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The Georgia Bulldogs will take the field for the 2026 season before fans even know it, and the latest sign that football is right around the corner arrives this week in Tampa, Florida.

SEC Media Days each and every year is always the mark of the unofficial start to football season, the final time coaches will really be heard from until right before the season, and most importantly the sign that pads and helmets are not far behind.

With recruiting starting to wrap up for 2027 at this point and fall camp looming, seeing Kirby Smart take the podium along with three key program stars is just going to be the latest sign that the season is coming. Here is what fans can look forward to hearing, and who they can look forward to hearing it from.

Gunner Stockton, Drew Bobo and Raylen Wilson Will Represent Program

Perhaps there are no real surprises here between arguably the three most key veterans for the Bulldogs coming to Tampa with their head coach, but it does feel notable that this is who Smart chose to bring with him. Stockton was a no-brainer, but beyond him, Bobo and Wilson are arguably the leaders of their respective sides of the ball, and this has never been more of a player-led program.

Despite the fact that Georgia has not accomplished its ultimate goal in the last three years, these three players have been along for the good and the bad, and they are the perfect trio to represent the program. In all likelihood, they will not produce any major sound bites, but that is exactly the way Smart and fans should want it.

As for Smart, it's going to be some tough questions.

Smart Will Again Be Asked About State of College Sports

Whether he likes it or not, Smart has become the de facto voice of the sport in the last couple of years, and his opinion on the big topics matters more than he would care to admit. He will be asked about NIL legislation, possible SEC self-governance, and much more just as he was at spring meetings in Destin.

Now though, more will be listening, and the questions are not going to be easy for Smart. Talking about this team is one thing, and he would love to do as much of that as possible. Now that Smart has ascended to where he has though, he has more of a responsibility than that.

The questions will be as tough this week as ever with things continuing to spiral off the field and in the courtroom for college football, and fair or not, Smart will be one of those that fans and media look to for answers.

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