Coach Kirby Smart: 'How blessed am I?'
As the summer rolls on, we get closer and closer to the college football season. FOX 5’s DJ Shockley caught up with Georgia Bulldogs head coach, Kirby Smart, at the Southeastern Conference media days in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday.
SEC Media Day: Kirby Smart’s new mantra
It's shaping up to be another year where the Georgia Bulldogs make a run at the national championship. Before they do that though, they must get through an upgraded conference in the Southeastern Conference which just added Texas and Oklahoma.
Georgia vs. Kentucky preview
The Kentucky vs. Georgia rivalry in college football is a long-standing and competitive series. Both teams are in the SEC. While Georgia leads the overall record, the game draws plenty of excitement for fans of both teams.
Clemson vs. Georgia preview
A historic and intense rivalry, any Georgia-Clemson game is bound to be great one. Despite not being an annual event, when the powerhouses take the field against each other, it is fierce.
3 UGA football players charged with reckless driving this week
Three University of Georgia football players have been arrested this week and charged with reckless driving, according to UGA Sports and jail records.
UGA-developed nasal COVID-19 vaccine heading to clinical trials
University of Georgia researchers have developed a new nasal COVID-19 vaccine, and it's heading for clinical trials soon.
UGA freshman wide receiver booked into jail for driving wrong way on one-way street
A freshman wide receiver for the University of Georgia was arrested and booked into jail on Saturday for driving the wrong way on a one-way road in Athens, according to jail records.
Four more Georgia public universities to require standardized test in fall 2026
Georgia will require the ACT or SAT college tests at four more public universities starting in the fall of 2026, but will not restore testing requirements to as many colleges as before the pandemic.
Pro-Palestine protesters march from the University of Georgia to Athens City Hall
Students from the University of Georgia gathered at the famous UGA arch along E. Broad Street on Friday evening calling for an end to the war in Gaza.
UGA extends contract for Kirby Smart, Josh Brooks
Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is making Athens his home for close to the next decade and has become the highest paid coach in college football.
Campus protests: Metro Atlanta students plan walkouts after arrests at Columbia
Students at colleges across metro Atlanta are planning walkouts and demonstrations on Wednesday to speak out about recent police action and arrests during previous pro-Palestine protests.
Police arrest pro-Palestine protesters on University of Georgia campus
University of Georgia police and Georgia State Patrol troopers have arrested multiple people during a pro-Palestine protest at the Athens college on Monday morning.
Georgia taps Simone Biles’ longtime coach to co-lead women’s gymnastics team
The University of Georgia has hired Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, a longtime personal coach of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, to help lead the school’s women’s gymnastics program.
English Bulldog found drowned in Chattahoochee River, woman arrested
A woman was charged with putting her dog in a cage and drowning the dog in the Chattahoochee River.
Former UGA player Anthony Edwards named to USA Olympic Team
Anthony Edwards, a former University of Georgia basketball standout, is set to join a star-studded Team USA lineup alongside iconic players such as LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and more.
Board of Regents approves tuition increases across Georgia’s public universities
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved a tuition rate adjustment for the 2024-25 academic year, affecting all 26 public colleges and universities within the system.
Jewish students from Georgia universities unite to confront rising antisemitism
Jewish students at some of Georgia's largest universities came together Thursday night to denounce what they say is growing antisemitism on their campuses.
UGA students describe saving family from car that crashed into creek
Five University of Georgia sorority sisters are being called heroes by the Burke County Sheriff's Office for saving a woman and her children after a car crash left them submerged in water.
Georgia Bulldogs making its first postseason bid in 7 years in NIT
The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team is making its first postseason bid in 7 years.
5 UGA students rescue 2 kids, driver from car crash in creek
Three people, including two children, are alive today thanks to the quick-thinking of five students from the University of Georgia.