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The Matchup: Troy (0-3) at Georgia (1-1)
The Venue: Sanford Stadium
The Kick: 12 p.m. ET
TV: SEC Network
Series Record: Georgia 1-0
Last Meeting: Georgia outscored Troy 44-34 in Athens in 2007. Knowshon Moreno rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on Homecoming. That victory was part of an 11-2 campaign for the Bulldogs that included a 2008 Sugar Bowl win.
Coaches: Mark Richt (127-46 overall), Larry Blakeney (175-104-1 overall).
Last game (Georgia): The Georgia defense was picked apart in the Bulldogs 38-35 loss to South Carolina in Columbia. The Bulldogs surrendered 447 yards of total offense to the Gamecocks.
Last game (Troy): Abilene Christian overcame a 14-point deficit to hand the Trojans its third. The Wildcats took the lead on a 27-yard field goal with just over six minutes to play. Abilene Christian iced the game with a nine-yard touchdown run with just over a minute to play.
Georgia wins if: They bounce back and look at this game as a chance to get better after a tough loss.
Troy wins if: They suddenly become an NFL team.
What it means if Georgia wins: They move to 2-1.
What it means if Troy wins: They’re paying players. (Not likely, but it’d take that to beat the Bulldogs.)
After living in Birmingham, Ala., Jordan left the ground zero of SEC Nation to head south to Florida to tell the unique stories of the renowned tradition of SEC football. In his free time, his mission is to find the best locales around.
