Georgia’s hype video for the Tennessee game is narrated by former Georiga wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who was with the program in the early Kirby Smart years 2016-2018. Hardman emphasizes Georgia fans and that UGA needs bring the juice in a pivotal matchup. Hardman is now a NFL wide receiver with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Bring the juice is the motto for this week because this situation has the Bulldogs with their backs against the wall coming into the Tennessee game.
The Tennessee game is viewed as a test for the Bulldogs to see if they are still amongst the elite of college football. Tennessee is looking to win this game to improve their positioning in the playoff.
Georgia and Tennessee play at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Georgia-Tennessee game will be televised on ABC.
The Georgia Bulldogs are extremely thin at running back against Tennessee. What is the latest on RB Trevor Etienne?
Georgia Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne was ruled questionable earlier this week, is now ruled out for the game against No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers due to a ribs injury. Etienne had been limited in both of Georgia’s games since their bye week.
The UGA running back room is already thin with Cash Jones’ status still up in the air for the matchup Saturday. Now the offense will turn to freshman running back Nate Frazier to lead the charge. Frazier has two games of 80 plus yards as the lead rusher this season.
He has the capability to make a much needed impact on the game. The knocks on Frazier are his ball carrying and pass protection. He had two fumbles in Georgia’s 28-10 loss against No. 10 Ole Miss.
With the injuries at play there is a possibility of seeing wide receiver Dillon Bell in the backfield to help relieve the short rotation of backs that are able to go this Saturday. Bell had five games of 20 plus rushing yards last season, so he has the experience in the backfield.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” locks in a guest picker from WWE for the Georgia-Tennessee game. Thoughts?
ESPN’s “College GameDay” announced WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes, who is also known as “The American Nightmare,” will be the guest picker for the Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs game.
This will be the first time GameDay has gone to Athens this season. GameDay begins at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN, but the crew will not make their predictions until close to noon, which is when Rhodes will join the crew on set.
GameDay picked Rhodes as its guest picker over several other candidates, including David Pollack, Quavo, Luke Bryan and Nakobe Dean. Rhodes is a Georgia football fan, and there’s no doubt he’ll put on a show.
Cody Rhodes celebrates after winning a WWE match. Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
No. 10 Georgia hosts No. 4 Tennessee at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Georgia-Tennessee game will be televised on ABC.
Georgia football extends offer to elite four-star recruit, Mississippi State quarterback commitment
The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to quarterback recruit KaMario Taylor, who is a four-star prospect ranked across all recruiting services. Taylor is from Noxubee County in Macon, Mississippi, has been committed to Mississippi State since October 2023.
However, his recruitment may not be fully settled, as the University of Georgia has recently shown strong interest. Taylor announced on social media that Georgia extended him a scholarship offer.
Georgia already has one commit at the quarterback position which is four-star Ryan Montgomery. He missed the entirety of his senior season due to an ACL injury.
Georgia recently offered a scholarship in October to four-star California Bears quarterback commitment Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele.
With Carson Beck likely to depart after this season, Georgia appears eager to bring in as much competition as possible at the quarterback position. By pursuing talented recruits like KaMario Taylor, Georgia is preparing to maintain depth and elevate competition within its roster. This strategy ensures the Bulldogs are well-equipped for a smooth transition in their offense post-Beck.
Taylor brings a different feel to the quarterback room if he decides to come to Georgia. In his recent highlight tape, he is a fluid runner that can get outside of the pocket and scramble for 60 yards or he can make 50-yard throw so effortlessly. Taylor has a nice and fluid throwing motion where it is quick and precise and the ball coming out of his hands with some zip to it.
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The Mississippi State commit is ranked as the No. 11 quarterback, the No. 122 recruit and the No. 5 player in Mississippi, per 247Sports.
A squirrel briefly stole the show in Georgia’s 28-10 loss to Ole Miss
The Georgia Bulldogs fell 28-10 in a tough, rainy SEC game to the Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss outplayed Georgia, but the Rebels did get a few fortunate deflections in their massive home win.
Georgia’s offensive line played poorly (five sacks allowed) and the UGA offense had three turnovers (two fumbles). Georgia’s defense allowed Ole Miss to pile up yardage, but the Dawgs stood tall in the red zone.
Georgia got off to a 7-0 lead over Ole Miss thanks to a Nate Frazier rushing touchdown on fourth down. However, Mississippi outscored UGA 28-3 from that point on despite not having quarterback Jaxson Dart for the ensuing drive.
