LIVE UPDATES: No. 1 Georgia 27, Auburn 20 - FINAL

AUBURN, Ala. — We’re here. DawgsHQ hit the road for you as Georgia does the same, taking on Auburn today in the 128th meeting of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. Kirby Smart’s top-ranked team enters as 14.5-point favorites, but you never know what can happen on The Plains when the Tigers try to get the magic of Jordan-Hare Stadium going. Could it happen today? Absolutely, and we’ll have to wait and see.

“Getting ready to go on the road for first time this season. Road SEC tests are always difficult. There is no way around it,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said on Monday. “I think any conference when you go on the road in it, it’s always a test, a test of focus, patience, endurance, composure, all the qualities you need to be a good team. So we get our first one, going to Auburn. I have a lot of respect for Hugh and the job he’s done. Everywhere he’s been, he’s really been successful. He’s very bright. He does a great job with his team, and they’re playing really, really hard right now. And got a lot of guys in, transfers in that have added to their depth, and they’re doing a really good job, playing extremely hard, and I know the environment we’ll be going into will be extremely tough.”

Kickoff time is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. local) on CBS as the SEC Game of the Week. Before things get going though, here’s everything you

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What we learned this week about the Bulldogs as they prepare for Auburn
Major Matchups: UGA travels to Auburn
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Projecting the UGA travel roster for first road game
Georgia’s greatest all-time wins over Auburn

Jamon Dumas-Johnson aware of ‘average’ play, expects better of himself
Kirby Smart excited to find out how Carson Beck handles first road game
Takeaways from Georgia-Auburn media day

How to Watch, Listen and Stream

Kickoff Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: CBS (Brad Nessler – Play by Play, Gary Danielson – Color Commentator, Jenny Dell – Sideline Reporter)

Streaming: Paramount+ (For more info, click here)

Radio: Atlanta (750 AM/95.5 FM), Athens (960 AM/106.1 FM), Augusta (580 AM/95.1 FM), Brunswick (1440 AM, 107.7 FM), Columbus (1270 AM/102.5 FM), Macon (106.3 FM), Savannah (1400 AM/104.3 FM), Sirius XM (Channel 81 – Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network), Online at www.georgiadogs.com/watch/

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Fourth Quarter

• INTERCEPTION UGA – Malaki Starks comes up with the interception in coverage of the 4th and 9 attempt. Returns it to the UGA 40. 1:28 to go, Auburn has just one timeout.
• Auburn calls its second timeout ahead of the big 4th down.
• Will be 4th and 9 for Auburn with 1:38 to go.
• Auburn approaching midfield at its 47. After a big drop by Jarquez Hunter, Payton Thorne completes to Rivaldo Fairweather for a gain of 22.
• That catch and run puts Bowers above his career high for receiving yards. After 121 last week, he’s got 156 today. Previous career high came against Florida (152) last season.
• TOUCHDOWN UGA – Carson Beck completes to Brock Bowers, and he takes it the rest of the way. 40 yards, UGA takes the lead. He caught it at the 25 and beat the Tiger defenders to the corner of the end zone. PAT is good. (UGA 27, AUB 20 2:52 4Q)
• Beck to Bowers for a gain of 16 and a first down on a big 3rd and 12. 3:59 to go. UGA ball at the AUB 39 with a fresh set of downs.
• Beck to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint with an athletic throw. Play picks up 18. 1st and 10 UGA at the 47.
• Carson Beck to Cash Jones for a 4-yard pickup on first down. UGA ball at its 29.
• FIELD GOAL AUB – 43-yard kick by Alex McPherson ties it. Nice pass breakup by Daylen Everette and a tackle by Kamari Lassiter to get off the field. (UGA 20, AUB 20 6:21 4Q)
• Auburn picks up a 3rd and 4, now at the UGA 32 with 8 minutes to go.
• Tykee Smith called for a pass interference and Auburn is at midfield.
• FIELD GOAL UGA – Georgia takes it first lead on a 38-yard field goal by Peyton Woodring. (UGA 20, AUB 17 10:57 4Q)
• Carson Beck completes to Dominic Lovett but he comes up short of the line to gain. Woodring on to kick.
• Bowers does it again, hauling it in with one hand to pick up a big 3rd and 8. After a first down penalty, UGA facing another third down.
• Brock Bowers picks up 37 yards on the first play from scrimmage. Was ruled a fumble on the field, but overturned after review.
• PUNT AUB – Mekhi Mews muffs the punt and UGA will take over at its 9.
• Jarquez Hunter carries and is stopped short of the line to gain. Auburn called for holding, and UGA declines. Will take the punt.

Third Quarter

• END 3Q – We go to the fourth quarter with a tie ball game. Auburn facing a 3rd and 2 when the new quarter begins.
• TOUCHDOWN UGA – Daijun Edwards follows his blockers in to the score from 13 yards out. That came right after a 29-yard pickup by Brock Bowers. Tie ball game with the 98-yard TD drive. (UGA 17, AUB 17 1:03 3Q)
• Edwards picks up 9 on the fresh set of downs. 2nd and 1 after an Auburn injury timeout.
• Beck completes to Ladd McConkey for a pickup of 12 on 3rd and 10.
• After a loss of 2 on 1st and 10, Carson Beck keeps for 7 and completes to Rara Thomas for 14. Fresh set of downs for UGA at its 37.
• Daijun Edwards picks up 16 yards to get UGA off its own goal line.
• PUNT AUB – Georgia will start this drive at its own 2 yard line after a nice punt and coverage.
• Great pass breakup by Daylen Everette to force an incompletion.
• Auburn into Georgia territory. Smael Mondon with a sack for a loss of 7. Makes it 3rd and 16.
• Payton Thorne carries for a first down pickup on 3rd and 9. Gain of 17.
• TIMEOUT AUB (1) / PUNT UGA – Carson Beck pass to Ladd McConkey falls incomplete on 3rd and 3. Georgia lined up to go for it, and Tigers call their first timeout. Brett Thorson returns to the field and the ball goes into the end zone. Auburn takes over at its 20.
• Ladd McConkey picks up 17 yards on 3rd and 6 to move the chains. Georgia trying to capitalize on the second chance its got.
• Play goes under review and Edwards is ruled down. Georgia maintains possession.
• Daijun Edwards fumbles on the first play of the next drive and Auburn recovers. Tigers take over at the UGA 24.
• TOUCHDOWN AUB – Ashford carries for the score from 9 yards out. Tigers take the lead.
• Robby Ashford carries for a pickup of 18 yards. Auburn quickly into the red zone.
• FUMBLE UGA – Oscar Delp fumbles and Auburn recovers. Tigers will begin with possession at the UGA 32.
• Georgia returns the opening kickoff to the second half to the 25 yard line.

Second Quarter

• HALF – Georgia comes after the punt and time runs out as the ball rolls down the field. Tied 10-10 at the break.
• TIMEOUT UGA (2) – Will be 11 seconds on the clock with Auburn forced to punt from its own 25.
• TIMEOUT UGA (1) – Punt is fair caught at the AUB 28. Tigers run two plays before Bulldogs call their first timeout of the half. Will be 3rd and 13 after the timeout.
• TIMEOUT AUB (3) / PUNT UGA – Georgia goes three and out but forces Auburn to use its final timeout of the first half. 0:32 to go before the break.
• TURNOVER ON DOWNS AUB – Georgia with a big stop on 3rd and short. Smael Mondon on the tackle with a group of Bulldogs. Then, as Auburn goes for it, Jamon Dumas-Johnson stops the ball carrier short of the line to gain. UGA will take over at its 12 with 1:18 to go, three timeouts left.
• Brian Battie gets in on the rushing action. He picks up 17 yards and catches Javon Bullard flat footed. Prior to that, only Thorne and Jarquez Hunter had carried for Auburn.
• Nice defense by Tykee Smith on a downfield passing play. Falls incomplete but could have been six if he wasn’t in position.
• Marvin Jones Jr. misses an opportunity for tackle for loss on Payton Thorne. QB then throws it to Camden Brown for a pickup of 14.
• Auburn return is out to the 37 yard line. CJ Allen and Jared Zirkel both got hit hard by Tiger blockers, creating a lane.
• FIELD GOAL UGA – Brock Bowers covered will on a pair of pass attempts. Georgia forced to settle for a field goal. Peyton Woodring makes from 37 yards out, and we’ve got a tie game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. (UGA 10, AUB 10 5:57 2Q)
• Beck completes to Dominic Lovett for a gain of 13. Then, two plays later, it’s Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint on the receiving end for a pickup 25. UGA ball at the AUB 18.
• Daijun Edwards enters and carries for a gain of 13 to move the chains. UGA ball at its 37.
• Micah Morris in at left guard. Dillon Bell carries on the first play of the drive for a gain of 4.
• PUNT AUB – Humphrey comes up with a tackle on 2nd down before a big group of Bulldogs are there for the stop on third. Mekhi Mews calls for a fair catch at the UGA 20 where the Dawgs will take over.
• Julian Humphrey in the game at corner opposite of Kamari Lassiter for this drive.
• TOUCHDOWN UGA – Daijun Edwards punches it in form 2 yards out. Nice response by Georgia after turnover and the Auburn touchdown on the last drive. (AUB 10, UGA 7 11:50 2Q)
• Rara Thomas with a nice catch across the middle to move the chains. Carson Beck gets the ball off with an oncoming Auburn blitz. UGA ball at the AUB 5 after the 10-yard pickup.
• Georgia moves the chains as Dillon Bell picks up 14. He then carries for a gain of 5 to the AUB 13.

