Georgia football and Ole Miss are ready for their top 10 showdown in Athens Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs enter this game 5-1 and the No. 9 team in the country while the Rebels are a perfect 6-0 and No. 5 in the country.
Ole Miss is led by their dominant offense that is averaging 37.8 points per game. It goes without saying that Georgia is going to have to keep the Rebels under that point total if they expect to win this game.
Defense should clearly be the main focus in this game for Georgia as slowing down the Ole Miss offense will be no small task. However, there is something UGA's offense can do that will help limit the Ole Miss offense as well that is Georgia's best path to beating the Rebels.
Relying on Georgia's run game will lead to a victory over Ole Miss
Georgia's strength on offense this season is running the ball. They have countless running backs that can be extremely effective in the run game with Chauncey Bowens and Nate Frazier leading the charge along with quarterback Gunner Stockton. Georgia will need to rely on their run game not only because it is their strength, but it will help keep the Ole Miss offense off the field.
The best way Georgia can limit the Ole Miss offense is by keeping them off the field as much as possible. This is the defenses main job on Saturday, but Georgia's offense can help out by having long drives that eat up a lot of clock. And the best way to do that is by running the ball effectively, that way they avoid incompletions which stops the clock.
Running the ball a lot is Georgia's best bet at finding success against the Ole Miss defense as well as the Rebels rank No. 95 in the country in rush defense. The Rebels have given up 157.5 rush yards per game this season while the Bulldogs themselves have rushed for 185.5 yards per game which is good for No. 41 in the country.
So combining this data together it's easy to see how much success Georgia can expect to have on the ground. But another benefit will be keeping the Ole Miss offense off the field for as long as possible.