GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: Florida run defense vs. Georgia running game. Behind RBs Elijah Holyfield and D’Andre Swift, Georgia ranks third in the SEC and 22nd nationally in rushing offense at 222.6 yards per game. Florida ranks 11th in the SEC in rushing defense, giving up 163.1 yards per game on the ground, but has played better against the run since junior LB David Reese returned from an ankle injury in Week 4 against Tennessee. The 6-foot-1, 248-pound Reese has 31 tackles in four games this season.
DRAFT SLANT:
–Redshirt junior RB Jordan Scarlett is coming off one of his better games of the season, rushing for 113 yards on 16 carries and a TD against Vanderbilt. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Scarlett has averaged 5.4 yards per carry on the season, rushing 70 times for 381 yards with three TDs.
ROSTER REPORT:
–WR Jacob Copeland remains questionable with a knee injury.
–DT T.J. Slaton has not played in Florida’s last two games, but Mullen said he’s healthy. “Just practice, execution,” Mullen said. “He’s got to continue to work and develop to get reps.” Slaton had set a goal of breaking UF’s sack record when the season began but has none this season.
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