1ST QTR Auburn 0 UGA 0

— 7:03 Georgia punts for the second time after failing to convert on 3rd and 11 from the Tigers’ 45. Georgia is winning the field position battle. Auburn has the ball on the six for their third drive with an average field position at their 20 through three drives. Georgia got the ball at the Auburn 45 and the UGA 44 on their first two possessions.

— 9:32 Auburn goes three and out on their second drive. Ashford had three incomplete passes and on third and 15 had to throw it away to avoid a sack. Offensive lineman Brandon Council said the Tigers needed to avoid third and long situations against Georgia’s defense. He’s been right so far, however, he got called for a false start on 3rd and 10 pushing Auburb back five yards.

— 10:29 Auburn gets the back after holding Georgia to a punt on the Bulldogs’ first possession. Ladd McConkey was a yard shy of a 1st down on 3rd and 7 from the Dawgs’ 38-yard line. Georgia fans were cheering for the team to attempt a fourth down, but head coach Kirby Smart chose to punt.

— 11:35 Robby Ashford had a six-yard run on third and six from the Tigers’ 29 on Auburn’s first possession. Ashford converted on third down, but the Tigers punted on 3rd and 15 from the Auburn 30 three plays after the quarterback dove for a first down.

Ashford had to throw the ball away on the third down to avoid a sack.

Pregame

Welcome to Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga, where Auburn (3-2, 2-1) seeks to rebound from a tough loss against LSU last week with a game against #2 Georgia (5-0, 2-0).

The Tigers and Bulldogs play on Saturday for the 127th time in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is 6-1 against Auburn, including 3-0 at Sanford Stadium. Auburn lost last season’s game at Jordan-Hare 34-10 in Bryan Harsin’s first season as head coach.

Robby Ashford will start at quarterback in the Tigers’ first road game. It’s also Ashford’s first time playing a game in hostile territory. Auburn is a nearly 30-point underdog on several sportsbooks.

Follow along on AL.com for all the updates from Sanford Stadium.

— Georgia wins the coin toss and elects to defer. Auburn gets the ball first, with Ashford as the starting quarterback against the Bulldogs.