The Georgia Bulldogs have earned the title of Running Back University, or RBU for short. With a legendary lineage that includes icons like Herschel Walker and Nate Frazier, UGA consistently produces outstanding running backs who dominate the game. In fact, Frank Sinkwich (1954), Charley Trippi (1959), and Herschel Walker (1999) are all in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Former UGA running back Garrison Hearst will be joining that trio soon. The National Football Foundation announced that Hearst will be inducted alongside 17 other players and 4 coaches as part of its 2026 College Football Hall of Fame Class.
Hearst is set to be inducted on Dec. 8, 2026, at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Hearst amassed 3778 total yards on 588 total touches for an average of 6.4 yards per touch. He also scored 35 touchdowns for the Bulldogs. That kind of production is why he remains in the Top 10, and often in the Top 5, on many of Georgia’s all-time leaderboards.
- Most Rushes – Career: 543, No. 6
- Most Rushing Yards – Game: 246 vs Vanderbilt, 1992, No. 4
- Most Rushing Yards – Season: 1,547, 1992, No. 4
- Most Rushing Yards – Career: 3,232, No. 5
- Average Yards Per Game – Season: 140.6, 1992, No. 5
- Average Yards Per Game – Career: 97.9, No. 5
- Most Rushing Touchdowns – Season: 19, 1992, No. 1
- Most Rushing Touchdowns – Career: 33, No. 5
- Average Gain Per Rush (minimum 200 rushes) – Season: 6.79, No. 2
- Average Gain Per Rush – Career: 5.95, No. 10
- Most Games Gaining 100 Yards or more – Season: 9, No. 3
- Most Games Gaining 200 Yards or more – Season: 1, No. 3
- Most Games Gaining 100 Yards or more – Career: 16, No. 4
- Most Seasons 1500 Yards or more: 1, No. 2
The 1992 season was special for Hearst and is one of the best individual rushing seasons in Georgia football history. The hardware Hearst racked up that year is evidence of this.
- 1992 Doak Walker Award
- 1992 SEC Player of the Year
- 1992 Consensus All-American
- 1993 Citrus Bowl MVP
Hearst should have been a Heisman Trophy winner in 1992, but getting into the College Football Hall of Fame more than makes up for it.
Every Georgia player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
- Mark Richt (Class of 2023)
- Champ Bailey (Class of 2022)
- David Pollack (Class of 2020)
- Matt Stinchcomb (Class of 2019)
- Scott Woerner (Class of 2016)
- Jake Scott (Class of 2011)
- John Rauch (Class of 2003)
- Kevin Butler (Class of 2001)
- Terry Hoage (Class of 2000)
- Herschel Walker (Class of 1999)
- Bill Stanfill (Class of 1998)
- Wally Butts (Class of 1997)
- Vince Dooley (Class of 1994)
- Fran Tarkenton (Class of 1987)
- Bill Hartman (Class of 1984)
- Vernon Smith (Class of 1979)
- Charley Trippi (Class of 1959)
- Bob McWhorter (Class of 1954)
- Frank Sinkwich (Class of 1954)
