<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.dawgnation.com/football/on-the-beat/georgia-football-championship-favorite-once-again-2026/TSOZHX7SHJBD7FLK3FJCVFXLWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-04T15:31:00.235Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>DawgNation</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-04T15:31:00.235Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why battle-tested Georgia is among favorites to win CFP championship]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[georgia uga georgia football kirby smart]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.dawgnation.com/resizer/v2/NANX7ONKSFB7FGHAWPVNPH7Y5U.jpg?auth=7da943385a5c451cbaa9f7070c9ab1bfef29a329d71a459ae0a9223b8d547183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5160&amp;height=3515</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgia defensive back Kj Bolden (4) and Georgia defensive back Daylen Everette (6) celebrate during the first half in an NCAA football game, Saturday, November 1, 2025, Jacksonville, Fla. Bolden comes back to anchor a deep and talented secondary (Hyosub Shin / AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>