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Georgia QB Aaron Murray’s Sugar Bowl prediction

Former Georgia Bulldog Aaron Murray predicts the outcome of the Sugar Bowl vs. Notre Dame

The Sugar Bowl matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is almost here. College football analysts Paul Finebaum and Joel Klatt have made predictions for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between UGA and Notre Dame.

Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray made his Sugar Bowl prediction on YouTube and clarified some points on Instagram.

Here is everything Murray said on the Sugar Bowl:

Who has the better roster and how big is the talent gap?

“For how good Notre Dame is, you can’t say it’s better than Georgia’s. If you just take out the quarterback position, I would say Georgia has the better roster and starters. It’s not a gigantic advantage, but it’s a slightly better advantage. Then you throw in the fact that Georgia has a brand new quarterback. There’s the uncertainty on how Gunner Stockton is going to perform at quarterback. That should scare you as a Georgia fan.”

He reaffirmed his uncertainty with Gunner Stockton. Stockton has no career starts.

Can the talent edge and Kirby Smart be enough to overcome the disadvantage at quarterback?

“Freeman is great. He’s a player’s coach. He’s recruiting really well. … Georgia fans believe the roster differences is so great that it doesn’t matter. I don’t think they realize how much talent Notre Dame has and that the gap is not that great,” said Murray.

Will the offense be better due to Gunner Stockton being a more mobile quarterback than Carson Beck?

“If I’m Marcus Freeman, I’m going to stop Gunner’s legs and force him to beat coverage with his arms. Do you know how good Carson was at reading defenses? Will the offense be more diverse? Yeah, it will be, but Gunner is not a guy who can get 1,000 yards rushing in a season.”

Stockton is more mobile than Beck, but he still has to rely on being an efficient passer.

On Instagram:

“The receivers for Georgia have gotta be big, not only in catching the football, but yards after the catch. I think there’s going to be a lot of quick game and getting the ball out of Gunner’s hands to make it easy. These guys have to be special with the ball in their hands.”

“Riley Leonard has gotta play big for Notre Dame. Not big like five touchdowns, but he’s gotta take care of the football, run the football when it’s there. IF he does that, I think he’s going to be pretty good down the stretch,” said Murray.

Aaron Murray predicts that the Georgia Bulldogs will win 17-14 against Notre Dame.

Aaron Murray predicts national championship winner

Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray makes his championship prediction. What does he predict for UGA?

Former Georgia Bulldog Aaron Murray submitted his playoff bracket predictions on Instagram. He predicted the Ohio State Buckeyes to take home the national championship by beating the Georgia Bulldogs.

Ohio State is the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes have a 65.3% chance to beat Tennessee according to ESPN’s matchup predictor. If Ohio State beats Tennessee, it would have to play No. 1 Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl, a rematch of a Week 7 game that Ohio State lost.

Murray has the Buckeyes playing the Texas Longhorns in the semifinal, and, of course, he has Ohio State playing against his former team.

Murray still has the Bulldogs reaching the national championship despite showing little faith in Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton.

Murray was one of several people from the Players Lounge to post their predictions, including former Bulldog Keith Marshall, former Tennessee Volunteer Josh Dobbs and former Clemson Tiger Darien Rencher.

Marshall, along with content creator Jack Wright, predicted the Bulldogs to win the championship. Clemson sideline reporter Mare d’Entremont was the lowest of the bunch on the Georgia Bulldogs, predicting Notre Dame to beat them in the Sugar Bowl.

Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray ranks Gunner Stockton last among CFP QBs

Why former Georgia Bulldogs QB Aaron Murray ranks Gunner Stockton last among College Football Playoff quarterbacks

The College Football Playoff is approaching and former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ranked likely starter Gunner Stockton last among the starting quarterbacks in the playoff.

Dillon Gabriel of Oregon is No. 1 on Murray’s list. Penn State’s Drew Allar checks in at No. 2 and Texas’s Quinn Ewers is ranked No. 5.

With Stockton coming off a very effective half that helped secure an SEC championship, Bulldog fans questioned why Stockton is last on the list.

“Yes, we have seen maybe one full game combined this entire season for him. Let’s see what the young man can do with his first start,” Murray said while explaining his decision on the Stockton ranking via social media.

Georgia does not play for another two weeks, so this is excellent practice time to for Stockton to prepare for his first career start. Murray’s list is a little extra motivation for the quarterback expected to start in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1.

Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray has message for Carson Beck

Former Georgia quarterback, college football analyst Aaron Murray has advice for UGA quarterback Carson Beck

There has been a great deal of criticism about Georgia Bulldog quarterback Carson Beck’s play lately. The Bulldogs are looking sluggish offensively, and Beck has thrown two touchdowns and six interceptions during his past two games. Some fans have even urged Beck’s benching.

There are few better sources for advice than former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray.

“Message to fans: this is still a very talented quarterback. … You can feel it (the offense) coming together,” said Aaron Murray. “The silly mistakes are keeping Georgia from being a really good offense.”

“Carson’s just forcing it,” continued Murray. “He’s trying to compensate for having guys he didn’t have a year ago.”

It’s true Beck has lost a significant amount of talent, such as Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey, around him, but it does seem like he’s trying to force throws that aren’t there sometimes. The only way to tell if he’s taken Murray’s advice will be to watch these next few games, especially the matchup against No. 16 Ole Miss at 3:30 p.m. ET. Georgia is facing an elite Ole Miss offense and a quarterback that is firing on all cylinders.

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Aaron Murray predicts winner of Georgia vs Texas

Several former Georgia Bulldogs, including Aaron Murray, talk about the Georgia-Texas battle.

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray has a lot to say about the Bulldogs’ matchup at Austin vs. the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. Murray posted all of his thoughts on his X account yesterday, hosting former Bulldogs Knowshon Moreno, Brandon Boykin, Ben Jones, and Tavarres King.

Here are a couple highlights of Aaron Murray’s podcast

Brandon Boykin on the cornerbacks:

“They are not playing with technique…they are opening the gate and not looking for the ball…a lot of things can be fixed with fundamentals, especially when you’re athletic…there’s also inexperience…there are guys who are young, and haven’t played a lot of football…it’s a combination of all of that,” said Boykin, a former Georgia cornerback.

“Kirby isn’t changing the scheme for the players on the field… if you’re not skilled, than you’re not on the field… Mississippi State quarterback Van Buren got more confident as the game was going on… he was getting the ball out so quick…there isn’t too much you can do… explosive plays are not a part of Georgia’s secondary, and that’s the biggest problem.”

Aaron Murray on the Georgia defense

“There’s nothing on the defense that’s been dominant, outside of Ingram-Dawkins, DJ (Dan Jackson), and Malaki Starks,” said Murray. “They’ve only had an average to good defensive performance each game.”

On Georgia fans in general

“I think, deep down inside, they know Texas is playing better ball, but they’re thinking ‘Texas hasn’t played anyone’ trying to mask all the issues right now for Georgia, but they know deep down because of what they’ve seen,” said Murray.

On Texas’ gamescript

“Texas’s offense is better than Alabama’s offense, and their defense is better than Alabama’s defense. If Georgia gets down early, they’re not winning this game. There is no coming back. You can’t afford to go down by double digits early against Texas.”

“I think winner gets in the 40s. We cannot fall down by two scores. The longer the game remains close, the bigger chance Georgia has to win.”

Former Georgia center Ben Jones on the running game

“Our offense right now is built upon throwing it and running it when we don’t want to throw it. We used to run the ball and set up our play action and screens. Now, everybody knows when we’re passing,” said Jones.

“We have a different identity from the past,” continued Jones. “Pass blocking is a finesse, and run blocking is a mindset. You gotta want it more. We have some good athletes, but we need some Dawgs on the run.”

Aaron Murray on UGA quarterback Carson Beck

“Carson Beck has a chance to silence his critics in a big spot against Texas. It’s been my experience that the whole locker room tries to elevate their play in these types of games, and he will.”

Aaron Murray predicts that Texas will win against Georgia 38-31.

It is shocking to see Murray pick against Georgia as he rarely does so in the Kirby Smart era. However, Georgia faces a major challenge at Texas.

There will be several more predictions, including one from “College GameDay“, and the game will be televised on ABC at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Here’s the link to the full broadcast:

Georgia is rare underdogs against Texas.

Aaron Murray has Georgia suprisingly low in his top 10

Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ranks his top 10 college football teams, including UGA

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray released his top 10 after Week 7’s action, and Georgia is not as high on the list as you’d think.

His top 10 consists of just three SEC teams, not including Alabama or Tennessee. It also consists of three Big Ten teams, all of them in the top five, along with two ACC teams and two Big 12 teams.

Some Georgia fans may be a little bit surprised to see Georgia ranked No. 6 in Aaron Murray’s top 10. Georgia has a strong win over Clemson and a respectable loss to Alabama.

Despite the Miami Hurricanes and the Penn State Nittany Lions both being undefeated, they’ve had some luck to get there. Miami’s last two games in conference play have involved massive comebacks, but that could be signs of inconsistent play. Penn State survived a close game against Bowling Green and needed a missed field goal to pull through against USC.

