quite a statistician"Sports Illustrated" (Volume 134 #8) just jinked UGA with their prediction of another Nat Championship. They are never correct. Also, they didn't know about the RB injuries.
However, they do point out that Coach and his staff are great at signing new elite players.
Coach Smart had the 9th best recruiting class after he was named as the coach. Since then, all seven classes have been ranked in the top five, six in the top three, and three of those where #1.
The 2024 class may be the best ever as ranked by Rivals.com.