Georgia vs. Texas Football Preview: Key Strategy Insights

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00:00The other matchup is a 7-30 kick in Athens.

00:04These teams met two times last year.

00:06Georgia got the whole road win in Austin, 30-15,

00:10and then won the SEC Championship.

00:13Coach, they're playing very good right now.

00:15They rushed for well over 300 yards against Miss State.

00:18Nate Frazier with a breakout performance over 140 yards on the ground.

00:23The defense was opportunistic, wins it.

00:25They won it by 20 points against Miss State last week

00:29as an eight-and-a-half-point road favorite.

00:31They're laying five-and-a-half against Texas.

00:34I think if both teams bring their A game, it might be close for a half.

00:38But give me the Bulldogs.

00:40I think they win this game by double digits.

00:42Well, that's what they've done all year.

00:44They've just pulled away.

00:46They play tough football.

00:48They'll pound the ball, run the football,

00:50maybe not get ahead much by halftime, if ahead at all,

00:53and they'll pull away.

00:55Arch Manning's had two of his biggest games the last two games.

00:58He's had his best yardage-wise passing the ball.

01:01He's had his best games.

01:02But Kirby Smart won, playing in Athens, too.

01:06Those are two huge factors because under Sarkeesian,

01:08I don't think they play as well on the road,

01:11and I don't think they play as well in big games

01:13because of their lack of commitment to the running game.

01:16When he gets tight and the pressure gets on,

01:20he goes to the pass too soon.

01:22Too much pass, too much pass.

01:23And you've got to be willing to ride your running attack

01:26into the second half.

01:28I think that's what Georgia does,

01:29and that's what gets them to victory.

01:31And to your point about Texas, you look at last year,

01:34they averaged around 158 yards on the ground.

01:38They've had a very inconsistent rushing attack this year,

01:41well under 150 yards entering this matchup,

01:44well under four yards per carry as a team as well,

01:48which puts you in long third-down situations.

01:49And you could go to big games all of last year,

01:53the two most important games for Texas down the stretch.

01:57Last year against Arizona State,

01:59where they got forced into overtime,

02:01they only pounded the rock coach for 1.7 yards per rush

02:06against Ohio State.

02:07In the semifinal playoff loss,

02:09they only pounded the rock for 1.3 yards per carry.

02:13They're going to need a better effort on Saturday,

02:16and to me that's the difference.

02:17They're going to need to convert potentially over 45%

02:21on third downs to maybe win this game.

02:23I just don't see it happening on the road.

02:26They've been too inconsistent in big matchups.

02:29Well, the one concern that you have,

02:31Georgia has not been real good pressuring the quarterback,

02:34but they're getting better the last couple of games.

02:37They much improved that part of their ballgame.

02:39I think that's because they know they've had to improve that.

02:42And so again, as we go toward the end of the season,

02:45and you watch the body of work that Georgia has done,

02:48they've corrected those little things.

02:49And, of course, last week they just took off

02:52against Mississippi State

02:53and just crushed Mississippi State.

02:56They'll be a hard team for Texas to keep up with

02:59in Athens between the hedges.

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