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Here’s how to watch, listen and stream No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 3 Clemson.
Itโs No. 5 Georgia versus No. 3 Clemson in Charlotte this Saturday night. Itโs more than a top-five matchup for the season opener, though, itโs a chance for two programs at the top of the sport to make a statement.
Here’s how to watch, listen and stream the game this weekend.
Here’s 3 reasons why Clemson could beat Georgia on Saturday night.
No. 5 Georgia takes on No. Clemson Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. in an epic season opening matchup.
Georgia, led by star quarterback J.T. Daniels, boasts one of the best rosters in college football. The Bulldogs have more five-star recruits on the roster than any other program in the country in 2021.
There isn’t much difference on the other side. Clemson has six-straight playoff appearances and returns a Heisman favorite quarterback in D.J. Uiagalele along with almost every defensive starter from a year ago.
Related: 5 reasons why Georgia beats Clemson this weekend
The Bulldogs do have advantages on the line of scrimmage. UGA returns two of the top offensive lineman in the SEC on offense in Jamaree Sayler and Justin Shaffer and on defense, Jordan Davis and Devonte Wyatt return to make Georgia’s front seven one of the best in the entire country.
That said, the Tigers have advantages of their own. Here’s three reasons why the Tigers could win on Saturday night.
Georgia football drops Clemson game trailer narrated by Ernie Johnson.
The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 3 Clemson Tigers headline college football’s exciting slate of games in Week 1. The Bulldogs and Tigers are playing each other for the first time since 2014.
Clemson is Georgia’s second most-frequently played nonconference opponent in history behind Georgia Tech. The game, which has College Football Playoff implications, will be played in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Bank of America Stadium.
The wait for many college football fans is almost over! It’s time to get excited for the return of Georgia football!
Ernie Johnson, who attended the University of Georgia, voiced over a hype video for Georgia Bulldogs fans ahead of the season opener against Clemson:
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๐๏ธ Voiced by @TurnerSportsEJ#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/Jv5vcDdm9D
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) September 2, 2021
Johnson’s preview notes how long the wait has been for fans, coaches and players. Both Georgia and Clemson players have been working hard all offseason for Week 1 and beyond.
It’s about time for the Dawgs to go to work! Georgia and Clemson should be a memorable season opener for both fan bases. A loss does not eliminate either team from the College Football Playoff hunt, but it would give the loser a small margin of error.
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It’s No. 5 Georgia versus No. 3 Clemson in a huge season opening matchup. Here’s UGA’s injury report for Saturday night.
The epic season-opening showdown between No. 5ย Georgiaย and No. 3 Clemson is Saturday night. Georgia isn’t it the best shape when it comes to injury, losing multiple starters to minor injuries in fall camp.
Just weeks before the top-five clash, Georgia tight ends Darnell Washington and John Fitzpatrick, receivers Kearis Jackson and Jermaine Burton, defensive back Tykee Smith and center Warren Ericson went down with injuries during fall camp.
It wasn’t like the Bulldogs were at 100% before then. Receiver Dominick Blaylock is still recovering from an ACL tear suffered last year. He was lethal as a true freshman before going down with two straight ACL tears to the same knee. Coach Kirby Smart did confirm Blaylock still had more work to do before taking the field in a press conference earlier this week.
George Pickens suffered the same injury in the spring, and LSU transfer Arik Gilbert is still not with the team due to a personal issue. Two big shots to Georgia’s wideout depth before the opener.
There is good news, however, Fitzpatrick is good to go for Saturday and Jackson, Burton and Ericson have been able to practice the last couple of weeks and will take the field in Charlotte.
Smart also expressed on Tuesday, that Ericson has looked good since coming back.
As far as Washington and Smith, coach Kirby Smart told reporters on Monday that the two are both moving around after undergoing surgery to repair foot injuries a couple of weeks ago. Although we hope we’re wrong, we expect both to miss week-one.
Here’s an updated look at Georgia’s injury report ahead of the matchup with Clemson.
Expert picks and predictions for the Georgia vs Clemson game.
The Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers are just days away from kicking off their 2021 seasons in Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium.
Georgia played Clemson twice during the last decade, splitting the series 1-1.
Below the UGAWire team give their score and stat predictions for the big game.
Five reasons why UGA wins the Georgia vs Clemson game this weekend.
The Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers are just days away from kicking off their 2021 seasons in Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium.
Georgia played Clemson twice during the last decade, splitting the series 1-1.
But a lot has changed since the Dawgs last delivered a beatdown on the Tigers in 2014.
Well, actually, everything has changed.
Below we break down the five reasons why Georgia should beat Clemson this weekend.
Multiple Bulldogs have gone down recently with injuries. Here’s their status ahead of Clemson…
Much of the Georgia-Clemson pregame discussion has centered on UGA’s injury bug, which seemed to bite at the wrong time.
Just weeks before the top-five clash, Georgia tight ends Darnell Washington and John Fitzpatrick, receivers Kearis Jackson and Jermaine Burton, defensive back Tykee Smith and center Warren Ericson went down with injuries during fall camp.
It wasn’t like the Bulldogs were at 100% before then. Receiver Dominick Blaylock is still recovering from an ACL tear suffered last year. George Pickens suffered the same injury in the spring, and LSU transfer Arik Gilbert is still not with the team due to a personal issue.
There is good news, however, Fitzpatrick is good to go for Saturday and Jackson, Burton and Ericson have been able to practice the last couple of weeks and will take the field in Charlotte.
As far as Washington and Smith, coach Kirby Smart told reporters on Monday that the two are both moving around after undergoing surgery to repair foot injuries a couple of weeks ago.
