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| Georgia | 2020 Averages | Tennessee |
| 32.0 | Scoring Offense | 33.0 |
| 8.0 | Scoring Defense | 19.5 |
| +2 | Turnover Margin | +2 |
| 414.5 | Total Offense | 408.0 |
| 161.5 | Rushing Offense | 182.5 |
| 253.0 | Passing Offense | 225.5 |
| 12.6 | Punt Returns | 20.0 |
| 43.0 | Kickoff Returns | 33.0 |
On Saturday, Georgia will make its first of at least three scheduled appearances on CBS this season. The network will televise the Tennessee game in Athens at 3:30 p.m. The Bulldogs’ all-time record on CBS is 61- 42-1. The Alabama game (Oct. 17, 8 p.m. ET) and the Florida contest (Nov. 7, 3:30 p.m.) are also slated to be on the network.
Below are post-practice comments from head coach Kirby Smart and players Mark Webb and Nakobe Dean (Tuesday, Oct. 6).
Head Coach Kirby Smart (Full transcript)
On what he sees from Tennessee’s offensive line…
“[Tennessee[ has great size. They’re very experienced in our league, one kid who has played a lot of ball last year against us and has gotten better. They’ve got a tremendous offensive line, probably one of the best in our league. [Tennessee], us— I like our offensive line— I know Alabama has a really good one, and there are several others, but these guys are talented. Cade [Mays] has played in our league at the tackle position. He’s proven he can block the best guys in the country. They’ll be a great challenge.”
On the defense complementing each other this season in terms of the pass-rush creating opportunities…
“I think that’s always the case— you want to compliment each other, and they’ve done a tremendous job of doing that. They’ve got a lot of experience, but they probably haven’t been challenged like they’re going to be challenged this week.”
On an injury update of Tre’ McKitty…
“I’m hopeful that Tre’ is going to be able to go. He practiced today and did a good job. We thought he was going to be ready for last week and didn’t want to have to play him unless we had to.”
On his assessment of Darnell Washington…
“Darnell has done a good job. He’s been kind of thrown in the fire. I wish his conditioning was at a higher level. I wish he could sustain his high speed longer. He gets tired pretty quickly, but he is physical. He’s not afraid of contact, and he’s got great hands.”
| Georgia | 2020 Averages | Tennessee |
| 32.0 | Scoring Offense | 33.0 |
| 8.0 | Scoring Defense | 19.5 |
| +2 | Turnover Margin | +2 |
| 414.5 | Total Offense | 408.0 |
| 161.5 | Rushing Offense | 182.5 |
| 253.0 | Passing Offense | 225.5 |
| 12.6 | Punt Returns | 20.0 |
| 43.0 | Kickoff Returns | 33.0 |
On Saturday, Georgia will make its first of at least three scheduled appearances on CBS this season. The network will televise the Tennessee game in Athens at 3:30 p.m. The Bulldogs’ all-time record on CBS is 61- 42-1. The Alabama game (Oct. 17, 8 p.m. ET) and the Florida contest (Nov. 7, 3:30 p.m.) are also slated to be on the network.
University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart and several Bulldog student-athletes offered the following comments on Monday.
Head Coach Kirby Smart
Opening statement …
“It’s on to Tennessee. Jeremy [Pruitt] has done a tremendous job putting together a really good football team. He has built his team along the offensive and defensive line of scrimmages, and they have a good football team. They are very physical. They are very experienced at quarterback. They are very experienced in the secondary. I have a lot of respect for the way they play the game. I thought last year they played extremely physical against us — that’s the brand of football they play. I’ve got a lot of respect for that. I’ve known Jeremy for a long time, and it’s going to be two good football teams getting after it.”
On if he had a sense at the Sugar Bowl Cade Mays was planning to transfer …
“No. I didn’t have a sense then. I thought Cade had done a tremendous job for us. I’ve got a lot of respect for Cade as a player and a person. That’s all I can say about it. He’s no longer with us. I am looking forward to the matchup. He’s a really good football player, one of the toughest players that I have been around, and I am looking forward to the matchup.”
