Georgia fans were supposed to get their first night game between the hedges, but Mother Nature got in the way as the UGA-Middle Tennessee State game got moved up due to Hurricane Florence. The Bulldogs are looking to get to 3-0 after wins over Austin Peay (45-0) and South Carolina (41-17). MTSU comes in 1-1, falling to Vanderbilt (7-35) and defeating UT Martin (61-37). Below, find the score, live updates and stats for the Georgia-Middle Tennessee State football game.

Georgia-Middle Tennessee State football: score, live updates, stats

FINAL: Georgia 49 Middle Tennessee State 7

3RD QUARTER

  • SCORE: 6:33 – Georgia QB Justin Fields nine-yard pass to Jayson Stanley for TD. XP good. Georgia 49 Middle Tennessee State 7

HALFTIME: Georgia 42 Middle Tennessee State 7

2ND QUARTER

  • SCORE: 0:23 – Georgia QB Justin Fields 15-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 42 Middle Tennessee State 7
  • SCORE: 2:14 – Georgia QB Jake Fromm 12-yard pass to Riley Ridley for TD. XP good. Georgia 35 Middle Tennessee State 7
  • SCORE: 4:21 – Middle Tennessee State QB Brent Stockstill 41-yard pass to Patrick Smith for TD. XP good. Georgia 28 Middle Tennessee State 7
  • SCORE: 7:19 – Georgia PR Mecole Hardman 70-yard punt return for TD. XP good. Georgia 28 Middle Tennessee State 0
  • SCORE: 14:51 – Georgia WR Tyler Simmons 56-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 21 Middle Tennessee State 0

1ST QUARTER

  • SCORE: 4:02 –Georgia QB Jake Fromm 11-yard pass to Jeremiah Holloman for TD. XP good. Georgia 14 Middle Tennessee State 0
  • SCORE: 11:24 –Georgia QB Jake Fromm five-yard pass to Mecole Hardman for TD. XP good. Georgia 7 Middle Tennessee State 0

Georgia-Middle Tennessee State football: TV channel, game time, odds

All times are ET. Odds via MyBookie.

TV channel: The Georgia-Middle Tennessee State football game will air on ESPN News at its new time due to Hurricane Florence.

Time: The Georgia-Middle Tennessee State football game kicks off at Noon Saturday Sept. 15, 2018. It was originally scheduled for 7:15 p.m., but moved due to Hurricane Florence.

Location: The Georgia-Middle Tennessee State football game will be played Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.

Odds: Georgia is favored by 34.5 points.

The lead up

SDS News: What Kirby Smart said Wednesday on the SEC Coaches Teleconference

Georgia faces Middle Tennessee State at home this Saturday night, here’s what coach Kirby Smart said during Wednesday’s SEC Coaches’ Teleconference:

On the key to maintaining the buy-in with a new program:

The biggest thing is trying to get guys to buy in to the way you do things. It’s a daily challenge because it’s not the way they are used to doing things. The trust that you know what you are doing. You have to stay with them and show them you love them… Trust is something that is earned and not given and it takes time.

How big was last season on that coming off the first season at UGA:

The end of the season, in the bowl game and the practices was key for us. Beating TCU and letting the kids know how we do things was key heading into the second year.

On his RBs:

I think that each one is unique to themselves. Swift is a big back that has quickness and speed but the one thing that’s consistent is they work hard and practice well.

How different or similar does MTSU look from 2015 to 2018:

They are different. Personnel schemes are different, the fullbacks they use more, the tight end they use more… I think they are a little different because the personnel is different.