In this episode of the Preferred Walk-On Show, we sit down with Olivia Sayer from Dawgs247, breaking down the college baseball postseason, the Road to Omaha, the Georgia Bulldogs' impressive season, and predictions for this year's tournament. We discuss the significance of home-field advantage at Foley Field, the culture shift under coach Wes Johns…

In this wide-ranging interview, we sit down with Jayson Werth, former MLB All-Star, World Series champion, Washington Nationals Ring of Honor inductee, and owner of Icon Racing for an engaging conversation about his professional baseball journey and finding a passion for horse racing after retirement. From his college recruitment and early days as …

We're romantic about a college town. Whether it's Athens, GA, Madison, WI, Ann Arbor, MI, or Lawrence, KS, college towns all have a certain je ne sais quoi. And one of the driver's behind that are the establishments that live only in that town. They are one of one. They're iconic. The Campus Icons series will highlight those places, share their his…

It’s the weekend before Christmas and there are no visions of sugar-plums dancing in our heads, just 12 personnel and four on-campus first round playoff games. Will the Horseshoe become Neyland North? Are the Hoosiers fixin’ to ruin the Fightin’ Irish’s Christmas? Can the Tigers push all of their house money to the middle and bust the Horns in Aust…

We're romantic about a college town. Whether it's Athens, GA, Madison, WI, Ann Arbor, MI, or Lawrence, KS, college towns all have a certain je ne sais quoi. And one of the driver's behind that are the establishments that live only in that town. They are one of one. They're iconic. The Campus Icons series will highlight those places, share their his…

Chris Phillips of SEC Unfiltered joins the show this week to dissect Dawgs-Horns II for all the SEC marbles and the rest of the championship weekend slate, recap his epic fall on the SEC Football Tour, and give his thoughts on which one of the SEC’s 9-3 teams is most playoff worthy. Chris also gives a troubling prediction if you're a Dawgs fan on h…

“I gave up, you did too. We were out of it and gone. Miracle.” Cardiologists all across Georgia thought they were going to have a peaceful Thanksgiving weekend, and then 8 overtimes happened in Clean, Old Fashioned Hate, precipitating coronary events aplenty across both fanbases. Mercy, what a ballgame. The fellas slept fast and are up and at it in…

Your favorite co-hosts are on-site at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin as the Badgers and Golden Gophers face off in a battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. The fellas are barking about the commencement of their B1G rivalry weekend road trip and previewing Clean, Old Fashioned Hate as the Dawgs seek to take another step toward punching their CFP …

Only two weeks left in college football’s regular season (say it ain’t so!), and ESPN’s Taylor McGregor joins the show to breakdown a triumvirate of matchups with postseason implications: Indiana-Ohio State at the Horseshoe, Army-Notre Dame in the Shamrock Series at Yankee Stadium, and BYU-Arizona State in Tempe. Taylor also indulged us with a litt…

The eyes of the college football world turn to the Classic City this weekend for this year's rendition of Georgia and Tennessee. It's "My God, A Freshman", it's "Hobnail Boot", and this year for the Dawgs, it's do-or-die. Come for the Dawgs-Vols preview, and stay for Seth's case for why Boise State-San Jose State is the most underrated game being p…

The initial CFP rankings were released this week and Lawd, are the next five weeks gonna be electric! Seth and James are barking on what the first set of rankings say about Army, BYU, and Indiana, preview an SEC showdown in Oxford between the Dawgs and the Rebels ripe with playoff implications, Saturday night in Death Valley between the Crimson Tid…

It's our favorite week of the year - it's Cocktail Party week! Nobody better to help us preview the annual Soiree on the St. John's River than SEC Nation and NFL Live host Laura Rutledge. Laura is truly one of college football's great ambassadors and she barked with us about the Cocktail Party remaining a neutral site affair, Coach Smart's zest for…

We live in a world where Indiana, Army, and Navy are all undefeated and in the Top 25 - college football is the absolute best. Make sure your tray tables and seat backs are in their upright and locked position and enjoy this week’s ride! AIN'T NOTHIN' FINER - GO DAWGS! Give The Saturday In Athens Podcast a follow on social media: Saturday In Athens…

