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UGA vs. Notre Dame: What you should know about Saturday’s game

True freshman Jake Fromm (11) will make his first start at quarterback Saturday when UGA plays on the road against Notre Dame.
True freshman Jake Fromm (11) will make his first start at quarterback Saturday when UGA plays on the road against Notre Dame.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sept 8, 2017

What you should know about the Georgia-Notre Dame matchup in South Bend, Ind.:

> First start for Jake Fromm: Less than a year ago, Fromm was facing the likes of Northside-Warner Robins and Valdosta as a high school senior. Saturday, he will start as a true freshman at quarterback as the Dogs play on the road against Notre Dame.

‘I have no doubt Jake is prepared for this, and I know he’s going to handle the challenge well,” junior tight end Jackson Harris said of Fromm, who’s starting in place of the injured Jacob Eason.

No. 15 Georgia at No. 24 Notre Dame (-6.5), 7:30 p.m., NBC Louisiana Monroe at No. 10 Florida State (-33.5), 12 p.m. , ACC Network Fresno State at No. 1 Alabama (-45), 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 Indiana State at No. 25 Tennessee, 4 p.m., SEC Network No. 13 Auburn at No. 3 Clemson (-9), 7 p.m., ESPN No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 2 Ohio State (-9), 8 p.m., ABC No. 14 Stanford at No. 6 USC (-10.5), 8:30 p.m., FOX

Read more on Fromm on myajc.com.
> Where to watch, listen to game: Not going to South Bend? Check out how you can watch and listen to the game locally

> The broadcast: Herschel Walker will start things off for NBC Sports

> Schultz: QB aside, UGA's season comes down to Smart and resilience

> Bradley: Fromm, Eason and the Notre Dame moment that awaits UGA

> Remember when? Photos from UGA's win over Notre Dame to cap 1980 title season

> Weekend predictions: Jeff Schultz weighs in on the Dogs and Fighting Irish

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