ATLANTA - Prior to Tuesday morning’s question-and-answer session with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame, former referee John McDaid gave a video presentation of some notable rules changes for the upcoming season.

In 2025, once the ball is spotted, if a player goes down with an injury, that will cost his team a timeout. If the team doesn’t have a timeout left, then the team will be issued a five-yard delay-of-game penalty. SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid discussed the new rule Tuesday at SEC Media Days in Atlanta.

We're ranking the SEC position by position, assigning points for each team — 16 points for first place through one point for 16th. Totals will be updated with each installment, giving a sense of which teams will contend for the SEC title and one of the 12 College Football Playoff spots.

Georgia football updated its support staff members in its new media guide released ahead of SEC Media Days, and Will Muschamp’s name was notably absent. That naturally led to speculation that Muschamp was no longer with the Bulldogs program,

The recruiting landscape in college football underwent a significant shift when players began receiving substantial compensation. The college football recruiting landscape changed dramatically once players started earning substantial compensation.