‘College GameDay’ releases hype video ahead of Georgia Bulldogs vs Clemson Tigers game
ESPN’s “College GameDay” has release a hype video ahead of the highly anticipated matchup between the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 3 Clemson Tigers. Despite their historic rivalry, the Bulldogs and Tigers are playing at a neutral site for the first time in more than 100 years.
The game will be played in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to the game, GameDay will be held in downtown Charlotte at Romare Bearden Park.
GameDay released a hype video ahead of the game that will get Georgia, Clemson, and college football fans fired up:
The 65th edition of Georgia-Clemson is expected to be the top nonconference game of the 2021 college football season. The Bulldogs and Tigers are both ranked in the top five and are considered championship contenders.
Georgia Bulldogs running back Todd Gurley had a huge day the last time Georgia played Clemson in 2014. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Clemson needs a marquee win with the way their schedule is laid out. Georgia can’t afford to lose either. The Bulldogs would have a razor-thin margin of error if they fall to the Tigers.
Former South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier sat down for an interview this week with Mike Griffith of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s DawgNation and spoke about a variety of different topics. Reflecting on South Carolina’s five-game winning …
Former South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier sat down for an interview this week with Mike Griffith of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s DawgNation and spoke about a variety of different topics.
Reflecting on South Carolina’s five-game winning streak over Clemson from 2009-13, Spurrier seemed to imply he thinks the Gamecocks got inside the head of Dabo Swinney’s teams during those years and that it contributed to the Tigers’ poor performance in those rivalry games.
“We had really good teams between 2010 and ’13, and then the 2009 game, we played extremely well and they did not play very well,” Spurrier said. “But yeah, we sort of got a little mental edge on them there for a while, and again, they would have a lot of turnovers, and we had very few. We just played better, and a lot of our guys had some of their best games. So, it was a good run there, but I think Dabo’s won six in a row since 2014 I believe it is. So, I think he’s either even or ahead of the Gamecocks right now.”
Spurrier lost to Clemson in his final full season as South Carolina’s head coach in 2014, and of course, the Tigers have won six straight in the rivalry series from 2014-19.
Swinney and Clemson went 2-5 in his head-to-head matchups with Spurrier and the Gamecocks from 2008-14. Overall, Swinney is 7-5 against South Carolina since 2008, when he became Clemson’s interim head coach.
“I think you can talk too much about your opponent sometimes, and then all the sudden, the game gets here and well let’s see, we’ve been talking about these guys for a month or two or all year, and then maybe you don’t play your best,” Spurrier said. “I really think that may have happened to Clemson a bit when we were able to beat them those five years in a row at South Carolina. Because Dabo had some good teams during those years, but they did not play well against us. They’d drop punts, have all kind of fumbles and stuff, and we were pretty error-free during those five years in a row that we were able to beat them.”
Spurrier also talked about the back-and-forth barbs that he and Swinney traded when they were both coaching the respective Palmetto State squads, saying he has a good relationship with Swinney but it was just a byproduct of the intense rivalry.
“I think Dabo’s a good friend. I consider him a good friend,” Spurrier said. “We had a little sort of chirping at each other when we were both coaching in the state of South Carolina because that’s a huge rivalry, Clemson and South Carolina. Those fans do not like to lose to the other team, I can tell you that right now. When I see some Gamecocks and they say Coach, I was there between ’10 and ’14 and ‘9 and ’13, they’ve got a smile on their face because they know we beat Clemson those years. And every now and then, I see a Clemson person that said, ‘I was at Clemson when we never beat you guys, and it was no fun.’
“So, it is a big rivalry in the state of South Carolina, and of course Clemson owns it right now. But I guess the Gamecocks, we had our day there between 2009 and 2013.”
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Brannon Spector is dealing with more than just a shoulder ailment. The redshirt sophomore wide receiver took to social media on Thursday afternoon, opening up about his battle with COVID-19 this spring and the subsequent challenges, including …
Brannon Spector is dealing with more than just a shoulder ailment.
The redshirt sophomore wide receiver took to social media on Thursday afternoon, opening up about his battle with COVID-19 this spring and the subsequent challenges, including respiratory issues, that he’s faced.
