six minutes into the game, then Stockton’s 17-yard touchdown pass to Thomas gave Georgia a 7-3 edge with 4:12 left in the opening quarter.

Following Texas’ three-and-out, Stockton’s 30-yard pass to Zachariah Branch pushed the Georgia drive to the Longhorns’ 8-yard line. Thomas then hauled in his second touchdown of the first half — a 4-yard score to give the Bulldogs a 14-3 lead with 12:49 remaining in the second quarter.

The Longhorns squandered an opportunity to cut into the deficit two drives later, as Manning’s overthrow was picked off by K.J. Bolden at Georgia’s 16-yard line.

Texas committed seven first-half penalties to Georgia’s zero, while the visitors went 0-for-6 on third-down conversions in the first 30 minutes.

–Jack Batten, Field Level Media

Oct 11, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin looks on during warm ups prior to the game against the Washington State Cougars at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

No. 4 Ole Miss eyes first win at No. 9 Georgia in 29 years

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Searching for their first win in Athens since 1996, the fifth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels face their toughest road test to date on Saturday against the No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play.

Last time out, Ole Miss (6-0, 3-0 SEC) escaped with a 24-21 victory over Washington State despite being heavily favored. Not much has gone wrong through the first half of an unbeaten season for the Rebels, but coach Lane Kiffin knows his team will have to play better Saturday afternoon in front of 93,033 fans in red and black.

“We’re going to have to have a great week of preparation to go on the road in a very tough environment with elite players and in a phenomenal coaching staff,” Kiffin said. ” … I think our players and staff are really excited about that, any time you get a chance to play the premier program in college football over the last five years.”

Since quarterback Austin Simmons suffered an ankle injury in Week 2 against Kentucky, first-year Rebel Trinidad Chambliss has thrown for 1,286 yards and seven touchdowns, while adding 281 yards and three scores on the ground.

Saturday will mark the first pass Chambliss has thrown on the road after rushing three times for 13 yards in limited action at Kentucky. Kiffin’s confidence in the Division II transfer is growing every week, but Sanford Stadium will create a new challenge for the offense.

“We (played at) Kentucky, but this is another level, especially with ‘(College) GameDay’ being there and how the crowd will be,” Kiffin said. “You have to block out the noise and stay focused on what we have to do, which is play really well, take care of the ball better than we did a week ago and let players make plays by doing your job and not trying to do too much when you get in those environments.”

Georgia (5-1, 3-1) gutted out a 20-10 win at Auburn last Saturday, forcing a goal-line fumble to spark a rally after trailing by 10 points late in the first half.

Like Ole Miss, the Bulldogs will need a jolt to earn a win with massive postseason implications.

“We need the best atmosphere we’ve ever had in Sanford Stadium,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Lane. He does an incredible job. Probably one of the best things he does is in-game coaching, having coached with him and watched him for years. “

Smart and Kiffin overlapped from 2014-15 as the defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively, under Nick Saban at Alabama.

Playing for the third straight year for the first time since playing annually from 1966-2002, Georgia blew past the Rebels 52-17 in 2023, before Ole Miss posted a 28-10 win over the Bulldogs last November. Smart isn’t playing into past meetings, though.

“Not a big revenge guy,” Smart said. “They could’ve said that last year about us because they came here and played the year before. I’m big into what gets us to play our best, and that usually comes from intrinsic stuff for me, not looking in the past. Those teams were different teams. This team’s a different team.”

First-year starting quarterback Gunner Stockton has thrown for 1,264 yards and six touchdowns, while rushing for 220 yards and six scores. Stockton’s six rushing touchdowns are tied for fourth most in the SEC.

–Field Level Media

Georgia Bulldogs running back Josh McCray (2) runs the ball as Auburn Tigers take on Georgia Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Auburn Tigers lead Georgia Bulldogs 10-3 at halftime.

No. 10 Georgia overcomes slow start to beat Auburn for 9th straight time

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Gunner Stockton completed 24 of 37 passes for 217 yards and ran for a game-sealing touchdown on Saturday night to help No. 10 Georgia rally for a 20-10 victory over host Auburn in Southeastern Conference play.

Zachariah Branch had nine receptions for 57 yards for Georgia (5-1, 3-1 SEC), which scored 20 unanswered points to earn its ninth straight win over the Tigers.

Jackson Arnold threw for 137 yards and added 55 yards and a rushing score for Auburn (3-3, 0-3), which dropped its third straight game. Cam Coleman had seven catches for 50 yards for the Tigers, who were outgained 296-277.

Trailing 10-3, Georgia knotted the score after Stockton’s 30-yard pass to Noah Thomas was followed by Chauncey Bowens’ 2-yard rushing score with 7:23 left in the third.

After an Auburn punt, the Bulldogs took its first lead on Peyton Woodring’s 53-yard goal at the 1:22 mark of the third. Woodring missed his first field goal of the season on the Bulldogs’ next possession – this time a 45-yard attempt going wide right.

Following Auburn’s third consecutive three-and-out, Georgia iced the game with a methodical 16-play, 78-yard drive spanning 8:45 of game clock. Stockton sealed the Bulldogs’ second straight win with a 10-yard rushing touchdown with 1:53 remaining to give Georgia a 20-10 edge.

The Tigers opened the game with a dominant 14-play, 75-yard drive which spanned more than seven minutes and ended with Arnold’s 2-yard touchdown run.

After Georgia punted, Auburn tacked on with Alex McPherson’s 25-yard field goal at the 13:41 mark of the second quarter.

The Tigers were on the brink of extending its lead to three scores before Arnold was stripped as he was attempting to reach the ball across the goal line. The ball was recovered by Kyron Jones on the Bulldogs’ 1-yard line with 1:32 left in the first half.

Stockton then engineered a 12-play, 88-yard drive in just over a minute, capped with Woodring’s 29-yard field goal to cut Georgia’s halftime-deficit to 10-3.

After Auburn tallied 10 points on 145 yards of offense in its opening two drives, the Bulldogs limited the Tigers to no points and 132 yards over their final eight drives.

Conversely, Georgia managed just 20 yards on its first three series before the offense awakened late in the first half.

–Field Level Media

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws the ball during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Alabama in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

With both teams in a ‘bad mood,’ No. 12 Georgia battles Kentucky

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Looking to begin a new home winning streak, No. 12 Georgia will try to overcome a disappointing loss ahead of a Southeastern Conference matchup with Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Athens, Ga.

Georgia (3-1, 1-1 SEC) fell 24-21 to then-No. 17 Alabama last week to snap the Bulldogs’ FBS-best 33-game home winning streak.

After dropping seven spots in the latest Top 25 poll, Georgia will try to avoid losing two games in a row.

“We’ve got to go play a really good football team, so I’m not concerned about it,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said of managing the emotions after the loss to Alabama.

History shows Kentucky is the right opponent for Georgia to get back on track, as the Bulldogs have won 15 straight in the series. That doesn’t mean Smart won’t have his team ready for the Wildcats’ level of toughness.

“We’ve had head-to-head battles many times with these guys. Coach (Mark) Stoops’ teams are always physical, so we know it’ll be physical,” Smart said. “They have a defensive head coach, Coach Stoops, who believes in running the ball. They have really good run schemes, and they have really big physical guys, and their backs match their O-line in terms of size.”

Georgia will look to revitalize its passing game after Gunner Stockton mustered just 130 yards through the air against Alabama, the fewest by a Bulldogs quarterback since Stetson Bennett threw for 116 yards in 2022 against Kentucky.

Following a 35-13 loss to South Carolina last week, Kentucky (2-2, 0-2) has dropped seven straight conference games since an upset of No. 6 Ole Miss on Sept. 28 of last season.

Stoops and company are getting Georgia at a bad time, but the Wildcats have their own score to settle Saturday.

“Another great challenge here this week, going on the road and playing a great Georgia team, always a very big challenge, as we know,” Stoops said. “Georgia coming off a loss, I’m sure they’ll be in a bad mood, like our players are.”

