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The SEC Nation traveling show will be covering the Georgia-MSU game. This marks the second time this year that they will see the Bulldogs in action. Laura Rutledge serves as host and will be joined by Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow.

Fifth-ranked Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) and host MSU (5-4, 1-4 SEC) are coming off wins when they meet in Starkville Saturday at noon ET. Last Saturday in Jacksonville, the Bulldogs rallied for a 24-20 victory over Florida while MSU captured its first league win by beating Arkansas 38-35 in Fayetteville.

Georgia leads the series 21-6. Last year in Athens, Georgia posted 605 yards of total offense in a 41-31 win for its fifth straight victory over MSU. Georgia’s last visit to Starkville came in 2022, and the Red and Black Bulldogs came home with a 45-19 win.

Georgia is averaging 32.5 points a game while MSU comes in with a 33.2 average.

The Bulldogs are allowing just 19.6 points a game while MSU surrenders 24.7 points a game.

MSU’s defense leads the SEC with 11 interceptions while the Bulldogs have tallied four.

Georgia has trailed early and late in five of its SEC games this year, and it is 4-1 in those contests. The Bulldogs have rallied to beat No. 15 Tennessee and Auburn on the road, No. 5 Ole Miss in Athens, and most recently, won their fifth straight over Florida in Jacksonville.

Georgia blanked then No. 17 Alabama and Auburn in the second half while Kentucky’s lone second half score came on a 23-yard drive with 1:51 left in the contest and the Bulldogs up 35-7. Trailing 35-26, Georgia outscored No. 5 Ole Miss 17-0 in the 4th quarter in its 43-35 win. Against Florida, Georgia fell behind 20-17 early in the 4th quarter and took the lead for good with 4:36 left.

The only league contest where Georgia led wire-to-wire was a 35-14 win over Kentucky while the only comeback that fell short came to No. 17 Alabama 24-21 in Athens that ended what at the time was an FBS-leading 33-game home winning streak.

One of Georgia’s main themes during the preseason and now in 2025 will be to play with “FPE.” *Fifty-four percent of Georgia’s roster consists of players in their first or second season here.

The Bulldog defense has posted 14 scoreless quarters this season. Opponents have scored 96 points in the first half and just 58 in the second half of regulation.

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ATHENS – Head coach Kirby Smart, defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, and wide receiver Noah Thomas met with the media Monday. They offered the following comments.

Head Coach Kirby Smart

Opening Statement
“It’s another week in the SEC, as we all know, a really good opponent, Mississippi State. I know Jeff [Lebby] well, he’s a good guy and done a great job with their program, the energy, enthusiasm coming out of that program. You can see it the way their kids play. They’ve got no quit in them, these guys have competed. They have been in every game they’ve played. They have upgraded the talent level since he’s been there. You look at the group he’s put together defensively, offensively, and on special teams. They got really good players all over the field. Our guys are going to be up for a great challenge this week. We’re going to their place and when you play on the road in the SEC, trust me, I played a lot of years and coached a lot of games at this place. It’s a tough place to play. They have a great fan base and Jeff [Lebby] and his staff have done an incredible job. We’re looking to start getting ready for these guys.”

On DL Jordan Hall, ILB Chris Cole and DB Demello Jones injuries…
“Jordan [Hall] will be out for some time, we are not sure how long, but he’ll be out for some time. Chris Cole, we have a chance to get back this week. I think he’s going to be able to play and be ready to go. He might be a little limited today, but he’ll be able to practice tomorrow. Demello [Jones], surprisingly, is better than we originally thought. He’s got some soreness in the elbow, but he may be able to play so we’re excited that the news wasn’t as significant as we thought. Jordan [Hall] is a tough one because that kids been through a lot injury-wise. He fought to get back last year towards the end of the year. He wasn’t even 100% healthy then, and then he had a good offseason and was really leading and competing and playing well for us. It’s a tough injury for him to sustain, and we’ll see what the timeline is once we know more later today and tomorrow.”

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