{"id":297508,"date":"2025-10-12T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/297508\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T14:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:45:11","slug":"college-gameday-announces-it-will-be-in-athens-for-georgia-ole-miss-in-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/297508\/","title":{"rendered":"College GameDay announces it will be in Athens for Georgia-Ole Miss in Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-text-v2\">ATHENS \u2014 For the first time this season, ESPN\u2019s College GameDay will be headed to Athens. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">The popular pregame show announced it will be in Athens for Saturday\u2019s game against No. 4 Ole Miss. Both teams won on Saturday, though it was far from a great showing by either side. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Ole Miss held off a late rally from Washington State to remain unbeaten with a 24-21 victory. The Rebels were coming off an off week. The game against Georgia will be the first SEC game of October for Ole Miss. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Georgia will be playing its fourth consecutive SEC foe when it welcomes the Rebels to Sanford Stadium. Georgia began the run with a loss to Alabama before beating Kentucky and Auburn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/football\/georgia-football-auburn-instant-observations-box-score\/6ZYJ3VLRPFCLXFGUZQZWOQQVHY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The win over Auburn occurred on Saturday, with the Bulldogs rallying back from a 10-0 deficit to win 20-10<\/a>. It was another second-half shutout for the Georgia defense. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Following the comeback win over Auburn, Smart wasted little time in pivoting to next week\u2019s game against Ole Miss. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">\u201cReally proud of this team, guys,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawgnation.com\/football\/kirby-smart-gives-hilarious-answer-why-he-wont-cuss-after-win-over-auburn\/L2JLYDJMMFAYBJKX2HFT4PTUB4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart said.<\/a> \u201cThat\u2019s the message. Nothing else needs to be said. And then how hard these guys played in the face of a tough crowd and tough adversity. We need a better atmosphere than that next week by our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">This will be the third-straight year that Georgia and Ole Miss face off. Smart\u2019s team got the best of Lane Kiffin the last time the game was played in Athens, winning 52-17 back in 2023. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Ole Miss returned the favor, beating Georgia 28-10 in Oxford, Mississippi, last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">This will be the third time Smart and Kiffin meet as head coaches. The two worked on Nick Saban\u2019s staff together at Alabama during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Saban will surely offer some great pregame insights on the ESPN pregame show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">College GameDay was last in Athens for the 2024 game against Tennessee, a game Georgia won. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">This will be the 42nd time Georgia appears on College GameDay and the 11th time the Bulldogs have hosted. Georgia is tied with Oklahoma for the fourth-most appearances all-time and moves into a tie for sixth for the most times hosting the pregame show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text-v2\">Georgia\u2019s game against Ole Miss is set for a 3:30 p.m. ET start on ABC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATHENS \u2014 For the first time this season, ESPN\u2019s College GameDay will be headed to Athens. 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