Georgia was the first team to go thru the ringer that is the SEC Media Days on Tuesday as Kirby Smart was joined by players J.R. Reed, Jonathan Ledbetter and Terry Godwin to open the second day of the event from Atlanta.

Here are some highlights of the quotes provided from the Georgia players at SEC Media Days:

Senior receiver Terry Godwin

On losing Nick Chubb and Sony Michel and the confidence in the offense and the new players this season…

“Losing those two guys has a tremendous effect, because those two guys carried the ball for us a lot and we really depended on them. We know the guys we have now, and the guys coming in are going to be good.”

On what this year’s class of wide receivers wants to prove…

“We have the mindset of trying to prove that we are the best receiving core in the nation. We have the most talent, and we are the most hardworking group. We are just trying to prove that there is no receiving corps out there that is better than us.”

On what J.R. Reed brings to the table for Georgia’s defense…

“He brings a lot. He brings leadership, hard work and hard contact. He is out there leading the younger guys in the direction they need to be led. He is the voice out there in the secondary that will talk to the defensive backs and linebackers.”

On the attitude coming off of one of Georgia’s most successful seasons last year…

“Not looking back on last season but looking forward to the future and taking on the next game. We are focused on getting better every day and improving on what we didn’t do or didn’t have last year. We are trying to instill in the younger players what has been instilled in us throughout the years.”

On the preparation of being a senior leader on the team…

“We learned from the leaders on the team last year that it isn’t going to be easy. There are going to be bumps in the road, and we have to overcome them. We have to have everyone bought in on what Coach Smart wants with the younger guys and with the team. We just want to instill in them what the leaders last year instilled in us.”

On watching the last play from the National Championship…

“We have watched it once or twice when we have watched film. Other than that, we try not to dwell on the past and instead look towards the future.”

On signing day, did you envision this program would be in the place it is now?

“Yes, sir. Anybody that signs anywhere has the mentality coming in that their program is going to win a national championship and be a contender for a national title. So to actually make it there and be a contender was a dream come true.

Senior defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter

On his confidence after last season…

“Even before last season, I have always been a very confident player. I work hard and do my due diligence working off the field and in the weight room. It definitely is a good season to have under your belt. Just building off of that, you have my stats that I made. I’m just trying to better myself off those and continue to develop as a player and as a young man.”

On his mental preparation…

“Every day is a work day. There are no days off. After a loss like that, coming down to the last second, you really just start to see that football is truly a game of inches. Any given Saturday, something different can happen that can change the outcome of the game. You want to do your best to prepare to put your team in the best position to win the game. We are just taking it one day at a time, making sure every day is its own day. You just double those days up and continue to do it until you get the result you want. “

On the size of the offensive line…

“Well, I can tell you that it’s not fun for me. I get to against those guys every day. We’ve got guys who are 360 pounds, 6’7” and no fat. I’m like, you are supposed to be an offensive lineman, but you look like an Olympic bodybuilder out here trying to block me. It’s just that level of competition. When you get them that big and you teach them how to move, that’s dangerous. That versatility on the O-line is important. In the trenches, you don’t really know what is going to happen.”

Junior defensive back J.R. Reed

On how many times have you watched the last play from the National Championship…
“I haven’t watched it a lot. I have watched the whole film. I watched the game now a few times now. When it happens, it just happens. You know it is what it is. Those plays happen in football. Coach just tells us to do more.”

On what led you to transfer from Tulsa…

“What led me to leave was to play against better competition. I was one that wanted to play against the best, for the best, and be the best. The SEC is where the best players play. I came to a great coaching staff with Coach Smart and Coach Tucker.”

On how do you see your role on the defense develop from last year to this year…

“Well, last year I was really inexperienced on the team. I was almost like a young guy on the team even though I was older in my first year playing at Georgia. Now, my role has switched to be the older guy playing, and I know how to relate to guys that are playing their first year.”

On being a defensive back at Georgia who is coached by someone who was a defensive back at Georgia himself…

“It means the world to me, and he knows what he is talking about. It means he has that passion for Georgia just like we do too.”

On how do you see your role on the defense develop from last year to this year…

“I look for them to learn the playbook. A lot of guys have talent on this team. We have a lot of young guys that ask what they can do, and we tell them to learn the playbook. That is what is going to get them on the field.”

On Coach Smart bringing him to SEC Media Days based on the leadership he brings to the team…

“That means the world to me Coach Smart believes in me like that. Since I got here Coach Smart has coached me very hard. Again, for him to say that about me really means a lot.”