Ole Miss preserved their College Football Playoff hopes with a win over Georgia. The Bulldogs now are searching for answers ahead of their Week 12 clash with Tennessee. Georgia faces a potential elimination game against Tennessee on Saturday and will need all hands on deck.
Georgia loses to Ole Miss, tumbling down the SEC standings. Here are some things people should take away from the loss
The Georgia Bulldogs (7-2, 5-2 in SEC) had a lot to prove coming into an away matchup versus the Ole Miss Rebels (7-2, 4-2 in SEC). Despite some great wins versus the Clemson Tigers and Texas Longhorns, who are two teams in College Football’s latest top 25 rankings, Georgia’s lost against Alabama and looked sloppy against Kentucky, Florida, and Mississippi State, three teams near the bottom of the SEC.
No one knew which version of the Bulldogs fans were going to see, but people were expecting the championship contender they looked like against Texas.
Safe to say, that didn’t happen. Georgia was defeated again in an ugly 28-10 loss. Despite what looks like a blowout score, this game was actually close. Georgia started with a 7-0 lead. Unfortunately, the offense shut down essentially the rest of the way. They couldn’t get anything going in the first half, and while the second half was bettter, but turnovers doomed Georgia.
Despite a fumble by Nate Frazier, Georgia was driving with 7:30 left in the fourth quarter of a 22-10 game, but on the 4th down try, Carson Beck’s pass was intercepted, and Ole Miss went down the field to kick a field goal with 3:25 left to make it 25-10. On the next drive, Beck was strip sacked and Ole Miss used the great field position to kick a field goal to reach the final score of 28-10.
Carson Beck wasn’t as turnover prone as past games, but he was too hesitant, only racking up 186 yards and an interception on 31 passing attempts. Of course, his offensive line did him no favors, allowing five sacks, including the strip sack.
The all-reliable running game was also rendered obsolete in this one. Trevor Etienne was sparingly used since he was dealing with an injury, but Nate Frazier didn’t succeed in his first taste as a lead back. Despite scoring a touchdown, he only had 47 yards on 12 carries and fumbled the ball twice, once recovered by the Ole Miss defense. Overall, the running game had just 59 yards on 33 carries, a dreadful 1.8 yards per attempt.
The defense was also weaker in this one. Although they were solid in the red zone, they still allowed seven scoring drives. Ole Miss gunslinger Jaxson Dart suffered an injury in the first quarter, but was quietly efficient. He threw for just 199 yards, a touchdown, and an interception, but it was only on 22 attempts, as he was aiming for more deep in-breaking routes. Austin Simmons was also efficient in backup, with 64 passing yards on just six attempts.
This loss puts Georgia at 7-2, with their SEC championship ambitions on life support. Next week’s game against No. 7 Tennessee is essentially a do-or-die game, and even if they win, they’d need one of Texas A&M/Texas (these two play each other for the final week of the season), Ole Miss, or Alabama to lose another game down the stretch. If they lose, Georgia could be out of the College Football Playoff and finish outside of the top ten for the first time in recent seasons.
Here are four takeaways from this matchup:
Quarterback Carson Beck couldn’t get in a rhythm
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There should be some blame on offensive coordinator Mike Bobo for this loss. After all, the team only racked up 245 total yards. However, Carson Beck still couldn’t get in a rhythm. Even with a more cautious approach, he wasn’t able to get anything going.
Beck had just 49 passing yards by halftime and in the second half he had an interception and a fumble. Beck now has 12 interceptions against SEC opponents (seven games), the most by any quarterback in a seven-game span since former Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral in 2019. Sure, it’s not entirely his fault, but as the driver of the offense, he could afford to be more careful with the ball.
Offensive line was not effective
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Unfortunately for Beck, the Georgia Bulldog offensive line did not show up. They easily had their worst game of the season, allowing five sacks for 40 yards lost. Not only did they let up in pass protection, their run blocking was flawed too, with Georgia running backs picking up a combined 1.8 yards per attempt. Even with several adjustments and tackle rotations, nothing worked.
Ole Miss was coming into this game leading the SEC in sacks and tackles for loss, but Georgia’s offensive line has always been strong. In this game, they had their worst showing in years.
Turnovers killed Georgia
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The offense had a fast start with a 7-0 lead off of a Jaxson Dart pick, but it was fool’s gold, as Georgia punted on every other drive in the first half while Ole Miss racked up 16 unanswered points.
However, Georgia’s offense finally woke up for a few drives, kicking a field goal and driving down the field again down 10-22, but freshman running back Nate Frazier fumbled the ball in Ole Miss territory. On their next drive, UGA got the ball again in Ole Miss territory, but on a fourth down try, Carson Beck’s pass was tipped an intercepted.
