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Live Updates: Georgia travels to Tennessee for SEC opener

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson2 hours agoJeremyO_Johnson
NCAA Football: Austin Peay at Georgia
Sep 6, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws a pass against the Austin Peay Governors in the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Georgia is back in action for chapter three of the 2025 football season. The Bulldogs are in Knoxville, taking on the No. 15-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday.

Georgia enters the day with two wins over Marshall and Austin Peay. Tennessee has wins over Syracuse and ETSU.

This will be Georgia’s first test on the road in 2025. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart highlighted the challenge of facing a ranked SEC opponent on the road earlier this week.

“Yeah, just live in the moment,” Smart told reporters on Tuesday. “I don’t get ahead of myself. There’s going to be big games after this one. I mean, there was last year. Welcome to the SEC, where it seems like every team’s ranked and every team’s got a ranked opponent every week. I mean, it’s just a physical gauntlet, and there are no easy pathways. So I don’t get too caught up in one game. I try to look at it like every game’s a big game, and we’ll get ready for the next one when the next one’s up.”

Georgia’s players felt the difference in the assignment this week during practice.

“I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a difference,” offensive tackle Monroe Freeling told reporters on Tuesday. “We try to prepare for each opponent the same way, but when it comes to SEC schedule, we really ramp up the intensity. We built our program on, you know, team run. That’s our practice. That’s our period of the day where we really try to attack each other. So just attacking every play.”

Where to watch

TV: ABC

TV Announcers: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter).

Local Radio: 95.5 WSB.

Local Radio announcers: Scott Howard (PxP), Josh Brock (Analyst), D.J. Shockley (Sideline).

National Radio: SiriusXM 84, and on the SiriusXM App.

Relevant pre-game reading

Emptying the Notebook: https://www.on3.com/teams/georgia-bulldogs/news/emptying-the-notebook-georgias-first-proving-ground-of-the-2025-season/

Georgia Injury Report: https://www.on3.com/teams/georgia-bulldogs/news/georgia-football-injury-report-thursday-night-update-on-two-bulldog-linemen/

Meet the Captains

Georgia’s captains are Christen Miller, Drew Bobo, Oscar Delp and CJ Allen.

First Quarter

3:44 p.m. Both teams have taken the field. Kickoff set for 3:45 p.m.

3:46 p.m. Tennessee will get the ball first.

3:50 p.m. Joey Aguilar gets Tennessee on the board first with a 4-yard touchdown run. Tennessee’s opening drive was eight plays covering 75 yards. 7-0 Tennessee.

3:57 p.m. Georgia strikes back with a 6-yard touchdown run from Gunner Stockton. The Bulldogs go 75 yards in six plays. 7-7.

4:02 p.m. Aguilar hits Chris Brazzell II for a 72-yard touchdown. Tennessee leads 14-7.

4:12 p.m. Georgia goes three and out.

4:21 p.m. Aguilar hits Brazzell for a touchdown. Volunteers got 83 yards in 12 plays. Tennessee leads 21-7.

4:31 p.m. End of first quarter.

Second Quarter

4:33 p.m. Stockton hits a screen to Zachariah Branch, who scores a 36-yard touchdown. Tennessee leads 21-14.

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