PLAYERS TO WATCH
–QB Jake Fromm, a sophomore, just completed a wonderful regular season for the Bulldogs, completing 161 of 233 passes for 2,236 yards with 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions. Fromm, a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, is completing 69.1 percent of his passes, which is ahead of the school-record 67.9 posted by Hutson Mason in 2014.
–RB D’Andre Swift continues to post huge numbers for the Bulldogs in the running game and comes into Saturday’s game with 139 carries for 962 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns.
–WR Riley Ridley leads the wideouts with 34 catches for 450 yards and eight touchdowns, but he’s not the only weapon Georgia has at wide receiver. Junior Mecole Hardman checks in with 32 catches for 519 yards and six scores, with Jeremiah Holloman (21-350) and Terry Godwin (17-316-3) also posting impressive numbers.
–LB D’Andre Walker leads the Bulldogs in sacks with five and tops the Bulldogs with three forced fumbles to go along with 40 total tackles, with nine of those going for loss.
SERIES HISTORY: Alabama leads the series with Georgia 39-25-4.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “It would be great to do that. It would be awesome to do that. I think if you can disrupt the pocket and get him out — to do that you have to take a lot of chances, and there are some good players back there behind those chances you’re taking. They also have the ability to expose you when you’re not balanced up on the run. I mean, there are similarities between their offense and our offense. They do a really good job offensively of running the ball and putting together run packages. They just don’t have to use them all the time because they’re really explosive. So, getting pressure, affecting the quarterback — absolutely that’s critical. But not giving up big plays is, too.” — Kirby Smart on making Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa uncomfortable in the pocket.
