{"id":667690,"date":"2026-01-11T02:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/667690\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T02:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:41:13","slug":"bulldogs-lose-veteran-safety-to-ole-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/667690\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs lose veteran safety to Ole Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/georgia-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia football<\/a> sustained one more loss to Ole Miss. This one coming nine days <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/ole-miss-rebels-most-blame-sugar-bowl-loss-georgia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after the Bulldogs&#8217; New Year&#8217;s Day defeat at the Sugar Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although this one involves the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-football-transfer-portal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football Transfer Portal<\/a>. Joenel Aguero is going from Athens to Oxford, Hayes Fawcett of On3\/Rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hayesfawcett3\/status\/2010107425802633527?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">revealed on Saturday afternoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/kirby-smart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kirby Smart<\/a> and the Bulldogs lose a veteran presence in their secondary \u2014 and to the team that ended their season. Aguero compiled 80 tackles, seven pass breakups and grabbed one interception across three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>But he&#8217;s now the first notable departure to cross over to the Southeastern Conference rival Rebels. And Georgia is getting hit with key exits after the Jan. 1 loss.<\/p>\n<p>Notable departures for Georgia following Ole Miss loss<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3663263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Georgia-in-front-of-camera.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia wide receiver Dillon Bell (86) celebrates after wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) scored a touchdown during the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinals at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Ole Miss defeated Georgia 39-34.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Ayrton Breckenridge\/Clarion Ledger \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The NFL Draft lineup for Georgia is growing too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/georgia-football-news-star-linebacker-cj-allen-joins-zachariah-branch-in-nfl-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linebacker CJ Allen rose as the most high-profile departure<\/a> on the defensive side. He opted for April&#8217;s draft four days after the Sugar Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>But he&#8217;s not the biggest departure for the \u2018Dawgs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/georgia-football-news-zachariah-branch-declares-for-nfl-draft-after-record-breaking-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zachariah Branch looks bound to become the highest rated draft prospect<\/a> for Georgia \u2014 announcing on Jan. 5. Branch is fresh off creating career-best numbers across the board in his lone season with the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>The list of future NFL Combine invites will likely build out of Georgia. But the portal is witnessing Georgia representatives enter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/georgia-football-news-2-bulldogs-defenders-enter-transfer-portal-ole-miss-loss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Harris and Kris Jones exited the Georgia campus<\/a> two days after falling to the Rebels. The latter played two seasons in Athens while the former came via the University of Miami. Both combined for 13 tackles \u2014 with Jones hitting seven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Georgia football sustained one more loss to Ole Miss. 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