SB Nation Atlanta - Georgia Southern vs. Georgia: Bulldogs turn attention to Eagleshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2012-11-19T08:04:43-05:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/34036232012-11-19T08:04:43-05:002012-11-19T08:04:43-05:00Bulldogs' Samuel, Hall hampered by injury
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<p>Right guard Chris Burnette and running back Richard Samuel sit out Georgia's game on Saturday. </p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> were without starting right guard Chris Burnette because of injury in their blowout victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles from Sanford Stadium — one of a few injuries the Bulldogs are dealing with as the season winds down.</p>
<p>Burnette was still nursing a left shoulder injury that had kept him out of the better part of two games after suffering an injury in the first half against the Ole Miss Rebels, <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2012/11/17/notebook-todd-gurley-gets-1000-yards-gurshall-runs-past-herschel/?cxntfid=blogs_uga_sports_blog">according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution</a>. The Bulldogs would eventually beat Ole Miss, 37-10. </p>
<p>Running back Richard Samuel also did not dress for Georgia's showdown with FCS Georgia Southern, as he continued to deal with an abdominal strain. Samuel had not missed a game because of the injury, but was forced out of Saturday's victory. </p>
<p>Adding to the injury report was fullback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136440/merritt-hall">Merritt Hall</a>, who left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury that has been bothering him most of the year. Hall returned, but was visibly hobbled by the ankle. </p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2012/11/19/3664998/college-football-injury-reportAsher Feldman2012-11-18T17:28:59-05:002012-11-18T17:28:59-05:00Mike Bobo says Bulldog offense may be his best yet
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<p>The Bulldogs' offensive coordinator wasn't afraid to say that these Bulldogs could be the best he's seen</p>
<p>Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo surely was feeling a little queasy about his offense's performance in the first half against Georgia Southern - the Bulldogs only opened up a 10-point lead at the half against an FCS school - but after a second-half explosion, Bobo wasn't afraid to call this Georgia offense one of the best he's ever seen. </p>
<p>After the 45-14 win, Bobo told Dog Bytes Online that Georgia's passing offense might be the best one he's put out on the field yet.</p>
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<p>"It's got a chance to be the best offense we've had, but we've got to wait until the season's over," Bobo said. "I think we're playing extremely well. We've got experience at receiver and quarterback. We've got guys who have played in big games and we've got guys who have seen everything you can possibly see on the back end and we've got guys who know how to make the necessary adjustments."</p>
<p>Perhaps Bobo's comments were influenced by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78599/aaron-murray">Aaron Murray's</a> 330 yards and four touchdowns against Georgia Southern - or maybe by the Bulldogs offense finding a solid new groove over the last three weeks after sputtering in a tight win against Florida.</p>
<p>Now Bobo, Murray and company will need to put that passing game to the ultimate test - two wins in the next two weeks could assure the Bulldogs a chance to play for the BCS title - but it won't be easy against Alabama, the nation's number one defense.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/11/18/3663238/mike-bobo-praises-uga-offenseJack Blanchat2012-11-18T14:40:48-05:002012-11-18T14:40:48-05:00Murray happy about setting Georgia TD record
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<p>Georgia's offense set an impressive record on Saturday, and Aaron Murray is looking to do more.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> set the school's record for touchdowns in a season during a 45-14 victory over the Georgia Sourthen Eagles on Saturday, and quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78599/aaron-murray">Aaron Murray</a> is happy to to be a part of the accomplishment. The junior looks forward to adding on, as the Bulldogs have three games left to play..</p>
<p>When asked about breaking the record following the victory, Murray was excited and ready to continue the team's success to close the year, <a href="http://www.macon.com/2012/11/17/2254010/from-the-locker-room-dreading.html" target="_blank">according to macon.com</a>:</p>
