Georgia
How to watch the Pop-Tarts Bowl
BYU (11-2, 8-2) vs. Georgia Tech (9-3, 6-2)
- Kickoff: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. MST
- Venue: Camping World Stadium (capacity: 60,219)
- TV: ABC
- Livestream: espn.com/live
- Radio: KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM/BYU Radio Sirius XM 143
- Series: BYU leads, 3-1 (last meeting: 2013)
The trends
For BYU: While having fallen in the Big 12 championship game earlier this month to lose the opportunity to play in the College Football Playoff, the Cougars could still clinch their first 12-win season since 2001 with a victory on Saturday.
BYU ranks No. 4 in the Big 12 in scoring offense (31.9 points per game) and No. 4 in scoring defense (19.0 points per game).
For Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets are searching for their first 10-win season since 2011, with a victory Saturday most certainly guaranteeing they will finish the season ranked in the final AP Top 25 poll.
Georgia Tech ranks third in the ACC in scoring offense (33.1 points per game) and 10th in scoring defense (25.0 points per game).
Key player
Bear Bachmeier, freshman, quarterback, BYU. The Cougars will be without their starting running back and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in LJ Martin, with another dynamic back in Sione Moa missing the bowl as well.
With a depleted stable of rushers behind him, Bachmeier will have to shoulder much of the load on the ground while also likely passing more than 30 times. It will be a tall task for the freshman, especially against a fellow top-25 squad.
But it’s been the Bachmeier show all season for the Cougars, and they’ll need one more great performance from him to capture the Pop-Tarts Bowl crown.
Quotable
“It is not going to be easy, but I know that I really care and want to go out and have fun and enjoy the game and play tough and take advantage of the opportunities that we have” — BYU coach Kalani Sitake
“We are really excited to play BYU, a team that I’ve said now numerous times is a team that really should have been in the playoffs this year, with their body of work and what they’ve done. It is a great opportunity for Georgia Tech to go compete. That’s what we want” — Georgia Tech coach Brent Key
BYU schedule
- Aug. 30 — defeated Portland State, 69-0
- Sept. 6 — defeated Stanford, 27-3
- Sept. 20 — defeated East Carolina, 34-13
- Sept. 27 — defeated Colorado, 24-21
- Oct. 3 — defeated West Virginia, 38-24
- Oct. 11 — defeated Arizona, 33-27
- Oct. 18 — defeated Utah, 24-21
- Oct. 25 — defeated Iowa State, 41-27
- Nov. 8 — lost to Texas Tech, 29-7
- Nov. 15 — defeated TCU, 44-13
- Nov. 22 — defeated Cincinnati, 26-14
- Nov. 29 — defeated UCF, 41-21
- Dec. 6 — lost to Texas Tech, 34-7 in Big 12 championship game
Four Democrats in Georgia’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Friday protesting the agency’s demand for personal information about Fulton County workers and volunteers involved with the 2020 election when President Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden.
Gulfstream recently announced a $5 million investment in Georgia education, welcoming students and leaders to its Savannah headquarters.
ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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