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University of Georgia offensive lineman Warren McClendon was one of two passengers injured in a fatal crash on Saturday night that claimed the lives of 20-year-old Georgia football player Devin Willock and 24-year-old recruitment analyst Chandler LeCroy, according to an article from the Athens Banner-Herald. The car veered off of Barnett Shoals Road and hit two power poles and several trees early Sunday morning.

McClendon was one of two passengers in the car who sustained injuries but remains in stable condition, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department press release. McClendon only needed a few stitches in his forehead, according to the article. McClendon declared for the NFL draft on Saturday, just hours after Georgia's national championship celebration took place. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound player has spent four years playing for Georgia, during which he started 37 games on the offensive line. - RedandBlack.com

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OG *Warren McClendon, Georgia
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01/15/23 - Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, rJr/2024, Georgia, 6-4, 298 (DS#5 C) + More +

And then there were 12. That's the current number of underclassman personnel losses off of Georgia's 2022 national championship team. There will be more between now and the declaration deadline day for hopeful NFL draftees, which is Monday (Jan. 16). There have been no great surprises so far. Freshman defensive back Jaheim Singletary entering the transfer portal would come close to unexpected. A consensus 4-star signee, with some 5-star ratings, Singletary leaves at a time when there will be some significant openings for playing time in the Bulldogs' secondary. However, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound resident of Jacksonville seemed to have fallen behind Daylen Everette and Nyland Green in the battle for reps behind Kamari Lassiter and Kelee Ringo.

Ringo, a third-year sophomore, is among four Georgia underclassmen who have declared for the NFL draft - so far. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter, tight end Darnell Washington and offensive tackle Broderick Jones, who announced Friday afternoon, also have gone public with their decisions. Third-year sophomore center Sedrick Van Pran and junior offensive tackle Warren McClendon also have earned high pre-draft grades and will have decisions to make before the deadline. The rest of Georgia's underclassman starters appear to be leaning toward returning for next season. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia
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01/14/23 - Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia, 6-3, 243 (DS#1 TE) + More +

Georgia coach Kirby Smart had a good-natured complaint to fans when celebrating the Bulldogs' back-to-back national championships with a parade and ceremony for the second straight year on Saturday. "You didn't tell me last year we were going back to back. Wow!" said a smiling Smart. Smart referenced a quote from legendary UCLA coach John Wooden when he said winning the second straight national title for the first time in school history was more difficult than ending the Bulldogs' 41-year title drought in 2021.

"Winning takes talent," Smart said before adding, "but to repeat takes character." Saturday's parade led the team to Sanford Stadium, where many fans held up three fingers as they looked ahead to the goal of a threepeat. No team has won three consecutive national championships in the AP poll era, which dates to 1936. "We can't wait to see what lies ahead for this team," Smart said. "This team will have to be hungry because a lot of this team is coming back." - AP College Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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01/13/23 - *Broderick Jones, rSo/2023, Georgia, 6-5, 313 (DS#2 OT) + More +

Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones has announced his intention to forgo next season and turn professional in the football ranks. Jones' move has been expected, as he projects as a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and could be the first offensive tackle selected. Jones was part of a Georgia offensive line that provided quarterback Stetson Bennett with the best protection in the nation, allowing only nine sacks during the Bulldogs' 15-0 CFP Championship Season. A 6-foot-4, 315-pound lineman from Lithonia, Ga., Jones possesses great footwork and technique. Georgia has a history of churning out NFL Draft picks on its offensive line, with no less than two taken in each of the past three draft classes. - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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OT *Broderick Jones, Georgia
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01/12/23 - *Darnell Washington, Jr/2023, Georgia, 6-7, 272 (DS#3 TE) + More +

Georgia tight end Darnell Washington, a key piece of the Bulldogs offense in 2022 as they won second consecutive national championship, declared for the 2023 NFL Draft. He announced his decision on Twitter on Thursday and it was viewed by more than 180,000 viewers within hours. Washington, a 6-foot-7, 265-pound tight end, played three seasons at Georgia and saw his role grow each season. He appeared in just four games his freshman year before playing in eight contests as Georgia won the national title in 2021.

He burst into a more prominent role in 2022 while running in tandem with Brock Bowers. Washington hauled in 28 passes for 454 yards and two touchdowns in 2022. Washington's combination of size, power, speed and agility make him an extremely intriguing NFL prospect. Washington is raw in the finer points of the tight end position, but he demonstrated his ability to grow his skillset and there's no question he has room to grow into an elite offensive weapon. Where he goes in the 2023 NFL Draft will be interesting to follow. - Darnell Washington's Twitter account

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TE *Darnell Washington, Georgia
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01/11/23 - *Jalen Carter, Jr/2023, Georgia, 6-3, 323 (DS#1 DT) + More +

Jalen Carter and Kelee Ringo, two major cogs for Georgia football's defense this season in winning a second straight national title, didn't drag out their intentions for 2023 after Monday's 65-7 takedown of TCU. Less than three hours after the game ended, Carter posted on his Twitter account he's declaring for the NFL draft.