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<p>"Oh it's a great feeling. We still have three games to shatter that record. So hopefully we'll continue to put touchdowns on the board. But it's a great feeling. This offense has gotten better and better every week this season." </p>
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<p>Georgia has now scored 56 touchdowns on the year and is averaging 37.6 points per game. Murray has contributed 31 of those scores, with 28 touchdowns through the air and three on the ground.</p>
<p>The quarterback is on pace to set career-highs in yardage, yards per attempt, passer rating, and completion percentage. He has a shot at setting his high in touchdowns of 35 after tossing four against the Eagles on Saturday. </p>
<p>The Bulldogs will look to add to their record against Georgia Tech in their final regular-season game of the year.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/11/18/3662486/aaron-murray-post-game-uga-georgia-southernCraig Powers2012-11-18T13:52:32-05:002012-11-18T13:52:32-05:00Jarvis Jones has quiet week vs Georgia Southern
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<p>Georgia's best defender didn't do too much against the Georgia Southern Eagles</p> <p> </p>
<p>One triple-option team down, one more to come - and Georgia's 45-14 win over Georgia Southern came on a week when the Bulldogs survived a quiet week from its best defender.</p>
<p>Jarvis Jones registered only six tackles, but had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble in the win, and said that he was taken out of the box score because of his assignment to cover the quarterback - an assignment that he'll draw again next week against Georgia Tech as he tries to break the single-season Georgia sack record.</p>
<p>And while fellow teammate John Jenkins said he was "dreading" another week of shuffling between the quarterback, fullback and halfback, Jones told the Macon Telegraph that he wasn't <i>that</i> worried about it.</p>
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<p>"When I look at it, I don't look at it as dreading it. I look at it as being disciplined. For us to be a great defense we gotta be disciplined and we gotta have challenged. We're challenged another week with the triple-option and we're challenged to be disciplined."</p>
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<p>With the Bulldogs now looking to keep their national title hopes alive, every game is that much more important, and Georgia will want two big weeks from Jones in their rivalry game against the Yellow Jackets and the SEC title game - which might be a play-in to the BCS title game.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2012/11/18/3662324/jarvis-jones-post-game-uga-georgia-southernJack Blanchat2012-11-18T13:29:35-05:002012-11-18T13:29:35-05:00Georgia will face two-straight option attacks
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<p>Georgia will have to defend the option for a second-straight game next Saturday.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> faced an option attack when they took on the Georgia Southern Eagles on Saturday, and they will see another when they face Georgia Tech next week. Georgia held the Eagles to 14 points with the help of a couple fumble recoveries, and they are hoping that experience will help next Saturday.</p>
<p>Bulldogs defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was asked after Georgia's 45-14 win over Georgia Southern what it will be like to defend the option for a second-straight week. He believe seeing similar concepts will be beneficial, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.macon.com/2012/11/17/2254010/from-the-locker-room-dreading.html">according to macon.com</a>:</p>
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<p>"I guess that's the positive to it, we got to play against these guys this week, and there'll be some carryover. I mean Georgia Tech does it a little different than these guys in terms of the plays they run. But the concepts are the same, the blocks are the same. So I think thart part will help us a little bit." </p>
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<p>Georgia has some room to improve against Georgia Tech. The FCS Eagles were able to pick up 5.2 yards per carry, gaining a total of 302 yards rushing on 58 attempts.</p>
<p>The Yellow Jackets will provide a much stiffer challenge, as they are gaining 5.7 yards per carry on the year. They have rushed for 3,574 yards and 45 touchdowns, contributing to their 38.5 points per game average.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/11/18/3662226/todd-grantham-post-game-uga-georgia-southernCraig Powers2012-11-18T12:37:59-05:002012-11-18T12:37:59-05:00Jeff Monken looks ahead to FCS playoffs