Here’s an updated look at Georgia’s injury report ahead of the matchup with Clemson:
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Check out what Swinney had to say about the center position battle ahead of top-five clash with Georgia.
The Clemson Tigers aren’t sure who will start at center vs. No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night.
Head coach Dabo Swinney has been open about the battle at that position between redshirt sophomores Mason Trotter and Hunter Rayburn. Swinney addressed who will start versus the Bulldogs in a press conference on Tuesday.
“Yeah we’ll probably play multiple centers throughout the game– probably will have to,” Swinney said. “Good news is I think we have multiple guys that can go in there and play. We kind of know what we want to do. We’ll roll somebody out there and get it started and go from there.”
It’s not everyday that a top-three team like Clemson doesn’t have a definitive starter at the most important position along the offensive line. Center is like the quarterback of the front line and usually is responsible for making calls along with handling the ball and taking on the biggest defenders on the field.
Georgia may have an advantage over the Tigers in this area as UGA returns one of the top defensive lines in the country, featuring preseason All-SEC selection Jordan Davis and senior Devonte Wyatt, both will likely be NFL draft picks in the spring.
Trotter is the most experienced out of the two, with 193 career snaps over 13 games. Rayburn is the largest at 6-foot-4, 320 pounds, compared to Trotter at 6-foot-2, 285 pounds.
Georgia and Clemson are set to kickoff in Charlotte on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.
โUGA Football Live with J.C. Sheltonโ is back! This week J.C. is joined by college football analyst Josh Pate to answer questions surrounding Georgia football and break down what to look for versus Clemson! Listen here:
Muschamp will serve as special teams coordinator versus No. 3 Clemson on Saturday.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart brought former Bulldog Will Muschamp back to his alma mater this offseason after his dismissal as South Carolina’s head coach in 2020.
Muschamp’s son, Jackson Muschamp, serves as a reserve UGA quarterback and his eldest son, Robert Muschamp, is also a Bulldog, serving as a defensive assistant.
While Muschamp’s role with the team was listed as an analyst, that all changed when UGA special teams coach Scott Cochran took a leave from the team to focus on his health this summer. That slotted Muschamp right into the thick of things as the Bulldogs new special teams coordinator.
In his weekly press conference on Monday, Smart discussed Muschamp’s role and gave an update to where exactly he will be performing his coaching duties on Saturday night.
โHe has been a tremendous asset,โ Smart said. โI canโt express the move to get him on board, and how important it has been โ especially considering our situation with being an on-field coach. He has brought a jolt of energy to special teams and an extra set of eyes on the defensive backfield.โ
โHeโll operate on the sidelines and make a lot of the signals on special teams,โ Smart said. โHeโll also help out our defensive backs.โ
Muschamp served as Florida head coach from 2011-2014 before spending one year at Auburn as defensive coordinator and most recently, head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2016-2020. Muschamp is known for his defensive prowess, especially in the defensive backfield, but will try his hand at special teams where Georgia has been dominant during Smart’s tenure.
The Bulldogs return possibly the best kicking game in the country behind the legs of senior punter Jake Camarda, who was named the SEC’s Special Teams Player of the Year in 2020, and junior place kicker Jack Podlesny, who finished as a semifinalist for the 2020 Lou Groza award, given to the nation’s top kicker.
โUGA Football Live with J.C. Sheltonโ is back! This week J.C. is joined by college football analyst Josh Pate to answer questions surrounding Georgia football and break down what to look for versus Clemson! Listen here:
Fitzpatrick has missed a large part of fall camp with an injury. Here’s his status for the Bulldogs’ matchup with Clemson on Saturday.
Game week is here and the excitement around Georgia football is only building. The No. 5 Bulldogs take on No. 3 Clemson in Charlotte on Saturday night.
While all signs point to a great matchup, Georgia has been dealing with a multitude of injuries, specifically at receiver and tight end.
According to coach Kirby Smart, star receivers Arik Gilbert and George Pickens are out and we know that Dominick Blaylock is still recovering from an ACL tear suffered last year, which means, at best, Blaylock is questionable.
There is, however, great news for the Bulldogs at tight end. Georgia’s starter from a year ago, John Fitzpatrick, is back and ready to go versus the Tigers after missing part of fall camp with a foot injury.
โIโm good to go, and Iโm excited to contribute through the run game and pass game and all facets of the game,” Fitzpatrick told reporters on Monday.
โIโm really excited, right now we have our first Monday practice – Iโm excited to attack this practice this week,โ FitzPatrick said. โThereโs tons of excitement around the team and the locker room, and we feel ready.”
College football analyst Cole Cubelic recently named Fitzpatrick as one of the league’s top-returning tight ends.
MY top 5 SEC tight ends for 2021: pic.twitter.com/CmLkoY2jHx
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) August 29, 2021
That means Georgia has one less spot to worry about filling for Saturday night, however, the Bulldogs will likely still be missing star tight end Darnell Washington, who underwent surgery last week to repair a foot injury. That said, Kirby Smart has recently stated that his injury is day-to-day.
We may not see Washington, but freshman Brock Bowers has been turning heads at fall camp. The 6-foot-5, 230 pound true freshman’s speed and play-making ability may give Georgia that boost at tight end it needs with Washington out.
Here’s what the tight end lineup may look like on Saturday:
โUGA Football Live with J.C. Sheltonโ is back! This week J.C. is joined by college football analyst Josh Pate to answer questions surrounding Georgia football and break down what to look for versus Clemson! Listen here:
