- Kirby Smart set to speak at the 2018 SEC Media Days on Tuesday, 17 July 2018; note that the event will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA vs. Birmingham, AL
- ESPN will televise UGA Football's Spring G-Day Game on Saturday, 21 April 2018 at 4 p.m. EST
- Former UGA S Marc Deas named Tohopekaliga High School Defensive Coordinator on 5 April 2018
- UGA Women's Tennis (12-5 overall, 7-3 SEC) is ranked #7 in Division I as of 3 April 2018
- UGA Softball (32-4 overall, 9-3 SEC) is ranked #6 in Division I as of 3 April 2018
- UGA Baseball (23-7 overall, 8-2 SEC) is ranked #16 in Division I as of 2 April 2018
- Since the CFB National Championship Game, UGA has extended 126 scholarship offers (89 to juniors, 30 to sophomores, and 7 to freshmen) in 81 days
- UGA's Equestrian Team (9-1 overall, 5-1 SEC) is ranked #1 and won its second consecutive SEC Championship on 31 March 2018; they will advance to the National Championship in Waco, TX on 18-21 April 2018
- WR Terry Godwin made a spectacular 1-handed TD catch during spring practice on 31 March 2018 (reminiscent of his catch vs. Notre Dame on 9 September 2017): https://instagr.am/p/Bg98tkUHtd4
- UGA DT Michael Barnett slightly dislocated a knee on 27 March 2018 and may miss the remainder of spring practice; note that he was seen at practice yesterday with an air cast on his leg and using crutches
- UGA Gymnastics (despite a 4-9 record) is ranked #18 as of 26 March 2018; they will compete in a 6-team regional on 7 April 2018 where the top two teams advance to the NCAA Semifinals
- UGA CB Divaad Wilson tore an ACL during spring practice on 24 March 2018; freshmen early enrollee was strong contender for team's STAR (nickel back) position prior to his injury
- UGA OL Sam Madden medically disqualified on 24 March 2018; he will remain on scholarship but not be counted against the 85-scholarship cap limit
- UGA held its annual Pro Day for NFL Scouts on 21 March 2018; note that LT Isaiah Wynn was unable to participate after undergoing shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum suffered vs. Kentucky on 18 November 2017
- Kirby Smart announced on 20 March 2018 that OL Justin Shaffer will miss spring practice after undergoing knee surgery; Shaffer participated in 8 games last season as a reserve
- Class of 2019 4* SDE Bill Norton, 6'6", 270 lbs from Memphis, TN verbally committed to UGA on 18 March 2018
- AD Greg McGarity hired former Indiana Head Basketball Coach Tom Crean on 15 March 2018 (after former Ohio State Head Basketball Coach Thad Matta turned the job down the previous day); he receives a 5-year, $16M contract (or $1.2M/yr more than Fox received over 2017-'18 season)
- AD Greg McGarity fired Head Basketball Coach Mark Fox on 10 March 2018; Fox finished his coaching career at UGA w/ a 163-133 overall record and 77-79 in SEC games
- During the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine on 1 March 2018 UGA RB Nick Chubb benched pressed 225 lbs. 29x tying Penn St RB Saquon Barkley for the most reps by a RB
- Justin Fields featured on 'QB1: Beyond the Lights' Season 2 which debuted on 28 February 2018 ([url=https://www.go90.com/videos/8kVHVS8k7dS][/url]https://www.go90.com/videos/8kVHVS8k7dS); Field 1 of 3 high school QBs featured during their senior seasons
- Former UGA WR Damien Gary hired as Dougherty High School (Albany, GA) Head Football Coach on 28 February 2018
- Former UGA WR/CB Champ Bailey entered the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on 24 February 2018
- Former UGA WR Coach John Eason named Florida A&M Athletics Director on 22 February 2018
- UGA RB Sony Michel wrote a nice 'Thank You, Georgia' Letter on 22 February 2018: [url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/sony-michel-thank-you-georgia][/url]https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/sony-michel-thank-you-georgia
