Georgia and Arkansas meet for the first time since 2014 on Saturday as the SEC finally joins the college football party after delaying the start of its season by two weeks due to the outbreak coronavirus
The Bulldogs begin the season as a Non-Team ranked 4th in the Top 25 AP, while the Razorbacks begin a new era as Sam Pittman takes over as head coach
It’s no surprise to see Georgia start the season as the non-4th team in the Top 25 AP and the bookies’ second favorite behind Alabama to win the SEC title The Bulldogs have reached the league game of the SEC over the past three seasons, reaching the College Football Playoff national title game in 2017 and under Kirby Smart, they have won at least 10 games in three consecutive seasons for the first in program history.
The Bulldogs have talent on both sides of the ball with senior safety Richard LeCounte, a five-star rookie three years ago, headlining a cast of 14 defensive players who took at least 200 shots last season by returning this year, just like Georgia to continue to build on a defense that ranked third in the country last year in total defense and yards against per game and second in yards per game
On the other side of the ball is Todd Monken, the man who toured southern Mississippi between 2013 and 2015 before spending the last four years as an offensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Cleveland Browns in NFL, replaced James Coley as offensive coordinator
Monken has a challenge, as the Bulldogs’ offense lost key elements in the NFL Draft, with offensive tackles Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson, running back Andre Swift and quarterback. rear Jake Fromm among those leaving college world The latter’s departure leaves a void that Georgia may struggle to fill this season, as Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman opted out of the season due to coronavirus concerns, and the transfer USC JT Daniels has yet to be medically cleared after returning from ACL injury
That leaves D’Wan Mathis, who missed last season after undergoing emergency brain surgery, online from the start of the season on Saturday
If continuity is the buzzword in Georgia, a new start is on the way in Arkansas, where Sam Pittman takes charge of his first game as head coach of the Razorbacks – and his first as head coach since 1993 – against the team he spent the last four seasons with offensive line coach then assistant head coach
The Hogs haven’t won a game against an SEC schedule in the past two seasons, in which their record is dismal 4-20, and start the season as the second-lowest-ranked team from the SEC, just ahead of Vanderbilt
To make matters worse, the Razorbacks lost leading tackle De’Jon Harris and five of last season’s top eight linemen On the offensive side of the ball, Florida transfer Feleipe Franks is the new quarterback, but the Arkansas offensive line does not appear equipped to provide him with adequate protection.
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