Episode 2656: UGA reportedly survived 'close call' to retain key player

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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DawgNation Daily -- the daily podcast for Georgia Bulldogs fans Beginning of the show: I discuss what's next for Georgia running back Nate Frazier, who ESPN recently touted as the Bulldogs' top returning player. I also explain why Frazier will be part of a crowded competition among elite running backs in the SEC this season. 15-minute mark: I share one SEC coach who wants to expand the Playoff to 24 teams and play a clip of Kirby Smart, who also recently discussed the topic. 30-minute mark: DawgNation's Connor Riley joins the show. 45-minute mark: Former UGA quarterback Jake Fromm joins the show. 55-minute mark: I take a look at other SEC headlines including Texas hiring another former SEC coach for its staff. End of show: I award a Golden Shoe winner and share the Gator Hater Updater.

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0:00.0	Today's episode of Dog Nation Daily is brought to you by Surf Pro, cleaning, restoration, construction.
0:09.2	Presented by Dog Nation.com. This is Dog Nation Daily, the daily podcast for Georgia Bulldogs fame.
0:15.7	Here's your host, Brandon Adams. I think in any discussion about Georgia's most important players, the upcoming season, one of the names you would probably mention pretty prominently is running back Nate Frazier.
0:26.6	Frazier had a great year for Georgia last year. Believe it or not, Nate, a year ago, I don't even know if people have fully paid attention to the statistical significance of this, but Frazier had the most rushing
0:37.7	yards for Georgia of any back in seven years. That'd give you an idea of, A, Georgia's
0:43.0	mostly been ensemble at running back since DeAndre Swift's last year in 2019.
0:49.1	And Frazier, even in comparison to some very good Georgia teams that had some really good backs, Frazier's numbers hold up really pretty impressive compared to a lot of those.
1:02.7	Nate Frazier had a very good year for Georgia in 2025.
1:07.0	And there is reason to believe that Frazier could have an even better 2026. You've heard people
1:13.6	like me say that a lot. It's also getting some attention from the folks at ESPN too. We like this
1:20.2	sort of thing. Their top 25, you call it a way too early top 25. They recently looked at the key returning player for each of those
1:31.0	top 25 teams. It is perhaps not a surprise to you that the name mentioned from Georgia was Nate
1:36.5	Frazier and what ESPN says about Frazier, I think is really pretty interesting because it
1:43.7	reinforces a storyline that we've
1:45.3	already spent some time on here this year. Let me read this from ESPN on why they believe that
1:51.3	Nate Frazier is their key retained player for Georgia. And now listen to this sentence right off
1:56.3	the top. It's Mark Schlabon writing this, who obviously knows Georgia very well. He says,
2:00.5	this one was, listen to this phrasing now.
2:03.2	This one was a close call for the Bulldogs during the January portal window.
2:09.0	But Kirby Smart and his staff were successful in their efforts to convince Frazier to re-sign.
2:15.1	We use that word in college football now.
2:17.2	Resign and return for 2026. Schlebeau goes on to say, we use that word in college football now, re-sign and return for 2026.
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