This college football season is the gift that keeps on giving. Saturday night, the stars at night, are big and bright, deeeeeeep in the heart of Texas as the Dawgs and Horns face off in a matchup ripe with intrigue. Seth and James bark on how Steve Sarkisian's use of pre-snap motions could cause big problems for Georgia's shaky secondary, the Georg…

2 vs. 3 in Eugene, Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl, and Rebels-Tigers under the lights in Death Valley - what a week!! Seth’s oldest brother, Frank, joins the show to bark about it all, including why it feels like the 1940s in Annapolis and West Point. AIN'T NOTHIN' FINER - GO DAWGS! Give The Saturday In Athens Podcast a follow on social medi…

Just like that, it's Week 6 of the college football season, don't blink! Nobody better to help us preview the first week of October football than our buddy Jake Crain of Crain & Company. We recapped the Game of Thrones tussle in Tuscaloosa, barked about what Georgia fans should be excited about moving forward, marveled at Xavier's School for the Gi…

It's the game of the year on Saturday night with the Dawgs and Tide tangling in Tuscaloosa. Nobody better to help us preview college football's Ali-Frazier than our buddy George Somerville of The College Chaps Podcast. The fellas are barking on Matthew Sluka's redshirt at UNLV and what it means for the college football landscape, key matchups to wa…

Might be a bye week for the Dawgs, but there was plenty to bark about with one of our favorite return guests, Jon Smith of Speakeasy Sports. The fellas looked back on Georgia's close call against Kentucky, peeked ahead at the showdown in Tuscaloosa, discussed an interesting Urban Meyer story, and marveled at the unicorn that is Shohei Ohtani. Go Da…

It's Friday and your hosts are in an excellent mood. The Dawgs travel to Lexington to take on a Kentucky team with two very familiar faces. The boys are barking about their Top 5 non-Sanford college football stadiums to visit, why this weekend feels like Thanksgiving in September, and what dinosaurs have to do with West Virginia's football relevanc…

Through their passion for family and food, Howard, Anita and Ron Hsu are stamping their mark all over Atlanta’s food scene. Their story is singular, and their time on campus at UGA helped guide and shape their respective paths. Howard, Anita and Ron bark with Seth about: Their parents entrepreneurial spirit and their influence on each of their path…

It’s almost time for our buddy Brook Whitmire to light up Sanford Stadium with “IT’SSSS SATURDAY IN ATHENS!” and we couldn’t be more fired up. The fellas are barking about the Dawgs home opener, this week’s slate in college football and an exciting announcement for the Kentucky game next weekend. Go Dawgs, Sic 'Em!! UGA @ Kentucky: SATURDAY IN ATHE…

[TAPED AFTER THE GAME SATURDAY] Your favorite co-hosts were so jacked up about watching the Dawgs layeth the smacketh down on Clemson in the season opener, they had to recap things Saturday night. Seth and James celebrated the Dawgs big victory at the Benz and barked about: Nate Frazier's electric debut and an all-time moment when he paid homage to…

The boys are BACK and barking loud as ever. They’re catching up on what’s been going on since last season and foaming at the mouth for a brand new season to kick off. Seth and James bark about: Their hiatus from the podcast and catching up A new college football landscape for the 2024 season Week 0: SMU's quarterback with the most appropriate name …

The Athletic’s Seth Emerson returns to the show to bark about the Dawgs SEC title game tussle with the Tide, the Georgia player he didn’t see coming this season, and the intangibles that have catapulted signal-caller Carson Beck into the upper echelon of college quarterbacks. Go Dawgs, Sic 'Em!! PRESENTED BY: Classic City Collective Peach State Lit…

Laura Rutledge, host of SEC Nation and NFL Live, returns to the show to talk about Dawgs-Tide for allll the SEC marbles, similarities and differences between Kirby Smart’s Georgia and Nick Saban’s Alabama, and an electric slate of conference championship matchups: The gravitas of SEC title weekend in Atlanta Alabama's progression throughout the sea…

