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Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht to call Georgia opener against Austin Peay

In this Saturday, July 29, 2017, photograph, sports anouncer Beth Mowins chats with a reporter while watching the Denver Broncos run through drills at an NFL football training camp in Englewood, Colo. While Mowins is focused on football, she will become the first woman since 1987 to be the lead announcer on a nationally televised, regular season NFL game. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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In this Saturday, July 29, 2017, photograph, sports anouncer Beth Mowins chats with a reporter while watching the Denver Broncos run through drills at an NFL football training camp in Englewood, Colo. While Mowins is focused on football, she will become the first woman since 1987 to be the lead announcer on a nationally televised, regular season NFL game. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Aug 14, 2018

Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman will be on the call for Georgia’s home opener against Austin Peay, ESPN announced Tuesday.

Mowins will handle play-by-play duties while Becht will provide color and Boiman will provide updates from the sidelines.

The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sept. 1 and will air on ESPN.

Sept. 1 vs. Austin Peay at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs have never played the Governors (an FCS team). Sept. 8 at South Carolina. The Bulldogs and Gamecocks could decide the SEC East in the season’s second week, even if only because it could determine a tiebreaker. Sept. 15 vs. Middle Tennessee at Sanford Stadium. The schools have played once, with Georgia winning 29-10 in 2003. Sept. 22 at Missouri. The Bulldogs have a three-game win streak against the Tigers and have lost once to them. Sept. 29 vs. Te

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