The Georgia Bulldogs opened the 2026 season exactly how many expected them to — with a dominant performance from start to finish. No. 3 Georgia cruised past Tennessee State 56-3 Saturday at Sanford Stadium, overwhelming the Tigers on both sides of the football and giving Kirby Smart’s team an emphatic opening-day victory.
The Georgia Bulldogs opened the 2026 season with a huge win at home against Tennessee State. The heat index was measured at over 100 degrees, and the real temperature measured at 96 degrees during the game.
ATHENS - Kirby Smart’s No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs are kicking off the 2026 season Saturday afternoon Between the Hedges in Sanford Stadium against the Tennessee State Tigers.
According to ESPN, the Georgia Bulldogs have the 20th toughest schedule in the country this year. Kirby Smart and the Dawgs are looking to navigate that road and repeat as SEC Champions and College Football Playoff contenders.
After two decades of completely dominating college football, the SEC has gone three consecutive years without winning a national championship. The game has changed and evolved drastically over the last several years in relation to NIL, conference realignment, and the expanded playoffs.
ATHENS - Kirby Smart’s No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs are set to tee it up Between the Hedges in Sanford Stadium to start the year against Tennessee State. Here are three bold takes on what will happen Saturday.
The Georgia Bulldogs will finally kick off the 2026 season this upcoming weekend. Before they tackle a tough nine-game conference schedule, the Bulldogs will host Tennessee State on Saturday inside Sanford Stadium.
Smart may have struck the biggest blow in the battle between the Big Ten and SEC.
The Georgia Bulldogs kick off the 2026 season on Saturday against Tennessee State. Let’s look back on the last season opener for the Dawgs. There was much anticipation and anxiety among the Bulldog faithful for Kirby Smart’s team heading into the 2025 campaign.
With Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs openeing the season against Tennessee State, you should expect to see several Bulldogs be able to step up and shine in a big way.
ATHENS - The Georgia Bulldogs announced Wednesday that the school would “Stripe Sanford” for the game against the Oklahoma Sooners on September 26th. It isn’t the first time UGA has used fans to create a special atmosphere for a game.
Every year there are several true freshmen who find a way to see the field during their first season as a Bulldog. Last year we saw two true freshmen start on the offensive line, an emerging star on the defensive line, a promising safety, two more tight ends, among others make a first-year impact.
Maybe it’s the gray hair. Maybe it’s the fact that Kirby Smart has now been Georgia’s head coach for more than a decade. But looking at Smart at the podium heading into the 2026 season, it’s fair to wonder how much longer we’re actually going to see him coaching Georgia.
ATHENS - Nate Frazier doesn’t want to wait around to flip the switch like he did a season ago. The UGA running back says he intends to be full blast when Georgia’s season starts this weekend Between the Hedges in Sanford Stadium.
The defensive tackle rotation was the primary focus of head coach Kirby Smart’s Monday press conference, but 22-year-old DT Xzavier McLeod was notably absent from the discussion.
The Georgia Bulldogs are moving forward without defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod.
ATHENS - A starting defensive lineman for No. 3 UGA Football is no longer with the program. That news comes only days before the No. 3 Bulldogs first game of the season.
Georgia will beat Tennessee State, but the real question is how the team looks early on and who’s going to stand out among the key backups. Tennessee State lost a 26-24 heartbreaker to Jackson State last week, but overall there’s an improvement.
Arizona provided a glimpse into what its starting lineup could look like without Godfrey during its first two games on a trip to Eastern Europe.
One of college football’s most iconic stadiums is about to look a little different this fall. Georgia has officially partnered with Progressive Insurance to place the company’s logo on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium during the 2026 season.
The expanded College Football Playoff has made the regular season more forgiving, which was one of the strongest arguments for moving beyond four teams.
The Georgia Bulldogs family is mourning the loss of one of its own. Norris Brown, a key contributor to the program’s golden era under Vince Dooley, passed away Friday at the age of 65.
The Georgia Bulldogs missed out on Ta’Shawn Poole, which would have given them one of the best positional duos in the 2027 recruiting class. The Georgia Bulldogs failed to land four-star safety Ta’Shawn Poole, who committed to Florida State over Georgia, Tennessee, and several other programs.
The Georgia Bulldogs just landed an elite in-state player at a position they desperately needed in their 2027 recruiting class. Adryan Cole is the real deal.
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