Georgia football's Kirby Smart shares status update of annual G-Day spring game
Several big-name college football teams have done away with their annual spring game this year, however, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart says his team is going to keep the tradition going, for now. "I want to have G-Day. But again we went through practice four, so practice one I couldn't say with certainty we […]
Several big-name college football teams have done away with their annual spring game this year, however, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart says his team is going to keep the tradition going, for now.
"I want to have G-Day. But again we went through practice four, so practice one I couldn't say with certainty we were going to have it. Through practice four, I still feel good about it," Smart said. "We've been very fortunate on the injury side of things. We're very deficient at a couple of positions and if we lose one or two or three, it would convert into some kind of controlled practice, some kind of other format. But right now, we haven't been through scrimmages. We'll see where we go."
A big reason why teams like Texas, Ohio State, and other powerhouses have canceled their spring game is because of the NIL era and fear of potential roster tampering. Coaches have also cited player workload, especially those teams who made it deep into the playoffs.
However, Smart believes a huge benefit behind the spring game is that it gives young players a better experience.
Smart did confirm that G-Day will not be televised so that they can run the scrimmage without worrying about any time constraints.
"In terms of TV, I think it was more about being controlled on what time and in terms of we like to have recruits there," Smart said. "We like to have prospects come in. It's a big event. We have official visits, so we want to control the timing of it more and we want to be able to play at our pace and not have to worry about the constraints of being inside a window."
Georiga's G-Day spring game will be held on Saturday, April 12th.
The Bulldogs have 28 players committed to their recruiting class of 2025, including four five-star players to keep an eye on:
- 5-star OLB Isaiah Gibson
- 5-star WR Talyn Taylor
- 5-star LB Zayden Walker
- 5-star DL Elijah Griffin
- 3-star OL Mason Short
- 4-star DB Jontae Gilbert
- 4-star DB Dominick Kelly
- 3-star OL Dennis Uzochukwu
- 4-star OL Juan Gaston
- 3-star OL Dontrell Glover
- 4-star TE Ethan Barbour
- 3-star RB Bo Walker
- 3-star WR Thomas Blackshear
- 4-star TE Elyiss Williams
- 4-star QB Ryan Montgomery
- 4-star DL Darren Ikinnagbon
- 4-star OLB Chase Linton
- 3-star DL JJ Hanne
- 4-star WR CJ Wiley
- 4-star LB Anthony Kruah
- 4-star WR Landon Roldan
- 3-star WR Tyler Williams
- 4-star OL Cortez Smith
- 5-star LB Zayden Walker
- 3-star QB Hezekiah Millender
- 3-star DB Daniel Okonkwo
- 4-star DB Rasean Dinkins
- 4-star DB Jaylan Morgan
