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LIVE UPDATES: Georgia 49, Oregon 3 - Final

Palmber-Thombsby:Palmer Thombs•09/03/22•

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ATLANTA — It’s about that time. No. 3 Georgia and No. 11 Oregon are getting ready to kickoff their 2022 seasons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in a matchup that pits Kirby Smart against his former pupil, Dan Lanning.

“Excited to get game week going, game week prep,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in his opening statement of Oregon week on Monday. “Camp kind of came to end last week for us. I thought we had a really good football camp in terms of physicality, practice, and during the heat. I am really pleased with how hard our guys have worked and strained. It’s not easy to be a football player in the fall because you don’t get to do much but practice every day for three and four hours in the heat and school is not here, people aren’t on campus, and all that has changed now. I am pleased with what our guys have done up to this point.”

I’m pleased with where we are, and it’s time to lock in and finish up the prep we got started last week. Probably a little bit Wednesday, a little bit Thursday, and then all in Friday, Saturday, Sunday off, and then getting back to the grind for the players,” he continued. “We know we got a really good program. Mario Cristobal is a good friend of mine and he’s done a great job recruiting players to Oregon, and Dan (Lanning) has taken those guys, and watching what they did in the spring game, and knowing the intensity and the organization and the leadership that Dan has, they’re going to be a hell of a team. They’ve got a lot of good football players on their team.”

Leading the Georgia offense into the 2022 season is quarterback Stetson Bennett. A sixth-year senior from Blackshear, Ga., Bennett announced his decision to come back to Athens for his final year of eligibility and another shot at glory. That was on the heels of winning Offensive MVP in both of Georgia’s College Football Playoff wins last season – the Capital One Orange Bowl over Michigan and National Championship Game against Alabama – as Bennett threw for a combined 537 yards and five touchdowns in those two games.

Around Bennett are plenty of weapons too. Kenny McIntosh and Kendall Milton look to carry on the tradition of Georgia as ‘RBU.’ A.D. Mitchell made arguably the biggest catch in Georgia Football history last season as a freshman to give the Bulldogs the lead in the National Championship. He’s back for a second season along with last year’s SEC Freshman of the Year Brock Bowers who led the team in all three major receiving categories. Needless to say, there’s reason to be excited about Georgia on the offensive side of the football.

Meanwhile, on defense, some are concerned. Georgia lost eight players – including five first rounders – from an NFL record-breaking draft class that saw 15 Bulldogs selected. That’s leaving plenty of spots up for grabs and competition for playing time across the field. Still, Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith and Kelee Ringo give Georgia an All-American caliber player at every level of the defense while others like Zion Logue, Jamon Dumas-Johnson and Kamari Lassiter look to break out.

DawgsHQ has boots on the ground in Atlanta and will keep you updated with the latest from The Benz.

It’s been 45 years since the last time — the only time — that the Dawgs and Ducks met on the football field. Georgia won that one 27-16. Jeff Lewis intercepted Oregon quarterback Tom Cafferty with the Ducks holding a 13-12 lead and set up the go-ahead score. Willie McClendon, who’s serving as an honorary captain for Saturday’s contest, added the clinching score. So, after all that waiting, let’s see what’s in store for us today. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

How to Watch, Listen and Stream

Kickoff Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: ABC (Sean McDonough – Play by Play, Todd Blackledge – Color Commentator, Molly McGrath – Sideline Reporter)

Streaming: WatchESPN

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 80 – National, Channel 81 – Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network), Online at www.georgiadogs.com/watch/.

Live Updates

FOURTH QUARTER

  • END 4Q – Georgia wins 49-3 over No. 11 Oregon getting a stop late to keep the Ducks out of the end zone. Georgia 49, Oregon 3
  • TOUCHDOWN – Carson Beck opened up the fourth quarter of action with Georgia’s seventh touchdown of the day and its ninth third-down conversion of the day in its ninth attempt. Georgia 49, Oregon 3 4Q 14:50

THIRD QUARTER

  • END 3Q – Georgia has the ball in the red zone leading 42-3. Carson Beck in the game at quarterback along with several other Bulldog backups.
  • TOUCHDOWN – Stetson Bennett breaks his career-high passing mark with an 18-yard score to AD Mitchell. Bennett completed a pass to Daijun Edwards for a pickup of 21 on 3rd and 5 before a big connection with Ladd McConkey for 25 yards. Georgia 42, Oregon 3 3Q 5:20
  • TOUCHDOWN – Georgia came out quickly in the third quarter, started by a return out to the 36 from Kearis Jackson. Stetson Bennett found Ladd McConkey for a gain of 25, quickly followed by a 13-yard pickup into the red zone by AD Mitchell. Then, on 3rd and 3, Kendall Milton made a man miss to score from 12 yards out. Dawgs are now 6-for-6 on third down on the day. Georgia 35, Oregon 3 3Q 12:17

