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No. 5 Georgia Hosts Top-10 Texas on Saturday Night in First Sanford Stadium Meeting

The rematch spotlights first-year quarterbacks, with Texas bringing the SEC’s top run defense.

Overview

  • Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET in Athens in Texas’ first visit to Sanford Stadium, a rematch of last December’s 22-19 overtime win by Georgia in the SEC title game.
  • Georgia enters 8-1 at No. 5 against 7-2 Texas in a top-10 pairing with College Football Playoff implications.
  • Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton has 22 total touchdowns this season and is a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien, Walter Camp and Maxwell awards.
  • Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has seven touchdowns and one interception over his past two games, reflecting his best stretch of the season.
  • Texas leads the SEC in run defense at 78.2 rushing yards allowed per game and has a nation-leading 34 sacks, posing a challenge to Georgia’s balanced attack.