- UGA Football Assistant Coaches received significant pay raises on 16 February 2018; new salaries: DC Mel Tucker ($1.5M/yr), OC/TE Coach Jim Chaney ($950K/yr), Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach James Coley ($850K/yr); OL Coach Sam Pittman ($825K/yr); RB Coach Dell McGee ($550K/yr); DL Coach Tray Scott ($420K/yr); WR Coach Cortez Hankton ($375K/yr); ILB Coach Glen Schumann ($325K/yr); OLB Coach Dan Lanning ($375K/yr); Special Teams Coach Scott Fountain ($300K/yr); Director of S&C Scott Sinclair ($450K/yr)
- UGA hired Ben Sowders as Assistant S&C Coach on 9 February 2018
- UGA hired Cortez Hankton on 7 February 2018 as Wide Receivers Coach (former NFL WR most recently served as Vanderbilt's WR Coach the past 3 seasons)
- UGA hired Scott Fountain on 7 February 2018 as Special Teams Coach
- Class of 2019 4* TE Ryland Goede, 6'7", 235 lbs from Kennesaw Mountain High School verbally committed to UGA on 7 February 2018 w/ the intent to play baseball and football
- Class of 2018 WR Jaylen Johnson, 6'1", 185 lbs, from Peachtree Ridge High School signed w/ UGA as a preferred walk-on 7 February 2018
- UGA Football's Class of 2018 recruiting class finished #1 in CFB overall for the first time, breaking Alabama's 7-year hold on the recruiting title; RB Coach Dell McGee subsequently named National Recruiter of the Year; note that UGA will enter the 2018 season as the third most talented team in CFB based on average recruiting ranking per player behind only Alabama and Ohio State (btw, UGA was the 4th most talented team in 2017)
- Former UGA OC David Andrews started for New England while former UGA LB Dannell Ellerbe played as a reserve in Super Bowl LII on 4 February 2018. Note that former UGA WR Malcolm Mitchell did not play this season after suffering a knee injury during preseason practice (the Patriots placed him on injured reserve on 7 September 2017)
- Former UGA RB Todd Gurley was named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year on 4 February 2018 after rushing for 1,305 yds, catching 64 passes for 788 yds, and scoring 19 TDs in 15 games this past season
- Former UGA TE Benjamin Watson won The 2018 Athletes in Action Bart Starr Award, given annually to a player who exemplifies character and leadership on and off the field; Watson received the award at a Super Bowl Breakfast on 3 February 2018
- Class of 2018 2-star OT Blake Watson, 6'6", 290 lbs, from Milton High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on 3 February 2018
- Class of 2018 QB Matthew Downing, 5'11", 180 lbs, from Alpharetta High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 3 February 2018
- Class of 2018 DB/WR Isaac Kinsey, 5'11", 185 lbs, from Chattahoochee High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 2 February 2018
- Former UGA LB/S Thomas Davis was inducted into UGA's Circle of Honor on 2 February 2018
- Former UGA OL Isaiah Wynn earned 2018 Senior Bowl OL of the Week honors after his performance as a LG; NFL Network Analyst Mike Mayock commented on 26 January 2018 that Wynn was "My favorite player all week"; note that Wynn participated in practices and the all-star game despite a torn labrum
- Class of 2018 3-star OL Blake Anderson, 6'4", 325 lbs, from West Forsyth High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 26 January 2018 (note: he had scholarship offers from Ohio and Virginia)
- Kent State hired UGA Defensive Quality Control Analyst Will Windham on 25 January 2018 as ILB Coach
- Class of 2018 OC Palmer Henderson, 6', 240 lbs, from Lowndes County High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 24 January 2018
- UGA hired Memphis Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach Brian Michalowski as a Defensive Quality Control Analyst on 24 January 2018
- Oklahoma hired UGA Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach Shane Beamer on 22 January 2018
- UGA hired former Georgia Southern Head Coach Tyson Summers on 19 January 2018 as Quality Control Coordinator
- The Kansas City Chiefs hired UGA Defensive Quality Control Analyst Jay Valai on 15 January 2018
- UGA LB Roquan Smith announced his intent to forgo his remaining eligibility on 15 January 2018 to enter the 2018 NFL Draft
- Mississippi State hired UGA Special Teams Analyst Scott Fountain as Special Teams Coordinator on 12 January 2018
- Oregon hired UGA Assistant S&C Coach Matthew Fyle on 12 January 2018
- UGA sophomore QB Jacob Eason announced his intent to transfer on 12 January 2018; he ended up transferring to Washington on 6 February
- UGA junior DT Trenton Thompson announced his intent to forgo his remaining eligibility on 12 January 2018 to enter the 2018 NFL Draft
- Oregon hired UGA Assistant S&C Coach Aaron Feld as the Ducks' Football S&C Coordinator on 11 January 2018
- UGA junior LB/S Rashad Roundtree announced his decision to retire from football on 10 January 2018 due to multiple concussions
- UGA lost the CFP National Championship Game 26-23 in overtime to Alabama on 8 January 2018
- Nine Class of 2018 Football signees enrolled at UGA: 5* QB Justin Fields, 5* RB Zamir White, 5* OT Cade Mays, 5* DE Brenton Cox, 4* OG Trey Hill, 4* WR Kearis Jackson, 4* CB Divaad Wilson, 4* OC Warren Ericson, and 4* DT Devonte Wyatt
- UGA freshman DB Deangelo Gibbs didn't enroll for 2018 Spring Semester (classes began on 4 January), but is expected to rejoin the team this summer; note that he is rehabbing his left shoulder after injuring it on 17 April 2017 during spring practice then subsequently having surgery on it
- UGA hired Memphis ILB Coach Dan Lanning on 2 January 2018 to replace OLB Coach Kevin Sherrer (hired as Tennessee's new DC)
- ESPN will televise UGA Football's Spring G-Day Game on Saturday, 21 April 2018 at 4 p.m. EST
- Former UGA S Marc Deas named Tohopekaliga High School Defensive Coordinator on 5 April 2018
- UGA Women's Tennis (12-5 overall, 7-3 SEC) is ranked #7 in Division I as of 3 April 2018
- UGA Softball (32-4 overall, 9-3 SEC) is ranked #6 in Division I as of 3 April 2018
- UGA Baseball (23-7 overall, 8-2 SEC) is ranked #16 in Division I as of 2 April 2018
- Since the CFB National Championship Game, UGA has extended 126 scholarship offers (89 to juniors, 30 to sophomores, and 7 to freshmen) in 81 days
- UGA's Equestrian Team (9-1 overall, 5-1 SEC) is ranked #1 and won its second consecutive SEC Championship on 31 March 2018; they will advance to the National Championship in Waco, TX on 18-21 April 2018
- WR Terry Godwin made a spectacular 1-handed TD catch during spring practice on 31 March 2018 (reminiscent of his catch vs. Notre Dame on 9 September 2017): https://instagr.am/p/Bg98tkUHtd4
- UGA DT Michael Barnett slightly dislocated a knee on 27 March 2018 and may miss the remainder of spring practice; note that he was seen at practice yesterday with an air cast on his leg and using crutches
- UGA Gymnastics (despite a 4-9 record) is ranked #18 as of 26 March 2018; they will compete in a 6-team regional on 7 April 2018 where the top two teams advance to the NCAA Semifinals
- UGA CB Divaad Wilson tore an ACL during spring practice on 24 March 2018; freshmen early enrollee was strong contender for team's STAR (nickel back) position prior to his injury
- UGA OL Sam Madden medically disqualified on 24 March 2018; he will remain on scholarship but not be counted against the 85-scholarship cap limit
