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‘Everything screams Georgia wins this game,’ except history

Georgia and Florida renew their annual rivalry Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Georgia and Florida renew their annual rivalry Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Oct 27, 2017

“Everything screams Georgia wins this game easily ... except for the fact it’s Georgia-Florida.”

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Our sports columnist  and Channel 2 Action News sports director Zach Klein discuss the trash-talk leading up the historic rivalry in their "We Never Played the Game" podcast. Listen in (subscribe, rate and review):

Georgia unfazed by the trash talk

University of Georgia fans tailgated at RV Park outside EverBank Field in Jacksonville Florida ahead of Saturday’s big game. (Erica A. Hernandez/AJC)
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