KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Georgia coach Kirby Smart noticed too many people whistling past his team's grave.

In other words, he felt as if certain outside forces didn't take the No. 6 Bulldogs as a serious threat entering the 2025 season, though they are less than three years removed from winning back-to-back national titles as college football's hegemon. If there were any lingering doubts that Georgia still is what Georgia always has been during its run of dominance under Smart, the Bulldogs dispelled them in a 44-41 overtime win at No. 15 Tennessee on Saturday.

"I think we know who we are," Smart said. "There's a lot of outside whistling by the graveyard. A little bit of acting like one thing when we feel like our team has a certain identity. We're not going to go down without a figh

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