The bell has tolled, the dreaded words intoned: Roquan Smith is gone, and he isn’t coming back.
Still, Georgia football can return to the SEC Championship game and the College Football Playoffs if rising senior Natrez Patrick overcomes his past substance abuse issues.
Replacing the best linebacker in college football
If Georgia middle linebacker Roquan Smith had shocked the college football world by passing on the NFL draft, the Bulldogs would be a lock to return to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game and a favorite to reach the College Football Playoffs.