First Quarter

• END 1Q – Georgia moves the chains for the second time on the drive. Dawgs do so by way of a handoff to Brock Bowers for a gain of 3 on 3rd and 2. UGA ball at the AUB 32 when play resumes.
• Mekhi Mews returns it 40 yards from the 4 yard line. Georgia takes over at its 44.
• TOUCHDOWN AUB – Hunter carries for a gain of 14. Auburn punches it into the end zone one play later from 5 yards out. (AUB 10, UGA 0 2:00 1Q)
• Daylen Everette called for an obvious pass interference. Fresh set of downs at the UGA 19.
• Auburn converts a 4th and 2 as Thorne keeps. Tiger ball at the UGA 35.
• Tykee Smith comes free on a blitz and takes down Thorne for a loss of five. Second sack of the day for UGA defensively.
• INTERCEPTION AUB – Beck follows that up by throwing an interception. Jaylin Simpson on the receiving end, fighting off Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint for possession.
• Carson Beck just barely overthrows a streaking Oscar Delp. Could have been six if brought in.
• FIELD GOAL AUB – Jamon Dumas-Johnson comes up with a tackle on third down, stopping the ball carrier short of the line to gain. 21-yard kick by Alex McPherson is good. (AUB 3, UGA 0 6:04 1Q)
• TIMEOUT AUB (2) – Facing a 3rd and 4 at the UGA 11, Auburn calls its second timeout of the half. 6:47 to go in the first quarter. Jarquez Hunter has carried on each of the last three plays, picking up 13, 5 and 1.
• Payton Thorne carries around right end for a big gain. Run out of bounds after a gain of 61. First and 10 from the UGA 30.
• TIMEOUT AUB (1) / PUNT UGA – Auburn used its first timeout of the half on a 4th and 2. Georgia still punts, pinning the Tigers inside their own 10.
• Ladd McConkey comes in on 3rd and 9 for his first action this season. Catches the pass to move the chains.
• PUNT AUB – Sorey comes up with the sack. Auburn punt goes out of bounds at the UGA 32.
• Williams enters the game on 3rd and 9. Jalon Walker too. Four inside linebackers on the field including Xavian Sorey and the starting two as well.
• Javon Bullard starts at safety for Georgia. Mykel Williams not on the field for the first snap.
• Georgia calls tails and wins the toss. Dawgs defer and will start on defense moving left to right on your screen.

Pregame

• Full look at the Georgia travel roster available here.
• Dylan Fairchild wearing the No. 77 today.
• Javon Bullard was also going through warm ups with a big smile on his face, appearing ready to go. He’s missed the last two entirely.
• Offensive linemen Sedrick Van Pran, Austin Blaske, Jared Wilson and Drew Bobo snapping to the three quarterbacks. Guys out working on punt return including Daijun Edwards, Dillon Bell, CJ Smith, Andrew Paul, Dominic Lovett, Anthony Evans, Mekhi Mews and McConkey.
• Ladd McConkey has made the trip and went through initial warm ups with the wide receivers. First time this season he’s done so as he looks to make his season debut.