No. 1 Georgia prepares to host Auburn in deep South’s oldest rivalry

AUGUSTA, GA (WJBF)- The deep south's oldest rivalry is on deck for the new number one team in the country, the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Dawgs coming off that 20-17 win over Alabama, making it the first time since 2007 that Georgia won in Tuscaloosa. The Dawgs now turn their attention to the Auburn Tigers. It'll mark the 131st meeting between the two programs. The Bulldogs lead the overall series 66-56-8. With the tigers coming off an open week, head coach Kirby Smart knows anything can happen especially in the SEC.

"It's any given Saturday in this conference as we see every week, it'll be an extremely physical game. They're coming off an off week, and we're coming off a really tough physical game," Smart said.

"It will be really important that the mindset and the approach to the game is right because they want to make it physical the way they play. They're a really tough, physical football team on both sides of the ball."

Kickoff is set for Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at Sanford Stadium.