Georgia Bulldogs live score vs. Florida Gators in Jacksonville updates

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Georgia handled Florida on Saturday to improve to 8-0 this season with No. 3 Tennessee lurking next week.

Here's five takeaways from the Bulldogs' win Saturday in Jacksonville

Five Takeaways:No. 1 Georgia withstands Florida rally, rolls to rivalry win.

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7:12 p.m. | Georgia football defeats Florida Gators in Jacksonville

After a slow start to the second half, the Bulldogs responded with a couple touchdowns to take control of the game. Georgia wins 42-20 and will face Tennessee next week in what could be a top-2 matchup.

6:39 p.m. | Brock Bowers has huge catch, Kenny McIntosh scores as Georgia football extends lead

Georgia TE Brock Bowers made another important grab on a 29-yard catch on fourth down before Kenny McIntosh scored on a 4-yard run to extend Bulldogs lead to 42-20 with 11:44 to play 

6:20 p.m. |Georgia football RB Daijun Edwards scores second touchdown

After 17 unanswered Florida points and a pair of Georgia turnovers, the Bulldogs respond with a 6-play, 78-yard drive to extend lead to 35-20. Daijun Edwards finished the drive with a 22-yard touchdown run.

6:13 p.m. | Florida football scores again to cut Georgia's lead

It's been a terrible second half beginning for Georgia as Florida has scored 17 unanswered points. Gators connect on a 78-yard touchdown pass to cut a 28-3 Georgia football lead down to 28-20 with 3:31 to play in the third quarter.

6:01 p.m. | Florida football takes advantage of Georgia football turnover

The Gators get a 26-yard field goal from Adam Mihalek following a fumble by Georgia's Kenny McIntosh. Florida gets 10 quick points to open the second half and cuts Georgia's lead to 28-13.

5:50 p.m. |Florida Gators score first touchdown to open second half

Georgia football hadn't allowed a third quarter touchdown this season, but Florida changed that with a 13-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half. Georgia gets its first possession of the second half leading 28-10 with 9:34 to play in the quarter.

5:39 p.m. | Georgia football freshman Darris Smith injured on 2nd half kickoff

Georgia's Darris Smith was shaken up on the kickoff when he went down awkwardly on a block. He was helped off the field. 

5:13 p.m. | Ladd McConkey gets big catches to extend the lead

Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey's 7-yard touchdown catch on a slant puts the Bulldogs up 28-3. That came after a 30-yard catch on the right side by McConkey. There's 17 seconds to go in t

5:06 p.m. | Georgia Bulldogs LB Nolan Smith out for the game

Georgia's Nolan Smith, the senior outside linebacker who is one of the Bulldogs top defensive players, left the game in the first quarter with what CBS said was a left shoulder injury and has not returned to the game. CBS said he's out for the game.

Smith leads Georgia this season with 3 sacks and entered the game tied for fifth on the team with 16 tackles.

4:53p.m. | Florida Gators get on scoreboard

Florida kicker Adam Mihalek booted a 52-yard field goal to cut the Georgia lead to 21-3 with 5:35 to go in the second quarter. That's a career-long for the redshirt freshman. Kelee Ringo gave up a long pass completion on the drive.

4:33 p.m. | Georgia football tight end shows good grasp on touchdown play

Brock Bowers somehow found a way to gather a ball that looked hard to control on the left side that he gathered for a 73-yard touchdown catch. Bulldogs 21-0 with 12:36 to go in the first half.

4:11 p.m. | Georgia Bulldogs punch in another touchdown

Georgia's offense is using tempo to wear down Florida. The Bulldogs just went up 14-0 after a 2-yard Kenny McIntosh touchdown run. Brock Bowers had a 19-yard catch and Darnell Washington another for 25. There's 1:30 left in the first quarter.

3:57 p.m. | Georgia football strikes first with touchdown

Georgia drove 66 yards over 8 plays, getting a 1-yard touchdown run by Daijun Edwards with 7:15 left in the first quarter.

Stetson Bennett is now 5 of 7 for 74 yards after hitting Brock Bowers twice on the drive for 33 yards and Darnell Washington, another tight end for 13 yards.

2:55 p.m. | Georgia Bulldog travel roster updates from observations pregame

Wide receiver AD Mitchell is on the trip, but he's not dressed out. He continues to be sidelined by a high ankle sprain.

Defensive tackle Jalen Carter made the trip and is warming up. He’s missed the last two games with an MCL sprain. Kirby Smart just fist bumped him on the field and said a few words during the stretch line.

Wide receiver AD Mitchell is on the trip, but he's not dressed out. He continues to be sidelined by a high ankle sprain.

Defensive tackle Jalen Carter made the trip and is warming up. He’s missed the last two games with an MCL sprain. Kirby Smart just fist bumped him on the field and said a few words during the stretch line.

“Don’t know if he’s going to be able to go or not,” Smart said on the pregame radio show. “It’s going to be a gameday decision.”

Inside linebacker Smael Mondon is warming up after missing two games with an ankle injury.

“Smael has come back strong,” Smart said.

Tight end Arik Gilbert, who had a touchdown catch against Vanderbilt, is warming up. Running back Kendall Milton is here also after missing the last game with a groin injury, but Smart indicated on the radio show he may not go. Milton was wearing shorts in warm-ups but is now fully dressed out. He's getting reps behind Kenny McIntosh so maybe he will go.

2:08 p.m. | Georgia football honors legend Charley Trippi with a helmet sticker 

Georgia is wearing helmet stickers today to honor Bulldogs athletic legend Charley Trippi who died earlier this month.

Athletic director Josh Brooks said on the UGA pregame radio show that Dooley and Trippi will be honored at next week’s home game.

2:01.p.m. | Georgia Bulldogs defense has its eyes on Florida QB Anthony Richardson

There's been a lot of talk on the Georgia side on preparing for Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson who made his first college start in this game last year.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart called Richardson “super talented as a runner and thrower. He’s got a bazooka for an arm. We’ve seen it before. He’s really, really hard to tackle and they do a good job of moving him around, misdirection plays, getting him out of the pocket. You can tell he’s getting more and more comfortable in Billy’s system.”

1:40.p.m. | Florida Gators Billy Napier on facing Georgia Bulldogs for first time

Billy Napier is the third Florida head coach to go up against Kirby Smart who is 4-2 against the Gators when Jim McElwain and Dan Mullen were coaches.

“I don’t think anybody that’s walking the halls in this building, most everybody understands the things that come with this game,” said Napier, who grew up in Georgia watching the game and is his first season with the Gators. “Our players are well aware. We’ve got a good percentage that have played in this game. We got another percentage that grew up watching the game. So we all understand the history and tradition behind this game.”

1:21.p.m. | Your referee and Georgia Bulldogs game captains today

The referee today is Scott Walker. No, not the former Wisconsin governor.

Georgia's game captains are quarterback Stetson Bennett, outside linebacker Nolan Smith, running back Kenny McIntosh and inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson.

1:02 p.m. |Nearly a home game for Nolan Smith and Warren McClendon 

Georgia players from South Georgia view this one almost as a home game.

"It is exciting for me because it is a game that I have watched all my life,” outside linebacker Nolan Smith said. “I am a kid from Savannah, and I used to go to Jacksonville to go to camps with my mom. I get really excited to play in that game. As a kid from Savannah, I smell the weather and it feels so good. That breeze feels like I am at home and playing at home again."

Said offensive tackle Warren McClendon who hails from Brunswick: Growing up, it always was a huge experience. Everybody comes into town, cook out, the family comes back into town. Growing up that was a huge experience for me.”