ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s 2016 regular-season campaign ended with a stunning late loss Saturday to rival Georgia Tech at home.
And while a bowl game still remains, there’s reason to believe that the Bulldogs will be better than their current 7-5 record in 2017.
In Saturday’s 28-27 defeat to the Yellow Jackets, 24 underclassmen saw playing time, with only a handful of seniors playing in starting roles. Defensively, only graduate transfer cornerback Maurice Smith starts, while left tackle Tyler Catalina, center Brandon Kublanow and right tackle Greg Pyke are the only ones on offense.
And while Georgia does have some non-seniors who could declare early for the NFL Draft after this season, it also has had a top-10 recruiting class in every year since 2014, including the current No.