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Georgia Football Coaches Up for Prestigious College Football Awards
Georgia football coaches Kirby Smart and Mike Bobo are up for some prestigious awards.
The Georgia Bulldogs are fresh off an SEC title, their second one in as many years, after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide by a final score of 28-7. Georgia is now in the hunt for a national title as the No. 3 seed in the college football playoffs.
A very successful season for the Bulldogs thus far, and as a result, two of their coaches are up for very prestigious awards.
Kirby Smart was announced a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo was announced as one of five finalist for the Broyles Award.
Kirby Smart and Mike Bobo Named Award Finalists
The Eddie Robinson Award dates back to 1997. Smart would be the first ever coach to win the award. Last year’s winner was Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer. Smart has been named SEC Coach of the Year three times during his time at Georgia, but he has never been acknowledged as the nation’s best coach in a season, despite having two national titles.
One award that Smart has won before is the Broyles award, which is what Bobo is a finalist for. Bobo would become just the second Georgia coach to ever win the award. The first to do so was Brian VanGorder, who won the award in 2003 as the defensive coordinator for the Bulldogs.
Georgia’s offense this season is averaging 31.9 points per game, 406.9 yards of offense per game, 186.6 rushing yards per game and 220.3 passing yards per game. Bobo has helped revamp Georgia’s offense this season after having some struggles just a season ago.
On top of that, Bobo has accomplished that with a first-year starting quarterback in Gunner Stockton and nearly a complete overhaul at offensive line due to players leaving for the NFL draft. The Bulldogs are one of the most efficient offenses in the country and Bobo has played a large role in that.
Coach Smart and Coach Bobo are now looking to help lead the Bulldogs to their third national title since Smart took over. They will play the winner of the Ole Miss vs Tulane game in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. If the Bulldogs advance, they will play the winner of Ohio State and Texas A&M/Miami. Georgia was awarded a first-round bye after winning the SEC Championship.
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A Griffin, Georgia man is now under arrest, charged in connection with a cold case homicide investigation in New Jersey, prosecutors say.
It’s been nearly 37 years since 42-year-old Mauricio Cuadra was shot during an apparent home invasion; now, authorities say 62-year-old Joseph Quiros-Soto is charged with his murder.
Officials say on Aug. 9, 1989, the officers with the Bayonne Police Department responded to reports of a home invasion and shooting at an apartment on the 400 block of Avenue C. Inside the home, they found Cuadra suffering from a gunshot wound. Cuadra died shortly after.
The case remained a mystery until 2024, when Quiros-Soto confessed to the murder to police in Locust Grove, Georgia, saying that he had become a born-again Christian, NJ.com reports.
Police told the outlet that he gave the detectives details of the crime and allowed visiting Hudson County authorities to take a DNA sample, which matched a stain on the victim.
Authorities were eventually able to obtain a warrant for the Georgia man’s arrest. On May 27, 2026, deputies with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office arrested Quiros-Soto at his home in Griffin, charging him with murder and murder during the commission of a burglary.
Quiros-Soto is being detained in Georgia, awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball has made the super regionals in the NCAA Tournament and will face a team its already played four times.
The No. 14 national seed Bulldogs (43-17) are matched up with No. 3 Georgia (49-12). The best-of-three series will take place in Athens, Georgia, because Georgia is the higher seed.
The super regionals run from June 5-8, and the winner will make the College World Series.
MSU is 0-4 against Georgia this season, getting swept at Dudy Noble Field and then losing a fourth time in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Georgia won the SEC regular season and tournament championships.
Both teams made it through their regionals without a loss. Mississippi State blew out Louisiana 19-5 on May 31, while Georgia defeated Liberty.
MSU has played Georgia only once in postseason history, losing in the 1990 College World Series.
Mississippi State baseball history in super regionals
Mississippi State has played in 10 super regionals and won five of them. It has won three straight super regionals. MSU is 2-4 as the visiting team in super regionals.
New Mississippi State coach Brian O’Connor is 7-2 in super regionals.
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
- Super regionals: June 5-8
- College World Series: June 12-22
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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