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Georgia vs. Florida: 5 reasons why UGA beats UF

Here’s why No. 1 Georgia moves to 8-0 this weekend…

It’s No. 1 Georgia (7-0) versus Florida (4-3) this Saturday in Jacksonville. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and the matchup will be televised on CBS.

Both teams are coming off of a bye week. UGA’s last contest was a 30-13 win over No. 11 Kentucky and Florida’s, a 49-42 loss to LSU.

This is the first time since 2017 that the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party isn’t a top-10 matchup.

Florida still has bragging rights after a 44-28 win in last year’s matchup, and the top-ranked Bulldogs look to grab the title back in 2021.

Here’s why Georgia walks away with a win on Saturday night.

Behind Enemy Lines: 5 questions with Gators Wire

We sat down with Gators Wire to learn more about Florida ahead of UGA vs. UF

No. 1 Georgia (7-0) is headed to Jacksonville for the annual matchup with Florida (4-3).

Both teams enter week-nine coming off of a bye. UGA’s last contest was a 30-13 home win over No. 11 Kentucky and Florida’s, a 49-42 loss to LSU.

The Gators handed Georgia a 44-28 loss last year for Florida’s first win in the series since 2016. This year, the Bulldogs look for redemption and a chance to move to 8-0 on the season.

To learn more about Florida, we spoke with Tyler Nettuno at Gators Wire. 

 

Georgia’s Kirby Smart gives QB update ahead of UGA vs. Florida

Here’s coach Smart on Georgia’s quarterback situation ahead of UGA vs. UF…

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart gave an update on the Bulldogs’ quarterback situation in a press conference on Monday.

Since starting UGA’s first game versus Clemson, junior J.T. Daniels has dealt with a core injury and most recently, a lat injury that has held him out since the Vanderbilt matchup in week-four.

Senior Stetson Bennett has played well in Daniels’ absence, throwing for 11 touchdowns with just two interceptions, but with Daniels getting healthy, Georgia has a decision to make. 

“Everything is going to be based on practice, and no decision has been made,” Smart said Monday. “(JT Daniels) did practice Wednesday and did pretty good, and he practiced Thursday and didn’t have pain before, during, or after …. that’s step one.”

“The next step is, can he move, can he throw with accuracy and do the things required to play quarterback.”

Smart told ESPN last week that both signal-callers have their own advantages.

“I’m not sure we know who the better one is based on which game plan we have,” Smart said. “There are teams we play that we have to be able to use the quarterback in the run game. Well, that’s Stetson. There are teams we play that you have to get the ball out quickly and be really accurate. That’s JT. But the first thing with JT is that he’s got to be healthy.”

No. 1 Georgia (7-0) will face Florida (4-3) in Jacksonville this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. 

ESPN’s ‘SEC Nation’ to be on site for Georgia vs. Florida in Jacksonville

SEC Nation will be live from Jacksonville for Georgia vs. Florida next week.

SEC Network’s “SEC Nation” will join Georgia and Florida in Jacksonville on Oct. 30.

The show, along with the partner show “Marty & McGee Presented by Old Trapper,” (featuring ESPN’s Marty Smith and Ryan McGee) travels to an SEC campus each week as the network’s version of ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

“SEC Nation” will feature former Gators Tim Tebow and Jordan Rodgers along with Paul Finebaum, Laura Rutledge and Roman Harper. This is the second Georgia game appearance this season.

The crew was there for UGA’s matchup with Kentucky on Oct. 16.

You can catch the telecast beginning at 9 a.m. with “Marty & McGee Presented by Old Trapper,” followed by “SEC Nation” from 10 a.m. to noon on the SEC Network.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and will air on CBS.

Georgia football play of the day

Watch the Georgia football play of the day here!

Happy Friday DawgNation! Today’s play of the day comes from Georgia versus Florida in 1985.

Florida entered it’s 1985 match up with Georgia as the No. 1 ranked team in the country and riding an NCAA leading 18 straight wins.

Georgia would spoil Florida’s first week ever at the top a news-agency poll, allowing only 28 rushing yards on 30 Florida carries and adding three rushing touchdowns on offense in a blowout 24-3 win.

Georgia running back Tim Worley had the play of the game, tying Johnny Griffith for the longest rushing touchdown in Georgia history.

Watch Worley’s touchdown narrated by Bulldog legend Larry Munson here:

“Worley touchdown!”

Georgia football play of the day

Watch the Georgia football play of the day here!

