Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs Preview

By William Robinson  |   Friday, October 21, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The unranked Arkansas Razorbacks continue their wickedly tough schedule on Saturday when they travel to Athens to play the undefeated and 4th ranked Georgia Bulldogs. The Razorbacks current five game stretch includes games against the #1, #4, #5, and #16 teams in the nation. Georgia is coming off of a solid victory against Vanderbilt last week while last week versus Auburn, Arkansas played well in the 1st half but got absolutely man handled in the second half.

The Georgia Bulldogs have one of the best rushing defenses in the SEC so they should be able to hold the brutal Arkansas rushing attack to a reasonable total. The bad news for the Razorbacks is that their passing game is amongst the worst in the country so they will need to get the bulk of their yardage on the ground. The Bulldogs have been effective on offense and defense this season, scoring 32 points a game while giving up only 12 points per game.

Arkansas coach Houston Nutt always seems to have his team in a rebuilding mode that never ends, they just have not been able to consistently get top talent like UGA, Tennessee, Auburn and all of the top SEC programs. While they don't have the depth of a top program, what they do have is a couple of very young and very dangerous offensive weapons. Sophomore wide receiver Marcus Monk stands 6'-6" tall and leads the team with 4 touchdown receptions and freshman running back Darren McFadden has been unbelievable so far, totaling 6 touchdowns and 492 yards rushing on only 55 carries, giving him a sizzling average of 8.9 yards per carry.

Arkansas has weapons, just not enough of them to bring down a powerhouse like Georgia. Experience and depth will bring the Bulldogs a victory this week but don't think the Razorbacks will make it easy.
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