Georgia football’s national championship rings went public on Saturday with the seniors and others who moved on from the Bulldogs showing off their new bling.
Warren McClendon was eagerly anticipating putting the shiny jewelry on his own hand.
“Whenever I get it, I’m not taking it off,” the Bulldogs starting right tackle said after the G-Day spring game.
McClendon said he thought the that rest of the team would get their rings on Monday.
Georgia’s football Twitter account put out a hype video on Monday afternoon about the rings.
McClendon said he would take the ring off for practices.
“But I’m going to lock it up,” he said.
The rings for Georgia’s first national title since 1980 were designed by Jostens, the Minneapolis company that also came up with the Atlanta Braves’ 2021 World Series rings.
There are 45 stones — 23 on top and 22 on the bottom — signifying the 45 wins for Georgia’s senior class on the front, according to an Instagram story the jewelry company put out during the weekend.
The front also shows the College Football Playoff Trophy and three baguette stones for the three national championships in program history with the Georgia G in between them. The 14 wins for the 2021 team are represented by 14 “Dawg collar spikes” and there are 20 stones between the spikes for the 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter of the national title game.
“It’s beautiful,” former Georgia nose guard Jordan Davis said on the G-Day broadcast on ESPN2. “We designed it ourselves, the seniors. We knew what we were getting into. It’s even beautiful in person. It looks a lot different than the mock ups. We love it. This is our baby right here. We treasure this.”
Former Georgia nose guard Jordan Davis shows off his national championship ring during the G-Day spring football game in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
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