ESPN’s Stanford Steve identifies what Georgia must do differently in Ole Miss game
By Rolando Rosa
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It’ll require a 60-minute effort for No. 9 Georgia to have a shot at taking down No. 5 Ole Miss in Athens on Saturday. ESPN’s Stanford Steve believes the Bulldogs have a real chance at handing the Rebels their first loss of the season.
Yet in Wednesday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show, he’s emphasizing that a better start will go a long ways towards making it a reality. Georgia trailed by 14 before rallying for an overtime win against Tennessee on Sept. 13. Most recently, Georgia trailed 10-0 in the first half at Auburn before reeling off 20 unanswered points for the victory.
“Georgia’s got to figure out how to start these games better…” Stanford Steve said. “They’ve been incredible in these second halves. Last week, the drive to clinch it by Gunnar Stockton it was just textbook. I thought [Mike] Bobo was great. Outside runs, third-down conversions, using their go-to guy Branch as a decoy on a big third down…I like Georgia’s offense when you look at it in its totality.”
Ole Miss took last season’s game vs. Georgia 28-10 in Oxford. However, Georgia hasn’t lost at home to Ole Miss since a 31-27 defeat on Nov. 23, 1996.
Ole Miss at Georgia is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC).
