Georgia football did what they do best in the offseason and earned a commitment from one of the top players in the country. On top of that, a top former NFL Bulldog also announced his retirment from the NFL as well.
Before diving into that news however, let's begin with the unfair scheduling quirk the SEC gave Georgia this season.
Georgia faces unfair schedule disadvantage
The SEC did Georgia no favors this season with their schedule.
Georgia football will have two bye weeks this season, which typically means they’ll have a small advantage over their opponent after their bye week. This season however, those two opponents (Alabama and Florida) also have a bye week the week before this matchup as well. So that small advantage unfortunately does not exist for Georgia this year.
On top of that, Texas and Auburn also have a bye week prior to playing Georgia as well. This will give both teams an extra week to get healthy and prepare for their game against UGA this season.
Georgia’s schedule was already hard enough, but the SEC did Georgia no favors with this scheduling quirk.
Georgia adds No. 3 CB to 2026 class
Kirby Smart and Georgia earned their first commitment in the 2027 class on Monday, but that wasn't enough for the Bulldogs this week as they earned another commitment on Tuesday. This time it was in the 2026 class as four-star corner Justice Fitzpatrick became Georgia's 12th commit of the 2026 recruiting class.
This isn't just any commitment for Georgia because Fitzpatrick is the No. 47 overll player in the country, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He also is the No. 3 corner in his class and the No. 5 player from his home state of Florida.
Georgia clearly has some work to do to finish off their class, but Fitzpatrick is a huge addition that skyrockets UGA up even higher in the team recruiting rankings.
Former Georgia Center David Andrews retires from the NFL
David Andrews is a center for the New England Patriots who spent four seasons with Georgia during the early 2010s. Andrews went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, but the Patriots imediately signed him after the draft and never looked back.
Andrews had a great rookie season before earned the starting job in his second season. Entering his third season with the Patriots, he was named a team captain, a title he held for the final eight seasons of his career.
Centers aren't the most talked about players in football, but Andrews was the prefect representation of what it means to be a Bulldog. So here's to a happy retirement and success in whatever his future endeavors entail.