Georgia news update

Like last offseason, players do have the option to come back for an extra year due to the COVID season in It is not yet known whether they will count towards the man scholarship count, as they did not this season.

Players have until Jan. The following players have already accepted senior bowl invites, showing that they intend to pursue the NFL draft. Related: Early Senior Bowl selections offer hints on Georgia football roster outlook. Georgia football roster tracker: Live updates. Related: More info on Jalen Kimber entering the transfer portal The Bulldogs signed a historic defensive back class in the cycle, bringing in five recruits who are all 4-star players.

James Cook, senior running back, declared for the draft. Defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is now the head coach at Oregon. Will Muschamp and Glenn Schumann will be co-defensive coordinators. A few plays later on third and short, Stetson Bennett flipped it to Brock Bowers, who scampered 15 yards to the end zone. Georgia now leads late in the fourth, Stetson Bennett has a short memory.

And that's good for Georgia. After a costly Red Zone fumble led to Alabama's first touchdown of the game and a five-point Crimson Tide lead, the senior signal-caller launched a yard scoring strike to Adonai Mitchell, giving the Bulldogs the lead right back.

The score is now Bennett knew he had a free play as Alabama's defense jumped offsides, and he certainly took advantage with a throw that has quickly rewritten the script in this back-and-forth drama. Georgia went for two and failed to convert, leaving the National Championship game as a one-point affair in the fourth quarter. Alabama took over inside the Georgia Red Zone after a wild fumble recovery by the Crimson Tide defense. A roughing the passer penalty on Georgia set up Alabama with first and goal at the six-yard line.

On third and goal, Bryce Young completed a pass to tight end Cameron Latu in the end zone for the touchdown, regaining the lead for Alabama. The Tide failed on the two-point conversion. They now lead in the fourth quarter. The momentum has shifted in Indianapolis following a bizarre - and costly - turnover by Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett. Pressured out of the pocket, the Bulldogs signal-caller was unable to throw the ball away, as the pigskin slipped out of his hand and bounced precariously toward the sideline.

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