ATHENS, Ga. – This Saturday’s football game between No. 13 Auburn and No. 5 Georgia became appointment television back in January.
That’s when Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson made their decisions to return for their senior seasons on Auburn’s defensive front. Brown had been pegged as an NFL first-round selection, but his return solidified a scintillating showdown between the defensive wall of the Tigers and Georgia’s offensive line that was pegged last season among the top three nationally and returned its primary components.
“It’s going to be a great competition between a great O-line and a great D-line,” Georgia sophomore Cade Mays, who has started at right guard and right tackle and was needed at center in Saturday night’s win over Missouri, said Monday. “I think a lot of people have had this on their calendar, so I’m definitely looking forward to it.
“They’ve got a great group of guys who are talented and very physical, and they’re veterans. They’ve played a lot of ball.”
Georgia’s offensive line averages 6-foot-5 and 328.6 pounds, making it the biggest unit in program history. The Bulldogs have allowed just five sacks for 29 yards through nine games, the fewest such totals yielded by any team nationally outside of Air Force.