“After getting COVID in the spring, I’ve been facing some respiratory challenges that have kept me from being where I want to be athletically,” Spector wrote in an Instagram post. “Though I hate that I can’t be out there with my teammates this Saturday, I’m working with the trainers and doctors to do everything I can to return later this season. I continue to make daily improvements with my conditioning and will continue to work my hardest to return as soon as possible.
“I’m thankful to the entire Clemson staff, my teammates, friends and family for all their support as I fight my way back onto the field. I look forward to cheering on my team and being the best teammate I can until the time comes when I can fight alongside them on the field again. GO TIGERS 🐅”
Dabo Swinney last addressed Spetcor’s medical status on Aug. 26, indicating that there was no timetable for his return from said shoulder injury.
Spector is disappointed that he won’t be able to join his teammates this Saturday for Clemson’s season opener against Georgia at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
Though, Spector is fighting his way back, hoping to be back on the field sooner than later.
When people talk about Georgia’s defensive front, they always talk about nose tackle Jordan Davis. And for good reason. Davis is large. His size rivals former Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, as he stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 340 pounds, …
When people talk about Georgia’s defensive front, they always talk about nose tackle Jordan Davis. And for good reason.
Davis is large. His size rivals former Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, as he stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 340 pounds, officially. However, the Clemson coaches believe he is closer to 350 pounds.
The preseason All-American anchors the defensive front in the Bulldogs’ 3-4 scheme. But Davis is not the only big guy the third-ranked Tigers have to be concerned about when they take on No. 5 Georgia Saturday in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
“They all look the same. They are all massive,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said about Georgia’s defensive linemen after Wednesday’s practice. “You just change the numbers out. Eighty-eight, ninety-five, ninety-nine. Forty-four is kind of like Christian was here, in that he could go play the three-technique, he could play nine-technique, be a legit D-end.”
Forty-four is defensive end Travon Walker. He is 6-foot-5, 275 pounds. Eighty-eight is defensive tackle Jalen Carter (6-3, 315), 95 is defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt (6-3, 315) and 99 is Davis.
“They are, all across the board, just all massive. But that is what they have recruited to,” Swinney said. “They move, they move the pocket. They are incredibly difficult to move, even in the double teams.”
Swinney said you rarely see the Bulldogs get pushed around or moved on the defensive line. Even Alabama’s talented offensive line last year had a difficult time moving them.
“Everybody has a hard time moving these dudes,” the Clemson coach said. “So, you have to attack them in different ways because they are amazingly athletic with that size that they bring all across the front. Then those backers are outstanding players. As I said yesterday, they are built through the middle. Their two safeties are incredible. So, right up the middle, they are as stout as you can get and are really strong on the outside.
“Obviously, they have a couple of new pieces on the outside, but you win football [games] from the inside out. And they are really, really strong in that area.”
Swinney says the Tigers have a plan to try and get Georgia’s big defensive linemen out of the way and on the move, but he did not say what those plans were, obviously.
“There are a lot of things we can do, but I am not going to reveal the game plan here on Wednesday,” he said smiling. “There are a lot of things we can do. Maybe they will let us play with twelve? I will ask the refs before the game. I don’t know if they will let us do that.”
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It sounds cliché. The team who controls the line of scrimmage in Saturday’s top five showdown between Clemson and Georgia will win the game. That is football. That is the way it is. The team that wins this battle wins the majority of the time. …
It sounds cliché.
The team who controls the line of scrimmage in Saturday’s top five showdown between Clemson and Georgia will win the game. That is football. That is the way it is.
The team that wins this battle wins the majority of the time.
“Ultimately, it comes down to who can win the line of scrimmage,” Dabo Swinney said Tuesday when asked at his weekly press conference what matchup might decide the game. “I don’t want to single out one person, but in a game like this you have to find a way to come out on top in the trenches.
“You are not going to win every battle. Neither are they. But who can consistently win those matchups, because that dictates everything else from just a matchup standpoint.”
Both teams have dominant defensive fronts, anchored by preseason All-Americans in Clemson’s Bryan Bresee and Georgia’s Jordan Davis.
