FINAL from Athens: Georgia 23, Georgia Southern 17 in One Overtime

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 Jason Butt ‏@JasonHButt 6h6 hours ago

Your primer for Saturday's Georgia-Georgia Southern game: http://www.macon.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-georgia/bulldogs-beat/article45601458.html ...

The Eagles have reeled off seven wins in their last eight games, which followed a 44-0 road loss to West Virginia to open the year. In each of Georgia Southern's seven wins, the margin of victory has been at least 20 points. The Eagles are a team that can run the ball at will, averaging 378.9 yards per game. It's a multi-option team that can score a ton of points.

Kickoff time: 7 p.m. EST

TV: ESPNU (Clay Matvick, John Congemi)

Sirius/XM: Channel 113/202

Weather: The good news is that there is no rain in the forecast. The bad news – depending on your preference – is that beginning at 7 p.m., the temperature is expected to be at 50 degrees.

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AJC UGA ‏@ChipTowersAJC  19h19 hours ago
Bulldogs guarded against upset as Georgia Southern visits http://trib.al/P33V3kd

On the schedule at the outset of the season, it looked like a little ol' practice game. Georgia was going to play Georgia Southern in their semiannual tilt the week before the finale against Georgia Tech, same as it usually does. Good chance to brush up on defending the triple-option while getting some young guys some PT.

That was then. Now as it is upon us, Saturday's game against the Eagles looks a treacherous minefield of potential disaster...

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Jason Butt ‏@JasonHButt  49m49 minutes ago
Georgia survives scare from Georgia Southern, wins 23-17: http://www.macon.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-georgia/bulldogs-beat/article45845765.html ...