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Live Updates: Georgia Bulldogs vs Tennessee State Score

Stay tuned for live updates from the Georgia Bulldogs vs Tennessee State game Between the Hedges.
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Georgia coach Kirby Smart celebrates with his team after a touchdown in 2025.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart celebrates with his team after a touchdown in 2025. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

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Georgia Bulldogs

ATHENS - Kirby Smart's No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs face Tennessee State for the first time in school history. Georgia is 102-27-3 in season openers including 10-0 under Smart. Georgia’s biggest season-opening win in the Smart era in terms of points and margin of victory came in 2022 as the No. 3 Bulldogs beat No. 11 Oregon 49-3 in Atlanta.

LIVE SCORE - Georgia Leads 63-3 over Tennessee State

Fourth Quarter:

(8:57) - Freshman running back Jae Lamar gets into the action with an 11-yard touchdown run to extend Georgia's lead. Reserve quarterback Hezekiah Millender led the drive, completing one pass for 17 yards. Georgia leads Tennessee State 63-3.

Third Quarter:

(5:01) - The Bulldog offense strikes again. After the defense comes up with another stop, backup quarterback Ryan Puglisi leads a touchdown drive after hitting freshman Kiaden Prothro for a 16-yard score. Backup wideout Tyler Williams hauled in a giant 27-yard catch that was one of the best plays overall from the Bulldog offense. The Bulldogs lead Tennessee State 49-3.

(10:56) - Nate Frazier rushes for his third touchdown of the day. Tight end Jaden Reddell had a long touchdown called back and took off for a big 29-yard run before the short touchdown by Frazier. This was Georgia's first touchdown from the second-team unit. Georgia leads Tennessee State 42-3.

Second Quarter:

(2:08) - The Bulldog lose their shutout bid as the Tigers connect on a 37-yard field goal after a 14-play drive that went 55 yards. Josh Horton had a big TFL that led to the Tigers kicking the field goal

(7:48) - The Bulldogs botch a field goal attempt after a promising drive was halted in the red-zone. Tight end Ethan Barbour dropped a third-down pass from Ryan Puglisi before the turnover.

(10:30) - The Bulldog offense continues to thrive, scroing their fifth touchdown on five drives. This time it's tight end Jaden Reddell who catches a Gunner Stockton pass and powers his way into the end-zone for a 14-yard touchdown. It was Reddell's first touchdown of his Georgia career. Georgia leads Tennessee State 35-0.

First Quarter:

(2:08) - After another stop by the Bulldog defense, the offense scores another touchdown, their fourth of the first quarter. Gunner Stockton found Talyn Taylor in space who took off for an 11-yard touchdown score. The Bulldogs went 52 yards on six plays and lead Tennessee State 28-0.

(6:30) - The Bulldogs find the end-zone on their third consecutive drive to start the game. After a 31-yard carry form receiver Talyn Taylor, Gunner Stockton finds tight end Elyiss Williams who leaps over a Tennessee State defender for a 17-yard score. Georgia leads Tennessee State 21-0.

(10:08) - Nate Frazier goes untouched from 14 yards out. The Bulldog running back has rushed twice for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Chauncey Bowens also added an impressive 25-yard reception on the drive.

(15:00) On Georgia's first possesion, the Bulldogs scored quickly on a 48-yard touchdown run by running back Nate Frazier. Sophomore Talyn Taylor also caught a seven-yard pass and receiver Landon Rolan added a four-yard carry on the ground. The Bulldogs went 59 on three plays for the score. Georgia leads Tennessee State 7-0.

Pre-Game

  • Georgia is now considered as a 49.5-point favorite to beat Tennessee State. Six times in the Bulldogs history they've been listed as at least 49.5-point favorites to win the game. Earlier this week that line was at 45.5, so the move has been noticeable even though it is so large.

    Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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  • The pre-game crowd is very light. At this point before a game UGA students are usually on the way to packing their sections of the stadium. But the only thing full 50 minutes before kickoff is the Redcoat Band's section, which is filled with tubas and the like.
  • Starting UGA center Drew Bobo has a very large wrap on his left hand. He snaps with his right hand. He is working with Gunner Stockton. Ryan Montgomery is working with Malachi Toliver; Puglisi is working with Cortez Smith.
  • It's 90 minutes before kickoff and a slew of UGA players are on the field getting ready for kickoff at 3 PM. Georgia's players are in black warmup jerseys. The temperature shows it is in the mid 90s just over an house before the game starts in Athens. The official temperature for this game will be recorded at kickoff, which is just after 3 PM.

Here is a graphic you can use to get ready for Saturday's game.

Georgia has a streak of 84 straight sellouts Between the Hedges. Tennessee State fell to Jackson State 26-24 this past Saturday. The Dawgs' first game of the season will not be on TV. You can learn how to watch the season opener here.

The Bulldogs are preseason ranked No. 3 (AP) and among the teams with designs on advancing to the College Football Playoff and challenging for another title. Georgia will feature seven returning starters on offense including fifth-year All-SEC quarterback Gunner Stockton and All-SEC junior tailbacks Nate Frazier and Chauncey Bowens.

Eight starters return on defense including All-American juniors KJ Bolden and Ellis Robinson IV and veteran starters in seniors Raylen Wilson, Jordan Hall and Gabe Harris Jr., plus junior Quintavius Johnson. Also, the special teams unit is headlined by senior All-SEC placekicker Peyton Woodring. In 2025, the Bulldogs were one of the youngest teams in the country with 54 percent of the roster consisting of players in their first or second season in Athens. In 2026, the Bulldogs brought in only nine scholarship transfers, the fewest in the SEC.

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Dean Legge
DEAN LEGGE

After two-plus decades of covering the Georgia Bulldogs and the SEC, Dean Legge is one of the definitive voices in Athens and beyond. Legge has authored two books - DAWGSTRUCTION and DOUBLE DAWGS - with each chronicling Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs' run to national titles in 2021 and 2022. Legge has been a Heisman Trophy voter since 2005 and a Biletnikoff Award voter since 2009. He’s covered SEC Championships, Peach Bowls, Orange Bowls, Sugar Bowls, the Rose Bowl Game, College Football Playoff National Championship Games, the NCAA Tournament, the College World Series as well as a slew of college football, basketball and baseball games. Legge graduated from Coker College in 1999 with a degree in Political Science. He played both tennis and basketball for the Cobras. After graduating, Legge completed his academic career at the University of Georgia where he earned a Master of Public Administration from the School of Public and International Affairs in 2001. In 2008, Legge was elected President of the Coker College Alumni Association. He served on the Board of Trustees at Coker from 2009 to 2017 and was a member of the Executive Committee, Student Services and Enrollment Committee and Athletic Committee in that time. Legge is a native of Tucker, Georgia.

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Matt DeBary
MATT DEBARY

Matt DeBary started his career covering college football in 2014. DeBary's reporting has covered the likes of Trevor Lawrence, Kirby Smart, Stetson Bennett, Brock Bowers, Nick Chubb, Nolan Smith, Travon Walker, Sony Michel, George Pickens and a slew of other high-profile players including Jared Curtis, Caleb Downs, Derrick Brown, Andrew Thomas, Kelee Ringo, Darnell Washington, Azeez Ojulari and Mecole Hardman. His direct-to-the-point everyman commentary has made him one of the most-respected voices in the market. DeBary has covered SEC Championships, Peach Bowls, Orange Bowls, Sugar Bowls, the Rose Bowl Game and College Football Playoff National Championship Games. DeBary graduated from Kennesaw State. He assistant the football program there during his time as a student. He joined Dawg Post in 2015. DeBary is a native of Cumming, Georgia

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Ryan Kerley
RYAN KERLEY

Ryan Kerley began his journalism career in the throes of COVID in 2020 - complicating the start of his career in the space. A year later Kerley reported from Athens to Miami to Indianapolis as the Bulldogs won the program's first national title since 1980. Kerley has covered SEC Championships, Peach Bowls, Orange Bowls, Sugar Bowls and College Football Playoff National Championship Games. In addition to his duties at Dawg Post, Kerley is an accomplished play-by-play voice for both football and basketball. Kerley graduated from the University of Georgia in 2024 with a degree in Journalism. Kerley is a native of Cleveland, Georgia.

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