Overview
- No. 5 Georgia (7-1) visits Mississippi State (5-4) on Saturday, Nov. 8, with kickoff at noon ET on ESPN.
- Kirby Smart acknowledged Davis Wade Stadium’s vertical design that traps sound but said the focus remains on assignments, not noise.
- Players echoed the message that crowd noise is an external factor, with some noting they have never played with cowbells and expect simulated noise in practice.
- Yahoo/DawgSports framed the noon road trip between an emotional rivalry win and next week’s Texas game as a classic ‘trap’ scenario that could invite a slow start.
- Georgia’s defensive-line depth takes a hit with Jordan Hall out after a knee injury, with Joseph Jonah-Ajonye and Nnamdi Ogboko expected to take on bigger snaps.