Seth Emerson

Brent Freeman has been a Georgia football season ticket holder all 32 years of his life. The tickets were passed down in the family, and now he and his father donate just more than $4,000 per year to UGA for the right to have four seats around the 25-yard line, about 50 rows up. “It’s perfect,” Freeman said of the view. Freeman, who lives in Evans, Ga., just outside of Augusta, describes himself as middle class. Spending thousands of dollars per year for tickets isn’t ideal, but it just always h…

ATHENS, Ga. — This was all set to be a pre-spring Georgia mailbag, ready to take your questions about who might be the backup left guard. And thus, after preparing an informative argument on the merits of and , it was surprising to have to take a slight turn. Oh, this mailbag will get into a question about Bobo’s father and how he might call plays this season. It gets into some post- Scouting Combine thoughts on draft prospects. But there was a spirited question about nonconference scheduling.…

Georgia tight end , a highly regarded recruit in 2023, is retiring because of a heart condition. Spurlin played in six games last year after suffering a collarbone injury in spring practice. But he has also been dealing with a congenital heart condition that said it was aware of and “closely monitored.” Advertisement Georgia released a statement saying: “Over time and after discussion and counseling with medical specialists, Spurlin and his family have made the decision that he will no longer p…

ATHENS, Ga. — , the running back who transferred from Florida to Georgia after last season, was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of DUI, reckless driving and two other misdemeanors. Etienne was booked into Athens-Clarke County jail at 4:35 a.m. and bonded out less than an hour later, according to online jail records. The four charges as listed on the jail website: DUI/alcohol/less safe. Reckless driving. Failure to maintain lane/improper driving on road. Affixing materials that reduce vi…

It could be an elevator, a hallway or a corridor this weekend at one of the Final Fours, the men’s in Arizona or the women’s in Cleveland. Greg Sankey, commissioner of the SEC, has a team in each, so doubtless he will be at both. Len Perna, meanwhile, has an idea, and if he sees Sankey he may do everything in his power to get a minute. Advertisement At most, Sankey will smile politely, nod and keep the conversation short. For now, the chances of Sankey and his conference wanting any part of Pern…

ATHENS, Ga. — This is the most anticipated spring game since … well, last year. In that it’s not all that widely anticipated. Someone stopped me at the store this week to ask if freshman quarterback Ryan Puglisi was playing Saturday, and that qualified as the most discussion I’ve had with anyone, including fellow media members, about G-Day. Advertisement It’s been a quiet five weeks of practice, at least on the field. That’s reflected in this week’s questions, which did include some about Georg…

ATHENS, Ga. — The usual asterisks abound: It’s a spring game. The stadium where it was played was nearly half shut off because of construction, a crane hovering over the north end. And it ended in a tie. Even with a good meal at stake — literally, steak, to the winners — Georgia head coach Kirby Smart declined to let one team go for two in the final minute and the win because he didn’t want to put a two-point play on tape for or other actual future opponents. Advertisement So, really, what can…

By Doug Haller, Seth Emerson and Jenna West made a splashy move Saturday by adding Pittsburgh Steelers great Hines Ward as wide receivers coach, a source briefed on the situation said. Ward, who played wide receiver for the Steelers for 14 years, heads to Arizona State after coaching the XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas in 2023. His resume also includes working with the receivers at in 2021 and serving as an offensive assistant with the New York Jets in 2019 and ’20. He first got coaching experience a…

The men talked a little too loosely on the train ride home. They were in a Pullman car, going from Atlanta to Washington on Saturday night into Sunday morning, and with their job done, they figured they could talk freely. And so they talked … very freely. The day before, Nov. 2, 1907, the Georgia football team lost 10-6 to in Atlanta. Now on the train up north were three men who had played in that game who decidedly were not enrolled at either of the schools. Four days later, one of their fello…

There are no more divisions in the SEC — at least until it grows to around 28 teams, the conference decides divisions are necessary again and people say, “Wait a minute, why don’t we just go back to having the Southwest Conference, the 1990s-era SEC, the ACC … ?” What were we saying? Oh yeah, there are no more divisions in the SEC, but old habits die hard sometimes, and you might have noticed that had more of an SEC East feel to it. Well, this week, we’ll go West a bit more, then stay there for…