Eye For The Tigers! Georgia vs. Auburn 2022

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GEORGIA VS AUBURN
GAME TIME: 3:30 P.M. EST
CHANNEL: CBS
GEORGIA VS AUBURN
BY: JEFF DANTZLER
It’s the 127th renewal of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry,
as Georgia hosts the Auburn Tigers Saturday afternoon at
Sanford Stadium.
The reigning national champion Bulldogs are coming off
a thrilling 26-22 come-from-behind victory over Missouri in
Columbia, which improved Georgia to 5-0 on the season and
2-0 in Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers were hungry
for an upset and led until the closing minutes. Georgia trailed
13-0 in the first half, 16-6 at intermission and 22-12 in the
fourth quarter. But the Bulldogs scored two fourth quarter
touchdowns and then ran out the clock to avoid what would
have been college football’s biggest upset of the season.
Auburn lost to LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium, as the Bengal
Tigers from Baton Rouge came back from a 14-0 deficit. The
week prior, Auburn edged Mizzou 17-14 in overtime on the
Plains. Heading to Athens with a record of 3-2 and 1-1 in the
SEC, underdog Auburn aims for the upset in Athens.
These two schools got it all started in the deep south in
Atlanta’s Piedmont Park in 1892. In the years, decades and
centuries to follow, the ancient foes have squared off in a
slew of classic gridiron battles that have epitomized the
glory, pageantry and heartbreak of SEC football.
For decades, this rivalry has been filled with underdog
victories and road team triumphs. Auburn would love to
conjure up those echos. Since 2006 though, Georgia has
gotten the better of Auburn, with the Bulldogs winning 14 of
the last 17 meetings with the Tigers.
For the Dogs to continue that success against the Tigers
and reach the midpoint of the regular season with an
unblemished record, there are some areas where Georgia
must improve to get back to peak performance. Over the
last two weeks, in a 39-22 victory over Kent State and the
four-point win at Mizzou, Georgia turned the football over a
total of five times. The Bulldogs are minus - four in turnover
differential in the last two games. Georgia had no turnovers
in the first three games of the campaign, victories over
Oregon, Samford and South Carolina by a combined score of
130-10.
Red Zone productivity is another area where Georgia is
striving for better production - as in score more touchdowns.
Georgia’s first four scores in CoMo were field goals. But, the
Bulldogs were two for their last two in Columbia, with those
fourth quarter TDs making the difference.
In this era of “what have you done for me (not lately, but)
today,” in the SEC, where the wins are so hard to come by,
every victory is so precious. And every player for these old
foes will try and make their mark and slice of history in one
of college football’s best rivalries.
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