Good morning, DawgNation. I want to take a slight detour this morning and highlight a story that I think could have some ramifications for the future of both Georgia and the SEC.
The Big Ten wasn’t happy about Duke’s agreement with the streamer and has announced plans to seek legal remedy, because it believes it owns that content.
Who knows where all this goes and if the Big Ten has a legitimate claim. What’s more interesting to me is that it looks like the start to something I’ve feared might come to college athletics — the major television networks deciding not to cooperate with one another.
From the Big Ten’s perspective, Michigan is one of its biggest brands, and its presence in the game against Duke makes it more marketable to sell. It’s understandable why the league might ask why it should help make someone else more money.
However, if this becomes the norm, then matchups across all sports between teams with competing media partnerships, such as FOX and ESPN, for instance, could become a rarity. And if that happens, that’ll be one more change fans could be forced to endure.
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Trivia time
What is the Georgia baseball record for single-season conference wins?
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Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson aims to be undeniable
While 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases could still be possible with three more series in the regular season, Jackson has already made history as the first Georgia player and first SEC catcher to record 20 stolen bases and 20 home runs in a season.
He’ll certainly take it.
“Shoot for, you know, the highest thing,” Jackson said. “And whatever comes after that is good. It’s going obviously great right now, and it’s pretty exciting.”
Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound catcher, is one of only two players in the country to meet the 20-20 milestone this season (along with Fairleigh Dickinson’s Hunter Ray). Entering the first game of Georgia’s series with Missouri on Friday, he’s third in Division l with 23 home runs and fourth in RBIs with 67, committing just two errors all season with a .995 fielding percentage. He’s up to 21 stolen bases now.
He leads the SEC in batting average (.385) and slugging (.824) and has helped the Bulldogs maintain their healthy national lead in home runs (124, with the next-closest team, Oklahoma State, at 100).
What Jeff Dantzler, Jon Stinchomb will bring to Georgia football radio booth
Kirby Smart talks about pride, passion and energy on the football field, and now Jeff Dantzler and Jon Stinchcomb will be bringing that to the broadcast booth for the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.
Dantzler will be “Calling the Dawgs” with his singsongy delivery and soft Statesboro drawl, delivering play-by-play while former UGA All-American and NFL Super Bowl champ Jon Stinchcomb will provide detailed color analysis.
“There’s nothing like college football on a Saturday, and specifically Georgia football, so it’s something I’m most familiar with and look forward to,” said Stinchcomb, who played for the Bulldogs 1998-2002 and had one season of overlap with Smart, who was an administrative assistant in 1999.
Stinchcomb’s next take on Smart will be coming from up high in the Sanford Stadium broadcast booth, but he still remembers his view on the future Georgia head coach from below when he was a redshirt freshman offensive lineman.
“Kirby has always had an air about him, not a big ego guy, but there was certain gravitas about him. He walked around with a chip on his shoulder and an expression that he belonged,” Stinchcomb said. “That approach was part of his success. He was a team captain and All-SEC player and certainly a leader in the locker room.
“Kirby was a guy his teammates looked at and realized there was a right way to go about things.”
New University of Georgia women's basketball coach Ayla Guzzardo is joined by radio host Jeff Dantzler at an introductory news conference April 7, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
Quote of the day
Dantzler on having the opportunity to call football games:
“I grew up loving Georgia and idolizing Larry Munson and Dan Magill. In my best Vince Dooley voice, I can imagine him saying from up above, ”'It’s a great opportunity, now don’t foul it up.’”
From an early age, top high school MLB prospect Trevor Condon showcased talent
Trevor Condon has been shocking people with a baseball bat since he hit his mother with a line drive when he was 4 years old.
Georgia’s top MLB draft-eligible high schooler discovered his swing before anyone else could help him. Fourteen years ago, Condon and his older sister were taking batting practice from their father in the backyard.
“He put me on the right side (of the plate) because my sister is a righty,” Condon said. “I just told him it wasn’t comfortable, so I went to the left side. He started pitching to me, and immediately, I started hitting.”
Trevor’s father, Craig Condon, called for his wife to come outside. Michele Condon brought the camera and threw Trevor one pitch.
It came right back.
It was clear Trevor had talent, but his competitive drive was yet to be sparked. Craig Condon would throw batting practice to Trevor and his sister, Brionna Condon, at Etowah’s softball field when they were young.
Trevor had other interests.
“I was a little kid in the corner playing with trucks,” Trevor said. “My dad was like, ‘Trevor, come on, come take some swings,’ and I’m like, ‘But, my trucks.’”
Trevor learned to work by watching his older sibling, which, contrary to popular belief, is not UGA baseball legend and fellow Marietta native Charlie Condon. The two have no relation.
