There are only a handful of days until the 2021 Georgia football season returns for what seems like one of the most anticipated seasons since 2017. The Bulldogs have some unfinished business after falling short of making the SEC Championship and College Football playoff last year.
Could 2021 finally be the year the team beats Alabama in the conference championship? Only time will tell, but with the roster and schedule, like it is, the football gods may finally be calling Georgia’s name.
The Bulldogs finished their 8-2 season on a high note with a four-game win streak and a 24-21 win over Cincinnati in the Peach Bowl. Since the end of last season, Georgia has been busy preparing for this upcoming season.
Despite an abundance of injuries this offseason, the Bulldogs have a ton of experience as they return 14 starters. Yes, Georgia lost some talented players, but this roster is still loaded down with the experience needed to make fireworks.
The AP Preseason Top 25 Poll has the Bulldogs at No.5, and so many experts have given them a lot of praise throughout the offseason. Once again, Georgia is a heavy contender for the College Football Playoffs, but it won’t be an easy path.
Thankfully the Bulldogs don’t have Alabama on the schedule this year, but they do have to open against Clemson, one of the hottest teams in college football in recent years. However, if Georgia takes its favorable schedule week by week, the Bulldogs can really make this season memorable.
The countdown is almost to single-digit days away, so here is a look at our game-by-game predictions with scores for the Bulldogs in all 12 of their regular-season games.
Georgia football: Week 1 vs Clemson
- Venue: Bank of America Stadium
- City: Charlotte, N.C.
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 42-18-4
- Last meeting: Georgia won 45-21, 2014
Probably the most anticipated game of the season happens on Sept. 4 against Clemson in Charlotte. Who are we kidding? Fans have circled this matchup for years. The last time these two faced off was in 2014 when Georgia defeated Clemson 45-21 in the season opener.
Georgia hasn’t lost an opener since that Clemson game, and the Tigers hadn’t lost an opener since that beatdown in Athens, which was in 2013 when Clemson won 38-35.
Seven years later, a top-five matchup and bragging rights are on the line.
The stakes for this game continue are at an all-time high. I mean a showdown of this magnitude during the first week of the football season — this is the definition of college football and why we love it so much. Even ESPN College GameDay thinks it’s a big deal as they’ll be at the game in Charlotte as well.
This game will be one of the toughest on Georgia’s schedule, if not the toughest.
Clemson’s defensive front is one of the best in the country and will be hungry for redemption after falling short of a national title game last year. Not to mention the Tigers’ offense is high-powered and just as talented as Georgia’s.
It’ll be JT Daniels vs. DJ Uiagalelei, as these are two of the best quarterbacks in the country. Daniels has more experience than Uiagalelei, which could benefit the Dawgs, but it won’t be an easy road.
The Bulldogs have suffered more injuries during this offseason than anyone likes to talk about, but that doesn’t mean Georgia is short-handed.
It’s unclear who will be available and who won’t be for the game on Georgia’s end of things, but at the same time, the running back stable is fully loaded, and Daniels has plenty of weapons. Clemson does as well, but it’s time for Georgia to win a game when it matters.
So, I have a feeling Georgia will find a way to seal the deal and win a close one in Charlotte, ending the opening game streak for the Tigers.
Score Prediction: Georgia 31, Clemson 28
Projected 2021 Record: 1-0
Georgia Football: Week 2 vs UAB
- Venue: Sanford Stadium
- City: Athens, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 2-0
- Last meeting: Georgia won 34-0, 2006
After a juggernaut of a Week 1 game, Georgia will have its home opener against UAB, marking the third time these two have played each other.
Even though UAB isn’t the powerhouse that Clemson is, this team is no pushover and, like the Tigers, has an incredibly talented defensive front. The Blazers defense gave up on average 137.9 rushing yards a game, around four yards a play, and just five rushing touchdowns all season.
Opponents would convert just 29.77% of third downs last season and only averaged 21 points. The Blazer’s defense recorded 60 tackles for loss and 21 sacks last season as well.
This defense will give Georgia’s offense fits as long as they physically can, and will be no pushover until they get tired. UAB’s offense averaged about 200 yards on the ground and through the air, so they’re a pretty balanced team.
Georgia will eventually overpower the Blazers, but they better not sleep on them because they’ll be ready to give it all they got. The Bulldogs need to push the throttle down and keep it pressed down until they beg for mercy. While that seems a bit harsh, things like that happen when you’re looking to prove a point and have a special season.
