LEXINGTON, Kent. — It’s SEC football for Georgia today in Lexington as the Bulldogs take on the Wildcats of Kentucky. While Kirby Smart has his team off to a 2-0 start with a couple of non-conference wins (Clemson, 34-3 W / Tennessee Tech, 48-3 W), it’s been a mixed bag of results for Mark Stoops as his squad won its opener before falling against an SEC foe last Saturday.

“I have immense respect for Mark (Stoops). He and I have grown to be really good friends. He’s one of the best in the business. He’s done a tremendous job at Kentucky over the time he’s been there. His teams are always very disciplined, very physical,” Smart said about Stoops and the Wildcats this week. “That’s a really tough place to play. When you go there, as you can see from every time we’ve played there, it’s been really tough. A lot of excitement playing an SEC opponent on the road. I think we know around this place how hard that can be. You get an opportunity to play at night on the road, and you know the environment is going to be really loud. We’ve got to prepare for a tough, really physical game, which is that way every time we play Kentucky.”

Despite the ending of the SEC’s East and West divisions, Georgia and Kentucky continue a series that has seen the Dawgs and Cats meet every year since 1956 with several matchups in the years before dating back to 1939. All time, UGA owns a big advantage in the series (63-12-2) with 14 straight wins to its name. That’s true both in Athens (32-4-2) and in Lexington (31-8).

Last season, the Bulldogs handed the Wildcats, ranked No. 20 at the time, a 51-13 loss at Sanford Stadium on the back of four passing touchdowns from Carson Beck and a fast start from the UGA offense. Brock Bowers passed AJ Green for second all-time in career receiving touchdowns with his 24th score, part of a 132-yard night for the star tight end, as Georgia rolled to victory.

You can throw all that out the window today though as nothing more matters than the two teams taking the field today and how they play between the white lines for 60 minutes. Georgia enters Lexington winners of 41 straight regular season contests, second-longest all time behind Oklahoma of the 1950s, and listed as a 23.5-point favorite over Kentucky.

More on this Matchup

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Major Matchups: Georgia at Kentucky
What we learned this week ahead of Georgia-Kentucky

Georgia-Kentucky Q&A: Previewing the Wildcats with Nick Roush
Injury Update: What to make of UGA availability report
Kirby Smart’s squad ready for tough test in Lexington

Georgia-Kentucky: Three Keys to a Bulldog Victory
Bulldogs ready for familiar face, former Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff
THOMBS: Both sides of Georgia, Jamon Dumas-Johnson separation better off for it

How to Watch, Listen and Stream

Kickoff Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: ABC (Sean McDonough – Play by Play, Greg McElroy – Color Commentator, Molly McGrath – Sideline Reporter)

Streaming: WatchESPN/ESPN+ (For more info, click here)

National Radio: Touchdown Radio (Gino Toretta and Brett Dolan) / Local Radio (listed below): Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Scott Howard, Eric Zeier and D.J. Shockley) / Satellite Radio: Sirius (84), National Sirius (381)

For local radio information and a full list of Georgia Bulldog Sports Network affiliates, click here.

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