The No. 2 ranked Georgia Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0) return to Sanford Stadium on Saturday for a nationally-televised game with Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee (2-2, 0-1). Georgia is coming off a 43-29 win at Missouri while the Vols suffered a 47-21 home loss to Florida.
Kirby Smart opened his Monday press conference with updates on injuries to key Bulldogs, including starting offensive linemen Andrew Thomas and Ben Cleveland. He continued with his opening statement regarding Tennessee and the state of their football program.
“I think this is one of the exciting rivalries in college football. When you look over the last six, seven years, there have been some really tight ball games, some really exciting ball games, and some I watched from afar and some I’ve been a part of.