PAUL NEWBERRY
In this undated photo provided by Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech football player Clint Castleberry poses for a photo. Castleberry never got a chance to realize his full potential on the gridiron. After one dazzling season at Georgia Tech, he died in action during World War II, a reminder on this 2023 Memorial Day weekend of the ultimate price that so many have paid. (Georgia Tech via AP)
Column: Remembering Castleberry, others who paid ultimate price of war

By Paul Newberry May. 26, 2023 01:37 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Clint Castleberry had one glorious season at Georgia Tech, a whirlwind

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with the trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. The Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Column: Take that, all you imaginary haters!

By Paul Newberry Feb. 17, 2023 02:37 PM EST
Forget the U.S. hockey team knocking off the mighty Soviets at the 1980 Winter

FILE - Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken watches before an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt on Oct. 15, 2022 in Athens, Ga. The Baltimore Ravens have hired Monken to be their offensive coordinator, the team announced Tuesday, Feb. 1 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)
Mike Bobo returns to run Georgia offense, Monken goes to NFL

By Paul Newberry Feb. 14, 2023 12:59 PM EST
Mike Bobo reclaimed the offensive coordinator job at Georgia on Tuesday, with Todd

TCU quarterback Max Duggan speaks to reporters in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. TCU plays Georgia in the national championship NCAA college football game on Monday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Column: A round of applause, please, for playoff-crasher TCU

By Paul Newberry Jan. 06, 2023 03:58 PM EST
Let's all give a round of applause to TCU, the interloper at this year's national

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart holds the The George P. Crumbley Trophy after the Peach Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game between Georgia and Ohio State, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. Georgia won 42-41. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Get Smart: Kirby's carves his own path to dynasty at Georgia

By Paul Newberry Jan. 05, 2023 05:24 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Kirby Smart landed his first coaching job because the price was right.

FILE0 Ohio State defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau (44) celebrates with his teammates Jack Sawyer (33), Zach Harrison (9) and Lathan Ransom (12) after returning an interception for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Penn State, on Oct. 29, 2022, in State College, Pa. Even though they're playing for a shot at the national championship in the Peach Bowl's College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, No. 4 Ohio State players haven't moved past their 45-23 loss to rival Michigan on Nov. 26. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)
Georgia-Ohio St: Perennial powerhouses who've met just once

By Paul Newberry Dec. 30, 2022 05:05 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — They are titans of the college gridiron, a pair of perennial

Illinois defensive Coordinator Ryan Walters looks on before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern on Nov. 26, 2022 in Evanston, Ill. Purdue announced Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, they had hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as their head coach less than a week after Brohm left for his alma mater, Louisville. (Anthony Zilis/The News-Gazette via AP)
Black head coaches in FBS drop slightly heading into 2023

By Paul Newberry Dec. 21, 2022 12:44 PM EST
Deion Sanders was the star attraction in this year's class of new Black coaches

Georgia Tech interim head coach Brent Key speaks with a game official in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
Ga Tech coach Key wants to 'dominate' -- even against UGa

By Paul Newberry Dec. 05, 2022 05:54 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Now that the Georgia Tech coaching job belongs to him, Brent Key is

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) gestures to the crowd during the trophy presentation the Southeastern Conference Championship football game Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia returns to home away from home to face Ohio State

By Paul Newberry Dec. 04, 2022 01:51 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will be heading back to its home away from home for the

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) sets back to pass in the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against LSU, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
No. 1 Georgia romps into playoff with 50-30 SEC win vs LSU

By Paul Newberry Dec. 03, 2022 08:03 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia swatted away the field goal attempt, the ball spinning to a

Newly named Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze talks after being introduced at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)
Column: College coaching color barrier firmly entrenched

By Paul Newberry Dec. 02, 2022 05:14 PM EST
Hugh Freeze returns to the Southeastern Conference with enough baggage to fill a

Texas A&M wide receiver Moose Muhammad III (7) makes a one handed touchdown catch in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in College Station, Texas. (Logan Hannigan-Downs/College Station Eagle via AP)
No. 1 Georgia looks to add SEC title to trophy case vs LSU

By Paul Newberry Dec. 01, 2022 01:04 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs have their eyes on the biggest prize of all

Mississippi wide receiver Malik Heath catches a pass past Alabama defensive back DeMarcco Hellams (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Alabama won 30-24. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Column: Enjoy a couple of months without Bama and Nick Saban

By Paul Newberry Nov. 18, 2022 02:05 PM EST
The Alabama Crimson Tide will play a football game Saturday that means ... well,

Georgia wide receiver Kearis Jackson (10) runs after a catch past Vanderbilt Commodores linebacker Anfernee Orji, right, in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Brett Davis)
No. 1 Georgia eyes perfect season with tightly bonded team

By Paul Newberry Nov. 14, 2022 06:16 PM EST
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia added another title to its growing collection, yet there

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel watches play on the Jumbotron during the second half of an NCAA college football game against the Tennessee Martin Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 65-24. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Column: Welcome back, Rocky Top, from a 15-year exile

By Paul Newberry Nov. 04, 2022 12:42 PM EDT
Welcome back, Rocky Top. How long have you been away?

FILE - Georgia football coach Vince Dooley is carried off the field after Georgia defeated Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl college football game Jan. 1, 1981, in New Orleans. Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. He was 90. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)
A timeline of Vince Dooley's life and career

By Paul Newberry Oct. 28, 2022 05:21 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A timeline of Vince Dooley’s life and career: 1932 —

FILE - Georgia running back Herschel Walker, right, brings a smile to the face of his coach Vince Dooley as he announces that he would play football next year at Georgia rather than the USFL, Feb. 8, 1983 in Athens, Ga. Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. He was 90. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway Jr., File)
Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

By Paul Newberry Oct. 28, 2022 05:15 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor

Vanderbilt quarterback AJ Swann (13) throws a pass in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Brett Davis)
Georgia marks return to No. 1 with 55-0 rout of Vanderbilt

By Paul Newberry Oct. 15, 2022 07:10 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Stetson Bennett grimaced when told the news. The

Georgia Tech running back Hassan Hall (3) carries the ball for a gain of 7-yards during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Duke, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Bobby Dodd Stadium, in Atlanta. (Daniel Varnado/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Ga Tech hires Alabama's J Batt as new athletic director

By Paul Newberry Oct. 14, 2022 05:17 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech hired Alabama administrator J Batt as its athletic

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart tries to get an official's attention during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia back atop rankings with lowly Vandy coming to town

By Paul Newberry Oct. 13, 2022 12:03 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs are back atop the rankings, even though their