- UGA held its annual Pro Day for NFL Scouts on 21 March 2018; note that LT Isaiah Wynn was unable to participate after undergoing shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum suffered vs. Kentucky on 18 November 2017
- Kirby Smart announced on 20 March 2018 that OL Justin Shaffer will miss spring practice after undergoing knee surgery; Shaffer participated in 8 games last season as a reserve
- Class of 2019 4* SDE Bill Norton, 6'6", 270 lbs from Memphis, TN verbally committed to UGA on 18 March 2018
- AD Greg McGarity hired former Indiana Head Basketball Coach Tom Crean on 15 March 2018 (after former Ohio State Head Basketball Coach Thad Matta turned the job down the previous day); he receives a 5-year, $16M contract (or $1.2M/yr more than Fox received over 2017-'18 season)
- AD Greg McGarity fired Head Basketball Coach Mark Fox on 10 March 2018; Fox finished his coaching career at UGA w/ a 163-133 overall record and 77-79 in SEC games
- During the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine on 1 March 2018 UGA RB Nick Chubb benched pressed 225 lbs. 29x tying Penn St RB Saquon Barkley for the most reps by a RB
- Justin Fields featured on 'QB1: Beyond the Lights' Season 2 which debuted on 28 February 2018 ([url=https://www.go90.com/videos/8kVHVS8k7dS][/url]https://www.go90.com/videos/8kVHVS8k7dS); Field 1 of 3 high school QBs featured during their senior seasons
- Former UGA WR Damien Gary hired as Dougherty High School (Albany, GA) Head Football Coach on 28 February 2018
- Former UGA WR/CB Champ Bailey entered the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on 24 February 2018
- Former UGA WR Coach John Eason named Florida A&M Athletics Director on 22 February 2018
- UGA RB Sony Michel wrote a nice 'Thank You, Georgia' Letter on 22 February 2018: [url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/sony-michel-thank-you-georgia][/url]https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/sony-michel-thank-you-georgia
- UGA Football Assistant Coaches received significant pay raises on 16 February 2018; new salaries: DC Mel Tucker ($1.5M/yr), OC/TE Coach Jim Chaney ($950K/yr), Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach James Coley ($850K/yr); OL Coach Sam Pittman ($825K/yr); RB Coach Dell McGee ($550K/yr); DL Coach Tray Scott ($420K/yr); WR Coach Cortez Hankton ($375K/yr); ILB Coach Glen Schumann ($325K/yr); OLB Coach Dan Lanning ($375K/yr); Special Teams Coach Scott Fountain ($300K/yr); Director of S&C Scott Sinclair ($450K/yr)
- UGA hired Ben Sowders as Assistant S&C Coach on 9 February 2018
- UGA hired Cortez Hankton on 7 February 2018 as Wide Receivers Coach (former NFL WR most recently served as Vanderbilt's WR Coach the past 3 seasons)
- UGA hired Scott Fountain on 7 February 2018 as Special Teams Coach
- Class of 2019 4* TE Ryland Goede, 6'7", 235 lbs from Kennesaw Mountain High School verbally committed to UGA on 7 February 2018 w/ the intent to play baseball and football
- Class of 2018 WR Jaylen Johnson, 6'1", 185 lbs, from Peachtree Ridge High School signed w/ UGA as a preferred walk-on 7 February 2018
- UGA Football's Class of 2018 recruiting class finished #1 in CFB overall for the first time, breaking Alabama's 7-year hold on the recruiting title; RB Coach Dell McGee subsequently named National Recruiter of the Year; note that UGA will enter the 2018 season as the third most talented team in CFB based on average recruiting ranking per player behind only Alabama and Ohio State (btw, UGA was the 4th most talented team in 2017)
- Former UGA OC David Andrews started for New England while former UGA LB Dannell Ellerbe played as a reserve in Super Bowl LII on 4 February 2018. Note that former UGA WR Malcolm Mitchell did not play this season after suffering a knee injury during preseason practice (the Patriots placed him on injured reserve on 7 September 2017)
