Georgia meets Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington. Here is a first look at the Georgia-Kentucky matchup.
Georgia Season so far
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | Austin Peay | W 45-0 |
| Sept. 8 | at South Carolina | W 41-17 |
| Sept. 15 | Middle Tennessee | W 49-7 |
| Sept. 22 | at Missouri | W 43-29 |
| Sept. 29 | Tennessee | W 38-12 |
| Oct. 6 | Vanderbilt | W 41-13 |
| Oct. 13 | at LSU | L 36-16 |
| Oct. 27 | Florida [Jacksonville] | W 36-17 |
Kentucky Season so far
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | Central Michigan | W 35-20 |
| Sept. 8 | at Florida | W 27-16 |
| Sept. 15 | Murray State | W 48-10 |
| Sept. 22 | Mississippi State | W 28-7 |
| Sept. 29 | South Carolina | W 24-10 |
| Oct. 6 | at Texas A&M | L 20-14 OT |
| Oct. 20 | Vanderbilt | W 14-7 |
| Oct. 27 | at Missouri | W 15-14 |
Stat Comparison
| Stat | Georgia | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing Offense | 221.6 (27) | 214.0 (31) |
| Passing Offense | 236.1 (64) | 148.1 (118) |
| Total Offense | 457.8 (28) | 362.1 (103) |
| Scoring Offense | 38.6 (20) | 25.6 (92) |
| Rushing Defense | 140.5 (43) | 108.5 (17) |
| Passing Defense | 165.6 (9) | 186.8 (24) |
| Total Defense | 306.1 (14) | 295.3 (10) |
| Scoring Defense | 16.4 (12) | 13.0 (1) |
| Interceptions | 5 (86) | 7 (47) |
| Sacks | 1.25 (120) | 2.75 (26) |
| Tackles for loss | 3.9 (122) | 5.8 (75) |
| Turnover margin | 0.63 (21) | 0.13 (64) |
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Georgia Injuries and Suspensions
| DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/18 | OL | Ben Cleveland | Fibula | is upgraded to "?" Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 10/29/18 | T | Kendall Baker | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 10/28/18 | DT | DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 10/28/18 | LB | David Marshall | Foot | is "?" Saturday vs Kentucky |
| 08/19/18 | RB | Zamir White | ACL | is out for season |
Kentucky Injuries and Suspensions
| DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/18 | RB | Sihiem King | Redshirt | is out for season |
| 09/17/18 | TE | Keaton Upshaw | Undisclosed | is out for season |
| 08/26/18 | T | Landon Young | Knee | is out for season |
| 08/04/18 | DE | Joshua Paschal | Illness | is out indefinitely |
Source: DonBest.com
Challenges for Georgia
This isn’t your grandfather’s Kentucky. While the Wildcats are no juggernaut on offense, they are second to none defensively. The Wildcats are No. 1 nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 13 points on average a game. UK is also the only FBS school in the nation not to allow more than 20 points in a game this year. Offensively, the Cats have the top running back in the SEC in Benny Snell Jr. who has rushed for 935 yards and seems to be able to make a big play whenever a game is on the line.
Challenges for Kentucky
Georgia is strong on both sides of the ball. They’ve got Jake Fromm who is one of the most accurate passers in college football completing over 67 percent of his passes. Defensively the Dawgs are just allowing a field goal more than what the stout UK defense allows. In Elijah Holyfield (559 yds) and D’Andre Swift (466 yds) the Bulldogs have two of the better running backs in the SEC.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 3:30 pm ET and can be seen on CBS.
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