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MBB: Georgia meets South Carolina Tonight at the Stege
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Location: Athens, Ga.
Promotional Giveaway: The first 750 UGA students receive a reversible bucket hat.
Tickets: www.georgiadogs.com/mbbtix
TV: SEC Network (Rich Hollenbery, play-by-play; Daymeon Fishback, analyst)
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Network – Sirius 81 (Scott Howard, play-by-play; Chuck Dowdle, analyst; Adam Gillespie, producer)
The Starting Five
• Georgia returns to the friendly and increasingly raucous confines of Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday to host the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Bulldogs will play three of their next four games at home.
• Georgia is 11-1 at home this season, with capacity crowds for the Bulldogs’ three SEC outings – wins over No. 6/7 Kentucky and No. 17/16 Oklahoma and a two-point loss to No. 1/1 Auburn.
• Georgia, which played five straight ranked opponents to begin the SEC campaign, is in the midst of a six-game span featuring four top-10 opponents, with three of those matchups being on the road.
• With UGA at No. 23 on Jan. 13, Mike White has now led three programs with losing records the year before he arrived to the top-25 AP in less than three seasons…also doing so at La. Tech and Florida.
• The Bulldogs entered the week ranked 39.8 in an average of six popular metrics (NET, KenPom, Torvik, KPI, BPI and SOR) – an increase of 179.2 spots since Mike White became UGA’s head coach.
The Georgia Opens at 11 in the Baseball America Top 25
The Georgia Bulldogs are No. 11 in the Baseball America Top 25 preseason poll, the publication announced Monday.
Georgia’s Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson enters his second year as a consensus preseason top 25 team. In other preseason rankings released this month, the Bulldogs checked in at No. 4 according to Perfect Game and No. 8 by D1Baseball.com.
The Bulldogs have most of their rotation returning from a year ago in Charlie Goldstein (4-1, 3.72 ERA), Kolten Smith (9-3, 5.56 ERA), Leighton Finley (6-1, 4.14 ERA) and Zach Harris (5-2, 6.87 ERA). The starting lineup welcomes back Tre Phelps (.353-12-40), Slate Alford (.300-17-69) and Kolby Branch (.267-17-58) and a newcomer class that has been ranked as high as No. 7 (Baseball America).
The Bulldogs were one of ten Southeastern Conference teams in the Baseball America top 25 that included Texas A&M (1), LSU (2), Tennessee (3), Arkansas (4), Florida (7), Texas (14), Vanderbilt (15), Mississippi State (18) and Kentucky (20).
Georgia is coming off its finest season since 2008, finishing in the top 10 with a 43-17 record and an appearance in an NCAA Super Regional.
The 2025 baseball season opens on Valentine’s Day. The Bulldogs will be on the road at UNC Wilmington. Georgia’s home opener is slated for Feb. 20 as part of a four-game series with University of Illinois Chicago.
The $45 million renovation of Foley Field is nearing completion as the project features include an artificial turf playing surface, indoor pitching lab, hitting tunnels, coaches’ offices plus additional seating and premium spaces. Overall, the project aims to elevate both the student-athlete and fan experience.
Baseball America’s Preseason Top 25 with team recaps can be found at this link: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/college-baseball-top-25-rankings/
Bulldogs in the NFL – Conference Championship Round
Here is a recap of what former Georgia players did during Conference Championship Round of the NFL playoffs.
Philadelphia Eagle Nolan Smith Jr. continues to make his mark on the NFL playoffs as he recorded four tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss. Smith has now recorded at least one sack in all three playoff games for the Philadelphia Eagles this postseason. His four sacks rank first amongst players in the playoffs and places him at 10.5 sacks between the regular season and playoffs, the first double-digit sack season of his career.
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook continued to find the end zone in the AFC Championship game, while recording over 130 yards from scrimmage. Cook rushed 13 times for 85 yards and two touchdowns for Buffalo, his first multi-score playoff game in his career. Cook ends the season with 21 total touchdowns between the regular season and playoffs, a career high.
Philadelphia Eagles 55, Washington Commanders 23
Jalen Carter, DT – Started at defensive tackle for Philadelphia, recording two tackles.
Jordan Davis, DT – Appeared on defense and special teams for the Eagles, totaling two tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, one pass defended, and one quarterback hit.
Nolan Smith Jr., OLB – Started at outside linebacker for Philadelphia, racking up four tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and a quarterback hit. Smith now has 10.5 sacks on the year between the regular and postseason, an increase of nine and a half sacks from his rookie season.
Kelee Ringo, CB – Saw action on defense and special teams for the Eagles, recording no statistics.
Lewis Cine, S – Was listed as inactive for Philadelphia due to a coach’s decision.
Kansas City Chiefs 32, Buffalo Bills 29
Malik Herring, DE – Was listed as inactive by the Chiefs due to a coach’s decision.
James Cook, RB – Started at running back for Buffalo, rushing 13 times for 85 yards and two touchdowns, as well as three receptions for 49 yards. Cook’s two touchdown performance was his first career playoff game with multiple scores. Cook finishes the season with 21 total touchdowns between the regular season and playoffs, which is a career high.
Sedrick Van Pran Granger, OC – Was listed as inactive by the Bills due to a coach’s decision.
IR List/PUP List
Mecole Hardman Jr. WR Kansas City Chiefs
Nakobe Dean ILB Philadelphia Eagles
Practice Squad Players
Zion Logue DT Buffalo Bills
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