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ESPN selects Sept. 27 Georgia-Tennessee game for noon telecast

The Bulldogs eked out a 34-31 win in overtime last year in Knoxville.

Credit: Jason Getz / AJC File

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The Bulldogs eked out a 34-31 win in overtime last year in Knoxville.
By Chip Towers
Sept 15, 2014

Georgia’s Sept. 27 home game against Tennessee has been picked up by ESPN to televised. The contest is now set for a noon kickoff.

It will be Georgia’s second appearance on ESPN this season. The Bulldogs beat Clemson 45-21 season opener in front of ESPN cameras.

This will be the first time since 2006 ESPN has carried the Georgia-Tennessee game. The Bulldogs’ all-time record in game’s on the “world-wide leader” is 31-30-1.

Georgia has won its last four games against Tennessee and five of the last six. The Bulldogs eked out a 34-31 win in overtime last year in Knoxville. They won 51-44 the last time they played in Athens in 2012.

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