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WATCH: Kirby Smart on the Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Bulldogs rematch

Kirby Smart on the SEC Championship Game, Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Bulldogs rematch.

Georgia football is back in what could be considered its home away from home for today’s SEC championship game against Texas.

This is the sixth game for the Bulldogs in Mercedes-Benz Stadium since the start of the 2022 season.

“It’s essentially a road game for us going to Atlanta to play Georgia,” Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said.

Georgia won on Texas’ home field 30-15. Now the No. 2 Longhorns will try to turn the tables against the No. 5 Bulldogs in their home state.

Texas safety Michael Taafe said there was some talk in the locker room that if they took care of business, they could see Georgia again.

“Nobody really talks about the teams that just made it to the championship,” he said. “People talk about the teams that were the champions.”

This is the third time Georgia has faced a team twice in the same season under coach Kirby Smart.

The Bulldogs split with Auburn in 2017 and with Alabama in 2021.

“I don't mind going against a team twice,” safety Malaki Starks said. “I think it's a little bit different. It's never the same. Teams grow and they change. You can't hang or your hat on the last one, win or lose.”

Said Smart: “In the NFL you play everybody in your division twice, you know, and then you might meet up with them again in the playoffs So, you know, when you flip a coin, there's no greater chance that it's heads or tails the second time you flip it. And I'm not comparing our game to a coin flip. I'm just saying that the previous matchup does not determine this matchup. You can't overstate that to your players.”

Georgia was finally getting something going offensively, but an Arian Smith second-down drop at the Texas 10 and an incompletion on third down led to a field goal try. Peyton Woodring connected from 44. It's Texas 6-3 with 6:41 to go in the first half.

Texas is outgaining Georgia 193-9, but again had to settle for a Bert Auburn field goal. This time, it was from 42 yards. Longhorns 6-0 with 10:22 to go in the first half.

Quinn Ewers hit Matthew Golden on a 50-yard completion to set the Longhorns up for a field goal. Bert Auburn booted it from 41 yards. Texas leads 3-0 with 5:17 to go in the first.

Daylen Everette forced a fumble on a sack and had an interception against Texas in the Bulldogs win in Austin. He picked off another Texas pass on a pass off of Isaiah Bond, but Georgia was stopped on a Carson Beck third down run and punted.

Steve Marlowe is the referee for Georgia vs. Texas today. He worked last year's Bulldogs game against Missouri.

Defensive lineman Christen Miller who has been out with a shoulder injury and running back Branson Robinson dressed out and are listed as game time decisions.

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne is dressed out and warmed up pre-game after being taken off the SEC availability report due to his rib injury. He was questionable Friday.

Etienne wasn't one of the first two running backs that went first when I spotted them before the team hit the locker room. That would be Nate Frazier and Roderick Robinson.

With both teams seemingly safely in the playoff field, Kirby Smart and Steve Sarkisian were asked this week about the value of conference championship games

“I'm an SEC enthusiast that believes in an SEC title is a significant marker to your season, the kind of season you had,” Smart said. “Also it gets you a bye and it gets you an opportunity to rest and recover while others play formidable opponents, tough opponents. It removes you from that. You're playing for an opportunity to rest possibly.”

Said Sarkisian: “We take this very seriously. This is a big deal to us. I think so many times in the world that we live in, it's focusing on what's next, what's next, what's next, the CFP, the national championship. Hey, we've got a great goal in front of us that we have an opportunity to achieve, that I'm sure Kirby and his team feel the same way.”

Kirby Smart, shadowed by three state troopers working his security, just made his lap around the field. He usually checks out weather conditions, but the roof is closed so nothing going there. A football from a Texas player warming up squirted his way and he knocked it back on the field with his foot.

Texas is favored by 3, according to BetMGM.

Interesting stat posted on X fron Chris Fallica, the former ESPN GameDay personality who is now with Fox: "Since 2021 when Georgia won its first national title under Kirby Smart, the Dawgs have been an underdog twice UGA won both games over Clemson in 2021 and at Texas earlier this year, allowing a combined 18 points...”

Georgia of course went eight overtimes to beat Georgia Tech last week.

“We’re going to have to play all of 60 minutes and maybe beyond,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian knows this building well. He was the Falcons offensive coordinator in 2017 and 2018 and coached in this game in 2016 and 2020 while on Alabama’s staff.

“I would argue some of our best football over the last two years has been played on the road,” Sarkisian said of his Longhorns.

If you are keeping track at home, this is the 33rd SEC championship game and 31st time the game is played in Atlanta.

This is the 12th SEC championship game for Georgia and seventh under Kirby Smart.

Georgia football vs Texas score updates

This section will be updated when the game begins

Georgia vs Texas time today

• Date: Today
• Time: 4 p.m.
• Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

What channel is Georgia vs Texas game on today?

NOTE: Georgia vs. Texas will be broadcast nationally on ABC. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the game from the booth at Sanford Stadium with Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+ (subscription needed) and FUBO.

Georgia vs Texas history

• Series record: Texas leads 4-2
• Georgia's last win: 30-15 n 2024.
• Texas last win: 28-21 in 2019

Georgia vs Texas prediction

Texas 27, Georgia 24

Texas has the more effective running game now and stopping the run isn't Georgia's strong suit of late. The Longhorns dug too big a hole with turnovers in the first meeting. Georgia's defense had a lot to do with that, but this one feels like a close Longhorns win.

Georgia vs Texas betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Thursday:

• Spread: Texas -3
• Over/under: 49.5
• Moneyline: Georgia +125. Texas -150.

Georgia vs Texas injury updates

Georgia: RB Branson Robinson (foot, questionable), DL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye (lower extremity, out), RB Trevor Etienne (ribs, questionable), DL Christen Miller (shoulder, questionable), RB Chauncey Bowens (foot, questionable)

Texas: OT Kevin Banks (ankle, probable), DB Derek Williams (knee, out), RB CJ Baxter (knee, out), RB Christian Clark (Achilles, out), RB Velton Gardner (eye, out).

Georgia vs. Texas weather update

Mercedes-Benz Stadium's roof should be closed so the temperature inside will be ideal. The forecast outside calls for a high temperature of 55 under sunny skies and winds northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour, according to weather.com.

Georgia football 2024 schedule

• Aug. 31: Georgia 34, Clemson 3
• Sept. 7: Georgia 48, Tennessee Tech 3
• Sept. 14 Georgia 13, Kentucky 12
• Sept. 28 Alabama 41, Georgia 34
• Oct. 5 Georgia 31, Auburn 13
• Oct. 12 Georgia 41, Mississippi State 31
• Oct. 19 Georgia 30, Texas 15
• Nov. 2 Georgia 34, Florida 20
• Nov. 9 Ole Miss 28, Georgia 10
• Nov. 16 Georgia 31, Tennessee 17
• Nov. 23 Georgia 59, UMass 21
• Nov. 29 Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 42 8OT
• Record: 10-2

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Texas football 2024 schedule

• Aug. 31: Texas 52, Colorado State 0 W
• Sept. 7 Texas 31, Michigan 12
• Sept. 14 Texas 56, UTSA 7
• Sept. 21 Texas 51, La.-Monroe 3
• Sept. 28 Texas 35, Mississippi State 13
• Oct. 12 Texas 34, Oklahoma 3
• Oct. 19 Georgia 30, Texas 15
• Oct. 26 Texas 27, Vanderbilt 24
• Nov. 9 Texas 49, Florida 7
• Nov. 16 Texas 20, Arkansas 10
• Nov. 23 Texas 31, Kentucky 14
• Nov. 30 Texas 17, Texas A&M 7
• Record: 11-1

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