SECOND QUARTER

  • END 2Q: Georgia leads 28-3 going into the locker room and will begin the second half with the ball.
  • TOUCHDOWN – Stetson Bennett leads Georgia on its fourth straight touchdown drive. Bennett avoiding Oregon defenders to eventually find a wide open Ladd McConkey in the end zone. Second touchdown of the game for McConkey. First passing touchdown for the Dawgs. Drive also included a long connection between Bennett and Kenny McIntosh. Georgia 28, Oregon 3 2Q 0:21
  • FIELD GOAL – Oregon is on the board with a field goal after getting into goal-to-go scenario. Ducks go 12 plays, 58 yards to get the three. Five first downs before the Dawgs held their ground. Georgia 21, Oregon 3 2Q 3:57
  • TOUCHDOWN – Georgia turns Smith’s interception into a six-play, 56-yard drive for six. Kenny McIntosh caps it off with a score from 1-yard out on the end around. Georgia 21, Oregon 0 2Q 8:25
  • INTERCEPTION – Chris Smith called for a horse caller tackle to get Oregon to the Georgia 29. He responds one play later with an interception. Taken down short of midfield at the 44, but a big play nonetheless to stop the driving Ducks.
  • TOUCHDOWN – Stetson Bennett keeps it for a rushing score from 1-yard out. PAT is good. Georgia 14, Oregon 0 2Q 14:55

FIRST QUARTER

  • END 1Q – Georgia leads 7-0. Dawgs are at the 1-yard-line of the Ducks with Jalen Carter coming into the game for short yardage. Big plays from both of the Georgia star tight ends. Darnell Washington picked up 25 yards as he ran through an Oregon defender and leaped over another. That was quickly followed by a 29-yard pickup from Brock Bowers and a 25-yard gain by Ladd McConkey.
  • INTERCEPTION – Malaki Starks makes one heck of a play to intercept Bo Nix on a deep ball downfield. Georgia will take over at its own 8-yard line with 3:56 left in the quarter.
  • TOUCHDOWN – Ladd McConkey caps off a 12-play, 85-yard drive with Georgia’s first touchdown of the season. Rushing score from 9-yards out. Bulldogs converted a pair of third downs on the drive, and Stetson Bennett showed off his mobility. Georgia 7, Oregon 0 1Q 6:15
  • Georgia gets a stop of its first defensive series. Mykel Williams started at defensive end with Nazir Stackhouse and Jalen Carter inside. Smael Mondon and Jamon Dumas-Johnson were in the inside linebackers. Javon Bullard at STAR, Dan Jackson and Kamari Lassiter at safety and cornerback respectively. Also saw some Malaki Starks on the series in DIME package.
  • Georgia has won the toss and deferred. Oregon will begin with the ball.

PREGAME

  • Xavier Truss and Tate Ratledge appear to be your starting guards at left and right respectively. Full offensive line groupings… First Team: Broderick Jones, Truss, Sedrick Van Pran, Ratledge and Warren McClendon; Second Team: Austin Blaske, Devin Willock, Warren Ericson, Jared Wilson and Amarius Mims; Third Team: Earnest Greene, Drew Bobo, Griffin Scroggs, Dylan Fairchild and Chad Lindberg. Did not see Jacob Hood dressed out. Other offensive linemen included Aliou Bah and Chris Brown (walk-on).
  • Interesting numbers from a couple of the specialists… Jack Podlesny was in No. 96 after we had heard he would change to 99. Odd because Zion Logue – also No. 96 – was on the field goal protection team. Also, Brett Thorson, previously listed on the roster as No. 99, is wearing No. 92.
  • Arian Smith was off of crutches unlike the last time I saw him. Quarterback-Center pairing were what you would expect. Sedrick Van Pran, Warren Ericson, Austin Blaske, Griffin Scroggs and Drew Bobo were the centers (in that order) working with Stetson Bennett, Carson Beck, Brock Vandagriff, Gunner Stockton and Jackson Muschamp (also in that order).
  • Malaki Starks, Branson Robinson and Cole Speer all freshmen that were working with the punter returners. Kearis Jackson, Kenny McIntosh, Adonai Mitchell, Mekhi Mews, Dominick Blaylock, Daijun Edwards and Ladd McConkey as well.
  • Couple of observations from down on the field…
  • Specialists are out on the field in full uniform. Block numbers lookin’ good…
  • Georgia players have started to take the field with the wide receivers, tight ends catching passes with support staffers. Earnest Greene also on the field doing some light jogging beside Scott Sinclair.
  • We got our first glance at a Georgia depth chart this season thanks to the flip cards in the press box. While it’s titled “Unofficial Depth Chart,” it at least gives us a good idea of who could be lining up in the respective spots.

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  • Sources tell DawgsHQ that true freshman defensive end Mykel Williams is expected to start against No. 11 Oregon provided that the Bulldogs begin the game with a normal personnel package. Redshirt freshman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins and senior Tramel Walthour are also expected to play.

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