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SEC Network sets commentators for Georgia at Missouri

The announcers have been set for the Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers game. UGA will look to wrap up second place in the SEC East.

The announcers have been set for the Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers game. The game will be televised at on the SEC Network and is set to kickoff at noon.

Georgia shut out Missouri 27-0 in Athens last season behind an impressive effort from wide receiver George Pickens. This match-up feels different than it did earlier in the season.

Kirby Smart and the University of Georgia is coming into the game hot with quarterback JT Daniels running the offense. Missouri will be without numerous players, but has reeled off a few consecutive wins when they’ve been able to play.

The Tigers enter the game 5-3 overall and they’ve won their last three games. They won a shootout over Arkansas last week and have defeated South Carolina and Vanderbilt since their hard-fought loss to Florida.

Missouri has a new coach in Eli Drinkwitz, who comes to Columbia, Missouri, following a brief stint with Appalachian State. Drinkwitz has helped the Tigers clinch at least a third place finish in the SEC East.

The SEC Network’s Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley, and Lauren Sisler will be on the call for the SEC East game.

The Georgia Bulldogs will look to beat Missouri to further their hopes of playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game for the fourth consecutive season.

Oct 14, 2017; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb runs against the Missouri Tigers during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

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Georgia football: Announcers set for UGA at Missouri

The announcers have been set for the Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers game. UGA is favored to win.

The announcers have been set for the Georgia Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers game. The game will be televised at on ESPN at is set to kickoff at noon.

Georgia shut out Missouri 27-0 in Athens last season. This match-up feels different with UGA coming off a deflating loss to Florida. Missouri has a few players suspended for the first half and Georgia has several players injured, so both teams will not be close to full strength.

The Tigers enter the game 2-3 overall, and they’ve won two of their last three. They topped LSU in a nail-biter and shutdown Kentucky’s offense in a 20-10 victory. Missouri has a new coach in Eli Drinkwitz, who comes to Columbia, Missouri following a brief stint with Appalachian State.

The reason Missouri has suspensions is due to their brawl at halftime with Florida (the Tigers lost 41-17 to the Gators). Missouri is coming off a bye week and should be improved and healthier.

ESPN’s Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Quint Kessenich will be on the call for the SEC East game.

Georgia’s last game at noon was a sleepy affair. Hopefully this contest will be more exciting than the Dawgs’ 14-3 win over Kentucky.

Nov 9, 2019; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nolan Smith (4) sacks Missouri Tigers quarterback Taylor Powell (5) during the second half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

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College Football News ranks SEC head coaches: Where’s Kirby Smart?

College Football News ranked the top SEC head coaches. Where is Georgia football’s Kirby Smart?

Pete Fiutak of College Football News recently released a list ranking the SEC head coaches heading into the 2020 season.

Checking in at No. 3 on the list is Georgia’s Kirby Smart, who trails only Nick Saban (1) and Ed Orgeron (2).

At No. 4 is Dan Mullen and at No. 5 is Gus Malzahn.

As much as I’d love for Smart to be in that No. 2 spot, I do not disagree with Fiutak here.

Smart’s time will come, and within the next five years he may very well occupy that No. 1 spot.

For now, he’s sitting at No. 3 on Fiutak’s list, likely right on the verge of taking over that No. 2 ranking. As long as he keeps winning the SEC East, beating rivals and putting his team in striking distance for the College Football Playoff…he’ll be considered a top-five coach in America.

Orgeron or Smart at No. 2 was likely a somewhat difficult decision. Fiutak went with Coach O since he accomplished something Kirby hasn’t yet, a national championship.

I’ve heard it all – “Anyone could win with that roster.”

Sure, Smart probably would have won it with that roster LSU had last year. But, at the end of the day, he didn’t have that roster. No other way around it.

Also, how can you not love Coach O?

As for Saban, there’s no arguing that one.

Ranking SEC head coaches heading into 2020 CFB season

We ranked all the SEC head coaches, from Georgia football’s Kirby Smart, to Arkansas’ Sam Pittman, to Florida’s Dan Mullen.

The SEC is loaded with head coaching talent as we head into the 2020 college football season.

You have your usuals – Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, Gus Malzahn, Ed Orgeron, etc.

But then you have your familiar, or in some cases not-so-familiar, yet new faces: Lane Kiffin, Mike Leach, Sam Pittman, Eli Drinkwitz.

Ranking the SEC head coaches heading into the 2020 season is as hard as it’s ever been, and that’s because of all these new hirings. But it’s also because Jeremy Pruitt waited until October to start winning games in Tennessee last year. It’s because Ed Orgeron took a loaded roster and won a national title. Because Gus Malzahn and Auburn always have the talent but can’t seem to win the big ones. Or because, despite a 4-8 season, Will Muschamp was able to knock off Kirby Smart and Georgia.

Related: 2020 Georgia schedule with game-by-game score predictions

With all of this taken into consideration, here’s our SEC head coaching power rankings for the 2020 college football season:

14. Sam Pittman, Arkansas

I would have loved to get Pittman into a higher spot on this list, but what is there to go off of? His last head coaching job came in 1992 and 1993 when he led Hutchinson Community College to an 11–9–1 record over two seasons.

I am 100% rooting for Pittman to succeed in his first season as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. It won’t be easy, and this is a team that will likely finish with at least five losses for the first few years, but that’s not necessarily a terrible thing as long as they play hard.

Arkansas may not field the most talented teams in the SEC, but if there’s one thing I’m certain of it’s that the former UGA O-Line coach will make sure his guys fight harder than anybody.

13. Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri

Drinkwitz gets the No. 13 spot because of what he was able to do at App State last year. In his first season as a head coach, he led the Mountaineers to a 12-1 record and a Sun Belt championship.

But that’s not the SEC. It’s going to be a rocky road ahead for Drinkwitz, as Mizzou will definitely not be one of the more talented teams in the league for a few years.

12. Derek Mason, Vanderbilt

I often find myself rooting for Vanderbilt and Mason.

He took over at Vandy when James Franklin left for Penn State, and though it’s been tough at times, you get the feeling that Commodore fans actually look forward to their seasons.

11. Will Muschamp, South Carolina

If Muschamp had not beaten Georgia last year, he maybe would not even be on this list at all.

But he won and that probably saved his job. He coaches up a good defense, but South Carolina will need to crank up its recruiting efforts if it wants to start contending in the SEC East. Another season with no bowl game may put an end to Muschamp’s head coaching career with the Gamecocks.

10. Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss

Kiffin is a good football coach, there’s no denying that. No. 10 is pretty low for an offensive genius like him. But this conference is simply loaded.

Kiffin did a great job at Florida Atlantic, but I still need to see him win consistently at a Power 5 school.

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Missouri football head coach Barry Odom fired

According to multiple reports, Barry Odom is out after his fourth season as the Missouri Tigers’ head coach. 

According to multiple reports, Barry Odom is out after his fourth season as the Missouri Tigers’ head coach.

Odom, who tallied a 25-25 record coaching his alma mater, helped secure the Tigers a six-win season in yesterday’s win at Arkansas. His tenure produced a conference record of 13 wins and 19 losses, going winless against division foe Georgia.

The rumors of Odom’s firing have been circulating for the better part of 24 hours, but the news has since been confirmed by ESPN.