It’s Sunday, July 19 and today’s play of the day comes from Georgia versus Florida in 2019.

Georgia led the Gators 16-10 in the fourth quarter when quarterback Jake Fromm sold a great play fake and threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to receiver Lawrence Cager.

Watch it here:

Georgia went on to win 24-17, securing it’s third straight win versus the Gators.

Georgia football play of the day

Watch the Georgia football play of the day here.

It’s Monday, July 13 and today’s play of the day comes from Georgia versus Florida in 2017.

Georgia already held a 14-0 lead in the first quarter when star running back Sony Michel took a Jake Fromm inside hand off 74 yards to the end zone.

Watch it here:

The Bulldogs would go on 42-7 in one of the most lob-sided UGA vs UF games in recent memory. Georgia’s Michel totaled 137 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries.

Georgia football play of the day

Watch the Georgia football play of the day here!

It’s Wednesday, July 8 and today’s play of the day comes from Georgia versus Florida in 2007.

DawgNation may remember this one as “the celebration”. It was third and goal for Georgia when running back Knowshon Moreno took a power-I hand-off over the top of the Florida defense for the first score of the game. As soon as Georgia knew Moreno had the score, the entire Bulldog sideline joined the offense on the field for one of the coolest moments in UGA vs. UF history!

Watch it here:

Underdog Georgia would go on to win 42-30 behind Moreno’s 33 carries for 188 yards and three touchdowns.

Athlon Sports releases 2020 CFB rankings: Projects Florida ahead of Georgia

Athlon Sports released its 2020 college football top-25 and projected the Florida Gators to finish above the Georgia Bulldogs.

Athlon Sports recently released its list of the top-25 college football teams going into the 2020 football season, saying the list specifically represents where they think these teams will finish the season.

From Athlon:

This is not a preseason ranking of teams going into the season. Instead, this ranking takes into account where we project teams to finish after the national championship in January

The SEC is represented six times. Alabama is at No. 2 behind projected national champion Clemson. LSU is at No. 8, Texas A&M No. 11 and Auburn at No. 13.

Most notably, Georgia, the three-time SEC East defending champion, is ranked at No. 7, behind Florida at No. 6.

Athlon Sports stated its reason for putting the Gators ahead of the Bulldogs, even though Florida hasn’t won in Jacksonville in three years, is because of the SEC crossover games and staff continuity.

“Georgia has an edge in overall roster talent,” Athlon Sports wrote. “But the Gators have a small advantage in crossover play (at home versus LSU compared to at Alabama for the Bulldogs) and coach Dan Mullen’s team has more continuity in staff and scheme.”

I suppose Athlon Sports has a point, a Joe Burrow-less LSU at home won’t be as tough as Alabama in Tuscaloosa. However, the SEC East runs through Jacksonville and Georgia has held the keys for the last three years.

And as far as continuity goes, the Bulldogs came into the 2019 season with a new offensive coordinator and still took care of business in Jacksonville.

Georgia and Florida meet this year on Halloween from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.

Here is Athlon Sports’ projected top-10 teams in college football for 2020:

Athlon Sports’ 2020 Projected top-10

#1 Clemson

#2 Alabama

#3 Ohio State

#4 Oklahoma

#5 Penn State

#6 Florida

#7 Georgia

#8 LSU

#9 Notre Dame

#10 Oregon

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The talent gap between Georgia football and Florida is growing

The talent gap between Georgia football and the Florida Gators is actually growing, contrary to what UF fans are saying.

The Georgia Bulldogs have officially secured college football’s top-ranked recruiting class, according to both 247 and Rivals.

For the third time in three years, the Dawgs cemented a top three group of pledges on National Signing Day. Main rival Florida, in the same time span, has not ranked higher than eighth.

Across the two programs’ storied history, Florida maintained the edge in recruiting for a majority of this millennium. Georgia, however, has been the clear winner in such battles since the appointment of head coach Kirby Smart.

To present a hypothetical question:

Would the Bulldogs’ coaching staff be disappointed in landing anything outside a top-three recruiting class? Yes. Absolutely, unequivocally, yes.

So how do the Gators feel about the good-but-not-great recruits they’ve had since the departure of Jim McElwain?

According to head coach Dan Mullen, who has never beaten the Dawgs in his head coaching tenure at both Mississippi State and Florida, they’re content with being only good for the time being.

Mullen famously loves to make what he sees as subtle jabs at Georgia, but will he ever land a solid blow? Like, in terms of out-coaching Kirby Smart?