Year 3 of the Kirby Smart era has arrived.

Saturday’s season-opener will be an adjustment for Georgia fans who have grown accustom to cheering on the Bulldogs in playoff and championship games, but it will still be exciting to watch UGA play between the hedges even if it is just the Austin Peay Governors. Below, find the score, live updates and stats for the Georgia-Austin Peay football game.

Georgia-Austin Peay football: score, live updates, stats

FINAL: Georgia 45 Austin Peay 0

4th QUARTER

3RD QUARTER

  • SCORE: 5:44 – Georgia QB Justin Fields 12-yard pass to TE Isaac Nauta for TD. XP good. Georgia 45 Austin Peay 0

2ND QUARTER

  • SCORE: 1:28 – Georgia QB Jake Fromm 59-yard pass to Mecole Hardman for TD. XP good. Georgia 38 Austin Peay 0
  • SCORE: 4:50 – Georgia RB Elijah Holyfield 17-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 31 Austin Peay 0
  • SCORE: 10:29 – Georgia WR Demetris Robertson 72-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 24 Austin Peay 0

1ST QUARTER

  • SCORE: 2:41 – Georgia RB D’Andre Swift eight-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 17 Austin Peay 0
  • SCORE: 3:27 – Georgia QB Jake Fromm 10-yard pass to Riley Ridley for TD. XP good. Georgia 10 Austin Peay 0
  • SCORE: 10:42 – Georgia K Rodrigo Blankenship 34-yard FG good. Georgia 3 Austin Peay 0

Georgia-Austin Peay football: TV channel, game time, odds

All times are ET. Odds via MyBookie.

TV channel: The Georgia-Austin Peay game will air on ESPN.

Time: The Georgia-Austin Peay game kicks off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 1, 2018.

Location: The Georgia-Austin Peay game will be played at Sanford Stadium in Athens.

Odds: Georgia is favored by 47.5

The lead up

SDS News: Kirby Smart provides last on injuries and who’s out for the season opener

Georgia coach Kirby Smart updated the status of several injured players during his press conference on Monday.

Smart said that junior defensive back Tyrique McGhee will not play in Saturday’s season opener against Austin Peay. McGhee has a broken bone in his foot, which he sustained during the team’s first scrimmage.

Senior wide receiver Terry Godwin is questionable for the opener. Godwin has a minor left MCL injury that he has been dealing with since the start of spring drills.

Freshman wide receivers Jayson Stanley (quadriceps injury) and Kearis Jackson (hamstring injury) are both more likely to play.

SDS News: Jake Fromm discusses what RB James Cook and WR Demetris Robertson bring to Georgia offense

On Monday, QB Jake Fromm met with the media and said he’s excited to see what Robertson and freshman RB James Cook can do this fall:

“They are really exciting,” he said. “They are really explosive football players. When they get the rock in their hands, they can make it six points real quick. James (Cook) and D-Rob (Demetris Robertson) are great people and are awesome contributions to the team.”