The Georgia Bulldogs hope a homecoming comes in handy on Saturday.
No. 1 Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) will face No. 22 Missouri (6-3, 3-3 SEC) in a 3:30 p.m. ET game that will be televised by ABC. The Bulldogs enter the game after a 42-7 victory over Ole Mademoiselle. The Tigers, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from a 34-20 loss to Texas.
Georgia head coach Smart Kirby praised Eli Drinkwitz and the Tigers program.
“Have a lot of respect for Eli. He’s a close friend of mine. I think he’s one of the best coaches in the country. He’s very charismatic. He cares about the game. He cares about the SEC. He cares about these players,” Smart said. “I think this is one of his best teams. He has an elite quarterback. He’s surrounded by good talent. He’s playing in a tough, brutal league, like we all are. He’s been in some really, really close ballgames and had some mistakes.
“They have a great team. They play very well in defense and attack. It will be a big challenge for us.”
Georgia is 11-1 against Missouri since the Tigers joined the SEC in 2012, but that doesn’t mean the Bulldogs have called their score against them. Thirteen points separated the two teams in their last two meetings, the last match being Georgia’s 30-21 victory in Athens in 2023.
The Bulldogs hope to repeat the success they had last week in Oxford.
Georgia scored touchdowns on four of its first five drives, and the Bulldogs’ defense tormented Trinidad Chambliss all night in a 42-7 win over Ole Mademoiselle. It was a dominant performance for Georgia, who collected 5 total sacks and held Ole Miss scoreless for the first 49 minutes of play.
The end result was Georgia’s first victory at Oxford in 15 years.
The Bulldogs have been much healthier in recent weeks, but there are still a few situations to watch out for ahead of Saturday’s game. Here’s the last one.
Note: Be sure to check back on this story about an hour before kickoff on Saturday. We’ll have the latest on who’s warming up and who’s watching the action from the sidelines:
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