This game will also be an excellent time for younger players to gain experience and prove they can make plays in game-like situations. While tough matchups make for better cases in the College Football Playoff committees’ eyes, these ‘cupcake’ games are great for when guys get banged up and build some depth down the road.
Georgia will likely have very few issues against the Blazer teams because, well, they’re far deeper and talented, but once again, the Bulldogs cannot go into this game asleep. They must be aggressive regardless of who they’re playing.
Score Prediction: 55-0
Projected 2021 Record: 2-0
Georgia Football: Week 3 vs South Carolina
- Venue: Sanford Stadium
- City: Athens, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 51-19-2
- Last meeting: Georgia won 45-16
Georgia opens up their SEC schedule at home against South Carolina, who is under new management in head coach Shane Beamer after the Gamecocks fired Will Muschamp last year.
After losing his job, Muschamp joined the Bulldogs staff and has been an outstanding hire thus far, so we can forgive the terrible things he said in the past. Anyway, that’s a rabbit hole we will avoid.
Beamer is a former staffer as he was the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach during as he was part of Kirby Smart’s first entire staff. He left after the 2017 season for Oklahoma and then took the South Carolina job.
The Gamecocks return 14 starters like the Bulldogs do, including their talented running back Kevin Harris, who ran for 1,200 yards, and their second-leading receiver in tight end Nick Muse, who had 30 catches for 425 yards.
Defensively, South Carolina’s sack leader Kingsley Enagbare returns after tallying six last year. Cam Smith, a defensive back, recorded three tackles against the Bulldogs last year’s returns as well.
The Bulldogs should utilize both the running and passing game against the Gamecocks to keep them on their toes at all times. Georgia’s defensive front must be a force against the Gamecocks for the Bulldogs to find success to slow down Harris. The Bulldogs also must find a way to get South Carolina off the field because allowing 3-of-3 fourth-down conversions is still unacceptable.
During last season’s game, Georgia did a great job on third down, converting 8-of-10 times, which must happen again. This game will also be a chance for the stable of running backs to do some serious damage. While I don’t think the Gamecocks will give up 332 rushing yards, the Bulldogs will do some damage.
Beamer is a heck of a coach, and I think a lot of people will be surprised at their end-of-year record. However, in Week 3 against a top-5 Georgia team, the Bulldogs win with ease.
Score Prediction: 45-17
Projected 2021 Record: 3-0
Georgia Football: Week 4 at Vanderbilt
- Venue: Vanderbilt Stadium
- City: Nashville, Tenn.
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 58-20-2
- Last meeting: Georgia won 30-6, 2019
Georgia travels to Nashville for their first SEC road test of the season. After the game between these two got canceled last year, making it the only game the Bulldogs didn’t get to play.
Vanderbilt made some changes in the offseason as they let Derrick Mason go and hired Notre Dame’s former defensive coordinator in Clark Lea. The Bulldogs will take on another SEC East team working on rebuilding, but that doesn’t mean they should go into it casually. Vandy went 0-9 last year, so Lea can only go up from that because even though there is a lot of work to do, Mason did a great job recruiting, so there is some talent there.
According to Athlon Sports, the Commodores return a hefty 17 starters from last season, including quarterback Ken Seals who completed 64.6% of his passes. He threw for 1,928 yards, 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Vanderbilt returns a wideout room full of playmakers like Cam Johnson, Amir Abdur-Rahman and Ben Bresnahan.
While Seal will have weapons, the Commodores don’t have a solid offensive line, so that will be something Georgia’s defense will need to exploit. Vanderbilt picked up Re’Mahn Davis from Temple as he ran for 936 yards in 2019 for the Owls.
The last time these two teams played, Georgia won 30-6 in Nashville, where Georgia fans flooded Vandy’s stadium. With this year’s game in the Music City, I fully expect that to happen again along with a dominant performance.
By this time, Georgia may have some of those injured players return, which gives them more depth and more weapons to use.
After racking up 323 yards on the ground against Vandy in 2019 and 156 yards through the air, I fully expect Georgia to have a much more balanced offensive effort in 2021. Daniels will exploit the Commodore secondary, and the running backs should see wide open holes to run downfield, so the offense performance in this game should be impressive.
Score Prediction: 42-7
Projected 2021 Record: 4-0
Georgia Football: Week 5 vs. Arkansas
- Venue: Sanford Stadium
- City: Athens, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 11-4
- Last meeting: Georgia won 37-10
The Bulldogs return to Athens for Game 5 of the 2021 season for an SEC East/West showdown against Arkansas.
Sam Pittman’s squad has this game circled after the Razorbacks fell to Georgia in last year’s season opener 37-10. Georgia’s former offensive line coach shocked some folks with his first-year Razorback team, and they’ll be even better in 2021.
Arkansas returns 19 starters, which should help them win more than the three games they did last year.
Of the 19 returning, their starting quarterback isn’t one of them. Feleipe Franks graduated, so the Hogs will likely look to KJ Jefferson, a dual-threat who backed up Franks. He threw for just 274 yards last year and will have the most experience at the position, which isn’t a lot.
Arkansas will have weapons to help improve Jefferson’s confidence in Treylon Burks. The Hogs return running back Trelon Smith, too, after finishing the season with 710 yards.
However, the position that will give Georgia the most fits in the offensive line as the entire unit is back this season.
Pittman knows how to put an offensive line together, so even though they gave up 34 sacks last season, they’ll likely improve that number this year.
Defensively, Arkansas’ biggest strength will be their secondary. Jalen Catalon, a heavy-hitting safety, heads the group as five starters return. This unit recorded 13 interceptions last year, so Daniels will have to be careful.
The offense needs to be balanced for Georgia to win this game. Pittman’s squad held the Dawgs to just 121 rushing yards last year but gave up 266 through the air. Georgia needs to show it can succeed running and throwing the ball because the Razorback’s secondary will be much better than in 2020. If the offense can punch Arkansas in the mouth early, it will give the defense the ability a do its job.
Georgia’s defense will be a significant factor in this game. While they held the Hogs to just 77 yards on the ground, they coughed up 203 passing yards. If they can cause turnovers and find a way into Arkansas’ backfield, the Bulldogs will win the game.
There cannot be any let-up against Arkansas because they’re a team that if you come into the game complacent, they’ll run out of Athens with a victory. While this game may not seem like a trap game, it could be, so Georgia must maintain its focus to avoid getting their first loss of the season.
Score Prediction: 21-7
Projected 2021 Record: 5-0
Georgia Football: Week 6 at Auburn
- Venue: Jordan-Hare Stadium
- City: Auburn, AL.
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 61-56-8
- Last meeting: Georgia won 27-6
The South’s Oldest Rivalry will happen earlier than usual but that could play into the Bulldog’s favor. Typically, when these two teams face off they’ve had 10-11 games under their belts, but with them playing in Game 6, it should give the Dawgs the edge.
Joining the multiple SEC teams rebuilding in 2021, Auburn will look to improve their 6-5 record from last season as the Tigers hired Bryan Harsin from Boise State to get them back to being contenders.
Auburn returns 15 starters from last year’s team, including starting quarterback Bo Nix.
He threw for 2,415 yards and 12 touchdowns with a 59.94% completion rate. Nix has a lot of game-time experience that can hurt a team if given the time.
The Tigers return their leading rusher, Tank Bigsby who carried the rock 138 times for 856 yards and five touchdowns while averaging six yards a carry.
Last year, Georgia held Bigsby to just 31 yards on the ground, but he and Nix connected seven times for 68 yards, so the Dawgs will have to watch for that this year.
Auburn managed to pick up former Georgia wideout Demetris Robertson out of the transfer portal, giving Nix an experienced guy he can trust after losing his top three receivers.
Hopefully, by this game, Georgia will have all of its injured players back, giving JT Daniels more weapons to use than he’ll need.
Last year, Georgia won 27-6, giving the Dawgs four straight wins over the Tigers and seven straight at home.
The Bulldogs’ offense had a balanced game against the Tigers, recording 240 yards through the air and 202 on the ground. Georgia shut down Auburn’s rush attack to just 22 yards and did a decent job in the passing game, giving up 177 yards.
Jordan Davis and the rest of the defense must mimic those results this season to allow the offense to get in a rhythm and make plays with ease. If you can keep their offense off the field, it’ll be harder to score.
While Georgia is better than Auburn on paper, the Bulldogs must avoid a 2017 disaster by staying focused and being smart on both sides of the ball. Most importantly, if there’s a chance to score, then trust your quarterback and get it into the endzone or trust the kicker.
Auburn will give the Dawgs a fight, but the Bulldogs will edge out the Tigers on the road to stay perfect.
Score Prediction: 35-14
Projected 2021 Record: 6-0
Georgia Football: Week 7 vs. Kentucky
- Venue: Sanford Stadium
- City: Athens, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 60-12-2
- Last meeting: Georgia won 14-3
Georgia returns to Sanford Stadium in week seven for an SEC East showdown with the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Bulldogs currently have an 11-game winning streak over the Wildcats, and I expect them to make it 12 straight in 2021.
Even though the Wildcats return 11 starters, they’ll have some questions surrounding their offensive again. Their defense will have a solid foundation, but it’ll need some work.
Head coach Mark Stoops hired Liam Coen from the L.A. Rams to run the offense after struggling to score last season. Terry Wilson transferred out, so Kentucky will have to find a new starting quarterback to lead the way.
The Wildcats will likely look to either Will Levis or Joey Gatewood to handle those duties.
Kentucky does have some experience at the running back spot, in Chris Rodriguez and Kavosiey Smoke. Rodriguez ran for 785 yards last year and 11 touchdowns while averaging 6.6 yards a touch. He will likely be the starter and will need to be a significant playmaker.
Smoke has two years of experience, but look for him to contribute more in the passing game.
Kentucky showed they could hang in 2020 by holding Georgia to 14 points. The Bulldogs won the defensive battle, but it was an ugly win that exposed offensive production issues for the Dawgs.
While Georgia’s offense finished with 346 total yards, they struggled to get the ball into the endzone. They scored enough to win, but it wasn’t a win that made fans very comfortable.
If there is a chance to score this season, the Dawgs need to take advantage of it regardless if it’s through the air or on the ground.
The Bulldog’s defense must improve from last year too. Georgia let Kentucky’s offense stay on the field far too long as they went 7-of-16 third-downs and 2-of-3 fourth-down conversions.
Not to mention the six penalties Georgia committed, allowing their offense to be on the field for 35 total minutes. Georgia won because Kentucky couldn’t make anything happen on offense and didn’t have enough depth on defense.
This game needs to be a statement for Georgia in 2021. Instead of getting out of there with an ugly win heading into the off-week, demolish them.
Georgia shouldn’t overlook Kentucky by any means, but at the same time, the Bulldogs have more depth and talent than the Wildcats do, so this shouldn’t be a game long.
Score Prediction: 35-7
Projected 2021 Record: 7-0
Georgia Football: Week 8 vs. Florida
- Venue: TIAA Bank Field
- City: Jacksonville, Fla.
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 53-44-2
- Last meeting: Florida won 44-28
Once again, the Georgia-Florida battle will likely be a deciding factor in who wins the SEC East title and a trip to Atlanta.
However, after Florida embarrassed Georgia in Jacksonville last year, 44-28, I suspect the Bulldogs have this game circled on the calendar to prove a point.
After owning Florida for three years, Dan Mullen and his team got the best of a Georgia team that struggled to produce much offense.
Florida returns nine starters for 2021 but loses some significant names after last year’s 8-4 season.
The Gators lost playmakers in Kyle Trask, Kadarius Toney and Kyle Pitts, who covered up a defense that could give up as many explosive plays as the Kyle duo made. This duo is what gave the Gators the success they had.
Replacing Trask will be Emory Jones, who’ll finally get his time to lead the Gators after sitting on the bench the last three years. Dameon Pierce returns as the Gators starting running back after leading them with 503 yards.
Defensively, Florida has some experience, but their production last year wasn’t that impressive. They gave up 428 yards of offense a game and let opponents score 30 points on average.
While the Gator’s offense was the star, their defense almost cost them a few games.
Zachary Carter and former Bulldog Brenton Cox will be two players Florida look to this year to be leaders on defense. Carter had five sacks last season and nine tackles for loss while Cox tallied four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss. These two will be strong playmakers for the Gators.
Georgia will have to find a way to avoid giving up 474 yards through the air in Jacksonville. While the Dawgs held their running game to just 37 yards, it didn’t matter because they completely dominated the air game.
Offensively, the Bulldogs will have to be able to spread out the Florida defense so they can run the ball but pass it when they need to. A balanced offense is a key in this game.
The biggest thing Georgia needs to accomplish is scoring in the red zone. Hopefully, by this game, Georgia will have its own stud of a tight-end ready to play and make some noise.
