This Saturday, the No. 4 ranked Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) host the unranked Texas A&M Aggies (7-3) in Athens.
Georgia, with its win over Auburn last weekend, clinched its spot in its third consecutive SEC Championship. The Aggies, on the other hand, were given college football’s hardest schedule and have lost to Clemson, Auburn and Alabama. Additionally, they still have to play LSU at the end of the season.
Despite being ranked No. 23 in both the Amway Coaches Poll and the AP Top-25, Texas A&M stayed unranked in the College Football Playoff rankings.
But do not sleep on Jimbo Fisher’s group. His team is coming off of a bye week and most recently beat South Carolina 30-6, the same team that beat Georgia in October.
We got the Dawgs winning, and you can see why below, but the DawgNation will come out and be loud on Saturday at 3:30.
Here are five reasons why Georgia beats Texas A&M.
Georgia is clicking
In the month of November, Georgia has beaten a top-10 Florida team, shutout Missouri and then went into Auburn to beat the No. 12 ranked Tigers.
Texas A&M surely presents a challenge, but Georgia is hot right now.
The defense is the best in the country, and maybe the pass defense could be tightened up a little, but offenses just are not doing anything on this Bulldog D. Jake Fromm still may not be putting up the most eye-popping numbers, but he’s doing everything he needs to.
There’s a buzz in Athens right now after three big wins this month and the clinching of yet another SEC East title.
Georgia will not slip up in this game.
The Dawgs pass rushers will get after Kellen Mond
Georgia has not been sacking the opposing quarterbacks a crazy amount, but its pass rushers have definitely been applying pressure all season.
This weekend, the Bulldogs face a Texas A&M offense which ranks 87th in the nation with 24 sacks allowed. Georgia’s offense, by the way, has allowed six sacks, which is second in America.
Georgia’s pass rushers, coupled with a hostile environment, will be able to confuse Mond and the Aggies offensive line before the snap and apply some pressure.
Through 10 games, Georgia has 22 sacks, which is 60th overall.
On the other end, Jake Fromm will have all day to throw
I just mentioned how Georgia will get to Mond all game, but I don’t expect it to the same story when Fromm has the ball.
Georgia’s offense has allowed just six sacks all season, which is second in the nation. Texas A&M has a solid defense, but struggles at taking down the quarterback. The Aggies rank 78th with 1.9 sacks per game.
The place will be quiet as can be when Georgia is operating on offense, and the Dawgs’ receivers should have enough time to get open. Creating separation is something Georgia’s pass catchers have struggled with at points this season, so Fromm will need to be on his game and not force anything to a covered guy.
And I expect that he will be on his game.
Senior night
Georgia seniors and a few juniors will never forgive themselves if they did not leave it all on the field in what will be their final home game as a Georgia Bulldog.
Yep, it’s senior day on Saturday and Georgia has a decent number of guys who may never play another snap between the hedges.
That includes seniors Tae Crowder, J.R. Reed, Brian Herrien, Tyler Clark, Rodrigo Blankenship, Lawrence Cager and others.
Juniors Jake Fromm, D’Andre Swift, Andrew Thomas, Richard LeCounte, etc. could also be playing their final game in Athens.
The 2019 Bulldog seniors enter Saturday’s contest with a 41-11 record, three SEC Eastern Division crowns and one SEC title (2017). The most wins by a senior class belongs to the 2005 group that went 44-9 and claimed a pair of SEC titles (2002, 2005). Georgia’s most decorated senior class came in 1983 as they went 43-4-1, winning the 1980 National Championship and three SEC titles (1980-82). Last year’s senior class concluded their career with a 42-13 record, which ranks tied for third best in school history (2004 seniors also went 42-10). Forty-one wins is fifth in school history.
Georgia is just better…does that count as a reason?
Whatever. It’s the truth. Georgia is the better team, though that’s not to say the Aggies don’t have some firepower.
Georgia is at the point right now where it is clicking too well to lose this game. In the end, talent will prevail the Dawgs to victory. Against South Carolina you’d think the same thing would have happened, but Georgia was not rolling then like it is now. I know that’s no excuse, but things are just going Kirby Smart’s way right now.
Georgia wins it 31-14.
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