Georgia football shoots for their fourth-straight 3-0 start this Saturday afternoon against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.
The Georgia football team plays Middle Tennessee on Saturday at noon after an impressive road win at South Carolina last week. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 7:15 p.m. but was moved up due to growing concerns about Hurricane Florence.
Just like the game against Austin Peay, this game will be an easy one for the Dawgs and should be over by halftime. Middle Tennessee lost 35-7 to Vanderbilt in its first game and then gave up 37 points to UT Martin in a win last week.
Expect to see lots of players rotating in and out on both sides of the ball in this game. Justin Fields will also have an opportunity to play quite a bit in relief of Jake Fromm. Games like this give freshmen a chance to play substantial numbers of snaps and gives the team overall a nice break from a hostile road game at South Carolina last week.
While Kirby Smart constantly preaches that the Dawgs never look past an opponent, it’s safe to assume that the team has already been working on the game plan for next week’s game against Missouri.
Georgia’s starters will only play a half at the most in this game against Middle Tennessee. That will give the team’s key contributors some extra time to rest and recover before traveling to Missouri next week. The Dawgs will win this home game in a blowout and then move on to the heart of the team’s SEC schedule.
Prediction: Georgia 51, Middle Tennessee 7
Georgia and Middle Tennessee play tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on ESPN News.