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<p>Georgia Southern will try to put Saturday's loss to Georgia behind them as they focus on the postseason.</p> <p>Georgia Southern suffered a 45-14 loss to Georgia on Saturday, but Eagles head coach Jeff Monken is focusing on the upcoming FCS playoffs and the not his team's loss to the Bulldogs.</p>
<p>Monken said he learns more about his team after a win than a loss, and he's happy to put the game against Georgia behind him while looking ahead to the playoffs.</p>
<p>Monken told the <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2012/11/17/jarvis-jones-its-week-by-week-and-we-cant-get-ahead-of-ourselves/?cxntfid=blogs_uga_sports_blog" target="_blank">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a> that the team "can go to bed tonight knowing that we are in."</p>
<p>Despite the loss, Georgia Southern finished the season 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the Southern conference. The Eagles earned one of the ten automatic bids in the FCS playoff bracket after Citadel defeated Furman, 42-20.</p>
<p>Georgia Southern finished in a three-way tie for first place in the conference with Wofford and Appalachian State. Each team finished 1-1 against the other two this season.</p>
<p>Georgia Southern will find out who its opponent in the first round of the FCS playoffs will be on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-southern/2012/11/18/3662014/jeff-monken-post-game-uga-georgia-southernPardeep Toor2012-11-18T12:18:51-05:002012-11-18T12:18:51-05:00Dominique Swope and Darius Eubanks return
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<p>Fullback Dominique Swope and safety Darius Eubanks returned on Saturday after missing the previous week with injuries. </p> <p>Georgia Southern fullback Dominique Swope had 17 carries for 92 yards in a 45-14 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.</p>
<p>Swope missed the previous two games with a concussion, but appears to be healthy heading into the FCS playoffs.</p>
<p>Georgia Southern safety Darius Eubanks also returned against Georgia, after missing one week with a bruised shoulder.</p>
<p>Despite the loss, Georgia Southern finished the season 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the Southern conference. The <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Eagles</a> earned one of the ten automatic bids in the FCS playoff bracket after Citadel defeated Furman, 42-20.</p>
<p>Georgia Southern finished in a three-way tie for first place in the conference, with Wofford and Appalachian State. Each team finished 1-1 against the other two this season.</p>
<p>Georgia Southern will find out their opponent in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.</p>
<p>Sam Houston State won the FCS championship in 2011 and are currently ranked third in the country in the coaches poll. North Dakota State is ranked first in the poll at the end of the regular season.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-southern/2012/11/18/3661930/georgia-southern-injury-reportPardeep Toor2012-11-18T11:28:32-05:002012-11-18T11:28:32-05:00Arthur Lynch, Jay Rome lift Bulldogs early
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<p>Tight end Arthur Lynch had three receptions for 68 yards against Georgia Southern on Saturday. </p> <p>Georgia tight ends <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78623/arthur-lynch" class="sbn-auto-link">Arthur Lynch</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/136450/jay-rome" class="sbn-auto-link">Jay Rome</a> combined for five receptions for 97 yards to help the Bulldogs defeat Georgia Southern, 45-14, on Saturday.</p>
<p>Lynch was the second-leading receiver on the team, behind Chris Conley, with three receptions.</p>
<p>Both Lynch and Rome have experienced an increased role since top wide receivers Marlon Brown and Michael Bennett suffered season-ending injuries.</p>
<p>Offensive coordination Mike Bobo told <a href="http://dogbytesonline.com/tight-ends-lynch-rome-capitalize-on-opportunities-to-be-targets-in-passing-game-64853/" target="_blank">Yousef Baig of Dog Bytes Online</a> that the tight ends have done a "nice job in the last few weeks."</p>
<p>Lynch has 15 receptions for 308 yards and two touchdowns this season. Six of those receptions have come in the last two weeks. Rome has nine receptions for 109 yards, with seven of those catches coming in the last three weeks.</p>
<p>Murray completed 18 of his 28 attempts for 330 yards and four touchdowns against Georgia Southern. Georgia has scored over 35 points in three consecutive games. They're averaging 37.6 points per game this season, which ranks 21st in the country.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/11/18/3661682/arthur-lynch-jay-rome-uga-georgia-southernPardeep Toor