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UGa’s Smart faces former assistant Lanning in season opener

FILE - Oregon quarterback Ty Thompson, center, looks for a receiver during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Stony Brook, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. Oregon first-year coach Dan Lanning isn't dropping any clues about his starting quarterback this season. Fall camp has been a battle behind closed doors between transfer Bo Nix and redshirt freshmen Thompson and Jay Butterfield. (AP Photo/Andy Nelson, File) FILE - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates after the College Football Playoff championship football game Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Indianapolis. Georgia's football season is set to begin on Sept. 3, 2022, against Oregon. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) FILE - Georgia quarterback JT Daniels (18) talks with head coach Kirby Smart in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Charleston Southern Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Athens, Ga. Daniels transferred to West Virginia from national champion Georgia, where he lost his starting job last season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) FILE - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks with Alabama head coach Nick Saban before the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Atlanta. When the NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to earn money off use of their name, image and likeness, the notion was that it would give players a chance to make a little money but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon. That’s not how it’s worked out. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) FILE - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, center, is greeted by his wife Mary Beth Smart, right, after a win over Florida in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia is No. 3 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, released Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
UGa’s Smart faces former assistant Lanning in season opener