Georgia is set for a different kind of spotlight in Week 2.
The Bulldogs, fresh off a convincing season-opening win, host Western Kentucky at 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network, and the matchup already tilts heavily toward Georgia, which enters as a -40.5 point favorite over the Hilltoppers. But the biggest storyline Saturday has less to do with the spread and more to do with what the Bulldogs will be wearing.
For the first time in program history, Georgia will take the field at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in all-white jerseys. It also marks the first time since 2020 that the Bulldogs have worn alternate uniforms of any kind, with the last instance coming in the 2020 Peach Bowl against Cincinnati.
The look was unveiled in a Glory Glory video on Aug. 4, when Georgia coach Kirby Smart surprised the team by bringing out safety KJ Bolden and tight end Lawson Luckie already dressed in the new uniforms.
The all-white reveal had been set in motion back in the spring, when Smart said that if Glory Glory, Georgia’s NIL collective, reached its subscriber goals, the team would wear the new uniforms in a game this fall.
Plenty of players have seen the jerseys before, at least in recruiting settings, but for veterans like linebacker Chris Cole, the idea of wearing them in an actual game still felt like a surprise.
“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting that at all, and I was so excited,” Cole said on Aug. 5.
“I remember they popped out with the all-white on, and I’m so excited for that because, as a recruit, I used to love like coming here. Like I want the all-white, and that’s what I want to wear.
So, I’m excited.”
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