Overview

• Kickoff is at 12 p.m. ET on ABC from Sanford Stadium, where Georgia has won 15 straight against Kentucky and leads the series 64-12-2.
• Smart expressed optimism about his team’s trajectory and said he doesn’t lose sleep over his 1-7 mark vs. Alabama, emphasizing what the game revealed about the roster.
• Georgia’s ground game surged with 227 rushing yards at Alabama, including Chauncey Bowens’ 119 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.
• First-year starter Gunner Stockton has completed 69.7% of his passes for 851 yards and five touchdowns without an interception, though slow starts have been a recurring issue.
• The Bulldogs entered the matchup as roughly 20.5-point favorites, facing a Kentucky team that has struggled offensively with redshirt freshman Cutter Boley coming off a two-interception SEC road start.