Even if Georgia were to kick field goals on both of those drives, they would’ve only been down by one score (22-16), but the turnover game made it out of reach for Georgia. It not only killed momentum on some drives, but it also made the defense’s job harder.
Georgia in danger of missing playoffs
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What a difference a week makes. Georgia looked in prime position to be the home team in the SEC championship. Now, they’re in no-mans land in the SEC standings.
Georgia is currently behind Texas A&M, Texas, and Tennessee, and they’re only ahead of Ole Miss and Alabama due to playing just one more SEC game.
Only Tennessee and Texas have a better record than the Bulldogs. If Georgia beats Tennessee, then they’ll be more in the fold. However, Ole Miss and Alabama would have the tiebreaker over them with their wins against Georgia over the year.
There is a lot riding on this matchup against Tennessee. If Georgia wins this game, then Tennessee would be in the pile of two-loss teams, potentially putting Georgia ahead of them, but if Georgia loses, then thate could be the nail in the coffin for their College Football Playoff hopes.
What went wrong for Georgia football in the Bulldogs’ loss to Ole Miss
The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs were defeated by the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels, 28-10, in Oxford. Lets take a deep dive into why.
Lost the battle of the trenches
This game was going to be won the trenches, and Ole Miss dominated. Offensively, Georgia had no answer to the Rebels’ defensive line. When the game started in heavy rain, you knew it would be a ground and pound game. It started out well for UGA, but the tables turned.
Ole Miss’ defensive line lived in the backfield, causing the Georgia offense to be put in third and long instead of third and manageable. Princely Umanmielen and Jared Ivey had two sacks and two tackles for losses. This was arguably the worst performance by the UGA offensive line in the past three years. Left tackle Earnest Greene struggled.
On the defensive side, Chaz Chambliss and Nazir Stackhouse combined for a sack, and Jalon Walker tipped a pass into a Dan Jackson interception that led to Georgia’s first (and only) touchdown of the game. Other than the first possession it seemed as the UGA pass rush was nonexistent today. Jaxson Dart found holes in the rush to escape the pocket. Also, the Rebels rushed for 134 yards yards without their starting running back, Henry Parrish Jr.
Turnovers
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Turnovers have been a consistent issue for the Bulldogs this season. Ball proved costly with freshman running back Nate Frazier having a crucial fumble just as Georgia was building serious momentum. The turnover came during a promising third-quarter drive that spanned seven plays and looked poised to put points on the board.
Frazier’s miscue, combined with quarterback Carson Beck’s struggles, marked a day plagued by fumbles. Both players lost two apiece, leading to valuable possessions for Ole Miss. These errors handed the Rebels the ball at pivotal moments, stalling the Bulldogs’ progress and putting additional pressure on their defense.
Dropped Passes
Dropped passes have been a persistent issue for this Bulldogs’ wide receiver room and they continued at critical moments against Ole Miss. Georgia leads the nation with 29 drops this season. It highlights the team’s need for more consistent execution in the passing game.
In a game in which every possession mattered, tight end Ben Yurosek had a significant drop on second down during a drive on which putting points on the board was essential. This missed opportunity set the offense back, putting added pressure on the following downs.
Another pivotal drop came from Dillon Bell on a third down, a catch that would have extended the drive and potentially led to points. Instead, the very next play saw quarterback Carson Beck’s pass intercepted by John Saunders Jr. These dropped passes underscored how thin the margin for error is for the Bulldogs, and cleaning up these mistakes is essential if they hope to make the playoff.
The Georgia Bulldogs suffered a humbling 28-10 road loss to the Ole Miss Rebels
The Georgia at Ole Miss game was filled with high-stakes moments and unfortunate missed opportunities for the Bulldogs. The first drive showcased the Bulldogs’ defensive prowess, with Chaz Chambliss and Nazir Stackhouse combining for a sack, and safety Dan Jackson coming up with a timely interception. This turnover forced Rebels’ quarterback Jaxson Dart to the sideline with an ankle injury, shifting early momentum in Georgia’s favor.
Capitalizing on the turnover, the Bulldogs orchestrated a methodical seven-play drive culminating in a two-yard rushing touchdown by freshman Nate Frazier. Ole Miss responded with backup quarterback Austin Simmons, who went 5-for-6 for 64 yards, driving his team downfield and setting up a touchdown run by Ulysses Bentley IV to tie the game at 7-7.
Dart later returned to the game with his left ankle heavily taped and led the Rebels to a field goal, nudging the score to 13-7. Meanwhile, Georgia’s offense started finding rhythm on their final drive of the half, with key receptions from Dominic Lovett and Dillon Bell. But a crucial drop by tight end Ben Yurosek halted their progress. This drop, their 27th of the season and the highest in the nation, underscored the season-long struggle for the Bulldogs’ receiving corps. Ole Miss capitalized on the stalled drive, with Dart marching downfield to set up Cayden Lee’s impressive 53-yard field goal, sending the Rebels into halftime with a 16-7 lead and momentum on their side.
At halftime, Kirby Smart emphasized the need for the defense to pressure Dart and force turnovers, while on offense, he stressed the importance of a strong running game to keep Ole Miss’s defense honest. Georgia’s opening drive of the second half saw improvement, with four 10+ yard plays, all through the air. This promising drive ended in a field goal, cutting the lead to 16-10.
Dart responded for Ole Miss with back-to-back passes of 26 and 23 yards to Cayden Lee, ultimately leading to a precise 10-yard touchdown pass to Antwane ‘Juice’ Wells Jr., extending the Rebels’ lead to 22-10. The Bulldogs’ next drive was derailed by another turnover—a fumble on a screen pass by Frazier, who had otherwise been a bright spot for Georgia’s offense.
Reflecting on the third quarter, Smart remarked, “Three really good drives, maybe four, and a turnover on defense.” But the turnovers continued to haunt them. Georgia’s first drive of the fourth quarter was promising, chewing up 9:27 on the clock over 15 plays. However, a tipped fourth-down pass was intercepted by John Saunders Jr., ending another scoring opportunity and dealing a significant blow to Georgia’s comeback hopes. After that the Bulldogs could not come up with anymore significant scoring drives.
With this loss, the Bulldogs’ season isn’t over, but their margin for error has completely disappeared. Now at two losses, Georgia’s path to the College Football Playoff has narrowed, making each game a must-win. Their best shot at a playoff berth relies on securing an at-large bid, which could position them to host a playoff game at home. Every remaining game will be a test of resilience, with the Bulldogs needing to perform at their absolute best.
EA Sports College Football 25 video game predicts the winner, score of the Georgia versus Ole Miss game
Georgia dominated in a preview simulation of Saturday’s showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels on EA Sports’ “College Football 25” video game. Georgia won 34-7 thanks to strong performances on both sides of the ball.
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck led the offense, completing 22 of 31 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Trevor Etienne powered through the defense, adding 74 yards and one touchdowns on the ground. Wide receiver Dominic Lovett emerged as the top target, racking up 116 yards on eight receptions, including a 62-yard touchdown.
Defensively, the Georgia front seven unit was very dominant in their battle of trenches. They combined for 11 tackle for losses and three sacks. Linebacker Jalon Walker was everywhere in the backfield recording two tackle for losses and one and 1/2 sacks. Safety Malaki Starks lead the team with eight total tackles. The Georgia defense made the Ole Miss offense one dimensional and held the Rebels to negative four yards rushing.
The SEC has seven of the top eight recruiting classes in CFB. Where does Georgia’s class of 2025 rank?
The Georgia Bulldogs recently gained a class of 2025 commitment, four-star safety Rasean Dinkins, and a class of 2026 commitment, four-star receiver Vance Spafford. Georgia also lost a commitment from four-star cornerback recruit Shamari Earls, who is a member of the 2025 cycle.
It has been a busy few weeks for the Bulldogs on the recruiting trail. Georgia is preparing for the early signing period, which begins Dec. 4. Georgia football and coach Kirby Smart have five commitments from five-star recruits in the class of 2025, which is tied for the most in the country with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Georgia has 24 commitments in the class of 2025 following Dinkins’ commitment. The Bulldogs have the second-ranked recruiting class in the SEC and the third-ranked class in the nation.
Update: Georgia remains No. 3 in the nation (No. 2 in the SEC) in recruiting following CJ Wiley’s commitment.
The Alabama Crimson Tide have the No. 1 recruiting class in the SEC in Year 1 of the Kalen DeBoer era. The SEC has seven of the top eight recruiting classes in the nation. The SEC is easily the best recruiting conference in college football.
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Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer has the top recruiting class in the nation so far. Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Alabama Crimson Tide (23 commits, No. 1 national ranking)
Georgia Bulldogs (24 commits, No. 3 national ranking)
LSU Tigers (27 commits, No. 4 national ranking)
Auburn Tigers (27 commits, No. 5 national ranking)
