SEC finalizes TV network for Georgia at Mississippi State in Week 11
By David Wasson
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The lone remaining Week 11 kickoff time and television network decision was finalized Sunday morning, as 5th-ranked Georgia will play at Mississippi State at Noon ET. The game at Davis-Wade Stadium will be telecast on ESPN.
Georgia improved to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the SEC by outlasting Florida 24-21 in Week 10. Quarterback Gunner Stockton passed for 223 yards and 2 touchdowns in the rivalry win played in Jacksonville, which running back Chauncey Bowens secured via a 36-yard touchdown run with 4:36 remaining.
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Mississippi State (5-4, 1-4) earned the first SEC victory in coach Jeff Lebby’s 2-year tenure in Starkville during Week 10, downing Arkansas 38-35 in Fayetteville. Mississippi State trailed by 14 points with 13:43 remaining, but rallied to take the lead on Blake Shapen’s 18-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Evans III on 4th down with 48 seconds to play.
Georgia has dominated the all-time series against Mississippi State, winning 21 of 27 contests and the past 5 straight. Georgia downed Mississippi State 41-31 last season in Athens. The last time Mississippi State earned a victory against Georgia was 2010, a 24-12 win in Starkville.
The other SEC games in Week 11: The Citadel at No. 7 Ole Miss (1 pm ET, SEC Network+), No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 19 Missouri (3:30 pm ET, ABC), Auburn at No. 9 Vanderbilt (4 pm ET, SEC Network), LSU at No. 4 Alabama (7:30 pm, ABC) and Florida at Kentucky (7:30 pm, SEC Network).
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
