Georgia Football vs. Clemson: How to watch, listen, stream
Georgia kicks off its 2024 campaign and the first full Saturday of the season at Mercedes-Benz Stadium this week when the Bulldogs take on an old-time rival. Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers await Kirby Smart’s crew in Atlanta for a top-15 showdown.
“Our guys are excited for a great matchup. Looks like we’ll get the earliest kick of the day, so it should be exciting in terms of all the people across the country that’ll be waking up on the West Coast, getting to watch a great game and really, a great rivalry. A rivalry that when you look back, I didn’t realize how many years consecutively Georgia played Clemson for a long time,” Smart told reporters during his Monday media availability.
“Just a lot of respect for their program, what Dabo (Swinney) has done, he’s done an incredible job,” he continued. “He’s got a great culture there, a great environment. You think about their coaching staff, how intact it’s been able to stay, how many coaches he’s had go on to be head coaches and they do a tremendous job recruiting our state and we go head-to-head with them quite a bit. When you look across their roster, there’s a lot of kids that we were really close to and I’m sure it’s the same way with them. So, it should be an awesome environment. I have so much respect for the Kickoff Classic Game, Gary Stokan and his staff. Aflac is near and dear to my heart and has done a tremendous job in our state. And for them to take over this cause, I think it’s a great event. To have two teams like this, it’s going to be awesome.”
Georgia and Clemson last met to kickoff the 2021 season, one that ended in a National Championship for the Bulldogs. UGA took to ACC territory and defeated the Tigers 10-3 in Charlotte thanks to a 74-yard pick-six from All-American safety Christopher Smith.
All time, the two teams have met 65 times with Georgia leading the series 43-18-4. The Bulldogs and Tigers first matched up in October of 1897 and played every season – with the exception of 1917 and 1918 – through 1921. Matchups continued to occur every few years before the renewal of the rivalry on a regular basis during the 1960s, playing every year but two from 1962 to 1987. Future matchups are scheduled for 2030 and 2032 in Athens along with 2029 and 2033 at Clemson.
How to Watch, Listen and Stream
Kickoff Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
TV: ABC (Sean McDonough – Play by Play, Greg McElroy – Color Commentator, Molly McGrath – Sideline Reporter)
Streaming: WatchESPN/ESPN+ (For more info, click here)
National Radio: Touchdown Radio (Gino Toretta and Brett Dolan) / Local Radio (listed below): Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network (Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and D.J. Shockley) / Satellite Radio: Sirius (810), National Sirius (381)
Albany (103.5 FM), Americus (98.7 FM), Anniston Ala. (95.1 FM), Athens (960 AM / 106.1 FM), Atlanta (750 AM / 95.5 FM), Augusta (580 AM / 95.1 FM), Bainbridge (106.3 FM), Baxley (94.5 FM), Brunswick (1440 AM / 107.7 FM), Calhoun (900 AM / 101.7 FM), Carrollton (1330 AM / 101.7 FM), Chattanooga Tenn. (102.3 FM), Clarkesville (1490 AM, 94.3 FM), Claxton (1470 AM, 93.7 FM), Cleveland (1350 AM, 93.9 FM), Cleveland Tenn. (101.3 FM), Columbus (1270 AM, 102.5 FM), Dalton (104.5 FM), Douglas (101.9 FM), Dublin (98.1 FM), Gainesville (103.7 FM), Greensboro (94.7 FM), Hartwell (980 AM / 104.1 FM), Hiawassee (97.7 FM), Jacksonville Fla. (930 AM), Jasper (101.1 FM), Leesburg (103.5 FM), Louisville (92.1 FM), Macon (1150 AM / 93.1 FM), Milledgeville (102.3 FM), Pinehurst (98.3 FM), Rochelle (93.1 FM), Rome (107.1 FM), Sandersville (99.9 FM), Savannah (1400 AM / 104.3 FM), Statesboro (106.5 FM), Thomaston (101.1 FM), Thomasville (1240 AM / 103.7 FM), Trenton (1420 AM / 101.3 FM), Valdosta (105.9 FM), Vidalia (97.7 FM), Vienna (1550 AM), Waycross (97.7 FM), Young Harris (1230 AM),Online at www.georgiadogs.com/watch/
