Name: G-Day Spring Football Game
Time: Saturday, 4 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
Location: Sanford Stadium (Athens, Ga.)
Format: The Red team vs. the Black team, pitting the first-team offense and second-team defense against the second-team offense and first-team defense. The format is still being finalized, but one likely option could consist of four quarters of running clock with no live kicks and two-minute, quick-tempo offense for the final four minutes of each half.

New coach Kirby Smart has had his work cut out for him in his first spring practice as the head man at his alma mater. The Bulldogs are hardly lacking in talent, but it will be critical that Smart and his staff begin incorporating a number of new faces at new positions in a hurry so as to better prepare for the season opener against North Carolina on Sept. 3.

Here’s a look at five things that the Dawgs need to accomplish at the end of Smart’s first year spring practice:

1. DEFINE QUARTERBACK ROTATION

It wasn’t a big surprise that Smart has acknowledged that the quarterback competition will continue into preseason camp. He’s obviously not all that enamored with returning starter Greyson Lambert or Brice Ramsey, but prized recruit Jacob Eason would still be in high school if he hadn’t enrolled in school early.

Lambert will likely be the starter when Georgia meets the Tar Heels in Atlanta, but it’s just a matter of time before Eason matures enough to assume the helm. In the meantime, it will be imperative for Smart to find that delicate balance in reps he needs to prepare Lambert while also getting Eason ready.

A solid outing Saturday will likely propel Eason to the No. 2 spot going into the fall, meaning that Ramsey, who will likely again serve as the team’s punter, is the odd man out in the quarterback race.

2. DEVELOP DEPTH AT TAILBACK

Injured tailback Nick Chubb is making steady progress in his return from the horrific knee injury he suffered last season, but there’s no guarantee he will be available at the season’s start. Rising junior Sony Michel is a versatile talent who ran for 1,161 yards in Chubb’s absence, but it’s unrealistic to expect him to shoulder the burden again this fall.

Smart wisely opted to spare Michel’s body the abuse this spring, but the lack of depth at tailback became problematic, forcing sophomore Shaquery Wilson to move over from receiver just to give the Dawgs enough bodies to run the football in practice.

Before Wilson’s switch earlier this week, Georgia had only two healthy scholarship tailbacks for G-Day in Michel and redshirt freshman Tae Crowder. Senior Brendan Douglas is still recovering from offseason wrist surgery and has been limited in practice.

Help is on the way. Elijah Holyfield, a four-star recruit and son of former boxing champion Evander Holyfield arrives this summer, but Smart may try to add another tailback this summer.

3. IDENTIFY A PLAUSIBLE SECONDARY RECEIVING THREAT

Rising sophomore Terry Godwin appears ready to take over for the graduated Malcolm Mitchell and become Georgia’s go-to receiver. The former five-star recruit came on strong to end last season, capping a solid freshman year with an MVP performance in the TaxSlayer Bowl win over Penn State after catching one touchdown and throwing for another.

Finding a capable threat to play opposite him will be critical if the Dawgs hope to avoid the same situation as a year ago, when Mitchell was constantly double-teamed.

Senior receiver Reggie Davis has shown flashes but has been too inconsistent. Junior return specialist Isaiah McKenzie is a home run threat, but keeping him healthy has proven a challenge. True freshman Riley Ridley, the speedy younger brother of Alabama star Calvin Ridley, could also figure into the mix.

4. DEVELOP CONSISTENCY FROM OLB LORENZO CARTER

Blessed with great size and speed at 6-foot-6, 242 pounds, Lorenzo Carter oozes NFL potential, but new defensive coordinator Mel Tucker will need him to consistently play at that high level this fall. Carter is coming off a disappointing sophomore season. He will have to step his game up now that both Jordan Jenkins and Leonard Floyd are gone to the NFL.

Carter has always shown flashes of greatness, as evidenced by his nine-tackle, 2.5-sacks performance in the win over Kentucky last year. He just needs to become consistent.

5. FIND PRODUCTION IN THE KICKING GAME

It’s been 10 years since Georgia entered the season without a scholarship kicker, but that’s the predicament in which Smart finds himself as the fall season approaches.

Walk-ons Rodrigo Blankenship and William Ham are vying for the job, but neither has been tested. Ham, a redshirt sophomore who was a preferred walk-on in 2014, is back on the team after sitting out last year.

Neither kicker has inspired much confidence thus far.How they fare Saturday could determine whether Smart makes a move to find another kicker this summer.