The Tennessee Volunteers came in strong in the first half of their game against No. 6 Georgia. With the Vols being ranked No. 15 in the nation, the game was one of the most important of Week 3 of college football. With this knowledge in mind, Josh Heupel’s men came onto the field with purpose, scoring 21 points in the first quarter of the encounter.
Fans seemed surprised by the strong performance of the Knoxville team and took to the internet to react with their best memes mocking Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs.
Kirby status. pic.twitter.com/a3xzPgodbd
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) September 13, 2025
Did Kirby Smart not think Tennesse was gonna throw the ball today or something?!?
— Jack Mac (@JackMacCFB) September 13, 2025
Tennessee beating shit down Kirby smart leg right now https://t.co/kX6yWO6d34 pic.twitter.com/0bDwMuouQA
— ✶ 𝙒𝙊𝘾𝙆𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙑 📺 (@WockstarEnt) September 13, 2025
Georgia’s defense under Kirby Smart in the 1st quarter allowing 21 points. pic.twitter.com/9lSf5knmEr
— rivaLxfactor – Battlefield 6 (@rivaLxfactor) September 13, 2025
Kirby Smart defenses pic.twitter.com/zqxrLG9MkT
— Kyle Broughton (@KyleBroughton4) September 13, 2025
We smoking on Kirby Smart tonight too??? pic.twitter.com/CqwnzRX0Js
— SkateboardxLB (@SkateboardxLB) September 13, 2025
Pictured: 2025 Kirby Smart pic.twitter.com/HkjF9hhwHr
— chihuahua in a hoodie malone (@homal0ne) September 13, 2025
live kirby smart reaction: pic.twitter.com/5MmqxR83Gw
— Durag 12th Man 🇻🇦 (@durag12th) September 13, 2025
me blowing the horns to signal that kirby smart has 🎲d pic.twitter.com/TUyDVvRgGt
— 🪙 (@surfinatsunamii) September 13, 2025
Georgia’s defense vs Tennessee pic.twitter.com/EmH6zVBVYf
— DivaD4k (@D4DDYD4K) September 13, 2025
Georgia Bulldogs Get Back in the Game in the Second Quarter Against Tennessee
Say what you will about Kirby Smart’s teams, but they are nothing if not resilient. Despite being deep in the gutter at 7-21 early on, Georgia managed to stabilize the situation against the Volunteers in the second quarter. They scored 10 unanswered points, and managed to get ball posession entering the third quarter.
They were even able to stop Tennessee’s Joey Aguilar in the last seconds of the second quarter with an interception by Ryan Puglisi, thus avoiding any possibility of the Volunteers’ lead stretching before halftime.
Aguilar started the game strongly, with 229 passing yards and two touchdown passes, but with one interception. His completion percentage was 72.7% in the first half. The interception he threw reads more as an attempt to give the Vols some breathing room going into the second half of the game, which led him to take risks he wouldn’t have otherwise.
For Georgia, Gunner Stockton threw for 178 yards, with one touchdown pass and a completion percentage of 63%. He also ran for 16 yards and scored one rushing touchdown.
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