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Tennessee Football: Can the Vols upset the Georgia Bulldogs this weekend?

By Stetson Marlin

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers hands the ball off to Running back Tim Jordan #9 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the game between the UTEP Miners and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 24-0. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers hands the ball off to Running back Tim Jordan #9 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the game between the UTEP Miners and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 24-0. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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Will the Tennessee Volunteers be able to upset the No. 2 ranked Georgia Bulldogs this weekend? Here are our sitewide predictions for this SEC matchup.

The Tennessee football team will have yet another very tough matchup this Saturday, as they head down to Athens to take on the No. 2 team in the country, the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs are very talented all around and will be a very tough team for the Volunteers to handle. They head into this game with a 4-0 record, while Tennessee has a 2-2 record currently.

Georgia is led by quarterback Jake Fromm. Fromm led them to a National Championship appearance in his true freshman year in Athens. The Bulldogs stick with a two running back system, as both Elijah Holyfield and D’Andre Swift share snaps for them.

Their defense, like always is relentless as well.

Vanderbilt has hit a rough patch in their season, as they have been losers of two straight games. They will look to get back on track this Saturday when they host in-state foe TSU.

TSU heads into this game with a 2-0 record after two of their first four games have been canceled.

Vanderbilt now has a record of 2-2 on the season, with wins coming against MTSU and Nevada and losses coming to Notre Dame and South Carolina. Vanderbilt should be able to get back to a winning record on the year before heading into a very tough stretch of the season against SEC foes.

Stetson Marlin’s Prediction

This game will be a very tough game for the Tennessee Volunteers, as they are in the midst of their very tough five-game stretch. The Bulldogs will be too much for Tennessee to handle, as this game could get ugly.

The Volunteers shot themselves in the foot a ton last week and they won’t be able to do that this week as well, as Georgia will be able to capitalize on those mistakes. This one will likely be a blowout.

Georgia 49 – Tennessee 7 

Austin Wright’s Prediction

The Tennessee Volunteers have their hands full for a second straight week as they head to Georgia to try and beat the Bulldogs in Athens. The Vols have too much to work on for the defense not to mention the offense couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn against Florida. This matchup might be even uglier than the Florida game last week and because of that, Tennessee will fall mightily to Georgia.

Georgia 56 – Tennessee 7 

Kyle Schmidt’s Prediction

The Tennessee Volunteers go on the road this weekend to take on their division rival Georgia Bulldogs.  Tennessee is coming off an embarrassing loss at home to Florida and the Bulldogs remain undefeated after holding off Missouri.  If Tennessee expects to have any chance at all in this game, they are going to have to put last week behind them and play mistake-free football.

Against the Gators, they turned the ball over  6 times which resulted in 24 points.  If that happens in Athens this week, this game will get out of hand quickly.  In the past, this has usually been a game the Vols have played well in.  While it’s possible the Bulldogs could be looking past Tennessee and Vanderbilt to LSU, I expect Kirby Smart to have his team focused and ready to go.  I think Georgia will be too much for Tennessee from the get-go and they will get a big win at home.

Georgia 49 – Tennessee 10

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