Coaches Kirby Smart and Hugh Freeze expressed their thoughts on the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry this past week. The two coaches admitted that the animosity between the two programs is not as extensive as in other rivalries across the country. This is certainly disappointing to hear as a student at the University of Georgia, because from a fan’s perspective, there is undoubtedly no love lost between Georgia and Auburn.
The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry began in 1892 when Georgia played two games that year against Mercer and Auburn. The Bulldogs, known as the Goats at the time, went one and one in those two outings, beating Mercer 50-0 and losing to Auburn 10-0.