Kirby Smart, Gunner Stockton, 11-17-2025
Dynasties aren’t declared. They’re earned, season by season, test by test, championship by championship. And right now, in Athens, something undeniable is brewing. Georgia has already claimed back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022, but this year’s team feels like the continuation of a deeper, longer arc. A transformation from powerhouse to dynasty.
Their 35–10 dismantling of No. 10 Texas didn’t feel like an upset or a surprise, it felt like confirmation. The Bulldogs didn’t just beat the Longhorns. They reduced the game to a showcase of control, maturity, and physical dominance. The defense smothered Texas. The offense moved with a precision that left no oxygen for a comeback.
And at the center of that calm, that confidence, stood Gunner Stockton.
Efficient. Unshaken. Surgical.
He looked like a quarterback who has waited his turn to take the wheel of a giant, only to find the drive smoother than expected. If Stockton continues on this trajectory, Georgia’s ceiling widens to championship height once again.
But the architect of all this, the gravitational pull behind Georgia’s rise, is Kirby Smart. Another national championship doesn’t just elevate his résumé. It puts him in the rarified conversation of all-time great coaches. Not modern greats. Not SEC greats. All-time greats.
Because dynasties aren’t about talent alone. They’re about sustaining excellence when everyone is trying to tear you down. They’re about reloading, not rebuilding. They’re about moments like these, when Georgia looks up at the college football world and realizes it sits at the highest point again.
If the Bulldogs finish this journey, the word “dynasty” won’t be a prediction.
It’ll be a fact.
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Aaron Patrick Lenyear is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. Born in Washington, D.C., Aaron has called Georgia home since 2006, where his passion for football runs deep. He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in Writing and Linguistics in 2012. He has previously worked as a content writer, screenwriter and copywriter.