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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings and heads to Ole Miss

Plus, Julien Baker opens a three-night run at the 40 Watt Club tonight.

The Daily Athens team2 stories14 sources4 min read

DawgsTop story

Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings and heads to Ole Miss on Saturday

Georgia sits second behind Miami in the first rankings

RankTeamRecord
1MiamiUndefeated
2Georgia7-1
3UtahUndefeated
4IndianaOne loss

Sources: Dawg Post, FOX 5 Atlanta, WJCL

If you're planning Saturday night around the Dawgs, here's the setup. The College Football Playoff committee put Georgia at No. 2 in its first rankings Tuesday night, behind only undefeated Miami. Dawg Post has undefeated Utah third and Indiana fourth.

Next up is Oxford. Georgia (7-1) plays No. 10 Ole Miss (6-2), the team that beat the Dawgs 39-34 in last season's Sugar Bowl quarterfinal. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss leads the Rebels, and Dawg Post breaks down his season. Kirby Smart is 2-3 against Ole Miss and has never won there.

  • Kickoff: Sat., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: ABC
  • Where: in Oxford, Mississippi

“He has an anticipation of windows that's probably unmatched.”

Kirby Smart on Chambliss

Chambliss has put up big numbers for Ole Miss this season

2,189
passing yards for Trinidad Chambliss
18
touchdown passes
8
interceptions, a league-leading total

Source: Dawg Post

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Julien Baker opens a three-night Athens residency tonight at the 40 Watt Club

Julien Baker's Athens residency starts tonight at the , and The Ophelias join her each night through Sat., Nov. 7. Her fall tour strings together three-night stays at six venues.

Baker went from a surprise show to a three-night Athens run

  1. Sept. 9Baker announces her fall tour with a surprise show in Nashville.
  2. Sept. 10Baker releases tour dates, with tickets sold in person at venue box offices.
  3. Nov. 5Baker begins her three-night Athens residency at the .
  4. Nov. 7Baker plays the final night of her Athens residency.

Sources: Flagpole, The Red & Black

She skipped online sales. Tickets went on sale in person at box offices, and the club's principal talent buyer, Velena Vego, said Baker's team paid for the ticket sellers and security staff. Fans started lining up around 7 a.m. for the 10 a.m. sale.

“It's a class act to do something like that.”

Velena Vego, the 40 Watt Club's principal talent buyer
  • Doors: 7 p.m.; show: 8 p.m. each night
  • Ticket price: starts at $41 each night
  • Address: 285 W. Washington St.
  • Sale line: stretched several blocks toward Georgia Theatre

460general admission cap at the 40 Watt Club

Baker's tour stops are small-capacity venues, and the is one of them.

Source: Flagpole

News Notes

Oconee County

Oconee County voters rejected a transportation special purpose tax that would have raised about $72 million for transportation purposes. Online Athens

Women's hoops

Georgia women's basketball opened its season with a 92-53 win over West Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum on Monday night. Meghan Gentile scored a career-high 19 points for the Wolves. Times-Georgian

Georgia beat West Georgia 92-⁠53 in its season opener

  • West Georgia53
    Georgia92
    FinalMeghan Gentile scored a career-high 19 points for West Georgia.

Source: Times-Georgian

Making Place

The Artful Hands exhibition "Making Place" is on view through Nov. 12 at the , with pottery by enslaved 19th-century potter David Drake. The Hands On History Symposium runs Nov. 6–7. Flagpole

Mentoring

The Clarke County Mentor Program has connected volunteers with students over the past 35 years. It serves all 21 schools in the Clarke County School District. The Red & Black

Charter award

Floyd County Schools was named Georgia Charter System of the Year during the annual Georgia Charter System Conference in Athens. Coosa Valley News

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Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings and heads to Ole Miss

Plus, Julien Baker opens a three-night run at the 40 Watt Club tonight.

The TLDR

  1. Georgia is No. 2 in the first playoff rankings
  2. The Dawgs play at Ole Miss Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC
  3. Julien Baker opens three nights at the 40 Watt Club
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