With Saturday’s 35-32 win over Tennessee at Sanford Stadium, the last three meetings between Georgia and Tennessee have now been decided by a combined 13 points. One could very easily make the case that Tennessee was the better team on Saturday, but the Bulldogs have a man-child named Gurley on its team.

Here are five takeaways from the Bulldogs close win over the Volunteers:

Todd Gurley should be early Heisman favorite: No player in all of college football means more to his team that Gurley does to the Bulldogs. He again got off to a slow start on Saturday afternoon, but absolutely took the game over in the second half en route to a 28 carry, 208 yard and two touchdown performance. Gurley’s rushed for 610 yards on the season, on pace for more than 1,500 yards. Even more, he’s twice taken over games with Georgia on the ropes and lead them to wins.

Hutson Mason won’t win a game for Georgia: Mason has done what he’s been asked to do very well this season, completing more than 70 percent of his passes entering the game against Tennessee. However, he threw two interceptions against arguably the best defense the Bulldogs have seen this season. All of Mason’s completions are in the short to intermediate range; rarely does he throw the ball deep past the first down sticks, and several of his throws on Saturday lacked zip. Head coach Mark Richt said after the win that receivers Justin Scott-Wesley, Malcolm Mitchell and Jonathan Romph should all return on Monday, so we’ll see if that boosts Mason’s confidence all. But so far, if defenses contain Gurley and he has to win a game for Georgia, don’t count on it.

The secondary’s a huge concern: Georgia gave up 284 yards and three touchdowns through the air to Justin Worley, who played a very good game. The Volunteers were aggressive in attacking the secondary early the game as it jumped out to a  10-0 lead. The Bulldogs still have a lot of trouble covering routes over the middle and veteran linebacker Ramik Wilson has been nothing short of a liability in coverage so far in 2014. Based on the four game sample size we have, the ‘Dawgs achilles heel will cost them a game or two.

Play-calling an issue: When Mike Bobo is trending on Twitter, it’s likely not a good thing for Georgia. Play-calling continues to be a head-scratcher for the Bulldogs. Bobo seems insistent on proving Mason can throw the ball, but Georgia boasts a backfield that stacks up with any in the country, so why not ride your Heisman Trophy candidate and two freshmen studs? As mentioned, perhaps with the return of some important skill players, Bobo’s rhythm as a play-caller settles in.

A win’s a win: The bottom line is Georgia moved to 4-1 and 1-1 in conference play. It’s destiny is not sealed in the race for the SEC East crown, but that division is as wide as ever. No team has shown itself to be dominant, thus each week will essentially serve as a play-in game for contention in the division.