Then again, there are some that consider the criticism warranted. Georgia has only a +16.3 average point differential despite being 5-1. They’ve played down to competition on more than a few occasions, such as a 13-12 win vs. Kentucky and this recent 41-31 win over Mississippi State, the latter which showed their massive issues in the secondary. Overall, the Bulldogs have failed to dominate on both sides of the ball like they did in their championship winning seasons years.

With that in mind, here are Aaron Murray’s top 10 college football rankings:

  1. Texas
  2. Oregon
  3. Ohio State
  4. Penn State
  5. Miami
  6. Georgia
  7. Clemson
  8. Iowa State
  9. LSU
  10. BYU

 

 

 

Aaron Murray predicts the winner of Georgia-Auburn

Former Georgia football quarterback Aaron Murray predicts who wins, covers in the Georgia vs Auburn game

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray thinks that Georgia will beat the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 5. However, Murray thinks that Auburn will cover Georgia’s massive point spread against the Tigers.

“Georgia wins. I think Auburn can cover the 24. Twenty-four is a lot of damn points,” said Murray via his “Snaps” YouTube channel.

There’s a lot to digest entering the Georgia-Auburn game. Georgia (3-1, 1-1) is coming off a road loss to Alabama and will be very motivated to get back to winning.

Auburn’s season is on life support. The Tigers are worst (tied) turnover margin in the country at minus-11. Auburn (2-3, 0-2) is playing in its first true road game of the season, so it is hard to envision the Tigers cleaning up their turnovers.

Auburn has enough talent to hang with Georgia, but the Tigers will need a few breaks to go their way if they want to keep this one close.

Georgia and Auburn are not just competing on the field on Saturday. The Bulldogs are Tigers are both also looking to land a commitment from a four-star running back.

ESPN analyst Aaron Murray gives prediction for Clemson vs. North Carolina

Aaron Murray shares a prediction for Clemson vs. UNC as the Tigers look to continue their strong run.

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have a huge matchup Saturday against No.22 North Carolina, with Clemson looking to continue their strong run with the 2023 regular season winding down.

During a video on his YouTube Channel Snaps, ESPN analyst Aaron Murray shared Week 12 predictions, including Clemson’s matchup with No.22 North Carolina. The Tigers are on a strong run, and Murray believes that will continue.

“I like them. It’s at home; it’s going to be a great crowd; they got the juices going since Tyler (from Spartanburg) called,” Murray said

“Cade’s playing better, too, Klubnik. It seems like he’s starting to grasp the offense a little bit more… I think Cade is playing good enough,” Murray said. “It’s in Clemson, and I’ve said it a few times this year I feel like, but Drake has just had some just iffy moments for the season where he’s just not been the same guy he was last year. Not saying he’s bad, not saying that he’s not going to be a top-five, top-10 pick in the NFL Draft, but just has not been the same.”

Clemson heads into this matchup as the betting favorite, and home-field advantage is massive for a program like this. Even with that, Murray simply believes Clemson is the better team.

“I think Clemson’s just better,” he said. “And for UNC, when we were praising their defense to start the season of how good the defense was – defense has kind of dropped off a little bit as of late as well. So, I think Clemson can kind of move the ball on them up and down the field at home.”

We’ll see who is truly the better team on Saturday.

Podcast: Aaron Murray predicts Georgia vs Missouri outcome

Aaron Murray, Arthur Lynch join UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton to breakdown Georgia vs Missouri

Host J.C. Shelton is joined by former Georgia Bulldogs Aaron Murray and Arthur Lynch ahead of UGA versus Missouri! 

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”

Streaming on Youtube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network or, listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Stats, analysis and interviews with some Georgia greats. We are here  throughout the season to keep you up to speed on UGA football.

Murray, a former Georgia quarterback and current ESPN college football analyst, has first-hand knowledge of Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

Lynch, a former Georgia tight end, knows what it takes to win a big time SEC matchup like we’ll see on Saturday in Sanford Stadium.

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Also on the show:

  • Key players to watch
  • Carson Beck evaluation
  • Predictions

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The winner of Georgia-Missouri will have an inside track to winning the SEC East.

Podcast: Aaron Murray on why Carson Beck will succeed at Georgia

Former Georgia QB Aaron Murray joins the show ahead of the Dawgs’ 2023 season opener…

Host J.C. Shelton is joined by former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray ahead of the Bulldogs’ 2023 season opener! 

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”

Streaming on Youtube as a part of The Pulse Sports Network or, listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Stats, analysis and interviews with some Georgia greats. We are here  throughout the season to keep you up to speed on UGA football.

Murray recently stopped by to share his thoughts on new Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck as the Bulldogs prepare to take on UT Martin in Athens on Saturday.

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