The Latest News And Notes For UGA Football's Big Game Against The Texas Longhorns
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ATHENS - Dawg Post gives the latest news and notes for No. 5 Georgia’s big upcoming matchup against the Texas Longhorns.
Fast Facts On The Georgia-Texas Series
Fifth-ranked Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) finishes the SEC regular season Saturday when it plays host to No. 10 Texas (7-2, 4-1 SEC) for the first time in Athens. Kickoff will be at 7:30 pm on ABC. Last Saturday in Starkville, Georgia cruised to a 41-21 victory over MSU while UT had an open date.
The Bulldogs upset then No. 1 Texas 30-15 in Austin last year and then beat the No. 2 Longhorns again in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta 22-19 in overtime. UT holds a 4-3 edge in the series history. The first meeting came in the 1949 Orange Bowl (UT won 41-28 in Miami).
The Bulldogs are 8-0 against top 10 ranked opponents Between the Hedges under Kirby Smart. Georgia is 41-17 against ranked opponents in the Smart era including 15-2 in Athens. Georgia is 39-3 in its last 42 SEC regular season games.
“Hard To Kill”
Georgia has trailed early and/or late in six of its seven SEC games this year, and it is 5-1 in those contests. The Bulldogs have rallied to beat No. 15 Tennessee and Auburn on the road for their ninth straight victory in those series, outlasted No. 5 Ole Miss in Athens, won their fifth straight over Florida in Jacksonville, and last Saturday in Starkville, erased an early 7-0 deficit with 38 unanswered points and eventually recorded a 41-21 decision for the program’s 900th all-time win.
Georgia blanked then No. 17 Alabama and Auburn in the second half while Kentucky’s lone second half score came on a 23-yard drive with 1:51 left in the contest and the Bulldogs up 35-7. Trailing 35-26, Georgia outscored No. 5 Ole Miss 17-0 in the 4th quarter in its 43-35 win. Against Florida, Georgia fell behind 20-17 early in the 4th quarter, took the lead for good with 4:36 left
and posted a pair of 4th-Down stops including one in the Red Zone as UF came in 22-for-23 there.
The only league contest where Georgia led wire-to-wire was a 35-14 home win over UK while the only comeback that fell short came to No. 17 UA 24-21 in Athens.
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According to FanDuel, the Georgia Bulldogs are 5.5-point favorites over the Texas Longhorns this weekend in Athens.
Georgia-Texas Comparison
Georgia - UT
Scoring Offense/Game: 33.4 - 29.6
Rushing Offense/Game: 197.2 - 135.3
Passing Offense/Game: 239.1 - 246.1
Total Offense/Game: 436.3 - 381.4
Scoring Defense/Game: 19.8 - 16.4
Rushing Defense/Game: 100.2 - 78.2
Passing Defense/Game: 210.6 - 235.3
Turnover Margin: -2 - +8
Frazier & Bowens Headline Ground Attack
Georgia is averaging 197.2 rushing yards per game with 22 TDs.
Sophomore Nate Frazier (team-high 575 yards) has started seven games including the first four contests. He had a team-best 72 rushing yards plus a three-yard TD catch in the win over No. 5 OM. Most recently, he had a career-high 181 yards on just 12 carries (15.1 avg.) in the road win over MSU. His performance at MSU featured a career-best 59-yard TD run.
Redshirt freshman Chauncey Bowens made his first career start during the win over UK and provided 70 yards on a career-high 15 carries. Against No. 17 UA, he posted a career-best 119 yards on 12 carries (9.9 average). He has 474 yards and 6 TDs, the latest a 36-yard scamper for the go-ahead score in the 4th quarter in the win over UF.
Branch Setting The Tone For the Wideouts
The Bulldogs are averaging 239.1 receiving yards a game with 16 TDs.
Junior Zachariah Branch (53-for-542 yards, 3 TDs) is poised to move into the top 10 in school history for most catches in a single season. Brice Hunter tallied 76 in 1993 followed by Brock Bowers with 63 in 2022 while a trio of former Bulldogs are tied for third place with 59 receptions.
With senior Colbie Young (23-for-336 yards, 1 TD) sidelined now with a leg injury (happened in the win over No. 5 OM), Branch and seniors Noah Thomas (8-for-154 yards, 2 TDs), Dillon Bell (18-for-204 yards, 1 TD) and junior London Humphreys (16-for-221 yards, 2 TDs) are the top pass catchers.
Thomas has the longest catch of the season, a 64-yard TD against MSU. Thomas got his first score as a Bulldog on a 22-yarder against UF for a 17-10 lead. Branch posted a career high 10 receptions for 112 yards in the neutral site victory over UF. He had a team-high eight catches for 71 yards in the win over No. 5 OM. Branch had five catches for 69 yards in the victory at No. 15 UT, including a 36-yard TD and the game-tying two-point conversion with 2:32 left in regulation
Humphreys had THE catch of the season. Down 38-30 with 2:38 in the game at No. 15 UT, it was 4th-and-6. He hauled in a 28-yard touchdown strike from Gunner Stockton.
Defense Looking Better In The Second Half
Georgia has had 55 players drafted over the past five seasons, including 30 on defense and 11 of those defenders have gone in the first round.
Opponents have scored 178 points this year (19.8 ppg). In 2025, opponents have scored 59 points in the 1st quarter (21 of those at #15 UT) and 44 in the 2nd quarter. However, in the 2nd half, the Bulldogs have allowed 72 points (plus 3 points in OT). No. 5 OM scored 14 in the 3rd quarter and then were shut out in the 4th quarter. Shut out Auburn in the 2nd half after trailing 10-3 at the half in 20-10 win. Blanked No. 17 UA in the 2nd half after it scored 24 points in the first half. UK had seven points in the 1st half, and it’s final TD came courtesy of a 23-yard drive following a turnover with 1:51 left and Georgia up 35-7. Georgia had a 38-7 lead at MSU before allowing 14 points in the 2nd half.
Allen Now The SEC Leader In Tackles Per Game
Juniors CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson are the tackle leaders with linebacker Quintavius Johnson rounding out the trio that has started every game. They combined for 2.5 of the team’s three sacks in the road win over MSU.
Allen (75 tackles, 6 TFL, 3.5 Sacks) leads the SEC with 8.3 tackles per game. He’s been the team’s leading tackler in seven of nine games this year with a career-high 13 stops in the win over UF. He notched his first career forced fumble and fumble recovery in the win over UK and then forced a key fumble at the goal line at AU. He made a team-high 10 tackles, a sack, two TFL at AU and followed that with 10 stops versus No. 5 OM.
Also, Allen is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year, on the Midseason Watch list for the Lombardi Award and a Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist.
