Georgia
Kirby Smart laments Georgia football players ‘offended’ by being coached
Kirby Smart estimated that about half his Georgia football roster is preparing for their first year with the team, either coming out of high school or the transfer portal.
And looking over the early returns in spring practice, the Bulldogs head coach laments that some of his prospects aren’t exactly the kind to take being coached too hard.
Some of them, he has said, almost feel offended by the idea.
“We have a lot of guys that put their hands up, they’re offended when you coach them,” Smart told reporters about some players’ attitude recently.
“We’ve had multiple NFL coaches come through here, go to practice, and they talk about how their players love to be coached, they love to be given a nugget, a technique that might help them play longer. Some of our guys are offended by it.”
He added: “‘You’re coaching me hard? You’re telling me I’ve got to play with effort?’ Some of them, I guess, have never been held to that standard. That standard’s not going to change here.”
Coaching will be something Georgia’s players have to take more of as the program embarks on a new era of sorts following the departure of quarterback Carson Beck.
With him goes much of the Bulldogs’ stability on the offensive side of the ball after he led the program to a 24-4 record and an SEC championship in his two years as starter.
After winning two straight national championships in 2021 and 2022, Georgia failed to qualify for the College Football Playoff in 2023 and lost in its first CFP game in 2024.
And while Smart still commands one of college football’s premier rosters, it appears he has some work to do getting them more receptive to being led.
“We have to coach it. That’s what they pay us to do. Coach them,” he said.
“They have to be willing to receive coaching, and on the whole, my whole preach after practice was, we got a lot of guys that put their hands up. They’re offended when you coach them. I’m not talking about the freshman, I’m talking about in general.”
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Georgia
Former Georgia F Jake Wilkins makes transfer portal decision
Georgia transfer Jake Wilkins has committed to Cal out of the NCAA transfer portal, his agent, CSE Talent’s Darrell Comer, told DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony. Wilkins will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Wilkins averaged 4.9 points per game for the Bulldogs this past season over 10.2 minutes per game. He appeared in 32 games, but logged zero starts.
Before arriving in college, Wilkins was a four-star recruit in the 2025 class, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. Wilkins was the No. 45 overall recruit and No. 11 small forward in the cycle.
Notably, he’s the son of Dominique Wilkins, a Hall of Fame member and two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion. His also attended Georgia to play his college basketball. Now, his son is off the the west coast to continue his hoops journey.
Wilkins plan to enter the portal was reported on the day before it opened. Once April 7 rolled around, Wilkins, along with thousands of other college basketball players hit the open market. The NCAA transfer portal closes on April 22, 15 days after it opened.
He’ll join a Golden Bears squad coming off their best season in a decade. They finished 22-12 but failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. The last time Cal went dancing was in 2016 when they earned a No. 4-seed under former head coach Cuonzo Martin. Entering year four of the Mark Madsen era, they’ll look to turn that around during the 2026-27 season.
For his former team, Georgia, the Bulldogs would finish the season with a 22-11 record, including a 10-8 mark against the SEC. In turn, the Bulldogs received a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Eventually, they fell to No. 9 seed Saint Louis in the first round.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.
Georgia
Jackets Continue Setting ACC Standards at Lee and Athens
CLEVELAND, Tenn. / ATHENS, Ga. – The Georgia Tech men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the weekend with quality performances at the Lee Fast Break Athletics Invitational and Spec Towns Invitational on Friday evening.
Aaron Jones and Sarah Noel showcased their talents in Athens at the 400m hurdles with top ACC times. A. Jones came across the line at 52.00 in the race to set his fourth consecutive ACC standard time in the event. He beat out his personal best set last week by 0.07 seconds and strengthened his hold on the sixth fastest conference time set this season.
Noel nearly replicated her first sub-minute time in the 400m hurdles, finishing at 1:00.35 to record her second straight ACC standard mark.
Back at Lee, Taylor Wade and Alexander Arrambide required a photo finish in the 1500m to separate the two Jackets in the 1-2 finish. Wade’s leg extended just past Arrambide’s to secure the race victory and set the Lee facility record at 3:44.03.
In the women’s 1500m, Hannah Schemmel eclipsed her previous best at 4:30.63 to place second overall. Macy Felton and Sophie D’Elena finished 19th and 20th at 4:43.48 and 4:44.41 with Ellie Moritz clocking in at 4:52.68. Ella Grace Malcom set her personal best in the 800m at the Spec Towns Invitational to finish third overall at 2:17.10 with McKenzie Blackledge right behind at 2:18.11.
In the long distance races, freshman Sadie Honig ran 17:01.86 with Katie Hamfeldt pacing at 17:09.74 in the women’s 5000m. Fellow freshman Wyatt Windham led the squad at 14:26.45 for the men. Ava Coffey finished at 36:31.33 in the first heat of the 10,000m with the second heat beginning tomorrow. Caden Terrell set his season best at 21.72 in the 200m.
Georgia Tech will finish out the Spec Towns Invitational with field and running events throughout the afternoon on Saturday.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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Obituary for Georgia L. Kohr | Richardson Funeral Home
Georgia Lee (Rohrbach) Kohr 85, of Harrisburg, PA passed away March 19,2026 with her loving family by her side. Georgia was the loving widow of Detective Tom Kohr Sr. of the Harrisburg Police Department. They were married 46 years until the time of his death, March 05, 2003.
She was the daughter of the late George M Rohrbach and Betty J (Crone) Rohrbach. Georgia worked and retired from Muth and Mumma Dental Laboratory and Harris and O’Neal. She was a proud member and past president of the Fraternal Order of the Police Auxiliary. She was a member of The Pine Street Presbyterian Church Harrisburg.
Georgia is survived by her loving children, son Samuel (Tommy) Kohr Jr. and daughter Leeann Bomgardner both of Harrisburg. A granddaughter Kaylee Bomgardner of Harrisburg and grandson David Geesaman of Carlisle. She is also survived by 3 great grandchildren and son in- law David Geesaman also of Carlisle. A beloved sister Deb Boyer (Donnie) of Enola and brother Ronald A Rohrbach of Camp Hill. Several Loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Tom Kohr Sr , a daughter Kim M Geesaman, five sisters Sandra A. wife of the late Victor King, Cheryl K. wife of the late Kenneth Deibler, Marsha L Rohrbach, Linda L. wife of the late William Still, Janis R. wife of the late Ronald Donmoyer, and one bother Terry M. Rohrbach.
Georgia loved spending time with her family. Especially playing cards with her sisters. She never missed sending her famous birthday cards to friends and family. Everyone will truly
miss her cards.
Memorial Services will be held Friday April 17,2026 at Richardson Funeral Home LLC 29 South Enola Drive, Enola Pa 17025. Visitation will be held from 11am till time of service at 12:00 pm. At the funeral home. Internment will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Garden Cemetery Harrisburg Pa following the service.
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