No. 1 Georgia heads back to Athens for a Week 11 matchup with Missouri, and the setup is straightforward: the Bulldogs are coming off a dominant road win, the Tigers are coming off a loss, and kickoff is set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Georgia rolled past No. 10 Ole Miss 42-7 on Saturday night in Oxford, while Missouri fell 34-20 to No.
7 Texas in Columbia. It’s Georgia’s first home game since middle October, giving the Bulldogs a return to Athens after a stretch away from home.
Kirby Smart pointed to the grind of November after the win over Ole Miss. “Who is going to finish November with the most consistency, and who’s going to continue to get better?”
Smart said Saturday night after the Dawgs’ win. “I’ve learned that our team is player led.
(They) care about each other.”
The Georgia-Missouri series has been a yearly fixture since 2012, when the Tigers entered the SEC. Georgia has controlled the matchup overall, with Missouri’s lone win coming in 2013. One of the most memorable meetings came in Columbia during Georgia’s run to the 2022 national championship, when the Bulldogs survived a tight one.
This one will be on ABC, and it can also be streamed on the WatchESPN app.
Georgia enters as a 13.5-point favorite, according to Draft Kings, with the over/under set at 53.5.
The Bulldogs’ last outing was as complete as it gets. Georgia buried Ole Miss with a 28-0 halftime lead and never let the Rebels back into it. Trinidad Chambliss was held to 170 passing yards and no touchdowns, while Georgia piled up 295 rushing yards in the blowout.
Smart also made clear the focus is already on Missouri. “We have a good team coming to Athens next week that we have to be ready for.
We’re beat up and banged up and so is everybody else in the league. So, it’s on to the next one.”
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