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Paced by 189 yards rushing from Nick Chubb and a spectacular punt return touchdown from Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia won its SEC opener on Saturday at Vanderbilt and moved up in Sunday’s AP Top 25.
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Previously ranked ninth, Georgia leap two spots to No. 7 after overcoming a sluggish start in Nashville.
The Bulldogs picked off Vanderbilt quarterback Johnny McCrary three times in Saturday’s win, including one that was returned 88 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth by Dominick Sanders.
Linebacker Jordan Jenkins picked up two of the Bulldogs’ three sacks.
“Just to get out of a game like this with a victory and still be able to learn from it will be very valuable to us, and that’ll be our goal,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said.