The 6-foot-3, 300 pound junior from Apopka, Fla., is viewed as a top five overall pick by many. He had two tackles in his final game with the Bulldogs, giving him 32 in 13 games with 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. He also had 3 sacks last season and was part of a defensive front Monday that limited TCU to a touchdown, had five sacks and 36 yards rushing. - Athens Daily Banner

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DT *Jalen Carter, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Stetson Bennett, rSr/2023, Georgia, 5-11, 192 (DS#8 QB) + More +

Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores in the first half as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7 Monday night to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff national championships. The Bulldogs (15-0) became the first repeat champs since Alabama went back-to-back a decade ago and left no doubt that they have replaced the Crimson Tide as the new bullies on the block. TCU (13-2), the first Cinderella team of the playoff era, never had a chance against the Georgia juggernaut. Unlike Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal, the Bulldogs would not succumb to the Hypnotoads' spell. Georgia turned in one of the all-time beatdowns in a game that decided a national title, reminiscent of Nebraska running over Florida by 38 in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, USC's 36-point rout of Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl and Alabama's 28-point BCS championship blowout over Notre Dame in 2013.

But this was worse. Too much talent. Too well-coached. Two straight titles for coach Kirby Smart's 'Dawgs. No team has ever scored more points in a national championship game, dating to the beginning of the BCS in 1998. With 13:25 left in the fourth quarter, coach Kirby Smart called timeout in the middle of an offensive drive so Bennett could exit to hero's ovation in the final game of his circuitous college career. He finished 18 for 25 for 304 yards and four touchdown passes. Georgia offensive linemen were snacking on chicken wings on the sideline as the game wound down. Smart is now 81-15 in his first seven seasons at Georgia with two national titles. His mentor, Alabama coach Nick Saban, was 79-15 with three titles in his first seven seasons with the Tide. - Georgia/AP College Football

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QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia, 6-3, 243 (DS#1 TE) + More +

Stetson Bennett walked on at Georgia nearly six years ago at the beginning of the Bulldogs' growth into college football's most dominant program. He walked away early in the fourth quarter Monday night to a standing ovation from thousands of grateful Bulldogs fans during a timeout. While Bennett's unlikely journey traces the path of the Bulldogs' recent past, Brock Bowers epitomizes Georgia's present and future as a powerhouse team stacked with superb talents who have known nothing but championships for two incredible years.

The quarterback's remarkable connection with his tight end was on display throughout the Dawgs' 65-7 demolition of TCU, and that chemistry played a major role in making sure the Bulldogs became champions again. Bowers finished with seven catches for 152 yards and a touchdown from Bennett, including a 22-yard TD catch that firmly shut the door on the Horned Frogs in the third quarter of this epic blowout. - Georgia/AP College Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Stetson Bennett, rSr/2023, Georgia, 5-11, 192 (DS#8 QB) + More +

To a certain extent, it's only fitting that the nearly unimaginable story arc of Stetson Bennett's college football career will conclude some 15 miles from the famed Hollywood sign. Bennett was a bit player as a true freshman walk-on quarterback the last time Georgia came to Southern California for its Rose Bowl game with Oklahoma in the 2017 national semifinals. Now, here he is once again as probably the biggest star on college football's biggest stage-the national championship game against TCU Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET in SoFi Stadium where Bennett will try to lead his team to a second straight national title.

All of which would have seemed preposterous for John Seter back then if someone had told him how this would all have played out. He wouldn't have believed it. "No, in the nicest way," Seter, a scout team quarterback for Georgia back then like Bennett who remains good friends with him, said Friday night by phone. "Yeah, he knew that at the time, too, right then and there. He grew a lot. He continues to grow and he understands that, and I still think he's got a ton more to show." Back in 2017, Bennett famously gave Georgia's defense fits playing the role of Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield in practice in bowl prep. Now, Bennett Monday will be playing in the same stadium that Mayfield now calls home for the Los Angeles Rams. - Athens Daily Banner

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QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
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01/09/23 - *Jalen Carter, Jr/2023, Georgia, 6-3, 323 (DS#1 DT) + More +

Jalen Carter admitted to being a little awestruck Saturday. Not necessarily about the big game that he and the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs are getting ready to play in. Just being in California was blowing his mind a little bit. "First time ever," said Carter, an All-American defensive lineman from Florida. "Seeing the palm trees and the hills and mountains with snow on them, that's my first time seeing snow like that. It's the farthest I've been from home." Don't mistake Carter's wide-eyed gaze at the picturesque landscape as distraction. He's fully focused on the task at hand in the College Football Playoff Championship game Monday, which is to slow No. 3 TCU's prolific offense. That didn't go so well the last time Georgia played, when the Bulldogs gave up 467 yards and 41 points to No. 4 Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and left Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 31 with a victory by the skin of their teeth.

