The coaching turnover continues to happen for Georgia Football. Bryan McClendon has left the Georgia Football program to go to the NFL. McClendon will now be the wide receiver’s coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
McClendon has been the Dawgs’ wideout coach for the previous two seasons. Following the 2021 National Championship season, McClendon assumed leadership after Cortez Hankton left for LSU. McClendon had previously served as Georgia’s coach from 2007 to 2015. This was his second tenure there. McClendon was a Georgia player from 2002 to 2005. Additionally, McClendon has been a coach at Miami, South Carolina, and Oregon. It will be his first job in the NFL
It is interesting to note that Todd Bowles, the head coach of the Buccaneers, is the father of Troy Bowles, a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Dawgs. OC for the Bucs is Liam Coen, who was the offensive coordinator for Kentucky. Coen and Bowels thought highly of McClendon, and the Buccaneers are revamping their offense.
This marks Kirby Smart and Georgia Football’s third on-field coaching change of the off-season. Considering that McClendon is a fantastic coach and one of the top recruiters in college football, this could be the most significant loss of the three. Lately, there has been a recurring theme of losing some of the best college football coaches.
