Kirby Smart: Georgia’s Colbie Young has been cleared to return following suspension

Young was suspended in October following an arrest. Young ultimate pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge in January, while a charge of assault on an unborn child was dismissed.

Young was able to practice with the team during the late stages of the 2024 season, but because his legal status had not been resolved, he was not able to play in a game for the Bulldogs.

In December, Young was granted an extra season of eligibility following the Diego Paiva ruling, which gave junior college players added eligibility. Young spent his first season at Lackawanna College before then spending his next two at Miami.

In the five games Young played last season, he caught 11 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns.

At 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, Young gives Georgia a big-bodied receiver the Bulldogs were missing on the outside. Georgia also had Rara Thomas dismissed from the team last year after a family violence arrest in August.

In addition to Young, Georgia added Texas A&M wide receiver Noah Thomas from the transfer portal. He led the Aggies in every receiving category last year and is listed at 6-foot-5.

Thomas is one of six new wide receivers who will be with Georgia this spring, as the Bulldogs have four of their 2025 signees going through spring drills, with Thomas Blackshear being the only signee who will enroll over the summer.

In addition to Thomas, Georgia also brought in USC transfer Zachariah Branch from the transfer portal.

Georgia will have a new starting quarterback, as Carson Beck is now with the Miami Hurricanes. Gunner Stockton and Ryan Puglisi are competing for the starting quarterback job.

The Bulldogs will have their first of their allotted 15 practices Tuesday, with the final practice being G-Day, which is April 12. A start time for the event has not yet been announced.