MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Georgia football team takes on the Florida State team in the 2023 Orange Bowl. Below you can find live updates, injury news, score and analysis for the game.
Georgia enters the Orange Bowl with a 12-1 record, while Florida State is 13-0. The Seminoles will be missing a number of key players.
Georgia football-Florida State live updates, score, analysis for 2023 Orange Bowl
Fourth quarter
Georgia 63, Florida State 3, 12:10
9 plays, 84 yards, 4:31
Yet another freshman pass-catcher scored when Anthony Evans III pulled down a 14-yard fade route in the back corner of the end zone.
Georgia has now scored touchdowns on its last nine drives.
Third quarter
Georgia 56, Florida State 3, 2:30
10 plays, 90 yards, 4:31
Freshman tight end Lawson Luckie scored his first career touchdown on his second career reception. Backup quarterback Gunner Stockton hit Luckie on a 4-yard touchdown pass.
The Bulldogs’ reserves have continued to move the ball against the Seminoles. Freshmen like Luckie, Pearce Spurlin, Roderick Robinson II, Monroe Freeling, CJ Smith and Anthony Evans III all saw action on the last drive.
Georgia 49, Florida State 3, 9:23
10 plays, 75 yards, 5:37
Daijun Edwards plowed in on a 2-yard touchdown for his second score of the day.
Georgia’s offense continued to run well under the leadership of sophomore quarterback Gunner Stockton. Stockton completed all three of his pass attempts for 47 yards on the drive.
Second quarter
Georgia 42, Florida State 3, 00:24
4 plays, 51 yards, 00:25
Carson Beck completed his second touchdown pass, a 2-yard toss to Dominic Lovett. Dillon Bell snagged an eye-popping catch over a Florida State defender to put Georgia back in the red zone.
The Bulldogs have scored on their last six possessions.
Mykel Williams set Georgia up with a short field. The sophomore forced a strip sack, recovered the fumble and returned it to UGA’s 49-yard line.
Georgia 35, Florida State 3, 3:39
5 plays, 62 yards, 2:20
Georgia scored its first passing touchdown as Arian Smith trotted into the end zone on a 12-yard score.
The Bulldog offense is humming, having scored on its last five possessions. UGA has 346 yards of total offense through its first six possessions.
Georgia 28, Florida State 3, 10:18
1 play, 27 yards, 0:13
Ladd McConkey turned a broken double pass play into a 27-yard rushing touchdown. The speedy receiver caught a backwards pass, didn’t see any open receivers and started weaving through the Seminole defense and across the goal line.
Georgia took the four-possession lead after recovering a Florida State fumble on the kickoff. Cole Speer fell on the fumble at the 27-yard line, and UGA scored on the next play.
Georgia 21, Florida State 3, 10:38
4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56
Georgia’s offensive line bullied Florida State again as Daijun Edwards scored a 15-yard touchdown run. Edwards and running back Kendall Milton have combined for 150 yards and three scores on 12 rushes.
Georgia 14, Florida State 3, 12:34
6 plays, 71 yards, 2:23
Florida State got on the scoreboard with a 22-yard field goal. Seminole quarterback Brock Glenn found Kentron Poitier on a 55-yard completion to set up the kick.
Georgia 14, Florida State 0, 14:57
6 plays, 82 yards, 1:56
Kendall Milton came right back with another 5-yard touchdown run. Milton now has 91 yards and a pair of scores on 7 rushes.
Milton ripped off a 43-yard run to set his own touchdown up on the FSU 5-yard line.
Georgia’s offensive line is imposing its will on Florida State’s defensive front. The Bulldogs are averaging 13 yards per carry.
First quarter
Georgia 7, Florida State 0, 4:05
7 plays, 69 yards, 2:40
Kendall Milton scored his team-leading 13th touchdown of the season from 15 yards out. The early score was fitting for the senior running back, considering he was one of the first NFL-age Bulldogs to commit to playing in the Orange Bowl.
Georgia forced quick punts on Florida State’s first two possessions. The Seminoles have struggled to find momentum on the ground, rushing for 10 yards on 6 attempts.
FSU freshman quarterback Brock Glenn has thrown just two passes through the first couple of drives.
2:40 p.m. ET: The early enrollees are here, though they are obviously not dressed out for the game. All 16 players who were at practice on Wednesday are on the sideline.
Among those here: London Humphreys, Ryan Puglisi, Nitro Tuggle, Sacovie White, Jaden Reddell, Colton Heinrich, Daniel Calhoun, Marques Easley, Nnamdi Ogboko, Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Quintavious Johnson, Chris Cole, Justin Williams, Ellis Robinson, DeMello Jones, Ondre Evans.
The tight ends have come out for pregame warm-ups and Brock Bowers is not with the group. We’ll see if he ends up playing in the game, as he was a late arrival to practice this week.
1:15 p.m. ET: All eyes will be on Georgia stars Brock Bowers and Amarius Mims in regards to whether they play. The two made it down to Florida on Thursday and were at practice on Friday.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was non-committal on their status for this game.
“To see him go out there and compete and work like he did for the three years he has been pretty remarkable,” Smart said of Bowers. “I mean, he is a machine when it comes to practice. Doesn’t get tired, works his tail off, and he set a standard that will be there for a long time.
“He’s affected Oscar Delp, he affected Darnell [Washington, he’s affected the young tight ends, he’s affected everybody on the offense in terms of how he practices.”
Georgia is going to be a little lighter than usual after losing 17 scholarship players via the transfer portal. That should create some opportunities for younger players, like Anthony Evans as the team’s punter returner or Daniel Harris at one of the cornerback spots.
While most of the transfer players were not key contributors, Smart still sees this game as a chance to get players valuable reps moving forward.
“I love watching those guys play,” Smart said. “We try to balance out the reps because we feel like our ones have had a lot of reps throughout the year, so we’ll do a lot more periods with more balance to get those guys almost an extra spring practice.
“I think it’s had a great impact on our program for the last three years to get these extra practices, even the extra game after this one the last two years to kind of get those guys more prepared for next season.”
The Bulldogs will have quarterback Carson Beck for this game, who has had a strong couple of weeks of practice after committing to returning to Georgia for another season.
While Florida State has had many players opt of the game, Georgia has not yet had any players publicly opt out. It will be worth watching how many draft-eligible players such as Kamari Lassiter and Ladd McConkey end up playing in the game.
With a win, the Georgia seniors have a chance to leave the program as the winningest class in Georgia history.
Georgia football injury report
- Branson Robinson, Knee -- out
- Rara Thomas, foot -- out
- Damon Wilson, knee -- out
- Julian Humphrey, collarbone -- questionable
- Brock Bowers, ankle -- questionable
- Amarius Mims, leg -- questionable
- Ladd McConkey, ankle -- probable
*Georgia will also be without 17 scholarship players as well as punt returner Mekhi Mews after they departed via the transfer portal.
Georgia football-Florida State game time for 2023 Orange Bowl
The Georgia football-Florida State game is set for a 4 p.m. ET start.
Georgia football-Florida State TV channel for 2023 Orange Bowl
The Georgia football-Florida State game will be broadcast on ESPN. Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George will call the game.
Georgia football-Florida State how to watch online, stream 2023 Orange Bowl
You can watch the Georgia football-Florida State game online via the WatchESPN app. Click here for a link to the game.
