Saturday marks only the sixth time for Georgia and Kentucky to meet in football with each team ranked in the Associated Press poll. (Georgia is No. 1 and Kentucky No. 11.)
It’s also only the third time that’s happened in the past 44 years, but the one in 1977 was memorable. No. 8 Kentucky went to Athens and defeated unranked Georgia 33-0 in the Bulldogs’ homecoming game. Prince Charles attended the game, as did the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
While they’re celebrating homecoming again in Athens, some things are different this year: Georgia not only is ranked, but it sits atop the poll, and neither the prince nor the Godfather will attend.
Georgia holds its first No. 1 regular-season ranking since 1982, when the Bulldogs were ranked at that spot for five weeks, from Nov. 8 (after a 44-0 victory against Florida) until the final poll after the bowl games.
Georgia lost in the Sugar Bowl that season to No. 2 Penn State in the de facto national-title game, 27-23 in Herschel Walker’s final game at UGA.
Here is some important information regarding how to follow the action Saturday:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16
Before the game: “Bulldogs Game Day” airs at 11 a.m. on WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News. Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein and Heather Catlin host the show each Saturday.
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens
Records: No. 1 Georgia 6-0, 4-0 SEC; No. 11 Kentucky 6-0, 4-0
Television: CBS will televise the game. Brad Nessler will handle play-by-play, with Gary Danielson as the analyst and Jamie Erdahl as the sideline reporter.
Local radio: The game will be broadcast on the Georgia Bulldogs IMG Sports Network, heard in metro Atlanta on WSB 750/95.5. Scott Howard is handling play-by-play. Eric Zeier is the analyst, and D.J. Shockley is the sideline reporter.
National radio: The game will be broadcast on the Westwood One network. Sam Neidermann is handling play-by-play, and Derek Rackley is the analyst.
Satellite radio: You can listen on SiriusXM Radio 133/191/962 (Georgia broadcast).
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