On paper, Saturday’s game with Ole Miss visiting the Georgia Bulldogs is a no-brainer.  However, last week’s results for each team may end up being the indicator as to how this game turns out.  For Ole Miss, they must continue attacking on offense with quarterback Seth Adams and must take chances on defense like they did in the narrow loss to Florida.  For Georgia, the key will be pounding the ball on the ground with Knowshon Moreno, Thomas Brown, and others.  The Rebels have given up a total of 771 yards rushing in just four games this season (192.8 yards per game) while only gaining 437 themselves.  For the bulldog defense, they must use effective blitzes against Adams, because if he gets time in the pocket, he will be able to rack up the yards against Georgia’s very young and very inexperienced secondary.  The Bulldogs have chosen to start two freshman at the cornerback spots this game with Prince Miller on one side and Asher Allen on the other. 

Players to Watch:

For Ole Miss, the player to watch will be senior quarterback Seth Adams.  Adams has 962 passing yards on the season with 7 touchdowns and just three interceptions.  302 of those yards and 2 of those touchdowns came in a surprisingly close loss to Florida last week.  If Adams is feeling it this weekend, he might tear up that newly refined, very young secondary of Georgia.

For the Bulldogs, look for redshirt freshman running back Knowshon Moreno.  Seeing as how porous the Ole Miss defense has been this year against the run, Moreno’s day will be a huge factor in the outcome of this game.  If Moreno and Thomas Brown can combine to get over 170 on the ground, this game will be a win for the Dawgs.  Moreno’s burst, quickness, and energy combined with the senior leadership of Brown will be needed to roll over the Rebels, who just may surprise some people with how tough they are.

Also, look to see how the new cornerback tandem of Prince Miller and Asher Allen does against the Ole Miss receivers.

If Georgia wants to win this game…..they cannot be thinking about last week’s big win over Alabama.  The Bulldogs will want to stay as far away from the word “letdown” as possible this week.  We all know how many times we’ve seen that happen after a big win.