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| Georgia | 2020 Averages | Miss. State |
| 29.0 | Scoring Offense | 16.3 |
| 20.8 | Scoring Defense | 27.5 |
| -2 | Turnover Margin | -7 |
| 382.8 | Total Offense | 324.7 |
| 173.5 | Rushing Offense | 21.5 |
| 209.3 | Passing Offense | 303.2 |
| 7.3 | Punt Returns | 8.0 |
| 32.2 | Kickoff Returns | 20.5 |
On Saturday, Georgia will make its third appearance of the season on the SEC Network. The Bulldogs topped Arkansas and Kentucky on the road earlier this season on the network. While Georgia did not appear on the SECN at all in 2019, the team also played on the network three times in 2018 (Vanderbilt, Massachusetts, Georgia Tech).
Georgia (4-2) welcomes Mississippi State (2-4 ) on Saturday to Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium. Georgia leads the all-time series 18-6, including 11-2 in Athens. This will be MSU’s first visit to Sanford Stadium since 2017. That year, the host Bulldogs registered a 31-3 victory for their 11th win in the last 12 meetings in the series. Georgia has won the last 10 contests over MSU in Athens. MSU’s last victory over the Bulldogs here came in 1956 (19-7). MSU last beat Georgia in 2010 (24-12) and that game was in Starkville.
This season MSU opened with a 44-34 win over defending national champion LSU. MSU dropped their next four to Arkansas, Kentucky, No. 11 Texas A&M and No. 2 Alabama before beating Vanderbilt on Nov. 7.
University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart and several student-athletes offered the following comments on Monday.
Head Coach Kirby Smart
Opening statement …
“I will open with we moved on last week and began to prep and work for our future opponents starting last week. We found out our game was postponed with Missouri and got kind of a jump start this weekend on Mississippi State in terms of preparing for them. We had actually looked at them a little bit the first off week. Coach [Mike] Leach has a very different style of offense than what we typically see week to week in the SEC — a lot of the same concepts, but different ways of going about it. It’s kind of a different type of defending to defend these guys, so we’ve got a lot of elements to our defense that we have to keep consistent and then other elements that you have to change. Then, defensively, they’ve got a really aggressive, big front — physical style of defense in terms of getting prepared for that. Those are the challenges for us right now, and we are focused on Mississippi State.”
On handling COVID-19 postponements …
“Usually, you have a good indication when there is a possibility of cancellation in terms of a team is in a threshold, like last week. We knew that Missouri was teetering on the brink. Each test they got back was going to be crucial to whether or not they could make the numbers. So, you usually know when that could happen, but you have to prepare each practice as if you are playing the game. We certainly are confident that we are going to be able to play Mississippi State. We feel good about where we are. We feel good about where they are. That’s communicated, so we feel good about playing.”
On testing quarterback JT Daniels in a game situation …
“You just try to make the best situation you can to give your team an opportunity to win. That’s what we try to do in all our decisions, regardless of quarterback or not. You know, the running backs don’t get tackled in practice either. They get hit, but they don’t get tackled, so you have to put the best guys out there that give you the best opportunity to win. That’s what we have always done.”
On Stetson Bennett’s progress with his injury and if he can reveal who the starter will be …
“Stetson is bouncing back. He is still dinged up a little bit. He was out there at practice each day doing all he could. He has still been limited a little bit, but we haven’t done anything since Thursday. In terms of Friday, Saturday, Sunday treatment and recovery, getting himself back in a position that he can play and compete at a high level — that’s the hope for this week is for him to do the same. I don’t know exactly where he is until after practice today.”
