Georgia’s 2026 schedule is packed with difficult tests, but the quarterback matchups stand out as the kind that can tilt a game fast. With the Bulldogs less than a month from kicking off the season, the list of opposing passers they’ll have to navigate includes a few names that can stress a defense in very different ways.
Byrum Brown is one of the first big problems on the calendar. He’s in his first season with Auburn after transferring from USF, and he follows former Bulls head coach Alex Golesh into a system that should give him some familiarity right away.
Brown’s running ability is what makes him such a tricky assignment. He can extend plays, and that extra layer of movement can make an already wide offensive approach even tougher to contain.
Auburn comes to Sanford Stadium on Saturday, October 17th, and Georgia has not lost to Auburn there in over 20 years.
Late in the season, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers will be another major hurdle. His 2025 season was uneven, but the talent is obvious.
Sellers has flashed enough to make defenses respect every snap, and Georgia will have to go on the road to deal with him. That kind of setting only adds to the challenge if he catches fire.
John Mateer brings a different kind of danger. Like Sellers, his production has been inconsistent at times, but the Oklahoma quarterback’s playmaking ability is undeniable.
He can create chaos when a defense thinks it has things under control, and that’s the sort of skill set that gives coordinators headaches. He’ll also have to handle the noise of roughly 95,000 Dawg fans, but even with that backdrop, he shapes up as one of Georgia’s toughest quarterback assignments.
Then there’s Trinidad Chambliss, who earned plenty of attention after putting up 35+ points on two separate occasions against Georgia last year. That performance has put him on the radar of both Bulldogs fans and the national media. This time, Georgia has to travel to Oxford to face him, and there may not be a more threatening quarterback on the schedule than Chambliss.
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