Carter himself didn't have the greatest of games. He finished with one tackle and one pass breakup. He spent most of the night chasing quarterback C.J. Stroud and not catching him. Finally, the Bulldogs got it done when they had to. They limited the Buckeyes to three fourth-quarter points for the comeback victory in their national semifinal. "I'd say the defense started out a little rough," Carter said during Georgia's media day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning. "They hit us with some explosive plays coming out. We just had to get everything together and get back connected and do what we worked on. Connection, resiliency, toughness, you know, our traits." Carter and the Bulldogs will have to play even better to slow quarterback Max Duggan and Horned Frogs. It's not that they're better than Ohio State, it's just that they're different. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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DT *Jalen Carter, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Stetson Bennett, rSr/2023, Georgia, 5-11, 192 (DS#8 QB) + More +

Georgia QB Stetson Bennett has accounted for 31 touchdowns and was the school's first Heisman Trophy finalist since 1992. He is 177 yards shy of 4,000 yards passing this season and threw two fourth-quarter TD passes to lead the Bulldogs to a comeback win in the Peach Bowl semifinal against No. 4 Ohio State. The victory against Michigan was TCU's ninth of the season by 10 points or fewer. - AP College Football

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QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
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01/09/23 - *Darnell Washington, Jr/2023, Georgia, 6-7, 272 (DS#3 TE) + More +

Darnell Washington is as close to home as he's ever been for a Georgia football game, but the Las Vegas native's availability for Monday's national championship game could come down to a pregame decision. "I feel like that's the call right now," the junior tight end said Saturday. "Go through warmups pregame and just go from there see whatever happens happens." Coach Kirby Smart provided an update on Sunday morning in his final press conference ahead of the 7:30 p.m. game against TCU in SoFi Stadium.

Washington sustained an ankle injury in the Peach Bowl win over Ohio State on Dec. 31. ESPN.com reported Saturday that Washington had not practiced this week. "We're hopeful we can get Darnell ready to play," Smart said. "He's continued to work really hard, done a lot of rehab. I know he really wants to. This is his first chance to play on the West Coast where he's from in Vegas. This game means a lot to him. I know it's an important one." Washington is fifth on the team with 27 catches for 426 yards and 2 touchdowns and plays a crucial role as a blocker with his 6-foot-7, 280-pound frame. - Athens Daily Banner

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TE *Darnell Washington, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia, 6-3, 243 (DS#1 TE) + More +

PLAYERS TO WATCH, Georgia: TE Brock Bowers. The Bulldogs' most dynamic playmaker on offense. He lines up all over the formation and will even take a handoff or two. Bowers leads the team with 56 catches for 790 and six touchdowns. He also has rushed for three scores. - AP College Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Christopher Smith, rSr/2023, Georgia, 5-11, 192 (DS#4 FS) + More +

Georgia is the first team in the CFP era to face Heisman Trophy-finalist quarterbacks in consecutive playoff games. Last year, the Bulldogs defeated Michigan, featuring defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, in the Orange Bowl. Hutchinson finished second in the Heisman voting in 2021. The Bulldogs then went against Heisman-winning quarterback Bryce Young as they knocked off Alabama in the championship game.

This season, the Bulldogs defeated Ohio State, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, who finished third in the voting, and will face TCU, led by quarterback Max Duggan, who finished second behind USC's Caleb Williams in the voting, in Monday's championship game. "Definitely a fun challenge," Georgia safety Christopher Smith said. "I don't ever approach the game with any fear. You play the game for moments like this. Like I said, I'm thankful to be able to have the opportunity to be able to go against such great players. I can't wait for the game on Monday." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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FS Christopher Smith, Georgia
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01/09/23 - Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, rJr/2024, Georgia, 6-4, 298 (DS#5 C) + More +

Onto the next. That was the mindset of Georgia football about a week after winning its first national championship in 41 years last January, according to center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger. "We understood that last year had nothing to do with this year, so we had to work for everything," the redshirt sophomore said. That work by players and staff and a still-loaded roster even with a slew of NFL departures has gotten No. 1 Georgia to Monday's 7:30 p.m. College Football Playoff national championship game against upstart and No. 3 TCU at SoFi Stadium. Georgia is trying to become the fourth team to win back-to-back national titles since 1979, joining Nebraska in 1994-95, Southern Cal in 2003-04 and Alabama in 2011-2012. "It doesn't start when the season starts," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Sunday morning. "It starts Tuesday when the season ends. And it just continues. I don't know that you can relax and just say, OK, we're going to be fine." You have to make it happen. And I think each and every year you have a different team."

Smart has won five national championships as a coach including four with Alabama as defensive coordinator under Nick Saban including in 2015 when he finished out the season after being hired by Georgia. The Crimson Tide won it in 2009, but went 10-3 the following year in a season that ended in the Citrus Bowl. Alabama completed back-to-back national titles in 2011 and 2012, going 12-1 and 13-1. The Crimson Tide lost eight NFL draft picks off that 2011 team including four first-round picks-running back Trent Richardson, safety Mark Barron, cornerback Dre Kirkpartrick and linebacker Don't'a Hightower. Six of those eight draft picks came from the defense. - Athens Daily Banner

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C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia
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