On the offensive line, both teams are replacing two starters, but Georgia’s line is a little older and has more depth, which can be an advantage for the Bulldogs. Fifth-ranked Georgia also has a premiere running back in Zamir White, while the Tigers are still trying to find a replacement for Travis Etienne.
Heading into the 7:30 p.m. showdown at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, third-ranked Clemson still has more questions on the offensive line than anywhere else. Who will start at center? Who will start at guard? Do they have enough depth?
“There is so much more that can go into,” Swinney said. “You can play well upfront, but drop the ball, have stupid penalties, whatever, bad plays in special teams. So, it is not just the one factor, but I do think from just a matchup standpoint that is critical in a game like this, based on what both teams want to do and who they want to be.”
Football season has finally arrived. Time to represent your Tigers and show your stripes!
Clemson and Georgia are just two days away from their top 5 matchup at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. This is the fourth top 5 matchup to open a season in the last 20 years in college football. Levon and myself will discuss Clemson’s and …
Clemson and Georgia are just two days away from their top 5 matchup at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
This is the fourth top 5 matchup to open a season in the last 20 years in college football. Levon and myself will discuss Clemson’s and Georgia’s all-time history in games between top 5 teams.
We also have an interview with Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei. The Clemson Insider’s Davis Potter also joins the podcast and gives us his breakdown of the big game.
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.
During a media conference call via Zoom on Wednesday, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit previewed Saturday’s matchup between third-ranked Clemson and No. 5 Georgia at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (7:30 p.m., ABC) and gave his …
During a media conference call via Zoom on Wednesday, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit previewed Saturday’s matchup between third-ranked Clemson and No. 5 Georgia at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (7:30 p.m., ABC) and gave his keys to the game.
Herbstreit believes the game will come down to two things – which team is better prepared to be more physical in the trenches coming out of camp, and which quarterback, Clemson’s D.J. Uiagalelei or Georgia’s JT Daniels, doesn’t make a crucial mistake.
“I look at this as any time you get two powerhouses together like that without a game or two to warm up before meeting, who’s done a better job in August of hitting each other and going through camp in a very physical way is probably the team that will come out of here with a win,” Herbstreit said. “So, who wins at the line of scrimmage? And then which of these two quarterbacks – both are expected to have great years – it’s not so much who makes the play, I think it’s who avoids the disastrous play – the pick-six or trying to make something happen in Week 1, trying to live up to a certain expectation of your position and your name, and you force a ball and it gets intercepted and it costs you.
“So, to me, it’s the line of scrimmage and it’s the quarterback who avoids the disastrous play will probably be the team that wins it.”
Herbstreit added that a big challenge for both teams in the season opener will be acclimating to the speed of the game, considering that unlike the NFL, neither team has had a preseason game to get ready for Saturday and it’s two of college football’s top programs colliding right out of the gate.
“It’s not like you’re breaking in The Citadel or a team where you can gradually get ready for that second or third or fourth week,” Herbstreit said. “Here, you’ve got to hit midseason form. I mean, you’re jumping into the deep end of the pool, and you’ve got to be able to hope that your guys are understanding how fast this game will move. And if you’ve not done a good job of scrimmaging and getting that tempo and that speed in practice, then you’re going to be caught on national TV.
“Fortunately, Kirby Smart’s been around, he gets it. His time at Georgia, of course his time at Alabama as a coordinator, they played in heavyweight games early all the time, especially at Bama when he was there. And with Dabo, it’s no different. So, I think both these guys will do a good job of getting their teams ready, and then it just comes down to execution and going out and doing it.”
Herbstreit will call the game with Chris Fowler and reporter Holly Rowe in addition to being part of the College GameDay pregame show live from Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday morning (9 a.m. – noon, ESPN).
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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.
Georgia-Clemson could be more than just an intriguing season opener. It could be a College Football Playoff preview game.
The Clemson Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs open the 2021 season Saturday, Sept. 4 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The two teams last met in 2014, a 45-21 win for the Bulldogs. Since then, the Tigers have won two national championships and Georgia has won one SEC title. Which top 5 team is going to open its season with a non-conference win? The line is Clemson -3. Go to Tipico Sportsbook for the most updated odds:
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