It's Thanksgiving, it's rivalry week, and our good buddy Brook Whitmire - the Voice of Sanford Stadium, fiercely proud Georgia grad, and Damn Good Dawg - returns to the show to talk turkey! The fellas are barking on: The last three years as a Georgia fan feeling like a dream His perspective on the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry and what it means to h…

It's "My God A Freshman", it's "Hobnail Boot", it's Georgia-Tennessee. The Dawgs travel to the banks of the Tennessee River for an SEC East brawl with the Vols. Georgia is seeking its third consecutive undefeated SEC campaign with its eyes squarely focused on another SEC title and a trip back to the College Football Playoff. The storylines are thic…

The Lane Train comes rolling in to the Classic City this weekend looking to hand the Dawgs their first loss Between the Hedges since 2019. Murmurs abound about Saturday night's tilt - a Brock Bowers return? Black jerseys? The storylines are thick and the anticipation is at a fever pitch for what is shaping up to be an epic Saturday In Athens! The f…

After a dominant Cocktail Party win over the Gators, the Dawgs now shift their attention to upstart Mizzou in an SEC East bout Between the Hedges. The Week 10 slate also features an SEC West tussle in Tuscaloosa between Alabama and LSU, Bedlam in Stillwater, and Heisman hopeful Michael Penix, Jr. and Washington try to re-discover their offensive ma…

George Somerville - host of the College Chaps Podcast and world-class guy - is here to preview the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Week 9 and another glorious weekend of college football. George and the boys bark about: His visit to Athens and the hospitality pervasive throughout SEC fanbases Parallels between the passion and traditions inh…

Jon Smith - host of The Speakeasy Sports Show and DGD - is here to look ahead at the back half of Georgia's season and preview Week 8. Jon and the boys bark about:: Brock Bowers' injury and even though the implications are many, the prevailing emotion is sadness Georgia's remaining schedule and the matchup that presents the most landmines for the D…

Jake Crain - host of Crain & Company - is here to preview Week 7 and another electric weekend of college football. Jake and the boys bark about:: What has surprised Jake the most through six weeks of the college football season The game of the week - a Pac-12 showdown on the shores of Union Bay as Oregon travels to Washington Barry Odom's head coac…

Travis Denning - Warner Robins native, songwriter and country music recording artist, Damn Good Dawg, and the DEFENDING guest picking champion - is here to preview the Dawgs showdown with the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats under the Sanford Stadium lights Saturday night. Travis and the boys bark about:: Travis's upcoming shows and teasing some new mu…

[TAPED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GAME SATURDAY NIGHT] Your favorite co-hosts usually never recap the game in the heat of the moment, but libation and celebration won out on Saturday night. Seth and James recapped the Dawgs big victory on the Plains immediately after the final whistle: Brock Allen Bowers - need we say more? Carson Beck growing up and ba…

Seth and James bark on the 128th meeting between the Dawgs and the Tigers in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, and they preview an outstanding Week 5 slate: Georgia's dominance in the rivalry over the last 20+ years Bemoaning playing this game September 30th instead of its rightful November slot Possible return of Ladd McConkey? Guesses on Georgia's…

Showdown Saturday did NOT disappoint and the Dawgs dispatched some Dragons in their final home test before the first road game of the 2023 season. Seth and James recap all of Saturday's action: On the most important play of its season, Notre Dame only has 10 men on the field A nailbiter for the Noles in the other Death Valley and the scoop and scor…

Seth and James bark on the Dawgs closing out a four-game stretch of games Between The Hedges to start the season and preview a MONSTER Week 4 slate: If you could only choose one Georgia logo for the rest of your life, which one do you choose? SEC night game better than the Super Bowl? UAB head coach Trent Dilfer thinks so Amarius Mims’ ankle injury…

Dawgs fans may have been dialing their cardiologists in the first half, but Georgia utilized a blistering second half effort to subdue South Carolina in the SEC opener. Seth and James recap Saturday's conference affair Between the Hedges and bark about Week 3 of the college football season: It was a tale of two halves for the Dawgs on Saturday afte…

Wes Blankenship - co-host of the Georgia Show on DawgsHQ, host of GO, FIGHT, WIN, and DGD - joins Seth to bark on the Dawgs SEC opener and preview the Week 3 slate: The GO FIGHT WIN podcast and if he ever imagined the growth and reach of Coffeetown at its origin Coffeetown superlatives for the Georgia football roster Early season takeaways for the …

It was a sleepy Saturday in Athens with a noon start, but Georgia shook off a sluggish start and blitzed the visitors with a 31-point 2nd quarter. Seth and James recap the Dawgs final tune-up before the start of SEC play and bark about Week 2 of the college football season: Mekhi Mews being lightning in a bottle for the second straight week and the…

Chris Marler, co-host of the Saturday Football Uncensored Podcast and stirring the college football pot as @VernFUNquist on Twitter - joins Seth to bark on Week 1 takeaways and preview an exciting Week 2 slate: Recapping Colorado's win over TCU and the Buffs being the talk of the college football world Florida State's demolition of LSU and wonderin…

Week 1 is FINALLY upon us and DGD Ray Fulcher joins the show to preview his show at the Georgia Theatre to kick off season-opening weekend in Athens, the Dawgs quest for the 2023-peat, and a full Week 1 slate of college football on tap. Seth, James and Ray bark about: What Ray would tell that kid seeing Erich Church for the first time at the Georgi…

We did it y'all. We made it. It's GAME WEEK! It's less than a week 'til it's Saturday In Athens and all is right with the world. Seth and James bark about: Excitement about college football being back and why a college football Saturday ain't much different than church on Sunday Sam Hartman's debut for the Irish and why he might be James and Steve …

Another weekend of fall camp is in the books and the Dawgs are relatively healthy. It's two weeks and counting until the Dawgs are back Between The Hedges. Seth and James bark about: Memories of high school football and what summer practice should've been called instead of "two-a-days" Coach Schumann's choice of outfit being more fit for November t…

Laura Rutledge - host of NFL Live and SEC Nation, proud Florida Gator, and all-around delight - joins Seth to share her story and preview the 2023 college football season. Laura and Seth bark about: An affection for Georgia and everything Kirby Smart is doing in Athens even though she's a proud Gator Trading in pointe shoes and plies for a differen…

This marked the first year that Saturday In Athens had the privilege to cover SEC Media Days. It was an outstanding experience and the boys are hoping to be in Dallas next summer. Enormous thank you to Herb Vincent and the SEC for the opportunity! The fellas bark about: The travel fiasco that kept James from being in Nashville Seth winning a gold m…

Mercifully, talkin' season is OVER. The glorious sound of pads poppin' has returned and there's football in the air. It's twenty-odd days and counting until the Dawgs are back Between The Hedges. Seth and James bark about: The wild, wild West - the implosion of the PAC-12 and the rollercoaster of realignment UGA releasing the Sanford Stadium renova…

Karen Morgan - daughter of the Classic City, proud UGA grad, attorney, professional comedienne with comedy specials "Rub Some Dirt On It" and "Go Dawgs!", and Damn Good Dawg - joins Seth for the next installment of the Georgia Story interview series. Karen and Seth bark about: How special it is to be taping her next comedy album in her hometown, at…

Stacy Willingham - proud UGA grad, New York Times bestselling author, and Damn Good Dawg - joins Seth for the next installment of the Georgia Story interview series. Stacy and Seth bark about: Growing up in the Lowcountry and what determined her decision to attend UGA How a side hustle laid the groundwork for pursuing her path as a creative writer …

The Athletic's Seth Emerson joins Seth live at SEC Media Days in Nashville to discuss Head Coach Kirby Paul Smart's appearance at the lectern, the "Better Never Rests" mantra for this 2023 season, and the most compelling storyline for the upcoming season. Go Dawgs, Sic 'Em!! Be sure to support Seth in every way y'all can: Seth Emerson on The Athlet…