Georgia hosts Missouri Saturday night between the hedges. The Bulldogs, ranked sixth nationally, riding some serious momentum with a thrilling 24-17 victory over Florida in Jacksonville pushing Georgia to 7-1 on the season, 4-1 in Southeastern Conference play. Missouri is the second of three consecutive Georgia foes coming off an open date. Four of the Bulldogs last five, and with next week, it will be five of six, opponents were/are idle before taking on Georgia. The Tigers come in at 5-3 and 2-2.
In a top battle against Georgia’s biggest SEC rival, the Bulldogs rose to the challenge to pick up one of the most significant wins of Kirby Smart’s highly successful tenure in Athens.