The Oklahoma game seems like a long time ago.

Through three quarters of that game, Tennessee was in command with a two-touchdown lead and in position to consolidate its national ranking with a statement win over the Sooners.

In the three weeks since, the Volunteers have blasted Western Carolina, imploded late against Florida and suffered another come-from-ahead loss at Neyland Stadium against an Arkansas team that most outside of Fayetteville had already left for dead this season.

So, at 2-3 overall and 0-2 in SEC play, Tennessee has its backs against the wall.

That gives it something in common with No. 19 Georgia, its opponent on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS).

The Bulldogs are doing a bit of soul searching themselves after a 38-10 beating at the hands of Alabama.

Greyson Lambert will remain the starter at quarterback, which seems like an odd sentence to type when he was leading the world in completion percentage and passer rating a couple weeks ago. But he wasn’t ready for the big stage against the Crimson Tide, and his backup, Brice Ramsey, wasn’t much better.

The Bulldogs don’t try to fool anyone offensively. They’ll line up in the I-formation on Saturday at Neyland Stadium and run Nick Chubb and Sony Michel until Tennessee stops it.

Georgia didn’t play well last week, but it’s still a very good football team with its destiny in its own hands. The Bulldogs can still win the SEC East (probably by beating Florida on Halloween), reach the SEC Championship Game and have a decent shot at crashing the 4-team playoff with a win over the SEC West champion.

Tennessee’s future is far more cloudy. The SEC East title is probably out of reach as there hasn’t been an East champion with more than one league loss since 2010 (South Carolina, 5-3). A loss in this game, followed by a trip to Alabama, and the Vols could be looking at an 0-4 SEC record.

“I speak the truth. We’re a good football team,” Tennessee coach Butch Jones said in his weekly press conference. “We’ve lost to three good football teams … We were 11 points away.”

The Volunteers will face another good football team this weekend. Putting four quarters of quality football together is a must if Tennessee is to stop its recent skid.

GEORGIA BULLDOGS CLOSER LOOK

Top player, offense: Nick Chubb, So., RB — Chubb is having another monster season. He’s third nationally in rushing yards (745) and has seven touchdowns to go with 8.2 yards per carry. He broke free for an 83-yard score against Alabama, giving him at least 100 yards rushing for the 13th consecutive game.

Tennessee struggled against the run in the loss to Arkansas, allowing both Alex Collins and Rawleigh Williams III to top the century mark. Needless to say, the Vols will need to play much better against the run to contain one of the nation’s best running backs.

Top player, defense: Jordan Jenkins, Sr., LB — Jenkins is tied for second on the team with 29 tackles and leads the Bulldogs with 3 sacks. He had 5 tackles, a sack and 6 quarterback hurries in last season’s 35-32 win over Tennessee. He’s also a team leader.

“I don’t think it will be tough at all getting ready for Tennessee,” Jenkins said. “The film session is not going to be fun to watch, but we need it as a learning experience.”

Top player, special teams: Isaiah McKenzie, So., WR/PR — McKenzie left the Alabama game with a sore hamstring and is questionable to play on Saturday. Should he suit up, the Volunteers will need to be solid on punt coverage as the sophomore has scored on one return and is averaging almost 12 yards per attempt this season.