Stoops, who in his 13th season at Kentucky is the longest-tenured SEC head coach, is still looking for his first win over the Bulldogs. Last season marked one of Kentucky’s best chances, as the Wildcats held a fourth-quarter lead over No.1 Georgia before falling 13-12.

“Through the years, we’ve always tried to be very tough and very physical and play the game the right way,” Stoops said. “(Georgia) has been, certainly, on the right side of the wins and losses. They have a great team. They’ve beat a lot of people and they’ve had a great program for a long time.”

After seventh-year quarterback Zach Calzada went down with a shoulder injury in Kentucky’s 30-23 loss to Ole Miss on Sept. 6, Stoops inserted redshirt freshman Cutter Boley, who has thrown for 364 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions, through his first two career starts. Boley struggled against the Gamecocks, completing just 10 of 19 passes for 124 yards with two picks.

“Cutter will get better,” Stoops said. “The nice thing about him, he’s very resilient and has a strong belief in himself, and the players believe in him as well.”

–Field Level Media

Sep 27, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Germie Bernard (5) runs against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Ellis Robinson IV (1) and defensive back KJ Bolden (4) in the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

No. 17 Alabama halts No. 5 Georgia’s home winning streak at 33

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Ty Simpson completed 24 of 38 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 17 Alabama held on for a 24-21 win over No. 5 Georgia in a Southeastern Conference clash on Saturday night in Athens, Ga.

Isaiah Horton and Germie Bernard had one touchdown reception apiece and Simpson added a score on a quarterback scramble for Alabama (3-1, 1-0 SEC), which ended Georgia’s 33-game home winning streak and hasn’t lost in Athens since 2003.

Chauncey Bowens had 12 carries for 119 yards and a touchdown to lead Georgia (3-1, 1-1), which suffered its first home loss since 2019. Gunner Stockton completed 13 of 20 passes for 120 yards for one touchdown.

Alabama outgained Georgia 397-357, including a 280-130 advantage through the air.

The Crimson Tide jumped to a 14-0 lead on back-to-back touchdown passes by Simpson.

Bernard opened the scoring with a 6-yard TD reception with 7:41 left in the first quarter. He leaped to make the catch across the middle of the end zone.

Horton followed with a 6-yard scoring grab in the opening minute of the second quarter. Simpson planted his feet and found Horton open in the back of the end zone.

Georgia pulled within 14-7 on the following possession. Colbie Young got free down the right sideline and caught a high-arching pass from Stockton for the easy 38-yard score.

The Crimson Tide made it 17-7 on a 24-yard field goal by Conor Talty with 8:30 left in the first half.

Georgia cut the deficit to 17-14 with 2:08 remaining before the break. Bowens took a pitch left and sprinted across the goal line from 2 yards out.

Alabama answered with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive that took only 1:34 off the clock. Simpson finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to put the Crimson Tide on top 24-14.

Josh McCray brought the Bulldogs within 24-21 on a 1-yard plunge across the goal line with 6:30 remaining in the third quarter. He fought off a pair of defenders to muscle into the end zone.

Alabama defensive lineman James Smith was penalized for targeting in the third quarter and ejected for the remainder of the game. The call set up a first-and-goal for Georgia, which capitalized two plays later on McCray’s touchdown.

On its final three possessions, Georgia punted twice and turned the ball over on downs as Alabama squashed the host’s hopes of a late comeback.

-Field Level Media

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws a deep ball during the Georgia G-Day spring football game in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Gunner Stockton finally gets full-time chance to lead Georgia

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The official start of a new era under center in Athens will begin on Saturday, when the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs host the Marshall Thundering Herd in the season opener.

After patiently waiting his turn, redshirt junior quarterback Gunner Stockton will assume the role of starting quarterback in 2025 after filling in for an injured Carson Beck at the end of last season. Stockton helped rally the Bulldogs to an SEC Championship Game victory over Texas, before throwing for 234 yards and a touchdown in Georgia’s Sugar Bowl loss to Notre Dame.

Now with a full offseason as the leader under his belt, Stockton is eagerly anticipating his chance.

“We’re really excited about the season,” said Stockton, who holds the Georgia high school state record for career passing yards (13,652) and touchdowns (177). “We’ve had a great offseason, just getting to know everybody and coming together and really connecting. … I’m excited for this new year with the SEC schedule. It’s no joke. I’m glad there’s a bunch of home games. Can’t wait for the first one against Marshall.”

Before Stockton and company can begin to think about the gauntlet of the SEC, the Bulldogs (11-3 in 2024) will welcome a Marshall team coming off its first 10-win season in nine years. After winning the Sun Belt title last year, head coach Charles Huff left for Southern Mississippi and the Thundering Herd hired first-year head coach Tony Gibson, who was serving as North Carolina State’s defensive coordinator.

Preparing for the second all-time meeting with the program, Smart won’t let his team overlook the overmatched visitors.

“Marshall’s got a tremendous history of a lot of good football players, a lot of good teams,” Smart said. “To look and see what they did last year in a really, extremely tough Sun Belt Conference, it kind of speaks for itself. So, our guys are excited to go play. We always say the game’s about us, and it’ll always be about how we play. We’ve got to go play our best, so that’s the next step for us.”

Following a roster overhaul that saw Marshall’s starting quarterback, leading rusher and virtually every contributing receiver enter the transfer portal, the Thundering Herd (10-3) were predicted to finish sixth in the Sun Belt’s East Division.

Gibson knows it may take an adjustment period with the number of new faces, but that won’t stop him from laying the necessary groundwork.

“We have 72 new players. We have 54 out of the portal and 18 from high school,” Gibson said. “Our goal is we’re going to establish a run game on offense. I want a physical football team. People that do not fit in well with me and our team are lazy and soft. I want loyal people as well.”

Syracuse transfer Carlos Del Rio-Wilson has emerged as Marshall’s projected starter at quarterback. Before missing last season due to injury, Del Rio-Wilson appeared in 14 games from 2022-23, totaling 624 passing yards and five total touchdowns.

–Field Level Media

Nov 30, 2024; Lubbock, Texas, USA; A general view of the Double T flags held by the Goin’ Band from Raiderland color guard before the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images

Texas Tech lands No. 2 recruit, EDGE LaDamion Guyton

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The Texas Tech Red Raiders continue to land high-ranking recruits — and they pulled the rug out from under the Georgia Bulldogs with their latest addition.

Five-star edge rusher and Georiga native LaDamion Guyton, the No. 2 overall prospect in the class of 2027, announced his commitment to Texas Tech on Thursday.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Guyton opted for the Red Raiders over Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

It’s the latest in a run of landmark commitments boasted by Texas Tech, which had not signed a five-star recruit out of high school until 2024. The Red Raiders could have two this summer should they end up signing both Guyton and offensive tackle Felix Ojo, who committed to Texas Tech in early July.

On top of that, the Raiders are in the running to land 2027 five-star offensive tackle Cooper Hackett out of Oklahoma.

Over his first two years at Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Guyton racked up 134 tackles and 33 tackles for loss (including 16.5 sacks).

While high school recruits cannot receive official revenue-sharing contract offers until Aug. 1 of their senior years, it’s expected that Guyton could receive a three-year deal worth up to $3.5 million, according to The On3 and Athletic.

–Field Level Media

Nov 16, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Nitro Tuggle (2) runs after a catch against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Georgia WR Nitro Tuggle arrested for reckless driving

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Georgia wide receiver Nitro Tuggle faces charges of reckless driving and speeding following his arrest on Thursday morning.

Athens-Clarke County Police booked the rising sophomore on the two misdemeanor charges just before 2 a.m. ET and released him on a $20 cash bond an hour later, according to online records.

Tuggle caught three passes for 34 yards in two games for the Bulldogs as a 2024 freshman. He initially announced plans to enter the transfer portal in December before electing to stay at Georgia.

The school has not yet released a statement on Tuggle’s arrest. It’s the latest incident for a program that has seen more than two dozen arrests or citations for speeding, reckless driving or racing since a fatal crash in January 2023 that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Tuggle was ranked as a four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 out of Northwood High School in Nappanee, Ind.

–Field Level Media