- Former UGA RB Todd Gurley was named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Year on 4 February 2018 after rushing for 1,305 yds, catching 64 passes for 788 yds, and scoring 19 TDs in 15 games this past season
- Former UGA TE Benjamin Watson won The 2018 Athletes in Action Bart Starr Award, given annually to a player who exemplifies character and leadership on and off the field; Watson received the award at a Super Bowl Breakfast on 3 February 2018
- Class of 2018 2-star OT Blake Watson, 6'6", 290 lbs, from Milton High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on 3 February 2018
- Class of 2018 QB Matthew Downing, 5'11", 180 lbs, from Alpharetta High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 3 February 2018
- Class of 2018 DB/WR Isaac Kinsey, 5'11", 185 lbs, from Chattahoochee High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 2 February 2018
- Former UGA LB/S Thomas Davis was inducted into UGA's Circle of Honor on 2 February 2018
- Former UGA OL Isaiah Wynn earned 2018 Senior Bowl OL of the Week honors after his performance as a LG; NFL Network Analyst Mike Mayock commented on 26 January 2018 that Wynn was "My favorite player all week"; note that Wynn participated in practices and the all-star game despite a torn labrum
- Class of 2018 3-star OL Blake Anderson, 6'4", 325 lbs, from West Forsyth High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 26 January 2018 (note: he had scholarship offers from Ohio and Virginia)
- Kent State hired UGA Defensive Quality Control Analyst Will Windham on 25 January 2018 as ILB Coach
- Class of 2018 OC Palmer Henderson, 6', 240 lbs, from Lowndes County High School committed to UGA as a preferred walk-on on 24 January 2018
- UGA hired Memphis Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach Brian Michalowski as a Defensive Quality Control Analyst on 24 January 2018
- Oklahoma hired UGA Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach Shane Beamer on 22 January 2018
- UGA hired former Georgia Southern Head Coach Tyson Summers on 19 January 2018 as Quality Control Coordinator
- The Kansas City Chiefs hired UGA Defensive Quality Control Analyst Jay Valai on 15 January 2018
- UGA LB Roquan Smith announced his intent to forgo his remaining eligibility on 15 January 2018 to enter the 2018 NFL Draft
- Mississippi State hired UGA Special Teams Analyst Scott Fountain as Special Teams Coordinator on 12 January 2018
- Oregon hired UGA Assistant S&C Coach Matthew Fyle on 12 January 2018
- UGA sophomore QB Jacob Eason announced his intent to transfer on 12 January 2018; he ended up transferring to Washington on 6 February
- UGA junior DT Trenton Thompson announced his intent to forgo his remaining eligibility on 12 January 2018 to enter the 2018 NFL Draft
- Oregon hired UGA Assistant S&C Coach Aaron Feld as the Ducks' Football S&C Coordinator on 11 January 2018
- UGA junior LB/S Rashad Roundtree announced his decision to retire from football on 10 January 2018 due to multiple concussions
- UGA lost the CFP National Championship Game 26-23 in overtime to Alabama on 8 January 2018
- Nine Class of 2018 Football signees enrolled at UGA: 5* QB Justin Fields, 5* RB Zamir White, 5* OT Cade Mays, 5* DE Brenton Cox, 4* OG Trey Hill, 4* WR Kearis Jackson, 4* CB Divaad Wilson, 4* OC Warren Ericson, and 4* DT Devonte Wyatt
- UGA freshman DB Deangelo Gibbs didn't enroll for 2018 Spring Semester (classes began on 4 January), but is expected to rejoin the team this summer; note that he is rehabbing his left shoulder after injuring it on 17 April 2017 during spring practice then subsequently having surgery on it
- UGA hired Memphis ILB Coach Dan Lanning on 2 January 2018 to replace OLB Coach Kevin Sherrer (hired as Tennessee's new DC)