On the waiver the SEC gave several players …
“That’s a commissioner decision.”
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia senior offensive guard Ben Cleveland has been named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week, according to a league announcement.
This marks the second career SEC weekly honor for Cleveland. He was also awarded the accolade following the shutout victory versus Missouri in 2019. This is also the Bulldogs’ second weekly honor this season (Sept. 28, P Jake Camarda – Special Teams).
Cleveland, a native of Toccoa, Ga., had five knockdown blocks and graded out at 83 percent during the Bulldogs’ 27-6 win over No. 7 Auburn. Part of a newly aligned unit after three 2019 Bulldog linemen were drafted, Cleveland helped allow Georgia’s backs to go for 202 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 45 carries (4.5 average). Cleveland helped first-year starting quarterback Stetson Bennett get sacked only a single time against the Tigers.
The No. 3 Bulldogs (2-0 SEC) play host to No. 14 Tennessee (2-0 SEC) on Saturday. CBS will televise the matchup at 3:30 p.m.
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
ATHENS, Ga. – The fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated the seventh-ranked Auburn Tigers, 27-6, under the lights of Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Saturday night in front of 20,524 spectators and an ESPN primetime audience.
“It sure felt like more than [20,524], but it felt like a lot of fans out there. I thought the crowd noise was helpful,” said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. “I thought we showed improvement. We left a lot of plays out there. I thought we played really hard defensively but sloppy on third down. I thought offensively, when we play clean, meaning we don’t have a busted assignment, a penalty, or somebody doesn’t know what they’re doing, we do well; but we can go backwards as quickly as we can forwards offensively, and we probably left more out there.”
Redshirt-junior quarterback Stetson Bennett completed 17 passes on 28 attempts, totaling 240 yards with a touchdown in his first career start directing the Georgia offense. Redshirt-freshman Kearis Jackson recorded career highs with nine catches and 147 yards including a 49-yard catch, a career-long.
Another Stout Defensive Effort In The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry:
Fourth-ranked Georgia held seventh-ranked Auburn to just a pair of field goals in a 27-6 victory. The Tigers were limited to 216 yards of total offense on 63 plays. It marked the fifth time in the last six meetings in the Kirby Smart era that Auburn was held to 14 points or less. It was Auburn’s lowest point tally since Georgia blanked the Tigers 38-0 in 2012 in Auburn and its lowest in Athens since 1967 when Georgia won 17-0. Georgia is now 9-4 against top 10 teams in the Smart era.
Senior Monty Rice led the Bulldogs with 7 tackles while junior Adam Anderson had two of the team’s three sacks and junior Azeez Ojulari had five stops with 3 TFL. At the end the third quarter, Georgia forced Bo Nix to his first interception of the year, ending a streak of 251 passes that was an Auburn record and ranked second nationally behind Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. Bulldog senior Mark Webb notched his first career pick on the play. Senior Richard LeCounte was called for targeting with 3:49 left in the first half and missed the remainder of the contest.
By John Frierson
Staff Writer
Georgia linebacker Azeez Ojulari provided the perfect coda on the fourth-ranked Bulldogs’ stellar first half against Auburn on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium. It was about as good a half as a Georgia team has played in a long time, and wasn’t it nice to see the Bulldogs lined up between the hedges again?
With the Bulldogs leading 24-3 and having punted the ball to the Tiger 15-yard line, and only 18 seconds left in the half, trick-play loving Auburn lined up in the classic take-a-knee formation. So, naturally, the seventh-ranked Tigers tried to catch the Georgia defense off guard, having wideout Anthony Schwartz run around the left side. Or try to, anyway.
Ojulari wasn’t having any of it, stuffing Schwartz for a 4-yard loss — one of his three TFLs in the game. The Tigers called it a half after that. And what a half it was for Georgia.
Georgia led by 21 at the break, but sometimes scores can be misleading. Not this time. The Bulldogs outgained Auburn 288 yards to 81. The Bulldogs earned 15 first downs to the Tigers’ five. Georgia averaged 6.3 yards per play to Auburn’s 3.1. Get the picture?
