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The top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are set to welcome the unranked Auburn Tigers to Sanford Stadium in Athens for a Week 7 SEC showdown on Saturday, Oct. 17. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and air on ESPN, with Dave Pasch handling play-by-play, Dusty Dvoracek providing analysis, and Taylor McGregor reporting from the sideline.
Auburn enters the contest fresh off a bye week, while Georgia is riding high after a hard-fought 20-17 road victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite the emotional win, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart emphasized that his team cannot afford a letdown against the Tigers.
"They have a lot of talent," Smart said of Auburn. "They've got good football players, and it's any given Saturday in this conference, as we see every week. It will be an extremely physical game. They're coming off an off week, and we're coming off a really tough physical game. It will be really important that the mindset and the approach to the game is right because they want to make it physical the way they play."
Key Analysis
Georgia (6-0, 4-0 SEC) is seeking its 10th consecutive victory over Auburn (3-2, 1-2 SEC), which is in its first season under head coach Alex Golesh. The Tigers are aiming for their first win in Athens since 2005. In the all-time series known as the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, Georgia holds a 66-56-8 advantage. The Bulldogs will look to maintain their dominance and avoid an upset against a rested and motivated Auburn squad.
Originally reported by yahoo.