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Kearis Jackson reels in 21-yard TD pass from Stetson Bennett

Stetson Bennett connects with redshirt-sophomore WR Kearis Jackson for 21-yard TD. Georgia football leads Tennessee 30-21.

Redshirt-sophomore wide receiver Kearis Jackson finds a seam in the Tennessee defense and scores on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Bennett.

Jackson has led the Georgia receiving game so far this season.  He now has 3 receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown on the day.

Georgia leads Tennessee 30-21 heading into the fourth quarter.

Watch Jackson’s touchdown catch here:

Hot Pod drills 51-yard FG, puts Georgia up 23-21

An Eric Stokes interception set up a 51-yard Jack Podlesny FG, putting Georgia football up 23-21.

An Eric Stokes interception set up a Jack Podlesny 51-yard field goal, putting Georgia up 23-21.

Podlesny is now 2-2 on field goals for the afternoon as well as 2-2 on extra points.  Hot Pod is starting to make a name for himself in the college football world as one of the most automatic kickers we’ve seen so far.

Watch Stokes’ interception that set up the 51-yarder here:

Back-to-back drives, back-to-back turnovers forced by Georgia

Georgia football has forced another turnover against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgia has forced another turnover against Tennessee. That’s its second turnover in back-to-back drives.

On the first drive of the half, Georgia OLB Azeez Ojulari stripped Tennessee QB Jarrett Guaranto and recovered the fumble. Georgia came out of that with three points.

On the Vols’ next drive, on third down, Eric Stokes intercepted Guarantano to give UGA great field position yet again. Yet again, Georgia came out of it with three points after a 51 yard field goal.

Georgia retook the lead. 23-21.

 

Back-to-back drives, back-to-back turnovers forced by Georgia

Georgia football has forced another turnover against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgia has forced another turnover against Tennessee. That’s its second turnover in back-to-back drives.

On the first drive of the half, Georgia OLB Azeez Ojulari stripped Tennessee QB Jarrett Guaranto and recovered the fumble. Georgia came out of that with three points.

On the Vols’ next drive, on third down, Eric Stokes intercepted Guarantano to give UGA great field position yet again. Yet again, Georgia came out of it with three points after a 51 yard field goal.

Georgia retook the lead. 23-21.

 

Georgia forces turnover, commits penalties, scores FG

Georgia football scored three points after forcing a turnover against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Georgie forced a turnover on Tennessee’s first drive of the second half to get the ball with great starting field position.

Linebacker Azeez Ojulari stripped Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and then recovered the fumble.

So Georgia took over with great field position but was unable to turn it into a touchdown after the Dawgs were called for a chop-block that set them back 15 yards.

UGA came away with just three points thanks to a Jack Podlesny’s 34 yarder sailed through.

Tennessee at Georgia: First half scoring summary

Tennesse at Georgia football: A first half scoring summary. Tennessee leads the Dawgs 21-17 at the half.

It wasn’t the first half Georgia fans were hoping for, but it is still very manageable for Kirby’s Dawgs.

Georgia started the game with a disaster play when center Trey Hill had a wild snap, resulting in a Tennessee defensive touchdown.

The Dawgs fired back in the first quarter on a good drive, capping it off with a Zamir White 1-yard touchdown run.  The first quarter finished with a score of 7-7.

After a Georgia defensive stop, Stetson Bennett led a long drive for the Dawgs.  Bennett ran for a 10-yard touchdown on a quarterback keeper, diving for the pylon and giving Georgia a 14-7 lead.

Tennessee senior quarterback Jarrett Guarantano made the Bulldogs pay for going for it on 4th down in UGA territory.  Following a turnover on downs, Guarantano hooked up with senior wide receiver Josh Palmer for a 36-yard touchdown.

Georgia freshman wide receiver Jermaine Burton broke free for a 43-yard run, setting up kicker Jack Podlesny to drill home a 47-yard field goal, giving Georgia a 17-14 lead.

The next drive Guarantano found his man again, throwing a 27-yard strike to Palmer for his second touchdown on the day.

Georgia got to the one-yard-line on its last drive but Zamir White was stuffed by the Volunteers defense multiple times, resulting in the end of the half.

Tennessee leads Georgia 21-17 and will receive the ball to start the half.

Georgia fails to score from the inch line to end first half

Georgia vs Tennessee is at halftime after UGA football failed to score from the goal line.

Oh man, this one hurt.

From the one-inch line with one second to go in the first half of Georgia vs Tennessee, the Bulldogs failed to convert on fourth down.

The Dawgs could not get an inch. An inch.

Georgia goes to the locker room trailing 21-17. Tennessee gets the ball to open the second half.

 

Jack Podlesny caps off the drive with a 47-yard field goal

Freshman WR Jermaine Burton sets up a 47-yard field goal on a big run, Georgia football up 17-14.

Freshman wide receiver Jermaine Burton goes off for a huge 43-yard run to set up the Bulldogs’ kicker Jack Podlesny for a 47-yard field goal.

Burton showed off his speed on the drive, racing past a number of Tennessee defenders.

Podlesny has been perfect so far this season, filling in some big shoes that Georgia’s all-time leading kicker Rodrigo “Hot Rod” Blankenship left behind.  With Blankenship leading the NFL in all points scored, it is officially Hot Pod season in Athens!

Mailman delivers: Georgia takes the leads – Drive highlights

Georgia football scores a touchdown to take the lead over Tennessee. Stetson Bennett does it all.

Georgia has taken the lead for the first time this game against Tennessee.

A 95 yard drive, in which Tennessee helped out with plenty of penalties along the way, was capped off by a Stetson Bennett touchdown run to put the Bulldogs up 14-7.

Here are a few highlights from Georgia’s 12 play, 95 yard drive that took up 6 minutes and fifteen seconds.

Stetson Bennett scores on 10-yard TD run

Georgia football QB Stetson Bennett scores his first rushing TD with the Bulldogs on a 10-yard QB keeper. Georgia leads Tennessee 14-7.

Touchdown Bulldogs!

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett scores on a 10-yard quarterback keeper, putting the Dawgs up 14-7.  The Mailman delivered, extending the play and diving for the pylon, scoring his first rushing touchdown as a Bulldog.

Watch Bennett’s touchdown here: