The Georgia Bulldogs play the Florida Gators in their annual rivalry game better known as the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party". However, there are plenty of important games going on outside of Jacksonville that can greatly impact Georgia's season.
With the race for the SEC Championship heating up, here are the three most crucial games this weekend for Georgia fans to watch when UGA isn't playing Florida.
1. Vanderbilt vs Texas
Vanderbilt has been one of the hottest teams this college football this season. A sentence that not many would have expected coming into the season, but the Commodores head into Austin with an impressive 7-1 record and ranked in the top 10. Texas, however, is on a very different trajectory.
Despite being the preseason No. 1 team in the country, the Longhorns are 6-2 and ranked No. 20. For Texas to truly rebound this season, they will need to come away with a victory at home. For Georgia, they could definitely use some more top-25 wins to add to their resume. With Texas coming up soon on the schedule, this game will determine where UGA will see Texas in the rankings when they travel to Athens.
2. Mississippi State vs Arkansas
Yet another surprising SEC team that has been hot this season is Mississippi State. Despite losing their last four games, the Bulldogs have had one of the most explosive offenses in the league.
Mississippi State is set to travel to Arkansas to face a Razorbacks team who just fired their head coach. This game could be a true road test for the Bulldogs to see just how good they really are. Georgia hosts Mississippi State on Nov. 8 in Athens, one week after the Florida-Georgia game.
3. Oklahoma vs Tennessee
With their only two losses being to Alabama and Georgia, it is hard to rationalize why Tennessee is ranked at No. 14. The Volunteers have had, similarly to Mississippi State, one of the most explosive offenses in the country. Putting 41 points on Georgia is no easy task, but the Volunteers did just that and were a made field goal away from upsetting Georgia in Knoxville a few weeks ago.
Now that Oklahoma is set to travel to Knoxville, Georgia fans should be rooting for Tennessee. Georgia needs all the help they can get when looking at their College Football Playoff.
As long as Tennessee continues to succeed, Georgia's resume to the CFP committee will only look better.