The Georgia Bulldogs entered the College Football Playoff as the No. 2 seed after winning the SEC Championship Game. However, following their first-round bye, they were defeated by the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish,

Tuggle cited conversations with David Hill, whose title with the program is “player connection coordinator.” Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo was involved, in a general effort to make Tuggle, a 6-foot-1 native of Goshen, Ind., know that he had a good future with the program.

The Georgia Bulldogs made the trip to the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, but were eliminated in the quarterfinal round. Georgia suffered a 23-10 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the quarterfinals, following a first round bye.

Former Boston College Eagles football defensive back Jalen Cheek has announced his transfer destination. The redshirt junior, who is transferring to UAB in Birmingham, Ala., shared his decision in a social media post on Tuesday afternoon.