USA Today's Matt Hayes recently went through and predicted the first loss for every college football team that is currently undefeated. Hayes very easily could have said he doesn't believe Georgia will lose during the regular season, but instead he opted to make his best guess for who Georgia's first loss this season will be to.
There are a few realistic options that could trip up Georgia, but there are also a few teams that seem very unlikely to upset the Bulldogs. But Hayes of course decided to shake things up with his Georgia prediction and somehow decided on Florida being the first loss for UGA this season.
"Nov. 1 vs. Florida. But for an injury to QB DJ Lagway, the Gators would’ve beaten Georgia last year," Hayes wrote via si.com. "An elite Florida defense will be the difference this time in a bitter rivalry."
Analyst predicts Georgia to lose to rival Florida
Outside of Georgia's matchup with Charlotte towards the end of the season, Florida may just may be the worst team left on UGA's schedule. The Gators are off to a 1-2 start which includes an embarrassing loss to USF in week two. On top of that, Florida lost to LSU last week after quarterback DJ Lagway threw five interceptions.
Hayes point about Georgia's struggles with Lagway last season is accurate, but so far this season Lagway looks like he's regressed. So it would be very shocking if he was a problem for Georgia's defense this season.
Hayes could have picked Alabama or Texas as Georgia's first loss and no one would have complained. Even picking Auburn or Ole Miss would have made more sense. But for some reason he decided to go with the most disappointing team (relative to expectations) in all of college football so far this season as Georgia's first loss.
The Bulldogs are favored to win every game leading into their rivalry matchup with Florida, so there technically is a chance this prediction comes true. But anyone who has paid even a little attention to college football this year knows that Florida stands no chance at beating many teams on their schedule, let alone the defending SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs.