BULLDOGS GLANCE
No. 12 Arkansas (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Georgia (1-1, 0-1)
Noon, Sanford Stadium
ESPN/107.9 FM
WHEN UGA HAS THE BALL
GEORGIA OFFENSIVE STARTERS
QB Aaron Murray 6-1, 209, Fr.
FB Fred Munzenmaier 6-2, 240, Sr.
TB Washaun Ealey 5-11, 215, So.
SE Tavarres King 6-1, 191, So.
FL Kris Durham 6-5, 212, Sr.
TE Orson Charles 6-3, 240, So.
LT Clint Boling 6-5, 315, Sr.
LG Cordy Glenn 6-5, 320, Jr.
C Ben Jones 6-3, 300, Jr.
RG Chris Davis 6-4, 302, Sr.
RT Josh Davis 6-6, 310, Sr.
PK Blair Walsh 5-10, 183, Jr.
ARKANSAS DEFENSIVE STARTERS
DE Jake Bequette 6-5, 271, Jr.
NG Alfred Davis 6-1, 326, So.
DT DeQuinta Jones 6-5, 307, So.
DE Damario Ambrose 6-5, 270, Sr.
OLB Anthony Leon 6-4, 227, Sr.
MLB Jerry Franklin 6-1, 241, Jr.
OLB Jerico Nelson 5-10, 214, Jr.
CB Ramon Broadway 5-9, 191, Sr.
S Rudell Crim 6-0, 209, Sr.
S Tramain Thomas 6-0, 198, Jr.
CB Isaac Madison 5-11, 185, Jr.
P Dylan Breeding 6-1, 211, So.
The matchup: The Bulldogs should play for the first time this season with Ealey and Caleb King at tailback, but will Murray have what it takes to put up points without A.J. Green at receiver? The NCAA upheld Green’s four-game suspension Friday. “The bottom line is that we’ve got to score one more point than them,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “If it’s 17, then we need to score 18, and if it’s 40, then we need 41. There is no doubt we’d like to score every time we get the ball, but in this business you just have to find a way to win.”
WHEN ARKANSAS HAS THE BALL
ARKANSAS OFFENSIVE STARTERS
QB Ryan Mallett 6-6, 238, Jr.
FB Austin Tate 6-6, 246, Fr.
TB Knile Davis 6-0, 220, So.
WR Greg Childs 6-3, 217, So.
WR Jarius Wright 5-10, 180, Jr.
TE D.J. Williams 6-2, 251, Sr.
LT DeMarcus Love 6-5, 315, Sr.
LG Wade Grayson 6-4, 302, Sr.
C Travis Swanson 6-5, 305, Fr.
RG Alvin Bailey 6-5, 323, Fr.
RT Ray Dominguez 6-4, 329, Sr.
PK Alex Tejada 6-0, 205, Sr.
GEORGIA DEFENSIVE STARTERS
DE Brandon Wood 6-1, 287, Sr.
N DeAngelo Tyson 6-4, 290, Jr.
DE Demarcus Dobbs 6-2, 285, Sr.
OLB Darryl Gamble 6-2, 250, Sr.
ILB Akeem Dent 6-2, 233, Sr.
ILB Christian Robinson 6-2, 226, So.
OLB Justin Houston 6-3, 258, Jr.
CB Vance Cuff 5-11, 177, Sr.
SS Bacarri Rambo 6-0, 211, So.
FS Jakar Hamilton 6-2, 203, Jr.
CB Brandon Boykin 5-10, 183, Jr.
P Drew Butler 6-2, 210, Jr.
The matchup: Arkansas has size (Childs) and speed (Wright) at receiver and a productive tight end, Williams. The Razorbacks have the ability to run but do not have a punishing back like South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore. What they do have is a quarterback who is bound for the NFL, which is where Bulldogs defensive coordinator Todd Grantham just came from. “They have a quarterback who can sit tall in the pocket and can make every throw you need for him to make,” Grantham said.
THE ONE TO WATCH
Ryan Mallett: As productive as Mallett was last season, he was criticized for his completion percentage and his inability to perform well on the road. He has improved his completion percentage already and plays his first road game today. “We need to come out and execute,” Mallett said. “Obviously, we want to score with every drive and we haven’t done that this year yet, and that’s our goal.”
IN THE END
Breaking it down: Green was the focus of Arkansas’ defense during last year’s shootout yet still had 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The fact Green has to sit out and Mallett doesn’t could be the difference.
Prediction: Arkansas 30, Georgia 27
– David Paschall