ATHENS —Kirby Smart knows what to do with extra preparation time, to the extent his Georgia football teams have won a staggering 21 in a row with more than a week to prepare.

ATHENS — Georgia’s close call, 13-12 win at Kentucky on Saturday night is the best thing that could have happened for this particular group of Bulldogs.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck said the Bulldogs knew they would be in for a physical fight at Kentucky.

ATHENS — Georgia and Texas sit atop the SEC — and the national polls — just two weeks into the season, and so the anticipation of the teams’ Oct. 19 has grown.

ATHENS — SEC coaches got their first game day taste of radio helmet and I-Pad tablet technology on Saturday and most all agreed the players benefitted.