Georgia Rebuts Post-NIL Decline Talk With 65-7 Record and 3 SEC Titles
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Updated · Fox News · May 29
Georgia Rebuts Post-NIL Decline Talk With 65-7 Record and 3 SEC Titles
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 29
65-7 since NIL began in July 2021, Georgia has won national titles in 2021 and 2022 and added three SEC championships through 2025, undercutting claims that the program lost its edge.
2024 and 2025 still showed high-end results: the Bulldogs went 11-3 with an SEC title and four wins over playoff teams, then 12-2 with another conference crown before a quarterfinal loss to Ole Miss.
247Sports rankings also show recruiting strength after NIL, with Georgia’s classes placing No. 3 in 2022, No. 2 in 2023, No. 1 in 2024, No. 2 in 2025 and No. 6 in 2026.
The current 2027 cycle rank of No. 30 is framed as misleading because Georgia has only eight commits so far, including two composite five-stars.
The article argues the transfer portal and expanded playoff create more volatility than NIL itself, but Georgia remains one of college football’s deepest talent bases.
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