The most resilient team in the country once again found a way to win. The Dawgs down Ole Miss 43-35 in front of a sold-out Sanford Stadium. Gunner Stockton continues to prove that he might be the best quarterback and possibly a Heisman favorite with five total touchdowns and 348 yards of total offense. With Colbie Young’s leg injury, Zachariah Branch and Lawson Luckie took over out wide and will have to continue that success down the road with Young out indefinitely.
I want to give two different people a lot of credit for their performance against Ole Miss. Both have faced way too much criticism: Dillon Bell and Mike Bobo. Bell has been up and down during his time in Athens, but he continues to find ways to be effective on the ground and through the air, most notably with his 36-yard clutch catch in the fourth quarter to keep the Bulldogs on the field. As for Bobo, he called another unbelievable game and pulled out a lot of tricks that fooled the Rebels’ defense. Say what you want about his play-calling, but he knows what he is doing and has this offense rolling at any moment. It’s time to put our full support behind both Bell and Bobo.
It’s easy to put down the team you just beat, but you have to give Kiffin and the Rebels a lot of credit. Before this game, I thought Georgia would cruise to a comfortable win like we saw in 2023, and honestly I thought Ole Miss’ previous No. 5 ranking was a bit too high. However, they had an unbelievable offensive scheme and completely derailed a Georgia defense that most people see as a top defense in the nation. Ole Miss scored a touchdown on their first five drives, and moved down the field in whatever fashion they wanted. But like we’ve seen so many times this season, Georgia’s defense found a way to get stops at just the right time on the way to victory.
This season has seen improbable wins week after week for the Bulldogs. One week it seems like Georgia’s strongest link is the defense, then the next it seems like the offense is unstoppable. If the two strengths ever click together, this team will find themselves playing football late into January.
But no matter what happens this season, you can already see that Georgia has the ability to win any kind of game, whether it be a shootout like Tennessee and Ole Miss or a defensive battle like Auburn.
After a much needed bye week, the Bulldogs travel south to Jacksonville for a matchup with the Gators and yet another interim coach after the firing of Billy Napier. Florida comes into this matchup also off a bye and a key win over Mississippi State to keep their slim bowl hopes alive. While you might be thinking that this game will be a breeze, this classic rivalry never disappoints. Both of these teams certainly have experienced opposite seasons, but once the Bulldogs and Gators kick off at EverBank Stadium that all becomes irrelevant.
Hot Take of the Week:
Like I said earlier, Georgia’s defense, while they rose at the end of the game, was basically embarrassed against Ole Miss. However, the Rebels offense is one of the toughest to play in all of college football. With that test over, Georgia faces a much easier game with Florida. My hot take of the week is that Coach Smart and the Georgia defense rally back to form and shut out the Florida Gators en route to a huge victory. Even with the jolt of an interim staff, this Florida team is facing a cloudy future. Yes, I did say that this game is always a slugfest, but there’s no reason to believe that Georgia’s defense can’t completely shut down Lagway and the Gators. With Stockton and the offense leading the way, let’s see if the Bulldogs’ defense can send the Gator fans home early.