ATHENS, GA– For 6th-ranked Georgia, this well could have been a dangerous sandwich game, stacked right between old rivals Florida and Auburn.
But because of an unyielding defense that pitched its third shutout of the season and an offense that did enough to win, plus Rodrigo Blankenship’s usual steady performance, the Bulldogs will be taking an 8-1 season mark (5-1 SEC) to the Plains of Auburn on Saturday following a 27-0 spanking of the Missouri Tigers.
With Blankenship drilling three second-quarter field goals after Jake Fromm hit freshman George Pickens with a 25-yard touchdown pass on the Bulldogs’ first possession of the game, Georgia built a 16-0 halftime lead and cruised to the relatively easy victory at chilly Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium.