Top-ranked Georgia takes on Kent State Saturday at Sanford Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for high noon Between the Hedges. The Bulldogs come in with a record of 3-0 following this past Saturday’s 48-7 victory over South Carolina in Columbia. The Golden Flashes are 1-2, rolling past Long Island University 63-10 at home this past Saturday.
This marks the second ever meeting between the two schools. Georgia won the 1998 season-opener over Kent State 56-3 in Athens. One of the captains for Jim Donnan’s Bulldogs that day and season was senior All-Southeastern Conference safety Kirby Smart, now in his seventh year as the head coach at his alma mater.