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Here are five reasons why Georgia football beats Auburn on Saturday in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.
This Saturday, No. 4 Georgia travels to Auburn to take on the No. 11 ranked Tigers in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.
The Bulldogs are favored to win the game, but it will by no means be an easy task.
With the game being featured on the SEC on CBS, the whole country will be watching as Georgia fights to keep its season alive.
We think the Dawgs have what it takes to return to Athens with a win and clinch a spot in its third straight SEC Championship.
Here’s why:
The ESPN FPI predicts Georgia football’s final three games of the season, including this weekend’s UGA vs Auburn game.
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ESPN’s FPI has Georgia favored in two of its next next three matchups.
Where the program sees Georgia losing is this weekend to Auburn, where it gives the Bulldogs a 47.4% chance of beating the Tigers on the road.
Coming off a 27-0 win over Missouri, Georgia’s chances of beating Auburn actually increased 2% from last week’s 45%, according to the FPI.
After this weekend, UGA’s final two games of the season, as predicted by the FPI, include a home game vs Texas A&M (Georgia has a 84.1% chance of winning) and on the road at Georgia Tech (Georgia has a 97.1% chance in that game).
In terms of strength of record, the FPI ranks Georgia No. 11, with two signature wins and an 8-1 record.
Additionally, the FPI gives Georgia a 17.7% chance of winning out, which is what it will need to if it wants to make the College Football Playoff.
These Georgia football defensive stats are literally nuts.
This Georgia defense is the best in the conference and it’s one of the NCAA’s elite defenses. In nine games this year, the defense has allowed a high of 17 points.
Here’s each game so far:
6, 17, 0, 17, 14, 13, 0, 17, 0.
Remember, in the South Carolina game Georgia’s defense actually only allowed 13 points. The Gamecocks got seven when they returned an interception back for a touchdown.
That’s three shutouts, and two of those came against SEC teams Kentucky and Missouri.
This defense is something special.
Saturday proved that again as Georgia held Missouri to 0 points, 198 total yards, 148 passing and 50 rushing.
In the fourth quarter, Georgia almost saw its nine game streak of no rushing touchdowns allowed come to a close. But the defense prevailed and not only did not allow a rushing score, but no score at all for that matter.
The passing defense could be cleaned up a little bit, but the Dawgs are still fine in that category, ranking 17th nationally.
A big part of Georgia’s solid passing defense can be credited to the run defense. Georgia takes away its opponents run game. It’s a sure thing. Basically, if you think you want to run the ball against Georgia, think again.
With the Dawgs being so stout against the run, teams are forced to throw it. And just because the Georgia pass defense is not as elite as its run defense, don’t take that secondary lightly. There are some big name players back there just waiting for you to throw it at them.
Compared to the rest of the SEC, there’s no questioning that Georgia has the conference’s best defense.
Just look at these stats and where they rank among the SEC and the nation.
10.1 points per game allowed (2nd nationally, 1st in the SEC)
260.3 total yards per game allowed (5th nationally, 1st in the SEC)
4.32 yards per played allowed (4th nationally, 1st in the SEC)
185.8 passing yards per game allowed (17th nationally, 3rd in the SEC)
5.6 yards per attempt (5th nationally, 2nd in the SEC)
74.5 rushing yards per game allowed (4th nationally, 1st in the SEC)
2.77 yards per carry allowed (4th nationally, 1st in the SEC)
29.6% opponent 3rd down conversion rate (11th nationally, 1st in the SEC)
57.14% opponent red zone score conversion rate (1st nationally, 1st in the SEC)
Treyaun Webb, a 2023 athlete, has verbally committed to the University of Georgia. Webb is from Jacksonville, Florida and plays football at Trinity Christian Academy. Webb named UGA his leaders back in February. Today, he committed to Georgia via …
Treyaun Webb, a 2023 athlete, has verbally committed to the University of Georgia. Webb is from Jacksonville, Florida and plays football at Trinity Christian Academy.
Webb named UGA his leaders back in February. Today, he committed to Georgia via Twittter:
It was already written ‼️#CommitToTheG #GoDawgs @KirbySmartUGA @DellMcGee 🔴⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/ym7ZS8Ozga
— Treyaun Webb (@w_treyaun) November 12, 2019
Webb is UGA’s first commitment in either the class of 2022 or 2023. Kirby Smart and company only have three commits in the class of 2021. Webb has a long way to go throughout the process and several years to develop before he’d come to Athens.
Webb is only 180 pounds and is six feet tall. He may grow some more before he plays in college. It’s another win for Georgia recruiting.
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The SEC announced the kickoff time, TV station for the Georgia football game vs Texas A&M.
On Monday morning, the SEC Twitter account posted kickoff times and television stations for the games on Saturday, November 23rd.
Georgia’s home game that day vs Texas A&M will kickoff at 3:30 and air on CBS, making it the fourth time this season that the Bulldogs will be featured on the SEC on CBS.
Most recently, Georgia vs Florida was in that slot, and this weekend against Auburn the Dawgs will occupy the same spot.
CBS used its lone primetime slot earlier in the season on Georgia when it hosted Notre Dame.
If Georgia beats Auburn this weekend, the Texas A&M game will be a huge one for the Dawgs, with only one regular season matchup to go before playing LSU in the SEC Championship.
The Aggies host South Carolina this weekend and are currently sitting at 6-3, which includes a three game winning streak.
📺 times and networks announced for games on November 23: https://t.co/4nVQpTsnb7 pic.twitter.com/r1lG5Rt9IO
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 11, 2019
