PHOTOS: 2025 Dawg Bowl

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PHOTOS: 2025 Dawg Bowl

The 2025 Dawg Bowl, a fundraising event hosted by former UGA football coach Mark Richt, took place on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.

Former UGA football coach Mark Richt poses for a photo with his wife Katharyn and four of their grandchildren during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Richt, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021, hosted the event. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Drs. Arthi (left) and Anumantha Kanthasamy pose for a photo before the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Both husband and wife are UGA professors in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research, the latter of which Anumantha directs. The Dawg Bowl has raised more than $2 million in the past three years for the Isakson Center’s research into Parkinson’s and Crohn’s diseases. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA head football coach Kirby Smart signs a helmet for a young fan during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Dr. Anumantha Kanthasamy, UGA professor of physiology and pharmacology and director of the Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research, bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The Dawg Bowl has raised more than $2 million in the past three years for the Isakson Center’s research into Parkinson’s and Crohn’s diseases. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA tight end Elyiss Williams steps up to the lane during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA tight end Elyiss Williams (10) and inside linebacker Raylen Wilson (5) get ready to bowl in the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Former UGA football coach Jim Donnan (left) talks with current head coach Kirby Smart during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Donnan coached the Bulldogs from 1996 to 2000. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

FOX 5 sports anchor and former UGA quarterback DJ Shockley (left) talks with current quarterback Gunner Stockton during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Former UGA football coach Jim Donnan (left) poses for a photo with Katharyn Richt during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Donnan coached the Bulldogs from 1996 to 2000. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA running back Cash Jones bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Former UGA football coach Mark Richt gives an interview during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Richt, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021, hosted the event. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA wide receiver Tyler J. Williams (13) signs a jersey on the back of offensive lineman Micah Morris (56) during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA inside linebacker CJ Allen bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Former UGA football coach Mark Richt (center) congratulates placekicker Peyton Woodring (91) and defensive back Dominick Kelly (24) on winning belts in the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Richt, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021, hosted the event. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA wide receiver Noah Thomas (5) bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA inside linebacker CJ Allen (center) bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Football analyst and former UGA defensive end David Pollack (center) was among many current and former players attending the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA outside linebacker Quintavius Johnson bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

UGA outside linebacker Quintavius Johnson bowls during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

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Former UGA football coach Mark Richt poses for a photo with his wife Katharyn and four of their grandchildren during the third annual Chick-fil-A Dawg Bowl fundraiser for Parkinson’s and Crohn’s disease research at Showtime Bowl in Athens on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Richt, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021, hosted the event. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

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