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Georgia Tech at Georgia kickoff time, TV set

Kirby Smart will be happy with Georgia’s early kickoff against Georgia Tech.

The Georgia Bulldogs will host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the first time since 2018. Georgia (10-0) plays Kentucky before hosting Georgia Tech (4-6), who plays UNC in Week 12.

This season, Georgia Tech has improved, especially defensively, but still has a long way to go. The Yellow Jackets need to recruit better in order to compete with Georgia.

The kickoff for the Georgia-Georgia Tech game is set for noon EDT on Nov. 26. The rivalry game will be televised on ESPN.

Who will win the 114th edition of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate? Georgia is expected to be heavily favored against Georgia Tech.

Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers helped UGA defeat Georgia Tech 45-0 last season. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Georgia and Georgia Tech did not play in Athens in 2020 due to COVID-19. Former Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins did not ever make a road trip to Georgia during his short tenure at Georgia Tech.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart will be happy with the rivalry week schedule because Georgia gets an early game and LSU has a night game against Texas A&M. Georgia and LSU will meet in the SEC championship on Dec. 3.

Here’s the full SEC schedule for Week 13:

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Why Georgia football cannot overlook Georgia Tech

If there’s one goal Georgia Tech has left for the 2019 regular season, it is to disrupt the 2019 postseason of their most hated rivals.

The stage is set for the SEC Championship Game. Regardless if either team loses in the final week of the regular season, Eastern Division champion Georgia will face Western Division champion Louisiana State on December 7th at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

For undefeated LSU, there is a slight possibility that a single loss in a conference championship game could keep them in the final spot of the College Football Playoff given their tiebreaker with Alabama, which sits at No. 5 in the playoff picture.

The margin of error is much smaller for Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs, who suffered their lone loss in overtime against a South Carolina squad currently posting a record of four wins and seven losses.

A week before the Dawgs play the Tigers in Altanta, they’ll make a trip to Bobby Dodd Stadium, under two miles away from their next destination.

Georgia Tech hosts Georgia sporting three wins and eight losses. In their first season removed from Paul Johnson’s option-based flexbone offense, the Yellow Jackets have struggled to effectively utilize tight ends and single set backs under new head coach Geoff Collins.

Though the two teams have shared no common opponents this season, Georgia is currently favored at one of the highest margins of victory in the history of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.

Georgia Tech isn’t bowl eligible while Georgia needs to win out to appear in the College Football Playoff. If there’s one goal the Yellow Jackets have left for the 2019 regular season, it is to disrupt the 2019 postseason of their most hated rivals.

The Bulldogs cannot afford to look forward to LSU if they wish to keep their playoff hopes alive for one more week.

Report: Georgia football WR Lawrence Cager suffers injury in practice

Georgia WR Lawrence Cager suffered a lower-body injury in practice on Wednesday according to a report from Dean Legge of DawgPost.

Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager suffered a lower-body injury in practice on Wednesday, according to a report from Dean Legge of DawgPost.

Cager is no stranger to injuries this season, having appeared sporadically in recent contests due to lingering shoulder injuries.

Per Legge, the graduate transfer out of The University of Miami is doubtful for the 2019 edition of “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” held in Atlanta. Head coach Kirby Smart isn’t due for a media appearance until after the game at Georgia Tech and UGA officials have yet to confirm whether Cager was hurt.

The Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets are set to kick off at noon.