Georgia already clinched the SEC East. Now the Bulldogs just have to clear a runway to the College Football Playoff by playing perfect football until January.
Auburn vs. Georgia 2018 live stream: Time, TV channel, and how to watch online
The Bulldogs can beef up their CFP resume by dispatching a sorta-disappointing Auburn team.
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Blocking UGA’s takeoff is an Auburn team in dire need of a big win. The Tigers have fallen from top 10 program to potential Belk Bowl invitee, an ignominious decline in the first year of a seven-year contract extension for head coach Gus Malzahn. But a backloaded schedule means there’s still time to salvage the season, and knocking off Georgia in Athens would do a long way in establishing this year’s Iron Bowl as a competitive matchup and not just a ritual Aztec sacrifice.
The Bulldogs are rolling after knocking off the nation’s No. 9 team in consecutive weeks, though that fact gets a bit less impressive when you consider those wins came against flawed Florida and Kentucky teams. Beating the Tigers would give Georgia a great opportunity to head to the SEC title game with just one loss on its ledger, potentially making a December 1 showdown with Alabama a playoff eliminator in the process.
Auburn vs. Georgia prediction:
The S&P+ ratings tag the Bulldogs as the nation’s No. 5 team. Auburn clocks in at No. 15, despite being Tennessee’s lone SEC victory this fall. The Tigers are capable of shocking Georgia, but UGA has hit its stride after getting pantsed by LSU four weeks ago. The numbers see this as a 13-point win for the ‘Dawgs, and honestly, that sounds about right.
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Auburn vs. Georgia news:
- What’s Georgia worried about this week? Turnovers and the fourth quarter, mostly.
- But maybe the Dawgs should be worried about Jarrett Stidham, since big passing plays buoyed the Tigers last week.
- Georgia won the East last week by beating Kentucky, but UGA isn’t a complete football team...yet.
- What do Auburn’s coordinators think about Saturday’s game? Uh...we’re not quite sure.
Can the Tigers get a significant win for Gus Malzahn?
Malzahn’s in the first year of a seven-year, $49 million contract extension, and Auburn’s athletic director says he’s not going anywhere. But getting a vote of confidence nine games into the season is never a good sign, and it’s safe to assume Gus’s seat is, if not hot, at least slightly warmer than it had been.
The best way to peel back some of the criticism that’s followed him in this three-loss season? Beating the crap out of a top-10 Georgia team. The Bulldogs have won 10 of their last 13 games against the Tigers, so a season-derailing upset in Sanford Stadium would be the exact brand of resume fuel Malzahn needs to rebuild this offseason without hearing his name brought up in scornful tones on talk radio throughout the south on a daily basis.
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