Sports
Sports

Dooley: UGA has good chance to win championship this year

Georgia coaching legend Vince Dooley is very familiar with the history of rivalry with Florida.
Georgia coaching legend Vince Dooley is very familiar with the history of rivalry with Florida.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 24, 2017

Vince Dooley coached Georgia for more than two decades. He is very familiar with the history between the Bulldogs and Gators.

A history buff (he has a master's degree on the subject), the coaching legend talks about his personal collection of artifacts and the gridiron clashes that still matter with the AJC columnist Jeff Schultz and Channel 2 Action News sports director Zach Klein on their "We Never Played the Game" podcast.

Georgia simply can't lose to Florida ... this time

Dooley reveals some personal history about the rivalries with Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech, plus his thoughts on second-year coach Kirby Smart and Georgia's chances of winning a national championship. Listen in (and subscribe, rate and review):

Georgia mum on playoffs, here's where they stand

About the Author

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More Stories

Keep Reading

South Carolina State University head football coach Chennis Berry joined the team in 2023 after coaching at Benedict College, a historically Black college in Columbia, South Carolina. Last year, Berry's team saw its season end in heartbreak in the Celebration Bowl and this time, it ended in triumph with a 40-38 win. (Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics)

Credit: South Carolina State University Athletics

Four overtimes, one redemption: South Carolina State claims HBCU national championship

South Carolina State rallied from 21 down against Prairie View A&M to win 40-38 in four overtimes, taking home the HBCU national championship.

Georgia State gets OK for baseball facility project at iconic sports site

Construction on the project, which is estimated to cost $15 million to $16 million, is scheduled to be complete by fall 2026.

Mercer announces familiar name as new football coach

Team’s former defensive coordinator will take the reins from Mike Jacobs.

The Latest

South Carolina State University head football coach Chennis Berry joined the team in 2023 after coaching at Benedict College, a historically Black college in Columbia, South Carolina. Last year, Berry's team saw its season end in heartbreak in the Celebration Bowl and this time, it ended in triumph with a 40-38 win. (Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics)

Credit: South Carolina State University Athletics

Four overtimes, one redemption: South Carolina State claims HBCU national championship

Mercer announces familiar name as new football coach

Georgia State gets OK for baseball facility project at iconic sports site

Featured

Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

DeKalb students raise fears about ICE raids; teachers told not to talk about it

The Sequoyah Middle School community asked DeKalb school officials to better support students who fear ICE.

Two-day effort helps free endangered right whale off Georgia coast

Georgia state officials helped disentangle a North American right whale, one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

Report: Election board member violated conduct code by going to Trump rally

A Georgia Inspector General's report found State Election Board Vice Chair Janice Johnston violated the board's code of conduct by attending a Donald Trump campaign rally.