It’s the 127th renewal of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, as Georgia hosts the Auburn Tigers Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.
The reigning national champion Bulldogs are coming off a thrilling 26-22 come-from-behind victory over Missouri in Columbia, which improved Georgia to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers were hungry for an upset and led until the closing minutes. Georgia trailed 13-0 in the first half, 16-6 at intermission and 22-12 in the fourth quarter. But the Bulldogs scored two fourth quarter touchdowns and then ran out the clock to avoid what would have been college football’s biggest upset of the season.