Georgia (No. 19) at Tennessee
If Georgia head coach Mark Richt isn’t careful, the shock of last weekend’s beatdown at home by Alabama could linger on Saturday when the Bulldogs head into Knoxville, Tn. The Crimson Tide washed over Georgia like a tsunami, but thankfully Richt has a lifeboat by the name of Nick Chubb for the upcoming SEC battle.
If he’s smart, Richt will let Chubb carry Georgia’s offense. As we saw last Saturday, the electric running back can take it to the house on any given play. One more 100-plus yard rushing performance will propel him past Herschel Walker for the all-time Georgia lead, with 14 games in a row.
Tennessee has been sort of a disaster this year, losing three games by a total of 12 points. The fans know they could be looking at a record of 5-0 right now if not for some unbelievably bad moves by head coach Butch Jones.
With that in mind, this game is in no way easy to predict. If Tennessee doesn’t shoot itself in the foot, and if Jalen Hurd can outplay Chubb and runs wild over Georgia’s defense, then we could have a huge upset on our hands.
Prediction: Tennessee pulls off the upset, 24-23.