With College GameDay in Knoxville awaiting this afternoon’s massive Tennessee/Georgia showdown, ESPN analyst Pat McAfee distilled the essence of the rivalry into a single comment. After a challenging week in American culture, McAfee brought it back to college football with a single honest observation about the Volunteer nation.
This Saturday, you’ll see 102,000 plus in the eighth largest stadium in the world– from different economic backgrounds, political backgrounds, religious backgrounds, you name it. All coming together for one thing– and that is to kick Georgia’s ass. Pat McAfee
Tennessee/Georgia rivalry
Playing at home in Knoxville, Tennessee has hopes of pulling a mild upset of the Bulldogs to end an eight-game losing streak in the series. Tennessee has owned the series’ longest winning streak with nine-game run between 1989 and 1999.
Before the current streak began, the Vols had won a pair of consecutive games against Georgia in 2015 and 2016. In the 2015 game, Georgia took an early 24-3 lead, but saw Tennessee pull close before haltime and rally for a 38-31 victory. The 2016 game was an all-time epic as the two teams traded Hail Mary touchdown passes and leads in the final ten seconds. Joshua Dobbs’ connection with Jauan Jennings as time expired is a treasured Tennessee highlight.
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