Georgia vs UAB: 5 reasons why Blazers could keep it close

Georgia vs UAB: 5 reasons why Blazers could keep it close

Georgia is the No. 2 ranked team in America after beating Clemson 10-3 in Charlotte last weekend.

The Georgia defense looked incredible on Saturday, holding the Tigers to just two rushing yards and recording seven sacks and a defensive touchdown on the night.

Offensively, there were some struggles. But it’s important to note that Clemson has the best defense Georgia will likely face all year. It’s also important to note that Georgia was not totally incapable of moving the ball like Clemson was. But there were some concerns.

Georgia now shifts its focus to UAB, its Week 2 opponent. That game is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 from Athens.

The Blazers are fresh off a 31-0 win over Jacksonville State, a game they played on Wednesday Sept. 1.

Georgia will win this game, probably by a convincing margin. But here are a few reasons UAB might actually be able to keep things close on Saturday.

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Georgia vs UAB Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia vs UAB prediction and game preview. Saturday, September 11

Georgia vs UAB prediction and game preview.


Georgia vs UAB Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 11
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
Network: ESPN2

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Why UAB Will Win

Forgive bringing a global pandemic into the football conversation …

Just how healthy is Georgia?

There’s been a self-proclaimed covid spike on the team – head coach Kirby Smart has yet to say which players are infected. This is an already thin group at receiver and the team is coming off a physical and emotional 10-3 win over Clemson.

And UAB isn’t a week off.

If this isn’t the best team in Conference USA, it’s very, very close. It’s loaded with veterans, it’s deep, and as the year goes on it should prove to be far stronger than last year’s conference champion.

The running game struggled to get going in the 31-0 win over Jacksonville State, but the defense didn’t allow a thing – giving up just 154 yards of total Gamecock offense – and QB Tyler Johnston completed 17-of-21 passes for 320 yards and two scores.

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Why Georgia Will Win

Yeah … UAB didn’t run all that well last week.

The Blazer offensive line did a strong job in pass protection, and the ground attack was serviceable – not explosive, though – and now it’s not going anywhere against a Georgia defensive front that spent the early evening in Charlotte destroying the Clemson offensive line.

Obviously this all depends on who’s healthy, but the offense that couldn’t go anywhere against Clemson should be able to run a little bit better. JT Daniels threw one pick, but he didn’t give up the one big mistake that DJ Uiagalelei did. As long as the Dawgs aren’t turning the ball over, they’ll be fine.

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What’s Going To Happen

Again, this all depends on just how healthy Georgia is. For now, let’s assume it’s all systems go.

UAB’s defense will give the Georgia passing attack problems, but as the game goes on things will start to break. Eventually, the Dawgs will start running effectively and the offense will go on a burst. The defense will handle everything else.

The UAB offensive line will do what it can, but the ground game won’t work and QB Tyler Johnston will get picked off three times.

It’ll be ragged for both sides, but Georgia will win by a score that’s not indicative of the fight, and move on.

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Georgia vs UAB Prediction, Line

Georgia 38, UAB 13
Line: Georgia -24.5, o/u: 45.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Georgia football schedules Conference USA opponent for 2023

Georgia football has scheduled a Conference USA opponent for the 2023 season.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has just added two major SEC matchups to its future schedules.

It was announced Tuesday that UAB will play in Death Valley against LSU in 2022, as well as between the hedges in Athens against UGA in 2023.

Georgia will host UAB on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

The Bulldogs open the 2023 season against Oklahoma on the road.

UAB is 0-2 all-time against Georgia. The two programs played in 2003 and 2005.

These are two of the biggest teams in college football to seek out a game against, but Blazers head coach Bill Clark, coming into his seventh year, seems determined to beef up his program’s level of play.

The Blazers have a 34-19 record under Clark, winning the Conference USA Championship two seasons ago in 2018.

Small conference teams adding Power-5 schools to their schedule has always been a theme to boost a school’s program, but these games look more like a statement scheduling for the Blazers.

UAB faced off against Tennessee last year and lost by a score of 30-7.  It lost to Texas A&M the previous year, 41-20, and to Florida the year before that, 36-7.

Clark knows the only way to get his program on the map and step into a higher division is to play better teams, and he’s done that every year.

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