Texas vs. Georgia: How to watch, odds, weather, injuries, series history

For the first time in nearly two decades, No. 1 Texas football (6-0, 2-0 SEC) will host a top-five-ranked matchup in the AP Poll at home at DKR in Austin. Texas hosts the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 SEC) and head coach Kirby Smart in a marquee matchup in primetime under the lights at DKR on Oct. 19.

The last time Texas hosted a top-five matchup in the AP Poll at DKR was in 2006, when the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes faced the No. 2 ranked Longhorns in Week 2 of that campaign.

ESPN College GameDay will be in Austin this upcoming weekend for the high-stakes SEC matchup at DKR between Texas and Georgia. It will be the second time that ESPN College GameDay will be present for a game with the Longhorns involved this season. The first was Texas's big Week 2 double-digit victory over the defending National Champion Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

Texas enters this weekend's matchup against the Dawgs as the only remaining undefeated team in the SEC. The Longhorns and head coach Steve Sarkisian have considerable momentum coming into this Georgia matchup after dismantling the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners with a total-team effort, by a score of 34-3, in the Red River Rivalry game on Oct. 12.

Here's a look at the game information, betting odds, injuries, and more for the Week 8 matchup between No. 1 Texas and No. 5 Georgia at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX, on Oct. 19.

How to watch Texas football vs. Georgia

TV: ABC

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Radio/Audio Stream: Longhorn Radio Network

Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

ESPN/ABC will have their primetime commentator team calling this contest between Texas and Georgia at DKR on Oct. 19. Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, Holly Rowe, and Katie George will be on the live broadcast on ABC in front of a national television audience in primetime on Saturday night (per ESPN's commentator schedule).

Texas football vs. Georgia betting odds

Texas is a 3.5-point favorite against Georgia in Week 8 at home at DKR, and the Longhorns are favored in the money line (-180) over the Dawgs (+145) (per FanDuel). The over/under is 56.5 points.

Texas football vs. Georgia injuries

In his Monday press conference, Sarkisian announced that sophomore safety Derek Williams Jr. will miss the rest of the 2024 season due to an injury. Williams left the game last weekend in Red River in the second half after being helped off the field after a play on kickoff coverage.

Junior wide receiver Isaiah Bond also suffered an injury in Red River against the Sooners last weekend that caused him to leave the game. Bond was described by Sarkisian yesterday as being "day-to-day" for his status heading into the Georgia game in Week 8, after sustaining an ankle injury last weekend at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

CJ Baxter Jr., RB (Knee)

Christian Clark, RB (Achilles)

Velton Gardner, RB (Undisclosed)

Derek Williams Jr., S (Knee)

Isaiah Bond, WR (Ankle)

Michael Kern, P (Groin)

Texas vs. Georgia weather forecast

According to the AccuWeather forecast, it is expected to be 66 degrees around kickoff at DKR in Austin on Oct. 19. The forecast for Saturday's game against Georgia shows minimal chances of precipitation.

Texas vs. Georgia series history

Bevo and the Longhorns both emerged victorious in Texas's last matchup against UGA in the Sugar Bowl during the 2018-19 college football season. Texas toppled Georgia by a score of 28-21 in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019, to take a 4-1-0 lead in this all-time series between these two historic college blue blood programs.

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