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Georgia vs. Vanderbilt: Gameday Central

Palmber-Thombsby:Palmer Thombs•10/14/23•

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Kirby Smart
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart before the Bulldogs’ game against Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s game day in the Music City as No. 1 Georgia has hit the road for an SEC showdown versus Vanderbilt. Considered to be big favorites in this one – 31.5 points to be exact – there’s little to no fear that the Bulldogs come out on the wrong side of things, but as we all know, anything can happen in the craziness that is College Football.

“Onto Vandy yesterday and got a start on these guys in terms of watching games and Clark Lea’s team,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said this week. “Have a lot of respect for Clark. He’s been a good friend for a while, but has really become a closer friend since being in our league. He’s a very intellectual guy. He was the head of our meetings for the SEC meetings, and thought he did a tremendous job of leading the discussion about issues and things we come across in our conference. But he does a tremendous job. He’s gotten more energy and had some big wins since arriving there. I know he’s an alumnus, which takes a lot of pride in being from the school, as I know myself. And we’re preparing to go up and play these guys in an early kick in Nashville, and we gotta prepare our guys the right way.”

Georgia has played Vanderbilt 82 times, the fourth-most played game by the Bulldogs. UGA has won 60 of those including the last five. The Dawgs hold the longest win streak twice, taking down the Dores 11 consecutive contests from 1974-1984 and 1995-2005. Vanderbilt has not scored on Georgia since 2019 with the 2020 game cancelled due to COVID and the last two matchups going UGA’s way by a combined score of 117-0.

DawgsHQ will be at FirstBank Stadium for you in a little while with kickoff time set for 12:00 p.m. ET, 11:00 a.m. locally, on CBS. Until then, we’ve got you covered with all the pregame reads you could possibly need to get ready to see Georgia Football in action once again, a seventh time this season.

Pregame Reads…

Emptying the Notebook
Rusty’s Ramblings: Keys to a Georgia Victory in Nashville
DawgsHQ Staff Predictions

Palmer’s Players to Watch
What we learned this week as Georgia prepares for Vanderbilt
Coach Speak: Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea talks Georgia

Georgia injury report and its impact
Major Matchups
Talking Points of Georgia vs. Vanderbilt

Dillon Bell ‘100% adopted’ into Georgia running back room
Daylen Everette using being ‘picked on’ to build confidence
Georgia looking to create 1-2 punch with healthy versions of running backs

ROWE: Best is yet to come for UGA offense
Carson Beck confident, comfortable under pressure courtesy of baseball background
Front Rowe: Reading into Kirby Smart’s comments ahead of Georgia-Vanderbilt

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