This game will be one of the biggest and most competitive on the schedule because it’ll determine who will head to Atlanta.
If Georgia wants to make this season special, they must win this game because it’ll either prove they’ve got what it takes to go all the way or crack under pressure.
Score Prediction: 28-24
Projected 2021 Record: 8-0
Georgia Football: Week 9 vs. Missouri
- Venue: Sanford Stadium
- City: Athens, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 9-1
- Last meeting: Georgia won 49-14
After their trip to Jacksonville, Georgia takes on Missouri between the hedges.
In year one of the new regime, the Tigers’ new head coach Eli Drinkwitz went 5-5 last season.
He has most of his starters back for the 2021 season, so Drinkwitz will have a little more trust in his guys.
Conor Bazelak returns as the Tiger’s starting quarterback. He completed 67.28% of his passes for 2,366 yards and seven scores. With another year under his belt, the redshirt sophomore will have some more confidence.
Missouri lost Jalen Knox to the transfer portal but has 6-4 receiver Keke Chism returning, who will give Bazelak a big target. Chism recorded 35 catches last year for 458 yards, so he will likely be one of Bazelak’s go-to guys.
Toting the rock will likely be Elijah Young or Tyler Badie, who recorded 242 yards last year, with the second-most yards behind Larry Roundtree.
Defensively, they gave up 32 points and 408 yards a game last season, but that was against some stiff opponents. The Tigers will be replacing some of their key playmakers from last year, so they will probably struggle again this season.
Last year the Dawgs defeated the Tigers 49-14 and could do whatever they wanted to offensively. JT Daniels threw for 299 yards while the running backs ran for 316 yards, averaging seven yards a carry and scoring four times.
Missouri’s offense was able to amass 178 yards on the ground and 200 through the air, but it was towards the end of the year, so Georgia had some guys banged up on defense.
With Georgia returning so many playmakers, last year’s result could be a good prediction for the 2021 game.
The Dawgs need to stay the course and keep the hammer down so they have no costly late-season slip-ups.
Score Prediction: 49-10
Projected 2021 Record: 9-0
Georgia Football: Week 10 at Tennessee
- Venue: Neyland Stadium
- City: Knoxville, Tenn.
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 25-23-2
- Last meeting: Georgia won 44-21
Another rebuilding SEC East team, the Dawgs final conference game of the year, will be against Tennessee on the road in Knoxville.
The Volunteers replaced Jeremey Pruitt after leading them to a 3-7 season in 2020 with Josh Heupel, their fifth head coach since Phillip Fulmer left in 2008.
Tennessee has a 73-75 overall record since 2009 and went 16-19 under Pruitt. A once SEC East powerhouse has turned into the team everyone scratches their head at, wondering what in the world happened.
This game will be the third SEC team that Georgia will go up against that has a head coach in their first year, and it’s six if you count second-year coaches.
Tennessee has a lot of rebuilding to do, and 2021 will have low expectations. The Vols return starters on both sides of the ball, but there is a ton of work left to do.
A lot of players transferred out of the program, including both of their leading rushers. Not to mention they’re dealing with NCAA recruiting violations too.
It’s a hot mess in Knoxville, and 2021 should be another year of struggles. With Jared Guarantano gone, the Vols need to find a starting quarterback. The race will likely be between Harrison Bailey, Hendon Hooker from Virginia Tech, or Joe Milton from Michigan.
Bailey played six games for the Vols last year, completing 70.59% of his passes. As a highly-touted recruit, he could get the nod this season, or it’ll likely be Hooker.
The Virginia Tech transfer started seven of the eight games last season, throwing for 1,339 yards and nine touchdowns. Hooker also ran for nine scores.
So, Georgia will likely see one of these two guys.
Last year, Georgia defeated the Vols 44-21 but gave up 215 yards through the air. The Dawgs defense struggled to get them off the field as well as they converted 2-of-3 fourth downs.
Georgia’s offense scored throughout the game, recording 193 yards on the ground and 238 through the air. This season, the Bulldogs should find success by keeping it balanced, but it could be a great game for Daniels to air it out some and get some style points.
Tennesse’s pass defense ranked 11th last year in the SEC as they gave up 265.8 yards a game. The Vols also had the third-fewest interceptions at five total.
Georgia’s secondary needs to shut down their pass attack, and the defensive front needs to put on the pressure.
The Bulldogs should handle Tennessee, but it’s an SEC opponent, so they should keep the throttle down until the final whistle.
This game could look like Georgia’s 2017 visit to Knoxville, but the defense must do their job.
Score Prediction: 41-7
Projected 2021 Record: 10-0
Georgia Football: Week 11 vs. Charleston Southern
- Date: Nov. 20
- Venue: Sanford Stadium
- City: Athens, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 1-0
- Last meeting: Georgia won 55-9, 2014
Georgia’s last home game of the season will be against Charleston Southern as the Dawgs finally get through their SEC schedule.
The only other time these two teams faced off was in 2014 when Georgia beat the Bucs 55-9.
While the Bulldogs shouldn’t sleep on any team, this will be another game to let some of the youngsters get playing time.
Charleston Southern played their 2020 season in the spring, so the Bucs will have a football season for the second time in six months.
The Bucs only got four games in last year, and as they went 2-2 overall.
Charleston Southern likes to throw the ball as they averaged 251 yards a game. The Bucs have a dual-threat quarterback in Jack Chambers, who led the team with 192 rushing yards last year and two scores. He threw 998 yards for seven scores completing 63.31% of his passes.
One of Chambers’ top targets from last season, Cayden Jordan, returns after recording 15 catches for 274 yards and four touchdowns in those four games.
Defensively, Charleston Southern’s leading tackler Cody Cline returns as he recorded 40 total tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions, and one pass break up in the shortened season.
Another to look out for on their defense is Shaundre Mims, who led the team with 5.5 tackles for loss and had 22 total tackles.
The Bucs will have some experience returning for this upcoming season, but Georgia is far deeper and more talented.
Regardless of the opponent, Georgia needs to win this game in a landslide and show their dominance. The College Football Playoff committee looks at these “cupcake games,” and the Bulldogs need to make sure they don’t slip up and have a Georgia Southern situation again.
While I expect Charleston Southern to come out aggressive and find a little success, the Bulldogs will run away with it by the second half.
Score Prediction: 55-0
Projected 2021 Record:11-0
Georgia Football: Game 12 vs. Georgia Tech
- Venue: Bobby Dodd Stadium
- City: Atlanta, GA
- Overall Record: Georgia leads 68-39-5
- Last meeting: Georgia won 52-7, 2019
The Clean Old Fashioned Hate rivalry returns after Georgia and Georgia Tech didn’t square off in 2020.
In the regular-season finale, the Bulldogs will travel to Atlanta and take on the rebuilding Yellow Jackets.
Geoff Collins is in his third year as Tech’s head coach, and the culture slowly seems to be changing. Going from a triple-option team to operating out of shotgun takes time and a lot of work.
Year 2 saw a lot of sloppiness from the Yellow Jackets with 89 penalties in 10 games. Forty-one of those came before the snap, which isn’t a good look and allowed opponents to take advantage of them.
But, with 12 returning starters, the Yellow Jackets will have some much-needed experience, so Year 3 could see more victorious moments than 2020 did. After going 3-7 last year, Collins’ team still has a lot to do before they’re contending.
I’ll give Collins credit for utilizing the transfer portal to his advantage as he grabbed some meat for both fronts.
Not to mention they finally have a returning quarterback in Jeff Sims, who started all 10 games last year. He found success throwing and running the ball. Sims ran for 492 yards and six scores, and through the air, he threw for 1,881 yards and 13 touchdowns, completing 54.9% of his passes.
Tech also as Jahmyr Gibbs returns to help out with the offensive production. The rising sophomore ran for 460 yards, averaging 5.2 yards a touch, collected 303 receiving yards, and scored a total of seven times.
Defensively, one of the guys Georgia will have to keep an eye on is Djimon Brooks, their senior defensive tackle. He will be a leader on the defense for Tech and was a force recording 30 tackles, a sack and fumble recovery in 2020.
Collins managed to grab Kevin Harris from Alabama in the transfer portal, so the Jackets have some grit out there.
Even though these two didn’t play last year, Georgia is far deeper than the Yellow Jackets in just about every position on the field.
Georgia needs to close out the regular season with a dominant win, and what better time to do that than against your in-state rival.
A balanced offensive effort and an aggressive defensive approach should give the Bulldogs their 12th win of the season to finish the regular season at a perfect 12-0.
Score Prediction: 42-14
Projected 2021 Record: 12-0